Longhorns Come Up Short In National Title Game

After a three week deluge of clutch hitting and come-from-behind victories, the Longhorns came up one win shy of claiming the school’s 7th national title, falling to LSU 11-4 on Wednesday night. Texas was plagued by ragged pitching all evening, and as a result it was Tigers celebrating their 6th national championship. Texas starter Cole Green came out pitching as if the plate were high and inside, and spotted the Tigers an early lead on a 2-out, 3-run home run by Jared Mitchell. But Texas, as has become commonplace in these playoffs, equalized the score in the fifth on a Kevin Keyes 2-run homer. The era of good feelings was short-lived, however, as the Horns gave back the lead and more in a wild top of the sixth. Taking advantage of an error, two walks, wild pitches and hit batters, the Tigers scored five runs on only two... [read full story]                    

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