TEXAS (36-17, 11-10) vs. KANSAS (20-32, 4-17)
May 19-21, 2022
Where: UFCU Disch-Falk Field
Time: Thursday at 6:30 p.m.; Friday at 6:30 p.m.; Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
TV: Longhorn Network
Radio: 104.9 FM The Horn/1260 AM
Live stats: https://texassports.com/sidearmstats/baseball
All-time collection: Texas leads, 55-29
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
THURSDAY–Texas LHP Pete Hansen (8-1, 3.08) vs. Kansas LHP Daniel Hegarty (6-5, 4.43)
FRIDAY–Texas LHP Lucas Gordon (5-1, 2.66) vs. Kansas RHP Cole Larsen (1-8, 8.26)
SATURDAY–Texas TBA vs. Kansas RHP Ryan Vanderhei (5-6, 6.56)
THE MATCHUPS—Texas hosts Kansas within the ultimate collection of the common season forward of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. The (*22*) make their first journey to UFCU Disch-Falk Field because the 2018 season when the Longhorns swept the collection. Last season, Texas swept the collection over Kansas in Lawrence.
A LOOK AT THE LONGHORNS—The Longhorns head into the ultimate collection of the common season after a 9-2 midweek win over Sam Houston. Texas leads the Big 12 with a .319 staff batting common and a program file 98 homers, whereas the pitching employees is first within the league with a 4.20 ERA. The Longhorns are additionally the league’s prime fielding staff with a .986 fielding share.
BOMB SQUAD—Texas has damaged this system file for many house runs in a season, smashing 98 bombs in 53 video games this season. The house run whole leads the Big 12 and ranks eighth nationally. Last season Texas hit 68 homers in 67 video games, the fourth-most by a Longhorn staff. Texas has 27 multiple-homer video games, together with 10 three-homer video games, 5 four-homer video games and three five-homer video games.
HOME SWEET HOME—Texas has gone 21-7 this season on the pleasant confines of UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Through the primary 53 video games of the season, Texas has performed a complete of 28 video games at house and 25 video games away from UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The Longhorns shut out the common season with four-straight house video games earlier than heading to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship. In house video games, Texas has a staff batting common of .334 and a .989 fielding share. The Longhorns have additionally averaged 6,791 followers in attendance at house this season, the fifth-highest common attendance within the nation.
TITANIC—Ivan Melendez leads the nation with a .421 batting common and 26 house runs this season, the second-most ever hit by a Texas participant in a single season. Melendez now has 39 profession house runs, which is the third-most in a profession at Texas. Melendez additionally ranks within the top-5 nationally with 179 whole bases (1st), a .942 slugging share (1st), 80 RBI (2nd) and a .537 on-base share (4th). With three common season video games left Melendez is on tempo for the Big 12 Triple Crown.
MURPH DOG—Murphy Stehly has had an impressive season on the plate, batting .380, rating tenth within the nation with 81 whole hits and seventeenth with 146 whole bases. Stehly additionally has 18 doubles, one triple and 15 homers. He has successful in 45 of his 52 video games performed and has 24 video games with a number of hits, together with simply the sixth three-homer recreation in Texas Baseball historical past. He had a 20-game hitting streak earlier this season, which is tied for the fourth-longest in program historical past. His versatility has additionally been on show, enjoying first base, second base, third base and proper subject all through the season.
IMMEDIATE IMPACT—Texas struck gold final season with the addition of graduate switch Mike Antico from St. John’s. The outfielder turned the primary participant in Big 12 historical past to hit 10 homers and steal 40 bases in a season. This season the Longhorns added grad switch Skyler Messinger from Kansas and he has produced. The similarities have been placing, as each gamers had a gradual begin to their Texas careers. Through Antico’s first 26 video games final season, he was batting simply .202 earlier than occurring to bat .273 and touchdown on the All-Big 12 second staff. For Messinger, he was batting simply .192 after his first 16 video games however over his final 33 video games he has raised his batting common as much as .366. Messinger has hit 9 house runs this season, after having simply six in his 4 years at Kansas. He has additionally been nice defensively at third base with solely two errors in 132 defensive possibilities this season.
BACK-TO-BACK JACKS—Texas has hit back-to-back house runs on eight completely different events this season. The power-hitting duo of Ivan Melendez and Murphy Stehly have gone back-to-back 4 occasions. The Longhorns have additionally hit three-straight homers in a recreation this season, on May 1 towards Oklahoma State.
OWN THE DISCH—A big a part of the Longhorns success underneath head coach David Pierce has come right down to dominating at house. Since 2017 Texas has produced a 142-40 (.780) file at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, together with an 20-7 mark this season. Since the stadium opened in 1975, Texas has gone 1573-400-3 at house for a .797 successful share. The fan base has additionally carried out an incredible job of creating the Disch a tough place to play. Through the primary 27 house video games this season Texas is averaging 6,808 followers in attendance, which might be a program file. With the exception of final season’s restricted capability as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, Texas has led the Big 12 in attendance for 15-consecutive seasons.
FLASHING THE LEATHER—Trey Faltine and Mitchell Daly have shaped an unimaginable center infield duo, anchoring the highest protection within the Big 12 with a .986 fielding share. This season, Faltine leads the league with 154 assists and Daly is second with 153. Last season Faltine led the Big 12 with 203 assists, whereas Daly was second with 178.
INFIELD HIT MACHINE—Throughout his profession on the Forty Acres, Eric Kennedy has used his velocity as a way to get on base. With 4 infield singles (three bunt) this season, Kennedy now has 55 profession infield singles (31 bunts). Last season he had 27 infield singles, together with 16 bunt hits.
MARCH MADNESS—Texas Baseball began the month of March with a tricky stretch of 11 video games within the first 16 days of the month. Making it even more durable, nearly all of these video games had been away from UFCU Disch-Falk Field, with 10 of 11 on the street. The street was grueling and the Longhorns began the month with a 6-5 file. The again finish of the March schedule was robust as nicely, beginning Big 12 Conference play by dropping the collection at Texas Tech earlier than falling to Texas A&M for a midweek recreation. In all, Texas went 11-8 within the month of March with 13 video games away from house.
HEAR ‘EM—In partnership with Learfield IMG College, Texas video games will likely be broadcast on the Austin Radio Network, totally on 104.9 The Horn and AM 1260. Craig Way handles main play-by-play duties alongside Roger Wallace. This season followers can even hear evaluation from Longhorn greats Keith Moreland, Ty Harrington and Nathan Thornhill all through the season.