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The Texas Longhorns take on the Texas A&M Aggies in an elimination game at the College World Series. These two teams have met hundreds of times, but never with ramifications like these in the NCAA tournament.
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Lucas Gordon will toe the rubber for Texas. Micah Dallas will be his Aggie counterpart.
Texas lineup
- CF Douglas Hodo III
- LF Eric Kennedy
- 1B Ivan Melendez
- 2B Murphy Stehly
- DH Austin Todd
- 3B Skyler Messinger
- C Silas Ardoin
- RF Dylan Campbell
- SS Trey Faltine
LHP Lucas Gordon
Texas A&M lineup
- 3B Trevor Werner
- 1B Jack Moss
- LF Dylan Rock
- DH Austin Bost
- 2B Ryan Targac
- C Troy Claunch
- RF Brett Minnich
- CF Jordan Thompson
- SS Kole Kaler
RHP Micah Dallas
Top 1
- CF Douglas Hodo III walks.
- LF Eric Kennedy singles to left. Hodo to third.
- 1B Ivan Melendez strikes out swinging.
- 2B Murphy Stehly pops to third.
- DH Austin Todd singles to left. Hodo scores. 1-0 Texas
- 3B Skyler Messinger strikes out swinging.
1-0 Texas
Bottom 1
- 3B Trevor Werner grounds out to third.
- 1B Jack Moss flies out to center.
- LF Dylan Rock lines to first.
1-0 Texas
Top 2
- C Silas Ardoin strikes out looking.
- RF Dylan Campbell reaches on an E5.
- SS Trey Faltine — Campbell steals second — grounds to the pitcher. Campbell to third base.
- CF Douglas Hodo III doubles. Campbell scores. 2-0 Texas
- LF Eric Kennedy grounds out the first.
2-0 Texas
Bottom 2
- DH Austin Bost doubles.
- 2B Ryan Targac — Bost retired 6-5 on a fielder’s choice.
- C Troy Claunch walks. Targac to second.
- RF Brett Minnich doubles. Targac scores. Claunch to third. 2-1 Texas
- CF Jordan Thompson singles to left. Claunch scores. Minnich to third. 2-2
- SS Kole Kaler strikes out looking. Thompson steals second.
- 3B Trevor Werner singles to left. Two score. 4-2 Texas A&M
New pitcher: Jared Southard
- 1B Jack Moss strikes out swinging.
4-2 Texas A&M
Top 3
- 1B Ivan Melendez flies to left.
- 2B Murphy Stehly flies to right.
- DH Austin Todd singles to center.
- 3B Skyler Messinger — Todd retired 6-4 on a fielder’s choice.
4-2 Texas A&M
Bottom 3
- LF Dylan Rock grounds out to the pitcher.
- DH Austin Bost grounds out to short.
- 2B Ryan Targac walks.
- C Troy Claunch grounds to third. Messinger throws the ball away and commits an error. Melendez slides to try and get the ball and kicks it into the dugout. Targatc scores. 5-2 Texas A&M
- RF Brett Minnich strikes out swinging.
5-2 Texas A&M
Top 4
- C Silas Ardoin reaches second on an error by the center fielder.
- RF Dylan Campbell walks.
- SS Trey Faltine flies to right.
- CF Douglas Hodo III pops to short, infield fly.
- LF Eric Kennedy flies to center.
5-2 Texas A&M
Bottom 4
- CF Jordan Thompson doubles to left.
- SS Kole Kaler sacrifice bunts and is retired 1-3. Thompson to third.
- 3B Trevor Werner strikes out looking.
- 1B Jack Moss singles to right. Thompson scores. 6-2 Texas A&M
New pitcher: Andre Duplantier II
- LF Dylan Rock walks.
- DH Austin Bost strikes out swinging.
6-2 Texas A&M
Top 5
- 1B Ivan Melendez hit by a pitch.
- 2B Murphy Stehly — fielder’s choice 5-4 retires Melendez.
- DH Austin Todd grounds out to the pitcher. Stehly to second base.
- 3B Skyler Messinger grounds out to short.
6-2 Texas A&M
Bottom 5
- 2B Ryan Targac singles to left.
- C Troy Claunch singles to left. Targac to third.
New pitcher: Luke Harrison
- RF Brett Minnich singles on a fly ball to short right. Bases loaded.
- CF Jordon Thompson walks. One run scores. 7-2 Texas A&M
- SS Kole Kaler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. One scores. 8-2 Texas A&M
- 3B Trevor Werner grounds out to second.
8-2 Texas A&M
Top 6
- C Silas Ardoin singles to left
- RF Dylan Campbell bunt singles. Ardoin to second.
New pitcher: Jacob Palisch
- SS Trey Faltine strikes out swinging.
- CF Douglas Hodo III strikes out looking.
- PH Mitchell Daly walks
- 1B Ivan Melendez strikes out looking.
8-2 Texas A&M
Bottom 6
- 1B Jack Moss flies to left.
- LF Dylan Rock flies to right.
- DH Austin Bost flies to left.
8-2 Texas A&M
Top 7
- RF Murphy Stehly strikes out, retired 2-3.
- DH Austin Todd singles to left.
- 3B Skyler Messinger flies to center.
- C Silas Ardoin flies to right.
8-2 Texas A&M
Bottom 7
- 2B Ryan Targac walks.
New pitcher: Marcus Olivarez
- C Troy Claunch — Targac takes second on an E1 on a pickoff attempt — strikes out swinging.
- RF Brett Minnich grounds out to first.
- CF Jordan Thompson walks.
- SS Kole Kaler — Thompson steals second. Targac scores. 9-2 Texas A&M — grounds to short.
9-2 Texas A&M
Top 8
- LF Dylan Campbell flies to right.
- SS Trey Faltine strikes out looking.
- CF Douglas Hodo III walks.
New pitcher: Brad Rudis
- 2B Mitchell Daly strikes out swinging.
9-2 Texas A&M
Bottom 8
New pitcher: Zane Morehouse
- 3B Trevor Werner strikes out.
- 1B Jack Moss strikes out.
- LF Dylan Rock hit by pitch
- DH Austin Bost – Rock takes second on catcher’s indifference – doubles to left. Rock scores. 10-2 A&M.
- 2B Ryan Targac strikes out looking.
10-2 Texas A&M
Top 9
- 1B Ivan Melendez grounds out to short.
- RF Murphy Stehly strikes out swinging.
- DH Austin Todd flies to left.
