Texas' Bats Go Cold In 6-3 LSU Loss: Live Game Log
Riding high on the momentum of a six-game winning streak, the No. 15 Texas Longhorns (6-1) enter the Astros Foundation College Classic ready to make a strong early season statement. The statement? That they're a team to look out for to make it to Omaha.
Standing in their way, though, is undoubtedly the toughest test so far of their young season. Opening up the weekend against the No. 3 LSU Tigers, the Longhorns will have their work cut out for them if they hope to pull off the upset.
On the mound for the Longhorns will be staff ace Lebarron Johnson Jr., fresh off an outing that saw him toss eight shutout innings with eight strikeouts to earn Big 12 Pitcher of the Week. Another dominant outing from him would be a massive boost for Texas.
Offensively, Texas knows what it's getting out of the duo atop the lineup in Jared Thomas and Peyton Powell. Now, though, is the time for the other seven hitters in the lineup to put it together consistently and start mashing against a dynamite Tigers' pitching staff.
Stay tuned as we provide live updates as the Longhorns take on the Tigers from Minute Maid Park on Friday evening.
Live updates will be available after first pitch.
First pitch will be at 8:05 p.m. CT
Pregame
The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below:
1B Jared Thomas
3B Peyton Powell
SS Jalin Flores
LF Porter Brown
C Rylan Galvan
RF Max Belyeu
DH Casey Borba
2B Jack O'Dowd
CF Will Gasparino
P Lebarron Johnson Jr.
Top First:
Lebarron Johnson Jr (Texas) pitching
Kling: Single
White: Strikeout swinging
Kling stole second
Neal: Strikeout swinging
Travinski: Walk
Pearson: Strikeout looking
Bottom First:
Luke Holman (LSU) pitching
Thomas: Strikeout looking
Powell: Double
Flores: Strikeout swinging
Brown: Walk
Galvan: Strikeouts swinging
Top Second:
Jones: Strikeout swinging
Milam: Walk
Bingham: Strikeout swinging
Braswell: Double, Milam to third
Kling: Groundout to short
Bottom Second:
Belyeu: Pop out to third
Borba: Fly out to right
O'Dowd: Strikeout swinging
Top Third:
White: Fly out to center
Neal: Groundout to third
Travinski: Double
Pearson: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Third:
Gasparino: Strikeout swinging
Thomas: Pop out to short
Powell: Single
Flores: Strikeout swinging
Top Fourth:
Jones: Double
Milam: Walk
Both runners advance on wild pitch
Tanner Witt (Texas) pitching
Bingham: Walk
Braswell: Two-run single, LSU leads 2-0
Kling: Fly out to center, Bingham to third
White: Fly out to right
Neal: Strikeout looking
Bottom Fourth:
Brown: Groundout to second
Schuessler: Strikeout swinging
Belyeu: Strikeout looking
Top Fifth:
Travinski: Groundout to second
Pearson: Groundout to second
Jones: Walk
Milam: Pop out to third
Bottom Fifth:
Borba: Strikeout swinging
O'Dowd: Fly out to right
Gasparino: Strikeout swinging
Top Sixth:
Easton Tumis (Texas) pitching
Bingham: Pop out to first
Braswell: Lineout to third
Kling: Fly out to left
Bottom Sixth:
Thomas: Strikeout swinging
Powell: Double
Flores: Strikeout swinging
Nate Ackenhausen (LSU) pitching
Brown: Strikeout swinging
Top Seventh:
White: Solo home run, LSU leads 3-0
Neal: Strikeout swinging
Travinski: Walk
Travinski to second on passed ball
Pearson: E3, Travinski to third (Brown PR)
Grant Fontenot (Texas) pitching
Jones: Three-run home run, LSU leads 6-0
Milam: Groundout to third
Bingham: Single
Braswell: Fly out to right
Bottom Seventh:
Schuessler: Solo home run, LSU leads 6-1
Belyeu: Strikeout swinging
Borba: Strikeout swinging
O'Dowd: Strikeout looking
Top Eighth:
Hudson Hamilton (Texas) pitching
Kling: Fly out to right
White: Groundout to second
Neal: Double (Ruddell PR)
Travinski: Walk
Both runners advance on wild pitch
Brown: Groundout to third
Bottom Eighth:
Gasparino: Strikeout swinging
Thomas: Strikeout looking
Powell: Groundout to short
Top Ninth:
Andre Duplantier II (Texas) pitching
Jones: Ground-rule double
Milam: Groundout to second, Jones to third
Bingham: Fielder's choice (5-2), advanced to second
Braswell: Walk
Kling: Groundout to short
Top Ninth:
Flores: Double
Brown: Single, Flores to third
Fidel Ulloa (LSU) pitching
Schuessler: Strikeout swinging
Belyeu: Pop out to second
Borba: Two-run double, LSU leads 6-3 (J. Duplantier PR)
Kennedy: Strikeout swinging