Longhorns Lead Tigers 7-5 After Seventh Inning: Live Updates

Failing to learn from your past means you are doomed to repeat it. The No. 2 Texas Longhorns (18-3, 2-2) learned this lesson the hard way during their series opener against the No. 5 Auburn Tigers (19-2, 4-0) on Friday evening.

For most of the game it was a brilliant pitcher's duel between the two staff aces. Texas sent veteran Ruger Riojas to the mound, while Auburn started Jake Marciano. The two starting pitchers combined for 13.1 innings and allowed only one run each, striking out 15 between the two of them.

Auburn's run came in the bottom of the first after the first two hitters tallied back-to-back doubles. As for the Longhorns, they tied it up in the top of the fourth on a mammoth home run from Aiden Robbins. Those would be the only runs scored until the ninth inning.

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Then it unfolded in similar fashion to Texas' loss to the Ole Miss Rebels in the opener. First, Robbins went deep again to take the lead. Eventually Adrian Rodriguez would come home, too, and it was a 3-1 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth.

Unfortunately, the bullpen collapsed again. They loaded the bases with no outs and while Ethan Walker got the first out, a three-run single that got under the glove of Robbins in center cleared the bases and saw the Longhorns drop the opener, 4-3.

Now, they'll send Luke Harrison to the mound in the second game and hope for a similar performance to the one they put together in their second game against the Rebels last weekend -- an 11-2, dominant victory.

Follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates, with the Longhorns looking to bounce back on Saturday evening and even the series against Auburn from Plainsman Park.

How to watch/listen -

Saturday March 21 - 6 p.m. CT - SEC Network+/TexasSports.com/Audio

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

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2B - Ethan Mendoza

C- Carson Tinney

CF - Aiden Robbins

SS - Adrian Rodriguez

3B - Temo Becerra

LF - Anthony Pack Jr.

1B - Casey Borba

RF - Jayden Duplantier

DH - Maddox Monsour

P - Luke Harrison

Live updates will be available after first pitch

Top First:

Jackson Sanders (Auburn) pitching

Mendoza: Pop out to first

Tinney: Strikeout looking

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Bottom First:

Luke Harrison (Texas) pitching

Carter: Double

Rembert: Walk

Fralick: Hit by pitch

Bingaman: Strikeout looking

Terrell: Strikeout swinging

Guevara: Fly out to right

Top Second:

Rodriguez: E6

Becerra: Strikeout swinging

Rodriguez stole second

Pack: Walk

Borba: Single

Duplantier: Pop out to short

Monsour: Two-run single, Borba to third, Monsour to second, Longhorns lead 2-0

Mendoza: Hit by pitch

Tinney: Fly out to left

Bottom Second:

M. McCraine: Strikeout swinging

B. McCraine: Strikeout swinging

Clay: Groundout to third

Top Third:

Robbins: Solo home run, Longhorns lead 3-0

Rodriguez: Strikeout swinging

Becerra: Double, out at third

Pack: Walk

Borba: Walk

Both runners advanced (E2)

Duplantier: Three-run home run, Longhorns lead 6-0

Monsour: Single

LJ Cormier (Auburn ) pitching

Mendoza: Groundout to third

Bottom Third:

Carter: Groundout to pitcher

Rembert: Groundout to second

Fralick: Groundout to third

Top Fourth:

Tinney: Single

Tinney advanced to second (wild pitch)

Robbins: Pop out to second

Rodriguez: Fly out to left, Tinney to third

Becerra: Groundout to short

Bottom Fourth:

Bingaman: Walk

Terrell: Single

Guevara: Walk

M. McCraine: RBI groundout to second, Longhorns lead 6-1

B. McCraine: RBI groundout to second, Longhorns lead 6-2

Clay: Groundout to short

Top Fifth:

Pack: Fly out to center

Borba: Strikeout looking

Duplantier: Groundout to second

Bottom Fifth:

Carter: Single

Carter picked off

Rembert: Hit by pitch

Fralick: Fly out to center

Bingaman: Fielder's choice, Rember out at second

Top Sixth:

Monsour: Single

Mendoza: Fly out to center

Monsour advanced to second (wild pitch)

Tinney: RBI double, Longhorns lead 7-2

Marcel Kulik (Auburn) pitching

Robbins: E6, Tinney advanced to third

Rodriguez: Strikeout swinging

Becerra: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Sixth:

Terrell: Strikeout swinging

Guevara: Single

M. McCraine: Strikeout swinging

Max Grubbs (Texas) pitching

Gregorio (PHf for B. McCraine): Groundout to short

Top Seventh:

Pack: Strikeout looking

Borba: Groundout to short

Duplantier: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Seventh:

Clay: Fly out to center

Carter: Strikeout looking

Rembert: Solo home run, Longhorns lead 7-3

Fralick: Walk

Bingaman: Single

Brett Crossland (Texas) pitching

Terrell: RBI single, Bingaman to third, Longhorns lead 7-4

Guevara: RBI single, Terrell to third, Longhorns lead 7-5

Guevara stole second

M. McCraine: Strikeout looking

Top Eighth:

Ryan Hetzler (Auburn) pitching

Monsour: Strikeout swinging

Mendoza: Groundout to third

Tinney: Groundout to short