Longhorns Clinch Series With 10-4 Win Over Mountaineers: Live Game Log

The Longhorns look to keep momentum rolling and pick up a crucial series win over West Virginia.

The Texas Longhorns (36-18, 13-9) are back in action on Friday night as they look for a crucial Big 12 conference series win over the West Virginia Mountaineers (39-14, 15-7).

It was a dominant showing from the Longhorns in the series opener on Thursday night, as they cruised to an easy 12-2 win to kick off the series against West Virginia with a bang. 

Lucas Gordon was once again his usual self, shutting down one of the Big 12's best lineups. He twirled an absolute gem, providing seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts to make his case for Big 12 Pitcher of the Year. 

Offensively, the Longhorns rode the red hot bat of Porter Brown. The left fielder launched three home runs and drove in eight of Texas' 12 runs, a career-high in one game for both. 

Now, the Longhorns look to clinch the series win and keep their conference title hopes alive. 

Live updates will be available after first pitch. 

Pregame

The Longhorns starting lineup is as follows: 

1B Jared Thomas

3B Peyton Powell

RF Dylan Campbell

C Garett Guillemette

LF Porter Brown

CF Eric Kennedy

DH Tanner Carlson

2B Jack O'Dowd

SS Jalin Flores

P Lebarron Johnson Jr. 

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— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) May 19, 2023

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Top First: 

Lebarron Johnson Jr. (Texas) pitching

Tucker: Strikeout swinging

Wetherholt: Single, out at first

Wallace: Solo home run, WVU leads 1-0

Barry: Strikeout swinging

Bottom First: 

Blaine Traxel (WVU) pitching

Thomas: Single

Powell: Single

Campbell: RBI ground-rule double, Powell to third, Texas ties it 1-1

Guillemette: Sac fly, Texas leads 2-1

Brown: Groundout to second, Campbell to third

Kennedy: Two-run home run, Texas leads 4-1

Carlson: Hit by pitch

O'Dowd: Fly out to left

Top Second: 

Leonard: Groundout to pitcher

Hussey: Strikeout swinging

McNeely: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Second: 

Flores: Single

Thomas: Two-run home run, Texas leads 6-1

Powell: Fly out to center

Campbell: Solo home run, Texas leads 7-1

Guillemette: Strikeout looking

Brown: Hit by pitch

Kennedy: Fly out to left

Top Third: 

Garcia: Walk

Sauve: Single

Tucker: Fielder's choice, sac bunt

Wetherholt: Strikeout swinging

Wallace: Strikeout swinging

Barry: RBI infield single, Texas leads leads 7-2

Leonard: Fly out to center

Bottom Third: 

Galvan (PH for Carlson): Single

O'Dowd: Groundout to first, Galvan to second

Flores: Groundout to second, Galvan to third

Thomas: Strikeout swinging

Top Fourth: 

Hussey: Fly out to right

McNeely: Double

Garcia: Walk

Sauve: Strikeout swinging

Tucker: Strikeout looking

Bottom Fourth: 

Powell: Walk

Campbell: Fielder's choice, Powell out at second

Guillemette: Fly out to right

Campbell advanced to second on wild pitch

Brown: RBI single, Texas leads 8-2

Kennedy: Fly out to right

Top Fifth: 

Wetherholt: Fly out to center

Wallace: Strikeout swinging

Barry: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fifth: 

Galvan: Strikeout looking

O'Dowd: Groundout to first

Flores: Pop out to second

Top Sixth:

Leonard: Strikeout swinging

Ace Whitehead (Texas) pitching

Hussey: Strikeout looking

McNeely: Fly out to left

Bottom Sixth: 

Keegan Allen (WVU) pitching

Thomas: Walk (caught stealing)

Powell: Solo home run, Texas leads 9-2

Campbell: Pop out to third

Guillemette: Groundout to short

Top Seventh: 

Garcia: Fly out to center

Sauve: Fly out to right

Tucker: Single

Wetherholt: Groundout to first

Bottom Seventh: 

Brown: Groundout to short

Kennedy: Walk

Kennedy advanced to third on E2

Galvan: Strikeout looking

O'Dowd: RBI single, Texas leads 10-2

Noah Short (WVU) pitching

Daly: Strikeout swinging

Top Eighth: 

Wallace: Fly out to right

Barry: Groundout to pitcher

Leonard: Groundout to second

Bottom Eighth: 

Kevin Dowdell (WVU) pitching

Thomas: Lineout to right

Powell: Strikeout swinging

Campbell: Groundout to second

Top Ninth: 

Hussey: Single 

McNeely: Ground-rule double, Hussey to third

Heston Tole (Texas) pitching

White (PH for Garcia): Two-run single, Texas leads 10-4

Smith (PH for Sauve): Walk

Tucker: Pop out to first

David Shaw (Texas) pitching

Wetherholt:  Fielder's choice, Smith out at first

Wallace: Strikeout looking 

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