Corey Knebel pitched the final two innings for Texas and recorded his second save of the weekend as Texas beat Stanford 4-2 to take the series two games to one.
The Longhorns (3-1) outscored Maryland 32-14 over the weekend, but the results of each game were inconsistent, suggesting that Texas didn’t always play the game it’s capable of.
Their weekend wasn’t perfect, but the No. 6 Longhorns (3-1) saved their best for last in a 16-0 defeat over Maryland (1-3), in the final game of the season-opening series Sunday afternoon at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
He wanted to ignite a spark in his team and make sure it didn’t come out sluggish like the day before, when the Longhorns lost 10-1 in the first game of a doubleheader.
Texas’ day ended better than it started, as the Longhorns beat Maryland 7-4 in the second leg of a doubleheader Saturday. Texas was down 4-1 entering the seventh inning, but used a five-run
In head coach Augie Garrido’s utopia, the leadoff batter always finds a way to get on base. The next man up always lays a good sacrifice bunt, taking the out but advancing the runner to second. A few pitches later, the leadoff batter is always crossing home plate, thanks to a hit from either the three- or four-hole man. Runs are always on the board and rallies are never-ending.
Radio broadcaster Keith Moreland, who captained the 1975 national championship baseball team and has been the voice of Texas baseball and football since 1996, will serve in the same capacity for the Chicago Cubs.