The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
20-15, 0
Houston
17-16, 0
Baseball drops series opener at Houston
04.12.2024 | Baseball
The Longhorns will look to bounce back and even the series on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
HOUSTON, Texas – Texas Baseball dropped the series opener to Houston 9-1 on Friday night at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park. The Longhorns (20-15, 7-6) will look to bounce back and even the series on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
Max Grubbs started and pitched five innings, giving up five runs on six hits and being charged with his second loss of the season.
Houston grabbed an early lead with a run in the second inning after a single, a hit batter and a wild pitch. The Cougars added to their lead in the fourth with a two-run homer to center field to make the score 3-0.
The Longhorns got their first hit and first run of the game in the fifth inning on a solo home run by Will Gasparino.
Houston got two runs right back in the fifth with a solo home run and a two-out RBI single to expand the lead out to 5-1. The Cougars then put the game away with a two-run homer in the sixth inning off of reliever Cody Howard.
Two more Houston runs came home in the eighth inning on another two-run homer to bring the score to 9-1.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Citelli, Cade (2-0)
L: Grubbs, Max (4-2)
Batting:
HR: Gasparino, Will 1
RBI: Gasparino, Will 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gasparino, Will 1
Batting:
HR: Tulimero, Anthony 1 ; Arbolida, Cary 2 ; French, Jonathan 1
RBI: Tulimero, Anthony 3 ; Arbolida, Cary 4 ; French, Jonathan 1
SH: DeJesus, Coby 1 ; Arbolida, Cary 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeJesus, Coby 1 ; Murray, Justin 1 ; Tulimero, Anthony 2 ; Coll, Harold 1 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; Arbolida, Cary 2 ; French, Jonathan 1
SB: Schoenvogel, Jacob 1
CS: Schoenvogel, Jacob 1
HBP: Tulimero, Anthony 1 ; Reese, Ace 1
