No. 2 Texas Beats Kentucky 5-4, Wins Another SEC Series: Live Game Log

The No. 2 Texas Longhorns (28-5, 12-2) are back in action on Sunday morning, as they prepare for their series finale against the Kentucky Wildcats (19-13, 6-8). It will be a rubber match between the two teams.

Looking for its fifth straight conference series win, Texas will need to bounce back from Saturday's marathon in game two. After winning the opener on Friday 6-3, that would not be the case in the second showdown.

It was a low-scoring affair throughout the game, as the Longhorns found themselves trailing 2-0 after the second inning. After that, though, starter Luke Harrison dialed in and stifled Kentucky's lineup. They took a 3-2 lead in the fourth inning on a pair of home runs -- a solo shot from Rylan Galvan and a two-run blast from Jalin Flores.

Then they found themselves tied 3-3 headed into the eighth when Ethan Mendoza raced home on a wild pitch to give them a 4-3 lead. However, a solo home run to lead off the ninth forced extras. Texas then could not bring home the go-ahead run, leading to the Wildcats winning 5-4 in the 15th.

Now, the Longhorns look to bounce back and take the rubber match in Sunday's series finale.

Follow along as we provide live updates throughout the game, with the Longhorns looking to avoid their first conference series loss against the Wildcats from Kentucky Proud Park at 11 a.m. CT.

Live updates will be available after first pitch

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

2B - Ethan Mendoza

C - Rylan Galvan

SS - Jalin Flores

CF - Will Gasparino

1B - Kimble Schuessler

RF - Tommy Farmer IV

3B - Casey Borba

DH - Jaquae Stewart

LF - Jayden Duplantier

P - Ruger Riojas

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Top First:

Ben Cleaver (Kentucky) pitching

Mendoza: Walk

Galvan: Fly out to left

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

Bottom First:

Ruger Riojas (Texas) pitching

Lawrence: Fly out to center

Bell: Walk

Herrera: Single, Bell to third

Herrera caught stealing (pickoff)

Burkes: Strikeout swinging

Top Second:

Gasparino: Groundout to third

Schuessler: Pop out to first

Farmer: Walk

Borba: Groundout to short

Bottom Second:

Brown: Groundout to first (3-1)

Gargett: Groundout to short

Montoya: Strikeout swinging

Top Third:

Stewart: Hit by pitch

Duplantier: Sac bunt, Stewart to second

Mendoza: Groundout to short, Stewart to third

Galvan: Intentional walk

Flores: RBI single, Longhorns lead 1-0

Gasparino: Two-run double, Longhorns lead 3-0

Gasparino stole third

Schuessler: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Third:

Hage: E6

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

Lawrence: Single

Bell: Single, Lawrence to third

Herrera: Groundout to third

Top Fourth:

Farmer: Strikeout swinging

Borba: Groundout to third

Stewart: Fly out to right

Bottom Fourth:

Burkes: Fly out to right

Brown: Fly out to center

Gargett: Solo home run, Longhorns lead 3-1

Montoya: Pop out to third

Top Fifth:

Duplantier: Strikeout swinging

Mendoza: Single

Galvan: Double, Mendoza to third

Flores: Pop out to catcher, Mendoza out at home

Bottom Fifth:

Hage: Single

Hindle: Hit by pitch

Lawrence: Fielder's choice, Hage out at third

Bell: Strikeout swinging

Herrera: Walk

Burkes: Pop out to pitcher

Top Sixth:

Gasparino: Single

Evan Byers (Kentucky) pitching (1-2 count)

Schuessler: Single, Gasparino to third

Farmer: Sac fly, Longhorns lead 4-1

Schuessler picked off

Borba: Walk

Borba stole second

Stewart: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Sixth:

Brown: Groundout to first (3-1)

Gargett: Single

Montoya: Pop out to third

Hage: Fly out to right

Top Seventh:

Tommy Skelding (Kentucky) pitching

Duplantier: Groundout to third

Mendoza: Single

Galvan: Pop out to short

Flores: Fly out to left

Bottom Seventh:

Hindle: Pop out to second

Lawrence: Single

Bell: Single

Herrera: Fly out to center, both runners advance

Burkes: Two-run double, Longhorns lead 4-3

Grayson Saunier (Texas) pitching

Koontz (PH for Brown): Hit by pitch

Gargett: Groundout to third

Top Eighth:

Gasparino: Double

James McCoy (Kentucky) pitching

Schuessler: RBI double, Longhorns lead 5-3

Farmer: Groundout to third

Borba: Strikeout looking

Stewart: Groundout to second

Bottom Eighth:

Montoya: Strikeout swinging

Hage: Groundout to third

Hindle: Pop out to second

Top Ninth:

Duplantier: Pop out to second

Mendoza: Line out to third

Galvan: Pop out to first

Bottom Ninth:

Lawrence: Walk

Bell: Single, Lawrence to third

Herrera: Sac fly, Longhorns lead 5-4

Burkes: Grounded into double play (6-3)

FINAL - No. 2 Longhorns 5 - Wildcats 4