Three hits by the No. 17 West Virginia Mountaineers were enough to overcome a remarkable performance by Texas Longhorns ace Bryce Elder in a 3-2 victory for the road team on Friday evening at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin.
Coming into the game, Texas had dropped four straight games and was set to face West Virginia ace Alek Manoah, who had not allowed a single run in three consecutive starts. Two of those starts were complete game shutouts, and the other going eight complete.
Taking those two things into consideration, it certainly felt like it was going to be a long night for the Longhorns.