GAME LOG: Melendez Moves Closer to History as Texas Wins Game One 12-4
The final regular season is upon us as the Longhorns will take on the Jayhawks in a three-game series. They will be looking to finish their season in as strong a fashion as they can to continue to boost their stock heading into the Big 12 Tournament next week, and the NCAA Tournament in June.
Pregame
The Longhorns have released their starting lineup and it is as follows:
CF Hodo
DH Todd
1B Melendez
RF Stehly
C Ardoin
3B Messinger
LF Campbell
2B Daly
SS Faltine
P Hansen
Top First
Pete Hansen (Texas) pitching
Burnham: Fly out to center
Ditzenberger: Strikeout swinging
Ahuna: Groundout to first
Bottom First
Daniel Hegarty (Kansas) pitching
Hodo: Groundout to second
Todd: Fly out to right
Melendez: Single
Stehly: Groundout to pitcher
Top Second
Metcalf: Groundout to second
Upshaw: Groundout to pitcher
Hammond: Groundout to third
Bottom Second
Ardoin: Single
Messinger: Fielder's choice, Ardoin out at second
Campbell: Fly out to center
Daly: Single
Faltine: Fly out to center
Top Third
Lichty: Strikeout swinging
English: Fly out to right
Cox: Single
Burnham: Single, Cox to third
Ditzenberger: RBI single Kansas leads 1-0
Ahuna: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Third
Hodo: Double
Todd: RBI single Texas ties it 1-1
Melendez: Fielder's choice, Todd out at second
Stehly: Fielder's choice, E5
Ardoin: Two-run double Texas leads 3-1
Messinger: Fly out to center, Ardoin tags to third
Campbell: Walk, picked off third
Daly: RBI single, Campbell to third Texas leads 4-1
Faltine: Will lead off fifth
Top Fourth
Metcalf: Triple
Upshaw: Sac fly Texas leads 4-2
Hammond: Fly out to left
Lichty: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Fourth
Faltine: Single
Hodo: Single
Todd: Fielder's choice, Faltine out at third
Melendez: Three-run home run Texas leads 7-2
Stehly: Lineout to short
Ardoin: Single
Messinger: HBP
Campbell: Single
Daly: Grand slam Texas leads 11-2
Payton Allen (Kansas) pitching
Faltine: Strikeout swinging
Top Fifth
English: Groundout to short
Cox: Single
Burnham: Walk
Ditzenberger: Double play (7-5)
Bottom Fifth
Hodo: Walk
Todd: Fly out to center
Melendez: Fly out to left
Stehly: Groundout to pitcher
Top Sixth
Ahuna: Double
Metcalf: Two-run home run Texas leads 11-4
Upshaw: Pop out to short
Hammond: Fly out to center
Lichty: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Sixth
Ardoin: Walk
Messinger: Fly out to center
Kennedy: Fly out to center
Daly: Groundout to third
Top Seventh
Travis Sthele (Texas) pitching
English: Strikeout looking
Cox: Single
Burnham: Walk
Ditzenberger: Walk
Tristan Stevens (Texas) pitching
Ahuna: Strikeout swinging
Metcalf: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Seventh
Faltine: Strikeout swinging
Hodo: Solo home run Texas leads 12-4
Todd: Fly out to center
Melendez: Single
Stehly: Single
Ardoin: Lineout to third
Top Eighth
Jared Southard (Texas) pitching
Upshaw: Groundout to second
Hammond: Strikeout swinging
Callahan (PH for Lichty): Groundout to pitcher
Bottom Eighth
Messinger: Single
Kennedy: Strikeout swinging
Daly: Fly out to left
Faltine: Walk
Hodo: Fly out to center
Top Ninth
Aaron Nixon (Texas) pitching
Sweet-Chick (PH for English): Walk
Cox: Strikeout looking
Baker (PH for Burnham): Strikeout swinging
Ditzenberger: Fly out to left
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