2022 Texas Baseball

[ztejas 43528]

4 hours ago, torre said:

Eric Kennedy,  Corp Communications

Ivan Melendez,  Corp Communications

Skyler Messinger,  Strategic Comm, (grad certificate)

Murphy Stehly,  Strategic Comm, (grad certificate)

Tristan Stevens,  Strategic Comm (grad certificate)

They ain't come here to play school. 

[LTtxfan 49332]

 

[LTtxfan 49332]

 

[LTtxfan 49332]

Best Texas can end up is 5th seed in B12 Tourney

[Balcones 309]

20 hours ago, torre said:

Congratulations to the new graduates !

 

Coy Cobb,  Phy Cult & Sports,  minor in Business

Justin Eckhardt,  Geological Sciences

Doug Hodo,  Sports Mgmt,  minor in Business

Eric Kennedy,  Corp Communications

Ivan Melendez,  Corp Communications

Skyler Messinger,  Strategic Comm, (grad certificate)

Murphy Stehly,  Strategic Comm, (grad certificate)

Tristan Stevens,  Strategic Comm (grad certificate)

Former players:

Lance Ford,  Finance

Caston Peter,  Finance

Ryan Reynolds,  Phys Cult & Sports,  minor in Business

UT Athletics announces 2022 Spring Commencement participants - University of Texas Athletics (texassports.com)

 

 

 

 

Austin Todd - dual MD/JD degree.

[ztejas 43528]

7 minutes ago, Balcones said:

Austin Todd - dual MD/JD degree.

AT is charging $1,200/hr consulting when he isn't in the cage. 

[Fletch 5800]

On 5/20/2022 at 8:33 AM, TrashMaster G said:

Why?

I’d say if we’re a 2 seed, throw him first. One seed, Hansen or maybe even Morehouse first. Depends on wtf happens and match ups 

[Valmy77 13270]

39 win regular season. The most in the Big 12. Disappointing compared to what we were aspiring to back in March but still a season worthy of us.

[jimmyjazz 46099]

1 minute ago, Valmy77 said:

39 win regular season. The most in the Big 12. Disappointing compared to what we were aspiring to back in March but still a season worthy of us.

We beat some damn good teams.

We . . . didn't beat some not so good teams.

[Horny Bull 2766]

We finished with 110 home runs in the regular season. 

[NorthLoop 14226]

Some teams ahead of us had bad weekends. FSU got swept by UNC. Bama took 2 of 3 from Arky. UConn got swept. 

[hobbes2702 13055]

Bama winning that series should help us. That might bump them to Q1

[Valmy77 13270]

1 minute ago, NorthLoop said:

Some teams ahead of us had bad weekends. FSU got swept by UNC. Bama took 2 of 3 from Arky. UConn got swept. 

Yeah that otherwise rather annoying play by play guy on the LHN who was filling in for Keith was talking about that.

[TrashMaster G 17590]

4 hours ago, Horny Bull said:

We finished with 110 home runs in the regular season. 

Obliterating the school record

[torre 1286]

Boyd's RPI as of 4:42PM yesterday.  D1 ranked the same #22.

D1:   https://d1baseball.com/nitty-gritty/

 

            Division I  Adjusted    Overall
Rank Rating   W   L     W     L     W   L   Team      

  1   0.623   48   7   41.4   7.3   48   7  Tennessee
  2   0.612   40  13   37.0  13.9   40  13  Oregon State
  3   0.597   37  17   33.1  17.3   37  17  Auburn
  4   0.597   44  10   42.8   8.8   44  10  Maryland
  5   0.597   35  18   31.7  19.2   35  18  Vanderbilt
  6   0.595   39  11   33.9  10.7   39  11  Virginia Tech
  7   0.592   36  14   33.6  12.8   36  14  Stanford
  8   0.591   37  17   33.7  15.5   37  17  Georgia Southern
  9   0.590   33  20   30.9  19.4   33  20  Dallas Baptist
 10   0.590   37  16   30.7  14.8   37  16  Louisville
 11   0.590   38  16   33.2  16.0   38  16  Miami, Florida
 12   0.590   34  20   31.0  19.4   34  20  Georgia
 13   0.589   33  12   29.7  10.2   33  12  Notre Dame
 14   0.588   38  14   31.4  12.8   38  14  Virginia
 15   0.587   35  18   34.7  19.2   35  18  Oklahoma State
 16   0.587   38  16   33.8  15.4   38  16  Wake Forest
 17   0.587   35  19   31.7  19.3   35  19  Florida
 18   0.586   40  14   39.4  14.6   40  14  Southern Mississippi
 19   0.584   33  19   26.1  17.5   33  19  North Carolina
 20   0.583   34  21   29.8  20.7   34  21  Oregon

