Jeff Howe

M6: Sam Houston 9, Texas 8

Howard retires the Bearkats in order in the sixth.

Cody Howard is out of the bullpen to work the sixth.

End of 5: Sam Houston 9, Texas 8

A five-run, two-hit inning highlighted by Casey Borba’s three-run home run to left field makes it a one-run game through five.

Borba gets a big hug from Schloss after crossing the plate. His three-run home run makes it 9-8. Texas trails by a run with the bases empty and one out in the bottom of the fifth.

BOOM! THREE-RUN SHOT BY BORBA!

First and third with one out for Borba.

Sacrifice fly to right by Becerra makes it 9-5.

Bases loaded, no outs for Becerra and Sam Houston is making a pitching change.

Back-to-back walks drawn by the Longhorns. Mendoza’s walk with the bases loaded scores Tinney to make it 9-4.

Ouch! Pack fouled a pitch off the inside of his knee. He’s back in the box after getting some attention from the medical staff and goes the other way for a single.

Tinney draws a walk to lead off the bottom of the fifth.

End of 4: Sam Houston 9, Texas 3

Not as a starter.

M1: Sam Houston 3, Texas 0

Two strikeouts by Hamilton get the Longhorns out of the inning.

A failed pickoff attempt makes it 3-0.

Hudson Hamilton is the first man out of the bullpen for the Longhorns.

That’s it for Winter.

A base hit too hot for Borba to handle results in an RBI single. Sam Houston has a 2-0 lead. One out with runners on first and third in the top of the first.

A wild pitch brings in a run. Sam Houston has the lead, 1-0.

It’s a shame Winter was out of action for so long.

HBP and Sam Houston has the bases loaded with one out.