No. 2 Texas upset by Tarleton State in midweek action
By Andrew Olson
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Texas remained at No. 2 in the D1Baseball Top 25 after its first loss of the 2026 season. The second loss of the season, however, might drop UT a few spots in the next poll.
The Longhorns were stunned in midweek action on Tuesday night by Tarleton State, falling 6-1 in Austin.
PAINT TEXAS PURPLE@TarletonBase upsets No. 2 Texas, 6-1!#NCAABaseball pic.twitter.com/4gZ0w47mya
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) March 18, 2026
Tarleton State used 5 pitchers on the night. They kept Texas guessing as the Longhorns managed just 2 hits on the night.
The night started well enough for Jim Schlossnagle’s team with Carson Tinney hitting a solo homer to left field in the bottom of the 1st inning. The Longhorns, though, wouldn’t notch a second hit until the bottom of the 9th inning down 6-1. The 2-out single in the 9th did not start a rally, as the game ended with the next batter.
The Texans scored in 3 frames, doing most of their damage in a 4-run 4th inning. Tarleton State added runs in the 7th and the 9th. Texans batters had 8 hits, with none going for extra bases. They also walked 6 times in the game.
Schlossnagle kept perspective after suffering the midweek loss following an SEC series win over Ole Miss.
Jim Schlossnagle postgame on the radio:
— HornSports (@HornSports) March 18, 2026
“Winning a SEC series doesn’t make us a good team and losing tonight doesn’t make us a bad team”
“Tarleton State deserved to win and we did not deserve to win.”
Up next for Texas is a challenging road trip for a weekend series at No. 5 Auburn.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
