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Texas run-rules Auburn to complete series sweep in top-10 showdown
By Sydney Hunte
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Texas had no trouble with Auburn on Saturday afternoon, as the top-ranked Longhorns rolled past the No. 8 Tigers 14-2 in 7 innings to finish off a sweep at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
Kimble Schuessler had a day to remember at the plate, going 3-5 with a pair of home runs and 8 RBI. Rylan Galvan was 2-4 with a pair of RBI while Adrian Rodriguez and Casey Borba both went deep.
Ike Irish opened the scoring in the top of the 1st with a solo shot before the Longhorns struck for 5 runs in the bottom half. With runners on first and second in a 1-1 game, Schuessler hit a 3-run homer to make it 4-1, followed by an Adrian Rodriguez solo blast to stretch the lead to 5-1.
Schuessler later brought in a pair in the 2nd with a 2-run double, making it 7-1. Then, in the 5th, Rylan Galvan’s 2-run single stretched the lead to 9-1.
Auburn cut it to 9-2 on a wild pitch in the top of the 7th before Texas shut the door in the bottom half, as Borba’s 2-run shot to left with no one out and Schessler’s 3-run walk-off bomb with two out set the final tally.
Jason Flores picked up the win in relief, going 3.2 innings and giving up a run off 2 hits, fanning 3 and walking one. Andreas Alvarez took the loss for Auburn.
Texas, now 33-5 (16-2 SEC), visits Texas State on Tuesday before a highly-anticipated series against Texas A&M kicks off on Friday. Auburn drops to 27-13 (9-9) and hosts Georgia Tech on Tuesday.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
