Texas' season teeters on the edge after a chaotic loss to Georgia in the CWS opener | Bohls

Texas ace Dylan Volantis received little support from his teammates as the Longhorns fell to Georgia in their first game at the College World Series on Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska.

Georgia still holds Texas' number, regardless of the sport. This wasn't just a baseball game; it was a crushing blow that left the Longhorns stunned.

The main issue came in the first inning when the Longhorns spotted the SEC champions four runs before the game even began, ultimately leading to a 7-1 defeat and pushing them to the brink of elimination.

A complete meltdown by the sixth seed, combined with a dominant 15-strikeout performance by Bulldogs starter Joey Volchko, left Jim Schlossnagle's team in a precarious situation.

Texas (45-14), which must now beat Alabama at 1 p.m. on Monday or face elimination, might have seen a better outcome but couldn't extricate itself from the disastrous first inning.

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The Stanford transfer, Volantis, couldn't have been more dominant, finishing with a four-hitter.

The 6-4 junior right-hander got Aiden Robbins to chase a pitch out of the strike zone for the first out and struck out the side as he did again in the fourth, checking Texas' All-America trio at the top of the order - Robbins, Carson Tinney, and Anthony Pack Jr. - on an 0-for-11 slate with seven strikeouts.

But those four runs had to relax the already-composed Dawgs starter.

Georgia scored four quick runs right out of the gate on a two-run home run off the left-field foul pole by Rylan Lujo, two hit batters by All-American ace Dylan Volantis, a wild pitch, and the first of two throwing errors by catcher Carson Tinney, both on strikeout pitches, no less.

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Texas (45-14), which must now beat Alabama at 1 p.m. on Monday or face elimination, might have seen a better outcome but couldn't extricate itself from the disastrous first inning.

Other than shortstop Adrian Rodriguez and Mendoza, each of whom had two hits, the Longhorns were downright meek at the plate. Volantis (10-2) was almost the equal of Volchko, however, despite the first inning and settled down after the uncharacteristic rough beginning, from which he needed a whopping 41 pitches to escape.

He finished with a career-high 111 pitches, one more than he threw against Oregon in the super regional.

That taste can only dissipate if Texas gets past Alabama, which was crushed 9-0 by Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon and lost two of three to the Longhorns in the regular season.

Texas didn't face Georgia in the regular season, but the school is getting far too accustomed to losing to the Dawgs in men's sports. Football coach Kirby Smart, who was on hand and was interviewed by ESPN soon after that four-run Georgia scoring spree to add salt to the wound, has beaten Steve Sarkisian all three times they've faced in football.

Texas would have needed a touchdown worth of runs to win Saturday.

Meanwhile, Georgia (46-13) will try to cool off the Sooners in a matchup of unbeatens on Monday night. Only four teams have lost their first game and come back to win the championship in the current format.