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USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Texas baseball's season ends with a thud, No. 2 national seed bounced by UTSA
Texas baseball's season ends with a thud, No. 2 national seed bounced by UTSA After losing to UTSA in a close 9-7 heartbreaker Saturday night, the Longhorns baseball team journey through the losers bracket started well on Sunday. But the night ended in disaster, which in turn ended Texas' season. UTSA dominated Texas Sunday night 7-4. Texas dominated Kansas State in the afternoon elimination game of the Austin Regional. The Horns got off to a great start thanks to a Casey Borba grand slam in the first inning. Texas jumped out to a big lead and held on for a 15-8 win. But one reason winning a regional from the losers bracket is the strain the extra games put on your pitching staff. Texas used a total of nine pitchers in three games to get to the regional final in high stress situations. And as we found out Saturday, the Roadrunners can hit. Norris McClure's first inning two-run home run was a harbinger of things to come. UTSA hung five runs on reliever Ethan Walker in the third inning and that was about all of the runs UTSA would need. The Roadrunners were up 7-0 and weren't really threatened again. UT got a run an a Borba double in the 4th and a run from a Kimble Schuessler homer in the eighth. The Horns got a glimmer of hope in the ninth inning when a Max Belyeu two-run homer cut the lead to three. But Schuessler struck out swinging to end the game. Texas was the hottest team in the nation in the middle part of the regular season schedule and soared to the No. 1 ranking. But despite winning the SEC regular season title, the Horns struggled down the stretch, finishing 4-7 with a one-and-done SEC tournament. The Longhorns ouster means the top two national seeds in the NCAA postseason tournament our out. No. 1 seed Vanderbilt was bounced Sunday by Wright State. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) at @LonghornsWire.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Texas baseball vs UTSA game score: Live updates as Longhorns fall behind in NCAA regional
With its season on the line, the Texas baseball team will look for some regional revenge. Texas and UTSA are set to meet at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Sunday night in the Austin Regional final. This is the third game between Texas and UTSA this season. UTSA bested Texas in 12 innings back on March 18, and then recorded a 9-7 win in the winners bracket on Saturday. Since Texas (44-13) has lost once in the Austin Regional and UTSA (46-13) is undefeated, the Longhorns will have to beat the Roadrunners tonight and again on Monday in order to advance to a super regional. UTSA, which before Friday's 10-2 triumph against Kansas State had never before won a game in the NCAA Tournament, will move on with just one more win. Stay tuned for live updates. Desperate to keep UTSA from running away with this game, Texas called closer Dylan Volantis out of the bullpen during the fifth inning. Volantis pitched three innings against UTSA on Saturday night. Volantis recorded two outs in the fifth frame. Texas got on the scoreboard in the fourth inning on Casey Borba's RBI double. A fly ball to right field, however, ended the inning and stranded two runners in scoring position. Texas had a change to cut more into its deficit, but UTSA centerfielder Mason Lytle showed why he was named the American Athletic Conference's defensive player of the year. Lytle made a diving catch near the wall to rob Jalin Flores of an extra-base hit and keep Borba on second base. Before Texas made its second pitching change of the evening, Ethan Walker hit the last two UTSA batters he was asked to face. The second plunking occurred with the bases loaded so UTSA extended its lead to 3-0. After Walker's exit, UTSA shortstop Ty Hodge greeted Max Grubbs with a bases-clearing double. Mason Lytle later brought Hodge home with a RBI single. Texas ended up hitting three batters during the third inning, and the Longhorns have 102 HBPs this season. Since 1967, Texas had hit 70 batters once (85 HBP in 2002). Texas ran its way out of a scoring opportunity in the third inning. The Longhorns had runners on first and second base with one out when Kimble Schuessler stung a ball to the warning track in right field. UTSA outfielder James Taussig made a nice catch, and the Roadrunners were then able to get a tagging Rylan Galvan out at third base. It appears that Texas will use a piecemeal pitching plan tonight. After Hudson Hamilton started and allowed a two-run homer in the first inning, Ethan Walker opened the second inning on the mound for Texas. Walker started and pitched 1 ⅔ innings in UT's regional opener on Friday. Thanks to two free passes and an error, UTSA got runners to the corners against Walker in the second inning. But a harmless fly ball to right field ended the threat. Behind a big swing from Norris McClure, the Roadrunners have struck first. The UTSA third baseman hammered a Hudson Hamilton offering over the fence in right field for a two-run highlight. Two of Norris' six homers this season have been hit at UFCU Disch-Falk Field this weekend. He also went deep in UTSA's regional opener against Kansas State. After stranding 14 runners on base last night, Texas again struggled to find a clutch hit against UTSA. Ethan Mendoza and Rylan Galvan led off the game with singles but UTSA starter Gunnar Brown got outs out of the next three at-bats. A strikeout of Adrian Rodriguez left Mendoza on third base. Texas is the designated visitor for this game at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. 2B Ethan Mendoza C Rylan Galvan RF Max Belyeu 1B Kimble Schuessler LF Adrian Rodriguez 3B Casey Borba SS Jalin Flores DH Jonah Williams CF Will Gasparino CF Mason Lytle RF James Taussig 3B Norris McClure 1B Lorenzo Morresi DH Garrett Gruell LF Caden Miller 2B Jordan Ballin SS Ty Hodge C Andrew Stucky RHP Hudson Hamilton (0-0, 2.45 ERA) RHP Gunnar Brown (3-2, 7.85 ERA) Time: 7:06 p.m. CT Date: June 1 Location: UFCU Disch-Falk Field TV: ESPN+ Radio: The Longhorn Radio Network Follow the American-Statesman on Facebook and X for more. Your subscription makes work like this possible. Get access to all of our best content with this tremendous offer. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas vs UTSA baseball score today: Live update