            Division I  Adjusted    Overall
Rank Rating   W   L     W     L     W   L   Team      

 21   0.583   34  17   30.4  17.3   34  17  Texas A&M
 22   0.582   38  17   35.0  16.7   38  17  Texas
 23   0.581   32  21   28.4  20.7   32  21  Georgia Tech
 24   0.581   33  14   35.7  12.2   33  14  Gonzaga
 25   0.580   37  18   34.9  17.4   37  18  East Carolina
 26   0.580   32  21   26.0  19.5   32  21  Florida State
 27   0.580   36  18   30.6  18.6   36  18  Louisiana State
 28   0.580   35  17   32.9  16.1   35  17  Coastal Carolina
 29   0.579   43  11   40.3  11.3   43  11  Texas State
 30   0.579   34  21   28.6  19.5   34  21  Clemson
 31   0.577   38  15   32.0  14.7   38  15  Arkansas
 32   0.575   33  19   28.5  19.3   33  19  Oklahoma
 33   0.574   39  14   35.7  14.0   39  14  Wofford
 34   0.571   32  20   30.2  21.2   32  20  Mississippi
 35   0.571   34  18   31.0  16.8   34  18  Texas Christian
 36   0.571   31  20   30.7  18.2   32  20  West Virginia
 37   0.570   38  12   38.0  11.4   38  12  UC Santa Barbara
 38   0.569   35  20   32.9  20.6   35  20  Arizona
 39   0.567   35  18   32.9  16.8   35  18  Texas Tech
 40   0.566   33  19   29.7  18.7   33  19  North Carolina State

 

http://www.boydsworld.com/baseball/rpi/currentrpi.html

[MuellerHorn 4265]

9 minutes ago, torre said:

Boyd's RPI as of 4:42PM yesterday.  D1 ranked the same #22.

D1:   https://d1baseball.com/nitty-gritty/

 

            Division I  Adjusted    Overall
Rank Rating   W   L     W     L     W   L   Team      

  1   0.623   48   7   41.4   7.3   48   7  Tennessee
  2   0.612   40  13   37.0  13.9   40  13  Oregon State
  3   0.597   37  17   33.1  17.3   37  17  Auburn
  4   0.597   44  10   42.8   8.8   44  10  Maryland
  5   0.597   35  18   31.7  19.2   35  18  Vanderbilt
  6   0.595   39  11   33.9  10.7   39  11  Virginia Tech
  7   0.592   36  14   33.6  12.8   36  14  Stanford
  8   0.591   37  17   33.7  15.5   37  17  Georgia Southern
  9   0.590   33  20   30.9  19.4   33  20  Dallas Baptist
 10   0.590   37  16   30.7  14.8   37  16  Louisville
 11   0.590   38  16   33.2  16.0   38  16  Miami, Florida
 12   0.590   34  20   31.0  19.4   34  20  Georgia
 13   0.589   33  12   29.7  10.2   33  12  Notre Dame
 14   0.588   38  14   31.4  12.8   38  14  Virginia
 15   0.587   35  18   34.7  19.2   35  18  Oklahoma State
 16   0.587   38  16   33.8  15.4   38  16  Wake Forest
 17   0.587   35  19   31.7  19.3   35  19  Florida
 18   0.586   40  14   39.4  14.6   40  14  Southern Mississippi
 19   0.584   33  19   26.1  17.5   33  19  North Carolina
 20   0.583   34  21   29.8  20.7   34  21  Oregon

