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Longhorns catcher named finalist for prestigious award
Longhorns catcher named finalist for prestigious award Rylan Galvan earns national recognition for his play Texas Longhorns catcher Rylan Galvan could soon be adding to his trophy case. The Texas native has been named a finalist for the Buster Posey Award. Each year, the award is given to the best catcher in Division 1 baseball. The other finalists are Caden Bodine and Carson Tinney. In 56 games during the 2025 campaign, Galvan was one of the Longhorns' best players. He set career highs in home runs with 15, RBI with 57, and hits with 55. For the first time in his career, the Sinton High School product appeared in more than 53 games. With an increased workload, Galvin took his game to another level. While Galvan made headlines with his bat he also impressed in the field. The talented junior finished the regular season with a .992 fielding percentage. He only committed four errors and added 31 assists to his resume. Although the Longhorns fell short of their ultimate goal, Galvan was a bright spot. In Bodine and Tunney, Galvan is going up against two players coming off impressive seasons. Bodine posted a .329 batting average while driving in 38 runs for Coastal Carolina in 50 games. Tinney, like his fellow finalists, thrived at the plate. He finished his sophomore campaign with a .348 batting average in 48 games for Notre Dame. This talented trio will not have to wait long to learn their fate. The winner of the Buster Posey Award will be announced in 18 days. Galvan aims to make history by becoming the first Buster Posey/Johnny Bench National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award winner in Longhorns history.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
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Texas baseball vs UTSA game score: Live updates from Austin Regional's winners bracket
Ten weeks after they engaged in a midweek battle, Texas and UTSA's baseball teams will raise the stakes. On Saturday night, Texas and UTSA will meet at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in the winners bracket of the NCAA Tournament's Austin Regional. Texas opened its most-recent NCAA Tournament appearance with Friday's 7-1 win over Houston Christian while UTSA's 10-2 beating of Kansas State was the program's first-ever triumph in the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the Austin Regional, Texas and UTSA have never faced each other in the postseason before. Texas owns a 26-7 lead in the all-time series between the two schools, but the Roadrunners did record an 8-7 win in Austin back on March 18. More: The ABCs of the Austin Regional The winner of Saturday's rematch will move within one win of the super regionals. The loser on Saturday won't be eliminated from the NCAA Tournament, but it will have to win three times in the next two days in order to keep its season alive. Stay tuned for live updates. Texas catcher Rylan Galvan (6) gets UTSA outfielder Mason Lytle (3) out as he slides for home in the first inning of the Longhorns' game against the UTSA Roadrunners, March 18, 2025 at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin. Texas vs UTSA baseball: Live updates End 7: UTSA 8, Texas 7 Texas cut the UTSA lead in half during the seventh inning as Rylan Galvan crushed a solo shot over the fence in left field. That was the team-leading 15th homer of the season for Galvan. The last catcher to lead Texas in homers was Tres Barrea in 2016. End 6: UTSA 8, Texas 6 After Kimble Schuessler led off the sixth inning with a four-pitch walk, UTSA made a call to its bullpen for Braylon Owens. A 14-time starter, Owens was making his sixth relief appearance of the season. Advertisement Owens walked the first batter he saw, but Jalin Flores failed to execute a bunt and Will Gasparino then struck out. To end the inning, Jonah Williams was caught looking at a full-count strike from Owens. Texas closer Dylan Volantis will enter the game in the top of the seventh inning as the Longhorns try to keep UTSA from pulling away. Mid 6: UTSA 8, Texas 6 Upon entering the game and inheriting a two-out, two-runner jam, Texas reliever Thomas Burns threw three fastballs that were clocked at 98, 98 and 100 miles-per-hour. Facing a 1-2 count, Nathan Hodge then smacked a 97 miles-per-hour offering into