No. 4 Texas Aiming for Another SEC Series Win Against Vanderbilt: Live Updates – Sports Illustrated

After an impressive showing in the series opener on Friday evening, the No. 4 Texas Longhorns (31-8, 12-6) are back in action against the Vanderbilt Commodores (25-18, 9-10).
Winning games on the road is a difficult task. It becomes even harder when you have to into a conference foe's home and face a hostile environment. The Longhorns, however, had no issues doing so in their 11-4 series-opening win against the Commodores.
It was an especially impactful win given the Longhorns' struggles in series openers so far in conference play. Taking the mound was Dylan Volantis in his second career start on a Friday evening. And the southpaw sensation delivered another dominant outing.
After recording a career-high 12 strikeouts in six innings of two-run baseball last weekend against No. 13 Alabama, he decimated the Vanderbilt lineup. Going six innings once again, he allowed only one run on four hits and a walk while racking up 11 strikeouts.
Offensively, it was a day for the big barrels at the plate. Texas' offense was powered by four home runs. Staying red hot was Aiden Robbins, as he recorded another multi-homer game. He was joined by Josh Livingston and Adrian Rodriguez, who blasted his first of the year.
As for Saturday, the Longhorns will send Ruger Riojas back to the mound and hope to see him deliver a performance similar to his outing against Alabama. Bouncing back after a pair of rough outings, he delivered five innings of one-run baseball with 11 strikeouts.
Follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates, with the Longhorns aiming to secure the series win on the road against the Commodores from Charles Hawkins Field on Saturday evening.
Saturday April 25 – 7 p.m. CT – SEC Network/TexasSports.com/Audio
The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below –
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CF – Aiden Robbins
C – Carson Tinney
RF – Anthony Pack Jr.
SS – Adrian Rodriguez
2B – Ethan Mendoza
3B – Temo Becerra
LF – Ashton Larson
1B – Casey Borba
DH – Josh Livingston
P – Ruger Riojas
Live updates will be available after first pitch
Top First:
Aiden Stillman (Vanderbilt) pitching
Robbins: Fly out to left
Tinney: Double
Pack: Single, Tinney advanced to third
Rodriguez: Strikeout looking
Mendoza: Strikeout swinging
Bottom First:
Ruger Riojas (Texas) pitching
Mancini: Double
Johnston: RBI triple, Longhorns trail 1-0
Holcomb: Two-run home run, Longhorns trail 3-0
Barczi: Strikeout looking
Goodin: Double
Rigdon: Groundout to short, Goodin advanced to third
Waite: Fly out to right
Top Second:
Becerra: Walk
Larson: Strikeout swinging
Borba: Strikeout looking
Livingston: Fly out to right
Bottom Second:
Reynolds: Strikeout swinging
Hampton: Single
Hampton stole second
Mancini: Strikeout swinging
Johnston: Strikeout swinging
Top Third:
Robbins: Fly out to center
Tinney: Strikeout swinging
Pack: Hit by pitch
Rodriguez: Lineout to second
Bottom Third:
Holcomb: Single
Barczi: Double, Holcomb advanced to third
Goodin: Strikeout swinging
Rigdon: RBI groundout to first, Barczi to third, Longhorns trail 4-0
Waite: RBI triple, Longhorns trail 5-0
Reynolds: Strikeout swinging
Top Fourth:
Mendoza: Fly out to right
Becerra: Strikeout swinging
Larson: Walk
Luke Guth (Vanderbilt) pitching
Borba: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Fourth:
Thomas Burns (Texas) pitching
Hampton: Fly out to center
Mancini: Strikeout swinging
Johnston: Strikeout swinging
Top Fifth:
Livingston: Strikeout swinging
Robbins: Strikeout swinging
Tinney: Single
Pack: Fielder's choice, Tinney out at second
Bottom Fifth:
Holcomb: Strikeout swinging
Barczi: Groundout to third
Goodin: Strikeout swinging
Top Sixth:
Rodriguez: Strikeout swinging
Mendoza: Groundout to short
Becerra: Groundout to third
Bottom Sixth:
Rigdon: Fly out to center
Waite: Single
Reynolds: Strikeout looking
Waite stole second, advanced to third (E2)
Hampton: Groundout to second
Top Seventh:
Tyler Baird (Vanderbilt) pitching
Larson: Fly out to center
Borba: Strikeout swinging
Livingston: Strikeout swinging
Bottom Seventh:
Mancini: Single
Johnston: Fly out to right
Mancini stole second
Holcomb: Walk
Jason Flores (Texas) pitching
Barczi: Fielder's choice, Holcomb out at second, run scored (E6), Longhorns trail 6-0
Goodin: Single
Sears pinch run for Goodin
Rigdon: Hit by pitch
Waite: Groundout to second
Top Eighth:
Robbins: Pop out to first
Tinney: Hit by pitch
Pack: Single
Rodriguez: Line out to short, Tinney doubled off at second
Bottom Eighth:
Reynolds: Groundout to third
Hampton: Groundout to pitcher
Mancini: Walk
Mancini stole second
Johnston: Groundout to first
Top Ninth:
Mendoza: Single
Becerra: Line out to second
Larson: Strikeout looking
Mendoza advanced to second (defensive indifference)
Borba: Strikeout swinging
FINAL – No. 4 Texas 0 – Vanderbilt 6
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Connor Zimmerlee covers Texas Baseball for Texas Longhorns On SI. Zimmerlee received his Bachelor’s of Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and graduated from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism with a Master’s of Science in Journalism with a Specialization in Sports Media.
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