It seems hard to believe, since the University of Texas is a perennial sports powerhouse, but in two previous trips to the College Baseball Showdown in Arlington, Texas, the Longhorns are winless, going 0-6 across 2021 and 2023.
Texas will give it another go this year with three games at the 2025 Shriners Children’s College Showdown.
Up first for the No. 19-ranked Longhorns will be Louisville. The Longhorns and Cardinals will get underway Friday at 8 p.m. Eastern.
The Shriners Children’s College Showdown again is being held at Globe Life Field, home of the world champion Texas Rangers, as part of three exciting weekends of college baseball in Texas.
The schedule this month in Arlington includes the Shriners Children’s College Showdown (Feb. 14-16), Amegy Bank College Baseball Series presented by Kubota Weekend 2 (Feb. 21-23) and Amegy Bank College Baseball Series presented by Kubota Weekend 3 (Feb. 28-March 2).
There also will be midweek games on Feb. 18, Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 5.
Longhorns Retired In Order To Start 2025 Season
Texas went down 1-2-3, including two strikeouts, in the first inning against Louisville at the 2025 Shriners Children’s College Showdown.
Senior left-hander Jared Spencer is the Opening-Day hurler for the Longhorns. He is making his UT debut, after transferring from Indiana State.
Texas And Louisville Underway In Arlington, Texas
It’s a new era for Texas baseball – a new coach and a new conference. Here we go!
Texas is batting first.
Junior right-hander Patrick Forbes is on the mound for the Cardinals.
Read more: Jim Schlossnagle Era Begins For Texas At 2025 College Baseball Showdown
How To Watch Texas Vs. Louisville At The 2025 Shriners Children’s College Showdown
The replay of the game, highlights and more news will be available on both platforms.
Take A Look At The Texas Team That Will Take On Louisville In Arlington
opening day dudes 📝
⁰#HookEm pic.twitter.com/F4jWwNl4v5— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) February 15, 2025
Louisville Eager To Get Going, First To Post Lineup For Texas Game
The first lineup of 2025.#GoCards pic.twitter.com/oBtJ9xjhYF
— Louisville Baseball (@LouisvilleBSB) February 15, 2025
Where Is The 2025 College Baseball Showdown?
The Shriners Children’s College Showdown and two-weekend Amegy Bank College Baseball Series presented by Kubota will take place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, and feature some of the top teams in the nation.
The 2025 season will mark the fifth consecutive year of college baseball at Globe Life Field – home of the world champion Texas Rangers – and the second straight year the action will span three weekends.
When Is The College Baseball Showdown?
The first weekend of the festivities, the Shriners Children’s College Showdown, will begin on Friday, Feb. 14 and will run through Feb. 16.
The following two weeks of action, the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series, will take place Feb. 21-23 and Feb. 28-March 2.
To keep the momentum going between the weekends, the series also will include four midweek games at Globe Life Field. Those contests will take place Feb. 18, Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 5.
All three weekends of games will be streamed live on FloCollege and FloBaseball. View the teams and schedule below.
About Texas Baseball
The road ahead for Texas will only get harder as the Longhorns work toward their debut in the powerful Southeastern Conference – the conference that sent 11 teams to the 2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship and four squads to the NCAA Men’s College World Series. Oh, and that was on by Tennessee to give the SEC a fifth consecutive baseball national championship.
The 2024 season wasn’t as memorable for the Longhorns, who were 36-24 overall and 20-10 in the Big 12, finishing third in the regular-season standings. Two quick losses in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship saw the dream of a final conference title go away, while a win and two losses saw the season come to a close at the NCAA College Station Regional.
Despite the quick exit from postseason play, Texas landed at No. 19 in the recently released D1Baseball Preseason Top 25 Rankings. Yes, that’s admirable, but at the same time, UT is the last of nine SEC teams to make the season’s initial top 25.
About Louisville Baseball
Louisville also plays in one of the dominant conferences in the country, the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the Cardinals sometimes struggle to keep up with the likes of Virginia, North Carolina and Florida State, which all are ranked among the top 10 teams in the nation.
The Cardinals finished fourth last year among the seven teams in the ACC’s Atlantic Division. They were picked to finish ninth this year in the new-look 16-team conference.
