No. 4 Texas' Pitching Staff Stifles No. 11 Alabama in 3-1 Win: Live Game Log

The No. 4 Texas Longhorns aim to keep the momentum rolling against the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide.

The Texas Longhorns line up for the national anthem prior to the first pitch. | University of Texas Athletic

The No. 4 Texas Longhorns (29-7, 10-5) entered the first game of their series against the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide (27-12, 8-8) needing to get back on track in conference play. Especially after their showing last weekend against No. 10 Texas A&M in College Station.

In the other dugout, it was a similar situation for the Crimson Tide themselves, as they were swept by No. 16 Arkansas in their last conference outing. Fortunately for the fans in burnt orange and white, their squad easily took care of business on Friday night.

With a new look lineup, the Longhorns wasted no time jumping on the Crimson Tide. Aiden Robbins hit in the leadoff spot for the first time this season and started with a double. Carson Tinney quickly followed with a two-run home run to get the fun started.

Texas cruised to a win on Friday night

Texas Longhorns outfielder Aiden Robbins stands on second and celebrates a double against the Michigan State Spartans. | University of Texas Athletics

It would be all Texas from there, as another run came home in the first to stake starter Dylan Volantis to an early 3-0 lead. That would be more than enough for the sensational southpaw in his first career Friday night start.

Volantis quickly showed everyone that he is the best pitcher on the Longhorns staff. Dealing an absolute gem, he kept the Crimson Tide off-balance from the first out, as he struck out every batter in the lineup at least once.

He finished with six innings of two-run baseball and a career-high 12 strikeouts. Following him, Sam Cozart secured a three-inning save with five strikeouts of his own while the offense continued to rake, finishing with 16 hits in the 10-2 blowout victory.

Now, Ruger Riojas will toe the rubber on Saturday afternoon and look to bounce back from a pair of rough starts in his last two outings to clinch the series for Texas.

Follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates, with the Longhorns looking to secure another conference series win over the Crimson Tide on Saturday afternoon from UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

How to watch/listen -

Saturday April 18 - 12 p.m. CT - SEC Network+/TexasSports.com/Audio

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

starting dudes 📝#HookEm pic.twitter.com/WUYBgQzVfH

— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) April 18, 2026

CF - Aiden Robbins

C - Carson Tinney

SS - Adrian Rodriguez

LF - Anthony Pack Jr.

2B - Ethan Mendoza

3B - Temo Becerra

DH - Ashton Larson

1B - Casey Borba

RF - Jayden Duplantier

P - Ruger Riojas

Live updates will be available after first pitch

Top First:

Ruger Riojas (Texas) pitching

Fowler: Walk

Lebron: Single, out at second, Fowler advanced to third

Neal: RBI double, Longhorns trail 1-0

Hines: Strikeout swinging

Lemm: Strikeout swinging

Bottom First:

Zane Adams (Alabama) pitching

Robbins: Single

Robbins caught stealing

Tinney: Walk

Rodriguez: Strikeout swinging

Pack: Single

Mendoza: Groundout to third

Top Second:

Purdy: Strikeout swinging

Torres: Strikeout swinging

Osterhouse: Groundout to short

Bottom Second:

Becerra: Single

Larson: Grounded into double play (3-6-1)

Borba: Double

Duplantier: Groundout to pitcher

Top Third:

Holt: Single

Holt caught stealing

Fowler: Fly out to left

Lebron: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Third:

Robbins: Strikeout looking

Tinney: Strikeout looking

Rodriguez: Groundout to second

Top Fourth:

Neal: Strikeout swinging

Hines: Strikeout swinging, reached first on wild pitch

Lemm: Strikeout looking

Purdy: Strikeout looking

Bottom Fourth:

Pack: Groundout to second

Mendoza: Groundout to short

Becerra: Strikeout swinging

Top Fifth:

Torres: Groundout to second

Osterhouse: Strikeout looking

Holt: Strikeout looking

Bottom Fifth:

Larson: Strikeout looking

Borba: Groundout to third

Duplantier: Pop out to third

Top Sixth:

Haiden Leffew (Texas) pitching

Fowler: Strikeout swinging

Lebron: Groundout to pitcher

Neal: Walk

Hines: Strikeout looking

Bottom Sixth:

Tinney: Single

Robbins: Fly out to right

Robbins stole second

Rodriguez: Strikeout swinging

Robbins advanced to third (wild pitch)

Pack: Intentional walk

Pack stole second

Mendoza: Strikeout swinging

Top Seventh:

Lemm: Walk

Purdy: Pop out to first

Torres: Strikeout looking

Osterhouse: Groundout to second

Bottom Seventh:

Matthew Heiberger (Alabama) pitching

Becerra: Walk

Larson: Pop out to first

Becerra advanced to second (wild pitch)

Borba: Walk

Duplantier: RBI single, Longhorns tie game 1-1

Robbins: Single

Sam Mitchell (Alabama) pitching

Tinney: RBI single, Longhorns lead 2-1

Rodriguez: Sac fly, Longhorns lead 3-1

Pack: Groundout to first

Top Eighth:

Ethan Walker (Texas) pitching

Holt: Strikeout swinging

Fowler: Groundout to second

Brett Crossland (Texas) pitching

Lebron: Walk

Thomas Burns (Texas) pitching

Neal: Strikeout looking

Bottom Eighth:

Mendoza: Groundout to second

Becerra: Groundout to third

Larson: Strikeout swinging

Top Ninth:

Sam Cozart (Texas) pitching

Hines: Strikeout swinging

Lemm: Strikeout swinging

Purdy: Strikeout looking

FINAL - No. 4 Texas 3 - No. 11 Alabama 1

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