GAME LOG: Texas Wins Game Three 4-2 to Avoid the Sweep
It has been an ugly two games against Kansas State so far for Texas, as the Longhorns dropped both to lose the series. Now, the Longhorns will look to salvage the series and avoid the sweep while also trying to cling to the possibility of hosting a regional in June.
Follow along below for live updates throughout the game as Texas takes on Kansas State.
Pregame
The Longhorns have released their starting lineup and it is as follows:
DH Todd
2B Daly
RF Stehly
C Ardoin
3B Messinger
1B Kash
CF Hodo
LF Campbell
SS Faltine
P Gordon
Top First
Connor McCullough (KSU) pitching
Todd: Fly out to left
Daly: Strikeout looking
Stehly: Single, caught stealing
Ardoin: Will lead off second
Bottom First
Lucas Gordon (Texas) pitching
D. Johnson: Strikeout looking
Heinrich: Line out to right
Nicoloff: Single
Phillips: Strikeout swinging
Top Second
Ardoin: Groundout to short
Messinger: Walk
Kash: Fly out to right
Hodo: Fielder's choice, Messinger out at second
Bottom Second
Goodwin: Triple
C. Johnson: Strikeout looking
Mitchell: Sac fly, Goodwin scores
Culpepper: Line out to first
Top Third
Campbell: Groundout to second
Faltine: Single
Todd: Double
Daly: Sac fly, Faltine scores
Stehly: E5, Todd scores
Ardoin: Walk
Messinger: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Third
Uselton: Strikeout swinging
D. Johnson: Walk
Heinrich: Strikeout swinging
Nicoloff: Fly out to left
Top Fourth
Kash: Groundout to first
Hodo: Strikeout swinging
Campbell: Groundout to short
Bottom Fourth
Phillips: Single, advance to second on wild pitch
Goodwin: Strikeout looking
C. Johnson: HBP
Mitchell: RBI groundout, Phillips score
Culpepper: Strikeout swinging
Top Fifth
Faltine: HBP
Todd: Fielder's choice, Faltine out at second
Daly: Groundout to third, Todd to second
Stehly: Walk
Ardoin: Fielder's choice, Stehly out at second
Bottom Fifth
Uselton: Fly out to right
D. Johnson: Walk
Heinrich: Pop out to second
Nicoloff: Walk
Phillips: Groundout to second
Top Sixth
Blake Corsentino (KSU) pitching
Messinger: Strikeout swinging
Kash: Strikeout swinging
Hodo: Double
Campbell: RBI double
Faltine: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Sixth
Luke Harrison (Texas) pitching
Salinas: Groundout to second
C. Johnson: Pop out to second
Mitchell: Groundout to second
Top Seventh
Todd: Infield single
Daly: Sac bunt, Todd to second
Stehly: Fielder's choice, reaches second, steals third
Ardoin: Groundout to third
Bottom Seventh
Day: Fly out to left
Adams (PH for Uselton): Walk (Jones PR)
Aaron Nixon (Texas) pitching
D. Johnson: Single
Heinrich: Strikeout swinging
Nicoloff: Line out to left
Top Eighth
Messinger: Groundout to short
Kash: Strikeout swinging
Hodo: Walk
Campbell: Groundout to pitcher
Bottom Eighth
Phillips: Strikeout swinging
Salinas: Strikeout swinging
C. Johnson: Groundout to first
Top Ninth
Faltine: Walk, advance to second on wild pitch
Todd: Bunt single, Faltine to third (Constantine PR)
Tyler Ruhl (KSU) pitching
Daly: Line out to right
Stehly: Sac fly, Faltine scores, Constantine out at second
Bottom Ninth
Mitchell: Single (Rugely PR)
Day: Pop out to third
Hughes (PH for Jones): Strikeout looking
D. Johnson: Fly out to right
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