TEXAS BASEBALL GAME NOTES SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 1949 1950 1975 1983 2002 2005 CONTACT: Kevin Rodriguez ([email protected] | 817-528-7402)

TEXAS BASEBALL GAME NOTES SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 1949 1950 1975 1983 2002 2005 CONTACT: Kevin Rodriguez ([email protected] | 817-528-7402) 2021 SCHEDULE & RESULTS MAY 20-22 | vs. WEST VIRGINIA | UFCU DISCH-FALK FIELD FEBRUARY 20 vs. #7 Mississippi State^ L, 8-3 21 vs. #8 Arkansas^ L, 4-0 22 vs. #6 Ole Miss^ L, 8-1 24 BYU W, 3-1 25 BYU W, 12-6 26 BYU W, 11-1 27 BYU L, 5-4 MARCH 2 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI W, 12-1 #2 TEXAS LONGHORNS WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS 3 at Texas State W, 10-3 RECORD ....................................................38-12 (15-6 Big 12) RECORD ....................................................22-23 (7-14 Big 12) 5 at Houston W, 1-0 RANKING D1 BASEBALL .............................................................2 RANKING D1 BASEBALL .......................................................... NR 6 at Houston L, 3-2 (11) HEAD COACH .................................David Pierce (Houston ‘88) HEAD COACH ...............................Randy Mazey (Clemson ‘88) 7 at Houston W, 8-2 CAREER RECORD ................................357-198 (10th season) CAREER RECORD .............................447-364-2 (15th season) 9 SAM HOUSTON W, 15-9 RECORD @ TEXAS ...................................160-89 (5th season) RECORD @ WVU ...................................260-204 (9th season) 12 #12 SOUTH CAROLINA W, 4-1 13 #12 SOUTH CAROLINA W, 3-0 PROBABLE PITCHERS 14 #12 SOUTH CAROLINA W, 8-5 16 UTRGV W, 15-2 (7) THURSDAY–Texas RHP Ty Madden (6-2, 2.27) vs. WVU LHP Jackson Wolf (4-5, 3.13) 19 at Baylor* W, 5-3 FRIDAY–Texas RHP Tristan Stevens (7-3, 3.11) vs. WVU LHP Ben Hampton (4-2, 4.08) 20 at Baylor* W, 4-3 SATURDAY–Texas LHP Pete Hansen (6-1, 1.83) vs. WVU RHP Carlson Reed (4-4, 5.64) 21 at Baylor* L, 11-2 23 UIW W, 10-1 26 OKLAHOMA* W, 4-3 (11) SERIES BY THE NUMBERS 27 OKLAHOMA* W, 11-6 TEXAS OFFENSE WVU TEXAS PITCHING/DEFENSE WVU 28 OKLAHOMA* L, 3-2 .280..................................Batting Avg.............................. .254 2.92..................................... ERA ......................................5.12 30 at Texas A&M L, 2-0 .392.................................On-Base Pct ............................. .350 444.1.......................... Innings Pitched ...........................395.1 APRIL .448................................ Slugging Pct ............................ .393 1................................ Complete Games .................................0 1 at Kansas* W, 5-2 96....................................... Doubles ....................................61 12.......................................Saves ..........................................9 2 at Kansas* W, 7-0 10........................................ Triples .....................................11 2.52........................ Strikeout/Walk Ratio .........................2.20 3 at Kansas* W, 11-2 53.................................... Home Runs .................................41 .218....................... Opponent Batting Avg ....................... .260 6 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI W, 14-4 270.......................................Walks ......................................10 39.......................................Errors ........................................66 7 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W, 9-1 39................................. Double Plays ..................................21 9 KANSAS STATE* W, 13-6 64-82 .......................... Stolen Bases-Att ....................... 66-89 10 KANSAS STATE* W, 15-1 ALL-TIME SERIES West Virginia leads, 13-8 | LAST MEETING: West Virginia won the series, 2-1, in Austin in 2019 11 KANSAS STATE* W, 9-2 IN AUSTIN Series tied, 6-6 | IN MORGANTOWN West Virginia leads, 7-2 | NEUTRAL SITE n/a | POSTSEASON n/a 13 NEVADA W, 4-3 14 NEVADA W, 6-5 LONGHORNS NOTES 16 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W, 18-0 17 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W, 3-1 THE MATCHUP—Texas hosts West Virginia in the final series MAKING A BIG IMPRESSION—After a relatively quiet start to of the regular season ahead of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Champi- the season, Ivan Melendez caught fire in the month of April. 