The Longhorns took care of business on Saturday by defeating West Virginia 12-2.
However, the Kansas State and TCU game was on the mind of many Texas fans as the Longhorns needed the Horned Frogs to drop the game in order to receive a share of the Big 12 title.
TCU led Kansas State 8-4 in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Wildcats strung together five hits to tie the game at 8. With two on, Kansas State’s Chris Ceballos crushed a home run over the left-center fence for a walk-off win. Back in Austin, UFCU Disch-Falk Field erupted in cheers after hearing the final score in Manhattan.
Really cool moment at The Disch just now.
The crowd goes crazy after hearing the update that Kansas State scored 7 runs in the 9th to beat TCU.
If the Longhorns hang onto this 10-1 lead, they're the Big 12 champs #HookEm
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— Jeff Barker (@JeffBarker_) May 23, 2021
Although Texas won the series against TCU a few weeks ago, they will be listed as co-Big 12 champions with identical 17-7 conference records. The Longhorns will be the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 tournament next week.
Texas is seemingly assured a top eight seed in the NCAA Tournament, meaning the road to the College World Series will once again go through Austin.