LONG BEACH, Calif.—No. 2 seed Texas Baseball rode a dominant performance from right-hander Nolan Kingham and clutch performances from veteran hitters to a 3-2 win over No. 3 seed UCLA in game one of the Long Beach Regional on Friday evening at Blair Field.
The game one matchup turned out to be a pitchers' duel. The Longhorns (38-22) were held without a hit off UCLA's ace, Griffin Canning, through 3.2 innings of work but senior Kacy Clemens came through for Texas. With two away in the fourth, Clemens launched a 2-0 pitch over the right field wall to give Texas a 1-0 advantage over the Bruins.