AUSTIN, Texas – With two outs in the top of the seventh, Texas junior right-handed pitcher Mac Morgan was on the verge of something that hasn't occurred within the Longhorn program since 2005: a postseason perfect game. But Morgan had to settle for a seven-inning no-hitter after issuing a two-out walk before closing out Texas' 5-0 win over Siena to begin the 2024 NCAA Austin Regional.
Friday afternoon's pitching performance marked the second consecutive season that the Creighton, Missouri native began Texas' postseason efforts with a no-hit effort after the Arizona State transfer tossed the first four innings of a five-inning combined no-hitter with Estelle Czech against Seton Hall to open the 2023 NCAA Austin Regional.