No. 4 Texas Seeking Series Win in Rubber Match Against Vanderbilt: Live Updates – Sports Illustrated

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.
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.
Sunday April 26 – 12 p.m. CT – ESPN2/TexasSports.com/Audio
The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below –
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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
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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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