GAME LOG: Four Home Runs Fuel Texas to 8-1 Win and the Series Victory
Looking to finish their season strong, the Longhorns came out in the first game of their final series against Kansas and looked absolutely dominant. They would cruise to an easy 12-4 win in game one and will now look to replicate that outing and clinch the series win on Friday.
Pregame
The Longhorns have released their starting lineup and it is as follows:
CF Hodo
LF Kennedy
1B Melendez
RF Stehly
DH Todd
3B Messinger
C Ardoin
2B Daly
SS Faltine
P Gordon
Top First
Lucas Gordon (Texas) pitching
Burnham: Single
Ditzenberger: Strikeout swinging
Ahuna: Single
Metcalf: HBP
Upshaw: Grounded into double play (6-3)
Bottom First
Cole Larsen (Kansas) pitching
Hodo: Groundout to short
Kennedy: Solo home run Texas leads 1-0
Melendez: Solo home run Texas leads 2-0
Stehly: Single
Todd: Single, Stehly to third
Messinger: RBI single Texas leads 3-0
Ardoin: Grounded into double play (5-4-3)
Top Second
Hammond: Groundout to short
Lichty: Strikeout swinging
English: Double
Cox: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Second
Daly: Groundout to short
Faltine: Double
Hodo: Single, Faltine to third (Hodo caught stealing)
Kennedy: RBI single Texas leads 4-0
Melendez: Walk
Stehly: Groundout to third
Top Third
Burnham: HBP
Ditzenberger: Double, Burnham to third
Ahuna: RBI groundout Texas leads 4-1
Metcalf: Groundout to third
Upshaw: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Third
Todd: Groundout to third
Messinger: Single
Ardoin: Fielder's choice, Messinger to second
Daly: RBI single Texas leads 5-1
Faltine: Pop out to first
Top Fourth
Hammond: Groundout to third
Lichty: Strikeout swinging
English: Groundout to short
Bottom Fourth
Hodo: Groundout to third
Kennedy: Solo home run Texas leads 6-1
Melendez: Fly out to left
Stehly: Pop out to short
Top Fifth
Cox: Groundout to second
Burnham: Walk
Ditzenberger: Strikeout looking
Ahuna: HBP
Metcalf: Fielder's choice, Burnham out at third
Bottom Fifth
Todd: Solo home run Texas leads 7-1
Messinger: Pop out to short
Ardoin: Fly out to left
Daly: Pop out to short
Top Sixth
Upshaw: Groundout to second
Hammond: Fly out to center
Lichty: Single
English: Fly out to center
Bottom Sixth
Faltine: HBP
Hodo: Fielder's choice, Faltine out at second
Kennedy: Grounded into double play (3-6)
Top Seventh
Marcus Olivarez (Texas) pitching
Cox: Fly out to center
Burnham: Strikeout swinging
Ditzenberger: Pop out to third
Bottom Seventh
Melendez: Fly out to center
Stehly: Double
Todd: Single, Stehly to third
Messinger: Sac fly, Stehly scores Texas leads 8-1
Stone Hewlett (Kansas) pitching
Ardoin: Strikeout looking
Top Eighth
Ahuna: Walk
Metcalf: Grounded into double play (4-6-3)
Upshaw: Single
Hammond: Groundout to pitcher
Bottom Eighth
Daly: Groundout to third
Faltine: Groundout to second
Hodo: Single
Kennedy: Strikeout swinging
Top Ninth
Andre Duplantier II (Texas) pitching
Lichty: Single
Callahan (PH for English): Strikeout looking
Sweet-Chick (PH for Cox): Walk
Baker (PH for Burnham): Fly out to right
Ditzenberger: Groundout to second
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