Schlossnagle radio interview at texags Says he will go with RHP Chris Cortez regular Tuesday starter. Inconsistent last year, fared well this year vs IWU and Lamar. Not overpowering, control was issue last year.
Playing at Texasβ field is awesome. You can feel it just during batting practice. There is mutual respect between coaching staffs. We see them on the road a lot, and I've known David Peirce since he was a high school coach in Houston. But it is what it is.
Iβve been preparing, even Braden. I said to him, βYou have no idea what you are walking into.β Especially next year when you are walking into a three-game series in the SEC? The world may explode. I don't know.
But I've been there. Iβve been there for Super Regionals at TCU. But it's not the same. It's not normal, but its great preparation for our league, at LSU and Ole Miss. All of this is great life experience and great preparation for the future.
No win or loss will define our season whether itβs Rhode Island or Texas. Yesterday, we had a hit by Bard and put the ball over the bag to extend the lead. Friday night, two swings decided the game, Montgomery and Sorrell, otherwise that's a scoreless game or if we have a couple of balls fall, then that's an 8-0 game.
Baseball is so fickle. It's hard to predict what will happen. We want to win ball games, and playing those guys over there is going to be a lot of fun.
Chris Cortez playing at Texas will do a lot for his confidence and mine too. Iβve had confidence in him from day one and kept pushing him out there. It would be a great opportunity for him to showcase himself in that kind of environment.
All I ask from our starting pitcher is that when I take the ball from you, have us in the game, and Iβll manage the rest with the bullpen guys. If Chris can get out there and give us a great four innings, then we will pass it on to whoever's next on the way.
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