No. 1 Texas Defeats No. 8 Auburn 8-3, Secures Sixth SEC Series Win: Live Updates

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns (31-5, 14-2) are back in action once again on Friday evening, as they take on the No. 8 Auburn Tigers (27-11, 9-7) in game two of their massive three-game series. A win over the Tigers would secure the series for Texas, marking its sixth straight SEC series win.

If Thursday's opener was any indication, though, that will be far from an easy task for the Longhorns in this one. Battling Auburn in the opener, they were given all they could handle -- especially after starter Jared Spencer left in the third inning accompanied by a trainer.

However, they once again managed to overcome adversity. It started with Max Grubbs, who entered in relief of Spencer and proceeded to toss 4.1 shutout innings and stifle a strong offense. From there, the Texas bats pushed across enough runs to win it 3-2, capped by Kimble Schuessler's go-ahead, two out solo blast in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Texas Longhorns infielder Jayden Duplantier (0) catches the ball in the fifth inning as the Texas Longhorns take on the Auburn Tigers. | Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Now, they look to keep that momentum rolling and win another SEC series -- their sixth of the season and third against a top 10 team.

Follow along as we provide live updates throughout the game, as the Longhorns look to secure another conference series win against the Tigers from UFCU Disch-Falk Field at 6 p.m. CT.

Live updates will be available after first pitch

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

DH - Ethan Mendoza

C - Rylan Galvan

SS - Jalin Flores

CF - Will Gasparino

1B - Kimble Schuessler

3B - Casey Borba

RF - Tommy Farmer IV

LF - Jonah Williams

2B - Jayden Duplantier

P - Luke Harrison

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Top First:

Luke Harrison (Texas) pitching

Snow: Fly out to center

Rembert: Hit by pitch

Irish: Fly out to right

McMurray: Hit by pitch

Terrell: Strikeout swinging

Bottom First:

Cade Fisher (Auburn) pitching

Mendoza: Hit by pitch

Galvan: Strikeout looking

Flores: Grounded into double play (4-6-3)

Top Second:

Steele: Walk

Carter: Single, Steele to third

Fralick: Fly out to right

Fabian: Pop out to short

Carter stole second

Snow: Strikeout looking

Bottom Second:

Gasparino: Strikeout swinging

Schuessler: Strikeout swinging

Borba: Fly out to left

Top Third:

Rembert: Strikeout looking

Irish: Single

McMurray: Strikeout looking

Terrell: Fly out to center

Bottom Third:

Farmer: Double

Williams: Strikeout looking

Duplantier: RBI double, Longhorns lead 1-0

Mendoza: Pop out to second

Galvan: Walk

Flores: RBI single, Galvan to third, Longhorns lead 2-0

Gasparino: Strikeout looking

Top Fourth:

Steele: Pop out to second

Carter: Walk

Fralick: Strikeout swinging

Carter caught stealing (picked off)

Fabian: will leadoff fifth

Bottom Fourth:

Schuessler: Single

Schuessler advanced to second (wild pitch)

Borba: Strikeout swinging

Farmer: RBI double, Longhorns lead 3-0

Williams: RBI single, Longhorns lead 4-0

Dylan Watts (Auburn) pitching

Duplantier: Fly out to center

Mendoza: Fielder's choice, Williams out at second

Top Fifth:

Fabian: Walk

Snow: Fly out to center

Rembert: Strikeout swinging

Irish: Two-run home run, Longhorns lead 4-2

McMurray: Fly out to center

Bottom Fifth:

Galvan: Single

Flores: Grounded into double play (5-4-3)

Gasparino: Groundout to third

Top Sixth:

Terrell: Hit by pitch

Steele: Fly out to left

Carter: Single

Ethan Walker (Texas) pitching

Fralick: Pop out to catcher

Thomas Burns (Texas) pitching

Fabian: Line out to center

Bottom Sixth:

Schuessler: Single

Borba: Single

Farmer: Strikeout swinging, both runners advanced (wild pitch)

Williams: Two-run single, Longhorns lead 6-2

Duplantier: Strikeout looking

Mendoza: Pop out to second

Top Seventh:

Snow: Groundout to short

Rembert: Strikeout swinging

Irish: Solo home run, Longhorns lead 6-3

McMurray: Groundout to first

Bottom Seventh:

Galvan: Strikeout looking

Flores: Walk

Gasparino: Hit by pitch

Griffin Graves (Auburn) pitching

Schuessler: RBI single, Gasparino scores, Schuessler to second (E9), Longhorns lead 8-3

Borba: Strikeout looking

Schuessler caught stealing

Farmer: Will leadoff eighth

Top Eighth:

Terrell: Strikeout looking

Steele: Fly out to right

Carter: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Eighth:

Farmer: Groundout to second

Williams: Groundout to short

Duplantier: Walk

Duplantier advanced to second (wild pitch)

Mendoza: Walk

Ben Schorr (Auburn) pitching

Galvan: Strikeout swinging

Top Ninth:

Dylan Volantis (Texas) pitching

Fralick: Strikeout looking

Fabian: Single

Snow: Hit by pitch

Rembert: Groundout to short, both runners advance

Irish: Hit by pitch

McMurray: Strikeout swinging

FINAL: No. 1 Longhorns 8 - No. 8 Tigers 3