GAME LOG: Texas Offense Comes to Life as Longhorns Rout Baylor 20-1 to Take Game One

The Longhorns welcome the Bears to Austin on Friday for game one.

Texas suffered an ugly series loss to Kansas State last weekend, dropping two out of three games and hurting their chances of hosting a regional come June. However, they can get back on track this weekend with a strong showing against Baylor in a three game conference series. 

Follow along below for live updates throughout the game as Texas takes on Baylor.

Pregame

The Longhorns have released their starting lineup and it as follows: 

CF Hodo

DH Todd

1B Melendez

RF Stehly

C Ardoin

3B Messinger

LF Campbell

2B Daly

SS Faltine

P Hansen


Top First

Pete Hansen (Texas) pitching

Richardson: Line out to second

Pineda: Groundout to second

Nevin: Strikeout swinging

Bottom First

Will Rigney (Baylor) pitching

Hodo: Fly out to center

Todd: Strikeout swinging

Melendez: Groundout to third

Top Second

McKenzie: Strikeout swinging

Wehsener: Groundout to pitcher

Groves: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Second

Stehly: Walk, steals second

Jake Jackson (Baylor) pitching

Ardoin: Fly out to center

Messinger: Single, Stehly to third

Campbell: Walk

Daly: Strikeout swinging

Faltine: Three-run double, out at third

Top Third

C. Caley: Groundout to third

Cardoza-Oquendo: Single

H. Caley: Single

Richardson: RBI single

Pineda: Fly out to left

Nevin: Groundout to short

Bottom Third

Hodo: Groundout to third

Todd: Single

Melendez: Fly out to right

Stehly: Walk

Ardoin: Three-run home run

Messinger: Pop out to second

Top Fourth

McKenzie: Double

Wehsener: Groundout to third

Groves: Groundout to second, McKenzie to third

C. Caley: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fourth

Campbell: Single 

Daly: Double, Campbell to third

Faltine: Two-run single

Hodo: Single

Todd: RBI single, 

Melendez: Two-run home run

Chandler Freeman (Baylor) pitching

Stehly: Single

Ardoin: Fly out to right

Messinger: Walk

Campbell: Two-run double

Daly: Strikeout swinging

Top Fifth

Cardoza-Oquendo: Groundout to second

H. Caley: Walk

Richardson: Single

Pineda: Groundout to pitcher, both runners advance

Nevin: Groundout to third

Bottom Fifth

Faltine: Single

Hodo: Two-run double

Todd: Walk, Hodo to third

Melendez: RBI single

Stehly: Sac fly, Todd scores

Ardoin: Lined into double play

Top Sixth

Zane Morehouse (Texas) pitching

McKenzie: Groundout to first

Wehsener: Strikeout looking

Neumann (PH for Groves): Groundout to pitcher 

Bottom Sixth

Hambleton Oliver (Baylor) pitching

Messinger: Solo home run

Campbell: Groundout to short

Daly: Strikeout swinging

Faltine: Groundout to third

Top Seventh

Gonzales: Groundout to pitcher

Cardoza-Oquendo: Single

Castle: Fielder's choice, Cardoza-Oquendo out at second

Richardson: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Seventh

Hodo: Solo home run

O'Dowd (PH for Todd): Strikeout swinging

Kash: Walk

Stehly: Fly out to left

Schuessler: Two-run home run

Whitehead (PH for Messinger): Single

Campbell: Strikeout swinging

Top Eighth

Pineda: Groundout to second

Nevin: Infield single

Wimpee (PH for McKenzie): Strikeout looking 

Wehsener: Fly out to center

Bottom Eighth

Daly: Single

Faltine: Strikeout swinging

Constantine: Strikeout swinging

O'Dowd: Fly out to left

Top Ninth

Daniel Blair (Texas) pitching

Valdez (PH for Neumann): Groundout to second

Schoenvogel: Groundout to pitcher

Grebeck: Groundout to pitcher


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Connor Zimmerlee
CONNOR ZIMMERLEE

Connor Zimmerlee is a writer and reporter for the FanNation network. Zimmerlee received his Bachelor's of Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and graduated from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism with a Master's of Science in Journalism with a Specialization in Sports Media.