Texas baseball faces Mississippi State in a top-10 matchup this Friday. The game has been rescheduled to 7:30 p.m. due to heavy rain in Austin.
Key points
Texas baseball is ranked fourth in the D1Baseball poll
Mississippi State is ranked tenth in the D1Baseball poll
Texas has a 33-9 record, Mississippi State has a 35-10 record
The game is rescheduled to 7:30 p.m. due to heavy rain
Both teams are in the top four of the SEC standings
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With three weeks left in the regular season, a top-10 test awaits Texas baseball.
On Friday, Texas will open a three-game series against Mississippi State. Texas (33-9, 13-7 SEC) is ranked fourth in the D1Baseball poll. Mississippi State (35-10, 13-8) is ranked 10th.
Texas and Mississippi State are also the third- and fourth-place teams in the conference standings. Both teams are chasing Georgia (35-11, 15-6) and Texas A&M (34-8, 14-6).
Due to heavy rain in the Austin area, Friday's first pitch has been pushed back to 7:30 p.m. This game was originally supposed to start at 6:30 p.m.
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Texas Longhorns pitcher Dylan Volantis (99) throws in the fifth inning as the Texas Longhorns play their first game of a three-game series against the Alabama Crimson Tide, April 17, 2026. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman)
Texas Longhorns pitcher Dylan Volantis (99) throws in the fifth inning as the Texas Longhorns play their first game of a three-game series against the Alabama Crimson Tide, April 17, 2026. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman)
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Texas Longhorns infielder Temo Becerra (1) slides home to score in the seventh inning of the second game in a three-game series against the Alabama Crimson Tide at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, April 18, 2026. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman)
Texas Longhorns infielder Temo Becerra (1) slides home to score in the seventh inning of the second game in a three-game series against the Alabama Crimson Tide at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, April 18, 2026. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman)
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Texas and Mississippi State have played 16 times before, and the Longhorns hold a 9-7 edge in the all-time series. Texas made its SEC debut last season with a sweep of Mississippi State in Starkville, but the Bulldogs' 2021 NCAA title team did eliminate Texas from the College World Series.
This series dates back to 1922, but perhaps the biggest games between the two schools were played during the Bulldogs last visit to Austin in 1983. With Texas hosting the NCAA Central Regional, Mississippi State pushed UT to the brink of elimination with a 6-2 win on May 27, 1983. Two days later, Texas secured the regional and continued its march to a national championship with 7-0 and 12-3 wins over the Bulldogs.
Those games between Texas and Mississippi State featured nine players who would eventually reach the major leagues. Texas had Bill Bates, Mike Brumley, Roger Clemens, Jeff Hearron, Calvin Schiraldi and Jose Tolentino on its roster while Mississippi State was led by Jeff Brantley, Will Clark and Rafael Palmeiro.
The Texas Longhorns line-up is listed on a fans score book in the third inning of the second game in a three-game series against the Alabama Crimson Tide at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, April 18, 2026. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman)
The Texas Longhorns line-up is listed on a fans score book in the third inning of the second game in a three-game series against the Alabama Crimson Tide at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, April 18, 2026. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman)
