The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
No. 6 Baseball preview: vs. No. 3 Georgia (Men's College World Series)
06.12.2026 | Baseball
Longhorns set to make program's 39th Men's College World Series appearance
#6 TEXAS vs. #3 GEORGIA
Date: June 13, 2026
Where: Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Time: 7 p.m
TV: ESPN
Radio: AM-1300 The Zone
Live stats: texas.statbroadcast.com
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
Texas LHP Dylan Volantis (10-1, 2.03 ERA) vs. Georgia RHP Joey Volchko (10-2, 4.07 ERA)
THE MATCHUP — For the 39th time in program history, Texas will be playing in the Men's College World Series. After sweeping their way through both the Austin Regional and Super Regional, the sixth-seeded Longhorns will face No. 3 seed Georgia. Texas leads the all-time series over the Bulldogs, 6-1. The Longhorns beat Georgia twice en route to a runner-up finish at the 2004 College World Series. The winner between the SEC's top two programs will square off against the winner of No. 7 Alabama and Oklahoma at 6 p.m. Monday. Meanwhile, the pair of losing teams will meet up in an elimination contest at 1 p.m. Monday.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT OMAHA — The winningest NCAA Division I college baseball program of all-time has become very familiar with the restaurants in Omaha. Texas holds the record for the most Men's College World Series appearances (39), most individual MCWS games won (88), most overall NCAA Tournament games won (270) and most NCAA Tournament appearances (65). The Longhorns have won six national championships, trailing only USC (12) and LSU (8).
SCHLOSS' SECOND HOME — Texas head coach Jim Schlossnagle has led his team to Omaha eight times in the last 16 seasons, including a nation's best seven trips since 2014. Schlossnagle has guided his club to a top-four finish at the Men's College World Series on five occasions, highlighted by earning a spot in the championship series in 2024. He is just the fourth coach to guide three different schools — TCU, Texas A&M and Texas — to Omaha, joining Larry Cochell, Andy Lopez and Ron Polk.
FEELIN' SUPER — Against No. 11 Oregon, the Longhorns pounded one of the top pitching staffs in the country for 17 runs across two games, punching their ticket to the Men's College World Series. Adrian Rodriguez led the charge, highlighted by a career-high five RBI on Saturday and the game-winning two-run double to cap off the series Sunday. In the opener, Rodriguez's career night propelled Texas to an 11-3 win. Fellow infielders Casey Borba and Ethan Mendoza both left the yard in front of the record-setting 8,550 fans. Borba's solo shot in the second marked the Longhorns' 100th round-tripper of the season, as Texas became the first Power Four team with 100 homers and 100 stolen bases in a season since the NCAA shifted to BBCOR bats in 2011. Ace Dylan Volantis struck out 10 batters across 5 1/3 innings of two-run baseball. On Sunday, Rodriguez delivered the go-ahead two-RBI extra-base knock before Sam Cozart set down the final six batters to secure the 6-5 victory. Aiden Robbins and Carson Tinney smacked back-to-back homers to lead off the contest, becoming the first team to accomplish the feat in a super regional game in the BBCOR bat era. The duo both added a two-out run-scoring hit in the second. Meanwhile, Cozart anchored a Texas bullpen that held Oregon to only one baserunner over the last 3 1/3 innings. The Longhorns completed the 2026 home slate with a 34-4 ledger, their most wins in Austin since 2011.
REGIONAL REWIND — In its 65th NCAA Tournament appearance, Texas dominated the Austin Regional, outscoring its opponents, 41-7. As a club, the Longhorns slashed .376/.493/.761 with 12 home runs. On the mound, Texas logged a 2.00 ERA in its three-game sweep. Five Longhorns earned All-Tournament distinction, with Aiden Robbins garnering Most Outstanding Player honors. Robbins was recognized alongside Anthony Pack Jr., Adrian Rodriguez, Carson Tinney and Dylan Volantis. In the opener, Texas defeated Holy Cross, 19-1, highlighted by Pack Jr.'s historic effort. Pack Jr. became the first Texas player with three home runs in a postseason game and just the ninth overall. The freshman homered in all three of his at-bats to help the Longhorns tie a program-record six blasts. Texas scored in all eight of its trips to the plate en route to matching its largest margin of victory in a postseason contest in program history The Longhorns beat Quinnipiac, 20-2, on June 3, 2005. In the win, Texas mounted 14 of its 19 runs with two outs and totaled a season-high 21 hits. In the winners' bracket, the Longhorns notched a 16-2 thumping of Tarleton State. Five different Texas players left the yard, including back-to-back-to-back jacks in the second inning. The Longhorns' 35 runs across the first two contests marked their most in consecutive postseason games ever. Texas capped off its perfect weekend by posting a 6-4 victory over UC Santa Barbara. Robbins delivered the game-winning two-run homer in the seventh to erase a pair of deficits.
