LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Texas made the most of its six-hit attack, defeating UCLA 3-2 on Friday in the opener of the Long Beach regional.
The second-seeded Longhorns got a home run by Kacy Clemens in the fourth inning. They also got an RBI single by Bret Boswell in the seventh and an RBI double by Travis Jones in the eighth.
Texas had to hold off UCLA's rally in the ninth. The Bruins scored a run and had runners on first and second with one out before reliever Beau Ridgeway got the final two outs.
Texas will play on Saturday night against the winner of Friday's late game between San Diego State and Long Beach State.