Volantis leads No. 4 Baseball to 10-2 victory over No. 11 Alabama

Friday, April 17

Austin, Texas

6:30 p.m. CT

University of Texas

29-7, 0

Alabama

27-12, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Alabama	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4	0
Texas	3	0	1	0	1	3	0	2	X	10	16	4

Volantis leads No. 4 Baseball to 10-2 victory over No. 11 Alabama

04.17.2026 | Baseball

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Sophomore becomes first Longhorn to register 12 strikeouts in SEC contest

AUSTIN, Texas — Dylan Volantis recorded a career-best 12 strikeouts to propel No. 2 Texas to a 10-2 win over No. 11 Alabama at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Friday night.

Volantis (5-0) pitched six innings of two-run baseball, limiting the Crimson Tide (27-12, 8-8 SEC) to just four hits along the way.

The 6-foot-6, 220-pound left-hander became the first Longhorn to notch a dozen punchouts in a Southeastern Conference game. Volantis retired 15 of the first 18 batters he faced, tossing 62 of his 91 pitches for strikes.

Volantis set the tone for Texas (29-7, 10-5 SEC), striking out a pair in the opening frame.

The Longhorns quickly backed the sophomore, mounting three runs in the bottom of the first.

After Aiden Robbins led off with a double, Carson Tinney deposited a two-strike breaking ball over the right-field fence for his 14^th home run of the season. Tinney's two-run blast marked his seventh homer in as many contests.

Three batters later, Ethan Mendoza drove in Adrian Rodriguez with a base hit, extending Texas' advantage to 3-0.

In the third, Mendoza plated another run before Temo Becerra delivered a sacrifice fly in the fifth to pad the cushion.

Alabama pushed across a pair in the sixth, capitalizing on a couple of infield singles and defensive miscues, but Volantis held the Crimson Tide there.

The Longhorns promptly responded, posting three tallies on four hits in the bottom half.

Robbins roped a run-scoring double to left center, knocking out Alabama starter Tyler Fay, who was responsible for seven runs on 12 hits.

Tinney followed with his second extra-base hit of the evening to balloon the lead to 7-2.

Meanwhile, Anthony Pack Jr. capped of the frame with an RBI single of his own. Pack Jr. finished with his first career four-hit effort, punctuating his standout performance with a run-scoring double in the eighth.

The freshman was one of five Longhorns to record a multi-hit game, alongside Robbins, Tinney, Rodriguez and Dariyan Pendergrass.

Overall, Texas outhit the Crimson Tide, 16-4.

In the win, Sam Cozart (5) logged the final nine outs. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound righty struck out five of the final 10 batters. Cozart faced one over the minimum across three hitless innings.

The Longhorns will look to clinch a series victory on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for noon at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.