The Longhorns claim they just came out flat. But how, against archrival Oklahoma? And how, with the chance to sweep the Sooners and claim sole possession of first place in the conference race? Flat with ESPNU in town?
Texas took the first game of a weekend series against Oklahoma 5-0 on Friday, giving head coach Augie Garrido his 1,800th career win, and then triumphed 4-3 on Saturday.
Augie Garrido can’t remember his first win as a collegiate coach. Not to say that’s surprising — it happened more than 40 years ago at San Francisco State.
A few weeks ago, Texas made a pitching swap. Sam Stafford, who had been mowing down batters on Tuesdays — 2-0, with 23 strikeouts in four contests — would take his act to Sundays, when his arm would provide more value against better opponents.
Texas was unable to complete the sweep this weekend against Kansas and fell 4-2 in the final game on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan. Sam Stafford started for Texas and picked up his first loss of the season.
When Taylor Jungmann is at his best, he doesn’t need much offensive support — just one, two, maybe three runs. The Longhorns’ bats provided much more than that Thursday night, cranking out 13 hits in a 9-0 Texas blowout over Kansas (19-19, 8-8), which gives Jungmann his ninth win of the season.
Swirling winds, wintry temperatures and possible thunderstorms await No. 7 Texas tonight in game one of its three-game series against the Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kan.
