Texas rolls to 10-0 shutout of Texas Southern in NCAA Regional

AUSTIN, Texas—Hosting its first regional at UFCU Disch-Falk Field since 2011, No. 1 seed Texas Baseball opened with a 10-0 win over No. 4 seed Texas Southern to move to 1-0 in tournament play. The Longhorns will meet No. 3 seed Texas A&M on Saturday at 6 p.m.

Texas starter Chase Shugart (5-3) dealt against the Tigers. The junior right-hander went six shutout innings, allowing just four hits while fanning five on the night and his offense got going early to put the Longhorns out in front.

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In the second, DJ Petrinsky worked a one-out walk and Tate Shaw, who reached base in four of five plate appearances on the night, followed with a single to put runners on the corners. A failed pick-off then advanced Shaw to second and allowed Petrinsky to score to put Texas on top, 1-0. After Jake McKenzie singled through the left side to again place Longhorns on the corners, David Hamilton squeezed home Shaw on a bunt single and Texas led, 2-0, after two.

In the third, the Longhorns broke things open. Zach Zubia opened the frame with a single before Masen Hibbeler drew a walk. With one away, Petrinsky drove the first pitch he saw over the left field fence to push the Texas lead to 5-0. The Longhorns would tack on one more in the inning thanks to a Duke Ellis RBI single and Texas was on top, 6-0, after three.

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Texas wasn't done, however. In the bottom of the fifth, Shaw drew a walk and McKenzie singled to center for his second hit of the ballgame. After a fielder's choice error loaded the bases, Kody Clemens took a 1-0 pitch to center field to plate two and pushh the Longhorns lead to 8-0.

Then, with Clemens on first and Hamilton on second, the duo recorded a double steal with Hamilton swiping home to make it 9-0. The straight steal of home was the first for a Longhorn since Mark Payton did so on March 25, 2011, at Oklahoma State.

Petrinsky drove in the Longhorns' 10th run of the ballgame in the eighth when he plated Hibbeler, who had doubled to lead off the inning, and Matteo Bocchi finished with three innings of one-hit baseball for his first career save.

The Longhorns and Aggies meet Saturday evening at 6 p.m. to advance to the championship game of the regional. Saturday's contest will be televised nationally on ESPN2.

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