No. 2 Baseball eliminates Oklahoma from Big 12 Championship

Thursday, May 27

Oklahoma City, Okla.

12:30 p.m.

University of Texas

41-14

Oklahoma

27-28

Oklahoma

Texas

Photo by: Ellman Photography

No. 2 Baseball eliminates Oklahoma from Big 12 Championship

05.27.2021 | Baseball

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The Longhorns beat the Sooners, 4-1, behind another gem from Tristan Stevens.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – No. 2 Texas Baseball stayed alive in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Championship with a 4-1 win over Oklahoma on Thursday at Bricktown Ballpark.

The Longhorns advance to play the loser of the matchup between Oklahoma State and West Virginia.

Tristan Stevens pitched seven stellar innings and allowed just one run on four hits. He struck out four batters and allowed just two walks. He ended his day with a strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play to finish the seventh inning. He improved to 9-3 this season with the win.

Zach Zubia had a three-hit day and finished 3-for-5 with a double and one run batted in. Douglas Hodo III was involved in nearly every run the Longhorns scored, going 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs scored and an RBI double.

Texas got a run on the board in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Silas Ardoin to drive in Hodo. The Longhorns had an opportunity for more but left the bases loaded to end the inning.

Oklahoma tied the game up, 1-1, in the top of the third with a two-out RBI single to right-center field. That would be the only run allowed by Stevens.

Hodo put the Longhorns back in front, 2-1, in the bottom of the third with an RBI double to right-center field to drive in Mitchel Daly from first base.

Zubia made the lead 3-1 with a hard-hit single up the middle to drive in Mike Antico, who reached and stole his second base of the game.

Texas tacked on one more run in the eighth inning when Hodo walked and came around to score on a wild pitch.

Aaron Nixon pitched two shutout innings in relief, allowing just one hit and one walk. He struck out four batters and picked up his eighth save of the season.