Texas needs to play at least 27 innings over the next two days if it wants to extend its season. Do the Longhorns have enough pitching?

UTSA senior center fielder Mason Lytle went on to win AAC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors after finishing the regular season leading The American in runs scored (67), hits (86), and doubles (20) and second in hitting (.371) and runs batted in (62). In center field, Lytle recorded six outfield assists.

AUSTIN — Texas turned six hits and an error into a five-run fifth inning to break open the game, and the No. 2 national seed Longhorns defeated Houston Christian 7-1 in the Austin Regional on Friday. The Longhorns (43-12) play the winner of a game between UTSA and Kansas on Saturday. The Huskies (32-24) meet the loser in an elimination game.