After catastrophic winter storms derailed the final week of preparations for the regular season, the No. 9 Texas Longhorns struggled in the opening games of the State Farm College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington.
In Saturday’s season opener against No. 8 Mississippi State, the Longhorns struck out 18 times in the 8-3 loss as the Bulldogs took advantage of two Texas errors and mistakes by the pitching staff. Back in action on Sunday night, head coach David Pierce’s team once again had issues at the plate, striking out 15 times and failing to score in a 4-0 shutout by No.