A fly ball lost in the lights of Sunken Diamond in the Palo Alto Super Regional last year ended arguably the most important season with the Texas Longhorns for head coach David Pierce on the precipice of a trip to the College World Series.
What shouldn’t be lost is how close the Longhorns were to a record 39th journey to Omaha despite facing decreased expectations following Pierce’s decision to retool his coaching staff during the 2022 offseason in the wake of a disappointing finish to a season that started with the lofty dreams of winning the program’s seventh national championship.