UTSA ends 17-game winning streak of No. 8 Texas with extra-inning victory

The Horns appeared to be in control until the Roadrunners scored five runs in the sixth and seventh innings and hit the go-ahead home run in the 12th.

For the second time in the 2025 season, the No. 8 Texas Longhorns lost a contest in extra innings, falling to the UTSA Roadrunners 8-7 in 12 innings on a windy Tuesday night at UFCH Disch-Falk Field.

“Congrats to UTSA, what a good club. A lot of really good pitchers. It’s a good team. The team is going to be around for a while this year — looks like a postseason team to me,” Texas head coach Jim Schlossnagle said after the game.

Despite a poor overall team ERA, UTSA sent pitchers to the mound on Tuesday with good stuff as five pitchers out of the Roadrunners’ bullpen combined to allow two runs on seven hits with nine strikeouts over nine innings of work highlighted by 3.2 innings of one-hit pitching from right-hander Kendall Dove, who struck out five.

The clutch pitching by UTSA allowed the Roadrunners to overcome a 6-2 deficit created by six unanswered runs by the Longhorns after a strong start for the visitors.

With freshman right-hander Drew Rerick on the mound for Texas, UTSA quickly took advantage of the wind blowing out to left field with a fly ball that carried into the bullpen.

After the leadoff home run, Rerick simply couldn’t find a feel for his pitches, walking the next batter, throwing a wild pitch, allowing another free pass on four pitches, and then hitting the final batter he faced with an 0-2 offering to load the bases.

Schlossnagle called on former Sunday starter Kade Bing, the sophomore left-hander who struggled to live up to his strike-throwing reputation in his weekend starts. On Tuesday, however, Bing made a strong case to receive some high-leverage opportunities by retiring the first three batters he faced to allow only one of his inherited runners to score on a one-out sacrifice fly.

Over 55 pitches and 5.0 innings, Bing was phenomenal even though he didn’t get off to an ideal start, quickly discovering a command for his pitches in a no-hit effort with five strikeouts and zero walks, retiring every batter he faced against one of the best-hitting teams in the country.

As Bing kept the UTSA bats in check, Texas did some damage at the plate, getting a first-inning home run from junior right fielder Max Belyeu, two-out RBIs from senior first baseman Kimble Schuessler and sophomore second baseman Ethan Mendoza in the second inning, an unearned run on an error by the third baseman in the third inning, and a home run by freshman designated hitter Adrian Rodriguez in the fifth inning.

At that point, it looked like the Longhorns were firmly in control of the game, but after Bing departed in favor of freshman left-hander Bryce Navarre, things fell apart for Texas.

Navarre got some help from his backstop when junior catcher Rylan Galvan threw out a runner at second base following a leadoff single, but struggled to find the zone, allowing a full-count walk, a double, and another walk before Schlossnagle called to the bullpen for sophomore right-hander Thomas Burns.

The Arizona State transfer didn’t have much feel for his pitches, allowing an RBI single, sacrifice fly, and RBI double before getting out of the inning. After giving up a leadoff home run in the seventh and an infield single, Burns was pulled in favor of redshirt junior right-hander Cody Howard, who struck out the first two batters that he faced.

After a wild pitch, it appeared that Howard had escaped the inning without allowing any more runs, but sophomore third baseman Casey Borba airmailed his throw to first on a routine ground ball, allowing an unearned run to score. Howard got out of the inning, but only after extending a full-count walk.

The Longhorns tied the game at 7-7 on a home run by Galvan in the eighth inning, but was held scoreless over the final four innings as the Roadrunners hit the go-ahead home run in the 12th allowed by junior right-hander Ruger Riojas in his fourth inning of work as Schlossnagle extended the UTSA transfer to 56 pitches in his first loss with the Longhorns.

The homestand for Texas continues this weekend with its SEC home debut against No. 2 LSU.