Texas’ Aiden Robbins turned a pitcher’s duel into an instant classic that has gone viral across social media as No. 3 Texas routed No. 9 Coastal Carolina, 8-1.
Tied 0-0 through 2.5 innings at Daikin Park, home of the Houston Astros, when Robbins smashed a 3-2 hanging slider 466-feet to give the No. 3 Longhorns a 2-0 lead over No. 9 Coastal Carolina in the Bruce Bolt College Classic. The ball hit the Phillips 66 train, which prevented it from leaving the park entirely.
Robbins’ exit velo was 112 MPH, leading to one of the furthest tracked hits in the ballpark’s history. Texas took a 2-0 lead and never looked back. UT starter Ruger Riojas threw five innings of one-hit ball on 11 strikeouts and the Texas bats would hit three more homers to down the Chanticleers 8-1.
sorry for denting the train, @astros 🚂#HookEm | @AidenRobbins43pic.twitter.com/kpDJeJHuzB
— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) February 28, 2026
Texas has started the season 9-0, but Friday night’s win was the first against a legitimate top ten team. The comfortable win shows the depth and strengths of this Longhorns baseball team.
Texas will try to make it 2-0 in the tournament Saturday night against Baylor in Houston. UT will finish the event Sunday afternoon against Ohio State.
This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Home run hits the train at Astros home park as Texas baseball wins big
