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No. 25 Texas (26-16, 12-6 Big 12) vs. Missouri (23-21, 7-11 Big 12)
When: May 4-6, 2012, at 6 / 1 / 1 p.m. Central
Where: Columbia, Missouri (Simmons Field at Taylor Stadium)

TV: Saturday - Mizzou Sports Network
Radio: 1300 AM "The Zone"
Internet Audio: TexasSports.com - Friday | Saturday | Sunday
Internet Video: MUTigers.com - Friday | Saturday | Sunday
Live stats: GameTracker - Friday | Saturday | Sunday

SERIES BREAKDOWN
All-Time Series: Texas leads 33-25
Coach Garrido vs. Missouri: 29-23

PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 6 p.m. Central
Texas: RHP Parker French (5-2, 2.89)
Missouri: LHP Rob Zastryzny (4-2, 3.58 ERA)

Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 1 p.m. Central
Texas: TBA
Missouri: LHP Blake Holovach (5-4, 4.26 ERA)

Sunday, May 6, 2012 - 1 p.m. Central
Texas: TBA
Missouri: RHP Brett Graves (3-5, 6.27 ERA)

TEXAS TERRITORY
• The Longhorns have won 24 of their last 26 Big 12 Conference series dating back to the 2009 season.

• Texas pitchers own a 2.09 ERA from the sixth inning on (40 earned runs in 172.2 innings) this season. In innings one through five, the Longhorns’ staff owns a 4.07 ERA (95 earned runs in 210.0 innings).

Mark Payton has reached base in 41 of the Longhorns 42 games this season. He started the season with a 34-game streak of reaching base via hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. The streak was 35 games dating back to the Longhorns elimination loss at the 2011 College World Series. It marked the longest streak since Michael Torres reached base in 38 consecutive games in 2009. On the season, Payton owns a .329 batting average and .429 on-base percentage.


 

 

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