No. 4 Texas Falls 14-9, Drops Series Against Tennessee: Live Game Log

The No. 4 Texas Longhorns (36—11, 15—9) did not enjoy themselves in the opener on Friday evening against the Tennessee Volunteers (33—17, 12—13). It was a rough night for them, both at the plate and on the mound.

You're not going to win many games when you struggle to string together hits. This is a lesson the Longhorns have learned more than once this season and one they were reminded of last night. From the first inning it was clear they were going to struggle at the plate.

And struggle they did, as Tennessee starter Tegan Kuhns had their number immediately. He kept Texas in check and tossed seven shutout innings, racking up a whopping 15 strikeouts in the process and giving up only four hits and one walk.

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Texas' lone run came off the bat of none other than superstar outfielder Aiden Robbins, as he blasted a solo home run in the eighth inning to prevent a shutout. He was also the lone starter to not register a strikeout, while the other Longhorns combined to rack up 19 as a team in the 5-1 loss.

Their woes at the plate weren't the only bad news, either, as Ethan Mendoza left the game early after landing awkwardly following a dive to stop a ground ball. On the mound, the usually rock solid Dylan Volantis was off his game, allowing three runs and recording only two strikeouts in five innings.

Now, they'll hand the ball to veteran left-hander, Luke Harrison, hoping he can deliver a strong outing on the mound while the bats get it going at the plate in order to tie the series.

Follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates, with the Longhorns looking to bounce back and even up the series against the Volunteers on Saturday evening,

How to watch/listen -

Saturday May 9 - 5 p.m. CT - SEC Network+/TexasSports.com/Audio

The Longhorns' lineup will be listed below -

RF - Aiden Robbins

C - Carson Tinney

LF - Anthony Pack Jr.

3B - Temo Becerra

SS - Adrian Rodriguez

1B - Casey Borba

DH - Presley Courville

CF - Maddox Monsour

2B - Jayden Duplantier

P - Luke Harrison

Live updates will be available after first pitch

Top First:

Evan Blanco (Tennessee) pitching

Robbins: Fly out to right

Tinney: Walk

Pack: Single, Tinney to third

Tinney scored, Pack advanced to second (balk), Longhorns lead 1-0

Becerra: Two-run home run, Longhorns lead 3-0

Rodriguez: Single, out at second

Borba: Strikeout swinging

Bottom First:

Luke Harrison (Texas) pitching

Wright: Solo home run, Longhorns lead 3-1

Grimmer: Groundout to first

Ford: Line out to third

Grindlinger: Solo home run, Longhorns lead 3-2

Clark: Strikeout swinging

Top Second:

Courville: Strikeout swinging

Monsour: Strikeout swinging

Duplantier: Fly out to right

Bottom Second:

Chapman: Groundout to second

Lawless: Groundout to pitcher

Marin: Solo home run, Longhorns and Volunteers tied 3-3

Brown: Fly out to center

Top Third:

Robbins: Groundout to third

Tinney: Strikeout swinging

Pack: Single

Becerra: Single

Rodriguez: Groundout to first (3-1)

Bottom Third:

Wright: Pop out to catcher

Grimmer: Single

Ford: Walk

Grindlinger: RBI double, Ford to third, Longhorns trail 4-3

Clark: Fly out to center

Chapman: Walk

Lawless: Groundout to short

Top Fourth:

Borba: Groundout to pitcher

Courville: Fly out to center

Monsour: Pop out to first

Bottom Fourth:

Marin: Pop out to second

Brown: Groundout to second

Wright: Strikeout swinging, reached second (E2)

Grimmer: Two-run home run, Longhorns trail 6-3

Brett Crossland (Texas) pitching

Ford: Fly out to right

Top Fifth:

Duplantier: Strikeout swinging

Robbins: Walk

Tinney: Walk

Pack: Single

Becerra: Two-run single, Longhorns trail 6-5

Rodriguez: Strikeout swinging

Borba: Groundout to pitcher

Bottom Fifth:

Grindlinger: Single

Clark: Single

Chapman: Single, reached second (E5), two scored, Longhorns trail 8-5

Lawless: Sac bunt, Chapman to third

Marin: Sac fly, Longhorns trail 9-5

Brown: Single

Brown stole second

Wright: Walk

Ethan Walker (Texas) pitching

Grimmer: Strikeout looking

Top Sixth:

Courville: Strikeout swinging

Larson (PH for Monsour): Pop out to second

Duplantier: Fly out to center

Bottom Sixth:

Brody Walls (Texas) pitching

Ford: Groundout to short

Grindlinger: Groundout to pitcher

Clark: Single

Chapman: Two-run home run, Longhorns trail 11-5

Lawless: Strikeout swinging

Top Seventh:

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Tinney: Fly out to center

Pack: Fly out to center

Bottom Seventh:

Michael Winter (Texas) pitching

Marin: Single

Brown: RBI double, Longhorns trail 12-5

Wright: Pop out to catcher

Grimmer: Fly out to center

Ford: Groundout to first

Top Eighth:

Cam Appenzeller (Tennessee) pitching

Becerra: Fly out to center

Rodriguez: Strikeout swinging

Borba: Solo home run, Longhorns trail 12-6

Courville: Groundout to first

Bottom Eighth:

Grindlinger: Single

Clark: Strikeout looking

Chapman: Fielder's choice, Grindlinger out at second

Lawless: Two-run home run, Longhorns trail 14-6

Marin: Groundout to third

Top Ninth:

Ermis (PH for Larson): Walk

Ermis advanced to second (defensive indifference)

Peterson (PH for Duplantier): Strikeout swinging

Robbins: Single, Ermis advanced to third

Tinney: Walk

Ermis scored, both runners advanced (wild pitch), Longhorns trail 14-7

Pack: Strikeout looking

Robbins scored, Tinney to third (wild pitch), Longhorns trail 14-8

Becerra: RBI double, Longhorns trail 14-9

Rodriguez: Gronudout to first

FINAL - No. 4 Texas 9 - Tennessee 14

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