*****CWS GAME THREAD: Texas vs. Alabama*****

[HornSports Staff]

Alabama LHP Zane Adams (8-4, 3.96 ERA) will take the mound against Texas RHP Ruger Riojas (5-2, 4.04 ERA).

No. 6 Texas has won nine of its last 11 games and now meets No. 7 Alabama in an elimination game at the Men’s College World Series. The Longhorns reached their record 39th trip to Omaha after sweeping both the Austin Regional and Super Regional, and they own a 13-2 edge in the all-time series with the Crimson Tide.

Texas also beat Alabama in a three-game set in mid-April at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, outscoring the Tide 15-4 across the series. The winner will move on to face the loser of No. 3 Georgia and Oklahoma at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

#7 Alabama vs. #6 TEXAS
Date: June 15, 2026
Where: Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Time: 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN
Live stats: texas.statbroadcast.com

 

[Sunkist]

Hook ‘em!

 

[david ficken]

It's game time. Let's hope we are more ready than Saturday night.

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 1st

Riojas on the mound

Called strikeout. Single. Strikeout. Stolen base. Strikeout.

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 1st

Let's see if the top of the order does better today than Saturday night.

Robbins leadoff double. Tinney walk. Pack Jr fly out. Mendoza RBI double. Runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out for A Rod.

Team meeting on the mound for Bama.

RBI double for A Rod. Becerra ground out. A Rod moves up on the throw to 1st. Larson strikeout.

Much better start today than Saturday night for Texas

After 1 complete Texas leads 3-0

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 2nd

Leadoff walk. Walk. Lined out to 1st and Larson gets to 1st base to double up Bama. RBI single. Ground out

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 2nd

Borba leadoff single. Pendergrass sac bunt. Borba to 2nd. Robbins strikeout. Tinney up. Wild pitch allows borba to 3rd. Tinney walk. Pack Jr RBI single. Mendoza RBI single and moves up to 2nd on the throw to the plate.

Team meeting on the mound for Bama.

A Rod RBI triple. Becerra walk.

Pitching change for Bama.

Larson up. Becerra steals 2nd. Larson ground out.

After 2 complete Texas leads 7-1

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 3rd

Leadoff single. Fielder's choice. Double play

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 3rd

Borba ground out. Pendergrass ground out. Robbins ground out

After 3 complete Texas leads 7-1

 

[UT1983]

Looks like Texas came to play today!

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 4th

Strikeout. Home run. Single. Single. Fly out. Strikeout

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 4th

Tinney walk. Pack Jr ground out into double play. Mendoza ground out

After 4 complete Texas leads 7-2

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 5th

Strikeout. Pop out. Ground out

 

[HornSports Staff]

 

[HornSports Staff]

A-Rod is dialed in. Nothing but hits.

 

[hookemhorb]

i'd be a little more comfortable with a few more runs.

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 5th

A Rod leadoff single. Becerra called strikeout. Larson walk. Borba hits into double play

After 5 complete Texas leads 7-2

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 6th

Ground out. Ground out. Called strikeout

Nice day for Riojas. He is over 100 pitches

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 6th

Pendergrass ground out. Robbins HBP. Tinney fly out. Pack Jr Boom Boom Boom 2-run home run.

Pack Jr doesn't play like a freshman does he?

Mendoza ground ball that gets thru the 1st baseman. A single. Pitch runner for Mendoza.

Pitching change for Bama

 

[david ficken]

Still in the bottom of the 6th

1 on 2 outs and 2 runs in.

A Rod up. Callum Early now the pitch runner for Mendoza.

A Rod. Early steals 2nd. A Rod Boom Boom Boom 2-run home run.
Becerra strikeout

After 6 complete Texas leads 11-2