2018 Texas Baseball Thread

[texasstrong12 4668]

Speaking of aggy their '18 recruiting class is going to get decimated by the draft. 

They have 5 top 100 recruits per Perfect Game and I bet none make it to campus. Grayson Rodriguez, Noah Naylor, Jonathan Childress, Mason Englert, Joseph Menefee, Hunter Watson, and Brandon Birdsell have all been in a lot of the top prospects I've seen released by publications. 

Edited May 21, 2018 by texasstrong12

[texasstrong12 4668]

http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2018?list=draft

Here's the top 100 prospects released by MLB.com. Unless I missed someone I don't see any Longhorn players or '18 signees on this list. 

Anyone have access to the Perfect Game top 350 prospects or BA's top 500 prospects? 

 

 

Edited May 21, 2018 by texasstrong12

[Goodman 3273]

I'm late to this weekends party but Big fan of Pierce here and...

Galindo can go fuck himself.

[Horny Bull 2759]

10 hours ago, texasstrong12 said:

http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2018?list=draft

Here's the top 100 prospects released by MLB.com. Unless I missed someone I don't see any Longhorn players or '18 signees on this list. 

Anyone have access to the Perfect Game top 350 prospects or BA's top 500 prospects? 

 

 

The only two recruits I've seen on any Top 100 lists are Simeon Woods-Richardson and Bryce Reagan. 

[TrashMaster G 17379]

Horns up to #12 in D1 Baseball poll: https://d1baseball.com/rankings/d1baseball-top-25-rankings-may-21/

Rank	Team	Overall Record	Record Last Week	Previous Rank
1	Florida	41-15	0-3	1
2	Oregon State	42-9-1	4-1	2
3	Stanford	43-8	4-0	3
4	Ole Miss	42-14	3-1	5
5	North Carolina	37-17	3-1	7
6	Clemson	43-13	4-0	8
7	Georgia	37-17	2-1	16
8	Arkansas	37-17	1-2	6
9	Florida State	39-17	2-1	11
10	NC State	40-14	1-2	4
11	Minnesota	37-13	3-0	12
12	Texas	37-18	4-0	17
13	Stetson	41-11	1-0	13
14	Southern Miss	39-15	3-1	14
15	Texas Tech	38-15	3-0	15
16	East Carolina	39-15	2-2	9
17	Duke	39-14	1-2	10
18	UCLA	35-17	4-1	18
19	Tennessee Tech	46-7	2-1	20
20	Coastal Carolina	38-17	2-1	21
21	Houston	33-21	2-1	22
22	Connecticut	32-18-1	2-2	23
23	South Carolina	32-22	2-1	25
24	Auburn	37-19	2-2	NR
25	Vanderbilt	31-24	4-0	NR

[Guest Lobo]

There's some dangerous #2 seeds in that mix that could be sent to Austin---So. Miss, Tenn. Tech, and Houston.  I'm guessing A&M as a weak #2 or strong #3 gets sent to Lubbock.  NCAA goes out of their way to make sure we don't play each other for several years after the Big XII departure, I could see them thinking this was a quaint idea.  I don't mind playing 'em at this time of year, but their obnoxious fanbase will ruin what could otherwise be a fucking fantastic weekend next week at the Disch.  

[Austin Orange 98]

4 minutes ago, Lobo said:

There's some dangerous #2 seeds in that mix that could be sent to Austin---So. Miss, Tenn. Tech, and Houston.  I'm guessing A&M as a weak #2 or strong #3 gets sent to Lubbock.  NCAA goes out of their way to make sure we don't play each other for several years after the Big XII departure, I could see them thinking this was a quaint idea.  I don't mind playing 'em at this time of year, but their obnoxious fanbase will ruin what could otherwise be a fucking fantastic weekend next week at the Disch.  

You would have loved the 2014 regional when the NCAA paired us with aggy in Houston.  It was epic.  Horns go up!

[jimmyjazz 45512]

Well, that's not surprising.  Last week UF was #1 and Stanford was #3.  UF went 0-3 against Mississippi State (following a loss to UGA) while Stanford went 4-0 against BYU & Wazoo (following a win over Oregon State).  Neither school budged in the rankings.

[TrashMaster G 17379]

How does Jawja go 2-1 and move up 9 spots?

[Austin Orange 98]

1 minute ago, TrashMaster G said:

How does Jawja go 2-1 and move up 9 spots?

Cmon.  You know the answer.

[TrashMaster G 17379]

12 minutes ago, Austin Orange said:

Cmon.  You know the answer.

Yeah, yeah.  What was I thinking?

