Longhorns Lead Spartans 4-0 After Eighth Inning: Live Updates

Coming into this weekend, the No. 3 Texas Longhorns (6-0) knew they had a tall task at hand. They couldn't afford to take the Michigan State Spartans (2-3) lightly, especially after they took their opening series against a strong Louisville Cardinals squad.

Through the first two games, they've shown they were plenty prepared for a showdown with the Big Ten squad. Friday night saw the Longhorns cruise to an 8-1 victory. Leading the way was staff ace Ruger Riojas, as he tossed six innings of one-run baseball while dicing up the Michigan State lineup and tying his career-high with 10 strikeouts in the win.

However, it was a different looking ballgame in Saturday's contest. Instead of an offensive onslaught, Texas was only able to scratch across three runs thanks to a strong outing from Michigan State's starter.

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Aiden Robbins carried Texas to a series-clinching win on Saturday

Two of those runs were driven in by star center fielder Aiden Robbins, who had a perfect day at the plate. Going 4-for-4 at the dish, he became the first Longhorn to hit for the cycle since David Hinjosa in 2025. He completed the impressive feat with a solo home run in the top of the eighth to cap off a 3-1 victory.

Now, the Longhorns will turn their attention to Sunday's contest with a chance to sweep the series on the line. Toeing the rubber will be the phenomenal southpaw Dylan Volantis. After dazzling in his debut against the UC Davis Aggies, the star sophomore will look to match that performance against a solid Spartans lineup.

How to watch/listen -

Sunday Feb. 22 - 12 p.m. CT - SEC Network+/TexasSports.com/Audio

Follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates, as the Longhorns wrap up their series against the Spartans on Sunday afternoon from UFCU Disch-Falk Field and go for another sweep.

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

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2B - Ethan Mendoza

SS - Adrian Rodriguez

CF - Aiden Robbins

C - Carson Tinney

DH - Jonah Williams

1B - Casey Borba

LF - Ashton Larson

3B - Temo Becerra

RF - Anthony Pack Jr.

P - Dylan Volantis

Live updates will be available after first pitch

Top First:

Dylan Volantis (Texas) pitching

Williams: Fly out to center

McKay: Groundout to pitcher

Seymour: Single

Broski: Fly out to left

Bottom First:

Logan Pikur (Michigan State) pitching

Mendoza: Single

Rodriguez: Single, Mendoza to third

Rodriguez stole second

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Tinney: Walk

Williams: RBI walk, Longhorns lead 1-0

Borba: RBI groundout to short, Longhorns lead 2-0

Larson: Line out to center

Top Second:

Picot: Strikeout swinging

Deckinga: Single

Van Ameyde: Strikeout looking

Murphy: Single

Rice: Single

Williams: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Second:

Becerra: Hit by pitch

Pack: Lined into double play (4-3)

Mendoza: Groundout to short

Top Third:

McKay: Single

Seymour: Groundout to third, McKay to second

Broski: Fly out to center

Picot: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Third:

Rodriguez: Fly out to center

Robbins: Fly out to left

Tinney: Double

Williams: RBI single, Longhorns lead 3-1

Williams advanced to second (wild pitch)

Borba: Pop out to second

Top Fourth:

Deckinga: Groundout to third

Van Ameyde: Groundout to pitcher

Murphy: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fourth:

Larson: Single

Becerra: Groundout to short, Larson to second

Pack: Single, Larson to third

Tommy Szczepanski (Michigan State) pitching

Larson scored, Pack to second (balk), Longhorns lead 4-0

Mendoza: Strikeout swinging

Rodriguez: Single, Pack to third

Robbins: Walk

Tinney: Strikeout swinging

Top Fifth:

Rice: Groundout to short

Williams: Groundout to second

McKay: Groundout to third

Bottom Fifth:

Williams: Groundout to third

Borba: Strikeout looking

Larson: Pop out to first

Top Sixth:

Seymour: Groundout to third

Broski: Pop out to catcher

Picot: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Sixth:

Becerra: Strikeout looking

Pack: Fly out to left

Mendoza: Single

Mendoza stole second

Rodriguez: Fly out to right

Top Seventh:

Deckinga: Strikeout looking

Van Ameyde: Walk

Murphy: Strikeout swinging

Rice: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Seventh:

Brady Chambers (Michigan State) pitching

Robbins: Line out to second

Tinney: Fly out to left

Williams: E8, advanced to second

Borba: Fly out to center

Top Eighth:

Brett Crossland (Texas) pitching

Williams: Groundout to pitcher

McKay: Groundout to first (3-1)

Seymour: Groundout to second

Bottom Eighth:

Duplantier: Fly out to left

Becerra: Groundout to short

Pack: Fly out to center