18 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W, 11-1 (7) onship. The Longhorns hit the field after an extended layoff, Last month, Melendez hit .412 with eight doubles, one triple, 20 at Texas State W, 5-1 playing for the first time since May 9 after their Tuesday con- eight home runs, 27 RBI and 16 runs scored. In that span, 24 at #24 Oklahoma State* W, 4-3 test against Rice was canceled due to inclement weather and he compiled a .529 on-base percentage and .912 slugging 24 at #24 Oklahoma State* W, 5-2 their previous game against Texas Southern was called in the percentage for an OPS of 1.441. He raised his batting aver- 25 at #24 Oklahoma State* L, 7-3 fourth inning due to thunderstorms in the Austin area. Prior age from .263 to .344 during the 19 games. From April 3-11, 27 UIW W, 5-3 to that, Texas defeated then-No. 3 and Big 12 leader TCU in a he established a program-record six-game home run streak weekend series, winning the rubber match in Fort Worth, 9-3. that culminated with a pair of bombs against Kansas State 30 #11 TEXAS TECH* L, 6-3 The Mountaineers arrive in Austin on a five-game winning on April 11. For the season, Melendez ranks sixth in the Big MAY streak including a doubleheader sweep of Dayton in Morgan- 12 Conference in batting average (.361), eighth in home runs 1 #11 TEXAS TECH* L, 5-3 town on Sunday. Texas and West Virginia last met in 2019, (10) and 11th in RBI (42). The redshirt sophomore’s .680 2 #11 TEXAS TECH* W, 11-3 with the Mountaineers winning the series but the Longhorns slugging percentage and 463 on-base percentage are fourth 4 TEXAS STATE W, 4-1 prevailing in the series finale, 10-2. in the conference. During April, Melendez’s distinctions have 7 at #3 TCU* W, 5-4 included Big 12 Player of the Week, National Collegiate Base- 8 at #3 TCU* L, 2-1 A LOOK AT THE LONGHORNS—Texas sits one game out of ball Writers Association (NCBWA) Hitter of the Week, and Big first with a Big 12 Conference record of 15-6 and are 38-9 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week. 9 at #3 TCU* W, 9-3 over its last 47 games. The duo of Ivan Melendez and Zach 20 WEST VIRGINIA* 6:30 p.m. Zubia are leading the Longhorns offensively. Melendez leads MR. CONSISTENT—With a three-hit afternoon, including a 21 WEST VIRGINIA* 6:30 p.m. Texas with 10 home runs and a .361 batting average and has pair of home runs, in the series finale at TCU, Zach Zubia ex- 22 WEST VIRGINIA* 2:30 p.m. 41 RBI and a 1.143 OPS, while Zubia has nine home runs, 47 tended his streak of reaching base safely to 26 games. He was RBI and a .445 on-base percentage with a 1.003 OPS. On the also named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week following All times Central mound, Pete Hansen (1.83), Ty Madden (2.27), and Tristan the series win. During the streak, Zubia has hit .348 with five Home games in BOLD *Big 12 Conference Game Stevens (3.11) all rank in the top seven in ERA in the Big 12, doubles, two triples, six home runs and 25 RBI, while walking ^at Globe Life Field while Stevens’ seven wins lead the conference. an incredible 27 times for a .504 on-base percentage. Zubia has 10 multi-hit games and seven multi-walk games during the run, MOUND PRESENCE—The Texas pitching staff has been including three three-hit games, one three-walk and one four- among the most dominant groups in the nation. Three Tex- walk game. On the season, the redshirt junior’s 40 walks are as starters rank in the top-seven in the Big 12 Conference in fourth in the Big 12 Conference and rank 28th in the NCAA, and earned run average, with Pete Hansen leading the conference his .445 on-base percentage is 10th in the conference. ON AIR with a 1.83 ERA. Ty Madden sits in fourth with a 2.27 ERA, TV Longhorn Network Tristan Stevens’ 3.11 ERA ranks seventh. As a staff, the Long- DALY GETTING IT DONE—Mitchell Daly has been on a tear at Lowell Galindo horns have the third-best ERA in the nation at 2.92, a mark the plate, hitting safely in 34 of the 42 games he has started Greg Swindell that leads the conference by more than half a run. this season with 13 multi-hit games, including two three-hit LIVESTREAM WatchESPN games and a four-hit game, while reaching base safely in 39 RADIO Longhorn IMG Radio | 104.9 FM/1260 AM FLASHING THE LEATHER—Trey Faltine has been a human of those starts. Daly’s .344 battings average ranks 12th in the highlight reel this season, making the difficult look routine. Big 12 Conference. The freshman is currently second on the Craig Way The Longhorns shortstop leads the Big 12 with 149 assists Longhorns in batting average and hits (52), while sitting third Keith Moreland and ranks third with 26 double plays while sporting a .972 in doubles (12) and on-base percentage (.406), and fifth in LIVESTATS sidearmstats.com/texas/baseball fielding percentage in 217 chances. OPS (.870) and slugging percentage (.464). 2021 BIG 12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS BIG 12 PCT. OVERALL PCT. TCU 16-5 .762 35-14 .714 HITTING STREAKS REACHED-BASE STREAKS TEXAS 15-6 .714 38-12 .760 LONGEST CURRENT LONGEST CURRENT Texas Tech 12-9 .571 33-12 .733 Melendez, Ivan 14 6 Zubia, Zach 26 26 Oklahoma State 12-12 .500 30-16-1 .649 Kennedy, Eric 12 1 Daly, Mitchell 20 17 Baylor 10-11 .476 30-16 .652 Daly, Mitchell 9 - Melendez, Ivan 17 7 Oklahoma 9-12 .429 25-25 .500 Williams, Cam 9 4 Antico, Mike 17 13 Kansas State 8-13 .381 29-20 .592 Zubia, Zach 6 1 Kennedy, Eric 17 2 Kansas 7-14 .333 28-24 .538 Antico, Mike 6 3 Hodo III, Douglas 14 8 West Virginia 7-14 .333 22-23 .489 Ardoin, Silas 6 - Williams, Cam 13 4 Petrinsky, DJ 5 5 Ardoin, Silas 12 1 QUICK FACTS Stehly, Murphy 5 3 Faltine, Trey 11 3 UNIVERSITY & ATHLETICS Todd, Austin 4 4 Stehly, Murphy 11 11 SCHOOL ......................................

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