No. 23 Texas salvages series against Washington with 4-3 win Sunday
AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 23 Texas edged Washington 4-3 on Sunday to avoid being swept at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
The start of the game was delayed about 90 minutes due to rain and there was a 4:45 p.m. travel curfew so Washington could get back home, so the game was officially 7 1/2 innings.
The Huskies made it interesting in the eighth with a 2-run home run by AJ Guerrero to cut Texas' lead to one run, but Andre Duplantier entered to get the final three outs to preserve the victory and earn his first save of the season.
Washington outhit Texas 8-4, but the Longhorns manufactured runs without needing many hits. Porter Brown drove in a run on a fielder's choice and Rylan Galvin plated one on a ground out in the first inning, then Jalin Flores hit a sacrifice fly to score Jack O'Dowd in the second. Texas ended its scoring with a Jared Thomas bases-loaded walk in the fourth.
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Texas starting pitcher Max Grubbs threw six innings, allowing one run on five hits with a pair of strikeouts. Cole Selvig and Duplantier finished the game on the mound for Texas.
O'Dowd has two hits, one of them a double, and Peyton Powell walked twice. Casey Borba also hit a double for the Longhorns.
Texas (11-8, 2-1 Big 12) hosts Air Force for a 2-game midweek series Tuesday and Wednesday before jumping back into Big 12 play against Baylor on Friday.