As a sluggish start for the Texas Longhorns left them with a one-run lead through five innings, a poised defensive performance kept the Santa Clara Broncos at bay in Sunday’s 6-1 win. The victory completed the Longhorns’ second home series sweep and propelled Texas to its best start of the season since 2005 as the team sits at 13-1.

This weekend's series, as well as a game next Tuesday against UT-Arlington, will serve as their final tuneups before the beginning of SEC play. Santa Clara (7-4) has won four of its last five contests,

No. 12 Texas ran its record to 13-1 with a sweep of Santa Clara, capped by a 6-1 win Sunday at UFCU-Disch Falk Field. The Longhorns beat the Broncos 4-2 in the series opener Friday and followed that with an 8-3 victory Saturday.

Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle framed his decision to start freshman Dylan Volantis against Santa Clara on Sunday as an act of experimentation. The test tube sprouted brilliance. Volantis pitched 5 ⅓ innings and allowed just one run in his first career start,