Baseball defeats Alumni, 9-2, on Fan Appreciation Day

Legendary Texas Baseball coaches Augie Garrido and Cliff Gustafson joined current head coach David Pierce at Saturday's Alumni Game.Box Score

AUSTIN, Texas—Despite the less than ideal weather, the annual Texas Baseball Fan Appreciation Day and Alumni Game brought springtime baseball back to UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Saturday, with the Longhorns defeating a team of Alumni and other current Texas players by a 9-2 final.

Right-handed pitcher Morgan Cooper took the hill for the home White team and faced a batting order made up of pro-Longhorns. Big leaguer Drew Stubbs led off, followed by major league farmhands Ben Johnson (Kansas City Royals) and Erich Weiss (Pittsburgh Pirates), Philadelphia…