In his second season as head coach of the Texas Longhorns, Jim Schlossnagle has achieved great success. Entering the weekend, Texas was second in the country, leading the SEC standings and leading the conference in ERA. However, Schlossnagle ran into a major obstacle in the form of a powerful Texas A&M lineup and bubbles floating all over Blue Bell Park so far this weekend.
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Through the first two games of the Lone Star Showdown series, Schlossnagle’s club has allowed 20 runs on 16 hits, including two home runs. While the Aggies have continued to show elite ability for solid at-bats, the Maroon and White bullpen performed excellently, allowing just four runs on seven hits and striking out eight in Game 2 to secure the series victory over the Longhorns.
After leaving the program to become the new head coach of the in-state rival program, Schlossnagle has a lot of cleaning up to do to avoid losing all three games to Texas A&M this weekend.
Here’s what Schlossnagle had to say about the series loss against his former club, according to Texas On3 Sports reporter Evan Vieth, and what he’ll look for to avoid a sweep against the Aggies on Sunday afternoon:
Schlossnagle seemed “pleased” with his bullpen’s performance against the Aggies, after allowing 11 runs on nine hits in the loss.
The former Texas A&M captain talks about his team’s struggle and what the Aggies have done well against the Longhorns so far this weekend.
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