David Eckert
Texas Longhorns Insider at Austin American-Statesman
Covering Texas football @statesman. Before that: Ole Miss, Southern Miss, Penn State. Proud @DailyCollegian alum. Soccer enjoyer. Suffering Mets fan.
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6 days ago |
statesman.com | David Eckert
As Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle met with the media on Thursday afternoon, last season's Big 12 Player of the Year stepped into the lefthanded batter's box at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Texas fans haven't seen Max Belyeu in game action since he left a March 28 contest at Missouri with a thumb injury. But his presence at Thursday's practice hinted that a return might not be too far off. Belyeu was just tracking pitches ‒ not taking swings.
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1 week ago |
statesman.com | David Eckert
Texas baseball rankings: Did Longhorns retain top spot after Arkansas setback? David EckertAustin American-StatesmanThe Longhorns remained at No. 1 despite the setback in the D1 Baseball poll, but fell to No. 2 behind Georgia in Baseball America's updated rankings. The Longhorns suffered a sweep for the first time since 2023, when Oklahoma got the best of Texas. The three defeats snapped a streak of 13 consecutive conference series victories, too.
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1 week ago |
sports.yahoo.com | David Eckert
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — When the Arkansas offense torched star Texas baseball pitcher Ruger Riojas on Thursday, it signaled the beginning of a series-long trend ‒ not an aberration. Riojas allowed a career-high nine runs in the Longhorns’ series-opening defeat, struggling to locate his normally electric breaking ball. He allowed two homers and four extra-base hits by the time Schlossnagle removed him from the game with two outs in the fourth inning.
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1 week ago |
statesman.com | David Eckert
Riojas allowed a career-high nine runs in the Longhorns’ series-opening defeat, struggling to locate his normally electric breaking ball. He allowed two homers and four extra-base hits by the time Schlossnagle removed him from the game with two outs in the fourth inning. Riojas’ ERA ballooned from 2.98 to 4.91 as a result. Texas baseball’s studs on the mound aren’t perfect Arkansas subjected some other normally reliable Texas arms to a similar treatment on its way to a series sweep. Need a break?
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1 week ago |
statesman.com | David Eckert
On Saturday, the Longhorns enter damage control mode, looking to avoid a series sweep in the finale of their three-game set against the Razorbacks. Texas managed just one run across the first two games, coming on a solo home run by catcher Rylan Galvan. The Longhorns suffered a 9-0 loss on Thursday night before falling 6-1 on Friday.
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