Longhorns Lead Bobcats 10-8 After Eighth Inning: Live Updates

We're back once again for another midweek contest, as the No. 2 Texas Longhorns (23-4) play host to the Texas State Bobcats (19-8) on Tuesday evening.

This is not the first game between the Longhorns and Bobcats this season. Rather, it is the return trip of a home-and-home, with the the first game played back on March 10. That game was all Texas from the first inning.

Getting going early, the Longhorns jumped out to a two-run lead in the top of the first and then plated three more in the second. By the time the Bobcats finally got on the board, they held a 7-0 lead and would eventually cruise to a 15-4 blowout win. It was smooth sailing, as Texas plated at least three runs in three seperate in separate innings -- including seven combined in the eighth and ninth.

Texas looking to avoid another midweek upset

The Texas Longhorns baseball team sings the school song prior to the series opener against the Ole Miss Rebels. | University of Texas Athletic

However, the two midweek games since then have not been as good. They first suffered a loss to the Tarleton State Texans in a game that they were flat in from the jump. Then they squandered a 7-0 lead last week, ultimately losing 9-7 to the Houston Texans in ugly fashion.

While they did manage to shake off that loss to Houston in the form of a sweep of the No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners, another tough midweek challenge awaits. Texas State has shown in recent seasons it loves playing in Austin and will look to secure yet another upset victory against the Longhorns.

Follow along for live at-bat by at-bat updates, with the Longhorns set to square off against the Bobcats on Tuesday evening from UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

How to watch/listen -

Tuesday March 31 - 6:30 p.m. CT - SEC Network+/TexasSports.com/Audio

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

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— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) March 31, 2026

2B - Ethan Mendoza

C - Carson Tinney

CF - Aiden Robbins

LF - Anthony Pack Jr.

1B - Casey Borba

SS - Temo Becerra

DH - Ashton Larson

RF - Jayden Duplantier

1B - Josh Livingston

P - Max Grubbs

Live updates will be available after first pitch

Top First:

Max Grubbs (Texas) pitching

Cotton: Groundout to second

Galloway: Solo home run, Longhorns trail 1-0

Salas: Single

Salas caught stealing

Park: E8, reached second

Stewart: RBI double, Longhorns trail 2-0

Farris: RBI single, Longhorns trail 3-0

Namken: Single, Farris to third

Mora: Strikeout swinging

Bottom First:

Ryan Markwardt (Texas State) pitching

Mendoza: Groundout to second

Tinney: Walk

Robbins: Two-run home run, Longhorns trail 3-2

Pack: Groundout to short

Borba: Walk

Becerra: Single

Larson: Fly out to center

Top Second:

Kade Bing (Texas) pitching

Boles: Fly out to center

Cotton: Groundout to pitcher

Galloway: Groundout to third

Bottom Second:

Duplantier: Strikeout swinging

Livingston: Pop out to short

Mendoza: Double

Mendoza stole third

Mendoza scored (wild pitch), Longhorns tie game 3-3

Tinney: Strikeout swinging

Top Third:

Salas: Strikeout swinging

Park: Fly out to center

Stewart: Groundout to first

Bottom Third:

Dylan Kerbow (Texas State) pitching

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Pack: Pop out to short

Borba: Groundout to second

Top Fourth:

Farris: Solo home run, Longhorns trail 4-3

Namken: Fly out to center

Mora: Groundout to second

Boles: Strikeout looking

Bottom Fourth:

Becerra: Groundout to second

Larson: Fly out to left

Duplantier: Single

Livingston: Strikeout swinging

Top Fifth:

Thomas Burns (Texas) pitching

Cotton: Groundout to pitcher

Galloway: Strikeout swinging

Salas: Solo home run, Longhorns trail 4-3

Park: Groundout to short

Bottom Fifth:

Mendoza: Walk

Tinney: Fly out to center

Robbins: Pop out to short

Pack: Groundout to second

Top Sixth:

Brody Walls (Texas) pitching

Stewart: Groundout to first (3-1)

Farris: Hit by pitch

Namken: Strikeout looking

Mora: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Sixth:

Braylen Timmins (Texas State) pitching

Borba: Solo home run, Longhorns trail 5-4

Becerra: Walk

Larson: Strikeout swinging

Becerra stole second

Duplantier: Walk

Cade Smith (Texas State) pitching

Monsour (PH for Livingston): Fly out to left

Mendoza: Two-run double, Longhorns lead 6-5

Tinney: RBi single, Longhorns lead 7-5

Robbins: Single, Tinney to third

Pack: RBI single, Robbins scored and Pack advanced to third on E8, Longhorns lead 9-5

Borba: Groundout to short

Top Seventh:

Ethan Walker (Texas) pitching

Boles: Fly out to right

Cotton: Double

Galloway: RBI double, Longhorns lead 9-6

Salas: RBI double, Longhorns lead 9-7

Brett Crossland (Texas) pitching

Salas advanced to third (passed ball)

Park: RBI groundout to second, Longhorns lead 9-8

Stewart: Groundout to first

Bottom Seventh:

Keller Eberly (Texas State) pitching

Becerra: Groundout to third

Larson: Strikeout looking

Duplantier: Single, advanced to second (E8)

Duplantier stole third

Monsour: Strikeout swinging

Top Eighth:

Farris: Groundout to third

Namken: Single

Munguia pinch run for Namken

Mora: Strikeout looking

Fryman (PH for Boles): Strikeout swinging

Bottom Eighth:

Wade Cooper (Texas State) pitching

Mendoza: Solo home run, Longhorns lead 10-8

Tinney: Strikeout swinging

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Pack: Groundout to second

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