Texas Longhorns: Morgan Cooper

  • Boston draft pick decides to instead pitch at Texas this upcoming season
    June 29, 2017
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    Donny Diaz announced earlier this week that he will play baseball at Texas in 2018. A right-handed pitcher who had previously signed with Texas, Diaz was drafted by Boston in the 23rd round of this m...
  • Nationally-ranked Texas in a good position on season-ending stat sheets
    June 29, 2017
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    Thanks to Florida, Texas can finally put a bow on its 2017 baseball season. By claiming the College World Series with a 6-1 win over LSU, Florida closed out the NCAA�s Division I baseball season on ...
  • Next baseball game for some Longhorns will be played in the minor leagues
    June 16, 2017
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    The dominoes have started to fall at Texas. Eleven Longhorns and four Texas signees were taken in this week�s MLB Draft. A dozen of those draftees have collegiate eligibility remaining, so they have...
  • Waiting game begins for Texas after MLB teams use draft picks on UT underclassmen
    June 15, 2017
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    Over the course of Major League Baseball�s draft this week, Texas had its name called a lot during the three-day, 40-round event. Was that, though, a good or bad thing for the Longhorns? Eleven Long...
  • Los Angeles Dodgers select Texas ace Morgan Cooper in MLB Draft�s second round
    June 13, 2017
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    Morgan Cooper�s professional career may just begin where his collegiate career ended. The Texas right-hander was taken Monday night by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 62nd overall pick of the MLB f...
  • The Final Pitch: Texas 5, Long Beach State 3 (12 innings)
    June 4, 2017
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    LONG BEACH, Calif. � Behind three home runs, a 12th-inning single and a couple of saves by its defense, Texas earned a 5-3 win over Long Beach State in a NCAA tournament game at Blair Field on Satur...
  • All-American arms to be showcased in Texas and Long Beach State�s regional rumble
    June 3, 2017
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    LONG BEACH, Calif. � When Texas and Long Beach State compete in the NCAA tournament on Saturday night, expect two All-Americans to share the spotlight. After beating UCLA in its tournament opener on...
  • Collegiate Baseball honors Texas pitcher Morgan Cooper�s All-American arm
    June 1, 2017
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    This week, the honors have kept coming for Texas pitcher Morgan Cooper. On Thursday, Cooper was placed on the third team of Collegiate Baseball�s All-America team. Cooper joined TCU�s Jared Jancza...
  • Morgan Cooper named semifinalist for Golden Spikes Award
    June 1, 2017
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    Texas pitcher Morgan Cooper was named a semifinalist for USA Baseball�s Golden Spikes Award, USA Baseball announced on Wednesday. Cooper is one of 25 semifinalists eligible to win the award given to...
  • The Final Pitch: Oklahoma State 6, Texas 5
    May 28, 2017
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    OKLAHOMA CITY � Texas� run at the Big 12 tournament ended with a loss as Oklahoma State secured a 6-5 win in the conference�s championship game on Sunday. The Longhorns scored first at the Chick...
  • Kacy Clemens accompanies Texas hurlers onto All-Big 12 baseball team
    May 23, 2017
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    With its postseason tournament set to begin this week, the Big 12 honored regular-season work on Tuesday. Texas pitchers Morgan Cooper and Nolan Kingham have joined senior first baseman Kacy Clemens ...
  • Big 12 front-runner in Texas� sights as Longhorns head to TCU
    May 5, 2017
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    With a chance to climb into contention for a conference championship, Texas will travel to Fort Worth this weekend. Texas (31-16; 9-8 Big 12) trails Big 12-leading TCU (32-11; 12-6) by 2.5 games in t...
  • Big 12 applauds Texas� Morgan Cooper for shutdown of Oklahoma State
    May 1, 2017
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    Arguably the hottest pitcher in the Big 12, Texas junior Morgan Cooper was honored by the conference on Monday. Cooper has been named the Big 12�s pitcher of the week. In a 7-0 win at Oklahoma State...
  • After 28-year break, Texas resumes baseball series with New Orleans
    April 21, 2017
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    With series against Oklahoma State, TCU and West Virginia on the horizon, Texas will take a break from Big 12 play this weekend. Starting on Friday, Texas (25-15) will host New Orleans for three game...
