Pitching breakdowns for the No. 9 seed Texas Longhorns doomed the visitors in a 13-7 loss to the No. 8 seed East Carolina Pirates on Friday in the Greensville Super Regional as a late comeback by the Longhorns fell short in a five-run eighth inning.
Texas left-hander Pete Hansen struggled early and often in a 4.0 inning appearance that featured six runs allowed on seven hits. The bullpen didn’t fare much better, including right-hander Tristan Stevens, who allowed four runs on three hits while retiring only one batter.
Texas immediately put East Carolina left-hander CJ Mayhue under pressure when center fielder Douglas Hodo III lined a breaking ball down the left-field line for a double.