No. 21 Baseball falls to Kansas State on Saturday

Saturday, April 8

Austin, Texas

2:30 p.m.

University of Texas

22-10, 0

Kansas State

20-13, 0

Kansas State

Texas

No. 21 Baseball falls to Kansas State on Saturday

04.08.2023 | Baseball

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The Longhorns will look to bounce back and win the series on Sunday at 1 p.m.

AUSTIN, Texas – No. 21 Texas Baseball held a 5-2 lead before Kansas State scored four unanswered runs to beat the Longhorns 6-5 on Saturday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

The Longhorns (22-10, 5-3) will look to bounce back and win the series on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Texas held a 5-3 lead going into the seventh inning when Kansas State scored three runs off Lebarron Johnson Jr., who was charged with the loss.

Travis Sthele started and pitched four innings with six strikeouts. He allowed two runs on eight hits and did not factor in the decision. Zane Morehouse pitched the final 2.2 innings with just two hits allowed and three strikeouts.

Peyton Powell went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, while Garret Guillemette and Jack O'Dowd both went 1-for-3 with two RBI each.

In the top of the fourth the Wildcats broke up the shutout with two runs on four hits, to take a 2-0 lead.

Texas responded in the bottom of the fourth with four runs on four hits. Dylan Campbell hit a single to get on base, and advanced on a double by Powell. Guillemette drove them both in with a two RBI double to tie the score at 2-2. Rylan Galvan walked to keep the inning alive and advanced into scoring position on a balk along with Guillemette. O'Dowd singled through the right side to allow the Longhorns to take a 4-2 lead.

Powell extended the Longhorns' lead to 5-2 in the fifth with a solo home run to right field.

Kansas State answered with a homer in the sixth to trim the lead to 5-3. The Wildcats took the 6-5 lead with three runs on three hits in the top of the seventh.