The Texas Longhorns traveled to Houston to take on the Rice Owls in the first of a three game set. The Longhorns started off the year with Zach Zubia getting them on the board first with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first. After falling behind in the second inning. After Austin Todd drove in Murphy Stehly, Zubia came back to the plate with a runner on.
ZUUUUUU💣. #HookEm pic.twitter.com/JGBWG6zLg5
— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) February 15, 2020
Overall, Zubia drove in four runs on the evening. Newcomer Stehley flirted with hitting for the cycle in his first game after transferring from Orange Coast College.
Murphy Stehly just hit his first Texas home run.
He's 3-for-3, a triple shy of the cycle. pic.twitter.com/dPHFrdSV0S
— Jake GarcÃa (@Jake_M_Garcia) February 15, 2020
On the mound Bryce Elder set the tone for the team with six strong innings. He gave up two earned runs on four hits. Elder also struck out six. Cole Quintanilla and Tristan Stevens combined to pitch two innings. Quintanilla gave up one earned run. Donny Diaz came in to close the door in the ninth inning. He finished a perfect 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts to give Texas their first win of the year.