[golfclap 6903]

36 minutes ago, Lobo said:

There's some dangerous #2 seeds in that mix that could be sent to Austin---So. Miss, Tenn. Tech, and Houston..  

USM is legit. They can gorilla with anyone (Wallner is fucking ridiculous) and they've got Sandlin back from injury. Very dangerous team. 

[NorthLoop 14071]

1 hour ago, Austin Orange said:

You would have loved the 2014 regional when the NCAA paired us with aggy in Houston.  It was epic.  Horns go up!

I was there. Those fuckers were obnoxious. It was glorious to see them tuck tail. 

[TrashMaster G 17379]

13 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

I was there. Those fuckers were obnoxious. It was glorious to see them tuck tail. 

The 2002 Super Regional in Austin with Cougar High was also epic.  Their fans just knew it was over after they won Game 1.

[Valmy77 13092]

I liked beating them after they declared it was corrupt we hosted the 2014 Super Regional instead of them, since they were obviously more deserving. Their team came here and barely put up a fight. That was an awesome weekend.

[Horny Bull 2759]

 

[Lat22 3990]

1 hour ago, TrashMaster G said:

How does Jawja go 2-1 and move up 9 spots?

Give me an S!!!

[DonaldJBoyles 13]

Newbie here

Old timer elsewhere!

[Guest Lobo]

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/baseball/bracketology

Rather curious projection has us as a #2 seed at Arkansas who they have as a national #7 seed.  I realize geography plays a role, but they're basically saying not only are we not host-worthy...but we're in the bottom half or so (maybe a tad above) of the #2 seeds nationwide as well.  We could still shit the bed in OKC and go 0-2 and give them the excuse they need to take a regional away from Texas and leave the Lone Star State with just one host site.  But shit, even the SEC gurus are pontificating that if Texas were to pickup 4 wins in OKC, a national #8 seed wouldn't be out of the question.  

[hobbes2702 12771]

8 minutes ago, Lobo said:

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/baseball/bracketology

Rather curious projection has us as a #2 seed at Arkansas who they have as a national #7 seed.  I realize geography plays a role, but they're basically saying not only are we not host-worthy...but we're in the bottom half or so (maybe a tad above) of the #2 seeds nationwide as well.  We could still shit the bed in OKC and go 0-2 and give them the excuse they need to take a regional away from Texas and leave the Lone Star State with just one host site.  But shit, even the SEC gurus are pontificating that if Texas were to pickup 4 wins in OKC, a national #8 seed wouldn't be out of the question.  

I think if we win the big 12 tourney it should bump us up to a super host

[Horny Bull 2759]

 

[brojangles2 780]

5 hours ago, Austin Orange said:

You would have loved the 2014 regional when the NCAA paired us with aggy in Houston.  It was epic.  Horns go up!

Fuck yes it was. First pitch of the entire regional, Brooks Marlow sent it bouncing down Rice Blvd. Saturday game delayed several hours by rain and then went into extras. Started drinking at Woodrow's at 3 for a 5:30 first pitch that happened at like 9:30. 

[jimmyjazz 45512]

25 minutes ago, Lobo said:

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/baseball/bracketology

Rather curious projection has us as a #2 seed at Arkansas who they have as a national #7 seed.  I realize geography plays a role, but they're basically saying not only are we not host-worthy...but we're in the bottom half or so (maybe a tad above) of the #2 seeds nationwide as well.  We could still shit the bed in OKC and go 0-2 and give them the excuse they need to take a regional away from Texas and leave the Lone Star State with just one host site.  But shit, even the SEC gurus are pontificating that if Texas were to pickup 4 wins in OKC, a national #8 seed wouldn't be out of the question.  

Absolute madness, and worthy of a sternly worded open letter if it became true.  Champion of the #2 conference in the country deserves (at a minimum) to host a regional, and one could argue that top 8 isn't even out of the question.

[Austin Orange 98]

31 minutes ago, Lobo said:

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/baseball/bracketology

 

Collegesportsmadness?  Seems legit.

[Guest Lobo]

I've never heard of them until this year but they pop up rather quickly when you enter "college baseball tournament projections" or "NCAA baseball bracket" or anything legit like that.  I still read D1, Baseball America, et. al.  But they had a relatively high-up result.

#fakebaseballnews

[X-Wing @Aliciousness 103]

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

Absolute madness, and worthy of a sternly worded open letter if it became true.  Champion of the #2 conference in the country deserves (at a minimum) to host a regional, and one could argue that top 8 isn't even out of the question.

