OMAHA, Neb. -- There is nothing more for Texas to know about Stanford or Stanford to know about Texas.

Ten meetings in a period of 15 months have provided all the education either team needs heading into Thursday's semifinal showdown in the College World Series.

"Now it comes down to baseball,'' said Longhorn catcher Ryan Hubele.

Hubele sees it as a plus when two teams know each other as well as these two.

"We're familiar with their team. They're familiar with us. It just comes down to baseball. You take all the variables out, what you don't know about the other team, their pitchers, their hitters. You throw it all out and it's just about baseball,'' he said.

Stanford holds a 6-4 edge in those past 10 games. The Cardinal sidelined Texas in last year's regional at Palo Alto, Calif.

The Longhorns won one of three regular-season meetings this season but came out on top of an 8-7 contest with the Cardinal in the second round of the CWS. Texas led 7-2 after four innings and had to hold on for the win.

Stanford rebounded with a 5-3 win over Notre Dame in a Tuesday elimination game to set up the semifinal rematch. Another game with Texas was OK with Cardinal center fielder Sam Fuld. He hit .500 against the Longhorns in the three earlier meetings and was 3-for-5 against Texas on Monday at the CWS.

"They provide great competition for us so any time you get that, I don't think you get tired of it,'' he said.

Texas coach Augie Garrido said it will be a game of mutual respect, the type of rivalry college baseball needs to see more often.

"I think we do have a rivalry with them,'' Hubele said. "They're a great ballclub, one of the elite programs in the nation. We're up there also. Any time you can hook up with them, it's a good matchup. We've had competitive games every time we meet them.''

Hubele and Fuld also will be renewing a friendship. They played on Team USA together last summer with Texas' Omar Quintanilla and Stanford's Tim Cunningham and Carlos Quentin.

"Those are great guys. I don't get to talk with them too much. Whenever we're on the ball field I talk to them,'' Hubele said. "But as soon as they step on the field and the competition starts, I want to beat them that day.

"Any time you play a team like Stanford it is a great challenge,'' Hubele said. "And anytime we've played them, it's been a great game. Every time we play them we look forward to the challenge.''