Friday, February 21
Austin, Texas
6:00 PM MT
Boise State
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#22 Texas
Photo by: Boise State Photo Services
Boise State Baseball is Back!
2/19/2020 3:43:00 PM | Baseball
BASEBALL RETURNS
Boise State returns to the baseball diamond for the first time since 1980 when the Broncos travel to Austin, Texas to take on the nationally-ranked Texas Longhorns...Boise State's first year of baseball was 1936...Broncos competed as Boise Junior College until 1969 when they joined the NAIA...Boise State moved to the NCAA in 1971 and played through 1980...Broncos were members of the Big Sky (1971-74) and Northern Pacific (1975-80) conferences.
PROBABLE PITCHERS
Game 1
Boise State - LH Travis Weston (No Record)
Texas - RH Bryce Elder (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 6 K)
Game 2
Boise State - RH Mitch Lines (No Record)
Texas - RH Ty Madden (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 K)
Game 3
Boise State - LH Dawson Day (No Record)
Texas - RH Coy Cobb (0-0, 2.08 ERA, 4 K)
BOISE STATE PROJECTED LINEUP
C - Cory Meyer (Pocatello, Idaho)
1B - Joe Yorke (Campbell, Calif.)
2B - Christian Padilla (Eagle, Idaho)
3B - Torin Montgomery (Kirkland, Wash.)
SS - Cole Posey (Georgetown, Texas)
LF - Michael Hicks (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)
CF - Geon Hyoung Kim (Jeonju, South Korea)
RF - Grant Kerry (Wynyard, England)
DH - Myles Harris (Moraga, Calif.)
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Friday's season opener will be broadcast on KTIK 1350 AM...final-two games of the series will be available on BroncoSports.com and the TuneIn app...all-three meetings will be televised on Longhorn Network...live stats will be available on BroncoSports.com.
ABOUT TEXAS
The Longhorns are 4-0 after sweeping a three-game series at Rice, Feb. 14-16 and defeating UTSA 6-2 in their home-opener, Feb. 18 (host Lamar, Feb. 19)...Texas is a five-time national champion (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002 and 2005) and has finished national runner-up six times (1953, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2004 and 2009)...Longhorns hold records for most College World Series appearances (36), most CWS games won (85), most NCAA Tournament appearances (59) and most NCAA Tournament wins (240).
Texas is ranked in two of the five major polls (No. 22 by Collegiate Baseball and No. 30 by the NCBWA).
SERIES HISTORY
This is the first meeting between the Boise State and Texas...Broncos have not played a Big 12 opponent or a current member of the conference.
SEASON OPENERS
Boise State is 6-4 in its season openers as a NCAA program, including 0-1 on the road (1972 at Lewis-Clark State)...in their final season prior to 2020, the Broncos began their season with a four-game series at home against No. 19 BYU and went 1-3...won the final game 7-2...season opened Feb. 29 with a doubleheader loss and marks the only other time Boise State has played in February.
NEW TIME ZONE
The series in Austin, Texas will be the first games played by Boise State outside of the Pacific or Mountain Time Zones.
FULL CIRCLE
Gary Van Tol's first recruiting trip as Boise State's head coach was to Austin, Texas.
TEXAS CONNECTIONS
Three freshmen on Boise State's roster hail from the Lone Star State...infielder Cole Posey (Georgetown HS) and outfielder Reagan Doss (Round Rock HS) are from the Austin area...pitcher Gabriel Subirats attended Klein High School in the Houston area...Boise State hitting/outfielder coach Travis Buck played with current Texas assistant coach Troy Tulowitzki on the 2004 USA Baseball National Team...Buck and Texas student assistant Huston Street were teammates in 2007-08 with the Oakland A's...Buck played with the Houston Astros during his sixth and final MLB season in 2012.
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Boise State returns to the baseball diamond for the first time since 1980 when the Broncos travel to Austin, Texas to take on the nationally-ranked Texas Longhorns...Boise State's first year of baseball was 1936...Broncos competed as Boise Junior College until 1969 when they joined the NAIA...Boise State moved to the NCAA in 1971 and played through 1980...Broncos were members of the Big Sky (1971-74) and Northern Pacific (1975-80) conferences.
PROBABLE PITCHERS
Game 1
Boise State - LH Travis Weston (No Record)
Texas - RH Bryce Elder (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 6 K)
Game 2
Boise State - RH Mitch Lines (No Record)
Texas - RH Ty Madden (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 K)
Game 3
Boise State - LH Dawson Day (No Record)
Texas - RH Coy Cobb (0-0, 2.08 ERA, 4 K)
BOISE STATE PROJECTED LINEUP
C - Cory Meyer (Pocatello, Idaho)
1B - Joe Yorke (Campbell, Calif.)
2B - Christian Padilla (Eagle, Idaho)
3B - Torin Montgomery (Kirkland, Wash.)
SS - Cole Posey (Georgetown, Texas)
LF - Michael Hicks (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)
CF - Geon Hyoung Kim (Jeonju, South Korea)
RF - Grant Kerry (Wynyard, England)
DH - Myles Harris (Moraga, Calif.)
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Friday's season opener will be broadcast on KTIK 1350 AM...final-two games of the series will be available on BroncoSports.com and the TuneIn app...all-three meetings will be televised on Longhorn Network...live stats will be available on BroncoSports.com.
ABOUT TEXAS
The Longhorns are 4-0 after sweeping a three-game series at Rice, Feb. 14-16 and defeating UTSA 6-2 in their home-opener, Feb. 18 (host Lamar, Feb. 19)...Texas is a five-time national champion (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002 and 2005) and has finished national runner-up six times (1953, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2004 and 2009)...Longhorns hold records for most College World Series appearances (36), most CWS games won (85), most NCAA Tournament appearances (59) and most NCAA Tournament wins (240).
Texas is ranked in two of the five major polls (No. 22 by Collegiate Baseball and No. 30 by the NCBWA).
SERIES HISTORY
This is the first meeting between the Boise State and Texas...Broncos have not played a Big 12 opponent or a current member of the conference.
SEASON OPENERS
Boise State is 6-4 in its season openers as a NCAA program, including 0-1 on the road (1972 at Lewis-Clark State)...in their final season prior to 2020, the Broncos began their season with a four-game series at home against No. 19 BYU and went 1-3...won the final game 7-2...season opened Feb. 29 with a doubleheader loss and marks the only other time Boise State has played in February.
NEW TIME ZONE
The series in Austin, Texas will be the first games played by Boise State outside of the Pacific or Mountain Time Zones.
FULL CIRCLE
Gary Van Tol's first recruiting trip as Boise State's head coach was to Austin, Texas.
TEXAS CONNECTIONS
Three freshmen on Boise State's roster hail from the Lone Star State...infielder Cole Posey (Georgetown HS) and outfielder Reagan Doss (Round Rock HS) are from the Austin area...pitcher Gabriel Subirats attended Klein High School in the Houston area...Boise State hitting/outfielder coach Travis Buck played with current Texas assistant coach Troy Tulowitzki on the 2004 USA Baseball National Team...Buck and Texas student assistant Huston Street were teammates in 2007-08 with the Oakland A's...Buck played with the Houston Astros during his sixth and final MLB season in 2012.
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