No. 4 Texas Outlasts Vanderbilt 4-3, Clinches Series Win: Live Game Log

Winning a conference series on the road is a difficult task, while sweeping one is even harder. The No. 4 Texas Longhorns (31-9, 12-7) learned that lesson again the hard way against the Vanderbilt Commodores (26-18, 10-10) on Saturday evening.

Vibes were undoubtedly high in the Texas dugout following the performance in the series opener, an 11-4 victory that saw the bats explode for 14 hits. Of those 14 hits, four left the park -- including another multi-homer game from Aiden Robbins.

On the mound, Dylan Volantis shined again with six innings of one-run baseball and 11 strikeouts. It would be the complete opposite in the second game. After stranding runners at the corners in the top of the first, the Longhorns would find themselves trailing almost immediately in the bottom half.

Texas' woes resurfaced in Saturday's loss to Vanderbilt

Ruger Riojas, after a bounce-back outing against No. 13 Alabama, was shelled. He allowed three runs on just five pitches and would ultimately last only three innings while giving up five runs -- a deficit the Longhorns would not be able to overcome in what would eventually be a 6-0 loss.

Offensively, the same inconsistencies that have plagued them all season reared their ugly head again. One game after putting up 11 runs on 14 hits, they were shutout for the first time since May 1, 2025 and managed only five hits while stranding eight runners.

Fortunately for the Longhorns, however, they can still regroup and win the series. Veteran Luke Harrison takes the mound in the finale, as he'll look to deliver another strong outing and right the ship while the bats do their part to wake up and provide some run support.

Follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates, with the Longhorns looking to bounce back and win the rubber match against the Commodores on Sunday afternoon from Charles Hawkins Field.

How to watch/listen -

Sunday April 26 - 12 p.m. CT - ESPN2/TexasSports.com/Audio

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

CF - Aiden Robbins

C - Carson Tinney

LF - Anthony Pack Jr.

SS - Adrian Rodriguez

2B - Ethan Mendoza

DH - Ashton Larson

3B - Temo Becerra

1B - Josh Livingston

RF - Jayden Duplantier

P - Luke Harrison

Live updates will be available after first pitch

Top First:

Wyatt Nadeau (Vanderbilt) pitching

Robbins: Fly out to right

Tinney: Groundout to short

Pack: Fly out to center

Bottom First:

Luke Harrison (Texas) pitching

Mancini: Strikeout looking

Johnston: Double

Holcomb: Strikeout swinging

Barczi: Groundout to third

Top Second:

Rodriguez: Groundout to second

Mendoza: Hit by pitch

Larson: Grounded into double play

Bottom Second:

Goodin: Strikeout looking

Rigdon: Strikeout looking

Waite: Groundout to short

Top Third:

Becerra: Groundout to third

Livingston: Fly out to center

Duplantier: Walk

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Third:

Reynolds: Hit by pitch

Hampton: Groundout to short, Reynolds advanced to second

Mancini: Strikeout swinging

Johnston: Single, Hampton advanced to third, reached second (E7)

Holcomb: Two-run double, Longhorns trail 2-0

Barczi: Fly out to right

Top Fourth:

Tinney: Fly out to center

Pack: Double

Rodriguez: RBI double, Longhorns trail 2-1

Mendoza: RBI single, Longhorns tie game 2-2

Larson: Grounded into double play

Bottom Fourth:

Goodin: Groundout to second

Rigdon: Groundout to third

Waite: Strikeout looking

Top Fifth:

Becerra: Fly out to center

Livingston: Strikeout swinging

Duplantier: Single

Robbins: Groundout to short

Bottom Fifth:

Reynolds: Strikeout swinging

Hampton: Single

Mancini: Walk

Brett Crossland (Texas) pitching

Johnston: Line out to left

Holcomb: Strikeout swinging

Top Sixth:

Tinney: Fly out to center

Pack: Strikeout swinging

Rodriguez: Groundout to second

Bottom Sixth:

Barczi: Walk

Goodin: Strikeout swinging

Rigdon: Groundout to second, Barczi advanced to second

Waite: Hit by pitch

Reynolds: Fly out to center

Top Seventh:

Jakob Schulz (Vanderbilt) pitching

Mendoza: Fly out to right

Courville (PH for Larson): Strikeout swinging

Becerra: Walk

Alex Kranzler (Vanderbilt) pitching

Borba (PH for Livingston): Hit by pitch

Duplantier: Fielder's choice, Borba out at second

Bottom Seventh:

Haiden Leffew (Texas) pitching

Hampton: Groundout to second

Mancini: Groundout to third

Johnston: Pop out to second

Top Eighth:

Robbins: Single

Tinney: Strikeout swinging

Robbins advanced to second (wild pitch)

Miller Green (Vanderbilt) pitching (1-0 count)

Pack: Walk, Robbins advanced to third (wild pitch)

Pack advanced to second (wild pitch)

Rodriguez: Intentional walk

Brennan Seiber (Vanderbilt) pitching

Mendoza: Sac fly, Pack to third, Longhorns lead 3-2

Early (PH for Courville): Fielder's choice, Rodriguez out at second

Bottom Eighth:

Sam Cozart (Texas) pitching

Holcomb: Groundout to pitcher

Barczi: Strikeout swinging

Goodin: Walk

Sears pinch runner for Goodin

Rigdon: RBI double, Longhorns and Commodores tied 3-3

Waite: Intentional walk

Reynolds: Line out to short

Top Ninth:

Becerra: Fly out to right

Luke Guth (Vanderbilt) pitching

Borba: Walk

Duplantier: Strikeout swinging

Robbins: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Ninth:

Hampton: Strikeout swinging

Mancini: Groundout to second

Johnston: Single

Holcomb: Single, Johnston to third

Holcomb advanced to second (defensive indifference)

Barczi: Fly out to left

Top Tenth:

Tyler Baird (Vanderbilt) pitching

Tinney: Hit by pitch

Tinney advanced to second (wild pitch)

Pack: Walk

Jacob Faulkner (Vanderbilt) pitching

Rodriguez: Fly out to center

Mendoza: Line out to right

Early: Hit by pitch

Becerra: RBI walk, Longhorns lead 4-3

Borba: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Tenth:

Jensen: Strikeout swinging

Rigdon: Single

Waite: Hit by pitch

Both runners advanced (balk)

Reynolds: Strikeout swinging

Hampton: Strikeout swinging

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