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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Baseball team falls short in wild ASC tourney

Baseball team falls short in wild ASC tourney

May 14, 2015

The baseball team fell 5-6 to conference rival UT Tyler in the ASC tournament championship game on May 9 to cap off its series of post-season close finishes. The Comets started off their tournament run...

The Art of Pitching

The Art of Pitching

April 13, 2015

Technique, mental toughness more imporant to quality of pitching than pure arm strength according to coaches, players To the casual observer, pitching may appear easy. If the pitcher can throw the ball...

Ranjit Sreenivas|Staff
Unlike last year, when the team had no seniors, there will be six seniors on this years roster. The softball team, which hasn’t won a playoff game in 10 years, has been predicted fin finsh sixth in the ASC.

Culture, seniors key to softball success

February 9, 2015

Head coach Brad Posner vying for first win in conference tourney The softball team is looking to expand upon its recent streak of  playoff appearances as it heads into the 2015 campaign. This will be...

Ranjit Sreenivas| staff
The baseball team finished last year with a 27-17 record and was one game shy of advancing to the conference championship. The team has been predicted to finish second in this years ASC race.

Baseball team strong in depth, experience

February 9, 2015

Fifteen seniors, 9 juniors look to lead team through ASC scrum The baseball team enters the 2015 season boasting a deep and veteran pitching rotation interjected with a cast of strong batters. The  teams...

Jennifer Chi| Staff Photographer
Taping wrists before games, wearing a special pair of socks and drinking uniquely branded cream soda are just some of the superstitions members of the baseball team have. Baseball has a long history of being one of the most superstitious sports, with members’ traditions being passed down from generation to generation.

Very Superstitious

October 20, 2014

Baseball players take part in game day rituals for good luck As he walked to the mound, a phrase was shouted out by his high-school teammate. It was one he was never supposed to hear. “I wanted to...

Baseball team falls to Condordia in ASC tournament

May 10, 2014

The baseball team lost in a 5-2 contest to Concordia, knocking them out of the ASC tournament. The top-seeded Tornados only outhit the Comets 7 to 6 , but the major difference was the 3 errors committed...

Marcelo Yates | Staff

Baseball team heads to ASC tourney

May 7, 2014

The baseball team will begin postseason play Wednesday, May 7, against the Sul Ross State Lobos at Concordia University in Austin. Concordia, who has the No. 1 seed in the tournament, will host the tournament...

Marcelo Yates. The Comets (19-10 overall, 15-8 ASC) swept Ozarks in the April 11-12 series. UTD won the first game 4-3 in 10 innings. It then defeated the Eagles 5-1 in the first game of the doubleheader on April 12, and 13-2 in eight innings in the second game.

Consistency key to ASC success

April 14, 2014

Baseball team looks to end unpredictable form in final stretch of regular season to prepare for post-season tourney As the season starts to wind down, the baseball team is working to be more consistent...

Marcelo Yates
An undivided conference poses a new challenge for the Comets, who have made a solid start with a 3-1 run.

Baseball wins first three games of season

February 26, 2014

Comets to play every team in American Southwest Conference for first time The baseball team opened up its season in Frisco from Feb. 14-16 with a 3-0 start — their first perfect start since 2008. The...

Nitin
UTD baseball

Comets qualify for the playoffs

May 6, 2013

UTD defeated East Texas Baptist University in the double-header on April 20 to qualify for the post-season tournament. The Comets lost the first game of the series 6-3 on April 19. The double-header...

ASC race heats up

April 16, 2013

The baseball team edged out Mississippi College 2-1 in a three-game series on April 5-6 but lost 9-8 to Texas Wesleyan University on April 9 in a non-conference game. The Comets (17-18 overall, 8-7 ASC)...

Connie Cheng
Comets make it 8 wins out of last 10 games going into ASC

Catching fire at right time

March 19, 2013

The UTD baseball team defeated UT Tyler 2-1 on March 15 to go level in the standings with the Patriots. Senior right-hander Derek Dallas picked up his fourth win of the season, tossing his third complete...

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