Falling behind early for the 11th time in 18 games, the No. 23 Texas Longhorns were unable to come back from the early deficit created by a poor starting performance from right-hander Cody Howard in a 5-3 loss to the Washington Huskies at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Saturday to drop David Pierce’s team to 10-8 on the season.
In an all-too-familiar trend for Texas starter, Howard struggled early and couldn’t recover, walking the first batter of the game on a full count, allowing a double, a sacrifice fly, and a two-run double in a three-run first inning by Washington.