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Texas baseball picks up important series win against Oklahoma State

Texas won two of three against OSU to further strengthen its NCAA Tournament standing this weekend in Austin.

Although a 7-2 loss Sunday to the Oklahoma State Cowboys ended a 7-1 stretch for the Texas Longhorns baseball team, it won two of three against OSU to further strengthen its NCAA Tournament standing this weekend in Austin.

The Longhorns toughed out a 7-5 victory in Friday’s series opener. Gage Boehm (4-2) struck out four Cowboys batters in the last 2 2/3 innings of game action to earn the victory.

Max Belyeu’s two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth broke a 3-3 deadlock as Texas won Game two, 6-3. Belyeu registered 4 RBIs in the win. Ace Whitehead struck out three Oklahoma State batters in 4 1/3 innings pitched, while Andre Duplantier II earned the victory, giving up only one run on one hit in the last 2 1/3 innings.

Texas, 30-19 (15-9 Big 12), is in a three-way tie for second place with Oklahoma State and West Virginia heading into the final six games of the season. The Longhorns play at UCF, 29-15 (11-12 Big 12) this weekend in Orlando.

Texas baseball looks to win series with BYU on Saturday afternoon

Texas looks to advance to 20 wins on the season.

By multiple measures the Texas baseball team has underachieved in 2024. Despite it all, the team has another golden opportunity in front of it. The Longhorns look to win a fourth straight series in Big 12 play.

To its credit, Texas has not lost a series in league competition. The team has defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Baylor Bears and Kansas State Wildcats ahead of the series finale with BYU. Texas Tech and Kansas State are among the better teams in the Big 12.

The BYU series sits at a 1-1 tie after a tough 7-5 loss in Game 1. Texas evened the series on Friday with a 4-3 win. Max Belyeu is leading the way batting 4-for-7 so far in the two games. The sophomore right fielder added and RBI and two walks to the total reaching base over 66% of the time.

BYU first baseman Cooper Vest and catcher Collin Reuter have done the most damage at the plate for the Cougars. The two batters have combined to go 9-for-19 from the plate in the first two games.

With the Longhorns sitting at 19-12 and 0.5 games behind Oklahoma for first place in conference, Texas has an opportunity to build momentum in its push for NCAA tournament seeding. The third game of the series takes place at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday.