In the past two games, the Longhorns’ pitching staff has given up the most in a two-game series in the Schlossnagle era, with 20 runs against the Aggies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI still believe we have good starting pitching,\u201d Schlossnagle said. \u201cTwo things can happen: one, they can have a bad day, and two, the other team has scholarships and NIL too. Certainly, A&M is very talented.\u201d<\/p>\n
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For four out of the five Southeastern Conference series of the season so far, the Longhorns have dropped the series opener due to the hands of the bullpen. Tonight was the first outlier of the season, with the starting pitching being the main contributor to the loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Harrison has been given the hardest job in the Texas starting rotation, being the sole member to maintaining the Longhorns’ hopes of splitting the series and giving them the chance to win it on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Aggies, though, are the best-hitting team in the country that the Longhorns have faced this season, and it showed in the series-defining game. Harrison allowed back-to-back singles, then, after the rain delay, couldn\u2019t get out of the loaded bases jam.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cThey hit a lot of balls hard, especially early on,\u201d Schlossnagle said. \u201c[It\u2019s] a very offensive ballpark that for sure and had the momentum of their crowd.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t surprise me because it’s baseball,\u201d Schlossnagle said.\u201dBut certainly I expect them to pitch better, and they expect to pitch better next week.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the first inning alone, Harrison allowed four extra-base hits, with Texas A&M first basemen Gavin Grahovac’s second hit against Harrison in the opening clearing the bases with a 3 RBI triple.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Longhorns<\/a> relievers of Max Grubbs, Bordy Walls, Michael Winter, and Cal Higgins were able to mediate the damage for the rest of the night. The group combined for three hits and three more earned runs.<\/p>\n The first-inning blowout was too much to allow the Texas offense to split the series, struggling to drive in runs against the Aggies’ pitching duo.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Longhorns’ pitching staff on Saturday only combined for four strikeouts on 41 batters faced, with Harrison picking up two of them in his only inning of play.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fortunately, Texas will be able to trot out Volantis and still has freshman pitcher Sam Cozart fresh in the bullpen as they look to avoid the series sweep.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Longhorns will face the Aggies tomorrow<\/a> at 1 p.m. CT at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park in College Station, Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sign up to our free newsletter<\/a> and follow us on Facebook<\/a>, X<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for the latest news.<\/p>\n