The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
No. 2 Baseball preview: UTSA
05.04.2026 | Baseball
Longhorns conclude non-conference slate against Roadrunners
UTSA vs. #4 TEXAS
Date: May 5, 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
UTSA RHP James Hubbard (1-1, 6.92 ERA) vs. Texas RHP Max Grubbs (2-0, 4.67 ERA)
THE MATCHUP — For the final time during the 2026 regular season, the fourth-ranked Texas Longhorns play a non-conference affair, welcoming the UTSA Roadrunners to UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Tuesday. Texas boasts a 26-9 advantage in the all-time series. The Longhorns and Roadrunners met three times last season.
MADE A STATEMENT — In a top-10 series at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Texas took two of three from Mississippi State. In the opener, the Longhorns won a 3-1 pitchers' duel, totaling 19 strikeouts. For the second time in less than two weeks, Texas tied the most punchouts in a nine-inning game in program history, matching its performances against Southwestern Louisiana on March 18, 1988, and Alabama on April 18, 2026. Dylan Volantis registered a co-career-best 12 strikeouts and scattered three singles across six scoreless innings. After the Bulldogs evened the three-game set Saturday, the Longhorns erupted for a season-best nine-spot in the third, flipping an early deficit into an 11-6 victory on Sunday. In the decisive inning, Texas sent 13 batters to the plate, as all nine starting position players reached consecutively to begin the outburst.
A LOOK AT THE LONGHORNS — As of May 4, the Longhorns sport the No. 3 RPI and No. 8 SOS in the country. Texas has compiled 13 Quad 1 wins, trailing only Florida (15) nationally. The Longhorns have notched the seventh-best scoring margin in all of DI Baseball, averaging a +3.9 run differential. On the mound, Texas ranks first in FIP (3.03), fifth in WHIP (1.19) and 10th in ERA (3.69). At the plate, the Longhorns' .925 OPS sits 21th nationally.
THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU — Heading into the first week of May, 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 two weeks remaining in conference play, Texas sits tied for second, trailing SEC-leader Georgia by 2 1/2 games.
MASTERING MIDWEEKS — The Longhorns are 8-2 in midweek games. Last season, Texas went 9-2 in midweeks. Since 2020, Jim Schlossnagle's clubs have notched a 60-12 (.833) ledger in midweek games, winning 32 of the last 37 contests.
OWN THE DISCH — Since UFCU Disch-Falk Field opened in 1975, Texas has gone 1,686-431-3 (.796) at home thanks in large part to Longhorn Nation. Texas has averaged 7,225 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 then-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.
