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Unranked UTSA eliminates No. 2 seed Texas from the NCAA baseball tournament with a dominant 7-4 victory at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in the Austin Regional on Sunday night.

Texas was the second top-two school to get eliminated in its home regional after Wright State beat No. 1 seed Vanderbilt 5-4 on Sunday.

Gunnar Brown allowed six hits and one earned run with four strikeouts and two walks in five innings pitched for the Roadrunners.

Norris McClure broke the game open early with a 2-run home run in the first inning. McClure went 3 for 5 on the evening.

Sunday’s game was a rematch of the Longhorns’ 9-7 loss Saturday to their in-state rivals, which sent Texas to the loser’s bracket for a pair of games Sunday. The Longhorns eliminated Kansas State 15-8 in the afternoon and took the field just a short time later to keep their season alive. 

The Roadrunners entered the game after having the afternoon off.

It was the third meeting between the programs this season, with the Roadrunners winning the previous two.

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Max Belyeu hits a 2-run home run that helped narrow the gap against UTSA with two outs. The Roadrunners lead 7-4.

Kimble Schuessler hit a solo home run off a pitch from UTSA pitcher Robert Orloski. The Roadrunners still hold a comfortable 7-2 lead with no outs.

Orloski would then hit Adrian Rodriguez with a pitch and put him on first base.

UTSA coach Pat Hallmark came out to talk with Orloski but decided to leave him in the game. Braylon Owens was spotted warming up in the bullpen.

Gunnar Brown’s night is done after he threw 70 pitches in just over five innings. He walked Adrian Rodriguez of Texas with a fourth ball called. Brown allowed six hits and one earned run while striking out four and walking two.

Connor Kelley came out of the bullpen as Brown’s replacement.

The Longhorns are still struggling to get back on the board against UTSA. Kelley got UTSA through the inning by striking out Will Gasparino while the Longhorns had runners on first and second base.

Freshman pitcher Dylan Volantis comes in to pitch in place of Max Grubbs. Grubbs had thrown an even 30 pitches before Texas coach Jim Schlossnagle made the decision.

Grubbs produces a better showing from the plate in his first full inning of the game for the Longhorns. He allowed just one hit as the Roadrunners were scoreless.

Back-to-back doubles for the Longhorns produce a positive result. Adrian Rodriguez doubled to deep right to start the inning. Casey Borba’s double allows for Rodriguez to score Texas’ first run of the game.

Pitcher Ethan Walker put Texas in a tough situation, allowing USTA to load the bases with two outs in the inning after hitting Caden Miller with a pitch.

Walker would hit a second consecutive batter that would allow UTSA’s Caden Miller to take first base and Lorenzo Morresi to score to take a 3-0 lead.

Schlossnagle decides to go with a pitching change, replacing Walker with Max Grubbs.

Hodge hits a bases-clearing double to deep center off Grubbs with two outs. Garrett Gruell, Caden Miller and Jordan Ballin all score for the Roadrunners, who lead the game 6-0.

Hodge would score off an RBI single from Mason Lytle before the inning concluded.

Rylan Galvan of Texas comes up on the wrong end of a risky play, trying to tag up from second before running to third with two outs and getting caught.

“Rylan was trying to hang out there and when he was trying to go back, there was no need to go,” Texas coach Jim Schlossnagle said during the ESPN broadcast.

Ethan Walker comes in as the Longhorns’ new pitcher, replacing Hudson Hamilton.

Walker and the Longhorns did enough to keep the Roadrunners scoreless in the inning, leaving two runners on base.

The pitcher struck out two runners but did allow a walk after hitting Ty Hodge with a pitch.

Pitcher Gunnar Brown struck out Will Gasparino and Jalin Flores of Texas in the inning. Jonah Williams recorded a hit for the Longhorns. Brown and the Roadrunners managed to get out of the inning after Casey Borba grounded out to third.

Norris McClure and the UTSA bats made the most of their first opportunity at the plate and took a 2-0 lead. McClure had a two-run home run, bringing James Taussig to score.

UTSA pitcher Gunnar Brown held Texas scoreless after allowing two hits while striking out Adrian Rodriguez to start the game. Rylan Galvan and Ethan Mendoza each recorded a hit for the Longhorns.

Here is the Texas Longhorns starting lineup for their game against the UTSA Roadrunners Sunday night in the Austin Regional:

Here is the UTSA Roadrunners starting lineup for their game against the Texas Longhorns Sunday night in the Austin Regional:

What time does the Texas vs UTSA baseball game start?Date: Sunday, June 1Time: 8:06 p.m. ET

First pitch for the game between Texas and UTSA is scheduled for Sunday at 8:06 p.m. ET (7:06 p.m. CT) from UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, Texas.

Texas baseball’s game against UTSA in the Austin Regional of the 2025 NCAA baseball tournament is not airing on traditional linear television. Instead, it will be airing exclusively on ESPN+, ESPN’s subscription streaming platform.

Texas baseball schedule 2025

Here are Texas’ past five results. To see the Longhorns’ full 2025 schedule, click here.

Saturday, May 17: Texas 9, Oklahoma 1Thursday, May 22: No. 21 Tennessee 7, Texas 5 (12 innings)Friday, May 30: Texas 7, Houston Christian 1Saturday, May 31: UTSA 9, Texas 7Sunday, June 1: Texas 15, Kansas State 8UTSA baseball schedule 2025

Here are UTSA’s past five results. To see the Roadrunners’ full 2025 schedule, click here.

Thursday, May 22: Tulane 10, UTSA 6Friday, May 23: UTSA 6, Florida Atlantic 3Saturday, May 24: Tulane 6, UTSA 3Friday, May 30: UTSA 10, Kansas State 2Saturday, May 31: UTSA 9, Texas 7NCAA baseball tournament scheduleRegionals: May 30-June 2Super regionals: June 6-9College World Series: June 13-22/23CWS finals: June 21-22/23

The 2025 NCAA baseball tournament began on May 30 with the regional round, which will conclude no later than June 2. Following the regional round are the super regionals, which will take place June 6-9. After that, the College World Series will begin on June 13 and end on either June 22 or 23, depending on whether the three-game championship series needs two or three games.