AUSTIN - The Panthers received a gem of a game from their starting pitcher Stephen Lunsford, but it wasn't enough overcome the shutout thrown by the Texas pitching staff in a 1-0 loss at  Disch-Falk Field in Austin Texas. 

In only his second start of his career, Prairie View A&M's Lunsford went toe-to-toe with Texas starter Josh Urban. Lunsford, backed by a solid Panthers defense threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings for the Panthers to start the game off.

Lunsford pitched an efficient game, saving his pitches and going for groundouts instead of strikeouts. He managed to keep his pitch count low as he tried to finish off the seventh inning. With two outs and with nobody on, UT's Jacob Felts reached on a fielding error by second baseman Andre Oliver. The play looked to be routine for Oliver, who made a couple of Web Gem-worthy plays in the form of diving catches. 

Following the error, Texas recorded two more hits in the inning. Catcher Jeremy Montalbano's single to left center ended the shutout for Lunsford. 

The Panthers were out-hitting the Longhorns 7-2 heading into the seventh inning stretch , but they couldn't get a run on the board. First baseman Dominiq Harris batted 2-for-4, but the game could not be won on his bat alone.

Lunsford dropped to 1-3 on the season after pitching eight innings, giving up five hits and one unearned run. He recorded two strikeouts with no walks on 104 pitches. Travis Duke picked up the win for the Longhorns, improving to 4-0.

The Panthers will host Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a double-header on Saturday afternoon in a pivotal Southwestern Athletic Conference Game at Prairie View A&M.