No. 2 Texas Cruises to 14-0 Run-Rule Win Over No. 8 Oklahoma: Live Game Log

In sports, a big part of who you are as a team can be determined by how well you bounce back from adversity. For the No. 2 Texas Longhorns (20-4, 4-2), they've shown they can do that extremely well so far this season.

They'll have to do so again on Thursday night, however, as they prepare to kick off a massive three-game series against the No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners (19-5, 4-2). A bounce back to get in the win column would be huge for the Longhorns, especially after their performance in a loss to the Houston Cougars.

After taking two games in a huge road series win against the No. 5 Auburn Tigers, they turned around and collapsed against the Cougars. Despite taking a 7-0 lead, they could not keep it as the bats went ice cold and the bullpen fell apart -- a recurring trend early in the campaign.

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Texas returns home to take on the Sooners

While coming off a loss isn't ideal, they did so in their series against Auburn and managed to win that one. Repeating that feat will be far from easy, though. This Sooners squad has been one of the best in the country out of the gate and can easily take this one from Texas if the bullpen issues continue.

Taking the mound for the Longhorns will be staff ace, Ruger Riojas. He has been one of the best pitchers in college baseball so far this season and will look to continue his strong start against a dangerous Oklahoma lineup.

Follow along for live at-bat by at-bat updates, with the Longhorns opening a big three-game series against the Sooners on Thursday evening from UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

How to watch/listen -

Thursday March 26 - 7 p.m. CT - SEC Network/TexasSports.com/Audio

The Longhorns' starting lineup will be listed below -

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2B - Ethan Mendoza

C - Carson Tinney

CF - Aiden Robbins

SS - Adrian Rodriguez

3B - Temo Becerra

LF - Anthony Pack Jr.

1B - Casey Borba

RF - Jayden Duplantier

DH - Ashton Larson

P - Ruger Riojas

Live updates will be available after first pitch

Top First:

Ruger Riojas (Texas) pitching

Gambill: Double

Johnson: Sac bunt, Gambill to third

Brock: Groundout to first, Gambill out at home

Bottom First:

LJ Mercurius (Oklahoma) pitching

Mendoza: Strikeout looking

Tinney: Walk

Robbins: Single

Tinney caught stealing

Rodriguez: RBI double, Longhorns lead 1-0

Becerra: RBI single, advanced to second, Longhorns lead 2-0

Pack: Walk

Both runners advanced (wild pitch)

Duplantier: Line out to short

Top Second:

Willits: Groundout to second

LaChance: Single

Blair: Fly out to left

Stevens: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Second:

Larson: Single

Mendoza: Fly out to center

Tinney: Single

Robbins: Walk

Rodriguez: Grounded into double play (4-6-3)

Top Third:

Branch: Groundout to pitcher

Walk: Strikeout swinging

Gambill: Groundout to first

Bottom Third:

Becerra: Single

Pack: Double, Becerra to third

Borba: Two-run double, Longhorns lead 6-0

Duplantier: RBI double, Longhorns lead 7-0

Trent Collier (Oklahoma) pitching

Larson: Walk

Mendoza: Infield fly, Larson out

Duplantier stole third

Tinney: Strikeout swinging

Top Fourth:

Johnson: Strikeout swinging

Brock: Double

Willits: Fly out to left

LaChance: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fourth:

Mason Bixby (Oklahoma) pitching

Robbins: Single

Rodriguez: Walk

Becerra: RBI single, Longhorns lead 8-0

Pack: Walk

Reid Hensley (Oklahoma) pitching

Borba: Fielder's choice, Rodriguez out at home

Duplantier: Two-run single, Longhorns lead 10-0

Larson: Walk

Borba scores, both runners advanced (wild pitch), Longhorns lead 11-0

Mendoza: Strikeout looking

Tinney: Groundout to short

Top Fifth:

Blair: Single

Stevens: Strikeout looking

Branch: Single

Harris (PH for Walk): Fly out to left

Gambill: Walk

Johnson: Strikeout swinging

Bottom Fifth:

Robbins: Triple

Nate Smithburg (Oklahoma) pitching

Rodriguez: Pop out to second

Becerra: Fly out to right

Pack: RBI double, Longhorns lead 12-0

Borba: Two-run home run, Longhorns lead 14-0

Duplantier: Strikeout looking

Top Sixth:

Brock: Groundout to second

Willits: Walk

LaChance: Fly out to right

Blair: E4

Dickerson (PH for Stevens): Line out to right

Bottom Sixth:

Jaden Barfield (Oklahoma) pitching

Monsour (PH for Larson): Strikeout looking

Mendoza: Double

Tinney: Hit by pitch

Robbins: Fly out to center, Mendoza to third

Rodriguez: Groundout to pitcher

Top Seventh:

Tockey (PH for Branch): Fly out to center

Harris: E5, advanced to second

Gambill: Strikeout swinging

Johnson: Strikeout looking

FINAL (7) - No. 2 Texas 14 - No. 8 Oklahoma 0

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