AUSTIN (KXAN) — Josh Livingston erupted for two home runs, including a grand slam, to help No. 3 Texas complete a sweep of USC Upstate 13-3 in eight innings on Sunday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
Livingston, a transfer from Wichita State, clubbed his grand slam as part of a 5-run sixth inning for the Longhorns, and then followed it in the eighth with a 2-run blast. He finished the game 3-for-4 with six RBIs and nine total bases.
AUSTIN, TX – MARCH 07: Infielder Josh Livingston #15 of the Texas Longhorns scores a run on a batter being walked during the college baseball game between Texas Longhorns and USC Upstate Spartans on March 7, 2026, at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, TX. (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Livingston’s breakout game powers Texas’ sweep
Longhorns head coach Jim Schlossnagle has been waiting for Livingston to have a breakout game like this.
“We’ve gotten contributions from a lot of different people this season, and today it was Josh,” he said. “I’m super happy for him; he’s one of the hardest workers on the team. He just hadn’t been rewarded for all of his work, but he had a lot better at-bats today.”
Livingston hit 15 home runs and slugged .555 in 56 games for the Shockers last season, so clearly the power has been there all along. It just took him a little while, like Schlossnagle said, to see the fruits of his labor.
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Borba drives in five as Longhorns’ bats stay hot
Casey Borba drove in five runs, smacking a 3-run home run in the fourth and driving in single runs with a sacrifice fly in the second and a double in the eighth. He finished the game 2-for-2 with three runs scored.
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Adrian Rodriguez collected three hits, including a double, to help the Longhorns get to 10 hits.
Michaal Winter picked up the pitching win in relief of Dylan Volantis. Winter recorded the final out of the fifth inning and then took it all the way to the eighth. He faced seven batters and struck out three.
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Sunday was the second run-rule win of the series for Texas. They beat the Spartans 14-2 in eight innings to open the 3-game set Friday, and then hung on for dear life to win the middle game Saturday 11-9. USC Upstate scored six runs in the top of the ninth, and had the go-ahead run on board before Winter locked down his first save of the season.
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Texas outfielder Aiden Robbins hit a pair of home runs in the series to take the team lead with six. He’s hitting .390 through 15 games with a .456 on-base percentage and .797 slugging percentage.
Texas (15-0) takes on Texas State (12-3) at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bobcat Ballpark in San Marcos. The Longhorns open Southeastern Conference play at 6:30 p.m. Friday against Ole Miss.
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