The No. 19 Texas Longhorns (8-5) just got back from their three-game series against Houston to face the Sam Houston State Bearkats on Tuesday. Texas brought the bats with them in a high-scoring affair that ended with a score of 15-9.
Zach Zubia and Ivan Melendez led the team with three hits each. Zubia brought in five runs and Melendez brought in three on the night.
Pete Hansen got the start on the mound pitching 4.0 innings, throwing 73 pitches and getting three strikeouts while allowing two runs on four hits. Texas would use four other pitchers in this game as well — Tanner Witt (2.0 innings), Lucas Gordon (2.0 innings), Drew Shifflet (1.0 innings) and Dawson Merryman (14 pitches, filled/subbed in the fifth).
Texas held a dominating 10-2 lead through five innings before the Bearkats went on a seven-run tear in the top of the sixth to bring the game to within one run. However, the Longhorns never slowed down at the plate. Texas scored five total runs in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings, capitalized by DJ Petrinsky’s double to put the final nail in the coffin.
That’s a 🚀 !@DjPetrinsky@DjPetrinsky lines a double to left-center to score @zachzubia and it’s a 14-9 ballgame!#HookEm pic.twitter.com/5hC9XcRbtj
— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) March 10, 2021
With another win under their belt, the Longhorns are now 8-2 since going winless at the State Farm College Baseball Showdown to start the season. Now, Texas has another challenge when they host No. 8 South Carolina for a three-game series this weekend. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Longhorn Network.