A pitch away from taking the first game in the Austin Super Regional from the South Florida Bulls, Texas Longhorns reliever Tanner Witt gave up a game-tying home run in the top of the ninth inning when Drew Brutcher hit a hanging curveball out over the right-field fence at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
With the game tied at 3-3, the opening game of the super regional looked like it was headed into extra innings when Texas catcher Silas Ardoin rolled over on an outside 1-2 pitch to the South Florida shortstop. But Nick Gonzalez misplayed the ball and couldn’t handle the glove transfer, allowing Ardoin to reach base on the error.