centerfield for the game-tying single. Advertisement Hitting out of the No. 9 spot in the UTSA batting order, Hodge is 2-for-3 today with three RBIs and two runs scored. Mason Lytle and Garrett Gruell followed up Hodge's heroics with run-scoring hits into left field. The inning ended with a play at the plate that led to a review and words being exchanged between the two teams. After building a 6-1 lead, Texas now trails for the first time today. End 5: Texas 6, UTSA 5 Texas had a chance to respond to UTSA's offensive outburst but came up empty. After Rylan Galvan was hit by a Kendall Dove pitch to load the bases with two outs, Max Belyeu was brought to the plate. But Belyeu, the No. 3 batter in the UT lineup and the 2024 Big 12 Player of the Year, struck out on three pitches. Mid 5: Texas 6, UTSA 5 The Roadrunners cut into the Texas lead during a big fifth inning. Nathan Hodge produced a two-run single from the No. 9 spot in the UTSA batting order and later scored as teammate Mason Lytle attempted to steal second base. UTSA also got an RBI double from James Taussig in an inning that featured a pitching change. Max Grubbs is now pitching for Texas. Starter Luke Harrison allowed four hits over 4 ⅓ innings, but he hit two batters and issued a walk. End 4: Texas 6, UTSA 1 Both Texas and UTSA got a runner to second base in the fourth inning. But neither team could add to their scores. End 3: Texas 6, UTSA 1 Adrian Rodriguez broke a 1-1 tie in the third inning when his bases-loaded groundout scored Rylan Galvan, who had led off the third inning with a walk. Jonah Williams later produced a bases-loaded single into right field that scored two of his teammates, and Casey Borba's second double of the game brought home another run. Williams capped the inning by scoring on a wild pitch. With one out in the third inning, UTSA went to its bullpen and replaced starter Conor Myles with Connor Kelley. Williams and Borba produced their run-scoring hits against Kelley. End 2: UTSA 1, Texas 1 Texas had a chance to retake the lead in the second inning but came up short. A two-out double by Casey Borba put runners on second and third base, but Ethan Mendoza flied out to right field to end the game. Mid 2: UTSA 1, Texas 1 Aided by a Texas error, UTSA quickly moved two runners into scoring position in the top of the second inning. A fly ball into left field was then deep enough to score Lorenzo Morresi and tie the game. Advertisement Of more interest to UTSA in that inning was the status of all-conference shortstop Ty Hodge, who was thrown out by left fielder Jonah Williams at third base on the run-scoring flyout. Hodge appeared to hurt his shoulder on the play and was helped off the field. He will remain in the game. End 1: Texas 1, UTSA 0 Texas has seized an early lead at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Kimble Schuessler's RBI groundout scored Rylan Galvan in the first inning. Texas is 27-4 this season when it scores first. Mid 1: UTSA 0, Texas 0 After getting the first two batters of the evening to fly out to center field, Texas starter Luke Harrison hit James Taussig with a pitch. Harrison, though, quickly atoned for that errant offering when he picked Taussig off of first base. Harrison has picked off five runners this season. As a team, Texas has 13 successful pickoffs. Texas vs UTSA starting lineups Texas batting order DH Ethan Mendoza C Rylan Galvan RF Max Belyeu 1B Kimble Schuessler 2B Adrian Rodriguez SS Jalin Flores CF Will Gasparino LF Jonah Williams 3B Casey Borba UTSA batting order CF Mason Lytle DH Garrett Gruell RF James Taussig 1B Lorenzo Morresi SS Ty Hodge 3B Norris McClure C Andrew Stucky LF Drew Deltefsen 2B Nathan Hodge Texas starting pitcher LHP Luke Harrison (5-1, 2.98 ERA) UTSA starting pitcher LHP Conor Myles (5-1, 4.57 ERA) What time does Texas baseball play UTSA today? Time : 8 p.m. CT Date : May 31 Location: UFCU Disch-Falk Field How to watch Texas baseball vs UTSA today TV: SEC Network Radio: The Longhorn Radio Network Follow the American-Statesman on Facebook and X for more. Your subscription makes work like this possible. Get access to all of our best content with this tremendous offer. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas vs UTSA baseball score today: Live updates from NCAA Tournament
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01-06-2025
