No. 2 Texas Blanks No.5 Auburn 5-0 to Secure Series Win: Live Game Log

College baseball is certainly not for the weak of heart, as evidenced by the first two games between the No. 2 Texas Longhorns (19-3, 3-2) and the No. 5 Auburn Tigers (19-3, 4-1).

Friday night's opener appeared to be heading for a Longhorns' victory following a pair of runs in the top of the ninth, yet that would not be the case. Instead it was another heartbreaking loss, similar to the one suffered against the Ole Miss Rebels, with a bullpen meltdown leading to a walk-off, 4-3 loss.

It was on track to be a different story on Saturday, however. Auburn managed to load the bases with no outs in the bottom of the first before Luke Harrison got out of the jam. Then Texas struck first with two runs in the second and four more in the third, capped by a Jayden Duplantier three-run shot to make it 6-0.

Texas survived a late Auburn rally in Saturday's win

Texas Longhorns third baseman Temo Becerra — Temo Becerra celebrates a home run against Coastal Carolina in the Bruce Bolt College Classic at Daikin Park. | University of Texas Athletics

That lead would eventually stretch to 7-2, with Harrison tossing 5.2 innings of two-run baseball. Far from an easy win, though, the bullpen again struggled mightily. They allowed four runs and came painfully close to another walk-off loss. However, Thomas Burns got out of his own jam and recorded a save to secure the series tying 7-6 win.

Now, the Longhorns will send sophomore phenom Dylan Volantis to the mound on Sunday afternoon. He shined in his first SEC start against the Rebels, tossing six innings of one-run baseball and racking up a career-high 11 strikeouts in the process.

Follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates, with the Longhorns looking to win the finale and the series against the Tigers on Sunday afternoon from Plainsman park.

How to watch/listen -

Sunday March 22 - 2 p.m. CT - SEC Network

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

Live updates will be available after first pitch

2B - Ethan Mendoza

C - Carson Tinney

CF - Aiden Robbins

SS - Adrian Rodriguez

3B - Temo Becerra

LF - Anthony Pack Jr.

1B - Casey Borba

DH - Ashton Larson

RF - Jayden Duplantier

P - Dylan Volantis

Top First:

Alex Petrovic (Auburn) pitching

Mendoza: Pop out to third

Tinney: Strikeout swinging

Robbins: Single

Rodriguez: Groundout to third

Bottom First:

Dylan Volantis (Texas) pitching

Carter: Walk

Rembert: Fielder's choice, Carter out at second

Rembert stole second

Fralick: Strikeout swinging

Guevara: Walk

Terrell: Pop out to catcher

Top Second:

Becerra: Walk

Pack: Strikeout looking

Borba: Two-run home run, Longhorns lead 2-0

Larson: Groundout to first (3-1)

Duplantier: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Second:

Bingaman: Groundout to second

M. McCraine: Strikeout swinging

B. McCraine: Walk

Steele: Walk

Carter: Strikeout swinging

Top Third:

Mendoza: Strikeout looking

Tinney: Single

Robbins: Single

Rodriguez: Fly out to center

Becerra: Groundout to second

Bottom Third:

Rembert: Line out to short

Fralick: Pop out to second

Guevara: Single

Terrell: Single

Bingaman: Groundout to pitcher

Top Fourth:

Pack: Groundout to first

Borba: Single

Larson: Single

Monsour pinch run for Larson

Duplantier: Fielder's choice, Monsour out at second, Borba to third

Mendoza: Walk

Tinney: Two-run single, Mendoza to third, Longhorns lead 4-0

Christian Chatterton (Auburn) pitching

Robbins: Groundout to third

Bottom Fourth:

M. McCraine: Strikeout swinging

B. McCraine: Groundout to third

Steele: Single

Carter: Groundout to pitcher

Top Fifth:

Rodriguez: Walk

Becerra: Single

Pack: Walk

Jett Johnston (Auburn) pitching

Borba: RBI double play, Longhorns lead 5-0

Monsour: Pop out to first

Bottom Fifth:

Sam Cozart (Texas) pitching

Rembert: Pop out to second

Fralick: Strikeout swinging

Guevara: Pop out to short

Top Sixth:

Duplantier: Pop out to first

Mendoza: Pop out to short

Tinney: Walk

Robbins: Groundout to third

Bottom Sixth:

Terrell: Strikeout swinging

Bingaman: Walk

M. McCraine: Groundout to second, Bingaman to second

B. McCraine: Pop out to second

Top Seventh:

Rodriguez: Single

Becerra: Strikeout looking

Ethan Harden (Auburn) pitching (2-0 count)

Pack: Walk

Borba: Pop out to first

Connor Gatwood (Auburn) pitching

Monsour: Strikeout looking

Bottom Seventh:

Steele: E1

Thompson pinch runner for Steele

Carter: Strikeout swinging

Rembert: Fly out to right

Ethan Walker (Texas) pitching (2-1 count)

Fralick: Walk

Brett Crossland (Texas) pitching

Guevara: Groundout to second

Top Eighth:

Justice de Jong (Auburn) pitching

Duplantier: Strikeout swinging

Mendoza: Groundout to second

Tinney: Pop out to third

Bottom Eighth:

Terrell: Strikeout swinging

Bingaman: Groundout to short

M. McCraine: Strikeout swinging

Top Ninth:

Saxon Roberts (Auburn) pitching

Robbins: Walk

Robbins advanced to second (wild pitch)

Rodriguez: Walk

Abe Chancellor (Auburn) pitching

Becerra: Strikeout swinging

Pack: Fielder's choice, Rodriguez out at second, Robbins to third

Garrett Brewer (Auburn) pitching (2-1 count)

Pack advanced to second

Borba: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Ninth:

Madrigal (PH for B. McCraine): Double

Belza: Walk

Belyeu (PH for Carter): Strikeout looking

Max Grubbs (Texas) pitching (2-0 count)

Rembert: Strikeout swinging

Fralick: Fly out to right

FINAL - No. 2 Texas 5 - No. 5 Auburn 0