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<\/p>\nAUSTIN (KXAN) \u2014 No. 4 Texas stayed in the hunt for a Southeastern Conference regular season championship, grabbing an 11-6 win over No. 10 Mississippi State on Sunday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field to win the series 2-1.<\/p>\n
The Longhorns moved into a tie for second place with Texas A&M at 15-8 with two series left in the regular season. The Aggies hold a tiebreaker for SEC tournament seeding with a 2-0 series win in April. Georgia leads the SEC with an 18-6 record.<\/p>\n
SEC baseball: No. 4 Texas 2, No. 10 Mississippi St. 1<\/p>\n
It was an inauspicious start for the Longhorns in the series clincher. The Bulldogs roughed up starting pitcher Luke Harrison for five runs in the first inning, with the big blow from a Bryce Chance grand slam. Harrison issued three walks in the frame, aiding the big inning, but the lefty Longhorn stayed the course, settled down and got through five innings without any more damage.<\/p>\n
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AUSTIN, TX \u2013 MARCH 07: Pitcher Luke Harrison #53 of the Texas Longhorns pitches the ball 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)<\/p>\n
The graduate student, who is finishing a master\u2019s degree in sport management, technically struck out the side in the first \u2014 he just allowed five runs between the second and third punch outs.<\/p>\n
\u2018Just hold the line\u2019: Harrison\u2019s GoT fandom helped him settle down<\/p>\n
He said it was \u201ca little strange,\u201d and when he got back in the dugout, he talked to Texas pitching coach Max Wiener about their favorite show and how it applied to Harrison\u2019s rough start.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe talked about Hodor,\u201d Harrison said of the character from Game of Thrones. \u201cJust hold the line. You knew these guys were going to bring it, but it was just a moment to really gather myself and get back to what matters, and that\u2019s the next pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n
FOOTBALL: The jersey number Anthony Hill Jr. didn\u2019t know was legendary <\/a><\/p>\n Down 5-0 after the first half-inning, head coach Jim Schlossnagle had no intention of taking Harrison out. It was much too early in the game to begin with, and with Harrison\u2019s experience pitching in just about every situation imaginable, he had faith that Harrison would figure it out.<\/p>\n And he did.<\/p>\n \u201cHe found himself and kept us in the ballgame,\u201d Schlossnagle said. \u201cHe\u2019s truly committed to moving on to the next pitch, and he doesn\u2019t panic. Nobody is more disappointed in the first inning than Luke, but he just kept making pitches.\u201d<\/p>\n 13 batters. 9 runs. 1 huge response.<\/p>\n The Longhorns responded in a big way in the third inning, sending 13 batters to the plate and scoring nine runs. Mississippi State issued four walks in the frame, and Schlossnagle said the Longhorns \u201cgot some good swings off,\u201d to flip the game on its head.<\/p>\n Carson Tinney was hit by a pitch after the Bulldogs walked the bases loaded for the first run, and then the hit parade began for Texas. Anthony Pack, Adrian Rodriguez, Temo Becerra, Casey Borba and Aiden Robbins all drove in runs with hits. Pack and Rodriguez each hit 2-run singles, Becerra and Borba smacked doubles and Robbins plated a run with a single.<\/p>\n