GREENVILLE, N.C. — When thunder roared from storms rolling through the area Sunday, so did the Texas Longhorn bats.
After a pair of weather delays that pushed Game 3 of the Greenville Super Regional against No. 8 East Carolina into the early hours of Monday, No. 9 Texas booked its 38th trip to the College World Series with an 11-1 win at Clark-LeClair Field.
The first weather delay pushed the start time back about an hour, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. CT, and the second one lasted around five hours as rain — heavy at times — soaked the natural grass field. There was a brief moment between the delays when the Texas offense piled up four runs to stake starting pitcher Tristan Stevens to a comfortable cushion.
The Longhorns scored four runs and East Carolina starting pitcher Danny Beal was pulled without recording an out. Three of the four runs came on a 3-run home run from Ivan Melendez, his 32nd of the season.
Skyler Messenger then drove in Murphy Stehly with a single to make it 4-0 to end Beal’s day far earlier than the Pirates expected. Trey Yesavage, who has appeared in both super regional games, took over on the mound and got an out before allowing the Messenger RBI single. Then, lightning in the area led to the second delay and rain came with it.
After that delay, it was all Longhorns. Trey Faltine and Silas Ardoin each hit home runs and Texas pumped out 11 hits the night after it had to rally from a 5-run deficit to beat the Pirates in Game 2 of the series.
Stevens was outstanding as the starter, a familiar role for him before being moved to the bullpen this season. He pitched six innings and allowed just one earned run on five hits with five strikeouts and three walks. He earned his seventh win of the year after winning 13 games last year as a starter.
Texas will play unseeded Notre Dame, who pulled off the unthinkable and beat No. 1 Tennessee to knock them out of the tournament.
Six teams including the Longhorns have qualified for the CWS, which begins June 17 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Nebraska. No. 5 Texas A&M and Big 12 Conference Oklahoma are in the same bracket as the Longhorns and Irish.
In the second bracket, Ole Miss and Arkansas are in. Both teams are unseeded. No. 3 Oregon State and Auburn will play a deciding game Monday in Corvallis, Ore., and No. 2 Stanford will try to fend off a pesky UConn team Monday in Palo Alto, Calif.
11 comments:
College baseball rosters: 95% Whites.
@9:22 AM
So what's your point?
College Basketball roster: 95% black.
SO WHAT'S YOUR POINT?
Few Hispanic males attend UT Austin because they just don't make the grade. Hispanic parents are more concerned in their welfare checks than they are about instilling the importance of an education to their children. Schools to them are just massive cafeterias with day care services. The Democratic politicians have done a great job of controlling the little Mexicans. They must have learned mind control from reading books from the Hitler regime. I just heard that Nancy Pelosi couldn't sleep well at night worrying about the little beggars in south Texas. She was so distraught that she decided to buy another vineyard, this time in the south most area. Wake up sleeping beauties.
@ 6/13. 9:22
Right on! When I saw the picture I thought "they are all WASP." Ni modo.
June 13, 2022 at 10:20 AM
And none make it to the MLB why? puros mamones take gifts to the coach.
HORNS DOWN!
4:59 pm.
You are right.
HORNS DOWN.
June 13, 2022 at 1:32 PM
So why are the racist republicans supporting a cotton picker from mejico? IDIOTA? Its like electing a black for mayor in the appalachian mountains that is if they know what a mayor, is no rule of law in those regions...
NO whites play soccer NONE!!! roster o%
I never see whites join the meskin cartel. why?
June 13, 2022 at 1:32 PM
Muskies just found the perfect pendejo to sent to Mars and he's a 1:32pm. enjoy your one way ticket to mars where the rest of the racist republicans will soon be at...
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