No. 24 Texas' Bats Go Cold, Lose to No. 17 Texas Tech 7-2: Live Game Log

The Longhorns are looking to clinch the series win over the Red Raiders on Saturday.

It was certainly an eventful series opener for the No. 24 Texas Longhorns (8-5, 1-0) against the No. 17 Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-3, 0-1) on Friday evening in Lubbock. Well, eventful for the Longhorns that is. 

The Longhorns entered conference play mired in a four-game losing skid and teetering on the edge of the season going off the rails in a big way. A win would go a long way towards grounding themselves and getting back to normal. And win they did.

They came out firing on all cylinders offensively, which might be an understatement when you look at the final box score. Texas put up a staggering 22 runs on 20 hits, including a pair of grand slams and a pair of three-run home runs. 

On the mound the Longhorns got a solid outing from starter Lebarron Johnson Jr. as he tossed 4.1 innings and gave up five runs, four of which were earned. Ace Whitehead out of the bullpen, though, was the star of the show as he gave Texas 4.2 innings of three-run baseball to help preserve bullpen arms for Saturday and Sunday.

Stay tuned as we provide live updates as the Longhorns take on the Red Raiders from Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon. 

Live updates will be available after first pitch. 

Pregame: 

The Longhorns' starting lineup is listed below: 

1B Jared Thomas

3B Peyton Powell

SS Jalin Flores

LF Porter Brown

DH Rylan Galvan

RF Max Belyeu

C Kimble Schuessler

2B Jack O'Dowd

CF Will Gasparino

P Cody Howard

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— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) March 9, 2024

No. 24 Texas Blasts No. 17 Texas Tech 22-8 in Series Opener: Live Game Log

Top First: 

Mac Heuer (Texas Tech) pitching

Thomas: Strikeout swinging

Powell: Walk

Flores: Strikeout swinging

Brown: Hit by pitch

Galvan: Fly out to center

Bottom First: 

Cody Howard (Texas) pitching

Kash: Single

Harrelson: Strikeout swinging

McGee: Fielder's choice, Kash out at second

Washburn: Groundout to second

Top Second: 

Belyeu: Solo home run, Texas leads 1-0

Schuessler: Pop out to first 

O'Dowd: Groundout to first

Gasparino: E6, advanced to second

Thomas: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Second: 

Bravo: Fly out to right

Stripling: Walk

Pompey: Double, Stripling to third

Lopez: Fielder's choice, Stripling out at home

Maxcey: RBI single, Texas tied 1-1

Kash: Two-run double, Texas trails 3-1

Harrelson: Groundout to first

Top Third: 

Powell: Groundout to first

Flores: Strikeout looking

Brown: Solo home run, Texas trails 3-2

Galvan: Strikeout looking

Bottom Third:

McGee: Hit by pitch

Washburn: Fly out to left

Bravo: Single

Stripling: Fielder's choice, Bravo out at second, McGee out at third

Top Fourth: 

Belyeu: Groundout to second

Schuessler: Groundout to short

O'Dowd: E6

Gasparino: Single

Thomas: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fourth: 

Pompey: Fly out to right

Lopez: Single

Maxcey: Two-run home run, Texas trails 5-2

Luke Harrison (Texas) pitching

Kash: Single

Harrelson: Walk

Both runners advance on wild pitch

McGee: Walk

Max Grubbs (Texas) pitching

Washburn: Strikeout swinging

Bravo: Fly out to left

Top Fifth

Powell: Strikeout swinging

Flores: Fly out to right

Brown: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fifth: 

Stripling: Single, advanced to third on E8

Pompey: Groundout to third

Lopez: Strikeout swinging

Maxcey: Groundout to third

Top Sixth: 

Galvan: Groundout to short

Belyeu: Pop out to short

Schuessler: Groundout to short

Bottom Sixth: 

Kash: Single

Harrelson: Fly out to center

McGee: Fielder's choice, Kash out at second

Washburn: Groundout to second

Top Seventh: 

Ryan Free (Texas Tech) pitching

O'Dowd: Pop out to short

Gasparino: Fly out to center

Thomas: Groundout to first

Bottom Seventh: 

Bravo: Lineout to third

Stripling: Double

Pompey: Walk

Green (PH for Lopez): Fly out to left

Both runners advance on passed ball

Maxcey: Single, E6, two score, Texas trails 7-2

Kash: Groundout to pitcher

Top Eighth: 

Powell: Single

Flores: Hit by pitch

Brown: Fielder's choice, Flores out at second

Galvan: Lineout to second

Belyeu: Fly out to right

Bottom Eighth: 

Harrelson: Groundout to second

McGee: Fly out to center

Washburn: Single

Bravo: Groundout to third

Top Ninth: 

Josh Sanders (Texas Tech) pitching

Schuessler: Single 

Schuessler to second on wild pitch

O'Dowd: Strikeout swinging

Gasparino: E5, Schuessler to third

Thomas: Strikeout looking

Gasparino stole second

Powell: Fly out to left