GAME LOG: Melendez Powers Texas to 13-5 Rout of Stephen F. Austin
After a rough start to conference play, the Longhorns have bounced back in strong fashion by taking four out of six games against Oklahoma and TCU. Texas now welcomes Stephen F. Austin to Austin on Tuesday as they look to build momentum heading into the weekend.
Follow along below for live updates throughout the game as Texas takes on Stephen F. Austin.
Pregame
The Longhorns have released their starting lineup and it is as follows:
LF Campbell
CF Hodo
1B Melendez
RF Stehly
C Ardoin
DH Todd
3B Messinger
SS Faltine
2B O'Dowd
P Duplantier II
Top First
Andre Duplantier II (Texas) pitching
Cullen: Fly out to right
Crawford: HBP, steals second
Loranger: Fly out to left
Martin: Strikeout swinging
Bottom First
Peyton Parker (SFA) pitching
Campbell: Groundout to short
Hodo: Strikeout looking
Melendez: Solo home run
Stehly: Single
Ardoin: Line out to right
Top Second
Zarrello: Walk
Minjares: Single
Zane Morehouse (Texas) pitching
Villareal: Fly out to center
Dodge: Fielder's choice, both runners advance
Evangelista: Walk
Cullen: Groundout to second
Bottom Second
Reid Boyett (SFA) pitching
Todd: Strikeout looking
Messinger: Single
Faltine: Strikeout swinging
O'Dowd: Strikeout looking
Top Third
Crawford: Walk, advance to second (E1) (score on wild pitch)
Loranger: Walk
Luke Harrison (Texas) pitching
Martin: Fly out to center
Zarrello: Strikeout looking
Minjares: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Third
Grant Walters (SFA) pitching
Campbell: Groundout to pitcher
Hodo: Walk, steal second
Melendez: RBI double, advance to third on wild pitch
Stehly: Groundout to third
Ardoin: Walk
Todd: RBI double
Messinger: Two-run single
Faltine: Walk
Patrick Kudelka (SFA) pitching
O'Dowd: Two-run single
Whitehead (PH for Campbell): Single
Hodo: Walk
Melendez: Fly out to center
Top Fourth
Daniel Blair (Texas) pitching
Villareal: Groundout to third
Dodge: Single
Evangelista: Line out to second, Dodge doubled off first
Bottom Fourth
Stehly: Groundout to short
Ardoin: Single
Todd: Fielder's choice, Ardoin out at second
Messinger: HBP
Colton Castilaw (Texas) pitching
Faltine: Strikeout swinging
Top Fifth
Cullen: Groundout to short
Crawford: Fly out to center
Loranger: Single
Martin: RBI double
Zarrello: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Fifth
O'Dowd: Fly out to left
Whitehead: Walk
Hodo: Single, Whitehead to third
Melendez: Three-run home run
Stehly: Pop out to pitcher
Ardoin: HBP
Todd: Fly out to center
Top Sixth
Lebarron Johnson Jr. (Texas) pitching
Minjares: Strikeout swinging
Villareal: Groundout to short
Dodge: Strikeout looking
Bottom Sixth
Chandler Poell (SFA) pitching
Daly: Single
Faltine: Strikeout swinging
O'Dowd: Single, Daly out at third
Whitehead: RBI double, advance to third on wild pitch
Hodo: Fly out to right
Top Seventh
Joshua Stewart (Texas) pitching
Flanagan: Groundout to short
Irwin: Groundout to first
Sanders: E6
Clemens: Single
Cerny: Groundout to short
Bottom Seventh
Cully Mangus (SFA) pitching
Constantine: Strikeout swinging
Stehly: Groundout to third
Schuessler: Single
Kash (PH for Todd): Strikeout swinging
Top Eighth
Justin Eckhardt (Texas) pitching
Eatman (PH for Zarrello): Groundout to first
Prescher: Single
Villareal: Fielder's choice, Prescher out at second
Dodge: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Eighth
Skylar Jaco (SFA) pitching
Daly: Line out to second
Faltine: HBP
O'Dowd: Two-run home run
Whitehead: Single, caught stealing
Hodo: Fly out to right
Top Ninth
Aaron Nixon (Texas) pitching
Campbell: Strikeout swinging
Irwin: Groundout to second
Sanders: Single
Clemens: Groundout to short
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