{"id":1376902,"date":"2022-03-15T00:20:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T04:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1376902"},"modified":"2022-03-15T00:20:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T04:20:50","slug":"longhorns-catcher-preston-hoffart-suspended-for-drinking-from-flask-during-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longhorns-catcher-preston-hoffart-suspended-for-drinking-from-flask-during-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Longhorns Catcher Preston Hoffart Suspended for Drinking from Flask During Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flonghorns-catcher-preston-hoffart-suspended-for-drinking-from-flask-during-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1376902&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A video posted to social media led the University of Texas to suspend catcher Preston Hoffart this week.<\/p>\n<p>The video showed Hoffart taking a nip from a flask in San Marcos during Tuesday\u2019s game against Texas State. The Longhorns won 9-8, but the joy didn\u2019t last for the Longhorns\u2019 catcher, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/sports\/college\/article\/Texas-baseball-Preston-Hoffart-drinks-game-suspend-16994999.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Houston Chronicle<\/i><\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The video features the catcher being handed a flask near the Longhorns bullpen at Bobcat Ballpark.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">College Baseball is on another planet \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fillf2qaUu\">pic.twitter.com\/Fillf2qaUu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Texas College Baseball (@TexasCollegeBSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasCollegeBSB\/status\/1501822557942648834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>After the video started going viral, the school jumped into action and suspended the player, according to the <em>Austin American-Statesman\u2019s<\/em> Danny Davis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am told that Preston Hoffart has been suspended indefinitely for this stunt, which appears to have happened Tuesday night in San Marcos. Hoffart transferred to Texas this year after starting his collegiate career at Blinn. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k0bl5T3IAY\">https:\/\/t.co\/k0bl5T3IAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Danny Davis (@aasdanny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aasdanny\/status\/1502054300041818118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hoffart now faces possible ejection from the team on top of his suspension. He was also removed from the team\u2019s website as of Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old joined the Longhorns after playing for Blinn College and Magnolia High School before that.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video posted to social media led the University of Texas to suspend catcher Preston Hoffart this week. 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