The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
40-21
Tennessee Tech
53-10
Baseball edged, 5-4, by Tennessee Tech in game one of NCAA Austin Super Regional
06.09.2018 | Baseball
The Longhorns were outhit 11-5 by the Golden Eagles on Saturday.
AUSTIN, Texas—Despite another Kody Clemens home run and some stellar relief work from Parker Joe Robinson, Texas Baseball dropped a 5-4 ballgame to visiting Tennessee Tech in game one of the NCAA Austin Super Regional on Saturday afternoon at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
The Longhorns (40-21) got on the board first when, after a Duke Ellis double, Zach Zubia lifted a sacrifice fly to make it 1-0 in the first.
In the top of the third, the Golden Eagles (53-10) responded with a two-run inning off Nolan Kingham (8-4).
In the bottom half of the frame, however, Texas answered back. Jake McKenzie led off the inning with a double, his first of three hits on the day. After a wild pitch moved him to third, Ellis hit a long fly ball to center to plate McKenzie and tie it at 2-2. One batter later, Clemens ripped his 22nd home run of the year to put Texas on top, 3-2.
The Golden Eagles fifth put the ballgame out of reach for the Longhorns. After a leadoff walk and a single put two aboard, a two-run double made it 4-3. Then, with two away, another double pushed the Tennessee Tech lead to 5-3.
In the bottom of the seventh, McKenzie doubled once again and scored on a David Hamilton sac fly to make it a one-run game, but that would be all for Texas.
The teams return to the field tomorrow in a 2 p.m. game at UFCU Disch-Falk Field with the Longhorns looking to even the best-of-three series.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Evey, Marcus (8-0)
L: Kingham, Nolan (8-4)
S: Roberts, Ethan (15)
Batting:
2B: Chambers, Chase 1 ; Garza, David 1
RBI: Kaleiwahea, Brennon 2 ; Chambers, Chase 2 ; Garza, David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Junior, Alex 1 ; Kaleiwahea, Brennon 1 ; Chambers, Chase 1 ; Osborne, Nick 1 ; Ham, John 1
SB: Junior, Alex 1 ; Garza, David 1
HBP: Junior, Alex 1
Batting:
2B: Ellis, Duke 1 ; McKenzie, Jake 2
HR: Clemens, Kody 1
RBI: Hamilton, David 1 ; Ellis, Duke 1 ; Clemens, Kody 1 ; Zubia, Zach 1
SF: Hamilton, David 1 ; Ellis, Duke 1 ; Zubia, Zach 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ellis, Duke 1 ; Clemens, Kody 1 ; McKenzie, Jake 2
HBP: Reynolds, Ryan 1
