The Sooners, the No. 3 seed in the championship, still have another life to give in the double-elimination postseason tournament. But here comes the bad news: OU’s next opponent, to remain alive in the championship, is Big 12 regular-season co-champion TCU.
Texas jumped all over Oklahoma starter Nathan Wiles with a three-run outburst in the first inning. Longhorn first baseman Kacy Clemens (MLB star Roger Clemens’ son) provided the big blow with a two-run shot that left the yard. Clemens made it a two home-run night with another two-run blast in the third inning to increase the Texas lead to 5-0.