Texas Falls to Florida in CWS Opener; Will Meet Tar Heels Monday

As the #7 Longhorns prepared for the College World Series opener, they knew the match-up would be a tough one.  The Florida Gators had a high-powered offense that had scored over 50 more home runs than Texas had all season.  Texas had relied on their small-ball offense during the regular season, but began to struggle in the Big 12 Tournament.  After struggling in both the Regional and Super-Regional, Texas finally advanced to their record 34th trip to Omaha after a remarkable 5-0 record in elimination games.

As tonight's game began, it looked as if Texas would finally play their way through the Winner's Bracket.  They had scored three runs in the top of the third inning with their productive small-ball offense.  In the bottom of the inning, the Gators began to get to Texas Ace Taylor Jungmann, who allowed four runs in the next two innings on the way to his third straight loss in the NCAA Tournament.  Florida went on to win 8-4, sending the Longhorns to yet another loser's bracket.  All the Longhorns can do is take one game at a time as they prepare for yet another elimination game against #3 North Carolina on Monday.   This Texas team has the chance to do what few teams have done in the past, losing the first game of the College World Series on the way to the National Championship.