On Tuesday evening at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, one team looked like a ranked squad ready for the stretch run of conference play. That team was not the No. 10 Texas Longhorns, which turned in another inexcusable performance in a 14-2 loss to the Air Force Fighting Falcons, an under-.500 team entering the game.
Air Force used five runs in the second inning and six runs in the eighth inning to demolish Texas, out-hitting the Longhorns 11-6, including two home runs, and drawing eight walks. First baseman Ivan Melendez and Eric Kennedy both returned to the lineup with Melendez hitting his 17th home run of the season, but Texas hitters couldn’t set the table for him and Kennedy left the game in the seventh when his left hamstring grabbed again.