[Update:] Horns are indeed the overall #1 seed. They get #4 Army, #3 Boston College and #2 Texas State (a team we've already beaten twice).
One of our very favorite times of year has arrived again. It is "Selection Monday," so to speak, and the question for Texas is no longer whether or not the Longhorns will be a top eight national seed; the question is whether they will be the Number One national seed. It's an exciting position to be in and either way, there is comfort in knowing that Augie's bunch has earned the right to play in a maximum of two stadiums for the entirety of the tournament: Disch-Falk Field and the holy ground of Rosenblatt Stadium.
Texas was announced as a sub-regional host yesterday, as were Rice and TCU. That there are three regionals in the state of Texas speaks to the enormous quality of college baseball being played in the Lone Star State these days and, perhaps just as important, to the tremendous fan support that those three squads enjoy. By comparison, California will be hosting only two regionals--in Fullerton and Irvine. Has Texas surpassed California as the nation's leading exporter of college baseball? The argument can be made.
Oklahoma is the only other Big XII regional host aside from the Longhorns.
Southest Baseball has its final projections up, and they have the top eight looking like this:
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Horns #1 overall!
40AS - May 25, 2009
OU #7 Seed
40AS - May 25, 2009
Fullerton what an easy regional
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
Florida St has there work cut out for them
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
I like our regional
A quick look shows the three other teams have ERAs in the high 4. Playing at the Disch gives us a big advantage…
UCI gets San Diego State as its 3 seed, ouch.
40AS - May 25, 2009
UC Irvine might turn out like us back in 06 when we thought we had it made
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
Rice there bracket looks like a joke
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
They lost to Sam Houston St. earlier this year.....
Not too much of a joke considering they’re playing them in their first game…
SneezyBeltran - May 25, 2009
LSU shouldnt have a problem
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
Our regional looks very nice I just we don't underestimate any of those weak ass teams
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
hope
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
Baylor a three seed
So Big XII teams (Okie State also got in as a 3) and Tech isn’t one of them…ouch
40AS - May 25, 2009
I guess the committee bought into the depth fo the Big 12
But I agree with the ESPN talking head — did the Big 12 deserve to get teams like Baylor and Oklahoma State into the tournament?
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
No way either of those teams deserved in
But I thought Tech did…looks like we won the #1 seed with that sweep of OU
40AS - May 25, 2009
No way they would get in with an RPI of 88
Texas Wahoo - May 25, 2009
OSU's RPI is 26
26! I can see how they got in.
Frankly, I can actually understand Baylor, too. Their slide at the end of the season came against Texas and Oklahoma (and OK, Nebraska, too, but whatever). RPI of 29.
amorphous - May 25, 2009
What website has the printable bracket right now NCAA.Com or ESPN.Com
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
Don't see it on ESPN.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
Here it is:
http://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/09-MCWS-64-team-bracket
Paired with TCU (and potentially A&M as the 2 seed)
40AS - May 25, 2009
I missed the other three teams in the regional.
Who does Texas have?
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
army, texas state and boston college
SneezyBeltran - May 25, 2009
Thanks
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
Army I think BC
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
I'm lovin' our bracket! There's a reason they play the games,
but we have got some favorable matchups in our bracket.
SneezyBeltran - May 25, 2009
The regional:
1) Texas
4) Army — 4.98 ERA
2) Texas State — 4.83 ERA
3) Boston College — 4.79 ERA
40AS - May 25, 2009
Dustin Ackley still plays for UNC
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
And he's a badass!
SneezyBeltran - May 25, 2009
Definitely a stud.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
I thought that guy got drafted last year
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
Already beat Texas State twice
Once on a day when we stretched Shinaberry to 2.1 innings. I can’t imagine the Bobcats had all lefties in the lineup that day, so it was probably a minor miracle we won that game.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
It would be a massive disappointment not to win this regional.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
I completely agree, we are set up very well.
SneezyBeltran - May 25, 2009
I see us playing Texas A&M in the regional Championship
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
I think Texas may be out of the baseball wastelands now,
regardless of where this season even ends up. Wood is the only major loss from the pitching staff. Think about that for a second.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
Not to mention Jungmann, stud!
SneezyBeltran - May 25, 2009
wastelands?
a little perspective, please!
amorphous - May 25, 2009
Hey man, losing in the regionals is a wasteland to me.
I have perspective, it’s just the perspective of wanting to be in Omaha every year! : – )
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
Green Workman Ruffin Dicharry arent they all sophmores
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
Dicharry is a freshman.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
Right just looked that up
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
When is the first game Wednesday
kcmorse - May 25, 2009
Friday.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
The guy I don't want to lose is Brandon Belt.
Probably happens though if he’s drafted reasonably high.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
How's our recruiting class this year for baseball?
I’m sure it’s good as always, but haven’t heard much. I know we never truly know until the draft has come and gone too.
SneezyBeltran - May 25, 2009
I should probably write about that soon.
The stud is Colton Cain, a first baseman from Waxahachie who pitches for them as well. This site calls him a first-round draft pick, so he probably goes pro. Why turn down at least a million dollars for three years? He would really assuage the loss of Brandon Belt if he makes it on campus.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
None of the services seem to follow high school baseball recruiting,
except for a few articles from Gerry Hamilton this spring.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
Cool, thanks
SneezyBeltran - May 25, 2009
You can't blame a guy for goin' pro if drafted in the first round or
for getting drafted in a later round and getting the first round money, but hopefully he goes to TX
SneezyBeltran - May 25, 2009
Well I'm out. Gonna go run before the Rangers game.
Let’s go Colt! Nothing less than 80 mph!
SneezyBeltran - May 25, 2009
Hello from Oregon....
Congrats on the overall #1 seed. The Beavers and Longhorns are set up for a potential Super Regional matchup, which could be… interesting.
However, I was looking for some help…. being that TCU and Texas A&M are both in our regional (Fort Worth) and that Texas has already played both of them this year, I was wondering if you guys had any information on them you could share?
Jake Bertalotto - May 25, 2009
Hopefully you don't meet the A&M blogger.
That’s my advice.
Horn Brain - May 25, 2009
Hope Brooks Raley forgets how to play baseball this week.
amorphous - May 25, 2009
Not quite as qualified to answer as 40AS,
but the big thing I can think of with A&M is that they underachieved a little bit this year and their ace, a lefty named Brooks Raley, has really struggled towards the end of the year, I believe giving up 20 runs in 13 innings or something like that. Beyond him, their pitching doesn’t have great depth, but freshman Ross Hales may be on the upswing after he had a complete-game shutout against the Longhorns two weekends ago. He’s a left-hander and really pounded the strike zone.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
Don't know so much about TCU except that we beat them 6-0 in a midweek game.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
How is Fullerton seeded over Irvine?
How is Irvine only the 6?
amorphous - May 25, 2009
That seems to be the major travesty of the selection process.
And maybe Rhode Island not getting in, from what they were saying on ESPN.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
Strength of schedule even though I believe Irvine believe Fullerton
SneezyBeltran - May 25, 2009
I think K-State
could make it out of the Rice regional.
amorphous - May 25, 2009
they steal a ton of bases.
Wescott Eberts (GoBR) - May 25, 2009
Wow, look at the Irvine regional
They got mega-screwed by the committee.
amorphous - May 25, 2009
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