Jeff Howe

Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? 🤣

That’s a strong entry for worst performance of the season. It’s baseball, it happens, but that doesn’t make it any easier to digest. Brutal night for the Longhorns.

FINAL: Tarleton State 6, Texas 1

It’s first and third with two outs after Livingston singles to right.

Josh Livingston is in the game to pinch hit with two outs.

Gumbo works a two-out walk to keep the Longhorns alive.

Borba gets rung up for the 12th K of the night.

The Longhorns are trailing 6-1 and down to their last two outs.

Not the performance you’d want before making the trip to Auburn. A forgettable night at the Disch.

Tinney reaches on an error to lead off the eighth.

Walls retires Tarleton in order in the top of the eighth. Texas trails 5-1, down to its last six outs.

10 strikeouts tonight. Didn’t see that coming.

Tinney’s homer in the bottom of the first is the only hit for the Longhorns tonight.

M7: Tarleton 5, Texas 1

Walls records a strikeout to get out of the inning.

Tarleton State has a 5-1 lead in the top of the seventh. Max Grubbs’ night is done. Brody Walls is out of the bullpen.

End of 6: Tarleton State 4, Texas 1

Carson Tinney’s one-out solo shot to left puts Texas on the board with a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first.

BOOM! TINNEY GOES DEEP!

No update on Winter’s situation.

TARLETON STATE vs. No. 2 TEXAS Date: March 17, 2026 Where: UFCU Disch-Falk Field Time: 6:30 p.m. Stream/TV: SEC Network+ Radio: The Zone AM-1300 Live stats: texas.statbroadcast.com PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP Tarleton State RHP Brendon Carter (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Texas RHP Hudson Hamilton (0-0, 9.00 ERA) THE MATCHUP — Coming off a series win over Ole Miss to begin Southeastern Conference play, No. 2 Texas hosts Tarleton State at UFCU Disch-Falk Field for the first time in nearly 30 years. The Longhorns lead the all-time series over the Texans, 4-0. In the most recent meeting, Texas notched an 11-8 victory on Feb. 11, 1997. THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU — Heading into week six, Texas is ranked No. 2 by all five major outlets, trailing only consensus No. 1 UCLA. In the Southeastern Conference's preseason poll voted on by the league's 16 head coaches, the Longhorns were picked second behind defending national champion LSU. Texas was one of four programs to receive a first-place vote, joining LSU, Mississippi State and Arkansas. SCORCHING START — The Longhorns are off to their best 19-game start in 21 years. Texas finished the 2005 season with a 56-16 ledger, capturing its sixth national championship. The 2026 Longhorns are one of only six Texas teams to begin 18-1 or better, joining the 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982 and 2005 squad. Through 19 contests, the Longhorns have outscored their opponents, 189-53. Texas has run-ruled its opposition on six occasions, including three times in the last eight games. Prior to SEC-Opening Weekend, the Longhorns matched a program record, mounting double-digit tallies in six straight contests for the first time since 1940. As of March 16, the Longhorns rank 10th in OPS (1.025) and 15th in average (.335) nationally. On the mound, Texas has posted the country's third-best ERA (2.54) and fourth-best WHIP (1.04). Meanwhile, the Longhorns' .986 fielding percentage is fifth-best in all of Division I Baseball. MASTERING MIDWEEKS — Texas is 4-0 in midweek games, registering three run-rule wins in those contests. Last season, the Longhorns went 9-2 in midweeks. Since 2020, Jim Schlossnagle's clubs have notched a 56-10 (.848) ledger in midweek games, winning 28 of the last 31 contests. OWN THE DISCH — Since UFCU Disch-Falk Field opened in 1975, Texas has gone 1,675-428-3 (.796) at home thanks in large part to Longhorn Nation. As of March 16, Texas has entertained 107,494 fans at home, the sixth-highest mark in the country. In 2025, the Longhorns drew 250,757 fans to UFCU Disch-Falk Field, the sixth-highest attendance nationally. Against Texas A&M, Texas set a new three-game series attendance record at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, with 23,680 tickets sold.

