Blake Munroe

Jeff is spot on. They decided to RS Whitehead due to his injury. He will have one year left to play. Mercer is gone. Scouts love Moffett but hate his control problems. They’re improving but a long way to go. The last two have a ways to go imo.

And so many were calling for A Rod to start over Borba at 3B. That’s why I kept saying that won’t happen this season.

You should be thankful. That was one of the most aggravating things I’ve ever sat through. My wife did the same and couldn’t believe when I told her the score this morning. We’ve been making plans for Omaha if Texas makes it and she was counting it down with “only four wins away” before going to bed. Now she’s saying five wins away, including three in a row over the next two days.

There’s no other way to put it, except Texas choked last night. After being up 6-1, the Horns had a colossal meltdown and lost 9-7. The offense went cold, the defense committed mistake after mistake. Now, what should have been a win one and advance scenario, has turned into the No. 2 seeded Longhorns having to fight their way through three games to host a super regional. That’s tough. Really tough. First they’ll need to beat the Wildcats at 2:00 PM today. Some books have Texas as a 1.5 run favorite over Kansas State, while some have a little more faith in the team, and has them as a 2.5 run favorite. Regardless of all that, the Horns have to find a way to win. Ruger Riojas gets the start on the bump today. If you’ve looked at his last few starts, that’s worrisome. If you look at his whole body of work, then you know he’s more than capable of handling business. The big question is, which version will we see today? Of course, even if he’s on, Schloss and his staff need offensive output. They need what we saw in the first half of the UTSA game and definitely not the anemic offense we saw over the last few innings. Which version of this team will show up? Baseball is such a fickle game. Momentum and mindset play a role like no other. Last night, a little before 11:00 PM, I texted both Jeff and CJ that the game is over. Texas’ faces and body language said everything. Unfortunately, I was right. An hour later UTSA was celebrating. They can NOT get in that funk today. — A few other random thoughts: - Everyone keeps wanting Flores out of the lineup. I get it, he hasn’t been the best the last few weeks. The only problem is, the depth at SS is very shallow. If Texas felt confident in someone else, they would put them there. In a perfect world, I would suggest moving Mendoza over to short and letting A Rod start at 2nd. - Some freshman mistakes from Jonah last night reared their ugly head at the wrong time. Those last couple of at bats were awful. When he’s on though, he and Borba create a nice 1-2 punch at the end of the lineup. Growing pains. - You HAVE to get more from your 5-6-7 today and the rest of the way. Last night they combined for ZERO hits in 12 ABs. - Gasparino has got to be better. No excuses at this point. - As Jeff pointed out last night, 13 players were left on base. Multiple times Texas left two runners stranded. That’s huge. It’s been an issue off and on this season. - Multiple top 16 teams face elimination today. At least eight, by my count. As I said earlier, momentum is very important, and Texas has to get hot again…. QUICKLY.

We are exactly 90 days away from kickoff against Ohio State. There are multiple 90s to choose from today, so who is your favorite? Rod Wright: Malcom Brown: Charles Omenihu:

Not the news anyone in here wants to hear, but (as they said on TV) 83% of teams who win that game go on to win the regional. Tough road ahead for Texas.

It’s not just tonight, unfortunately.

No one for Flores, this year. Reliable SS depth is an issue. Edit: a BIG issue.

Haha.

Pretty sure coming on C&F on Friday gave Joley the good juju for today. Just sayin.

That was a hell of an at bat. But, with that said, way to channel that junkyard dog mentality and fight back in that inning. Absolutely phenomenal job by TK and RA (minus the mental error for Reese).

That was a sick riser.

I’ll add to it. My nephew played QB for HPU. 2013-17 I think. He started the majority of his time there.

Gotta hold here. 2 on. 0 out. TV announcers doing a great job on TK’s mechanics. And they’re exactly right.

I woulda liked them to have been more aggressive in that pickle at the T1. Runner on 3rd be damned. I think they could have gotten her out. in the end it didn’t matter but just sayin.

We are 91 days away until the Longhorns head to Columbus to square off against Ohio State. Who is your favorite player to wear No. 91? Kheeston Randall:

What the heck. The Yankees deleted it. Let me look for a new one.

So dang tempting, @Joe Zura.

Today we are joined by Texas Softball’s Joley Mitchell and Horns commit Trott O’Neal. 8:15 AM. https://www.youtube.com/live/f229DhbHAQU?si=fL71VXe6O7eZqAnj

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Definitely have to wait on that one.