UT Daily Texan: Nine-run eighth inning propels Longhorns past Oklahoma State

Texas’ season looked like it was on its final legs. The Longhorn bullpen surrendered seven runs, and squandered an early 3-1 lead against Oklahoma State Friday night.

Down 8-3, it was time for head coach Augie Garrido, the winningest coach in the history of college baseball, to have a little dugout chat with his team.

Two innings later, Texas was riding the momentum of a nine-run eighth inning to an improbable 12-8 victory in Oklahoma City, extending their Big 12 tournament stay another day.

“This is the kind of thing that we needed to have happen about three weeks ago,” Garrido told 104.9 The Horn. “Now they have a whole new concept of who they are and what they’re about.” …

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