GAME LOG: Texas Cruises Past Air Force 10-1, Advance to Super Regional

The Longhorns look to beat the Falcons and advance to a Super Regional.

The Texas Longhorns find themselves just one win away from winning the Austin Regional and advancing to the Super Regional. In their way is a fourth matchup against Air Force, the same team Texas beat to open regional play on Friday. 

Pregame

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

CF Hodo

LF Campbell

1B Melendez

RF Stehly

DH Todd

3B Messinger

C Ardoin

2B Daly

SS Faltine

P Sthele


Top First

Stevan Fairburn Jr. (Air Force) pitching

Hodo: Infield single, caught stealing

Kennedy: Walk

Melendez: Two-run home run Texas leads 2-0

Stehly: Pop out to second

Todd: Single, scored on passed ball Texas leads 3-0

Messinger: Walk

Ardoin: Infield single

Daly: Walk

Faltine: Two-run double Texas leads 5-0

Rob Martin (Air Force) pitching

Hodo: Strikeout swinging

Bottom First

Travis Sthele (Texas) pitching

Kulasingam: Fly out to center

Covin: Walk

Garcia: Single

Skenes: Fielder's choice, Garcia out at second

Greiving: Groundout to first

Top Second

Campbell: Groundout to short

Melendez: Fly out to right

Stehly: Pop out to short

Bottom Second

Altorfer: Groundout to second 

Thomason: Single, advanced to second on wild pitch, advance to third on wild pitch

Tamiya: Strikeout swinging

Joe: Strikeout swinging

Top Third

Todd: Infield single

Messinger: Single

Ardoin: Fly out to right, Todd tags to third

Daly: Sac fly, Todd scores Texas leads 6-0

Faltine: Fly out to left

Bottom Third

Kulasingam: Walk

Covin: Pop out to second

Garcia: Pop out to second

Skenes: Groundout to second

Top Fourth

Hodo: Strikeout swinging

Campbell: Solo home run Texas leads 7-0

Melendez: Fly out to center

Stehly: Groundout to second

Bottom Fourth

Jared Southard (Texas) pitching

Greiving: Strikeout looking

Altorfer: Strikeout swinging

Thomason: Strikeout swinging

Top Fifth

Todd: Groundout to third

Messinger: Single, stole second

Ardoin: RBI double Texas leads 8-0

Daly: Walk

Kyle Moats (Air Force) pitching

Faltine: Strikeout swinging

Kennedy (PH for Hodo): Fielder's choice, Daly out at second

Bottom Fifth

Tamiya: Fly out to center

Joe: Groundout to third

Kulasingam: Double

Covin: Strikeout swinging

Top Sixth

Campbell: Walk

Melendez: Grounded into double play (5-4-3) 

Stehly: Fly out to center

Bottom Sixth

Garcia: Strikeout swinging

Skenes: Strikeout looking

Greiving: HBP

Altorfer: Walk

Thomason: Groundout to first

Top Seventh

Todd: Groundout to second

Messinger: Walk

Ardoin: Walk

Daly: Grounded into double play (5-4-3)

Bottom Seventh

Andre Duplantier II (Texas) pitching

Tamiya: Groundout to short

Joe: Groundout to short

Kulasingam: Infield single

Covin: Strikeout swinging

Top Eighth

Faltine: Walk

Kennedy: Grounded into double play (4-6-3)

Campbell: Solo home run Texas leads 9-0

Melendez: Walk

Zach Argo (Air Force) pitching

Stehly: Groundout to third

Bottom Eighth

Garcia: Infield single

Skenes: Grounded into double play (6-4-3)

Greiving: Strikeout swinging

Top Ninth

Todd: Groundout to short

Messinger: HBP

Ardoin: Strikeout swinging

Nathan Price (Air Force) pitching

Daly: Single

Faltine: RBI double, Daly out at home Texas leads 10-0

Bottom Ninth

Lebarron Johnson Jr. (Texas) pitching

Altorfer: Solo home run Texas leads 10-1

Thomason: Strikeout swinging

Tamiya: Strikeout swinging

Zimmerman (PH for Joe): Grounded to third


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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.