No. 4 Texas' Pitching Stifles No. 10 Mississippi State in 3-1 Win: Live Game Log

Another Friday night means the beginning of another strong weekend of conference play for the No. 4 Texas Longhorns (33—9, 13-7). Returning home for this one, they welcome the No. 10 Mississippi State Bulldogs (35—10, 13—8) for a can't-miss top-10 tilt.

With the regular season winding down and only nine conference games left, this set of games is increasingly important for the Longhorns. The difference between a series win and a series loss comes with major implications in multiple areas.

Most notably, it will heavily impact their place in the standings. They currently sit in third alone behind No. 5 Georgia and No. 7 Texas A&M, with the Bulldogs right behind them in fourth. And beyond that, while an Austin Regional is already highly likely, how these three games go will play a role in Texas' seeding come June.

Texas looking to start its series against Mississippi State strong

In each of their last two conference series, the Longhorns have won two out of three from No. 24 Alabama and Vanderbilt on the arms of their pitching staff. Leading the way in both was Dylan Volantis, who has transtioned into the Friday night role smoothly.

He'll look to keep that momentum rolling against a potent Mississippi State lineup that can put up runs in bunches and do so in a hurry. More importantly, though, will be the offense looking to put up at least 10 runs in its third straight SEC series opener.

Follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates, with the Longhorns looking to open a pivotal series against Mississippi State with a win on Friday evening from UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

How to watch/listen -

Friday May 2 - 7:30 p.m. CT - SEC Network+/TexasSports.com/Audio

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

RF - Aiden Robbins

C - Carson Tinney

LF - Anthony Pack Jr.

SS - Adrian Rodriguez

2B - Ethan Mendoza

3B - Temo Becerra

DH - Ashton Larson

1B - Casey Borba

CF - Maddox Monsour

P - Dylan Volantis

Live updates will be available after first pitch

Top First:

Dylan Volantis (Texas) pitching

Frei: Groundout to first

Reese: Strikeout swinging, reached first (wild pitch)

Sullivan: Single

Bevis: Strikeout swinging

Parker: Strikeout swinging

Bottom First:

Tomas Valincius (Mississippi State) pitching

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Tinney: Strikeout looking

Pack: Walk

Rodriguez: Groundout to short

Top Second:

Chance: Fly out to right

Teel: Single

Teel caught stealing

Milewski: Strikeout looking

Bottom Second:

Mendoza: Double

Becerra: Groundout to second, Mendoza advanced to third

Larson: RBI groundout to second, Longhorns lead 1-0

Borba: Strikeout swinging

Top Third:

Woodson: Strikeout looking

Frei: Groundout to second

Reese: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Third:

Monsour: Pop out to first

Robbins: Fly out to right

Tinney: Fly out to center

Top Fourth:

Sullivan: Strikeout swinging

Bevis: Strikeout swinging

Parker: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fourth:

Pack: Walk

Rodriguez: Sac bunt, Pack advanced to second

Mendoza: Fly out to left

Pack advanced to second (passed ball)

Becerra: Strikeout looking

Top Fifth:

Chance: Single

Teel: Strikeout swinging

Chance advanced to second (wild pitch)

Milewski: Walk

Woodson: Fly out to right, Chance advanced to third

Milewski stole second

Frei: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fifth:

Larson: Strikeout swinging

Borba: Fly out to center

Monsour: Single

Monsour stole second

Robbins: RBI single, Longhorns lead 2-0

Robbins stole second

Tinney: Hit by pitch

Pack: RBI single, Longhorns lead 3-0

Rodriguez: Fly out to right

Top Sixth:

Reese: Groundout to second

Sullivan: Groundout to third

Bevis: Walk

V. Valincius (PH for Parker): Strikeout looking

Bottom Sixth:

Maddox Miller (Mississippi State) pitching

Mendoza: Walk

Becerra: Grounded into double play (1-4-3)

Larson: Single

Larson advanced to second (wild pitch)

Borba: Strikeout looking

Top Seventh:

Haiden Leffew (Texas) pitching

Chance: Groundout to short

Teel: Strikeout swinging

Milewski: Double

Woodson: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Seventh:

Monsour: Pop out to short

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Tinney: Strikeout swinging

Top Eighth:

Frei: Solo home run, Longhorns lead 3-1

Reese: Walk

Sullivan: Strikeout looking

Bevis: Single

Thomas Burns (Texas) pitching

V. Valincius: Strikeout swinging

Chance: Groundout to second

Bottom Eighth:

Jack Gleason (Mississippi State) pitching

Pack: Groundout to first

Rodriguez: Groundout to first (3-1)

Mendoza: Fly out to center

Top Ninth:

Sam Cozart (Texas) pitching

Teel: Strikeout swinging

Milewski: Strikeout swinging

Stallman (PH for Woodson): Strikeout looking

FINAL: No. 4 Texas 3 — No. 10 Mississippi State 1

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