OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—Ignited by a pair of Kacy Clemens home runs and strong pitching, Texas Baseball opened the Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Championship play with an 8-4 win over No. 3-seed Oklahoma on Wednesday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
Texas got ahead early thanks to the first of two two-run homers for the senior Clemens. In the opening frame, Travis Jones drew a walk before Clemens took the 1-1 offering over the left field wall to put Texas up 2-0.
Zane Gurwitz, who finished with three hits on the night, followed with a single and Bret Boswell singled behind him, scoring Gurwitz on an errant throw from the right fielder.