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Borba hits grand slam, 3-run HR as Texas beats Kansas State 15-8 to avoid elimination
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Casey Borba hit a grand slam in the first inning, added a three-run homer in the third and finished with eight RBIs to help Texas beat Kansas State 15-8 on Sunday in an elimination game at the Austin Regional. The Longhorns, the No. 2 national seed, play UTSA in the championship round Sunday night. Texas has to beat the Roadrunners — who sent UT to the loser's bracket with a 9-7 win Saturday — twice to win the double-elimination regional. UTSA, which advanced to a regional championship for the first time in program history, also beat the Longhorns 8-7 in 12 innings on March 18 in the only matchup between the teams in the regular season. Advertisement Ruger Riojas (9-3) gave up seven runs, including three homers, and hit three batters while throwing a career-high 119 pitches across 7 1/3 innings. Ethan Mendoza led off the game with a double and scored two batters later when Max Belyeu hit the first pitch he saw from Tanner Duke over the left-field wall. Kimble Schuessler and Adrian Rodriguez followed with back-to-back singles and Jalin Flores was hit by a pitch before James Guyette replaced Duke (2-3). Jonah Williams struck out looking before Borba cleared the bases to make it 6-0. Seth Dardar hit a three-run home run in the first before AJ Evasco hit a solo shot as part of a two-run seventh and a two-run homer in the eighth for the Wildcats. Keegan O'Connor's RBI groundout in the ninth capped the scoring. ___ AP sports: The Associated Press
Fox Sports
3 days ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Borba hits grand slam, 3-run HR as Texas beats Kansas State 15-8 to avoid elimination
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Casey Borba hit a grand slam in the first inning, added a three-run homer in the third and finished with eight RBIs to help Texas beat Kansas State 15-8 on Sunday in an elimination game at the Austin Regional. The Longhorns, the No. 2 national seed, play UTSA in the championship round Sunday night. Texas has to beat the Roadrunners — who sent UT to the loser's bracket with a 9-7 win Saturday — twice to win the double-elimination regional. UTSA, which advanced to a regional championship for the first time in program history, also beat the Longhorns 8-7 in 12 innings on March 18 in the only matchup between the teams in the regular season. Ruger Riojas (9-3) gave up seven runs, including three homers, and hit three batters while throwing a career-high 119 pitches across 7 1/3 innings. Ethan Mendoza led off the game with a double and scored two batters later when Max Belyeu hit the first pitch he saw from Tanner Duke over the left-field wall. Kimble Schuessler and Adrian Rodriguez followed with back-to-back singles and Jalin Flores was hit by a pitch before James Guyette replaced Duke (2-3). Jonah Williams struck out looking before Borba cleared the bases to make it 6-0. Seth Dardar hit a three-run home run in the first before AJ Evasco hit a solo shot as part of a two-run seventh and a two-run homer in the eighth for the Wildcats. Keegan O'Connor's RBI groundout in the ninth capped the scoring. ___ AP sports: recommended in this topic
Winnipeg Free Press
3 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Borba hits grand slam, 3-run HR as Texas beats Kansas State 15-8 to avoid elimination
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Casey Borba hit a grand slam in the first inning, added a three-run homer in the third and finished with eight RBIs to help Texas beat Kansas State 15-8 on Sunday in an elimination game at the Austin Regional. The Longhorns, the No. 2 national seed, play UTSA in the championship round Sunday night. Texas has to beat the Roadrunners — who sent UT to the loser's bracket with a 9-7 win Saturday — twice to win the double-elimination regional. UTSA, which advanced to a regional championship for the first time in program history, also beat the Longhorns 8-7 in 12 innings on March 18 in the only matchup between the teams in the regular season. Ruger Riojas (9-3) gave up seven runs, including three homers, and hit three batters while throwing a career-high 119 pitches across 7 1/3 innings. Ethan Mendoza led off the game with a double and scored two batters later when Max Belyeu hit the first pitch he saw from Tanner Duke over the left-field wall. Kimble Schuessler and Adrian Rodriguez followed with back-to-back singles and Jalin Flores was hit by a pitch before James Guyette replaced Duke (2-3). Jonah Williams struck out looking before Borba cleared the bases to make it 6-0. Seth Dardar hit a three-run home run in the first before AJ Evasco hit a solo shot as part of a two-run seventh and a two-run homer in the eighth for the Wildcats. Keegan O'Connor's RBI groundout in the ninth capped the scoring. ___ AP sports:
