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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
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...

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...

Numbers on the Board: Baseball/Softball

Numbers on the Board: Baseball/Softball

April 11, 2016

Baseball team has eyes set on ASC crown

Baseball team has eyes set on ASC crown

February 8, 2016

Team determined after falling short in league title game last year Losing 6-5 in last year’s ASC championship game against the 24th ranked UT Tyler Patriots left a bitter taste in the mouths of members...

Baseball team falls short in wild ASC tourney

Baseball team falls short in wild ASC tourney

May 14, 2015

The baseball team fell 5-6 to conference rival UT Tyler in the ASC tournament championship game on May 9 to cap off its series of post-season close finishes. The Comets started off their tournament run...

Ranjit Sreenivas| staff The baseball team finished last year with a 27-17 record and was one game shy of advancing to the conference championship. The team has been predicted to finish second in this years ASC race.

Baseball team strong in depth, experience

February 9, 2015

Fifteen seniors, 9 juniors look to lead team through ASC scrum The baseball team enters the 2015 season boasting a deep and veteran pitching rotation interjected with a cast of strong batters. The  teams...

Jennifer Chi| Staff Photographer Taping wrists before games, wearing a special pair of socks and drinking uniquely branded cream soda are just some of the superstitions members of the baseball team have. Baseball has a long history of being one of the most superstitious sports, with members’ traditions being passed down from generation to generation.

Very Superstitious

October 20, 2014

Baseball players take part in game day rituals for good luck As he walked to the mound, a phrase was shouted out by his high-school teammate. It was one he was never supposed to hear. “I wanted to...

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