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The 2026 NCAA baseball tournament super regional round is set to get underway on Friday, June 5.<\/p>\n
To get ready, Baseball America presents our team-by-team previews, including winner predictions for all eight matchups. You can find all of our super regional previews here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Texas Longhorns<\/p>\n Key Player To Know<\/p>\n Baseball America College Pitcher of the Year finalist Dylan Volantis<\/a> enters super regional play with a 1.94 ERA and 116 strikeouts against just 23 walks in 83.1 innings. The sophomore has established himself as one of the premier arms in the country and possesses the kind of front-line ability that can reshape an entire series. Alongside pitchers such as USC\u2019s Mason Edwards, Volantis belongs in the conversation among the most impactful starters remaining in the tournament. A dominant outing could immediately tilt the weekend in his team\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n Standout Stat<\/p>\n Texas can overwhelm opponents with pitching depth in a way few teams remaining can match. The staff combines elite stuff with elite results, ranking third nationally in Stuff+, third in strikeout-to-walk ratio, fourth in FIP, sixth in WHIP and 18th in ERA entering the tournament. In a super regional format where quality innings are often the deciding factor, Texas has as many answers on the mound as any team in the country.<\/p>\n Why They Could Win<\/p>\n Texas matches an explosive top half of the lineup with one of the deepest pitching staffs remaining in the field. The Longhorns can create offense quickly and have enough quality arms to control games from the first inning through the final out. This matchup is also favorable on paper. Oregon is a lighter offensive team than many of the clubs still playing, which should allow Texas\u2019 pitching depth to play to its strengths. If the Longhorns perform to their standard on the mound, they have a clear path to controlling the series.<\/p>\n Why They Could Lose<\/p>\n Texas does an excellent job creating traffic, ranking among the nation\u2019s best teams at drawing walks. The Longhorns also strike out more than most of the teams remaining in the field, which becomes especially relevant in this matchup. Oregon\u2019s pitching staff is built around swing-and-miss stuff and has the ability to turn those strikeouts into empty innings. If Texas isn\u2019t consistently capitalizing on its opportunities and spends too much of the weekend hitting from behind in counts, run production could become more difficult to find.<\/p>\n PosPlayerAVGOBPSLGABHRRBICCarson Tinney.333.487.71120121561BAshton Larson.286.453.3751121162BTemo Becerra.316.433.4612066423BCasey Borba.275.377.5742041756SSAdrian Rodriguez.298.404.457188433OFAnthony Pack Jr..358.476.6022011152OFDariyan Pendergrass.258.400.2903105OFAiden Robbins.347.435.7212192362DHEthan Mendoza.270.385.469211946PosPlayerWLIPERAWHIPBB\/9SO\/9SPLuke Harrison6376.14.361.273.410.3SPDylan Volantis9183.11.940.942.512.5SPRuger Riojas5270.03.861.091.913.6RPSam Cozart6047.01.720.722.312.8<\/p>\n Oregon Ducks<\/p>\n Key Player To Know<\/p>\n