Texas baseball vs UTSA game score: Live updates from Austin Regional's winners bracket

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01-06-2025

Ten weeks after they engaged in a midweek battle, Texas and UTSA's baseball teams will raise the stakes.
On Saturday night, Texas and UTSA will meet at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in the winners bracket of the NCAA Tournament's Austin Regional. Texas opened its most-recent NCAA Tournament appearance with Friday's 7-1 win over Houston Christian while UTSA's 10-2 beating of Kansas State was the program's first-ever triumph in the NCAA Tournament.
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The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the Austin Regional, Texas and UTSA have never faced each other in the postseason before. Texas owns a 26-7 lead in the all-time series between the two schools, but the Roadrunners did record an 8-7 win in Austin back on March 18.
More: The ABCs of the Austin Regional
The winner of Saturday's rematch will move within one win of the super regionals. The loser on Saturday won't be eliminated from the NCAA Tournament, but it will have to win three times in the next two days in order to keep its season alive.
Stay tuned for live updates.
Texas catcher Rylan Galvan (6) gets UTSA outfielder Mason Lytle (3) out as he slides for home in the first inning of the Longhorns' game against the UTSA Roadrunners, March 18, 2025 at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin.
Texas vs UTSA baseball: Live updates
End 7: UTSA 8, Texas 7
Texas cut the UTSA lead in half during the seventh inning as Rylan Galvan crushed a solo shot over the fence in left field. That was the team-leading 15th homer of the season for Galvan. The last catcher to lead Texas in homers was Tres Barrea in 2016.
End 6: UTSA 8, Texas 6
After Kimble Schuessler led off the sixth inning with a four-pitch walk, UTSA made a call to its bullpen for Braylon Owens. A 14-time starter, Owens was making his sixth relief appearance of the season.
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Owens walked the first batter he saw, but Jalin Flores failed to execute a bunt and Will Gasparino then struck out. To end the inning, Jonah Williams was caught looking at a full-count strike from Owens.
Texas closer Dylan Volantis will enter the game in the top of the seventh inning as the Longhorns try to keep UTSA from pulling away.
Mid 6: UTSA 8, Texas 6
Upon entering the game and inheriting a two-out, two-runner jam, Texas reliever Thomas Burns threw three fastballs that were clocked at 98, 98 and 100 miles-per-hour. Facing a 1-2 count, Nathan Hodge then smacked a 97 miles-per-hour offering into centerfield for the game-tying single.
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Hitting out of the No. 9 spot in the UTSA batting order, Hodge is 2-for-3 today with three RBIs and two runs scored.
Mason Lytle and Garrett Gruell followed up Hodge's heroics with run-scoring hits into left field. The inning ended with a play at the plate that led to a review and words being exchanged between the two teams.
After building a 6-1 lead, Texas now trails for the first time today.
End 5: Texas 6, UTSA 5
Texas had a chance to respond to UTSA's offensive outburst but came up empty. After Rylan Galvan was hit by a Kendall Dove pitch to load the bases with two outs, Max Belyeu was brought to the plate. But Belyeu, the No. 3 batter in the UT lineup and the 2024 Big 12 Player of the Year, struck out on three pitches.
Mid 5: Texas 6, UTSA 5
The Roadrunners cut into the Texas lead during a big fifth inning. Nathan Hodge produced a two-run single from the No. 9 spot in the UTSA batting order and later scored as teammate Mason Lytle attempted to steal second base. UTSA also got an RBI double from James Taussig in an inning that featured a pitching change.
Max Grubbs is now pitching for Texas. Starter Luke Harrison allowed four hits over 4 ⅓ innings, but he hit two batters and issued a walk.
End 4: Texas 6, UTSA 1
Both Texas and UTSA got a runner to second base in the fourth inning. But neither team could add to their scores.
End 3: Texas 6, UTSA 1
Adrian Rodriguez broke a 1-1 tie in the third inning when his bases-loaded groundout scored Rylan Galvan, who had led off the third inning with a walk. Jonah Williams later produced a bases-loaded single into right field that scored two of his teammates, and Casey Borba's second double of the game brought home another run. Williams capped the inning by scoring on a wild pitch.
With one out in the third inning, UTSA went to its bullpen and replaced starter Conor Myles with Connor Kelley. Williams and Borba produced their run-scoring hits against Kelley.
End 2: UTSA 1, Texas 1
Texas had a chance to retake the lead in the second inning but came up short. A two-out double by Casey Borba put runners on second and third base, but Ethan Mendoza flied out to right field to end the game.
Mid 2: UTSA 1, Texas 1
Aided by a Texas error, UTSA quickly moved two runners into scoring position in the top of the second inning. A fly ball into left field was then deep enough to score Lorenzo Morresi and tie the game.
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Of more interest to UTSA in that inning was the status of all-conference shortstop Ty Hodge, who was thrown out by left fielder Jonah Williams at third base on the run-scoring flyout. Hodge appeared to hurt his shoulder on the play and was helped off the field. He will remain in the game.
End 1: Texas 1, UTSA 0
Texas has seized an early lead at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Kimble Schuessler's RBI groundout scored Rylan Galvan in the first inning. Texas is 27-4 this season when it scores first.
Mid 1: UTSA 0, Texas 0
After getting the first two batters of the evening to fly out to center field, Texas starter Luke Harrison hit James Taussig with a pitch. Harrison, though, quickly atoned for that errant offering when he picked Taussig off of first base.
Harrison has picked off five runners this season. As a team, Texas has 13 successful pickoffs.
Texas vs UTSA starting lineups
Texas batting order
DH Ethan Mendoza
C Rylan Galvan
RF Max Belyeu
1B Kimble Schuessler
2B Adrian Rodriguez
SS Jalin Flores
CF Will Gasparino
LF Jonah Williams
3B Casey Borba
UTSA batting order
CF Mason Lytle
DH Garrett Gruell
RF James Taussig
1B Lorenzo Morresi
SS Ty Hodge
3B Norris McClure
C Andrew Stucky
LF Drew Deltefsen
2B Nathan Hodge
Texas starting pitcher
LHP Luke Harrison (5-1, 2.98 ERA)
UTSA starting pitcher
LHP Conor Myles (5-1, 4.57 ERA)
What time does Texas baseball play UTSA today?
Time : 8 p.m. CT
Date : May 31
Location: UFCU Disch-Falk Field
How to watch Texas baseball vs UTSA today
TV: SEC Network
Radio: The Longhorn Radio Network
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