  • Texas attempts to cure road woes during Big 12 baseball series in Waco
    April 12, 2017
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    For a three-game series that begins on Thursday, Texas will make the short trip up I-35 to Waco�s Baylor Ballpark. Both the Longhorns and Bears tied for sixth in last year�s Big 12 race, but have ...
  • Pitching to be showcased as Texas greets its ranked Red River rival
    April 7, 2017
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    As they jostle for positioning in the Big 12 standings, Oklahoma and Texas will play three times at UFCU Disch-Falk Field this weekend. Oklahoma is 26-6 and ranked 16th in D1baseball.com�s national ...
  • WATCH: Was Texas� baseball team robbed at home?
    April 2, 2017
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    Texas� six-game winning streak had a controversial ending. Texas lost for the first time in seven games on Saturday as Kansas handed it a 2-1 defeat. With the loss at Kansas� Hoglund Ballpark, Tex...
  • Texas looking for first Big 12 win as Kansas State arrives in Austin
    March 24, 2017
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    A comeback winner on Wednesday, Texas will look to carry that momentum into the second weekend of Big 12 play. Texas is set to host Kansas State in a three-game series at UFCU Disch-Falk Field this w...
  • Longhorns baseball team falls to Stanford in ninth
    March 4, 2017
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    Quinn Brodey singled to center field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to drive home Matt Winaker and lift Stanford to a 3-2 win over the No. 21 Longhorns baseball team in Stanford, Calif. on ...
  • Texas baseball notches first shutout of the season, 4-0 over No. 19 Stanford
    March 3, 2017
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    Texas sophomore Nolan Kingham pitched seven scoreless innings and the 21st-ranked Longhorns shut down 19th-ranked Stanford 4-0 Thursday night in Palo Alto, Calif. It was Texas� first shutout win of ...
  • The Final Pitch: Texas 4, UConn 1
    February 25, 2017
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    Led by pitcher Morgan Cooper and first baseman Kacy Clemens, Texas opened its three-game series against UConn with a 4-1 win on Friday. After earning a no-decision in last week�s season opener again...
  • The Final Pitch: Rice 3, Texas 2
    February 18, 2017
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    Dane Myers scored twice to spoil the debut of Texas coach David Pierce as the Longhorns opened the 2017 baseball season on Friday with a 3-2 loss to Rice. Over the first six innings, Texas traded Kod...
  • Texas sets pitching rotation for season-opening series against Rice
    February 15, 2017
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    Morgan Cooper will throw out the first pitch of the David Pierce era. Texas� baseball team announced on Wednesday that Cooper will start its season opener against Rice on Friday. The Longhorns will ...
  • Connor Mayes� mission: to preserve Texas� bullpen
    May 28, 2016
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    OKLAHOMA CITY — Considering it must win twice on Saturday to keep its title hopes alive, Texas could really use a strong outing from starter Connor Mayes to preserve the bullpen. Firs...
  • Longhorns fall in Morgantown in series opener
    May 7, 2016
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    The Texas Longhorns baseball team fell to West Virginia 11-2 in the series opener at Monongalia County Ballpark in Morgantown, W. Va. on Friday. Zane Gurwitz hit a home run to give the Longhorns (21-...
  • Texas baseball team drops series opener to Oklahoma 6-1
    April 2, 2016
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    The Sooners hit three home runs off Texas’ Morgan Cooper that plated six runs and Oklahoma starter Chris Andritsos stymied the Texas offense as Oklahoma defeated Texas ...
  • Instant reaction: Texas beats No. 5 TCU, 4-3
    March 25, 2016
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    Where it went right: The bullpen. Travis Duke, Blake Wellmann, Chase Shugart, Josh Sawyer and Connor Mayes kept TCU off the board over the final five frames. Combined, they allowed four bas...
  • Instant reaction: Texas rallies but falls 5-4 at Texas A&M
    March 16, 2016
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    Where it went wrong: When Michael Barash took Ty Culbreth deep on the first at-bat of the ninth inning for a walk-off home run to left. Birk’s blast came after Texas erupted for&...
  • Texas crushes Sam Houston, 12-3, to end four-game losing streak
    March 9, 2016
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    Where it went right: Already ahead 4-0, Texas exploded for a five-run fifth, including a bases-clearing double by Kacy Clemens. It was the second straight game Clemens has driven in three r...