No. 4 Texas stomps No. 11 Alabama, 10-2, behind Dylan Volantis gem

Heading into another high-profile SEC series against the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide, Jim Schlossnagle was adamant that moving sophomore left-hander Dylan Volantis into the Friday start was only about his missed start last Sunday in College Station when a lengthy weather delay resulted in the cancellation of the series finale against the Texas A&M Aggies. But after Volantis struck out a career-high 12 batters in a dominant six-inning performance to enable a decisive 10-2 win by the No.

4 Texas Longhorns on Friday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Schlossnagle changed his mind, indicating that Volantis will remain in that role after the best outing of his superlative young career, allowing two runs on four hits with one walk. Friday night filth 💪 #HookEm | @DylanVolantis pic. twitter.

com/37wTHV0ZaS — Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) April 18, 2026 The elite curveball for Volantis was working, but he also flashed a fastball with good tilt that typically sat around 93 miles per hour, a cutter against right-handed batters, and the changeup he debuted this season. this pitch is just unfair 🪝 #HookEm | @DylanVolantis pic. twitter.

com/4UY114gR9u — Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) April 18, 2026 Freshman right-hander Sam Cozart picked up his fifth save of the season by pitching three scoreless, hitless innings to finish the game, striking out five and walking one. Texas jumped out to an early lead in front of big home crowd as Schlossnagle moved junior center fielder into the leadoff spot in place of junior second baseman Ethan Mendoza with the return of sophomore shortstop Adrian Rodriguez, who batted third in front of freshman left fielder Anthony Pack. After Robbins doubled down the right-field line, junior catcher Carson Tinney launched his seventh home run in the last seven games, letting a breaking ball get deep before taking a short, powerful swing to send the ball over the home bullpen in right field.