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Texas baseball vs UTSA game score: Live updates, how to watch Austin Regional matchup
Ten weeks after they engaged in a midweek battle, Texas and UTSA's baseball teams will raise the stakes. On Saturday night, Texas and UTSA will meet at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in the winner's bracket of the NCAA Tournament's Austin Regional. Texas opened its most-recent NCAA Tournament appearance with Friday's 7-1 win over Houston Christian while UTSA's 10-2 beating of Kansas State was the program's first-ever triumph in the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the Austin Regional, Texas and UTSA have never faced each other in the postseason before. Texas owns a 26-7 lead in the all-time series between the two schools, but the Roadrunners did record an 8-7 win in Austin back on March 18. More: The ABCs of the Austin Regional The winner of Saturday's rematch will move within one win of the super regionals. The loser on Saturday won't be eliminated from the NCAA Tournament, but it will have to win three times in the next two days in order to keep its season alive. Stay tuned for live updates. Texas catcher Rylan Galvan (6) gets UTSA outfielder Mason Lytle (3) out as he slides for home in the first inning of the Longhorns' game against the UTSA Roadrunners, March 18, 2025 at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin. Texas vs UTSA baseball: Live updates Mid 1: UTSA 0, Texas 0 After getting the first two batters of the evening to fly out to center field, Texas starter Luke Harrison hit James Taussig with a pitch. Harrison, though, quickly atoned for that errant offering when he picked Taussig off of first base. Advertisement Harrison has picked off five runners this season. As a team, Texas has 13 successful pickoffs. Texas vs UTSA starting lineups Texas batting order DH Ethan Mendoza C Rylan Galvan RF Max Belyeu 1B Kimble Schuessler 2B Adrian Rodriguez SS Jalin Flores CF Will Gasparino LF Jonah Williams 3B Casey Borba UTSA batting order CF Mason Lytle DH Garrett Gruell RF James Taussig 1B Lorenzo Morresi SS Ty Hodge 3B Norris McClure C Andrew Stucky LF Drew Deltefsen 2B Nathan Hodge Texas starting pitcher LHP Luke Harrison (5-1, 2.98 ERA) UTSA starting pitcher LHP Conor Myles (5-1, 4.57 ERA) What time does Texas baseball play UTSA today? Time : 8 p.m. CT Date : May 31 Location: UFCU Disch-Falk Field How to watch Texas baseball vs UTSA today TV: SEC Network Radio: The Longhorn Radio Network Follow the American-Statesman on Facebook and X for more. Your subscription makes work like this possible. Get access to all of our best content with this tremendous offer. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas vs UTSA baseball score today: Live updates from NCAA Tournament
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31-05-2025
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How Rylan Galvan turned embarrassment into excellence, became Texas baseball star
Jitters danced through Rylan Galvan's legs as he dug into the batter's box. His body felt weighed down, heavy. And his mind frantically searched for an explanation there wasn't time to find. Former Texas baseball coach David Pierce had called upon Galvan for a pinch-hit at-bat with runners on the corners and one out in the 2023 Big 12 Tournament. The Longhorns were trailing Kansas 6-2 in the seventh inning. Advertisement Galvan — then a freshman — froze, his bat cemented to his right shoulder. He took three straight strikes before returning to the Texas dugout feeling 'as embarrassed (he'd) ever felt on a baseball field.' 'I didn't come through,' Galvan remembered earlier this month. 'I didn't even give myself a chance. I didn't swing.' That at-bat encapsulated everything that plagued Galvan as a younger player: self-doubt, anxiety, an inability to control his body and his mind. To watch him swagger his way around the right-handed batter's box as a junior in 2025 is to witness a player who has conquered all of those obstacles. Rylan Galvin is learning a valuable lesson Galvan's journey over the mountain in his mind began serendipitously, less than 24 hours after the moment that embarrassed him so comprehensively in the Big 12 Tournament. Advertisement WHAT TO WATCH: Three questions facing Texas baseball after SEC tournament elimination He found his place next to former Longhorns infielder Mitchell Daly at breakfast the next morning, convinced that his teammates would judge him harshly for his failure. His own mind was granting him no leeway, after all. 