MAY 24, 2015 6:18p ET
MAY 24, 2015 6:18p ET
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Zane Gurwitz broke a tie with a two-run single in the eighth inning and fifth-seeded Texas won the Big 12 championship Sunday, beating second-seeded Oklahoma State 6-3.
The Longhorns (30-25) earned an automatic NCAA Tournament berth, winning the conference tournament for the record fifth time and first since 2009.
Oklahoma State (37-18) lost in the title game for the second consecutive year.
The right-handed hitting Gurwitz, who entered Sunday batting .257, was selected the tournament's most outstanding player. He had had eight hits in 13 at-bats with three RBIs.