GAME LOG: Texas Rides Five Home Runs to 11-6 Victory and Sweep of Kansas
The Longhorns came out on Friday and matched their Thursday performance, cruising to an 8-1 victory to clinch the series over the Jayhawks. Now they will look to pick up their fifth straight win and sweep the series over Kansas before the Big 12 Tournament next week.
Pregame
The Longhorns have released their 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 Morehouse
Top First
Zane Morehouse (Texas) pitching
Burnham: Strikeout swinging
Ditzenberger: Single
Ahuna: Single
Metcalf: Strikeout swinging
Upshaw: Strikeout swinging
Bottom First
Ryan Vanderhei (Kansas) pitching
Hodo: Groundout to third
Kennedy: Groundout to second
Melendez: Fly out to right
Top Second
Hammond: Strikeout swinging
Lichty: Groundout to second
McMurray: Solo home run Kansas leads 1-0
Cox: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Second
Stehly: Double
Todd: Groundout to pitcher
Messinger: Strikeout swinging
Ardoin: Fly out to right
Top Third
Burnham: Lineout to short
Ditzenberger: Fly out to center
Ahuna: Walk, caught stealing
Metcalf: Will lead off fourth
Bottom Third
Daly: Groundout to third
Faltine: Fly out to center
Hodo: Walk
Kennedy: Fly out to right
Top Fourth
Metcalf: Single
Upshaw: Fielder's choice, Metcalf out at second
Hammond: Walk
Tristan Stevens (Texas) pitching
Lichty: Fly out to left
McMurray: Two-run double Kansas leads 3-0
Cox: Infield single, McMurray to third
Burnham: Walk
Ditzenberger: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Fourth
Melendez: E4
Stehly: Fly out to left
Todd: Pop out to short
Messinger: Strikeout looking
Top Fifth
Ahuna: Single
Metcalf: Fielder's choice, Ahuna out at second
Upshaw: Pop out to short
Hammond: Walk
Lichty: Single, E7, two score Kansas leads 5-0
McMurray: Walk
Cox: Walk
Luke Harrison (Texas) pitching
Burnham: Fly out to center
Bottom Fifth
Ardoin: Groundout to short
Daly: Solo home run Kansas leads 5-1
Faltine: HBP
Hodo: Single, E6, Faltine to third and Hodo to second
Kennedy: HBP
Melendez: Sac fly, Faltine scores Kansas leads 5-2
Stehly: Fielder's choice, Kennedy out at second
Top Sixth
Ditzenberger: Fly out to right
Ahuna: Walk
Jared Southard (Texas) pitching
Metcalf: Strikeout swinging
Upshaw: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Sixth
Todd: Strikeout swinging
Messinger: Pop out to third
Ardoin: Walk
Daly: Pop out to short
Top Seventh
Hammond: Double
Lichty: HBP
McMurray: Strikeout looking
Cox: Strikeout swinging
Burnham: Walk
Ditzenberger: Groundout to second
Bottom Seventh
Faltine: Strikeout looking
Hodo: Pop out to short
Kennedy: HBP
Melendez: Single
Kolby Dougan (Kansas) pitching
Stehly: RBI single Kansas leads 5-3
Todd: Walk
Messinger: Grand Slam Texas leads 7-5
Ardoin: Walk
Jake Adams (Kansas) pitching
Daly: Groundout to third
Top Eighth
Aaron Nixon (Texas) pitching
Ahuna: Walk, advance to second on wild pitch
Metcalf: Walk
Upshaw: Strikeout swinging
Hammond: Single
Lichty: Sac fly, Ahuna scores Texas leads 7-6
McMurray: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Eighth
Knolton Clark (Kansas) pitching
Faltine: Walk, advance to second on a wild pitch
Hodo: Groundout to short
Kennedy: Two-run home run Texas leads 9-6
Jonah Ulane (Kansas) pitching
Melendez: Fly out to center
Stehly: Solo home run Texas leads 10-6
Todd: Solo home run Texas leads 11-6
Messinger: Groundout to third
Top Ninth
Callahan (PH for Cox): Groundout to short
Burnham: Single
Ditzenberger: Walk
Ahuna: Line out to left
Metcalf: HBP
Upshaw: Groundout to short
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