            Division I  Adjusted    Overall
Rank Rating   W   L     W     L     W   L   Team      

 21   0.583   34  17   30.4  17.3   34  17  Texas A&M
 22   0.582   38  17   35.0  16.7   38  17  Texas
 23   0.581   32  21   28.4  20.7   32  21  Georgia Tech
 24   0.581   33  14   35.7  12.2   33  14  Gonzaga
 25   0.580   37  18   34.9  17.4   37  18  East Carolina
 26   0.580   32  21   26.0  19.5   32  21  Florida State
 27   0.580   36  18   30.6  18.6   36  18  Louisiana State
 28   0.580   35  17   32.9  16.1   35  17  Coastal Carolina
 29   0.579   43  11   40.3  11.3   43  11  Texas State
 30   0.579   34  21   28.6  19.5   34  21  Clemson
 31   0.577   38  15   32.0  14.7   38  15  Arkansas
 32   0.575   33  19   28.5  19.3   33  19  Oklahoma
 33   0.574   39  14   35.7  14.0   39  14  Wofford
 34   0.571   32  20   30.2  21.2   32  20  Mississippi
 35   0.571   34  18   31.0  16.8   34  18  Texas Christian
 36   0.571   31  20   30.7  18.2   32  20  West Virginia
 37   0.570   38  12   38.0  11.4   38  12  UC Santa Barbara
 38   0.569   35  20   32.9  20.6   35  20  Arizona
 39   0.567   35  18   32.9  16.8   35  18  Texas Tech
 40   0.566   33  19   29.7  18.7   33  19  North Carolina State

 

http://www.boydsworld.com/baseball/rpi/currentrpi.html

So, if this was correct and it was straight RPI, we'd be the two-seed in Coral Gables.

Per D1, we'd head to Winston Salem https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1/rpi

Edited May 22, 2022 by MuellerHorn
Added D1

[Hookem2147 21348]

Winning a few games in the Big 12 tournament will probably keep us out of the college station regional even if we stay a 2 seed.

If we somehow get to host, there is probably a really good chance Texas State is coming here as a 2 seed. Don’t think they will do enough to host but they will be a really strong 2 seed.

[Had Enough 2085]

So taking DBU as an example, they are so high because they played a ton against the Big 12 midweek. So maybe #4 starters.

Then likely some overrated teams like Maryland, Southern Miss and Wofford.

And there’s the SEC of course.

It does make you wonder whether the models consider midweek games differently than weekend games. Very few teams are going to have a solid 4th guy.

[zlavydra 2123]

Is Gonzaga still considered host-worthy? It's a long trip, but they're not exactly scary, and there might not be enough Western teams to fill up that regional, plus Stanford and Corvallis.

[dcar00 14344]

1 hour ago, Had Enough said:

So taking DBU as an example, they are so high because they played a ton against the Big 12 midweek. So maybe #4 starters.

Then likely some overrated teams like Maryland, Southern Miss and Wofford.

And there’s the SEC of course.

It does make you wonder whether the models consider midweek games differently than weekend games. Very few teams are going to have a solid 4th guy.

good point.  wonder how many times DBU threw their #1 or #2 against the #4 Big 12.   They are good so maybe they can get away with throwing others against their conf teams.

[Had Enough 2085]

good point.  wonder how many times DBU threw their #1 or #2 against the #4 Big 12.   They are good so maybe they can get away with throwing others against their conf teams.

I don’t have an answer as I quickly scanned the DBU schedule. I would think DBU has solid pitching depth to compete. You’d think DBU approaches those games differently though. Might take a look once regionals are set.

Sorta like Texas State beating us mid-week and celebrating like it’s the World Series.

With the cancelling of late season games due to RPI considerations, these models should be tweaked to simply drop certain games from consideration. Something like if you’re top 25, you can drop up to 3 from teams ranked 200 or below. Not a fan of cancelling games.

[Valmy77 13270]

Only Oklahoma State is ranked ahead of us in the RPI. That makes it pretty unlikely even winning the tournament will jump us that much. Ah well. Nothing to do but win.

Maybe some of those teams ahead of us will have shitty conference tournaments.

Edited May 22, 2022 by Valmy77

[LTtxfan 49332]

2 hours ago, Hookem2147 said:

If we host, there is a chance Texas State is coming here as a 2 seed. Don’t think they will do enough to host but they will be a really strong 2 seed.

I heard Texas State might go to okie state... 

[TrashMaster G 17590]

Just now, LTtxfan said:

I heard Texas State might go to okie state... 

You heard?  Do you know someone on the committee?

[LTtxfan 49332]

2 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

You heard?  Do you know someone on the committee?

HaHa. 😂😂😂😂😂

Local Austin Sports show...

