Dustin Safranek-USA TODAY Sports As the fielding cratered, head coach David Pierce’s team simply didn’t have enough gas out of the bullpen under pitching coach David Pierce. A 2-1 advantage heading into the seventh inning didn’t hold up for the Texas Longhorns as the No. 3 seed in the College Station Regional against the No. 3 national seed Texas A&M Aggies as two errors by shortstop Jalin Flores and a poor effort by left-hander Chase Lummus in the 11th doomed the Longhorns to a 4-2 extra-inning loss on Saturday at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. Texas A&M tied the game in the seventh t ..read more

The Longhorns set their Women’s College World Series scoring record after chomping the Gators for five first-inning runs. The No. 1 national seed Texas Longhorns started hot and remained relentless in a five-inning, 10-0 run-rule victory over the No. 4 national seed Florida Gators in a complete performance at Devon Park in Oklahoma City on Saturday that served noticed to the rest of the bracket in the Women’s College World Series. Head coach Mike White started right-hander Mac Morgan in the circle, counting on her big-game ability and reliable drop ball. Morgan delivered throughout, painting ..read more

BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Longhorns try to take a big step towards making the finals at the Women’s College World Series. Head coach Mike White and the No. 1 national seed Texas Longhorns try to win a second straight game at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City at Devon Park with Saturday’s matchup against the No. 3 national seed Florida Gators. First pitch is at 6:00 p.m. Central on ESPN and this is your gamethread ..read more

Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK The two rivals battle for prime positioning in the regional. Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park will be rocking on Saturday evening for a postseason edition of the Lone Star Showdown between the No. 3 national seed Texas A&M Aggies and the Texas Longhorns, the third seed in the College Station Regional. Texas advanced to face the hosts after a convincing 12-5 win over second-seeded Louisiana on Friday evening, using a seven-run fifth inning that featured a grand slam by shortstop Jalin Flores to create separation from the Ragin’ Cajuns. Former ..read more

Texas baseball Jalin Flores hit a grand slam as the Longhorns blew the game open in the middle innings. For a second straight year, the Texas Longhorns faced the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns in a regional opener. For the second straight year, the Longhorns came out on top. This time it was behind a grand slam by shortstop Jalin Flores as part of a seven-run fifth inning that blew the game open before Texas cruised to the finish of a 12-5 win as the No. 3 seed over No. 2 seed Louisiana in the College Station Regional on Friday at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. Designated hitter Kimble Schuessler had ..read more

Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK For the second straight year, the Longhorns and Cajuns face off to open a regional. To open the Coral Gables Regional last year, the No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns used a sensational play in left field by Dylan Campbell and two-run innings in the sixth and seventh to beat the No. 3 seed Louisiana Cajuns 4-2 at Alex Rodriguez Park on the way to upsetting the No. 9 national seed Miami Hurricanes. On Friday, head coach David Pierce leads his No. 3 seed Longhorns against the No. 2 seed Cajuns in the College Station Regional, marking the second straig ..read more

Photo by Darren Carroll/Getty Images Plus: Back at it tomorrow for Texas softball Texas A&M is a school that’s rooted in history, especially its own, and tradition—as ridiculous as the university’s spirit squad (or whatever they’re called) might actually be. It’s a point of pride for the Aggies, who are known as something of the conservative brother of the state of Texas’ Power Five Conference bunch—perhaps even more so than some of the state’s religious schools with program equivalents, like Baylor, SMU and TCU. However, tradition goes out the window if it means the Aggies have to play Te ..read more

Texas softball Kavan only allowed one hit in seven dominant innings against the Cardinal. With 90 percent of Women’s College World Series champions winning the first game in Oklahoma City, the pressure was on the Texas Longhorns to start strong at Devon Field on Thursday against the Stanford Cardinal in a matchup that featured the nation’s best offense against the nation’s best pitcher with the Longhorns offense coming out on top in a 4-0 win with help from a complete-game shutout thrown by Teagan Kavan. Center fielder Kayden Henry went 2-for-3 with a two-run single as Texas scored insurance r ..read more

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports The Longhorns and Sooners will play a rare afternoon game at the Cotton Bowl. The kickoff times and television designations were announced Thursday for two Texas Longhorns game this season — contests against the Oklahoma Sooners and UTSA Roadrunners. The headline news item is a rare afternoon matchup between the Longhorns and Sooners on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, the first time since 2017 the Red River Rivalry moves out of its traditional 11 a.m. Central start in favor of the 2:30 p.m. Central time slot on ABC or ESPN. Twelve of the last 13 ga ..read more

Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK The Longhorns face off against the Cardinals in the critical opening game of the Women’s College World Series. The No. 1 seed Texas Longhorns are in Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park with an opening game against the No. 8 seed Stanford Cardinal and ace NiJaree Canady. In the seventh appearance in the Women’s College World Series, head coach Mike White’s team looks to win the critical first game to avoid the loser’s bracket and the possibility of a quick exit. First pitch is at 6 p.m. Central on ESPN2 and th ..read more