OKLAHOMA CITY -- Nolan Kingham scattered seven hits in a complete game victory and held off a rally in the ninth inning as Texas defeated Kansas 5-4 in the winner's bracket of the Big 12 Tournament Thursday night.
Kingham (9-4) struck out seven for the Longhorns, who are one win away from reaching the championship game.
Matt McCann, Zane Gurwitz, Bret Boswell and Michael McCann each had two hits for the sixth-seeded Longhorns (36-20), who left 12 runners on base. McCann singled to score two in the bottom of the second inning as Texas scored four runs to take control.