For the second night in a row, the No. 3 Longhorns (27-8) found a way to grind out a victory against the scrappy Nevada Wolf Pack (10-15), who made nothing easy.

Douglas Hodo III became the first Longhorn to hit pay dirt with a 2-run blast in the second inning. Nevada cut the lead in half in the fourth, the Texas hitters kept grinding. After a leadoff single by Zach Zubia, Cam Williams shot a line drive double to left field, giving Texas a 3-1 lead in the sixth. In the seventh, Texas worked the bases loaded with nobody out, but Nevada made every run tough. Zubia grounded in to a double play, scoring one. Ivan Melendez followed with a double, laced down the line, just fair, scoring another...

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