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    Big 12

    Feb 02, 2022 4 minutes
    —Joe Healy

    TEAM TO BEAT

    TEXAS

    exas goes into the season as the No. 1 team in the country, powered in large part by arguably the top pitching staff in the nation. Third-year sophomore lefthander Pete Hansen—who was excellent last season primarily as the midweek starter—and fifth-year senior righthander Tristan Stevens will be joined in the rotation by sophomore righthander Tanner Witt, one of the most talented pitchers in the nation. Sophomore righthander Aaron Nixon will anchor the bullpen once again. Offensively, the return of fourth-year junior first baseman Ivan Melendez is massive. Last season, he led the Longhorns in a number of categories,

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