Myriad of Woes for Texas as They Drop Big 12 Championship Game to Oklahoma 8-1

After beating Oklahoma State within the Huge 12 Event semifinals, the Texas Longhorns got here into the Huge 12 title sport hoping to knock off rivals Oklahoma and safe the convention event championship. That might not be the case nevertheless, because the Longhorns have been routed in embarrassing vogue, dropping the Huge 12 Event title to Oklahoma. 

No. 5 Texas 1 No. 3 Oklahoma 8

This sport was wanting good for Texas proper out of the gate, because the Longhorns got here out firing early. Ivan Melendez launched a two out solo residence run within the prime of the primary to provide Texas the early lead, his twenty ninth of the season, breaking the file for many in a season in Texas historical past. Nevertheless, that may be nearly the one constructive for the Longhorns as that may be the one run they scored all sport lengthy. 

Ivan Melendez

Travis Sthele

Tristan Stevens

Travis Sthele began on the mound for the Longhorns and appeared dominant via his first two innings of labor, recording two excellent innings as he appeared able to cruise via the Sooner lineup. The wheels would fall off for the Longhorns within the backside of the third, although, as Sthele would lose all command. Oklahoma would break the sport open for good within the third, as a myriad of points compounded for the Longhorns into an eight-run inning for the Sooners, with all eight runs coming earlier than Texas pitching may file a single out. 

The remainder of the sport would go by in an uneventful method, because the Longhorn pitching employees was in a position to quiet down and never enable one other run the remainder of the sport, however it was too little to late. The Texas bats went ice chilly on the worst potential time, because the bullpen woes as soon as once more reared their ugly head, costing Texas the Huge 12 Event championship. 

What’s subsequent for Texas? 

With the conclusion of the Huge 12 Event, subsequent up is the NCAA Event and the street to Omaha. The Longhorns have been chosen as a top-16 nationwide seed, and can discover out Monday morning at 11 a.m. central what seed they’re in addition to who might be becoming a member of them in Austin. 

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