[jimmyjazz 46099]

Looking through Georgia Southern's schedule, it doesn't exactly look like murderer's row.

The numbers are what they are, I get it.  I have to believe a few of those top 16-ish RPI teams don't stand much of a chance of hosting.  G Southern's stadium seats 3,000 -- how much extra seating could be packed in to warrant a regional?

[Valmy77 13270]

1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said:

Looking through Georgia Southern's schedule, it doesn't exactly look like murderer's row.

The numbers are what they are, I get it.  I have to believe a few of those top 16-ish RPI teams don't stand much of a chance of hosting.  G Southern's stadium seats 3,000 -- how much extra seating could be packed in to warrant a regional?

Everybody besides DBU and Georgia Southern looks perfectly capable of hosting a regional to me.

[jimmyjazz 46099]

1 minute ago, Valmy77 said:

Everybody besides DBU and Georgia Southern looks perfectly capable of hosting a regional to me.

Probably.  It still could mean some big $ school in the 18-19 range might get tapped for a regional.  Getting to that RPI is the problem.

[Hookem2147 21348]

7 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Everybody besides DBU and Georgia Southern looks perfectly capable of hosting a regional to me.

Georgia and Vandy would be in that group too for me right now. Georgia went .500 in conference play and just lost a series to Missouri. Vandy was below .500 in conference play. Have a tough time believing either of those teams will host without doing some serious damage in the SEC tournament and even then I’m not so sure.

Edited May 22, 2022 by Hookem2147

[Valmy77 13270]

1 minute ago, Hookem2147 said:

Georgia and Vandy would be in that group too for me right now. Georgia went .500 in conference play and just a series to Missouri. Vandy was below .500 in conference play. Have a tough time believing either of those teams will host without doing some serious damage in the SEC tournament and even then I’m not so sure.

I just logistically capable.

But history has shown you can finish last in the SEC and still make the tournament, especially in softball. I can see some sub 0.500 SEC school getting a host over some inferior Big 12 or PAC 12 or ACC conference champion. We are all dogshit on their mighty SEC boots.

Fortunately at some point soon our farts will no longer stink either.

[jimmyjazz 46099]

It's astonishing how, year after year, it seems the west coast gets underrated and the SEC gets overrated.

 

 

Edited May 22, 2022 by jimmyjazz

[Valmy77 13270]

Just now, jimmyjazz said:

It's astonish how, year after year, the west coast gets underrated and the SEC gets overrated.

Not just the SEC, the ACC also. I don't know what the PAC 12 and Big West and company did to the NCAA but they will never forgive them for it.

Personally I fear the West Coast teams more than the Southeastern ones. But the Southeast makes up for it with sheer volume of schools.

Edited May 22, 2022 by Valmy77

[Valmy77 13270]

20 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

HaHa. 😂😂😂😂😂

Local Austin Sports show...

They don't know anything we don't. Just guessing based on past history.

[Hookem2147 21348]

2 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

I just logistically capable.

But history has shown you can finish last in the SEC and still make the tournament, especially in softball. I can see some sub 0.500 SEC school getting a host over some inferior Big 12 or PAC 12 or ACC conference champion. We are all dogshit on their mighty SEC boots.

Fortunately at some point soon our farts will no longer stink either.

Fair. I think it is an interesting discussion to look at though when looking at the top 16 RPI.

Pretty much locks to host (8): Tennessee, Oregon State, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Miami, Stanford, Louisville, Southern Miss

Work to do (6): Auburn, Vandy, Georgia, Wake Forest, Virginia, North Carolina

Unlikely to host (2): DBU and Georgia Southern

So let’s say half the teams in the work to do category end up hosting. That’s 11 host spots so 5 spots left. TCU and A&M are probably getting 2 of them if we are being honest with ourselves. Notre Dame is probably in a favorable spot too so that’s another spot taken. So there’s 2 spots left left for teams like LSU, Arkansas, Gonzaga, Texas, Oregon and maybe Texas State if they roll through their conference tournament.

Should be very interesting.

[jimmyjazz 46099]

5 straight, 8-1 over the last 9, who knows what happens in the Big XII tournament.  I have to believe a deep run there will check the "currrently hot" box.

[zlavydra 2123]

51 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Not just the SEC, the ACC also. I don't know what the PAC 12 and Big West and company did to the NCAA but they will never forgive them for it.

