Inside Texas Today: Baseball prevails in S.C., Harmon honored, Mitchell to play in JBC
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Here’s the Thursday, March 17, 2022 edition.
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Baseball scores 18 in win over The Citadel
After a brutal stretch of games, losing four of five contests dating back to a home loss to Texas State on March 9, the No. 2 Longhorns returned to winning ways on Wednesday with an 18-run barrage versus The Citadel.
Texas came back from an early three-run deficit by scoring six runs in the third inning, five runs in the seventh inning, and seven runs in the ninth inning. Travis Sthele, who pitched 3.2 innings of shutout ball with eight strikeouts, took home his second victory of the season in an 18-4 win.
Trey Faltine, Ivan Melendez, and Silas Ardoin all knocked balls out of Riley Park in Charleston, S.C., with Ardoin’s of the grand slam variety. That trio combined to drive in eight of Texas’ 18 runs.
Every member of the starting nine recorded a base hit, and all but one member of the original starting lineup drove in at least one run. Ardoin’s four RBI led the way, followed by two RBI apiece from Melendez, Faltine, Murphy Stehly, and Skyler Messinger.
Jared Southard allowed the only Citadel run over the final 4.1 innings on a solo shot from Ryan McCarthy. Aside from that hit, Southard, Cameron Dayton, Sam Walbridge, Coy Cobb, Zane Morehouse combined limit McCarthy to the only hit over the final portion of the game.
Texas finishes its South Carolina spring break trip with a record of 2-3. The Longhorns return home for a weekend series with Incarnate Word beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Rori Harmon named AP All-America honorable mention
Texas women’s basketball freshman guard Rori Harmon was named an All-America honorable mention by the Associated Press on Wednesday.
Harmon is the second AP All-American during head coach Vic Schaefer’s two years at Texas. She is also the sixth player in program history, and first Longhorn freshman, to earn All-America status from the Associated Press.
Harmon, a freshman from Houston (Texas) Cy-Creek, averaged 11.5 points and 4.6 rebounds this year, shooting 40 percent from the field. She was also named the Big 12’s freshman of the year and an All-Big 12 second teamer earlier in March.
Dillon Mitchell selected to Jordan Brand Classic
Texas men’s basketball signee Dillon Mitchell was selected to compete in the 2022 Jordan Brand Classic, scheduled to take place on Friday April 15th in Chicago, Ill. Mitchell is the 16th player in Texas history to play in the event, and first since Matt Coleman and Mohamed Bamba in 2017.
Mitchell, from Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla., signed with the Longhorns along with Dallas (Texas) Kimball guard Arterio Morris in November. Mitchell is ranked as the No. 2 overall player in On3’s 2022 rankings and No. 7 overall in the On3 Consensus.
Texas viewing for 3/17
No. 3 Women’s swimming and diving – NCAA Championships – Atlanta, Ga. – McAuley Aquatic Center – 9 a.m./5 p.m. – ESPN3
