Justin Eckhardt shines as No. 2 Texas defeats Central Arkansas 7-2

Texas baseballIn their final game before kicking off Big 12 play, the No. 2 Texas Longhorns took care of business at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Tuesday night against the Central Arkansas Bears in a 7-2 win as right-hander Justin Eckhardt threw a career-high six shutout innings while the bats provided plenty of support in the contest.

A redshirt sophomore, Eckhardt was selected by Texas head coach David Pierce to make his second start of the season. That move paid dividends for the Longhorns, as Eckhardt tossed the best pitching performance of his young career on the Forty Acres. Coming into tonight’s game, Eckhardt had thrown just 6.1 innings and struck out just five batters while allowing six…