Personally I fear the West Coast teams more than the Southeastern ones. But the Southeast makes up for it with sheer volume of schools.

I was shocked to see how fucking terrible some of the West Coast teams are this year. Check out Fullerton and SDSU RPI. 

[chase25 2048]

Big 12 likely gets only 2 hosts. TCU has one of those spots locked up for the most part unless they go 0-2 which could give the committee something to think about because the conference title is all they have to hang their hat on.

The last host spot comes down to Oklahoma State and Texas in terms of the two that are capable of snagging a regional without winning the tournament.

Thats why I made a previous post that it would be in Texas best interest if they got Oklahoma State game 1 of the tourney. Get the Big 12’s RPI #1 and potentially the outright champ in TCU game 2 with Pete and Lucas on the mound. If Texas wins those 2 I think they host without winning the tournament. 

I get that Texas struggled to find their footing after Witt went down but last I checked the beginning of the season still matters and having a great bullpen wasn’t a requirement to host. IMO it would be criminal if Texas finished with 40+ wins, 14-10 conference record, and possibly a top 20 RPI and didn’t host.

[Hookem2147 21348]

 

[Hookem2147 21348]

I don’t get how we go 4-0 this past week and somehow move into a tougher regional. I understand the regionality aspect that the committee seems to love but if you are a borderline top 16 seed it doesn’t make sense that you become a 2 seed at the regional for a national seed. 

[Valmy77 13270]

We beat OSU we might take their spot there.

[MuellerHorn 4265]

15 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

 

Fake army vs. Army to boot.

[TrashMaster G 17590]

4 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

HaHa. 😂😂😂😂😂

Local Austin Sports show...

Like they know anything. They are doing nothing but guessing.

[Balcones 309]

DBU as a #3 seed in FW? Damn.

[petscii 1189]

8 hours ago, MuellerHorn said:

Fake army vs. Army to boot.

I'm glad they have stopped with the Gonzaga is a host nonsense...

[Fletch 5800]

8 hours ago, Hookem2147 said:

 

Assuming we don’t host, give me this or the south bend regional paired up with college station for the regionals. Feel like we’d wreck shit in either of those regionals. But just give me aggy. They just don’t know what to do when they see that burnt orange with something on the line(or really anytime at all) but the bigger the game, the more likely they are to choke. Especially against us. So yeah. Bring those mother fuckers on and remind em we’re still us and they ran for a bit, but they can’t hide. A hundred year decision to get away from Texas lasted all of 11 years. Excellent planning as always, aggy 

[ztejas 43528]

CS would be a cakewalk regional. 

I'd still like to win what we can in Arlington and try and host. 

[petscii 1189]

29 minutes ago, Fletch said:

Assuming we don’t host, give me this or the south bend regional paired up with college station for the regionals. Feel like we’d wreck shit in either of those regionals. But just give me aggy. They just don’t know what to do when they see that burnt orange with something on the line(or really anytime at all) but the bigger the game, the more likely they are to choke. Especially against us. So yeah. Bring those mother fuckers on and remind em we’re still us and they ran for a bit, but they can’t hide. A hundred year decision to get away from Texas lasted all of 11 years. Excellent planning as always, aggy 

Come to palo alto, the weather is nice.

[Steamboat1874 4082]

18 hours ago, chase25 said:

Big 12 likely gets only 2 hosts. TCU has one of those spots locked up for the most part unless they go 0-2 which could give the committee something to think about because the conference title is all they have to hang their hat on.

The last host spot comes down to Oklahoma State and Texas in terms of the two that are capable of snagging a regional without winning the tournament.

Thats why I made a previous post that it would be in Texas best interest if they got Oklahoma State game 1 of the tourney. Get the Big 12’s RPI #1 and potentially the outright champ in TCU game 2 with Pete and Lucas on the mound. If Texas wins those 2 I think they host without winning the tournament. 

I get that Texas struggled to find their footing after Witt went down but last I checked the beginning of the season still matters and having a great bullpen wasn’t a requirement to host. IMO it would be criminal if Texas finished with 40+ wins, 14-10 conference record, and possibly a top 20 RPI and didn’t host.

I like the way you think......and I totally agree with you.

[Fletch 5800]

9 hours ago, petscii said:

Come to palo alto, the weather is nice.

Sure. You wanna hook it up with the plane and game tix?

[Horny Bull 2766]