No. 1 Texas Staves Off Rally, Beats Texas A&M 3-2 to Clinch Series: Live Game Log

If you're a fan of tightly contested, edge of your seat pitcher's duels then the series opener between the No. 1 Texas Longhorns (35-5, 17-2) and the Texas A&M Aggies (24-17, 8-11) was the perfect game for you.

After losing their typical Friday night starter and staff ace Jared Spencer, the Longhorns moved Ruger Riojas up from Sunday. And the veteran right-hander delivered an absolute gem as a result.

Facing one of the nation's hottest offenses in recent weeks was no problem for Riojas. He simply got himself out of multiple jams and gave Texas exactly what it needed in the opener, tossing 5.2 innings of shutout baseball while scattering five hits.

Behind him was the duo of Max Grubbs and Dylan Volantis, who were their usual dominant selves. They worked the final 3.1 innings of the opener and allowed a lone unearned run, with Volantis striking out five of the seven batters he faced.

Offensively, the Longhorns got their pair of runs from a duo that's been asked to shoulder a bigger load in recent weeks. First, Jayden Duplantier laced an RBI double in the third and then Tommy Farmer IV launched a crucial solo shot in the seventh of Texas' 2-1 win.

Now, the Longhorns look to keep the momentum rolling and win their eight straight game and seventh SEC series of the season.

Follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates throughout the game, as the Longhorns look for the series win over the Aggies in game two from UFCU Disch-Falk Field at 3 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 - Adrian Rodriguez

2B - Jayden Duplantier

P - Luke Harrison

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Top First:

Luke Harrison (Texas) pitching

Kiel II: Double

LaViolette: Groundout to short, Kiel to third

Henseler: Sac fly, Longhorns trail 1-0

Sorrell: Groundout to first

Bottom First:

Justin Lamkin (Texas A&M) pitching

Mendoza: Groundout to second

Galvan: Strikeout swinging

Flores: Strikeout swinging

Top Second:

Harrison: Strikeout looking

Kent: Line out to right

Binderup: Strikeout looking

Bottom Second:

Gasparino: Walk

Schuessler: Fly out to right

Gasparino stole second

Borba: Pop out to short

Farmer: Strikeout swinging

Top Third:

Royo: Single

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

Kiel II: Walk

LaViolette: Hit by pitch

Henseler: Strikeout looking

Bottom Third:

Rodriguez: Groundout to first

Duplantier: Strikeout swinging

Mendoza: Solo home run, Longhorns tie game 1-1

Galvan: Strikeout looking

Top Fourth:

Sorrell: Pop out to short

Harrison: Hit by pitch

Kent: Strikeout swinging

Binderup: Double, Harrison to third

Royo: Strikeout looking

Bottom Fourth:

Flores: Pop out to first

Gasparino: Strikeout looking

Schuessler: Single

Borba: Strikeout swinging

Top Fifth:

George: Fly out to left

Kiel II: Pop out to second

LaViolette: Single

Henseler: Pop out to center

Bottom Fifth:

Farmer: Fly out to right

Rodriguez: Single

Duplantier: Fielder's choice, Rodriguez out at second

Mendoza: Single

Galvan: Strikeout swinging

Top Sixth:

Sorrell: Line out to first

Harrison: Strikeout swinging

Kent: Fly out to right

Bottom Sixth:

Flores: Walk

Gasparino: Fly out to right

Luke Jackson (Texas A&M) pitching

Flores advanced to second (E1)

Schuessler: Walk

Kaiden Wilson (Texas A&M) pitching

Schuessler stole second, Flores stole third and scored, Longhorns lead 2-1

Borba: Strikeout swinging

Farmer: Groundout to short

Top Seventh:

Thomas Burns (Texas) pitching

Binderup: Strikeout swinging

Royo: Fly out to left

Kash (PH for George): Fly out to left

Bottom Seventh:

Rodriguez: Fly out to center

Duplantier: Single

Mendoza: RBI double, Longhorns lead 3-1

Galvan: Strikeout swinging

Flores: Pop out to short

Top Eighth:

Kiel II: Double

LaViolette: Walk

Henseler: Fly out to center

Sorrell: Strikeout swinging

Harrison: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Eighth:

Gasparino: Strikeout swinging

Schuessler: Single

Borba: Groundout to third, Schuessler to third

Farmer: Strikeout swinging

Top Ninth:

Kent: Walk

Max Grubbs (Texas) pitching (1-0 count)

Binderup: Walk (Tobin PR)

Royo: Sac bunt, both runners advance

Dylan Volantis (Texas) pitching

Schott (PH for Farr): RBI groundout, Tobin to third, Longhorns lead 3-2

Kiel II: Strikeout looking

FINAL - No. 1 Longhorns 3 - Aggies 2