Back in the day it was:

win the big 12 reg season - top 8 National seed.

win both reg season and tournament - top 4 or 5 seed

Granted, in the 2000s the conference also had Nebraska and a&m and a good baylor team to bolster the conference’s rpi  along with Missouri from time to time

As far as this year goes, Texas could go 0-2 in the tournament, and they’re still well within hosting status, despite my prognostication after inning 1 of Friday ¯\_( ツ)_/¯ 

Should’ve believed more

Edited May 21, 2018 by X-Wing @Aliciousness

[NorthLoop 14071]

You're still here? 

[X-Wing @Aliciousness 103]

43 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

You're still here? 

Not going anywhere anytime soon, friend. Sorry that triggers you so much 🤘

[Walte464 450]

Eat shit and die x-wing

[torre 1284]

GAINESVILLE		GREENVILLE
1 Florida* (1)		1 East Carolina (16)
4 Hartford*		4 UNC Greensboro*
3 UCF		3 Ohio State
2 Jacksonville		2 Coastal Carolina*
STANFORD		NORWICH
1 Stanford* (2)		1 UConn (15)
4 Canisius*		4 Bryant*
3 Northeastern*		3 St. John's*
2 Oklahoma State		2 Vanderbilt
CORVALLIS		RALEIGH
1 Oregon State (3)		1 NC State (14)
4 Nevada*		4 Campbell*
3 Texas A&M		3 Illinois
2 Indiana		2 South Carolina
ATHENS		MINNEAPOLIS
1 Georgia* (4)		1 Minnesota (13)
4 Wright State*		4 Kent State*
3 Purdue		3 Washington
2 Duke		2 Louisville
FAYETTEVILLE		AUSTIN
1 Arkansas (5)		1 Texas* (12)
4 Oral Roberts*		4 Pepperdine*
3 Missouri State*		3 Cal State Fullerton*
2 Oklahoma		2 Houston*
CHAPEL HILL		DELAND
1 North Carolina* (6)		1 Stetson* (11)
4 North Carolina A&T*		4 Yale*
3 Kentucky		3 LSU
2 Tennessee Tech*		2 South Florida
OXFORD		TALLAHASSEE
1 Ole Miss (7)		1 Florida State (10)
4 Army*		4 Saint Louis*
3 Baylor		3 Florida Atlantic
2 Southern Miss*		2 Mississippi State
LUBBOCK		CLEMSON
1 Texas Tech (8)		1 Clemson (9)
4 Texas Southern*		4 Grand Canyon*
3 Dallas Baptist		3 Sam Houston State*
2 UCLA		2 Auburn

 

https://d1baseball.com/projections/projected-field-of-64-may-21/

 

Edited May 21, 2018 by torre

[torre 1284]

Also,  good info on today's chat discussing Texas, A&M, and TCU.

Quote

 

Miguel — I feel pretty good about the Longhorns hosting to say the least. They’re a lock. Conference champs, Top 15 RPI — Texas is closer to being a national seed at this point than not being a host at all, I’d say. Keep an eye on UT in the national seed mix if it rolls through the conference tourney

https://d1baseball.com/chats/top-25-chat-may-21/

[X-Wing @Aliciousness 103]

1 hour ago, Walte464 said:

Eat shit and die x-wing

Stop, you’re making me blush

[texasstrong12 4668]

Kendall Rogers: 

"If Texas storms through the Big 12 tournament and finishes with an RPI of 10 or higher, I think I would be pretty surprised if the Horns don’t get a top eight."

[spystud13 2371]

Fox Sports did a short Then & Now segment on our boy Maroul. 

https://www.foxsports.com/southwest/video/1238508611688

 

[troph 24547]

The 2002 Super Regional in Austin with Cougar High was also epic.  Their fans just knew it was over after they won Game 1.

I taunted the hell out of them that series. Was a different time and I was a different person. That was a great run though.

[Lhorn 4884]

On ‎5‎/‎20‎/‎2018 at 9:30 PM, texasstrong12 said:

Speaking of aggy their '18 recruiting class is going to get decimated by the draft. 

They have 5 top 100 recruits per Perfect Game and I bet none make it to campus. Grayson Rodriguez, Noah Naylor, Jonathan Childress, Mason Englert, Joseph Menefee, Hunter Watson, and Brandon Birdsell have all been in a lot of the top prospects I've seen released by publications. 

What a shame......

