The No. 19 Texas Longhorns (6-4) are coming off of a two-game win streak where they blew out Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Texas State on consecutive nights. The team began its first of a three-game series against the Houston Cougars (6-3) on Friday night.
In what turned into a fantastic pitching matchup, the Longhorns won game one in a low scoring affair 1-0.
Ty Madden got his second victory of the season in a dominant performance. He pitched a complete game with a career-high 14 strikeouts.
Ty Madden threw another gem for the #Longhorns, setting his career high once again with 14 strikeouts and throwing the first complete-game shutout for Texas in nearly four years as David Pierce’s team pulled out a 1-0 win against Houston. #HookEm https://t.co/P8sTOmUrSc
— Burnt Orange Nation (@BON_SBNation) March 6, 2021
Cougars pitcher Robert Gasser also pitched a good game on the other side. He pitched 7.0 innings, allowing no runs, four hits and five strikeouts.
The lone run in the game came in the top of the eighth inning with bases loaded. Trey Faltine was walked, which advanced Zach Zubia to second, Cam Williams to third, and brought Mike Antico home for the score.
Despite only five hits by the Longhorns, it proved enough to win and take the series lead 1-0.
Game two of the series is tomorrow at 2:00 pm. The game can be seen on ESPN+.