Growing up in southwest Missouri, Tristan Stevens had dreams of wearing the Texas Longhorns' burnt orange when he watched Vince Young run in an eight-yard touchdown in the Rose Bowl or Kevin Durant hit jumpers in the NCAA Tournament.
Stevens, a Kickapoo High School graduate, will have an opportunity this weekend to join his idols by making Longhorns history when he pitches in the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament.
"No one really thought that I'd end up here," Stevens said in a recent interview with the USA Today. "When I would tell people growing up that I want to play at the University of Texas, they'd always be like, 'Well OK, that's awesome, buddy.