Jeff Howe

The Longhorns are up two spots to No. 5 in the latest NCBWA Top 25:

I don't have a dog in the fight, so I hope it goes seven.

D1Baseball has Texas as the No. 5 overall national seed ahead of the Longhorns playing in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday. The projection has Texas bracketed with No. 12 overall seed West Virginia for a potential Austin Super Regional. The Austin Regional is currently projected to be: 1. Texas 2. Boston College 3. Missouri State 4. Oral Roberts

The Longhorns are also No. 5 in the Baseball America Top 25:

After a three-game sweep of Missouri, which got the Longhorns to 40 regular-season wins, Texas (40-12, 19-10 SEC) moved up one spot in the D1Baseball.com Top 25 to No. 5:

I really wish Kelvin had a better-looking autograph.

ICYMI, Tinney has also been named a semifinalist for the Buster Posey Award, which recognizes the top catcher in the country (he was a finalist for the award at Notre Dame in 2025).

For the last week of the regular season, Texas catcher Carson Tinney and LHP Dylan Volantis were named SEC player and pitcher of the week, respectively. Tinney's three home runs in a three-game sweep of Missouri put him in the team lead with 20. After seven strong innings on Thursday, Volantis ended the regular season with an 8-1 record and a 2.05 ERA. In SEC play, Volantis went 6-1 with a 2.38 ERA, 76 strikeouts and a .197 opponent batting average in 51.1 innings.

OTF Rips?

You and I have talked about it: Dynasty is too rich for my blood, but man, the cards that come out of those boxes are second to none.

Stomach bug.

Sounds like Schloss wanted rest Ruger, but he also wanted to let him play on senior day.

No immediate update from Schloss on Ruger Riojas.

With Grubbs going down and a few guys banged up, Schloss wanted to get a look Kaleb Rogers, who he said has been “amazing” in the team’s simulated games. Schloss anticipates the five-for-five eligibility rule passing, so the staff didn’t feel there’s a need to redshirt Rogers.

FINAL: Texas 12, Missouri 7 The Longhorns end the regular season with a 40-12 overall record and a 19-10 mark in SEC play. Texas will be the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament.

Rogers gets the strikeout. Inning over. Game over. Series over. It’s a sweep for the Longhorns.

Interesting, to say the least.

Schloss is bringing in Kaleb Rogers with two on and two outs. This is Rogers’ collegiate debut.

Strikeout swinging. Two away.

Hit batter. Two on, one out. That’s the fourth HBP today by the Texas pitching staff.

Burns records a strikeout after giving up a leadoff double.

Burns is back on the mound with a five-run lead.

M9: Texas 12, Missouri 7