On Saturday night, the Texas baseball team opened its super regional against Oregon with an 11-3 victory and moved within one win of the College World Series.
In the eight-run triumph at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Texas was actually outhit by a 9-8 margin. All-American candidates Aiden Robbins and Carson Tinney combined to go 0-for-7 from the top-two spots in the Texas batting order.
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The Longhorns, though, got a big boost from sophomore shortstop Adrian Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with five RBIs. Those five RBIs were a career-high total.
"My teammates in front of me getting on base for me to drive them in, that's just team baseball. It's what we do," Rodriguez said. "It's playoff baseball, so it's win or go home so we're doing anything we can to win and put up runs on the board."
In the eight-run triumph at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Texas was actually outhit by a 9-8 margin. All-American candidates Aiden Robbins and Carson Tinney combined to go 0-for-7 from the top-two spots in the Texas batting order.
More: Longhorns confident about outfield defense ahead of NCAA super regionals
The Longhorns, though, got a big boost from sophomore shortstop Adrian Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with five RBIs. Those five RBIs were a career-high total.
"My teammates in front of me getting on base for me to drive them in, that's just team baseball. It's what we do," Rodriguez said. "It's playoff baseball, so it's win or go home so we're doing anything we can to win and put up runs on the board."
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