GAME LOG: Texas Cruises to 11-3 Win Over Air Force to Open Austin Regional

The Longhorns are set to take on the Falcons on Friday afternoon.

The NCAA Tournament is finally here, as the Texas Longhorns are set to open the Austin Regional against the Air Force Falcons. The Longhorns are familiar with the Falcons after splitting a midweek series earlier in the season, and will look to get the win on Friday to take one step closer to Omaha. 

Pregame

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

CF Hodo

LF Kennedy

1B Melendez

2B Stehly

DH Todd

3B Messinger

C Ardoin

RF Campbell

SS Faltine

P Hansen

Today's lineup! https://t.co/3RsN2gxLSV#HookEm pic.twitter.com/BdkKO3qPMF

— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) June 3, 2022

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Top First

Pete Hansen (Texas) pitching

Kulasingam: Groundout to third

Covin: Groundout to pitcher

Garcia: Strikeout looking

Bottom First

Paul Skenes (Air Force) pitching

Hodo: HBP

Kennedy: Sac E2, Hodo to second

Melendez: Fielder's choice, E4 Hodo scores Texas leads 1-0

Stehly: Pop out to pitcher

Todd: Sac fly, Kennedy scores Texas leads 2-0

Messinger: Single

Ardoin: Strikeout swinging

Top Second

Greiving: Groundout to short

Altorfer: Strikeout swinging

Thomason: Single

Tamiya: RBI double Texas leads 2-1

Joe: Groundout to second

Bottom Second

Campbell: Fly out to left

Faltine: Single

Hodo: Single

Kennedy: Pop out to second

Melendez: Line out to second

Top Third

Zimmerman: Groundout to first

Kulasingam: Fly out to right

Covin: Walked

Garcia: RBI double, third on the throw Tied 2-2

Greiving: Pop out to first

Bottom Third

Stehly: Double

Todd: Groundout to third

Messinger: RBI single Texas leads 3-2

Ardoin: Strikeout swinging

Campbell: Fly out to left

Top Fourth

Altorfer: Groundout to short 

Thomason: Single

Tamiya: Fly out to center

Joe: Strikeout looking

Bottom Fourth

Faltine: Strikeout swinging

Hodo: Groundout to pitcher

Kennedy: Strikeout swinging

Top Fifth

Zimmerman: Single

Kulasingam: Walk

Covin: Strikeout swinging

Garcia: Fly out to left

Greiving: Groundout to second

Bottom Fifth

Melendez: Double

Stehly: Single, Melendez to third

Todd: HBP

Rob Martin (Air Force) pitching

Messinger: Two-run single Texas leads 5-2

Ardoin: Pop out to pitcher (bunt)

Campbell: Walk

Faltine: RBI HBP Texas leads 6-2

Duke Benge (Air Force) pitching

Hodo: E5, Messinger scored Texas leads 7-2

Kennedy: Sac fly, Campbell scores Texas leads 8-2

Melendez: Fly out to left

Top Sixth

Altorfer: Fly out to center 

Thomason: Strikeout swinging

Tamiya: Single

Joe: Groundout to short

Bottom Sixth

Seungmin Shim (Air Force) pitching

Stehly: Groundout to third

Todd: Fly out to right

Messinger: Single, stole second

Ardoin: RBI double, advance to third on wild pitch Texas leads 9-2

Campbell: Groundout to third

Top Seventh

Zimmerman: Fly out to left

Kulasingam: Fly out to left

Covin: Single

Garcia: HBP

Greiving: RBI single Texas leads 9-3

Marcus Olivarez (Texas) pitching

Altorfer: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Seventh

Faltine: Fly out to center

Hodo: Fly out to center

Kennedy: Strikeout swinging

Top Eighth

Thomason: Strikeout swinging

Tamiya: Strikeout swinging

Joe: Infield single

Zimmerman: Groundout to third

Bottom Eighth

Melendez: HBP

Stehly: Single

Todd: Two-run double (Whitehead PR) Texas leads 11-3

Nathan Price (Air Force) pitching

Messinger: Fly out to right

Ardoin: Fielder's choice, Whitehead out at home

Campbell: Groundout to third

Top Ninth

Coy Cobb (Texas) pitching

Kulasingam: Groundout to pitcher

Covin: Double

Garcia: Groundout to third

Greiving: Fly out to center

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