NCAA Baseball Austin Regional: Texas vs. UC Santa Barbara | Sunday, 5 p.m.

[Jeff Howe]

Pack rips a two-out single through the right side, keeping the inning alive.

[Jeff Howe]

Becerra flies out to right, ending the inning with Pack stranded.

[Jeff Howe]

M1: Texas 0, UCSB 0

[Jeff Howe]

It's good to see Ruger's velo up to 96 mph in the first inning. He was in the mid-to-upper 80s against Missouri.

Now, he just needs to find the strike zone.

[Jeff Howe]

UCSB is up early on a Rowan Kelly solo home run to right field.

Texas trails for the first time in the regional, 1-0.

[Jeff Howe]

That's three of Ruger's last four starts in which he's allowed a home run. The only time he didn't was against Missouri, when he faced one batter.

[Jeff Howe]

UCSB gets on the board with the home run. Riojas minimizes the damage and retires the other three Gauchos who came to the plate.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 1: UC Santa Barbara 1, Texas 0

[Jeff Howe]

A-Rod wanted to go for two, but he'll settle for an opposite-field single. That ball had eyes as it scooted by third base and into left field.

[Jeff Howe]

Here comes Casey Borba, with A-Rod on second and two outs.

He's 1-for-11 in the regional with four strikeouts.

[Jeff Howe]

Borba made contact, but a groundout to third ends the inning.

[Jeff Howe]

M1: UCSB 1, Texas 0

[Jeff Howe]

27 minutes ago, Kyle Vochoska said:

How is Texas the away team last night and again tonight?

I honestly don't know.

[Jeff Howe]

Great throw by Tinney on an attempted steal by Mendez. The inning ends when he's called out for running out of the baseline.

Riojas works around a leadoff single to keep it a one-run game through two complete.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 2: UC Santa Barbara 1, Texas 0

[Alex Butler]

Anyone getting nervous that our bats might be cooling off at a very inopportune time?!

[Jeff Howe]

Texas is having trouble picking up Montgomery's off-speed stuff.

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Alex Butler said:

Anyone getting nervous that our bats might be cooling off at a very inopportune time?!

Not yet, but let's see how Tinney and Robbins do here.

[Jeff Howe]

One of the few fastballs Montgomery has thrown today freezes Robbins. Looked like it was well outside, but Robbins is rung up on strikes regardless.

[Jeff Howe]

That's a 1-2-3 inning for Montgomery.

He's held Texas to two hits through three.

[Jeff Howe]

M3: UCSB 1, Texas 0

[Jeff Howe]

I shouldn't know the names of umpires. It's usually not good when you do.

The fact that Jeff Head is behind the plate means you have to do what you can to not put the game in his hands.

[Kyle Vochoska]

I don’t think the team is playing with the same fire they played with last night 

[Jeff Howe]

Two on with two outs after Riojas walks Kelly.

[Jeff Howe]

Ruger keeps getting behind in counts.