After an impressive showing in the series opener on Friday evening, the No. 4 Texas Longhorns (31-8, 12-6) are back in action against the Vanderbilt Commodores (25-18, 9-10). Winning games on the road is a difficult task. It becomes even harder when you have to into a conference foe's home and face a hostile environment. The Longhorns, however, had no issues doing so in their 11-4 series-opening win against the Commodores. It was an especially impactful win given the Longhorns' struggles in series openers so far in conference play. Taking the mound was Dylan Volantis in his second career start on a Friday evening. And the southpaw sensation delivered another dominant outing . Texas dominated Vanderbilt in the series opener Texas Longhorns second baseman Ethan Mendoza celebrates after scoring against the Texas State Bobcats | University of Texas Athletics After recording a career-high 12 strikeouts in six innings of two-run baseball last weekend against No. 13 Alabama , he decimated the Vanderbilt lineup.…