Dutch Cowgill
Bryan Maxwell (#24)

Baseball

Baseball Visits No. 18 Texas Wednesday ay 6:00 p.m.

Live Stats

Listen Live

Updates on Twitter

Game Notes

AUSTIN, Texas -- The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs baseball team (12-5) visits the No. 18 University of Texas Longhorns (13-9) on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

The Longhorns are ranked 18th by Baseball America , 19th by Collegiate Baseball,  23rd by the NCBWA, and 25th by the USA Today Coaches Poll.

The game will be televised live nationally on Longhorn Network. To find out if Longhorn Network is available in your area, click here.

What You Need to Know
  • This is the 49th meeting all-time between the Broncs and Longhorns in a series dating back to 1968. The Broncs have seven wins in that time.
  • This Broncs last beat the Longhorns in 1971, shutting them out in back-to-back games (1-0, 4-0) in the NCAA District Championships to advance to the College World Series. Including the regular season, the Broncs were 6-1 against the Longhorns in 1971. The Broncs' only other win against the Longhorns came in 1968 in game two of the NCAA District Championships (the Longhorns won games one and three). Since then, the Broncs have lost 34-straight games to the Longhorns.
  • After beating No. 8 Teas A&M on March 14, the Broncs are looking to get wins against both Texas and Texas A&M in the same season for the second time in program history and first time since 1968.
  • The Broncs are looking for their second win against a ranked opponent this season and under Manny Mantrana. This is the Broncs' 13th game against a ranked opponent since he took over in 2009.
  • The Broncs are 9-1 against teams from Texas and 3-0 against teams in the UT-system this season.
  • The Broncs are currently ranked a season-high 63rd in the RPI.
  • The Broncs are 10th in the NCAA with a team batting average of .332. Roger Bernal ranks at the top of the pack among individuals at .486.

Last Time Out

Broncs @ UTSA Roadrunners (3/27/12)
  • The Broncs snapped a four-game losing streak with an 18-13 victory over UTSA.
  • It was the Broncs' first win over the Roadrunners since March 4, 2007, breaking a seven-game losing streak.
  • The 18 runs are the most the Broncs have scored in a game since February 26, 2010, when they scored 23 against UT-Brownsville. The Broncs played 122 games in-between those occurrences.
  • The 19 hits are the most the Broncs have had since April 29, 2011, when they had 21 against Houston Baptist. The Broncs played 34 games in-between those occurrences.
  • The combined 31 runs are the most in a Broncs game since a 16-15 win over Chicago State on April 10, 2011. The Broncs played 46 games in-between those occurrences.
  • The Broncs batted around twice and sent eight men to plate in another inning.
  • Roger Bernal went 3-for-6 to raise his NCAA-leading batting average from .485 to .486. In 17 games, Bernal has hit safely 16 times, with at least two this 11 times, at least three hits seven times four hits twice.
  • Will Klausing saw his first action of the season, starting in right field and playing the first five innings while going 2-for-3 with an RBI in the seven hole.
  • Adrian de la Rosa saw his first action since March 3, starting in center field and going 2-for-5 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored.
  • Derek Hagy recorded his sixth three-hit game of the season, going 3-for-6 with three RBI and a career-high four runs scored.
  • The Bronccs tied their season-high with three stolen bases, including one by Vincent Mejia, which was the first of his career in four attempts.

Next Up

The Broncs open up Great West Conference play on Thursday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. when they host the New York Institute of Technology at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.
Print Friendly Version