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No. 10 Mississippi State Evens Series As No. 4 Texas Struggles

Texas Longhorns On SI·Nicholas Kingman·30 days ago
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It was another forgetful Saturday afternoon for No. 4 Texas, as they failed to clinch the series against No. 10 Mississippi State.  Behind another impressive start from Ruger Riojas, the Longhorns' offense and bullpen were not able to replicate their starting pitcher dominance on the mound to rally back against the Bulldogs.  Texas left 17 runners on base and only drove in a pair of runs with four bases loaded situations in the final four innings. Mississippi State unlocked its hitting prowess after Riojas was pulled after 71 pitches, hitting a three-run home run in the seventh and adding two runs in the eighth to split the series with a 7-4 victory on Saturday night at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin.  “Not an ugly game at all. I thought it was a very well played game — the difference was the two out-hitting,” head coach Jim Schlossnagle said. “We got the two out hits last night and they didn't.…

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