Jeff Howe

End of 8: Alabama 2, Texas 0

Tinney is retired in shallow right to end the inning.

Robbins strikes out at the end of a 10-pitch at-bat. Two down in the bottom of the eighth.

Robbins is battling with two strikes.

M8: Alabama 2, Texas 0

Crossland works around a two-out walk, striking out Torres to end the eighth.

Pack and Rodriguez just avoided a nasty collision in left field. Pack made the grab without making contact with Rodriguez.

Brett Crossland is out of the bullpen to work the eighth inning.

End of 7: Alabama 2, Texas 0

Helluva play by Lebron to start an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play.

Courville hit it hard, just right to the left fielder.

After Becerra's single to the left side of the infield, Presley Courville is pinch-hitting for Larson.

No, Fowler had already started to make the turn for third before Robbins got to the ball.

M7: Alabama 2, Texas 0

A flyout to right ends the inning.

Fowler scores from third on a 4-6-3 double play. Texas trades a run for two outs. Alabama has a 2-0 lead with two outs in the top of the sixth.

Texas dodged a bullet. Back-to-back singles by the Tide against Harrison to open the sixth. Fowler was going from first to third on Lebron's single to center. Robbins overran the ball, but Fowler slid into third base instead of going home. It's first and third with no outs for Neal.

Harrison is back out to start the sixth.

End of 6: Alabama 1, Texas 0

Mendoza pops out to short, making it a three-up, three-down inning for the Longhorns.

Lefty Ashton Crowther retires Pack on a first-pitch groundout to short. Two away in the Texas sixth.

Rodriguez ends an eight-pitch at-bat with a flyout to left. That'll do it for Upchurch, who shut the Longhorns down after near-30-pitch first inning.

M6: Alabama 1, Texas 0