Like the No. 1 Texas Longhorns, redshirt junior left-hander Luke Harrison needed a bounce-back performance after his season-worst effort in a loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks last week.
In a game delayed by two hours due to rain, Harrison and the Longhorns got what they needed in Saturday’s 5-2 victory over the Florida Gators at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, using Harrison’s five-inning performance to stay close long enough for the bats to come alive after play resumed in scoring five unanswered runs to break a four-game conference losing streak.
Skipping graduation to pitch through the lingering effects of the flu impacting the team over the last week, Harrison was able to locate his pitches and change speeds and arm slots in allowing two runs, one earned, while striking out eight and hitting one batter, a runner immediately erased by a double play.