No. 2 Texas Falls to No. 21 Tennessee 7-5 in Extra Innings: Live Game Log

After ending their regular season with a series win over the Oklahoma Sooners, the No. 2 Texas Longhorns (42-11, 22-8) are back in action once again in their inaugural SEC Tournament. Awaiting them is a tough matchup with the No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers (42-15, 16-14).

Texas enters this game having taken two out of three from the Sooners, with the win in the opener securing the regular season conference championship in its first year in the SEC. That conference crown clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the SEC Tournament and a much-needed double bye.

As for the Volunteers, they found themselves with just a one-game bye after coming into the tournament looking for a momentum boost. Well, safe to say they found it as they blasted their way past Alabama on Wednesday in a 15-10 win.

Texas pitcher Ethan Walker (46) pitches during the Longhorns' game against The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. | Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Now, both teams prepare for Thursday's showdown with a semifinal berth on the line. For the Longhorns, stacking up wins in Hoover would only further strenghten their grip on the No. 1 national seed come Selection Monday. Tennessee, though, looks to play its way into a regional host.

Follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates, as the Longhorns get their SEC Tournament underway against the Volunteers from Hoover Metropolitan Stadium at 3 p.m. CT on Thursday.

Live updates will be available after first pitch

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

2B - Ethan Mendoza

RF - Max Belyeu

C - Rylan Galvan

1B - Kimble Schuessler

DH - Adrian Rodriguez

SS - Jalin Flores

LF - Tommy Farmer IV

CF - Will Gasparino

3B - Casey Borba

P - Ethan Walker

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Top First:

Ethan Walker (Texas) pitching

Kilen: Strikeout swinging

Fischer: Strikeout swinging

Ensley: Fly out to right

Bottom First:

Liam Doyle (Tennessee) pitching

Mendoza: Walk

Belyeu: Fly out to center, Mendoza to second

Galvan: Strikeout swinging

Schuessler: RBI single, Longhorns lead 1-0

Schuessler advanced to second (E1)

Rodriguez: Pop out to third

Top Second:

Bargo: Strikeout swinging

Curley: Groundout to short

Chapman: Groundout to second

Bottom Second:

Flores: Groundout to third

Farmer: Single

Farmer stole second

Gasparino: Walk

Borba: Strikeout looking

Mendoza: Strikeout swinging

Top Third:

Clark: Hit by pitch

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

Marin: Fly out to center

Bottom Third:

Belyeu: Pop out to short

Galvan: Strikeout swinging

Schuessler: Groundout to pitcher

Top Fourth:

Kilen: Line out to first

Fischer: Fly out to center

Ensley: Fly out to right

Bottom Fourth:

Rodriguez: Double

Rodriguez advanced to third (wild pitch)

Flores: Sac fly, Longhorns lead 2-0

Farmer: Strikeout swinging

Gasparino: Single

Borba: Single, Gasparino to third

Mendoza: Two-run triple, Longhorns lead 4-0

Brandon Arvidson (Tennessee) pitching

Belyeu: Groundout to second

Top Fifth:

Bargo: Fly out to center

Curley: Double

Chapman: Hit by pitch

Grayson Saunier (Texas) pitching

Clark: E6

Peebles: Two-run single, Longhorns lead 4-2

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

Bottom Fifth:

Galvan: Strikeout swinging

Schuessler: Walk

Schuessler stole second

Rodriguez: Strikeout swinging

Flores: Strikeout swinging

Top Sixth:

Kilen: Fly out to center

Fischer: Single

Ensley: Single

Thomas Burns (Texas) pitching

Bargo: Hit by pitch

Curley: RBI walk, Longhorns lead 4-3

Chapman: Sac fly, Volunteers tie game 4-4

Clark: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Sixth:

Farmer: Strikeout swinging

Gasparino: Strikeout swinging

Borba: Single

Mendoza: Single

Belyeu: Groundout to second

Top Seventh:

Peebles: Groundout to second

Marin: Fly out to center

Kilen: Fly out to left

Bottom Seventh:

Galvan: Strikeout swinging

Schuessler: Fly out to center

Rodriguez: Groundout to second

Top Eighth:

Fischer: Single

Max Grubbs (Texas) pitching

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

Bargo: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Eighth:

Flores: Strikeout swinging

Farmer: Strikeout swinging

Gasparino: Groundout to second

Top Ninth:

Curley: Strikeout swinging

Chapman: Groundout to pitcher

Clark: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Ninth:

Borba: Pop out to first

Mendoza: Groundout to short

Belyeu: Strikeout swinging

Top Tenth:

Peebles: Groundout to first

Marin: Strikeout swinging

Kilen: Solo home run, Longhorns trail 5-4

Fischer: Pop out to short

Bottom Tenth:

Galvan: Single

Galvan advanced to third (E1)

Schuessler: RBI single, Longhorns tie game 5-5

Dylan Loy (Tennessee) pitching

Schuessler stole second

Rodriguez: Strikeout swinging

Nate Snead (Tennessee) pitching

Flores: Intentional walk

Farmer: Strikeout swinging

Gasparino: Strikeout swinging

Top Eleventh:

Ensley: Single

Dylan Volantis (Texas) pitching

Bargo: Strikeout swinging

Antigua: Strikeout swinging

Chapman: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Eleventh:

Borba: Walk

Mendoza: Strikeout swinging

J. Duplantier (pinch run for Borba)

Duplantier stole second

Belyeu: Intentional walk

Galvan: Line out to short, Duplantier doubled up

Top Twelfth:

Clark: Walk (Abernathy PR)

Peebles: Single

Marin: Sac bunt, both runners advance

Kilen: Two-run double, Longhorns trail 7-5

Fischer: Strikeout swinging

Ensley: Groundout to third

Bottom Twelfth:

Schuessler: Fly out to center

Rodriguez: Fly out to center

Flores: Fly out to center

FINAL - No. 7 Longhorns 5 - No. 21 Volunteers 7