No. 4 Texas' Bats No Show in 2-1 Loss Against No. 11 Alabama: Live Game Log

The No. 4 Texas Longhorns look to win their fourth straight game in the finale against the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide.

Texas Longhorns graduate pitcher Luke Harrison throws the "Horns Up" after a start. | Texas Athletics

After a disappointing showing last weekend against the No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies, the No. 4 Texas Longhorns (30-7, 11-5) quickly got themselves back on track against the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide (27-13, 8-9).

They first took care of business in dominant fashion during the opener on Friday evening behind a brilliant outing from Dylan Volantis. He made his first career Friday night start and tossed six innings of two-run baseball with a career-high 12 strikeouts in Texas' 10-2 blowout victory.

Saturday, however, was a different story at the plate. On the mound was Ruger Riojas and he delivered a bounce-back performance. Looking like his usual self, the veteran right-hander gave the Longhorns five innings of one-run baseball and racked up 11 strikeouts.

Texas got back on track to win the series against Alabama

Texas Longhorns' outfielder Anthony Pack Jr. celebrates a grand slam against the USC Upstate Spartans. | Texas Longhorns Athletic

From there, the bullpen was lights out and compiled four shutout innings. Offensively, the bats were quiet for a large part of the game. However, they came up big when the time called for it and delivered a three-run seventh inning to take the lead on a pair of RBI singles from Jayden Duplantier and Carson Tinney to go with a sacrifice fly from Adrian Rodriguez.

This was all the run support the pitching staff needed, as eventually Sam Cozart took the mound on the ninth and struck out the side. It was his second straight save in the series and sixth of the season to secure the 3-1 series-clinching win.

Now, the Longhorns look to keep that momentum rolling against the Crimson Tide on Sunday. Luke Harrison will get the start and aims for a strong recovery of his own after allowing eight runs and only recording two outs during his last outing against the Aggies.

Follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates, with the Longhorns looking to take care of business on Sunday afternoon and complete the sweep of the Crimson Tide from UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

How to watch/listen -

Sunday April 19 - 1 p.m. CT - SEC Network+/TexasSports.com/Audio

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

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— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) April 19, 2026

CF - Aiden Robbins

C - Carson Tinney

SS - Adrian Rodriguez

LF - Anthony Pack Jr.

2B - Ethan Mendoza

3B - Temo Becerra

DH - Ashton Larson

1B - Casey Borba

RF - Dariyan Pendergrass

P - Luke Harrison

Live updates will be available after first pitch

Top First:

Luke Harrison (Texas) pitching

Fowler: Strikeout swinging

Lebron: Strikeout swinging

Neal: Single, out at second (7-4)

Bottom First:

Myles Upchurch (Alabama) pitching

Robbins: Groundout to short

Tinney: Walk

Rodriguez: Walk

Pack: Strikeout looking

Tinney stole second, Rodriguez stole third

Mendoza: Walk

Becerra: Strikeout swinging

Top Second:

Hines: Groundout to short

Plattner: Groundout to short

Vaughn: Hit by pitch

Steele: Single

Torres: RBI single, Steele to third, Longhorns trail 1-0

Holt: Walk

Fowler: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Second:

Larson: Groundout to third

Borba: Groundout to short

Pendergrass: E1

Pendergrass advanced to second (wild) pitch, Duplantier pinch runner

Robbins: Fly out to center

Top Third:

Lebron: Strikeout swinging

Neal: Groundout to first

Hines: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Third:

Tinney: Strikeout looking

Rodriguez: Fly out to left

Pack: Single

Pack picked off first

Mendoza: will lead off fourth

Top Fourth:

Plattner: Strikeout swinging

Vaughn: Groundout to third

Steele: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fourth:

Mendoza: E6

Becerra: Strikeout looking

Larson: Fielder's choice, Mendoza out at second

Borba: Groundout to short

Top Fifth:

Torres: Single

Torres advanced to second (wild pitch)

Holt: Walk

Fowler: Strikeout swinging

Lebron: Groundout to second, both runners advanced

Neal: Fly out to center

Bottom Fifth:

Duplantier: Groundout to short

Robbins: Groundout to third

Tinney: Groundout to short

Top Sixth:

Hines: Groundout to short

Plattner: Single

Vaughn: Double, Plattner to third

Steele: Strikeout swinging

Torres: Intentional walk

Holt: Strikeout looking

Bottom Sixth:

Rodriguez: Fly out to left

Ashton Crowther (Alabama) pitching

Pack: Groundout to short

Mendoza: Pop out to short

Top Seventh:

Fowler: Single

Lebron: Single, Fowler to third

Neal: Grounded into double play, Fowler scored, Longhorns trail 2-0

Hines: Fly out to right

Bottom Seventh:

Becerra: Single

Courville (PH for Larson): Line out to left

Borba: Grounded into double play

Top Eighth:

Brett Crossland (Texas) pitching

Plattner: Strikeout swinging

Vaughn: Fly out to left

Steele: Walk

Torres: Strikeout looking

Bottom Eighth:

Duplantier: Fly out to center

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Tinney: Pop out to second

Top Ninth:

Ethan Walker (Texas) pitching

Holt: Strikeout looking

Fowler: Line out to second

Lebron: Hit by pitch

Neal: Groundout to short

Bottom Ninth:

Rodriguez: Fly out to center

Pack: Double

Mendoza: RBI single, Longhorns trail 2-1

Maddox Monsour pinch ran for Mendoza

Becerra: Fielder's choice, Monsour out at second

Courville: Strikeout swinging

FINAL - No. 4 Texas 1 - No. 11 Alabama 2

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