The No. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns have looked the part in the first two games of the season.
Following up a 7-0 opening night victory, Texas displayed a fantastic offensive performance on Saturday. The Horns jumped out on the Owls for 15 runs on 10 hits en route to a 15-1 victory.
Senior right-hander Tristan Stevens set the tone on the mound for Texas. He stayed ahead of hitters, mixing in a nice slider to keep the Owls off balance. A beautiful relay from the Texas defense kept Rice off the board in the second.
PERFECT EXECUTION. @DouglasHodo to @Mitchdaly19 to @SilasArdoin4 and the Horns are out of the 3rd!#HookEm pic.twitter.com/LVqFsHWjgk
— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) February 19, 2022
Stevens finished his outing with six shutout innings, spacing out three hits and a couple of walks.
Much of the Texas offense was provided from the bottom lineup today. Eight-nine hitters Trey Faltine and Murphy Stehley combined for five hits and seven RBI.
Tomorrow the Horns look to complete the three-game sweep over the Owls. Tanner Witt is set to pitch with preseason All-American closer Aaron Nixon still available behind him.
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