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Home run streak ends as No. 3 Texas slides past Nevada, 4-3

“Well, Ivan didn’t hit a home run. That sucks, right?”

Head coach David Pierce didn’t waste any time in his post-game press conference bringing up the biggest story of the night, as the streak of six consecutive games with a home run ended for designated hitter Ivan Melendez as the No. 3 Texas Longhorns did just enough to edge the Nevada Wolf Pack in a 4-3 victory at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Tuesday evening.

The incredible stretch by Melendez, which set a school record and was closing in on the national record of eight consecutive games, had captured the attention of the burnt orange faithful and the larger college baseball community as the Longhorns rose to No.