Louisville’s overall record in 2024 was 32-24, which included a 16-14 mark in conference action. The Cardinals were bounced from the ACC Baseball Championship with consecutive losses to Miami and Clemson.
Hear From The Louisville Cardinals Ahead Of Their Meeting With Texas On Friday
The Cardinals will take on the Longhorns at Globe Life Field for their first game of the season‼️@GlobeLifeField | @LouisvilleBSB | @shrinershosp | #shrinersshowdown pic.twitter.com/xDg8kjKRev
— FloCollege | Baseball (@FloCollegeBSB) February 14, 2025
Texas Schedule At Shriners Children’s College Showdown
All Times Eastern
Friday, Feb. 14
Noon – Texas vs.
Saturday, Feb. 15
4 p.m. – Texas vs.
Sunday, Feb. 16
7:30 p.m. – Texas vs. Oklahoma State
Louisville Schedule At Shriners Children’s College Showdown
All Times Eastern
Friday, Feb. 14
8 p.m. – Louisville vs. Texas
Saturday, Feb. 15
4 p.m. – Louisville vs. Oklahoma State
Sunday, Feb. 16
11:30 a.m. – Louisville vs. Arizona
What Teams Are Playing In the 2025 College Baseball Showdown?
Here’s a list of every team headed to Globe Life Field:
Shriners Children’s College Baseball Showdown
- Arizona
- Clemson
- Louisville
- Oklahoma State
- Ole Miss
- Texas
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 2
- Arkansas
- Kanas State
- TCU
- Michigan
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 3
- Auburn University
- Baylor University
- Ohio State University
- Oregon State University
Midweek Games
- *Texas State vs. Oklahoma State (Feb. 18)
- *Oklahoma vs. UT Arlington (Feb. 19)
- LSU vs. Dallas Baptist (Feb. 26)
- *Wichita State vs. Abilene Christian (March 5)
*Will not be broadcast live by FloSports.
Complete 2025 College Baseball Showdown Schedule
All Times Eastern
Friday, Feb. 14
Saturday, Feb. 15
Sunday, Feb. 16
Friday, Feb. 21
Saturday, Feb. 22
Sunday, Feb. 23
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Friday, Feb. 28
Saturday, March 1
Sunday, March 2
How To Stream The 2025 Shriners Children’s College Showdown
The Shriners Children’s College Showdown is taking place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, from Feb. 14-16. It is streaming live on FloCollege and the FloSports app.
Replays, highlights and breaking news from the event will be on both platforms.
How To Watch The 2025 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 2
The 2025 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 2 is taking place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, from Feb. 21-23. It is streaming live on FloCollege and the FloSports app.
Replays, highlights and breaking news from the event will be on both platforms.
How To Watch The 2025 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 3
The 2025 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 3 is taking place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, from Feb. 28-March 2. It is streaming live on FloCollege and the FloSports app.
Replays, highlights and breaking news from the event will be on both platforms.
D1Baseball Preseason Top 25
- Texas A&M – 53-15 – Previous: 2
- Virginia – 46-17 – Previous: 7
- LSU – 43-23 – Previous: NR
- Tennessee – 60-13 – Previous: 1
- Arkansas – 44-16 – Previous: 17
- North Carolina – 48-16 – Previous: 5
- Oregon State – 45-16 – Previous: 10
- Georgia – 43-17 – Previous: 11
- Florida State – 49-17 – Previous: 4
- Florida – 36-30 – Previous: 8
- Duke – 40-20 – Previous: 24
- Oregon – 40-20 – Previous: 12
- NC State – 38-23 – Previous: 6
- Wake Forest – 38-22 – Previous: NR
- Clemson – 44-16 – Previous: 9
- Vanderbilt – 38-23 – Previous: NR
- Oklahoma State – 42-19 – Previous: 21
- Mississippi State – 40-23 – Previous: 22
- Texas – 36-24 – Previous: NR
- Dallas Baptist – 45-15 – Previous: NR
- Arizona – 36-23 – Previous: 25
- UC Santa Barbara – 44-14 – Previous: 19
- TCU – 33-21 – Previous: NR
- Nebraska – 40-22 – Previous: NR
- Troy – 37-22 – Previous: NR
See all the collegiate baseball polls here.
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