'I just had to talk about it,' Galvan said. 'I had to say something. I looked to Mitch and I said, 'What do you think of that? That was terrible. Do you remember that?' He kind of just looked at me and he was just like, 'What are you talking about? What do you mean?' 'He didn't even remember it happened. I was making it out to be like, 'Oh my God, everybody saw that, everybody's going to look at me different.' And then that very next morning, not even 24 hours later, my teammates had already forgotten what had happened. And that's when I really realized that nothing's ever as bad as you make it out to be.' Advertisement Galvan finished his freshman season with a .226 batting average and .761 OPS in 22 starts. Those were numbers that threatened his confidence and nullified the natural swagger he emitted every time he put on a pair of cleats. 'I kind of looked myself in the mirror and it was just like I was a different person,' he said. Fans cheer after Texas catcher Rylan Galvan tags out a Cal Poly runner at the plate during the Longhorns' 7-0 win earlier this season. Galvan left to play in the California Collegiate League that summer, resolving to wipe his mind clean. There, he played regularly, posting subpar numbers but learning a lesson that helped unlock his star power. 'I don't necessarily have to feel the best to be able to go out there and just to play my best,' Galvan said. 'You know, in this game, you're never going to feel 100%. You're never going to feel like your swing's where you want it. But at the end of the day, you just have to go out there and compete with what you have. I really have a better understanding of just competing. Just, at the end of the day, when you step in that box, it's me versus the pitcher. Nothing matters. Just finding ways to pitch and compete.' Advertisement SOFTBALL: Texas softball took Clemson's best shot and persevered for another WCWS trip | Golden That approach, paired with Galvan's more developed understanding of how to regulate his emotions and his mentality, transformed him into one of the college game's best catchers. In 2024, he hit .287 with eight home runs and posted a .898 OPS. This season he's batting .295 and is leading the Longhorns in home runs (14) and OPS (1.064) on his way to first-team All-SEC recognition. Behind the plate, he leads a pitching staff that ranks fifth in the country and at the top of the SEC with a 3.56 ERA entering the NCAA Tournament. Rylan Galvan has played his best against the best. He has a team-leading 1.012 on-base plus slugging percentage in SEC play with 62 total bases in 29 games. "I've had some elite (catchers) in my time, and Rylan is right up there with all of them," UT coach Jim Schlossnagle said. 'The quarterback's got the ball in his hands all the time like the catcher has the ball in his hand all the time,' Texas coach Jim Schlossnagle said. 'I've had some elite ones in my time, and Rylan is right up there with all of them. There's never been a good baseball team without a good catcher, and there's never been a great baseball team without a great catcher.' Texas' Rylan Galvan: 'Go out there and be you' Great catchers don't fear the big moment. Galvan has learned to embrace them. Advertisement He's delivered for the Longhorns in key spots all season, most notably slugging a walk-off home run April 6 to help Texas secure a series sweep of Georgia. The legs that shook when he stepped into the box against Kansas two years ago now saunter and strut. When he takes a pitch, you'll often see him break out into a little shuffle. It's not intentional — it's almost involuntary, a way to express the confidence he's worked so hard to cultivate with breathwork and routine. 'It may look dumb or silly to other people,' Galvan said. 