No. 5 Texas' Offense Lifeless in 8-1 Loss to No. 12 Arkansas: Live Game Log

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns (40—12, 19—10) are officially kicking off their 2026 SEC Tournament on Friday afternoon. Awaiting them is a showdown against a red-hot squad, as they are set to take on the No. 12 Arkansas Razorbacks (37—19, 17—13).

For the Longhorns, this is their second time in the SEC Tournament. They entered Hoover last season as the No. 1 overall seed after winning the conference, while they come into this one as the No. 2 seed.

However, they'll undoubtedly seek a different result than what went down last year. In their debut in the tournament against the Tennessee Volunteers, they at one point led 4-0 but would fall in the 12th inning, 7-5.

Can the Longhorns secure their first ever SEC Tournament win?

Texas Longhorns outfielder Anthony Pack Jr. — Texas Longhorns' outfielder Anthony Pack Jr. celebrates a grand slam against the USC Upstate Spartans. | Texas Longhorns Athletic

It won't be any easier this go round for the Longhorns, however. Arkansas has consistently been one of the top teams in the nation this season and enters with plenty of momentum. In their first game of the SEC Tournament, the Razorbacks secured an 8-4 win over Tennessee.

Ultimately, this game does not hold a ton of value for Texas in terms of postseason implications. An Austin Regional is all but guaranteed, while a national seed is highly likely, too. That being said, racking up more wins would certainly be a strong résumé booster ahead of Selection Monday.

Taking the mound for the Longhorns will be Cody Howard, in what will likely be a bullpen day. This gives Howard and other arms in the bullpen a chance to show they can be trusted in the postseason as they try to stifle a dangerous lineup.

Follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates, with the Longhorns looking to win their first SEC Tournament and secure a spot in the semifinals. They do so against the Razorbacks on Friday afternoon from Hoover Met Stadium.

UPDATE - WEATHER DELAY

How to watch/listen -

1:45 p.m. - First pitch between the Longhorns and Razorbacks has been pushed back and will not start any sooner than 4 p.m. CT due to weather in the area.

3:40: p.m. - The start to this one will be delayed even further, as first pitch will now not take place any sooner than 4:30 p.m. CT due to the ongoing weather delay.

Friday May 22 - 3 p.m. CT - SEC Network+/TexasSports.com/Audio

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

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RF - Aiden Robbins

C - Carson Tinney

LF - Anthony Pack Jr.

2B - Temo Becerra

3B - Casey Borba

SS - Adrian Rodriguez

DH - Ethan Mendoza

1B - Ashton Larson

CF - Dariyan Pendergrass

P - Cody Howard

Live updates will be available after first pitch

Top First:

Cody Howard (Texas) pitching

Ruiz: Hit by pitch

Kozeal: Two-run home run, Longhorns trail 2-0

Helfrick: Strikeout swinging

Stewart: Strikeout swinging

Pompey: Double

Souza: RBI single, Longhorns trail 3-0

Niu: Strikeout looking

Bottom First:

Hunter Dietz (Arkansas) pitching

Robbins: Groundout to second

Tinney: Walk

Pack: Fielder's choice, Tinney out at second

Becerra: Walk

Borba: Single

Steele Eaves (Arkansas) pitching

Rodriguez: RBI walk, Longhorns trail 3-1

Mendoza: Pop out to short

Top Second:

Rutenbar: Strikeout swinging

Robinett: Walk

Ruiz: Single

Kozeal: Three-run home run, Longhorns trail 6-1

Helfrick: Pop out to third

Stewart: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Second:

Larson: Strikeout looking

Pendergrass: Groundout to pitcher

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Third:

Luke Harrison (Texas) pitching

Pompey: Strikeout swinging

Souza: Groundout to pitcher

Niu: Single

Rutenbar: Pop out to second

Bottom Third:

Tinney: Strikeout looking

Pack: Strikeout swinging

Becerra: E5, advanced to second

Borba: Strikeout swinging

Top Fourth:

Robinett: Hit by pitch

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

Kozeal: Single

Helfrick: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fourth:

Gabe Gaeckle (Arkansas) pitching

Rodriguez: Fly out to right

Mendoza: Walk

Larson: Strikeout swinging

Pendergrass: Strikeout looking

Top Fifth:

Kaleb Rogers (Texas) pitching

Stewart: Strikeout swinging

Pompey: Single

Pompey stole second

Souza: Single, Pompey advanced to third

Niu: Walk

Ethan Walker (Texas) pitching

Rutenbar: RBI single, Longhorns trail 7-1

Robinett: RBI groundout to short, Longhorns trail 8-1

Brett Crossland (Texas) pitching

Ruiz: Walk

Kozeal: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fifth:

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Tinney: Pop out to first

Pack: Groundout to second

Top Sixth:

Dylan Volantis (Texas) pitching

Helfrick: Groundout to third

Stewart: Strikeout swinging

Pompey: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Sixth:

Becerra: Strikeout swinging

Borba: Single

Rodriguez: Fielder's choice, Borba out at second

Mendoza: Groundout to short

Top Seventh:

Souza: Strikeout swinging

Niu: Strikeout swinging

Rutenbar: Hit by pitch

Robinett: Fielder's choice, Rutenbar out at second

Bottom Seventh:

Larson: Double

Pendergrass: Strikeout swinging

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Tinney: Strikeout looking

Top Eighth:

Michael Winter (Texas) pitching

Ruiz: Fly out to right

Kozeal: Walk

Kozeal advanced to second (wild pitch)

Helfrick: Fly out to left, Kozeal advanced to third

Stewart: Strikeout looking

Bottom Eighth:

Pack: Fly out to left

Becerra: Groundout to second

Borba: Strikeout swinging

Top Ninth:

Cal Higgins (Texas) pitching

Pompey: Strikeout swinging

Souza: Walk

Niu: Double, Souza to third

Rutenbar: Strikeout swinging

Robinett: Pop out to shor

Bottom Ninth:

Rodriguez: Fly out to left

Mendoza: Single

Callum Early pinch ran for Mendoza

Livingston (PH for Larson): Strikeout swinging

Duplantier: Groundout to short

FINAL - No. 5 Texas 1 - No. 12 Arkansas 8

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