Like switching Pat McCrory from shortstop to relief pitcher.

Or moving Travis Tucker from the bottom of the order to the leadoff spot.

And starting Josh Prince at shortstop.

Everything Texas baseball coach Augie Garrido has done over the past week looked like the right move Tuesday as McCrory pitched three-plus innings, Tucker had five RBIs and Prince looked like the Longhorns' new starting shortstop during a 10-6 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

"You've got to like when that happens," Garrido said.

And you've got to like when the Horns (13-6) respond to a charged atmosphere that saw three players get ejected, including Texas' Nick Peoples for arguing strikes, and Chance Wheeless for a scuffle with the Islanders' Jason Graham.

"There was a lot of bantering going on.  There was a lot of chattering going on between the players," Garrido said of Wheeless' incident, which occurred after a pickoff play and resulted in the Islanders' bench clearing.  "The Islanders were battling ... They put everything they had into it, and some of it resulted in some contact.  I think it's one of those spontaneous moments."

But the ejections couldn't overshadow McCrory's performance.  The sophomore transfer from Navarro College spent parts of last season as a reliever, but his 3 2/3 innings of two-hit pitching might have sealed his spot in the Longhorns' pen.

"Obviously we've struggled some with right-handed pitching," Garrido said.  "We tried Prince there, but Prince has settled in at shortstop.  If McCrory can help us pitching, it means more to this team than it does at shortstop."

McCrory helped Tuesday.

"I didn't expect to throw so many innings, but it's going good so far," said McCrory, who struck out four Tuesday.  "I've been throwing for a week, but my arm feels good."

McCrory relieved Hunter Harris, who gave up three runs in the third inning as the Islanders tied the game at 3.

That's when Texas responded.  With runners on second and third, Tucker, who was 3 for 5, grounded a two-run single to center field to put the Horns up for good.

Texas, which takes on Miami (Ohio) at UFCU Disch-Falk Field this weekend, scored in eight of the nine innings.  The Horns kept their lead with good defense.

Bradley Suttle made a diving play at third base in the first inning, Jordan Danks made a diving catch in center field in the sixth, and Prince, who had an RBI and scored a run, made a great play at shortstop to end the Islanders' three-run eighth.