Texas Softball Outlasts A&M, Punches Ticket to WCWS (May 26, 2024)

It couldn’t get more intense.  Final game of a best of three series.  Against your biggest in-state rival.  Trailing in each game.  Yet the Texas Longhorns (52-8) women’s softball team pulled it together to defeat the Texas A&M Aggies (44-15) by a final score of 6-to-5 and advance to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. 

As in the previous games, the Aggies struck first.  Trinity Cannon plated Koko Wooley in the first inning, who reached base on a throwing error.  

Texas’ Comeback Fades, Falls to A&M (May 24, 2024)

You could not have asked for more in the first game of the Austin Super Regional between the Texas Longhorns and the Texas A&M Aggies.  That is, unless you are a Texas fan.    Texas A&M topped Texas, 6-to-5. 

The game had it all… questionable pitching, explosive offense, a triple play that wasn’t, arguments and ejections, and a pinch-hit grand slam home run.  All that was to be expected when the Longhorns and the Aggies meet-up.  

Longhorns Sweep Jayhawks, Head to Big 12 Championship (May 18, 2024)

Texas Longhorns baseball (36-24, 20-10)  sent eight seniors off in style with a 9-to-7 win over the Kansas Jayhawks (31-23, 15-15) and sweeping the three-game series. Kimble Schuessler led Texas offensively, going 2-for-2 including  a home run, with two RBIs and two runs scored.  Peyton Powell, Max Belyeu and Casey Borba each added two RBIs. 

The Longhorns finish the Big 12 regular season in third place. They now turn their attention to the Championship tournament in Arlington.  

Texas Crushes Northwestern in NCAA Regionals (May 18, 2024)

I shared the elevator from the press box with a Northwestern coach, and asked her expectation for the game against Texas in the NCAA Regional.  She replied, “we’re going to win.”  That was the high-point of the day for Northwestern, as Texas cruised to a 14-to-2 walloping in run-rule shortened five-inning game. 

Texas measured up to its own standards, putting up 12 hits for 14 runs, including four home runs, and did not leave a runner on base.  They held  Northwestern to two runs on five hits.  

Near Perfect: Texas over Siena (May 17, 2024)

Texas starting pitcher Mac Morgan came within one batter of throwing a perfect game, leading the Longhorns over the Siena Saint Bernards, 5-to-0, in the first game of the NCAA Austin Regional Championship. 

Morgan retired the first 20 batters she faced before walking Jocelyn Ulrich on four pitches.  Texas promptly secured the next out to secure the no-hitter. 

When asked if she gave though to the possibility of a perfect game,  Morgan told reporters,  "Nope, not at all." She added, “you don't watch the scoreboard, you just do your job."

Pitching Carriers Texas Over TCU (April 21, 2024)

A rare pitching duel broke-out between the University of Texas Longhorns (24-17) and the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (23-15).  Texas prevailed, holding TCU to three hits, in a 2-to-1 victory. 

Texas was led by Texas starting pitcher Lebarron Johnson Jr. (2-3), who held TCU to one run on three hits in 6.1 innings of work.  TCU’s only run scored on a wild pitch by Johnson.  Gage Boehm provided 2.2 innings of hitless, scoreless relief.  

Texas Splits Home and Away Against Texas State (April 10, 2024)

What was once considered a charity match-up against little sister Texas State University is a match-up of equals this season for the University of Texas.  The Texas Longhorns lost to the Texas State Bobcats by a final score of 7-to-3.  The teams are 1-and-1 in this year’s series. 

Texas State exploded for six runs in the fourth inning.  The Bobcats loaded the bases on back-to-back walks to Aaron Lugo and Rashawn Galloway, and a single by Ethan Farris.  After a change of pitchers, Luke Harrison replacing Texas starter Easton Tumis, a walk to Alec Patino plated the game’s first run.  A single by Chase Mora scored Farris and Galloway.  Alex Gonzales’ home run cleared the bases, giving Texas  State a 6-to-0 lead.  

