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The press conference is starting. Schloss is joined by Ruger Riojas and Adrian Rodriguez.

Ethan Mendoza is also at the press conference.

Schloss starts his opening statement by congratulating Alabama on its season.

On the win, he thought Ruger Riojas did a good job, the Longhorns got some bounces their way and A-Rod "was awesome," he said.

On his NCAA Tournament success, A-Rod said he made some swing changes with Tulo, starting with the Tennessee series.

A-Rod said he didn't know he hit for the cycle until Ruger told him that they took the error off the scoreboard.

On the adversity he's faced, A-Rod said: "It's been up and down throughout the season."

He thanks his teammates and coaches for having his back through his struggles.

On his home run, A-Rod said he was sitting on a fastball. The 3-2 pitch is exactly what he was looking for and he got the head of the bat on it.

A-Rod doesn't think he's hit for the cycle before in his career.

"Unless it's T-ball where they let you run the bases with no defense," he said.

Doza said the conversations heading into today were about not making it bigger than it needed to be.

Ruger said everybody tried to lock in and be in the moment the whole way.

Ruger said, "it was awesome" that Brody Walls got the job done out of the bullpen.

"It didn't surprise me who we went to next," he said.

Doza said he's "having a blast," even with the shoulder issue.

Schloss on Ruger's performance and what he's meant to the team: "You can't coach birthdays. A lot of the older teams are the ones that are successful."

"Not that I'd tell you if he did," Schloss said when asked about Zane Adams tipping pitches.

"Sometimes, it's better to be lucky than good," he said. "Today was our day."

Schloss felt A-Rod's triple was a triple all the way.

Schloss on Doza, Ruger and A-Rod embodying the spirit of the team: "The common theme among those three guys is that they wanted to be at Texas. They wanted to be a Texas Longhorn."

Schloss on his team's celebrations after hits and big moments: "A part of college baseball is enthusiasm. As long as it's not directed at the other team, that's cool."

Schloss: "Anybody that plays this deep into a season... Most teams, by now, you're pretty banged up. Everybody's dealing with something."

One of Texas' mottos, Schloss said, is that "if you have to feel good to play good, you probably shouldn't show up."

He loves the grit of this team.

Schloss said not having to use Luke Harrison, Sam Cozart or Brett Crossland today was a huge positive for the Longhorns going into another elimination game tomorrow.

That's it for the press conference.

Texas lives to fight another day in Omaha.

8 minutes ago, Mark Futrell said:

Matthew, can you assist him with his full screen view? Ha!

chalking it up to lack of execution on my part lol!