ARLINGTON, Texas – Texas Baseball fell to No. 8 Arkansas, 3-2, on Opening Day in the College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field. All the scoring happened in the seventh inning as both teams pitched well throughout the game.
The Longhorns (0-1) will be back in action against Missouri (0-1) on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Globe Life Field.
Lucas Gordon made the Opening Day start and was brilliant, allowing just two hits in five scoreless innings pitched. Gordon struck out six batters and only issued one walk.
Gordon faced a small jam in the second inning before getting back-to-back strikeouts to get out of it.