Freshman right-hander Aaron Nixon was excellent through 2.1 innings of relief for the No. 19 Texas Longhorns, striking out five Houston Cougars batters, but a poorly-located changeup against Houston right fielder Tyler Bielemawicz resulted in a walk-off home run and a 3-2 defeat for Texas in 11 innings on Saturday.
Beyond a run credited to starter Tristan Stevens after graduate transfer Palmer Wenzel was unable to work past a two-out double in the sixth inning, the bullpen was able to keep the Longhorns in the game with 4.2 innings of strong work led by Nixon and fellow freshman right-hander Tanner Witt, who walked two and allowed two hits over 2.