No. 2 Texas hosts No. 8 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry

AUSTIN, TX - APRIL 25: Texas pitcher Ruger Riojas (13) looks towards home plate as he adjusts his shirt during the SEC college baseball game between Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies on April 25, 2025, at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, Texas. (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Only two days after the No. 2 Texas Longhorns blew a seven-run lead in an embarrassing 9-7 road loss to the Houston Cougars, head coach Jim Schlossnagle’s team is back at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Thursday to host the No.

8 Oklahoma Sooners in the Red River Rivalry. It’s the first trip to the Forty Acres for head coach Skip Johnson and the Sooners since 2023 in the first top-10 meeting between the two schools since 2009. Texas holds a 160-70-2 advantage in the all-time series.

Oklahoma enters the conference series after beating LSU in Baton Rouge last weekend for the first time since 1972 with a 19-5 overall record and 4-2 mark in the SEC by outscoring opponents 192-93 and receiving the expected strong pitching from a Skip Johnson-led team with a staff ERA of 3. 54 with 248 strikeouts to 96 walks. On Friday, UNLV transfer right-hander LJ Mercurius has been elite to start his career in crimson and cream, posting a 1.

87 ERA with 48 strikeouts, ranking in the top 20 nationally in both categories. Mercurius has combined with his fellow weekend starters, left-hander Cameron Johnson (3-1, 3. 60 ERA) and left-hander Cord Rager (2-1, 4.