A three-run home run in the second inning by center fielder Douglas Hodo III and another big-time starting performance by right-hander Tristan Stevens pushed the No. 1 Texas Longhorns to a resounding 6-1 win against the No. 7 LSU Tigers at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Saturday in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic.
With the win, the Longhorns remain undefeated this season at 11-0 and sent a message to college baseball about their continued supremacy in that position.
Texas catcher Silas Ardoin smashed a line drive off the wall in left center for a leadoff double in the second inning and right fielder Dylan Campbell’s swinging bunt resulted in a throwing error by LSU starting pitcher TJ Floyd that scored Ardoin and allowed shortstop Trey Faltine to advance to second after his intentional walk.