Day #2 Recap of 96th Texas Relays (March 28, 2024)

All attention was on Texas senior Leo Neugebauer as he took the men’s decathlon with a combined score of 8708 in the 96th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, setting a new Texas Relays.  This was Neugebauer’s third-straight Texas Relays decathlon title. 

Neugebauer placed first in the long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m dash, discus, and pole vault.  Neugebauer hold the Myers Stadium and NCAA record of 8836, a mark he set in the 2023. 

Texas Advances to Sweet 16 Downing Alabama (March 24, 2024)

The University of Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team advance to their 18th Sweet 16 appearance in program history by defeating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 65-54.  The win was Texas 32nd of the year, their most in 35 years. 

The Longhorns played well on both sides of the ball, outscoring Alabama 34-to-22 in the paint and blocked a season-high 11 shots.  Texas forced nine steals and 15 turnovers to hold the Tide to 20 points below their average.   

Texas Crushes Drexel in March Madness Opener (March 22, 2024)

The University of Texas Longhorn women’s basketball team leveraged a 34-to-13 third quarter performance to handily defeat the Drexel University Dragons, 82-to-42, in the first round the NCAA Championship. 

Texas was led by Shaylee Gonzales with 21 points, shooting 5-of-6 beyond the arc.  Taylor Jones added 18 points connecting on 7-of-11 attempts.  DeYona Gaston notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.  Madison Booker added 14 assists along with eight points and five rebounds.  And Khadija Faye came off the bench to put up 10 points.  

Texas Defeats Air Force with Walk-off (March 19, 2024)

The Texas Longhorns scored two runs in the ninth and one in the 10th for a come from behind, walk-off rally against the Air Force Eagles.  Dee Kennedy hit a 10th inning walk-off single to give Texas the win by a score of 6-to-5. 

The Longhorns trailed 5-3 in the ninth inning before Jalin Flores hit a two-run homer to tie the game up 5-5 and force extra-innings. 

No. 7 Texas A&M Roll Over No. 24 Texas (March 5, 2024) 

The University of Texas Longhorn baseball team suffered an embarrassing 9-to-2 loss to rival Texas A&M University Aggies before a sold-out crowd of 8,060. 

The Aggies struck in the top of the first inning with Braden Montgomery’s home run to right center field, scoring Jace LaViolette.  

Texas Defense Leads in Win Over BYU (March 2, 2024)

The night was special.  The Texas women’s basketball team played BYU for the first time as a member of the Big 12 Conference.  They said good bye to graduate student Shaylee Gonzales and senior Khadija (Hadi) Faye.  They collected $167,500 in donation to the Neighborhood Longhorn Program.  They wished Vic Schaefer a happy birthday.  And they defeated BYU 71-to-46. 

BYU went toe-to-toe with Texas in the first quarter with each team putting up 14 points.  The Longhorn defense  came through in the second quarter holding BYU to just eight points.  

#5 Texas Dodges Upset (February 21, 2024)

The fifth ranked University of Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team (25-3, 12-3) narrowly defeated the Texas Tech Lady Raiders (16-12, 5-10), 77-to-72.  The game was much closer than the final score indicates. 

“They pretty much stuck it to us for 40 minutes,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer.  “We’re real fortunate that we don’t learn a really tough lesson tonight.” 

The Longhorns had more than their fair share of problems defensively, appearing to play without energy.  The play, or lack thereof, created numerous breakdowns, allowing an inordinate number of back-door and straight-line drives.  Tech easily caught Texas’ defensive switches, enabling them to convert on 12 of 25 (48%) three-point attempts.  

Texas Takes San Diego in Record Breaking Opener (February 18, 2024)

The University of Texas Longhorns (2-1) overcame a two-run deficit to defeat the University of San Diego Toreros (1-2) by a final score of 9-to-4.  Cody Howard (1-0) earned the win, coming on in the second inning to pitch four innings of hitless relief. 