A LOOK AT THE LONGHORNS — As of June 12, the Longhorns sport the No. 3 RPI, No. 4 DSR and No. 9 SOS in the country. Heading into the SEC Tournament, Texas was listed as a consensus top-5 team in all five major polls. The Longhorns have the fifth-highest winning percentage (.776) and sixth-best run differential (+3.9) in all of Division I Baseball. On the mound, Texas ranks second in FIP (3.29), third in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.43), sixth in WHIP (1.22) and 13th in ERA (4.08). At the plate, the Longhorns' .941 OPS is 12th nationally. Meanwhile, Texas has registered a .980 fielding percentage, which sits 19th in the country.
IT JUST MEANS MORE — In Texas' two seasons in the SEC, the Longhorns are one of only two programs with at least 40 wins in league play, alongside Georgia. Texas' 41-18 (.695) SEC mark is the best conference winning percentage over that span, edging Georgia's 41-19 (.693) ledger. Since Jim Schlossnagle's first campaign in the SEC in 2022, he has won more conference series than any other coach in the league. Over that five-year run, Schlossnagle's 37 SEC series wins stack up ahead of Dan Van Horn (33), Kevin O'Sullivan (30), Jay Johnson (27) and Tony Vitello (27). With Schlossnagle at the helm last year, the Longhorns became the first team to win the SEC in their first season since the league's inaugural campaign in 1933. Texas' 22-8 ledger in SEC action marked its best record in conference play since 2010.
NOTEWORTHY NON-CON — Following a sweep in the Austin Super Regional, the Longhorns are 26-2 against non-conference opponents. Texas began the season 16-0, marking its best start to a campaign in 21 years. For the second straight year, the Longhorns went 9-2 in midweek games. Since 2020, Jim Schlossnagle's clubs have notched a 61-12 (.836) ledger in midweek games, winning 33 of the last 38 contests.
HISTORY BY WAY OF THE K — Texas' 658 strikeouts are its most-ever in a single season, breaking a 41-year-old school-record set in 1985 (618). Ruger Riojas and Dylan Volantis became the first Texas duo with 100 punchouts in a single season since Cole Green (104) and Taylor Jungmann (126) in 2011. Volantis' 126 strikeouts sit third in the SEC and are tied for the ninth-most in the country. Meanwhile, Riojas ranks second with a 13.44 K/9 among SEC hurlers. Overall, the Longhorns have the SEC's top three pitchers in strikeout percentage (min. 35 inn.), with Sam Cozart (38.6), Riojas (36.0) and Volantis (34.7) comprising the three-headed monster. Texas has mounted 19 punchouts in a game on two occasions, accomplishing the feat against Alabama on April 18 and Mississippi State on May 1. The Longhorns' 19 strikeouts matched the most in a nine-inning game in program history, tying their performance against Southwestern Louisiana on March 18, 1988.
BASH BROS — With Troy Tulowitzki on staff, the Longhorns have recorded the five highest home run totals in school history. In 2022, Texas smashed the program-record with 128 homers, surpassing the 2010 squad that hit 81 blasts. Since, the Longhorns tallied 91 home runs in 2023, 112 jacks in 2024 and 85 round-trippers in 2025. This year, Texas has launched 103 home runs. The Longhorns are the first Power Four team to total 100 homers and 100 stolen bases in the BBCOR era. Texas has three different players with at least 18 jacks for the first time in program history. Team-leader Aiden Robbins has 24 blasts, which is the third-most by a Texas player in a single season. Meanwhile, catcher Carson Tinney has homered 22 times, the fifth-most in a campaign. Infielder Casey Borba has socked 18 jacks to cap off the Longhorns' historic power trio.
SPEED KILLS — For the first time since 2005, Texas has eclipsed the century mark in stolen bases. Among all SEC teams, the Longhorns rank third (111), trailing only Kentucky (131) and Oklahoma (124). Seven Texas players have swiped double-digit bags for the first time in program history. Eight different Longhorns have also set new career-highs. Anthony Pack Jr.'s team-leading 20 stolen bases are the most by a Texas freshman since Drew Stubbs (28) in 2004.
