OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The No. 24 Texas Longhorns logged 19 hits to post a 15-7 win over the Kansas State Wildcats in the title game of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark.

It was the third league tournament crown for Texas who also won the prize in 2002 and 2003.

Brandon Belt was named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Most Outstanding Player. He went .588 (10-of-17) with five runs, two doubles, one home run and 10 RBI in four games.

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Texas 11, Oklahoma 10

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Sophomore David Hernandez chipped an 0-2 offering for an RBI single to cap a three-run rally and lead the Texas Longhorns to a come-from-behind 11-10 win over the Oklahoma Sooners in Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship baseball action at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark Saturday morning

With Texas trailing 10-8 in the bottom of the ninth, Jordan Danks and Kyle Russell drew walks from Jake McCarter to leadoff the frame. Chase Anderson came in to pitch for the Sooners and induced a pop up on a bunt attempt by Russell Moldenhauer for the first out. Brandon Belt reignited the rally with a single to rightfield, plating Danks and trimming the lead to 10-9. Preston Clark struck out looking to bring Hernandez to the plate with two outs. Hernandez swung at strike two in the dirt, but a wild pitch allowed Russell to score from third and put Belt in scoring position. Hernandez golfed the next pitch into centerfield for the game-winning run. Read the rest of this entry »

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Texas 15 Texas A&M 9

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The No. 24 Texas Longhorns jumped out to a 12-run lead and held off the No. 13 Texas A&M Aggies comeback bid to post a 15-9 win at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship baseball action Thursday afternoon at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark. MORE

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OU 4 Missouri 3

The Oklahoma Sooners won their third straight game over a top ten team on Thursday and topped No. 9 Missouri, 4-3, on Jamie Johnson’s walk-off, two-run double to center field in the bottom of the ninth in front of 6,087 fans at… (MORE)

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Doyle Leads OU Past Texas A&M, 4-1
Sophomore Andrew Doyle provided the best outing of the season by an OU pitcher and helped the Sooners, seeded eighth, top the 2008 Big 12 Championship’s top seed, Texas A&M, 4-1, on the first day of the tournament at AT&T Brick… (+)

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No. 24 Texas edged out by No. 9 Missouri, 3-2, in extra innings

he Longhorns yield a game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lose a 3-2 decision to the Tigers in the first game of the 2008 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. MORE

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Baylor Knocks off Nebraska 10-4

Shaver Hansen was 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI, including a key three-run triple in Baylor’s four-run seventh as the Bears knocked off 12th-ranked Nebraska 10-4 in first-day action at the Big 12 Conference Championship at Bricktown Ballpark. The sixth-seeded Bears (32-24) became the first team to win five consecutive pool-play games at the Big 12 Championship, dating back to the 2006 season. The third-seeded Huskers (39-13-1) have lost four straight games for the first time this season. More [+]

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IRVING, Texas — Texas A&M earned its third Big 12 regular season title on Sunday. The defending postseason champion will be the top seed in the 2008 Phil lips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship, which is scheduled for May 21-25 at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City . It marks the 10th time the championship has been played at this venue.

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