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Texas starting pitcher Charlie Hurley threw six strong innings while Max Belyeu and Jared Thomas belted home runs in a 6-0 win over the Mustangs on Saturday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The win clinches the series win for the Longhorns with a possible sweep coming Sunday.

The pitching staff for the Longhorns hasn’t given up a run for 19 consecutive innings.

The Longhorns put together a weekend shutout for the first time since 2002.

Johnson threw 100 pitches and allowed two hits with eight strikeouts and 14 groundouts. Gage Boehm earned the save with two strikeouts in the ninth inning.

The redshirt junior right-hander struck out eight over eight innings.

The Longhorns and the Mustangs face off for the first time this weekend.

The Longhorns came within a hit of tying the program record while smashing three home runs and 11 total extra-base hits.

The former Major League star leads the Huskies against the Longhorns in the season’s first midweek game.

The Longhorns scored seven runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings combined to turn an early deficit into a resounding win. Texas connected on seven of their nine hits in the frames and took advantage of some erratic San Diego pitching. The Toreros walked two and hit two batters in the fifth which led to a pair of runs. For the game, Texas drew seven walks and was hit by pitches four times, giving them 11 free base runners to work with.

The bullpen bailed out Tanner Witt as the Longhorns took advantage of Toreros relievers.