The No. 1 Texas Longhorns opened the 2022 season with a convincing 7-0 win over the Rice Owls on Friday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field behind a strong performance from left-hander Pete Hansen and a 3-for-4 performance from catcher Silas Ardoin, who finished a triple short of the cycle and had three RBI.
Texas struck quickly after a 1-2-3 inning from starter Pete Hansen. Rice right fielder Antonio Cruz saved a potential triple with a diving catch in right-center on a line drive from Texas center fielder Douglas Hodo III, but left fielder Eric Kennedy followed Hodo by finding that gap and hitting the ball to the wall for a triple.