No. 12 Texas Beats Santa Clara 8-3, Secures Series Win: Live Game Log

The good times kept on rolling for the No. 12 Texas Longhorns (11-1) during their series opener against the Santa Clara Broncos (7-5). It was not a high-scoring affair, as both starters were able to contain the opponents.

Jared Spencer took the mound for the Longhorns and continued his excellent start to the 2025 campaign. He tossed five shutout innings with eight strikeouts, bringing his record to 2-0 with a sparkling 0.86 ERA.

Offensively, Texas finally broke through in the fifth inning after stranding multiple men, with Jalin Flores lacing a two-run double. From there it was all Longhorns, as Max Grubbs came in behind Spencer and tossed four one-run innings to secure an eventual 4-2 win -- the 11th straight for Texas.

Texas pitcher Luke Harrison (53) passes the ball back as he tries to tag out a player as the Longhorns play Houston Christian at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. | Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK

Follow along as we provide live updates, as the Longhorns look to clinch a series win over the Broncos from UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. CT.

Live updates will be available after first pitch

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

2B - Ethan Mendoza

RF - Max Belyeu

SS - Jalin Flores

DH - Adrian Rodriguez

1B - Kimble Schuessler

CF - Tommy Farmer IV

3B - Casey Borba

LF - Easton Winfield

C - Rylan Galvan

P - Luke Harrison

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Top First:

Luke Harrison (Texas) pitching

Garcia: Groundout to second

Cleary: Single

Williams: Groundout to second, Cleary to second

Joyce: Strikeout swinging

Bottom First:

Victor Martinez (Santa Clara) pitching

Mendoza: Single

Mendoza stole second

Belyeu: Strikeout swinging

Flores: RBI double, Longhorns lead 1-0

Rodriguez: Walk

Schuessler: Fly out to center, Flores to third

Farmer: RBI double, Rodriguez to third, Longhorns lead 2-0

Borba: Groundout to pitcher

Top Second:

Medicoff: Walk

Smith: Strikeout looking

Ross: Grounded into double play (6-3)

Bottom Second:

Winfield: Strikeout swinging

Galvan: Walk

Mendoza: Single, Galvan to third

Belyeu: Walk

Flores: Fielder's choice, E4, Longhorns lead 3-0

Rodriguez: Pop out to second

Schuessler: Fly out to center

Top Third:

Lambert: Strikeout swinging

Olson: Walk

Garcia: Fly out to center

Cleary: Hit by pitch

Williams: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Third:

Farmer: Single

Farmer caught stealing

Borba: Walk

RJ Meyn (Santa Clara) pitching

Borba advanced to second (balk)

Gasparino (PH for Winfield): RBI double, Longhorns lead 4-0

Galvan: Fly out to center, Gasparino to third

Mendoza: Fly out to left

Top Fourth:

Joyce: Walk

Medicoff: Double, Joyce to third

Ruger Riojas (Texas) pitching

Smith: Groundout to short, runner scores, Longhorns lead 4-1

Ross: Groundout to pitcher

Lambert: Groundout to third

Bottom Fourth:

Belyeu: Hit by pitch

Flores: Walk

Belyeu caught stealing, Flores stole second

Rodriguez: Walk

Schuessler: Fly out to left

Farmer: Hit by pitch

Borba: Three-run double, Longohrns lead 7-1

Gasparino: Walk

Andrew Habermann (Santa Clara) pitching

Galvan: Strikeout swinging

Top Fifth:

Olson: Groundout to pitcher

Garcia: Walk

Cleary: RBI double, Longhorns lead 7-2

Williams: Groundout to first (3-1)

Joyce: Walk

Medicoff: Strikeout looking

Bottom Fifth:

Mendoza: Groundout to second

Belyeu: Groundout to first

Flores: Fly out to center

Top Sixth:

Smith: Fly out to left

Ross: Walk

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

Bottom Sixth:

Rodriguez: Groundout to first

Schuessler: Fly out to center

Farmer: Hit by pitch

Borba: Groundout to third

Top Seventh:

Olson: Strikeout looking

Garcia: Groundout to second

Cleary: Groundout to short

Bottom Seventh:

Gasparino: Groundout to third

Galvan: Strikeout looking

Mendoza: Single

Belyeu: Strikeout looking

Top Eighth:

Williams: Fly out to left

Joyce: Solo home run, Longhorns lead 7-3

Medicoff: Strikeout swinging

Smith: Single

Andre Duplantier II (Texas) pitching

Ross: Groundout to second

Bottom Eighth:

Flores: Double

Henry Stewart (Santa Clara) pitching

Rodriguez: Groundout to second, Flores to third

Schuessler: RBI single, Longhorns lead 8-3

Farmer: Strikeout looking

Borba: Groundout to short

Top Ninth:

Rayment: Strikeout swinging

Cunningham (PH for Olson): Fly out to right

Garcia: Fly out to left

FINAL - No. 12 Longhorns 8 - Broncos 3

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