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The Texas Longhorns men’s and women’s basketball teams will be in action on Wednesday. Here is how you can you watch both games.
It is officially here, the Texas Longhorns men’s and women’s basketball season opener. Continue reading “Texas Basketball: How to watch the Longhorns season opener”
The Texas Longhorns and Boise State Broncos will play their first ever games against each other. The Broncos haven’t played in 40 years.
Following their 6-1 victory over Lamar, the Texas Longhorns welcome the Boise State Broncos to the Disch. This marks the first ever meeting between the two school and the first game for the Broncos in over 40 years on the baseball diamond. The Longhorns will start off by putting Bryce Elder on the mound for Texas.
Probable Starters and Times
Friday 7:00 PM CST on Longhorns Network
Bryce Elder (1-0, 3.00 ERA) vs Travis Weston (0-0, 0.00)
Saturday 2:00 PM CST on Longhorns Network
Ty Madden (1-0, 0.00) vs Mitch Lines (0-0, 0.00)
Sunday 12:30 PM CST on Longhorns Network
Coy Cobb (0-0, 2.08) vs Dawson Day (0-0, 0.00)
All games can also be heard on 104.9 FM The Horn and 1260 AM.
The Texas Longhorns win their second-straight game at home and fifth overall with a 6-1 win over Lamar at DischFalk Field.
The Longhorns (4-0) hosted Lamar (2-1) in their second game at the Disch this year after sweeping the Rice Owls in Houston over the weekend. Texas got started in the second inning with a bases clearing double by leadoff hitter Austin Todd to drive in three runs. After two, the Longhorns carried their 3-0 lead into the fourth inning.
With Cam Williams on second, Douglas Hodo II drove a ball right up the middle to bring the hammer home to extend the lead to four. In the sixth inning, Texas loaded up the bases once more and scored two runs without the benefit of a hit for with one. Brendon Dixon walked to bring D.J. Petrinsky home. Murphy Stehly flied out to right field but Trey Faltine scored on the sacrifice fly. With three inning remaining in the game the Longhorns were up 6-0.
In the seventh inning, Lamar was finally able to get on the board. This snapped a streak of 10 straight innings without giving up a run. Will Swope gave up the lone Lamar run on the afternoon and he lasted just 0.2 innings. He gave up a sacrifice fly to Cole Girouard to bring Logan Berlof home. Freshman pitcher Andre Duplantier II came in with two out and the bases loaded. He struck out the lone batter he faced to end the threat.
Duplantier came back out in the eighth to pitch another frame, striking out two more to get to the ninth inning and Mason Bryant. Bryant gave up a couple of hits but he was able to wiggle out of any trouble to get the win for Texas. Starter Kolby Kubichek got his first win on the season after three scoreless innings.
