GAME LOG: Bullpen Woes Haunt Texas as Longhorns Drop Game One 8-6
This could arguably be the biggest series of the season so far for the Longhorns, as they will look to keep themselves in the hunt for a Big 12 championship. Texas welcomes Oklahoma State to Austin for a crucial three-game weekend series that will have not only Big 12 implications, but regional host implications as well.
Pregame
The Longhorns have released their 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
Riggio: Fly out to left
Ehrhard: Single
Thompson: Line out to short
Doersching: Fly out to left
Bottom First
Justin Campbell (OSU) pitching
Hodo: Strikeout looking
Todd: Fly out to center
Melendez: Single
Stehly: Fly out to center
Top Second
Mendham: Solo home run Cowboys lead 1-0
McLean: Pop out to second
Brown: Strikeout swinging
Bay: Groundout to short
Bottom Second
Ardoin: Pop out to third
Messinger: Strikeout looking
Campbell: Pop out to first
Top Third
Adkison: Groundout to third
Riggio: Groundout to second
Ehrhard: Single
Thompson: E4
Doersching: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Third
Daly: Fly out to center
Faltine: Strikeout looking
Hodo: Fly out to center
Top Fourth
Mendham: Groundout to second
McLean: Groundout to short
Brown: Strikeout looking
Bottom Fourth
Todd: Groundout to short
Melendez: Solo home run Longhorns tie it 1-1
Stehly: Strikeout looking
Ardoin: Groundout to third
Top Fifth
Bay: Double
Adkison: Sac bunt, Bay to third
Riggio: RBI single Cowboys lead 2-1
Ehrhard: Fly out to left
Thompson: Two-run home Cowboys lead 4-1
Doersching: Groundout to short
Bottom Fifth
Messinger: Solo home run Cowboys lead 4-2
Campbell: Double
Daly: Fly out to center, Campbell to third
Faltine: RBI groundout to second, Campbell scores Cowboys lead 4-3
Hodo: Double
Todd: RBI single, Texas ties it 4-4
Melendez: Single
Stehly: Single
Ardoin: Strikeout swinging
Top Sixth
Mendham: Solo home run Cowboys lead 5-4
McLean: Solo home run Cowboys lead 6-4
Brown: Groundout to second
Bay: Single, caught stealing
Adkison: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Sixth
Roman Phansalkar (OSU) pitching
Messinger: Groundout to pitcher
Campbell: Groundout to short
Daly: Single
Faltine: Groundout to short
Top Seventh
Riggio: Strikeout swinging
Ehrhard: Groundout to second
Thompson: Strikeout looking
Bottom Seventh
Hodo: Strikeout looking
Todd: E6
Melendez: Single
Stehly: RBI single, Todd scores Cowboys lead 6-5
Ardoin: Grounded into double play
Top Eighth
Aaron Nixon (Texas) pitching
Doersching: Grounded out to short
Mendham: Groundout to pitcher
McLean: Groundout to short
Bottom Eighth
Trevor Martin (OSU) pitching
Messinger: Solo home run Texas ties it 6-6
Campbell: Strikeout swinging
Daly: Strikeout swinging
Faltine: Pop out to first
Top Ninth
Brown: HBP
Trenkle (PH for Bay): Single
Crull (PH for Adkison): Fielder's choice, Brown out at first
Riggio: Fly out to left
Ehrhard: Two-run double Cowboys lead 8-6
Lebarron Johnson Jr. (Texas) pitching
Thompson: Walk
Doersching: Fly out to center
Bottom Ninth
Nolan McLean (OSU) pitching
Hodo: Fly out to center
Todd: Strikeout swinging
Melendez: Groundout to second
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