AUSTIN, Texas – The only thing hotter than the 95-degree temperature at Red & Charline McCombs Field on Friday afternoon was the Texas offense as the Longhorns strung together 15 hits en route to earning a 10-2 win over Eastern Illinois in five innings to begin the NCAA Austin Regional.
The 1-hour, 59-minute contest was bookmarked by a pair of four-run innings for Texas as the Longhorns responded for a first inning run by Eastern Illinois with a four-run, four-hit bottom of the first that saw Reese Atwood, Joley Mitchell and Katie Cimusz all have run-scoring plate appearances throughout the frame.