Coming off the heels of a disappointing sweep at home versus Oklahoma, Texas sorely needed to get back in the win column before two straight road Big 12 series. “We’ve gone through adversities like this before,” Texas head coach David Pierce said of the Oklahoma series. “It was gut-wrenching, kicked us in the tail and.
Just two nights after putting up 20 runs, the Longhorns could only muster one against Oklahoma on Friday. The game was a microcosm of Texas on a bad night this season: a solid pitching start negated by shoddy bullpen work and anemic offense. Bats were cold on both sides, but the Sooners’ pitching held up.
It wasn’t pretty, but a five-run eighth inning ultimately helped the Longhorns come back to steal a win from Kansas State on Friday night in the first contest of their three-game series. Lucas Gordon worked through a rocky first two innings on the mound to help Texas pull out the victory. The junior leftie wasn’t.