Monsour is really intriguing. I don't think the cameras caught it, but Schloss wasn't happy with Larson for failing to get a big enough lead from second base to advance on a ground ball Ethan Mendoza hit back up the middle of the diamond. Schloss yanked Larson after he was doubled off to end the inning, and Monsour took advantage of his opportunity.

If there’s a silver lining to No. 2 Texas losing Jonah Williams to season-ending shoulder surgery, it’s that the Longhorns have been without him since he was injured while diving for a ball late in a 14-2, run-rule win over USC Upstate on March 6. Williams, who hit .304 in an eight-game, truncated sophomore season, was expected to be a big piece of the puzzle in 2026. After Texas (18-1, 2-1 SEC) routed Ole Miss on Sunday, 8-2, to win the team’s first SEC series of the season, Jim Schlossnagle brought up how Williams’ health created a question mark for the Longhorns at the plate. “His legs are fine,” Schlossnagle said, referring to Williams’ previous hamstring troubles, on top of the shoulder issue that carried over from football season. “He's just trying to figure out what we're going to do moving forward with his shoulder and if that's going to allow him to play.” Williams won’t play again for Texas until 2027 while rehabbing what sources told OTF on Monday is a rotator cuff injury. Nevertheless, Schlossnagle and the Longhorns have had several players step up to take advantage of the opportunity Williams’ misfortune created, which needs to remain the trend as SEC play continues. 1. ANTHONY PACK JR. Williams’ injury recovery in January opened the door for Pack to win the starting job in right field on opening day. The 5-foot-10-inch, 190-pound freshman, whose high school home baseball field lacked an outfield, which has added a different dimension to learning how to properly patrol the outfield at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, has manned both corner outfield spots. Where Pack has most cushioned the blow of Texas losing Williams is at the plate. Pack ranks among the team’s offensive leaders through 19 games with a .354 batting average (second), a 1.096 OPS (fourth), 22 runs scored (third), 23 hits (fifth), five doubles (second), 23 RBI (second), 40 total bases (fifth), four home runs (sixth) and seven stolen bases (first). “Pack is one of those special freshmen. There aren't many of them,” Schlossnagle said. “There's usually about 15 to 20 in the SEC every year that get 50 at-bats or more and have an impact when they do that. We had Adrian (Rodriguez) last year. When I was at (Texas) A&M, (Gavin) Grahovac and (Caden) Sorrell, those guys were superstar freshmen. Now, Pack is on that list.” 2. JAYDEN DUPLANTIER Hitting .333 in 18 games (27 at-bats), Duplantier’s nine hits are two shy of tying his single-season career-high of 11, which he set while playing 34 games (43 at-bats) as a freshman in 2023. A reliable option as a pinch-runner and late-inning defensive substitution, Duplantier’s role should continue to grow with Williams on the shelf. 3. ASHTON LARSON The LSU transfer drew the early-season starting assignments in left field while Williams was working his way back into the lineup. Larson has skins on the wall in SEC play; he led the Tigers in batting average (.337) during conference play in 2024. Injury issues limited him to 34 games (five starts) during LSU’s national championship-winning season in 2025, but Larson has a role for the Longhorns in an outfield platoon with Duplantier, unless one of them separates and earns more playing time or someone else steps up and joins the mix. 4. MADDOX MONSOUR The freshman from Carrollton, Ga., is hitting .429 with two home runs and three stolen bases in limited action. Monsour entered Sunday’s win over the Rebels after two base-running mistakes led Schlossnagle to remove Larson from the designated hitter spot, going 1-for-1, stealing a base and scoring a run to help the Longhorns secure the win and the series victory. There’s no guarantee that Monsour’s positive performance will lead to more opportunities. Still, Schlossnagle is excited about Monsour's potential, which seems high enough to get him into the battle with Duplantier and Larson for playing time. “I love Maddox,” Schlossnagle said. “Maddox is awesome on the bases. His aggression on the bases and how he runs the bases is incredible. I just want to see the same aggression at the plate. We had a conversation about that last (Saturday) night after his at-bat... You don't have to swing at the first pitch; you just have to be ready to hit. I felt like he was super passive. He's been pretty passive in his at-bats. He has a lot of value: he can play shortstop, he can play all three spots in the outfield, he can really run, but to be a more effective college player, you've got to give us something at the plate.” View full news story