'It's just me. A lot of people like it. I know everybody on my team does. The other team may not, but at the end of the day, I don't care. You can't worry about what other people think. Nothing's ever as bad as it seems. Just go out there and be you. "And when you're yourself and you're competing at your level, at a high level, that's going to put you in the best position to have success.' Advertisement When the Longhorns endured their first rough patch of the season, floundering at the plate as they lost five out of six SEC games to Arkansas and Florida, veteran first baseman Kimble Schuessler implored his teammates to adopt Galvan's uber-competitive approach. The batter's box shuffle was optional. The determination to battle was not. Texas pitcher Ruger Riojas hugs catcher Rylan Galvan before leaving the field during the April 25 Texas-Texas A&M game at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. "There's never been a good baseball team without a good catcher, and there's never been a great baseball team without a great catcher,' UT coach Jim Schlossnagle said. That's who Galvan always was, and what his reclaimed confidence has allowed him to become once again: a natural leader who can disseminate belief throughout his team with his actions. Just ask Adrian Alaniz, who coached Galvan at Sinton High School and won a national title as a Longhorn in 2005. Alaniz watched Galvan lead something approximating a pregame wrestling match to fire up his team en route to a state title in 2022. Advertisement 'Rylan was the guy who was there to get the whole entire team rocking and rolling,' Alaniz said last week. 'He'd say a few chants and then the guys would scream right behind him. Rylan started all of that stuff. So all the little shuffles and stuff like that that he's got going on, it doesn't surprise me that he's doing something funny and animated to give some boost, get some spark. That's just kind of the person he's been.' Texas' next game Texas vs. Houston Christian, NCAA regional first round, 1 p.m. Friday, UFCU Disch-Falk Field, ESPN+, 103.1 NCAA Austin regional Friday-Monday, UFCU Disch-Falk Field Advertisement Friday — (Game 1) Texas vs. Houston Christian, 1 p.m., ESPN+, 103.1; (2) Kansas State vs. UTSA, 6 p.m., ESPN+; Saturday — (3) Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner; (4) Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser; Sunday — (5) Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser; (6) Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner; Monday — (7, if needed) Game 6 rematch Reach Texas Insider David Eckert via email at deckert@ Follow the American-Statesman on Facebook and X for more. Your subscription makes work like this possible. Access all of our best content with this tremendous offer. Texas catcher Rylan Galvan celebrates a home run during the March 21 game against LSU at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Galvan has become one of the team's on-field leaders both behind the plate, in the batter's box and in the locker room. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas baseball: How Rylan Galvan turned embarrassment into excellence
USA Today
18-05-2025
- Sport
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Texas takes rubber match from Oklahoma to end regular season
For the second time in three days, the Oklahoma baseball fell apart in the late innings against Texas and dropped the game. Saturday's loss meant the Sooners dropped the series, two games to one, to end the regular season. OU finished its first-ever Southeastern Conference regular season with a 14-16 record, good for 12th in the league. The Sooners will play the 13th-place finisher, Kentucky, in the first round of the SEC Tournament on Tuesday at a time to be determined. Texas and Oklahoma went into the seventh inning Saturday tied, 1-1. But the Longhorns struck dinked and dunked their way to three runs in the frame to break things open. A hit batter, a single and a wild pitch gave Texas runners on second and third base with no outs. Casey Borba broke the tie by hitting into a fielder's choice. After a walk, Rylan Galvan was hit by a pitch to force across another run. Adrian Rodriguez followed with an RBI single before the Sooners finally came to bat. Jaxon Willits, Jason Walk and Scott Mudler all struck out swinging and Texas scored two more runs in the eighth and three in the ninth to rub salt in the wound. Oklahoma struggled to make contact all day. The Sooners collected just two hits with their lone run coming on Easton Carmichael's solo homer in the fourth. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle Malachi Witherspoon did what he could on OU's mound and was excellent for six innings. He struggled to start the seventh, though, and finished with 6 1/3 innings pitched, tagged for four runs on four hits and three walks while striking out 10.
