No. 15 Texas Blows 11-3 Lead, Falls to Vanderbilt 14-11: Live Game Log

The Longhorns aim to end their two-game losing skid against Vanderbilt on Sunday morning.

HOUSTON -- It has certainly not been the weekend the Texas Longhorns (7-3) envisioned having when they looked at their schedule before season and looked at the Astros Foundation College Classic. 

Friday night saw them overwhelmed by a potent No. 3 LSU Tigers' squad, as the bats were lifeless for a majority of the game. The bullpen did the best it could to keep the Tigers at bay but eventually their lineup was too much and they broke it open en route to a comfortable 6-3 win.

Losing to the Texas State Bobcats, while understandable, came in much more heartbreaking fashion. It was an all out slugfest between two elite offenses, but a game the Longhorns should have won. Launching a go-ahead home run in both the seventh and eight innings, the bullpen would give up both leads in the 11-10 loss. 

Now they're back in action one last time from Houston as they look to salvage their weekend against the No. 9 Vanderbilt Commodores. 

Stay tuned as we provide live updates as the Longhorns take on the Commodores from Minute Maid Park on Sunday morning. 

Live updates will be available after first pitch.

Pregame

The Longhorns' starting lineup is listed below: 

CF Jared Thomas

3B Peyton Powell

SS Jalin Flores

LF Porter Brown

C Kimble Schuessler

RF Max Belyeu

1B Casey Borba

DH Will Gasparino

2B Jack O'Dowd

P Cody Howard

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— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) March 3, 2024

No. 15 Texas Ends Houston Trip Against No. 9 Vanderbilt

Top First: 

Devin Futrell (Vanderbilt) pitching

Thomas: Hit by pitch

Powell: Sac bunt, Thomas to second

Flores: RBI Double, Texas leads 1-0

Brown: Groundout to first, Flores to third

Schuessler: Two-run home run, Texas leads 3-0

Belyeu: Single

Borba: Strikeout looking

Bottom First: 

Cody Howard (Texas) pitching

Austin: Groundout to short

David: Groundout to short

Kozeal: Single

Espinal: Two-run home run, Texas leads 3-2

Diaz: Groundout to third

Top Second: 

Gasparino: Strikeout swinging

O'Dowd: Solo home run, Texas leads 4-2

Thomas: Groundout to short

Powell: Single

Flores: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Second: 

LaNeve: Walk

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

Polk: Groundout to short

Top Third:

Brown: Solo home run, Texas leads 5-2

Schuessler: Single

Belyeu: Walk

Andrew Dutkanych IV (Vanderbilt) pitching

Borba: Sac bunt, both runners advance

Gasparino: Two-run double, Texas leads, 7-2

O'Dowd: Fly out to center, Gasparino to third

Gasparino scores on wild pitch, Texas leads 8-2

Thomas: Walk

Powell: Fly out to left

Bottom Third:

Vastine: Single

Vastine to second on wild pitch

Austin: Groundout to second, Vastine to third

Davis: Sac fly, Texas leads 8-3

Kozeal: E5

Espinal: Fly out to center

Top Fourth: 

Flores: Single

Brown: Two-run home run, Texas leads 10-3

Schuessler: Strikeout swinging

Belyeu: Double

Borba: Single, Belyeu to third

Borba to second on passed ball

Gasparino: Sac fly, Texas leads 11-3

O'Dowd: Groundout to short

Bottom Fourth: 

Diaz: Double

LaNeve: Strikeout swinging

Hewett: Strikeout looking

Polk: Fly out to right

Top Fifth: 

Thomas: Walk

Thomas to second on wild pitch

Powell: Fly out to center

Flores: Strikeout looking

Brown: Groundout to pitcher

Bottom Fifth: 

Vastine: Solo home run, Texas leads 11-4

Austin: Fly out to left

Davis: Groundout to short

Kozeal: Solo home run, Texas leads 11-5

Heston Tole (Texas) pitching

Espinal: Pop out to third

Top Sixth

Sawyer Hawks (Vanderbilt) pitching

Schuessler: Fly out to left

Belyeu: Walk

Borba: Pop out to first

Gasparino: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Sixth: 

Diaz: Single

LaNeve: RBI double, Texas leads 11-6

Hewett: Single, LaNeve to third

Ace Whitehead (Texas) pitching

Polk: Fly out to right

Vastine: RBI sac bunt, Texas leads 11-7

Austin: Fly out to center

Top Seventh: 

O'Dowd: Strikeout swinging

Thomas: Single

Thomas picked off first

Powell: Strikeout looking

Bottom Seventh:

Easton Tumis (Texas) pitching

Davis: Hit by pitch

Kozeal: Single, Davis to third

Espinal: RBI single, Texas leads 11-8

Grant Fontenot (Texas) pitching

Diaz: Sac, E4

LaNeve: Three-run triple, Vandy ties it 11-11

Hewett: Strikeout swinging

Polk: Sac fly, Vandy leads 12-11

David Shaw (Texas) pitching

Vastine: Strikeout swinging

Top Eighth: 

Flores: Double

Ryan Ginther (Vandy) pitching

Brown: Pop out to third

Schuessler: Groundout to pitcher

Belyeu: Groundout to first

Bottom Eighth: 

Austin: Single

Davis: Single

Kozeal: Two-run double, Vanderbilt leads 14-11

Espinal: Strikeout swinging

Cade O'Hara (Texas) pitching

Diaz: Groundout to short

LaNeve: Hit by pitch (Humphrey PR)

Hewett: Strikeout looking

Bottom Ninth: 

Borba: Strikeout looking

Sanders (PH for Gasparino): Fly out to center 

O'Dowd: Single (Duplantier PR)

Thomas: Strikeout swinging