NCAA Tournament Watch: Will Texas Host A Regional?

May 13, 2022

The finish of the common season in school baseball is quick approaching as groups throughout the nation attempt to make one final push to both get a prime 16 seed and host a regional, or only one final push to safe themselves a spot within the subject of 64.

For the Longhorns, they fall within the former, as they’re nearly 100% assured to make the NCAA Tournament however will intention to enhance their seed and host a regional come June.

As the NCAA Tournament approaches, a number of retailers will publish their projected fields of 64 and who they suppose who would be the 16 host websites. College Baseball Nation posted a projection of their very own, and they don’t have Texas as a bunch because it at present stands.

Rather, they’ve the Longhorns because the No. 2 seed within the College Station regional, the place Texas A&M would host because the No. 1 seed and the No. 8 general seed within the nation. Joining the Longhorns and the Aggies could be UTSA because the No. 3 seed and Maine because the No. 4 seed.

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The solely method this regional may get any spicier would have been placing Texas Tech because the No. 3 seed somewhat than UTSA, however they’ve the Red Raiders because the No. 3 seed in Georgia’s regional.

While the Longhorns did drop their regular-season matchup to the Aggies earlier this season, this regional could be an attention-grabbing matchup for each groups, ought to they advance to the regional remaining.

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Should that occur, the Longhorns would probably be throwing their frontline starters in Pete Hansen and Lucas Gordon somewhat than a bullpen day, whereas the offense we all know has no bother placing up runs in bunches, particularly through the lengthy ball.

With that being mentioned although, the Longhorns unquestionably hope to complete their season on a five-game win streak after which go on to win some video games within the Big 12 Tournament to extend their probabilities of internet hosting baseball in Austin come June, at which level something may occur.