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Sooners' baseball coach Skip Johnson statement on Augie Garrido's death

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Oklahoma baseball coach Skip Johnson was an assistant under legendary Texas coach Augie Garrido for a decade, helping the Longhorns to three College World Series appearances during that span.

FILE - In this June 12, 2009, file photo, Texas coach Augie Garrido smiles before the baseball coaches traditional news conference ahead of the NCAA College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. Garrido, who won three national baseball championships at Cal State Fullerton and two more at Texas, has died, the University of Texas announced Thursday, March 15, 2018. He was 79.