Texas Baseball Looks to Stay Alive Facing Alabama in Elimination Game: Live Updates

The Texas Longhorns will attempt to stay alive in the College World Series, taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Texas Longhorns shortstop Adrian Rodriguez (24) advances from first to third on an error by the Georgia Bulldogs. | Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

The Texas Longhorns will now find themselves playing for their season the next time they hit the field, as they stand one loss away from the 2026 season and their College World Series hopes coming to an end.

The Longhorns reached Omaha for the first time since 2022 and the first time under head coach Jim Schlossnagle; however, game one did not go as the Longhorns had planned. Sloppy defense and quiet bats saw the Longhorns lose their opening game of the College World Series, 7-1, to the Georgia Bulldogs.

Texas is set to take the field in the College World Series in an elimination game as its championship hopes hang by a thread and its season is on the line, taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide. Texas and Alabama get underway in an elimination game on Monday, June 15, at 1:00 p.m. CT on ESPN.

Live Updates for Texas vs. Alabama

Texas Longhorns head coach Jim Schlossnagle walks to the dugout against the Georgia Bulldogs. | Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images

Follow along as we provide live, at-bat by at-bat updates, with the Longhorns looking to keep their College World Series hopes and now their 2026 season alive in an elimination game. They do so against the Crimson Tide on Monday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field.

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

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RF - Aiden Robbins

C - Carson Tinney

LF - Anthony Pack Jr.

DH - Ethan Mendoza

SS - Adrian Rodriguez

2B - Temo Becerra

1B - Ashton Larson

3B - Casey Borba

CF - Dariyan Pendergrass

P - Ruger Riojas

Live updates will be available after first pitch

Top First:

Ruger Riojas (Texas) pitching

Fowler: Strikeout looking

Lebron: Single

Neal: Strikeout swinging

Torres: Strikeout swinging

Bottom First:

Zane Adams (Alabama) pitching

Robbins: Double

Tinney: Walk

Pack: Flyout to left field

Mendoza: RBI double, Longhorns leading 1-0

Rodriguez: Two-RBI double, Longhorns leading 3-0

Becerra: Groundout to third, Rodriguez advances to third

Larson: Strikeout swinging

Top Second:

Lemm: Walk

Hines: Walk

Holt: Lined into double play to first, Hines out at first

Vaughn: RBI single, Longhorns leading 3-1

Steele: Groundout to short

Bottom Second:

Borba: Single

Pendergrass: Sacrifice bunt, Borba advances to second

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Tinney: Walk, Borba advances to third on wild pitch

Pack: RBI single, Longhorns leading 4-1

Mendoza: RBI-single, advances to second on the throw, Pack advances to third, Longhorns leading 5-1

Rodriguez: Two-RBI double, advances to third on throw, Longhorns leading 7-1

Beccera: Walk

Matthew Heiberger (Alabama) pitching

Larson: Groundout to short

Top Third:

Fowler: Single

Lebron: Reached on fielder's choice, Fowler out at second

Neal: Grounded into double play, Lebron out at second

Bottom Third:

Borba: Groundout to short

Pendergrass: Groundout to second

Robbins: Groundout to first

Top Fourth:

Torres: Strikeout swinging

Lemm: Solo home run, Longhorns leading 7-2

Hines:

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