Texas walks it off in extras to take series victory over rival Oklahoma
By David Wasson
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The second-ranked Texas baseball team earned a series victory over rival Oklahoma on Friday night, as left fielder Ashton Larson singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning for a 4-3 comeback victory over the eighth-ranked Sooners in Austin.
Texas (22-4 overall, 6-2 SEC), which had crushed Oklahoma 14-0 in the series opener Thursday night, will look to sweep the Sooners (19-7, 4-4) for the first time in 12 years in Saturday’s series finale (5 pm ET, SEC Network).
Here’s a look at the walk-off winner:
The Longhorns scored four unanswered runs in the final four innings to secure the victory in front of a raucous UFCU Disch-Falk Field crowd of 7,990 on Friday night. Catcher Carson Tinney tied it 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth with a single up the middle, and Texas scored twice in the seventh via a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly.
Texas reliever Sam Cozart (5-0) faced the minimum through three hitless innings, striking out three in relief to pick up the victory. The Longhorns also drew a season-best 12 walks, pushing Sooners pitchers to throw 211 pitches across 9 1/3 innings.
Oklahoma’s Jackson Cleveland (2-1) took the loss. Second baseman Kyle Branch doubled home two runs in the second inning and third baseman Camden Johnson singled home a run in the fifth.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
