Texas tries to avenge March loss against Incarnate Word

For the first time since the series against the West Virginia Mountaineers, the Texas Longhorns will take the field on Tuesday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field for a revenge game against the Incarnate Word Cardinals, 3-2 winners over the Longhorns in San Antonio in late March.

The loss featured three runs in the first two innings by Incarnate Word and a tepid offensive performance for Texas, which only managed four hits.

And though it’s not much consolation for a program that has lost 10 of the last 11 games and expects to beat a program like the Cardinals in every matchup, UIW does have its most wins overall (34) and most conference wins (17) since 2011, when it was a Division II program. As a result, the Cardinals will participate in the Southland Conference tournament for the first time ever. UIW also boasts Power Five wins over Notre Dame and Texas A&M.

Right fielder Sean Arnold leads the way for UIW with a .330 batting average, along with five home runs and 35 RBI, but there are also four other hitters on the team with higher averages — this is a group that hits .313 overall and has 60 home runs.

Freshman right-hander Coy Cobb (0-3, 3.99 ERA) has the task of slowing down those efficient and powerful bats as he goes against fellow freshman right-hander Christian Vega (0-0, 3.66 ERA). Cobb hasn’t lasted more than three innings in a start since a strong seven-inning performance against Xavier in late March and walked five batters against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in his last appearance.

First pitch is at 6:30 p.m. Central on Longhorn Network and 104.9 The Horn.