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Lots to look forward to about Longhorns baseball, but offense has to step up

By Christian Corona - Updated on February 14, 2013 at 10:15 pm

Texas hit .263 as a team last year. The last time the Longhorns posted a team batting average that low, Tommy Harmon was a college freshman.
Hinojosa is ready to step up to the plate

By Sara Beth Purdy - Updated on February 14, 2013 at 10:10 pm

This Friday, the Longhorns will finally get their first glimpse of freshman C.J. Hinojosa, the No. 3 shortstop recruit in the nation, according to Perfect Game.
Longhorns position themselves for another shot at Big 12 title

By Peter Sblendorio - Updated on February 12, 2013 at 1:02 am

With opening day three days away, the Longhorns hope to put aside last year's disappointment. Players expected to take the field this Friday include Jacob Felts, Alex Silver, Brooks Marlow, CJ Hinjosa, Erich Weiss, Taylor Stell, Weston Hall, Mark Payton, and Parker French.
Astros, Athletics negotiate five-player trade

By The Associated Press - Updated on February 4, 2013 at 11:48 pm

The Oakland Athletics acquired Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez from the Houston Astros for Chris Carter, Brad Peacock, and Max Stassi.
Longhorns, Alumni tie as former stars return to Austin

By Peter Sblendorio - Updated on February 3, 2013 at 10:23 pm

The Longhorns rang in the 2013 season with a 5-5 tie in the annual Alumni Game on Saturday.
Texas pitching hopes to stay healthy in 2013

By Sara Beth Purdy - Updated on February 1, 2013 at 12:40 am

The Longhorns will rely on a few returning pitchers along with a multitude of new faces to try to erase the unacceptable finish to 2012.
Series to Watch: Baseball

By Christian Corona - Updated on February 1, 2013 at 12:38 am

On the Longhorns’ road to redemption, several series will prove key. We’ve outlined three big ones here.
Texas offense ready to put up big numbers

By Peter Sblendorio - Updated on February 1, 2013 at 12:34 am

Coming off a season in which they missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years, the Longhorns are hopeful that an offensive resurgence will lead them back to prominence in 2013.
Knebel poised to stand out in closing role

By Peter Sblendorio - Updated on February 1, 2013 at 12:20 am

Few players have had as immediate an impact with the Texas Longhorns as closer Corey Knebel did in his first two seasons.
If Longhorns stay healthy, they can put injury-ridden 2012 season behind them

By Christian Corona - Updated on February 1, 2013 at 12:08 am

Just about everything that could have gone wrong for Texas last year did go wrong.