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Following sweep of Cal State Fullerton, Pierce faces decision on No. 3 starter

Texas recovered from a spell where it lost three of four with a weekend sweep of Cal State Fullerton. The Longhorns won 6-1 on Friday, 4-3 on Saturday, and 8-4 on Sunday with the sweep-clinching win powered by home runs from Austin Todd and Peyton Powell.

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Texas 6, Fullerton 1: Horns overcome slow offensive start with six-run seventh

Texas overcame 5.1 innings of no-hit pitching from Cal State Fullerton starter Tanner Bibee with a six-run seventh inning. Eric Kennedy and Murphy Stehly added a RBI apiece via singles, Eric Kennedy drove in two with a double, and DJ Petrinsky set off Smokey the Cannon with his two-run shot to left field. Dawson Merryman earned the win in relief for a 6-1 Texas victory.

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Fullerton preview: Second base solutions

Thirteen games into the season, Texas head coach David Pierce is well aware he needs more production from whoever he plays at second base. Brenden Dixon, Lance Ford, and Murphy Stehly received chances to play the spot, but thus far the position has offered little at the plate.

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A few things apparent through 12 games

After 12 games, a few things have started to become apparent for David Pierce’s baseball team.

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Texas drops final game of Shriners College Classic to Missouri, 9-8

HOUSTON -- The Texas Longhorns avoided games during the early portion of the season in which all three phases posted disappointing performances until Sunday’s 9-8 loss to Missouri.

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Texas 8, Arkansas 7: Pierce given good reason to fall in love with 2020 Longhorns

HOUSTON -- Prior to 2019, David Pierce’s resume only included success. He won five regular season conference championships in his first seven seasons as a head coach, including one at each of his three stops. He reached Omaha in 2018 with the Longhorns and was honored as Baseball America’s College Coach of the Year.

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LSU 4, Texas 3: Hill silences Texas bats in relief, issues UT first loss of 2020 season

HOUSTON – Facing its first significant test of 2020, Texas battled but faltered against No. 11 LSU, losing 4-3 in game one of the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic.

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Baseball preview: UT’s focus on self ahead of telling games versus SEC opponents

So far, Texas hasn’t faced a difficult schedule. In early season RPI rankings via Warren Nolan, Texas has played teams ranked 257th, 140th, 168th, 78th, and 64th. This weekend, they’ll face LSU, Arkansas, and Missouri in Houston during the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic at Minute Maid Park.

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Texas defeats SHSU, 4-1, remains undefeated ahead of important weekend in Houston

AUSTIN -- Of Texas’ first nine opponents, Sam Houston State was the toughest. SHSU was the only Longhorn foe thus far ranked in the top 100 of the NCAA’s RPI rankings. The Bearkats still met the same fate, a loss, as everyone else David Pierce’s ballclub has played this year.

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Elder strikes out 11 in 7-0 win over Boise State

AUSTIN -- Texas junior Bryce Elder welcomed the Boise State Broncos back to Division I baseball Friday with an 11 strikeout performance as part of the Longhorns’ 7-0 shutout victory.

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Following sweep of Cal State Fullerton, Pierce faces decision on No. 3 starter

Texas 6, Fullerton 1: Horns overcome slow offensive start with six-run seventh

Fullerton preview: Second base solutions

A few things apparent through 12 games

Texas drops final game of Shriners College Classic to Missouri, 9-8

Texas 8, Arkansas 7: Pierce given good reason to fall in love with 2020 Longhorns

LSU 4, Texas 3: Hill silences Texas bats in relief, issues UT first loss of 2020 season

Baseball preview: UT’s focus on self ahead of telling games versus SEC opponents

Texas defeats SHSU, 4-1, remains undefeated ahead of important weekend in Houston

Elder strikes out 11 in 7-0 win over Boise State

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