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UT-RGV (16-11) @ #7 Texas (21-9)

6:30pm, Disch-Falk Field

 

UT-RGV RHP Max Balderrama Jr. (1-1, 10.12)

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Texas RHP Justin Eckhardt (1-0, 4.32)

 

Texas hosts UTRGV at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Tuesday to begin a five-game homestand. The Longhorns lead the all-time series with a 52-6 record, including a 44-1 mark at home. In the last matchup, Texas cruised to a 15-2 run-rule win in seven innings. Silas Ardoin had three hits, including a homer, and a career-high five RBI.

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Well, we still lead the all-time series.  I don't think UT-B had a baseball team, IIRC.  csb/ one of my uncles played briefly for UT-Pan Am way back in the day (mid 60's, middle infield).  And one of my cousins is the eye doctor/vision coach for the UT-RGV Vaqueros.  

Cool that FEZ is able to pitch tonight for UTRGV, didn't think he had any eligilbility left. 

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8 minutes ago, Lobo said:

Well, we still lead the all-time series.  I don't think UT-B had a baseball team, IIRC.  csb/ one of my uncles played briefly for UT-Pan Am way back in the day (mid 60's, middle infield).  And one of my cousins is the eye doctor/vision coach for the UT-RGV Vaqueros.  

Cool that FEZ is able to pitch tonight for UTRGV, didn't think he had any eligilbility left. 


my dad played at pan am too, early / mid 70’s, they were a powerhouse 

 

2 of those L’s punched their ticket to the college World Series 

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Just now, tx 3 putt said:


my dad played at pan am too, early / mid 70’s, they were a powerhouse 

Good chance they knew each other, my uncle hung around the program while working when he left school.  I shouldn't have typed UT-Pan Am. Back then it was just Pan American College/University (can't remember when the switch was, but didn't become a UT System school for a long while after that).   But I think he was there around the transition from NAIA to NCAA.  School got pretty big.  But to your point, yeah the 1970's were a heyday for them, made the NCAA tourney on the regular.  I think they even made Omaha one year too, right?  I remember going to visit my mom's mom and some aunts/uncles still in the Valley when I was a kid and either an uncle or my dad would take us to a Pan Am ball game (this woulda been very late 70's to mid 80's).  Takes me back...  

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36 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

I took that tidbit straight off of the texassports.com preview.

Yeah, not blaming you.  The system decided that UTRGV should absorb Pan Am's history but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me.  I think Brownsville had a team but it was NAIA.

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48 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:


my dad played at pan am too, early / mid 70’s, they were a powerhouse 

 

2 of those L’s punched their ticket to the college World Series 

I seem to remember some sort of monument at their stadium for a player killed by a lightening strike. 

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42 minutes ago, WBT said:

Yeah, not blaming you.  The system decided that UTRGV should absorb Pan Am's history but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me.  I think Brownsville had a team but it was NAIA.

You can't blame System for wanting to highlight Pan Am baseball history over UT-B.  Pan Am made the NCAA tourney like 12 times in the 70's and 80's, including Omaha.  Most of us have no idea if UT-B even had a team or what level they played at.  

33 minutes ago, Horndog said:

I seem to remember some sort of monument at their stadium for a player killed by a lightening strike. 

Ray Caldwell did not attend Pan Am.  As far as I know he's the only college/pro baseball player ever struck by lightning.  But I'm sure there were others at myriad levels.  I've been to Pan Am so many times, I'm sure I would have noticed such a statue..but haven't been there in many years so I dunno.  I posted the remarkable life story (truncated even by Lobo standards) of Ray Caldwell.  Read up on him if you ever get a chance.  He led one of the most amazing lives you'll ever learn about.  Fun fact, he was half-drunk in that game he completed.  He credits his being "loose" to survive the strike.  

Alright, let's get two! 

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21 minutes ago, Lobo said:

You can't blame System for wanting to highlight Pan Am baseball history over UT-B.  Pan Am made the NCAA tourney like 12 times in the 70's and 80's, including Omaha.  Most of us have no idea if UT-B even had a team or what level they played at.  

Ray Caldwell did not attend Pan Am.  As far as I know he's the only college/pro baseball player ever struck by lightning.  But I'm sure there were others at myriad levels.  I've been to Pan Am so many times, I'm sure I would have noticed such a statue..but haven't been there in many years so I dunno.  I posted the remarkable life story (truncated even by Lobo standards) of Ray Caldwell.  Read up on him if you ever get a chance.  He led one of the most amazing lives you'll ever learn about.  Fun fact, he was half-drunk in that game he completed.  He credits his being "loose" to survive the strike.  

Alright, let's get two! 

https://goutrgv.com/sports/2012/7/6/BB_0706121417.aspx

 

Jody Ramsey. Pan Am player electrocuted while working on the stadium.  Sorry, apparently no lightning involved. 

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Shoot, never knew that's why the old stadium was named that.  Decent chance my uncle knew him.  Really good chance tx 3 putt's dad knew him/played with him.  Man sounded like an all-around great guy and player.  Even helped build the new stadium.  RIP #6.  

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15 minutes ago, Spaceman_Spiff said:


I like it tbh, maybe flip Faltine and Todd, but I think this is right. Any word on EK?

My thought was maybe Todd at the 2 - Stehly back to 4. 

Honestly - there aren't a ton of wrong answers with the way these guys are swinging. Something like DC at 2 is even somewhat intriguing with his speed.

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Just now, OU Sucks said:

It didn't make sense to me that a dude hitting .450 was behind our power hitter, but apparently now that we've swapped them, Murphy hits the homer and Ivan gets the single.

Kennedy-Stehly-Melendez is a salty ass top of the lineup. Keep Stehly in the 2 hole  

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