Just like football and basketball the "UT-A&M [baseball] series is offering signs of relevance again nationally." They are ranked 5th nationally and looking to lock up the Big-12 title. We are ranked 9th nationally, 4th in conference, and are only a year removed from being last in the Big-12. It is great to be back. I hope we are back for good, in fact, I am optimistically looking forward to an extended downturn in Longhorn athletics. There are absolute zero signs of this down turn, that is why am simply optimistic. There are a million story lines to this series, and Brent Z covered them all:

• Our ace Kyle Nicholson won the state Little League title ten years ago where he faced the now Texas closer Randy Boone in the semifinals.
• Blake Stouffer's dad played at UT in the mid-1970s. Therefore Blake "was a die hard Longhorn up until [he] got close to signing with A&M."
• Blake Stouffer and Bradley Suttle (UT's leading hitter) were called "The B.S. Boys from San Antonio" when they playing summer-league baseball together in their early teens.

Brent has amazing access to Blake Stouffer and the Stouffer family. Maybe they are neighbors. Do you think the SA-Express pays Brent enough to live in Alamo Heights?

In more Blake Stouffer news, he was named a semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy (top player in collegiate baseball).

Blake Stoufer.