Official Site of the Longhorns · Feb 17, 2024
No. 16 Baseball rallies for Opening Day win
Jalin FloresSan DiegoAUSTIN, Texas – No. 16 Texas Baseball scored five runs in the sixth inning to rally for a 7-3 win over San Diego on Opening Day at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The Longhorns played in front of the largest Opening Day crowd in program history and the eighth-largest announced attendance at UFCU Disch-Falk Field with 7,935 fans in attendance on Friday night.
Jalin Flores blasted a go-ahead grand slam as part of the big five-run sixth inning. The sophomore shortstop went 2-for-5 at the plate.
Lebarron Johnson Jr. got the Opening Day start and pitched five innings, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks. He struck out six batters in his five innings of work.