Big Blue Brew 6/13: All-Region Baseball Honors

Three baseball players were named to the Midwest All-Region Teams.

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June 13, 2024

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⚾️ All-Region honorees
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Mingione’s Best Life

Baseball head coach Nick Mingione said, “These last two weeks have been the best two weeks of my life.” His son was baptized, baseball won Regional and Super Regionals and is advancing to Omaha for the first time ever.

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼  Two Honors. The American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings named Emilien Pitre and Ryan Waldschmidt to Midwest All-Region Teams. Pitre was named to the first team, while Waldschmidt earned second-team honors. Pitre only had two errors in nearly 250 chances this session for a fielding percentage of .992. Waldschmidt hit .405 in conference play and has 14 home runs overall this season.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Round 2. The football team takes on the Texas Longhorns in 2024 for the second time in program history.

When was the first meetup between the two schools?

Got a guess? Check below for the answer!

🔵 ONE BIG THING

TV Time! The football team is going to be on the big screen soon! Kickoff times and television designations have been released for the 2024 season. “Flex” games will begin sometime between 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET. “Night” games will begin between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET. More television designations and times will come out at a later date, so keep your eyes on the schedule!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD 

Saturday, June 15

⚾️ Baseball NCAA College World Series vs. N.C. State @ 2pm ET | Tournament Central

Monday, June 17

⚾️ Baseball NCAA College World Series vs. Texas A&M/Florida @ TBA | Tournament Central

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 1951 in Austin!

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