UTSA cruises to 10-2 victory over Kansas State in nightcap of Austin Regional
UTSA (45-13) will play No. 1 seed Texas on Saturday. Kansas State (31-25) will play an elimination game against No. 4 seed Houston Christian to start the day.
Andrew Stucky had an RBI single in the first inning and McClure homered in the third for a 2-0 lead off Wildcats starter Jacob Frost (1-5).
Taussig homered off Ty Ruhl with two outs in the sixth for a 6-1 lead. Ruhl retired the first batter he faced after replacing Frost before Taussig hit the first pitch he saw out to center field. He finished 2 for 4 and scored twice.
Ty Hodge and Lorenzo Morresi had RBI base hits in a four-run seventh.
Royse (9-4) allowed one run on three hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings. Christian Okerholm pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings to close it out.
Nick English had a pinch-hit solo homer in the seventh for the Wildcats off reliever Robert Orloski.
Frost gave up five runs in 5 1/3 innings on five hits and four walks. Ruhl was tagged for four runs in an inning.
Kansas State has played in six NCAA Tournaments — including last season — but never advanced to the College World Series.
UTSA is playing in its fourth national tourney and first since 2013 without a CWS appearance.
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