Cruise control

The Longhorns scored in each of the first three innings and cruised to a 7-1 victory over University Incarnate Word on Tuesday evening. Six Texas batters had at least one RBI in the game, led by Brett Boswell’s pair of runs driven in.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Tres Barrera and Brooks Marlow belted back-to-back homeruns. It was the first time consecutive Texas batters have homered since 2010. Ben Johnson, Michael Cantu, Barrera and Bowell all tallied multiple hits in the game.

On the mound, Texas pitchers limited UIW to one run on three hits. The Horns used an effective combination of six hurlers, none of whom threw more than starter Tyler Shimpf’s 2.2 innings.