Texas Baseball Secures 12-2 Run-Rule Win Over UC Davis: Live Game Log

After the 2025 season came to an end in disappointing fashion, the Texas Longhorns were determined to make sure things would be different in 2026. This meant Jim Schlossnagle and his staff wasted no time attacking the transfer portal to bring in a plethora of talented ballplayers.

Those additions were big ones, too. Among them were Notre Dame's Carson Tinney and Seton Hall's Aiden Robbins, with both being two of the best hitters in college baseball last season. And before the season has even started they've been recognized as two of the best in the country with multiple preseason All-American selections between them.

Joining them in the lineup is a trove of returning talent, headlined by the middle infield tandem of Adrian Rodriguez and Ethan Mendoza. Both Mendoza and Rodriguez were key pieces in the Texas lineup in 2025, finishing first and second on the team in terms of batting average with a .333 and .313 average, respectively.

Texas Longhorns infielder Ethan Mendoz — Texas infielder Ethan Mendoza (5) is greeted in the dugout after scoring against Tennessee in the SEC Baseball Tournament. | Gary Cosby Jr. / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

However, the true star of the show for the Longhorns in 2026 is likely to be the loaded pitching staff. Leading the way on Friday night will be the veteran Ruger Riojas. He emerged as an elite arm last season and has now been tabbed as the front man for a deep rotation.

Behind him will be the southpaw duo of Luke Harrison and sophomore phenom Dylan Volantis, with Volantis seen by many as one of the best arms in the nation and coming off a sensational freshman campaign.

Then coming out of the bullpen are key arms such as Max Grubbs and Thomas Burns. Look for the latter to be a key, high-leverage arm while the latter is poised to assume the closer role with Volantis' move into the rotation.

Now, follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates throughout the game as the Longhorns kick off their 2026 campaign from UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Friday night against the Aggies.

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

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2B - Ethan Mendoza

SS - Adrian Rodriguez

CF - Aiden Robbins

C - Carson Tinney

DH - Josh Livingston

1B - Casey Borba

LF - Ashton Larson

3B - Temo Becerra

RF - Anthony Pack Jr.

Live updates will be available after first pitch

Top First:

Ruger Riojas (Texas) pitching

Wooldridge: Walk

Howard: Single

Lee: Single

Wright: RBI fielder's choice, Wooldridge scores, Longhorns trail 1-0

Castagnola: Single

Gentil: Strikeout swinging

Hirschkorn: Strikeout looking

Bottom First:

Noel Valdez (UC Davis) pitching

Mendoza: Groundout to short

Rodriguez: Single

Robbins: Fly out to center

Tinney: Walk

Livingston: Fly out to right

Top Second:

McNeal: Strikeout swinging

Mault: Strikeout swinging

Wooldridge: Groundout to pitcher

Bottom Second:

Borba: Pop out to third

Larson: Groundout to third

Becerra: Fly out to left

Top Third:

Howard: Groundout to second

Lee: Fly out to center

Wright: Strikeout looking

Bottom Third:

Pack: Double

Mendoza: Groundout to third

Rodriguez: RBI single, Longhorns tie game 1-1

Robbins: Two-run home run, Longhorns lead 3-1

Tinney: Walk

Livingston: Pop out to first

Borba: Strikeout swinging

Top Fourth:

Castagnola: Strikeout looking

Gentil: Strikeout swinging

Hirschkorn: Hit by pitch

McNeal: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fourth:

Larson: Groundout to third

Becerra: Fly out to left

Pack: Walk

Mendoza: Groundout to third

Top Fifth:

Mault: Pop out to catcher

Wooldridge: Groundout to short

Howard: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fifth:

Rodriguez: E6

Robbins: RBI double, Longhorns lead 4-1

Tinney: Walk

Mason Lerma (UC Davis) pitching

Both runners advance on a balk

Livingston: Walk

Borba: Strikeout swinging

Duplantier (PH for Larson): Strikeout swinging

Becerra: RBI walk, Longhorns lead 5-1

Pack: Two-run single, Longhorns lead 7-1

Pack stole second

Mendoza: Walk

Rodriguez: Line out to center

Top Sixth:

Max Grubbs (Texas) pitching

Lee: Single

Wright: Single

Castagnola: Fly out to left

Gentil: Grounded into double play (5-3)

Bottom Sixth:

Keenan Anzai (UC Davis) pitching

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Tinney: Groundout to third

Livingston: Groundout to second

Top Seventh:

Hirschkorn: Walk

Hirschkorn advanced to second

McNeal: Strikeout swinging

Mault: Groundout to short

Wooldridge: RBI double, Longhorns lead 7-2

Howard: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Seventh:

Borba: Double

Duplantier: Single, Borba to third

Duplantier to second, Borba scores (balk), Longhorns lead 8-2

Becerra: RBI single, Longhorns lead 9-2

Pack: Single

Max Hippensteel (UC Davis) pitching

Mendoza: Three-run home run, Longhorns win 12-

FINAL - Longhorns 12 - Aggies 2