Texas v. Oklahoma March 26-28, 2021

The Horns host OU this weekend for a three game set at the Disch. All three games are on LHN.

#9 TEXAS (15-6, 2-1) vs. OKLAHOMA (12-8, 0-0)
March 26-28, 2021
Where: UFCU Disch-Falk Field
Time: Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 5:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m.
TV: Longhorn Network
Radio: 104.9 FM The Horn/1260 AM
Live stats: SIDEARMLiveStats
All-time series: Texas leads, 151-62-2

PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
FRIDAY–Texas RHP Ty Madden (3-1, 1.62) vs. OU RHP Wyatt Olds (1-2, 7.29)
SATURDAY–Texas RHP Tristan Stevens (2-1, 3.49) vs. OU LHP Jake Bennett (3-1, 4.32)
SUNDAY–Texas RHP Kolby Kubichek (2-2, 3.38) vs. OU LHP Braden Carmichael (4-0, 3.60)

Series preview and game notes from Texassports:

No. 9 Baseball preview: Oklahoma - University of Texas Athletics

2021 3 26 OU (PDF) - University of Texas Athletics

 

3-3 Bot 8th

 

9 SO in 7 innings for Horns.

 

Now 10 SO while man on first with no outs.

 

Bot 9th 3-3

 

To the 10th.

 

Hodo with an RBI double to win it in the bottom of 11th

4-3 Texas

 

Turned the TV to 677 just in time to watch the 11th inning. Very nice walk-off W. Hope the last two games in this series are decided in regulation - with a much larger margin of victory for the Longhorns!

 

Friday game reviews:

No. 9 Baseball beats Oklahoma in extra innings on Hodo walk-off double - University of Texas Athletics

Douglas Hodo III’s walk-off double wins it in the 11th inning for No. 9 Texas against Oklahoma in 4-3 victory

 

To win after such a cluster in the first inning shows some strength in team unity.

 

This team seems to have "it". They crush the teams they should and win some games they probably shouldn't.

 

Yes, quite good CWS potential. Thought the same last year but covid.

 

Is Hodo 40 years old?

 

5 SO tonight through 7th inning. Our pitching is consistent. Runs seemed to be a function of how well we avoid SO’s.

 

7-4 Texas through 7

 

11-4 in bot 8th, dam breaks. Now top of 9th

 

Suck it Sooners.

 

Last game I attended at Disch-Falk before leaving austin to The woodlands to join the corporate headquarters was Adrian Alaniz’s no-hitter against the Sooners in 2005.

 

Baseball flashback: Adrian Alaniz's 2005 no-hitter - University of Texas Athletics

 

11-6 Horns. A little sloppy pitching in 9th.

 

Horns win game two 11-6 and will look for sweep tomorrow.

 

So, not like Shaka?

 

I miss Shaka ---btw, is Pierce not on the hot seat now at the UofTx?

 

Last year (2020) was supposedly a critical year after 2019 but that was cut short by covid. I think he gets another year regardless unless CDC wants a 3rd new coach in a major sport in 2020-2021. Pierce made the CWS in his first 3 years, which means he has earned a little more time.

 

jk

 

Another nice W - a bit sloppy on the pitching, but the offense scored a bunch of runs. Hope to get the brooms ready for tomorrow!

 

Game two reviews and video:

No. 9 Baseball cruises to 11-6 win over Oklahoma - University of Texas Athletics

Video: Baseball postgame press conference - University of Texas Athletics

No. 9 Texas blasts past Oklahoma, 11-6, to take series

 

17-3 is not a bad start for the season after the storm-related pre-season exhibition games.

 

Starting weekend pitching seems to have found a good grove which is the key. Pierce has built that so unless Texas craters against Tceh and/or TCU he will get another year.