Texas Longhorns baseball steady at No. 4 in new USA TODAY Coaches Poll
After a series win at Alabama over the weekend, the Texas Longhorns baseball team stays at No. 4 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll another week.
After a 4-1 week, including a weekend series win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in Austin, the Texas Longhorns baseball team remains No. 4 in the newest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll . Texas beat Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, 14-7 on Tuesday.
UT overcame a pair of five-run deficits, rallying behind Carson Tiiney's career-high five RBI game. On Friday against the Tide, Tiiney's homer in the first inning set the tone offensively for the Longhorns, who pounded out 10 runs. New permanent Friday starter Dylan Volantis did the rest.
The 6-foot-6 lefty became the first Longhorn to notch a dozen strike outs in an SEC game. Volantis retired 15 of the first 18 batters he faced in the 10-3 win. Saturday, Texas won a 3-1 pitchers dual.
UT right-hander Ruger Riojas had 11 strikeouts and gave up just three hits in five innings. The Horns had 19 strikeouts overall. Texas tied the most punchouts in a nine-inning game in program history, matching its performance against Southwest Louisiana on March 18, 1988.
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