The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
46-14
Alabama
42-21
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Texas | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | X | 14 | 13 | 1 |
Rodriguez hits for cycle in No. 6 Baseball’s 14-2 win over No. 7 Alabama
06.15.2026 | Baseball
Sophomore becomes third player to accomplish prestigious feat in Men’s College World Series history
OMAHA, Neb. — Adrian Rodriguez delivered the third-ever cycle in Men's College World Series history, guiding No. 6 Texas to a 14-2 victory over No. 7 Alabama at Charles Schwab Field on Monday afternoon.
Rodriguez joined Minnesota's Jerry Kindall (1956) and Tennessee's Christian Moore (2024) as the lone three players to accomplish the feat in Omaha. Texas' shortstop also tied single-game MCWS records with seven RBI and 12 total bases.
With the win, the Longhorns (46-14) set up a rematch against No. 3 Georgia (52-13) in an elimination contest at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Rodriguez finished 5-for-5, becoming just the second Texas player with five hits in a MCWS game, alongside Jim Shamblin against Wake Forest in 1949.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound sophomore opened his historic performance with a two-run double in the first before mounting a two-RBI triple one frame later.
In his third at-bat, Rodriguez led off the fifth by notching a single through the left side and completed the cycle with a 418-foot two-run shot in the sixth. He added a run-scoring double in the eighth, bumping his batting average to a .667 clip during the NCAA Tournament.
The Flower Mound, Texas, native drove in seven of the Longhorns 14 tallies, as Texas totaled its most runs in a MCWS game since 1992.
The Longhorns scored eight times with two outs.
Anthony Pack Jr. and Ethan Mendoza both registered three hits apiece in the victory.
Pack Jr. posted four RBI, highlighted by a two-run blast to spark the four-run sixth.
The 5-foot-10, 190-pound outfielder's 12th homer of the season also marked the first homer by a Texas freshman in Omaha since J.D. Reininger in 2002.
Meanwhile, Mendoza kickstarted the offensive onslaught, producing run-scoring knocks in each of the first two frames.
Starter Ruger Riojas (6-2) tossed six innings of two-run baseball to earn the win. Riojas retired the final eight batters he faced. Overall, the 6-foot, 195-pound right-hander logged seven strikeouts in a 105-pitch effort.
Alabama hurler Zane Adams (8-5) was charged with the loss. Adams surrendered seven tallies on as many hits. The southpaw recorded only five outs on 63 pitches before being lifted for a reliever.
The Longhorns are now 89-66 (.574) in their record 39 appearances in the MCWS.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Riojas, Ruger (6-2)
L: Zane Adams (8-5)
Batting:
HR: John Lemm 1
RBI: John Lemm 1 ; Luke Vaughn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: John Lemm 2
SB: Justin Lebron 1
HBP: Justin Lebron 1
Batting:
2B: Robbins, Aiden 1 ; Mendoza, Ethan 1 ; Rodriguez, Adrian 2
3B: Rodriguez, Adrian 1
HR: Pack Jr., Anthony 1 ; Rodriguez, Adrian 1
RBI: Pack Jr., Anthony 4 ; Mendoza, Ethan 2 ; Peterson, Blake 1 ; Rodriguez, Adrian 7
SH: Pendergrass, Dariyan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Robbins, Aiden 3 ; Tinney, Carson 2 ; Courville, Presley 1 ; Pack Jr., Anthony 3 ; Mendoza, Ethan 2 ; Early, Callum 1 ; Rodriguez, Adrian 1 ; Borba, Casey 1
SB: Early, Callum 1 ; Becerra, Temo 1
HBP: Robbins, Aiden 1
