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04.27.2026 | Baseball
Longhorns open five-game homestand on Tuesday
SAM HOUSTON vs. #4 TEXAS
Date: April 28, 2026
Where: UFCU Disch-Falk Field
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Stream/TV: SEC Network+
Radio: 103.1 FM
Live stats: texas.statbroadcast.com
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
Sam Houston LHP Jonathan Anders (1-0, 1.93 ERA) vs. Texas RHP Michael Winter (1-0, 4.70 ERA)
THE MATCHUP — No. 4 Texas opens up a five-game homestand at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, beginning with Sam Houston on Tuesday. In the all-time series, the Longhorns boast an 84-19 advantage over the Bearkats. Texas has won 12 straight meetings, dating back to 2016. Last year, the Longhorns posted a 13-3 run-rule win over Sam Houston.
SHUT THE DORE — In its first visit to Nashville since 1907, Texas registered its co-league best sixth SEC series victory of the season. In the opener, the Longhorns raced out to a double-digit lead, cruising to an 11-4 win. Texas launched four home runs, highlighted by Aiden Robbins' third multi-homer effort in a seven-game span. On the mound, Dylan Volantis tossed six innings of one-run baseball. Volantis notched 11 strikeouts, finishing one shy of matching his career high. After the Commodores evened the three-game set Saturday, the Longhorns took the rubber game, delivering a 4-3 extra-inning win. Sam Cozart recorded the final nine outs, stranding the tying tally 90 feet away and the potential winning run on second.
A LOOK AT THE LONGHORNS — As of April 27, Texas sports the No. 3 RPI and No. 9 SOS nationally. The Longhorns have compiled 11 Quad 1 wins. Texas has notched the seventh-best scoring margin in all of Division I Baseball, averaging a +4.2 run differential. On the mound, the Longhorns rank first in opponent batting average (.214) and FIP (2.89), fourth in WHIP (1.17) and sixth in ERA (3.45). At the plate, Texas' .925 OPS sits 24th in the country. Meanwhile, the Longhorns are 29th in fielding percentage (.979).
THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU — Heading into the final week of April, Texas is a consensus top-4 team. The Longhorns check in as high as No. 3, according to Baseball America. Texas is also slotted at No. 4 by D1Baseball, Perfect Game, the NCBWA and USA Today. With three weeks remaining in conference play, Texas sits in third, trailing SEC-leader Georgia by 1 1/2 games.
MASTERING MIDWEEKS — The Longhorns are 7-2 in midweek games, registering three run-rule wins in those contests. Last season, Texas went 9-2 in midweeks. Since 2020, Jim Schlossnagle's clubs have notched a 59-12 (.831) ledger in midweek games, winning 31 of the last 36 contests.
OWN THE DISCH — Since UFCU Disch-Falk Field opened in 1975, Texas has gone 1,683-430-3 (.796) at home thanks in large part to Longhorn Nation. Texas has averaged 7,237 fans per game at home, the fifth-highest mark in the country, highlighted by the second-largest regular season crowd with 0f 8,059 against No. 8 Oklahoma on March 28. Across the three-game series vs. the Sooners, the Longhorns welcomed 23,407 fans to UFCU Disch-Falk Field, the third-highest recorded attendance for a three-game set in the ballpark's history.
