{"id":314813,"date":"2026-05-30T01:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T01:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/314813\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T01:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T01:24:13","slug":"ncaa-baseball-regionals-texas-hammers-home-19-runs-to-beat-holy-cross-in-austin-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/314813\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA baseball regionals: Texas hammers home 19 runs to beat Holy Cross in Austin opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NCAA baseball tournament opened Friday with 16 double-elimination regionals around the country.<\/p>\n

Regional winners advance to best-of-three super regionals next week, and the final eight go to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, beginning June 12.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a look at how area schools performed in their opening games:<\/p>\n

(6) Texas<\/a> 19, Holy Cross 1<\/p>\n

The Longhorns scored early … and often … in their NCAA tournament opener. Anthony Pack Jr. and Aiden Robbins combined for five home runs as the Texas offense scored in all eight innings the Longhorns came to the plate. Luke Harrison, Cody Howard, Ethan Walker and Hudson Hamilton put together eight shut-out innings for Texas before Holy Cross finally cracked the scoreboard in the ninth.<\/p>\n

Texas will face the\u00a0Santa Barbara-Tarleton State winner on Saturday in the Austin regional.<\/p>\n

South Carolina Upstate 6, Oklahoma State 5 (8th inning)<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more updates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Lamar 1, (12)\u00a0Texas A&M<\/a> 0 (2nd inning)<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more updates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Oklahoma<\/a> vs. The Citadel, 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more updates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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