Texas sweeps Oregon, advances to Men’s College World Series for record 39th time

June 8, 2026 · Yahoo Sports

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Adrian Rodriguez provided another big hit, and then Sam Cozart slammed the door shut on Oregon to send Texas to the Men’s College World Series.

Texas topped the Ducks 6-5 in the second game of the Austin Super Regional late Sunday night at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, completing a sweep and booking a 39th trip in program history to college baseball’s mecca.

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Austin Super Regional: No. 6 Texas 2, No. 11 Oregon 0

Saturday: Longhorns 11, Ducks 3
Sunday: Longhorns 6, Ducks 5

It’s the first time since 2022 that the Longhorns have made the MCWS field. The Longhorns will face Southeastern Conference foe No. 3 Georgia in the opening round at Charles Schwab Field either Friday or Saturday.

Rodriguez lined a clutch 2-run double down the left field line in the eighth inning to give Texas the lead, and then Cozart mowed down the Ducks for his ninth save of the season.

AUSTIN, TX – JUNE 07: Texas Longhorns outfielder Aiden Robbins (43) celebrates after hitting a home run during the NCAA Super Regional college baseball game between the Texas Longhorns and the Oregon Ducks on June 7, 2026 at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, TX.(Photo by Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Cozart struck out four of the six batters he faced, getting the other two to ground out. He threw 28 pitches in two innings, 22 for strikes, and didn’t allow a hit. He lowered his season ERA to 1.65 with the scoreless innings.

Oregon appeared to seize momentum after taking the lead 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh with a Brayden Jaksa RBI groundout. Even though the game was in Austin, the Ducks were the designated home team for the second game of the super regional series.

Texas put together an eighth-inning rally with two outs to regain control. Toby Twist walked Tinney, and then Oregon head coach Mark Wasikowski went to the bullpen for Derek Bell. He hit Anthony Pack Jr. with a pitch, and then Temo Becerra chopped an infield single in between the third baseman and shortstop to load the bases for Rodriguez.

Rodriguez provided his sixth and seventh RBIs of the series, sending a sizzling line drive down the third-base line past a diving Drew Smith. The ball caromed off the short wall in foul ground, allowing Tinney and Pack to touch home for the lead.

Cozart then took care of the rest with elite command of his fastball and two breaking pitches, a curveball and slider. Thomas Burns struck out two of the three batters he faced in the seventh, becoming the pitcher of record for his second win of the season.

The game started with a bang, two, in fact, for the Longhorns. Aiden Robbins and Carson Tinney hit back-to-back home runs off of Oregon ace Will Sanford to start the game, and then Texas tacked two more on in the second on a Robbins bases-loaded walk and Tinney RBI single.

The Ducks responded with three runs combined in the second and third frames off of Texas starter Ruger Riojas, and then tied the game 4-4 in the fifth on a Burke-Lee Mabeus bases-loaded groundout.

AUSTIN, TX – JUNE 07: Texas Longhorns pitcher Ruger Riojas (13) throws a pitch during the NCAA Super Regional college baseball game between the Texas Longhorns and the Oregon Ducks on June 7, 2026 at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, TX.(Photo by Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Sanford labored through 3.2 innings, throwing 98 pitches with seven strikeouts and five walks. He allowed four runs on six hits. Reliever Tanner Bradley did a tremendous job to keep the Ducks in the game, utilizing a terrific changeup to baffle the Longhorns’ lineup through 3.1 innings. Bradley struck out five with a walk, allowing one hit before Twist entered.

Smith and Ryan Cooney had two hits for the Ducks.

Texas outhit Oregon 9-7, and Tinney finished 3-for-4 with a homer, two singles and two RBIs. Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs, and Robbins’ lone hit was the lead-off homer.

Texas (45-13) joins fellow Southeastern Conference members Ole Miss in the MCWS. Troy and No. 16 West Virginia will make their first-ever MCWS appearances after sweeping their super regionals. No. 5 North Carolina needed a third game to dispatch Southern California and advance to Omaha.

Bad weather forced two Game 2s to be suspended until Monday. Oklahoma leads No. 15 Kansas 8-1 in the bottom of the third, and No. 7 Alabama leads St. John’s 7-2 in the bottom of the eighth. The Sooners and Crimson Tide will advance to Omaha with wins.

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