No. 3 Texas Slugs Five Homers, Run Rules USC Upstate 14-2: Live Game Log

It is time for yet another exciting weekend of baseball for the No. 3 Texas Longhorns (12-0), as they prepare to kick off a three-game series against the USC Upstate Spartans (7-7) from the friendly confines of UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

These two teams enter this one on different waves of momentum. For the Longhorns, there has been little to complain about through their first 12 games of the season. They are undefeated and are fresh off a 16-3 run-rule win over the Houston Christian Huskies, their fourth of the season so far.

In the other dugout, the Spartans are 7-7 through their first 14 games and have lost their last two -- a 9-8 defeat at the hands of the Georgia Southern Eagles and a 12-3 blowout by the South Carolina Gamecocks.

The Longhorns are set to kick off another exciting weekend series

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Unfortunately for them, it will not be getting any easier in the series opener against the Longhorns. On the mound will be staff ace, Ruger Riojas. The veteran right-hander has been nothing short of sensational in his first three starts, sporting a 3-0 record and a 1.13 ERA. He's racked up a team-high 30 strikeouts, including a career-high 11 against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in Houston.

Texas has been strong in all facets this early in the season but cannot afford to take a team like the Spartans lightly. On paper this seems like a series they should handle, yet anything can happen in baseball.

So, buckle up folks, because we will have plenty of coverage for you throughout the weekend in what is sure to be a can't-miss series.

Follow along for live at-bat by at-bat updates, as the Longhorns open their three-game series against the Spartans on Friday evening from UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

How to watch/listen -

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

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

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2B - Ethan Mendoza

CF - Aiden Robbins

SS - Adrian Rodriguez

3B - Temo Becerra

LF - Anthony Pack Jr.

1B - Casey Borba

RF - Jonah Williams

DH - Jayden Duplantier

P - Ruger Riojas

Live updates will be available after first pitch

Top First:

Ruger Riojas (Texas) pitching

Sweeney: Strikeout swinging

Armsey: Double

Zenor: Strikeout looking

Lang: Groundout to second

Bottom First:

Chris Torres (USC Upstate) pitching

Mendoza: Solo home run, Longhorns 1-0

Tinney: Strikeout swinging

Robbins: Walk

Rodriguez: Fielder's choice, Robbins out at second

Becerra: Single

Pack: Strikeout looking

Top Second:

Heaghney: Groundout to short

Griggs: Solo home run, Longhorns tied 1-1

Bowman: Strikeout looking

Lucas: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Second:

Borba: Solo home run, Longhorns lead 2-1

Williams: Strikeout swinging

Duplantier: Fly out to right

Mendoza: Strikeout swinging

Top Third:

Coleman: Fly out to left

Sweeney: Strikeout swinging

Armsey: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Third:

Tinney: Strikeout swinging

Robbins: Single

Rodriguez: Pop out to second

Becerra: Two-run home run, Longhorns lead 4-1

Pack: Fly out to center

Top Fourth:

Zenor: Pop out to second

Lang: Strikeout swinging

Heaghney: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fourth:

Borba: Strikeout swinging

Williams: Groundout to pitcher

Duplantier: Walk

Mendoza: Fly out to right

Top Fifth:

Griggs: Line out to second

Bowman: Strikeout swinging

Lucas: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fifth:

Tinney: Hit by pitch

Robbins: Two-run home run, Longhorns lead 6-1

Rodriguez: Groundout to third

Becerra: Strikeout swinging

Pack: Groundout to third

Top Sixth:

Coleman: Single

Sweeney: Fielder's choice, Coleman out at second

Armsey: Strikeout swinging

Zenor: Single

Lang: Strikeout looking

Bottom Sixth:

Jacob Kirby (USC Upstate) pitching

Borba: Strikeout swinging

Williams: Groundout to second

Livingston (PH for Duplantier): Hit by pitch

Mendoza: Fielder's choice, Livingston out at second

Top Seventh:

Max Grubbs (Texas) pitching

Heaghney: Strikeout swinging

Griggs: Walk

Bowman: Single, Griggs to third

Griggs scored, Bowman to third (wild pitch), Longhorns lead 6-2

Lucas: Strikeout swinging

Coleman: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Seventh:

Tinney: Double

Robbins: Walk

Rodriguez: Fly out to center, both runners tagged up

Max Eichenberger (USC Upstate) pitching (2-0 count)

Becerra: RBI single, Robbins to third, Longhorns lead 7-2

Robbins scored, Becerra stole second and advanced to third, Longhorns lead 8-2

Pack: Fielder's choice, Becerra out at home

Pack stole second

Borba: Fly out to center

Top Eighth:

Haiden Leffew (Texas) pitching

Campidilli: Strikeout looking

Armsey: Strikeout looking

Zenor: Fly out to center

Bottom Eighth:

Monsour (PH for Williams): Walk

Monsour stole second

Monsour stole third

Livingston: RBI double, Longhorns lead 9-2

Mendoza: Line out to first

Tinney: Single, advanced to second Livingston to third

Robbins: RBI single, Tinney to third, Longhorns lead 10-2

Robbins stole second

Rodriguez: Strikeout looking

Becerra: Walk

Pack: Grand slam, Longhorns win 14-2

FINAL (8) - No. 3 Texas 14 - USC Upstate 2