Baseball: Houston College Classic Preview
Horns look to maintain momentum at Minute Maid
By Christian Corona
It seems like much longer than two weeks ago that Texas followed up two straight seasons without an NCAA Tournament appearance by starting this one 0-2.
The Longhorns have since won five of their last six games. They outscored their opponent, 24-3, in the first three of those five victories, the other two requiring ninth-inning heroics.
Texas will try to keep its winning ways going when it travels to the Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, this weekend. It will face No. 10 Rice (6-3) on Friday night before going up against Houston (7-0) on Saturday afternoon and Sam Houston State (8-1), who defeated Rice this Tuesday, 3-1, on Sunday.
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