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Bye to the Big 12 and hello SEC: It's party time for Texas and Oklahoma
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bye-bye Big 12, hello SEC. Texas and Oklahoma are finally making their long-awaited conference switch. But first, it’s time to party with Bevo (the longhorn) and Pitbull (the human). The three-years-in-the-making switch to the Southeastern...
Texas A&M hires Michael Earley to replace Jim Schlossnagle as baseball coach
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M has hired Michael Earley to take over as the 21st baseball coach at the school. Earley was the hitting coach for the Aggies for the past three seasons, helping the team to two College World Series appearances and a national runner-up...
Soft-serve survivors: How Zesto endured in Nebraska after its ice-cream empire melted
On the hottest day of July 1948 in Norfolk, a second-page ad in the local newspaper presented readers with a flavorful way to cool off. The recently opened Baldridge Zesto Shoppe touted its “new and different … high quality dairy product” that contained 6% butterfat but was...
Schlossnagle says Texas needs to get ready for 'major leagues' of college baseball in the SEC
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — New Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle said Wednesday he is ready to lead the Longhorns into the “major leagues” of college baseball, the Southeastern Conference, and he acknowledged the raw feelings left behind at Texas A&M following his abrupt departure for an...
Rival revival: Texas snags baseball coach Schlossnagle from Texas A&M after Aggies finish 2nd at CWS
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jim Schlossnagle, who built the Texas A&M baseball program into a national power in three years and led the Aggies to the brink of this season's national championship, is leaving to become coach at arch-rival Texas. Schlossnagle and Texas A&M officials...
Vitello teams that played with attitude and edge laid foundation for Vols' national championship run
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Winning the national championship validated what already was increasingly obvious. Tennessee is the standard bearer in this era of college baseball. The Volunteers' first national title in the sport was the culmination of a seven-year climb from SEC irrelevance...
Texas baseball coach Pierce out after 8 seasons before Longhorns move into powerhouse SEC
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas parted ways with baseball coach David Pierce on Monday after eight seasons in which the Longhorns won the Big 12 three times but made only three appearances in the College World Series. The Longhorns’ best season under Pierce was in 2021, when they...
Tennessee earns first national title in baseball with 6-5 win over Texas A&M
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tony Vitello jumped into the stands to share a group hug with the legion of Tennessee fans who invaded Omaha. His players ran a lap around the warning track high-fiving them. Kavares Tears squatted in right field taking in the moment with a towel over his eyes. ...
Tennessee earns first national title in baseball with 6-5 win over Texas A&M
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Christian Moore hit a leadoff homer, Dylan Dreiling went deep for the third time in three games and Tennessee won its first national championship in baseball with a 6-5 victory over Texas A&M on Monday night in Game 3 of the College World Series finals. The...