In the famous words of Ernie Banks, “Let’s play two.”

On the second day of the Longhorns’ 2009 season, they will do just that in a double header with the University of Illinois-Chicago, who Texas took down 6-1 Friday on opening day.

Saturday, the Longhorns quickly reproduced their offensive output from the opener scoring six runs in the first two innings, five of which came in the first inning as Texas’ first five batters all scored before the Flames recorded an out.

The biggest play in the first inning may have been Brandon Loy’s perfectly placed bunt single down the third baseline. After Tucker reached base again in the second, Loy again put a bunt down towards third, but his second attempt wasn’t as perfect and only advanced Tucker.

But already Texas is making an attempt to play Augie-ball, with or without Garrido’s physical presence in the dugout. If the first two games are any indication of the rest of the season, Loy, a freshman third baseman–who, by the way, didn’t even know he was going to start at third until he saw his name on the lineupcard–will be bunting a lot.

On the defensive side, where Texas struggled mightily last season, Texas is cruising–though it might just be the competition. Today Freshman pitcher Taylor Jungman is cruising in his first game, allowing only one base runner in the first three innings.

I don’t want to receive hate mail from all the rabid ‘Horn fans out there, but what that means is Jungman, who is pitching in his first collegiate game ever has yet to allow a hit.

If anything changes you will be the first to know.

Update: And like that the jinx was on. Jungman gives up his first hit and run in one swing as Flames’ third baseman Jason Ganek drove a linedrive down the right field line plating Tony Altavilla who had reached earlier on a walk and stole second base to put himself in scoring position.

Sorry for jinxing the no-no. Actually even if Jungman had not allowed a hit, it would have only been a quasi-no hitter, since today’s first game is only scheduled for seven innings, while the second game will go the full nine.

Texas who added another run in the third now leads 7-1 in the bottom of the fourth.

Update No. 2: Texas adds two more in the fourth to take a 9-1 lead.

Update: Texas took Saturday’s first game 10-1 and took a quick 1-0 lead in the second game, scoring their one run in the first inning.

But the Flames just tied up the game 1-1, now in the bottom of the fourth.

With things still knotted up at 1 in the bottom of the eighth inning shortstop David Hernandez broke the game open with a single that scored Tant Shepherd and Kevin Keyes to give the Longhorns a 3-1 lead.