STARKVILLE, Miss. — The No. 11 Texas baseball team emerged victorious in its first Southeastern Conference game in program history with an 8-7 win at Mississippi State on Friday evening.
The Longhorns (15-1, 1-0 SEC) used a five-run seventh, capped off by a go-ahead three-run blast from Casey Borba to win their 15th straight contest.
Freshman Dylan Volantis (2) stranded the tying run in scoring position in the ninth, as the southpaw recorded his second career save.
Sixth-year righty Andre Duplantier II (2-0) earned the victory, tossing three innings in relief of starter Jared Spencer.