Page 8 - Will Bednar News Today

Texas loses to Mississippi State 4-3 in walk-off fashion Share this story Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports Texas Longhorns reliever Cole Quintanilla was sensational through most of his 3.1 innings in relief, but a 1-2 hit by pitch, stolen base, and a single by defensive replacement Tanner Leggett allowed the Mississippi State Bulldogs to win in walk-off fashion in a 4-3 victory at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha on Saturday to end a sensational Texas season. It was the only lead of the game for t...

Recap Leggetts game-winning single ruined what had been a masterful performance by Texas Cole Quintanilla in relief of starter Tristan Stevens. Despite Longhorns third baseman Cam Williams launching a two-run homer in the second inning and center fielder Mike Antico doubling in a third run in the fifth inning, the Bulldogs continued to get runners on base, tagging Stevens for three runs on nine hits and one walk over five innings.  Miss. States Tanner Allen kicked things off with an RBI singl...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ivan Melendez hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in the ninth inning, and Texas forced a second bracket final against Mississippi State with an 8-5 College World

Texas Melendez Mashes Home Run Late, Secures CWS Win Over Bulldogs Behind the booming bat of Ivan Melendez and the arm of Ty Madden, Texas made sure theyd live to fight another day against Mississippi State, as the win sets up a win-or-go-home dog-fight tomorrow night Author: Jun 26, 2021 One swing can change the game. If you dont think so, ask the Mississippi States Brad Cumbest in the eighth inning Friday night. If you still dont think so, ask Ivan Melendez one frame later. Less than a day af...

share-square-867636 The College World Series is in full swing and teams are scouting those games more than ever now that the Draft has been moved to July. Its difficult to move the needle much this late in the calendar, but there have been several pitching performances of note. Jack Leiter reinforced his status as the best college arm available by striking out 15 in eight innings in a 1-0 loss to North Carolina State, but fellow Vanderbilt right-hander Kumar Rocker created some uncertainty by t...

Will Bednar, Landon Sims too much for Texas hitters in 2-1 loss to Mississippi State Share this story Gary Cosby Jr. via Imagn Content Services, LLC The opening game of the College World Series for the Texas Longhorns always shaped up as a pitcher’s duel against the Mississippi State Bulldogs with two potential first-round picks going head to head. On Sunday evening at TD Ameritrade Park, it was Bulldogs ace Will Bednar who had the upper hand in a 2-1 win for Mississippi State that sends Texa...

The whole collegiate baseball season has led us to this moment. One more weekend series win will send eight teams to Omaha, Nebraska to compete in "The Greatest Show On Dirt."

If the Draft hadn't moved to July 11-13, it would have concluded Wednesday with rounds 11 through 20. Instead of the certainty of knowing which teams selected which players, there's still a lot of uncertainty about what will transpire a month from now. Teams haven't held meetings to set their

share-square-2384420 We’re kind of at an interesting juncture in the 2021 season. On the amateur side, while there are still exciting NCAA postseason games going on, along with some late high school action, most Draft prospects have wrapped up their seasons with the Draft just over four weeks away. On the Minor League side of things, we now have over a month of performances to look at, and while you don’t want to draw too many conclusions from that, it is exciting to have real data to consi...

In years past, NCAA Division I postseason play wouldn’t impact the Draft landscape too dramatically. The conference tournaments that just wrapped up last week would typically be the last serious looks teams would get at potential draftees. Scouts would keep an eye on Regional play, but clubs generally would be