Blake Munroe

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Texas wins 20-3.

Texas one hit short of school record for most in a game.

Sark is in attendance tonight.

Told yall it was gonna be fun.

I don’t think it will be of significance too much. Texas is already doing well out there and will continue to do so. Might it help occasionally? For sure. But I don’t think it really will affect the Horns in a positive/negative manner. If you’re talking about in general, however, then that’s a different story. I think schools like Arizona State and some of the Big 12 will benefit… even more so with your UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, San Diego, etc types. The smaller schools will get kids that don’t want to go play in the Big 10. It’s a major plus for them.

Tommie Farmer and Will Gasparino are just two examples of why recruiting Calif. is important. And remember, Farmer is pretty much a walk on.

And Andy Pettitte is one of his assistants.

Lineup for tonight announced:

Texas will host Houston Christian (formerly Houston Baptist) tonight at Disch-Falk field, with the first pitch set for 6:30 (game will be on LHN). The Horns lead the all-time series 7-0 and this will be the first midweek game of the season for both teams. The Longhorns enter tonight's contest 2-1 and the Huskies, fresh off a four game series against Le Moyne, are 3-1. On Texas Football broke the news last week that Luke Harrison is back fully healthy and would be a major part of the starting rotation this season. Tonight, that comes to fruition. You’ll see the lefthander take the mound for Texas and Ty Dagley for HCU. Don’t be surprised if you see some of the younger guys tonight as well. I do feel like this will be a fun one to watch for Texas fans. HCU is young. Their pitching just isn't that good and they lost some key players from last season. Two guys to watch for: Dylan LaRue (son of Jason LaRue) and Samuel Benjamin. LaRue is young, but a very talented catcher. Benjamin is an absolute force at the plate. One other recruiting note when it comes to baseball: Expect to see Texas continue their efforts out west. More specifically, California. There is a concentrated effort there for several reasons (one is the Tulo/Augie connection. I was told it was “huge”) and the Longhorns have had success thus far. They’ll obviously continue to hit the Lone Star State hard, along with key areas, but California will be crucial going forward.