– When it comes to the 2015 team’s improbable run to the conference tournament championship, plenty of folks are drawing parallels to the the performance the 2014 team turned in last year (CWS semifinals). With that in mind, here’s an interesting quirk: The team ERA from last weekend’s four-game winning streak was 1.75. During the 15-game postseason span in 2014, the team ERA was 1.72.
– This weekend will be the 57th time the Longhorns have played in an NCAA Regional tournament (57 appearances is a Division I NCAA record.)
– In his 19 years at Texas, Augie Garrido led the team to an NCAA Regional 15 times.'”
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[*]Garrido and the Horns have won 9 of those 14 Regionals, including four straight championships (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014).
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– In his career, Garrido is 81-43 in 33 NCAA Regional tournaments.
– With one more win, Garrido will reach the 800-win plateau in his career at Texas.
– The Longhorns are 55-8 all-time against the three teams in the Dallas Regional.'”
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[*]Texas is 46-7 all-time against Dallas Baptist.
[*]Texas is 1-0 all-time against Oregon State.
[*]Texas is 8-1 all-time against VCU.
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Dallas Regional Preview Press Conference
Augie Garrido: “Our players decided to play their best baseball at exactly the right time.”
Parker French: “10 days ago or so, if you would’ve said we’d be in this situation, I would’ve taken it in a heartbeat and been a little bit surprised, honestly.”
