Sooners Drop Game One at Texas

Thursday, March 26

Austin, TX

7 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

19-6, 0

Texas

21-4, 0

Oklahoma

Texas

March 26, 2026 | Baseball

Box Score Final Stats

AUSTIN, Texas — No. 8 Oklahoma dropped the series opener at No. 2 Texas Thursday night by a final of 14-0 in seven innings.

The Longhorns (21-4, 5-2 SEC) jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first and scored multiple runs in four of six innings at the plate en route to the run-rule victory. It was just the second time OU (19-6, 4-3 SEC) has been run-ruled this season.

The loss was OU's second by double digits on the season. Texas' 14 runs were the second-most the Sooners have surrendered this year.

OU starting RHP LJ Mercurius (L, 5-2) took his second loss of the season, giving up a season-high seven runs and 10 hits to go with three walks and one strikeout. OU used five pitchers out of the bullpen with Reid Hensley, Nate Smithburg and Jaden Barfield all registering one strikeout.

At the plate, OU had six hits from six different Sooners.

Pitchers of Record

Win: Ruger Riojas (5-0)
Loss: LJ Mercurius (5-2)

Statistical Snapshot

Trey Gambill | 1-for-3, 1 2B
Brendan Brock | 1-for-3, 1 2B
Dasan Harris | 1-for-2, 1 2B
LJ Mercurius | 2.0 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 1 K

Notes

OU dropped to 19-6 on the season, 4-3 in SEC play and 2-3 on the road.
The Sooners had three extra-base hits on the day, marking the 23rd of 25 games with an extra-base knock.
The Sooner pitching staff tied a season-low with five strikeouts on the day.
OU turned its 21st double play of the season and 10th in seven SEC games. The Sooners' 10 in league play leads the conference and 21 overall on the season ranks second.

Up Next

Game two of the series in Austin is at 7 p.m. CT Friday night. The series can be seen on SEC Network and heard on the radio via The REF 1400 AM/99.3 FM.

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