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Texas at Oklahoma -- Game 2 (April 2023)

Texas is off to a 1-0 lead over Oklahoma heading to the bottom of the second in Game 2 of the teams' three-game Big 12 series. Some slick Sooner infield defense prevents the Longhorns from scoring more in the second... Still 1-0 Horns in the top of the fifth. UT starter Mac Morgan has allowed only two hits and two walks in four shutout innings... Texas with runners on the corners with one out in the top of the fifth after an infield single and a bunt on which the toss to first goes awry... More great OU defense leads to an apparent threat-ending double-play, but whether throw to first really beat the runner is being reviewed... Replay suggests runner was safe at first, which would allow UT run to score from third... Call of out at first officially overturned, 2-0 Longhorns... 3-1 Texas heading into bottom of the sixth... Long single to right to lead off for OU... ESPN graphic shows that Sooners have won 50 straight home games, a streak very much on the line... Horns retire lead runner at second (barely) on infield grounder but no double-play... Grounder to short for second out, runner from first advances to second... Deep fly to left, but caught a little bit in front of the fence for third out... UT coming up in top of seventh... Sooners coming up for their final at-bats in bottom of seventh (unless it goes to extras)... OU with leadoff single to right... Just like that, an opposite-field homer to left by Jayda Coleman ties the game, 3-3! Pitching change for the Horns, with first-year Citlaly Gutierrez entering the circle... Walk... Line-shot (perhaps one-hop) deflects of UT 3B-person for infield single, putting runners on first and second with none out... Texas 3B-person Alyssa Washington leaves game under her own power -- we hope she is OK... Wild-pitch/passed-ball advances runners to second and third... Grounder to pitcher retires OU runner trying to score from third but during rundown, runner from second gets to third and batter gets to second... IBB to load bases and set up force-plays... 0-2 count on next batter, Kinzie Hansen... Walk-off single to shallow left-center gives OU the 4-3 win...

OU took the series opener last night, 8-1. That game was played before nearly 9,000 fans at the WCWS stadium in OKC.

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