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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

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A Rocky Start

February 9, 2020

Comets set sights on ASC Championship tournament despite losses in first two games With the spring semester in full swing, the UTD baseball team has gotten off to a rough start in its 2020 season at...

Baseball leads with eight-game winning streak

April 29, 2019

The UTD baseball team came off a season record eight-game winning streak following a three-game American Southwest Conference series against Sul Ross State on April 19-20. The players entered their...

Senior outfielder Melissa Livermore recently broke the Division III record for number of stolen bases. Livermore has played softball for all four years at UTD. Photo by Noah Whitehead | Photo Editor.

Eyes on the prize

April 1, 2019

It’s 6 p.m. and UTD’s softball team is running one last set of laps before the weekend.  As her teammates round the field, Melissa Livermore’s cleat taps home base. For a moment, she stands...

Senior infielder Matt Mikusek competes against Mary Hardin-Baylor on March 26. Photo by Amina Hussain | Mercury Staff.

Men’s baseball makes comeback after losses

April 1, 2019

The men’s baseball team played three games of this year’s American Southwest Conference Tournament this weekend against Concordia University, coming up short in the first two but making a comeback...

The men's baseball team competed at the Cactus Classic in its season opener from Feb. 7-10, where it had a 1-3 overall score for the tournament. Photo by Achint Khanijo | Mercury Archives.

Upset in Arizona for men’s baseball

February 11, 2019

Men’s baseball opened the 2019 season with a close loss to California Lutheran University at the Cactus Classic in Arizona. The team left the invitational with an overall score of 1-3 after facing off...

The baseball team poses after becoming the 2018 ASC champions for the first time in UTD history. The team’s performance led to a final record of 32-17 for the season. Photo courtesy of UTD Baseball.

Baseball season in review

June 11, 2018

The Comets baseball team won the American Southwest Conference for the first time in the program’s history, making it to the Division III Regional Tournament and ending their year with a 32-17 record. While...

Sophomore outfielder Luke Richter pops the ball up in the fourth inning of Saturday’s game against Concordia Texas. Earlier in the game, Richter drove in the team’s fifth run of game to help the Comet’s to a 15-2 victory. Photo by Achint Khanijo | Mercury Staff.

Baseball aims for consistency

April 9, 2018

Twenty-seven games in, UTD baseball players have experienced a regular season, defined by its 9-game win streak which was promptly overshadowed by four back-to-back losses. With 13 games remaining, the...

Senior pitcher Cole Hanson practices with the baseball team on Jan. 22. Photo by Ben Cannon | Mercury Staff.

Baseball looks to improve

February 5, 2018

With the UTD baseball team placing second in the American Southwest Conference and two athletes on the Players to Watch list, the team has begun preparing for its first series of games in Arizona. This...

Barry Casey, a junior infielder, worked on his swing during a practice on the UTD baseball field on April 5. Casey, who started in all 37 games this season with a batting average of .411, is one of 13 transfer students brought in for this season to help replenish the depleted roster following the graduation of nine seniors. The team sits at third place in the ASC with three games left to play in the season, going 28-9 (16-5 ASC) on their way to a 14th place national ranking. Photo by Srikar Baskara | Mercury Staff.

Transfer of power

April 24, 2017

UTD’s baseball team, ranked 14th in the country, is seeing success this season after the addition of 13 transfer students to the roster. The Comets are nationally ranked for the first time in 10 years...

Freshman Josiah Rohne works on his pitch during an intersquad game on Feb. 3, a week before the season opens on Feb. 10. The Comets were ranked fifth in the ASC’s preseason poll after losing all but three members of the starting line up to graduation. Photo by Chris Lin | Mercury Staff.

Baseball to fill starter vacancies

February 6, 2017

UTD’s baseball team is preparing to start the new season with a revamped starting line up. As the team practices for its first games of the season, a double-header on Feb. 10, it’s looking to fill...

John-Paul Weber (left), a sophomore outfielder, practices in the new batting cage facilities with Griffin Mavis, a sophomore catcher. The cages were completed on Sept. 26 and cost approximately $20,000. Head coach Shawn Shewmake said the upcoming press box cost about $125,000 and will be opening soon. Photo by Roman Soriano | Mercury Staff.

Baseball facilities undergo upgrades

October 4, 2016

The Athletics Department added a new batting cage to the baseball field last week, and a press box is soon to follow. The batting cage was completed on Sept. 26 and cost about $20,000. Head baseball coach...

Senior guard Zavier Landry came to UTD as a transfer student from Cisco Community College. Although she said moving teams was an adjustment, the women’s basketball team made the switch worthwhile. (Comet Sports | Courtesy)

Home away from home

August 1, 2016

Like many other second-year college athletes, Zavier Landry and Mitch Barati were at a crossroads. It was time for them to decide where they wanted to continue their athletic careers. Zavier Landry, a...

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