The No. 25 Owls got a look at the first team at Minute Maid Park in Houston at the Houston College Classic, where the Longhorns won a 2-1 pitching duel.
Spring is a time to build depth in order to prepare for future injuries and the unexpected. As the Texas football team learned last season, it needs to be deep in all areas in case something tragic happens at the most inopportune moment
The Longhorns have not gotten past the second round of the NCAA Tournament since Goestenkors has arrived and have not advanced to the second round in the past two years.
For the second time in two minutes, Brittainey Raven received an outlet pass on a fast break and was unable to convert on the point-blank, uncontested layup.
The Longhorns’ final loss of the season, an 81-80 overtime heartbreaker to Wake Forest in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday, was indicative of their entire year, complete with missed free throws and missed layups.
The Longhorns didn’t produce on Saturday, losing 5-3 to Nebraska and scattering eight strikeouts — three looking — to fall short of what could have been their second come-from-behind win in a row.