[texifornia 56434]

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/college-baseball-projected-field-of-64-52218/

PROJECTED FIELD OF 64
Gainesville, FL	Durham, NC
1. (1) Florida^*	1. (16) Duke^
2. Missouri State*	2. Auburn
3. Troy	3. Purdue
4. Hartford*	4. UNC Greensboro*
Stanford, CA	Conway, SC
1. (2) Stanford^*	1. (15) Coastal Carolina^*
2. Vanderbilt	2. Connecticut
3. Northeastern*	3. Oklahoma
4. Grand Canyon*	4. Kent State
Athens, GA	Raleigh, NC
1. (3) Georgia^	1. (14) North Carolina State^
2. Ohio State	2. East Carolina
3. Washington	3. St. John's
4. Yale*	4. Wagner*
Chapel Hill, NC	Deland, FL
1. (4) North Carolina^*	1. (13) Stetson^*
2. South Carolina	2. South Florida
3. Illinois	3. Florida Atlantic
4. North Carolina A&T*	4. Wright State*
Corvallis, OR	Minneapolis, MN
1. (5) Oregon State^	1. (12) Minnesota^*
2. Mississippi State	2. Louisville
3. Cal State Fullerton*	3. Louisiana State
4. Pepperdine*	4. Nevada*
Oxford, MS	Austin, TX
1. (6) Mississippi^	1. (11) Texas ^*
2. Southern Mississippi*	2. Indiana
3. Baylor	3. Houston*
4. Canisius*	4. Texas Southern*
Fayetteville, Ark.	Tallahassee, FL
1. (7) Arkansas^	1. (10) Florida State^
2. Oklahoma State	2. Jacksonville
3. Sam Houston State*	3. Central Florida
4. Oral Roberts*	4. Army*
Clemson, SC	Lubbock, TX
1. (8) Clemson^	1. (9) Texas Tech^
2. Tennessee Tech*	2. UCLA
3. Kentucky	3. Dallas Baptist
4. Campbell*	4. Saint Louis*

[NorthLoop 14071]

I'd take that one

[UT Lawnghorn 758]

2 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

I'd take that one

In a heartbeat. We either get to have a great road venue in Oxford or a very strong Southern Miss teams wins the regional and we get the Super in Austin.

Edited May 22, 2018 by UT Lawnghorn

[TornACL 7673]

22 hours ago, NorthLoop said:

I was there. Those fuckers were obnoxious. It was glorious to see them tuck tail. 

The Aggie fans talked just an unbelievable amount of shit just as the first game started. Then as soon as any Texas fans gave anything back to them, they started with the whole "show some class" bullshit. They really are the worst people in college sports.

Edited May 22, 2018 by TornACL

[Horny Bull 2759]

Kody Clemens is your Big 12 Player of the Year

[txhorns 2407]

8 minutes ago, Horny Bull said:

Kody Clemens is your Big 12 Player of the Year

We all figured that out a long time ago.

[zlavydra 2116]

Kansas throwing RHP Jackson Goddard tomorrow. He was hurt when we played them.  I predict pain.

[Guest Lobo]

7 minutes ago, zlavydra said:

Kansas throwing RHP Jackson Goddard tomorrow. He was hurt when we played them.  I predict pain.

That fucking Okie-goon?  He's a fucking disaster, almost as if they're stacking their rotation to just give up the first game and come back outta the loser's bracket.  

When Jackson's parents sat him down at the foot of his bed to tell him that it wasn't his fault that Kansas AD Zenger got fired...they were lying.  

[Pato del Muerto 52320]

Gimme that bracket above please, unless we play our way to top 8 this week. 

[torre 1284]

1 hour ago, Lobo said:

That fucking Okie-goon?  He's a fucking disaster, almost as if they're stacking their rotation to just give up the first game and come back outta the loser's bracket.  

 

Actually,  he pitched well during his last two Friday starts against KState and OU.    They probably consider him their best option even though he threw 120 pitches against OU last Friday.    Lot of pitches for a college pitcher on 4 days rest.

[texasstrong12 4668]

Why in the world did Kansas play a random midweek type game against Western Illinois on Sunday? Was it previously rained out or something? 

That's probably a big reason they are throwing Goddard again on short rest. They probably had to use their midweek type arms in that Western Illinois game. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

6 hours ago, torre said:

Actually,  he pitched well during his last two Friday starts against KState and OU.    They probably consider him their best option even though he threw 120 pitches against OU last Friday.    Lot of pitches for a college pitcher on 4 days rest.

Pitched on Thursday but that's still a short rest for a college pitcher at 120 pitches. 

Goddard is decent when he's throwing strikes, but sometimes he can't find the zone at all. Hopefully we are patient at the plate because with the short rest it's likely we can get a lot of free bases. 

[BERT 4345]

I don't know where else to ask this. Is there any place that sells those throwback caps we were a few times this year? I checked the co-op and they don't even sell the regular baseball caps. 

[NorthLoop 14071]

The co-op definitely sells the regular caps.