The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Tuesday, June 19
Omaha, Neb.
1 p.m.
University of Texas
42-23
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48-20
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Baseball’s season comes to an end with 6-1 loss to Florida
06.19.2018 | Baseball
Box Score
OMAHA, Neb.—Texas Baseball's 2018 season came to an end on Tuesday afternoon with a 6-1 loss at the hands of No. 1 Florida in an elimination game at the NCAA College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park.
For much of the game, the Longhorns (42-22) and Gators (48-20) were engulfed in a pitchers' duel. Texas starter Blair Henley (6-7) struggled early, allowing one run in the top of the first but the sophomore escaped further damage. Henley left the bases loaded in the second before he was relieved in the third by Chase Shugart.
Shugart, who tied his career-high with six strikeouts, navigated out of the jam in the third and struck out the side in the following frame. The junior was cruising before running into trouble in the sixth. With two away, the Gators got an RBI single and a three-run homer to push the lead to 5-0 after six innings and put the Longhorns in an insurmountable deficit.
Texas had trouble getting its offense going off Florida starter Jackson Kowar (10-5) who struck out 12 over 6.2 innings of work for Florida.
The Longhorns threatened in the seventh, putting two in scoring position with no outs, but they could not capitalize and came up empty in the inning. In the top of the eighth, the Gators added one more off Shugart on a solo homer.
Texas broke through in the eighth inning when, after back-to-back walks to Austin Todd and Kody Clemens, DJ Petrinsky singled into center field to make it 6-1. The Longhorns were unable to trim the Gator lead any further, however, and that would be all for the season.
Jake McKenzie and Masen Hibbeler each finished with two hits in the ballgame while Clemens and Petrinsky added a hit apiece.
In head coach David Pierce's second season at the helm, Texas reached the College World Series for an NCAA-record 36th time.
OMAHA, Neb.—Texas Baseball's 2018 season came to an end on Tuesday afternoon with a 6-1 loss at the hands of No. 1 Florida in an elimination game at the NCAA College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park.
For much of the game, the Longhorns (42-22) and Gators (48-20) were engulfed in a pitchers' duel. Texas starter Blair Henley (6-7) struggled early, allowing one run in the top of the first but the sophomore escaped further damage. Henley left the bases loaded in the second before he was relieved in the third by Chase Shugart.
Shugart, who tied his career-high with six strikeouts, navigated out of the jam in the third and struck out the side in the following frame. The junior was cruising before running into trouble in the sixth. With two away, the Gators got an RBI single and a three-run homer to push the lead to 5-0 after six innings and put the Longhorns in an insurmountable deficit.
Texas had trouble getting its offense going off Florida starter Jackson Kowar (10-5) who struck out 12 over 6.2 innings of work for Florida.
The Longhorns threatened in the seventh, putting two in scoring position with no outs, but they could not capitalize and came up empty in the inning. In the top of the eighth, the Gators added one more off Shugart on a solo homer.
Texas broke through in the eighth inning when, after back-to-back walks to Austin Todd and Kody Clemens, DJ Petrinsky singled into center field to make it 6-1. The Longhorns were unable to trim the Gator lead any further, however, and that would be all for the season.
Jake McKenzie and Masen Hibbeler each finished with two hits in the ballgame while Clemens and Petrinsky added a hit apiece.
In head coach David Pierce's second season at the helm, Texas reached the College World Series for an NCAA-record 36th time.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jackson Kowar (10-5)
L: Henley, Blair (6-7)
Batting:
2B: Blake Reese 1
HR: Jonathan India 1 ; Nick Horvath 1
RBI: Nelson Maldonado 1 ; Jonathan India 4 ; Nick Horvath 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Deacon Liput 2 ; Nelson Maldonado 1 ; Jonathan India 1 ; Blake Reese 1 ; Nick Horvath 1
SB: Blake Reese 1
CS: Jonathan India 1
HBP: Wil Dalton 1
Batting:
2B: Hibbeler, Masen 1
RBI: Petrinsky, DJ 1
SH: Shaw, Tate 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Todd, Austin 1
SB: McKenzie, Jake 1
Game Leaders
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1
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ph/rf
AB
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H
1
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