5 men’s NCAA baseball tournament players to watch
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Jim Schlossnagle and Texas baseball are two wins away from advancing to the program’s 25th appearance in the super regional round of the NCAA baseball tournament.
To get there, the Longhorns must first beat one of the few teams that managed to beat them out of conference play during the regular season: the UTSA Roadrunners. The two teams matched up on March 18, with UTSA downing Schlossnagle’s team, 8-7, in 12 innings.
With a win on May 31, Texas will advance straight to the Austin Regional championship on June 1. A loss, however, would drop them to the losers’ bracket, where the Longhorns would have to down former Big 12 cohort Kansas State to have another shot at the Roadrunners, whom they would have to beat twice to advance.
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Texas enters its May 31 game vs. UTSA having downed Houston Christian, 7-1, the day prior, whereas UTSA defeated Kansas State, 10-2. Which team will advance to 2-0 in the Austin Regional, and which will find their hopes of a College World Series title in peril?
Follow along live as USA TODAY provides live updates, scores and highlights from the Texas-UTSA regional game:
Texas vs UTSA baseball live score
This section will be updated.
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Texas vs UTSA baseball live updates
This section will be updated.
What time does Texas vs UTSA baseball start?
- Date: Saturday, May 31
- Time: 9 p.m. ET
- Location: UFCU Disch-Falk Field (Austin, Texas)
First pitch for Texas and UTSA’s Austin Regional winners’ bracket game is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. The winner will next play in the Austin Regional championship on Sunday, June 1 at 7 p.m. ET, while the loser will play in an elimination game earlier in the day vs. Kansas State, at 3 p.m. ET.
What TV channel is Texas vs UTSA baseball on today?
- TV channel: SEC Network
- Streaming: ESPN app | ESPN+
Texas and UTSA’s meeting in the Austin Regional will air on the SEC Network. Streaming options include the ESPN app (with a cable login) and ESPN+, the latter of which serves as ESPN’s streaming service.
NCAA baseball tournament schedule
- Regionals: May 30-June 2
- Super regionals: June 6-9
- College World Series: June 13-22/23
- CWS finals: June 21-22/23
The NCAA baseball tournament began on May 30 and will conclude on either June 22 or 23. The tournament is comprised of the regional round (May 30-June 2), the super regionals (June 6-9), College World Series (beginning June 13) and CWS championship final.
The three-game championship series will begin June 21 and end on June 22 or 23, depending on whether the “if necessary” game is needed.
