• Roster
• |
• Schedule/Results
• |
• Stats
• |
• News
• |
• Archives

March 14, 2011

No. 5 Texas (11-5) vs. Texas State (12-3)
When: March 15, 2011, at 6 p.m. Central
Where: Austin, Texas (UFCU Disch-Falk Field)

TV: None
Radio: 1300 AM "The Zone"
Internet Audio and Video: TexasSports.tv
Live stats: Gametracker

SERIES BREAKDOWN
All-Time Series: Texas leads 32-9              
Coach Garrido vs Texas State: 23-8

PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 – 6 p.m. Central
Texas: LHP Kirby Bellow (0-0, 18.00 ERA)
Texas State: LHP Lee Colon (1-1, 4.38 ERA)

TEXAS TERRITORY
• In the 11 games the Longhorns have won, Texas has swiped 19 bases (1.73 spg) pace by Brandon Loy with five. In the five losses, the Horns have just one stolen base (0.20 spg).

• Last season, outfielder Paul Montalbano keyed both of Texas’ come-from-behind wins against the Bobcats. On March 9, Montalbano hit a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning to propel the Longhorns to a 4-3 win. He went 2-for-2 with two RBI for the game. On April 13, he hit a two-out, two-run triple in the bottom of the eighth to give Texas a 6-5 win.

• Freshman Erich Weiss enters Tuesday’s game leading the Big 12 in on-base percentage (.529) and triples (4). He also ranks second in the league in batting average (.415) and slugging percentage (.660) and third in RBI (16).