Texas took the three-game series, hosting the largest opening weekend attendance in program history. 

Texas was led by third baseman Peyton Powell, notching two hits and two RBIs in four plate appearances. Designated hitter Jayden Duplantier also drove in two runs on one hit in three at-bats.  

Texas Tops Iowa State for Schaefer’s 100th Win at Texas (February 17, 2024)

The University of Texas Longhorns handily defeated the Iowa State University Cyclones, 81-to-60, in Big 12 Conference women’s basketball.  Four of the five Texas starters scored in double-digits and the fifth starter had 13 rebounds. 

The win was Texas head coach Vic Schaefer 100th at Texas.  Schaefer just passed the 400th career wins threshold as a head coach. 

“So proud of these kids and our team.  Their energy and effort, that fourth quarter, was really special,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer.  “If you didn’t have fun at that game tonight you.” ain’t got a pulse.  

#12 Texas Upsets #2 Kansas State (February 4, 2024)

The #12 University of Texas Longhorns never looked back as they defeated the #2 Kansas State University Jayhawks by a final score of 61-to-54.  The win was Texas’ third consecutive and second straight over a top 15 opponent.  Texas improves to 8-3 in the Big 12 in a four-team logjam near the top of the league.

“On a day that wasn’t our best, it still was good enough to win and beat the number 2 in the country,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer.    “We certainly didn’t close the game out right  today, like we’d like to.”  

Texas Finds Its Defense, Squashes Cincinnati (January 27, 2024)

A different University of Texas Longhorns team stepped on to the floor at the Moody Center to take on the University of Cincinnati Bearcats in women’s basketball.  Gone was the team that lacked juice, energy, and fight.  In its place was a scrappy, defensive minded unit that shut down the Bearcats, winning 67-to-50. 

The win comes on the heels of an embarrassing loss to Oklahoma where Texas gave up 91 points. 

“As bad as Wednesday night was defensively, I though they responded really well today and that show some character,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer.  “I thought our kids were tough, y’all, which is something we addressed the last couple days.” 

OU Out-Hustles Texas (January 24, 2024)

The University of Texas Longhorn women’s basketball teamfell with a large thud to the University of Oklahoma Sooners, 91-to-87.  OU controlled most of the game with Texasthreatening only in the final minutes of the contest. 

Texas head coach Vic Schaefer summed up this team’s performance:  “We didn’t play well.  We played terrible.  We played with on juice, no energy, and no fight.  We happened, with five minutes togo, to try to play a little bit better.  Well,that’s too late.  That’s just too late.  That doesn’t show me except thatyou just didn’t want to do it in the first 35. That’s not acceptable.  I don’tcare where I’m coaching, I don’t care if I’m at Tim Buck Two, you ain’t goingto play for me like that.  That is not acceptable.  And it damn sure ain’tacceptable at Texas.”

Texas Out-Toughs Kansas (January 16, 2024)

The University of Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team defeatedthe University of Kansas Jayhawks, 91-to-56, in one of the most physical games theLonghorns have played this season.  OneKansas player fouled-out, two committed four fouls, and four Texas playerscommitted four fouls. 

“They’re just tough competitors.  And I don’t throw that word around a lot,tough.  In fact, when I throw it aroundto them, sometimes I’m throwing it around like they need to be tough,” saidTexas head coach Vic Schaefer.    “I do think that when they play like tonight,they got a chance (at reaching the NCAA Tournament final four).

Texas Takes-down TCU in Close Battle (January 10, 2024)

The University of Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team  defeated the Texas Christian University Horned Toads by a final score of  72-to-60.  While technically a win for Texas,it was not the prettiest of wins. 

“As I told the kids, you win ugly it doesn’t go on the cardas an ugly win, it just goes down as a win,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer.    “The good thing is we answered tonight.  When  they cut it to one (point) in the fourth quarter, we answered.  That’s always a positive when your kids can  go out there and answer when it gets down, get tight, and we answered on both  ends.”