The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
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Oklahoma
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No. 14 Baseball drops Game 1 of Oklahoma series
04.21.2023 | Baseball
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 14 Texas Baseball fell 2-1 in the first game of the series against Oklahoma on Friday night at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
Lucas Gordon started against the Sooners and pitched seven stellar innings. He allowed only one run on six hits and tied his season high with nine strikeouts.
Garret Guillemette went 2-for-3 with one run scored to lead the Longhorns offensively. Porter Brown finished 2-for-4 and had a hit in the ninth but was stranded at second to end the game.
The Longhorns got on the board first with a bases-loaded RBI walk to Mitchell Daly in the bottom of the second to make the score 1-0. Texas would have liked to score more in the inning but left the bases loaded.
Oklahoma tied the score at 1-1 with a two-out RBI double in the top of the fifth inning.
In the top of the eighth, the Sooners took the 2-1 lead with an RBI walk.
Texas will face Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon in Game 2 of the series at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Campbell, Carter (5-3)
L: Shaw, David (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Powell, Caden 1
RBI: Nicklaus, Jackson 1 ; Powell, Caden 1
SH: Harris, Dakota 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mackenzie, Anthony 1 ; Muniz, Diego 1
CS: Nicklaus, Jackson 1
HBP: Madron, Bryce 1
Batting:
3B: Thomas, Jared 1
RBI: Daly, Mitchell 1
SH: Kennedy, Eric 1 ; Carlson, Tanner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Guillemette, Garret 1
