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USA Today
13 hours ago
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- USA Today
College baseball fans react to the Texas Longhorns getting bounced out of the Regionals
College baseball fans react to the Texas Longhorns getting bounced out of the Regionals Wow. The Horns' season officially comes to an end as UTSA comes into Austin and sweeps the weekend. SEC regular season champions but eliminated as the #2 overall national seed on your home field. How would you grade year #1 of Jim Schlossnagle at Texas? — SEC Unfiltered (@SECUnfiltered) June 2, 2025 Plenty of exciting college baseball action unfolded over the weekend, packed with upsets and host teams pushed to their limits. The biggest shocker came when top-seeded Vanderbilt fell to Wright State, making them the first No. 1 seed to fail to advance past the regional round since 1999. But as the sun set, all eyes turned to the No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns facing off against their kryptonite, the UTSA Roadrunners. Hate-watching is a real thing, and for Aggie fans, watching their former coach, who just last season led them to the College World Series, host a regional for their archrival was a tough pill to swallow. With Texas A&M baseball out of the tournament, fans tuned in to see if the Longhorns could survive, needing back-to-back wins to force a decisive game. Despite being the No. 2 seed, some Longhorns supporters were nervous, as UTSA had already defeated them twice this season. In a win-or-go-home matchup, Texas fell again, this time 7-4, marking UTSA's first-ever trip to the NCAA Super Regionals. Though several major upsets shook the opening round, this particular loss was among the least surprising. Still, it fueled intense debates between Aggie and Longhorn fans, alongside college baseball enthusiasts across social media. Down go the Longhorns The UTSA Roadrunner complete the Regional sweep History repeats itself for the team based in Austin Texas got bounced from a regional two years in a row on the same day 🤣🤣🤣🫵🏼🫵🏼 — Ryder Nielson (@rydernielson) June 2, 2025 The Longhorns join the list of the Top 2 National Seeds not to make the Super Regional THE EYES OF SCHLOSS ARE UPON YOU — Barstool Texas A&M (@BarstoolTexasAM) June 2, 2025 Longhorn fans have hope for the future This one will sting for a while for Texas fans (and rightfully so) but unfortunately it is part of baseball sometimes. There was a lot of positives and momentum in Jim Schlossnagle's first year, and hopefully after the frustration subsides a bit that can be appreciated. — HornSports (@HornSports) June 2, 2025 The game of baseball always finds a way to right the wrongs After last season's fiasco ending, the worst case scenario would be for Schloss to take tu to the CWS. Best case scenario would be as a #2 overall seed they would get knocked out on their home field. Baseball has a way of taking care of itself! #BeepBeep — Aggieland Illustrated (@aggiemag) June 2, 2025 A promising season ends in a disappointing early exit from the postseason The Texas Baseball season ends. An incredibly disappointing showing in the regional series. Humiliation at the plate and on the mound. The SEC regular season champs ran out of gas, ending the season on a 6–9 skid. — CJ Vogel (@CJVogel_OTF) June 2, 2025 The guys in the burnt orange didn't show up when it mattered most Non competitive in the biggest game of the season. A disappointing end. 🤘🏼⚾️ — Occupy LF (@OccupyLF) June 2, 2025 Texas joins the Aggies on the couch for the rest of the postseason Texas is now sitting with A&M. — Landyn Rosow (@RivalsLandyn) June 2, 2025 Imagine that The host teams are dropping like flies Down goes Texas. The numbers one, two, seven, 11 and 12 seeds in college baseball have already been eliminated. — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) June 2, 2025 "Good" is subjective You can't start the year 38-5, win the SEC and then say getting eliminated at home in the regional constitutes a "good season." — Brian Davis (@byBDavis) June 2, 2025 Postseason NCAA baseball doesn't get much better than this Top two national seeds in college baseball - Vanderbilt and Texas - have been eliminated in the opening weekend, on their home fields. College baseball. No postseason like it 😤⚾️ ##CollegeBaseballGuy — Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) June 2, 2025 The Roadrunners have been a legit team for a while now But smack talking aside, congrats to UTSA. That's been a formidable squad all year. Now time for the Aggies to right the ship and jump back into the mix. — Billy Liucci (@billyliucci) June 2, 2025 Congratulations to UTSA to punching their ticket to the programs first ever Super Regional MEEP MEEP UTSA SWEEPS THE AUSTIN REGIONAL AND IS HEADED TO SUPER REGIONALS — Texas College Baseball (@TexasCollegeBSB) June 2, 2025 Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on X: @whosnextsports1.
Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
UCLA baseball defeats UC Irvine to advance to NCAA super regionals
UCLA left fielder Dean West, shown here hitting against Fresno State on Friday, had two hits and scored twice in the Bruins' 8-5 victory over UC Irvine in the Los Angeles Regional final Sunday night. (Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times) UCLA baseball is one step closer to earning a trip to Omaha. The Bruins continued to roll in every facet of the game in the Los Angeles Regional final, scoring early and trusting their bullpen to defeat UC Irvine 8-5 on Sunday night. The Bruins advance to the super regionals of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2019 and will host the Texas San Antonio at Jackie Robinson Stadium this week. Advertisement UTSA defeated Texas 7-4 in the Austin Regional final, taking down the national second-seed Longhorns to advance to its first-ever super regional. If UCLA beats UTSA, it'll advance to the College World Series in Omaha for the first time since 2013. Read more: UC Irvine showcases its power, eliminating Arizona State in NCAA baseball tournament UCLA's offense was just as ready to explode — like they did versus Fresno State and Arizona State — against a depleted UC Irvine pitching staff (with high-leverage bullpen arms Ricky Ojeda and David Utagawa unavailable after pitching earlier Sunday). Rallying for six hits across the first two innings, the Bruins put together three runs thanks to RBI singles from Roman Martin and Cashel Dugger, and a sacrifice fly from Roch Cholowsky. Advertisement UCLA first baseman Mulivai Levu helped place the game in blowout territory — an 8-0 lead — when he connected for a three-run home run in a five-run fourth inning. Much like UCLA had done all weekend, the lineup kept on churning. Freshman Wylan Moss set the tone for UCLA's combined pitching effort. Moss, who entered the contest with a 2.25 earned-run average and an All-Big-Ten Freshman Team recognition, was as good as advertised to stymie UC Irvine, which came off an 11-run offensive showing earlier in the day. The 6-foot-3 righty struck out the top of the Anteaters lineup — Will Bermudez, Chase Call and Jacob McCombs — swinging on change ups. Moss, who had yet to pitch in the NCAA Tournament, was lying in wait for a game of magnitude. He pitched 3 ⅓ innings, giving up two runs and two hits, while walking three and striking out four. From there, a five-pitcher bullpen effort kept Irvine at bay, pitching 5 ⅔ innings of five-run ball the rest of the way to wrap up regional action in Westwood. Advertisement Things got more complicated for UCLA in the sixth, when freshman right-hander Cal Randall gave up a solo home run to UC Irvine designated hitter Alonso Reyes to make it a three-run game, but right-hander Jack O'Connor entered to extinguish the threat — and set down UC Irvine outfielder Chase Call on a fielder's choice to close out the inning. Read more: UCLA baseball crushes Fresno State behind 22-hit barrage in NCAA regional opener It wasn't easy sailing for the Bruins in the late innings. Graduate student right-hander August Souza bailed UCLA out of a bases-loaded jam by freezing the potential go-ahead run, Blake Penso, on a full-count, 87-mph fastball in the seventh. Advertisement When the Bruins needed it the most, Souza struck out two in a scoreless eighth, putting metaphorical champagne on ice in Westwood. Freshman right-hander Easton Hawk tossed a perfect ninth, striking out James Castagnola to end it, prompting the Bruins to run onto the field in celebration. UCLA owned the Los Angeles Regional title. Postseason baseball will remain in Jackie Robinson Stadium for at least one more weekend. Levu led all Bruins with three RBIs, while Cholowsky went one for three with two RBIs from sacrifice flies. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Fox Sports
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
UTSA takes down No. 2 national seed Texas 7-4 for first trip to super regionals
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Norris McClure went 3 for 5 with a two-run homer in the first inning and UTSA added five runs in the third to help eliminate No. 2 national seed Texas 7-4 on Sunday night for the Austin Regional championship. UTSA (47-13) advances to the program's first super regionals. The Roadrunners were 0-6 in their first three NCAA Tournament appearances before winning three straight this season, including a 9-7 victory over the Longhorns on Saturday. McClure's sixth home run of the season went over the right-field wall for a 2-0 lead. The UTSA defense came up big on multiple occasions, beginning in the third. James Taussig made a catch at the warning track in left field and quickly got it to the cut-off man for a rocket to third to end the inning on a double play. Ty Hodge lined a shot to center that went off the center fielder's glove to clear the bases for a 6-0 lead. Mason Lytle added a two-out single for a seven-run lead. Lytle, the American Athletic Conference defensive player of the year, made a diving catch on the warning track in center to save a run in the fourth. Gunnar Brown (4-2) allowed only one earned run and six hits in a five-inning start for UTSA. Robert Orloski struck out four in three innings to earn his ninth save. Hudson Hamilton went only one inning in his start for Texas (44-14). The Longhorns were hosting a regional for the 38th time in program history. ___ AP sports: recommended in this topic
Washington Post
21 hours ago
- General
- Washington Post
UTSA takes down No. 2 national seed Texas 7-4 for first trip to super regionals
AUSTIN, Texas — Norris McClure went 3 for 5 with a two-run homer in the first inning and UTSA added five runs in the third to help eliminate No. 2 national seed Texas 7-4 on Sunday night for the Austin Regional championship. UTSA (47-13) advances to the program's first super regionals. The Roadrunners were 0-6 in their first three NCAA Tournament appearances before winning three straight this season, including a 9-7 victory over the Longhorns on Saturday.
Associated Press
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
UTSA takes down No. 2 national seed Texas 7-4 for first trip to super regionals
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Norris McClure went 3 for 5 with a two-run homer in the first inning and UTSA added five runs in the third to help eliminate No. 2 national seed Texas 7-4 on Sunday night for the Austin Regional championship. UTSA (47-13) advances to the program's first super regionals. The Roadrunners were 0-6 in their first three NCAA Tournament appearances before winning three straight this season, including a 9-7 victory over the Longhorns on Saturday. McClure's sixth home run of the season went over the right-field wall for a 2-0 lead. The UTSA defense came up big on multiple occasions, beginning in the third. James Taussig made a catch at the warning track in left field and quickly got it to the cut-off man for a rocket to third to end the inning on a double play. Ty Hodge lined a shot to center that went off the center fielder's glove to clear the bases for a 6-0 lead. Mason Lytle added a two-out single for a seven-run lead. Lytle, the American Athletic Conference defensive player of the year, made a diving catch on the warning track in center to save a run in the fourth. Gunnar Brown (4-2) allowed only one earned run and six hits in a five-inning start for UTSA. Robert Orloski struck out four in three innings to earn his ninth save. Hudson Hamilton went only one inning in his start for Texas (44-14). The Longhorns were hosting a regional for the 38th time in program history. ___ AP sports:
