Jeff Howe

Softball is trailing OU 9-8 with one out in the top of the seventh.

M2: A&M 2, Texas 0

Dre gets Henseler to pop out to Gumbo for the third and final out of the inning. The Aggies strand two and Dre keeps them off the scoreboard in the second.

Henseler is up with runners on first and third and two outs.

Farmer has to extend his arm over the railing down the right-field line to retire Laviolette. He does, and even though Schott tagged and advanced to third, there are two outs.

Schuessler snags a popped-up bunt off Kiel's bat for the first out of the inning.

This is the 87th career appearance for Duplantier. That's the eighth-most appearances in school history.

Duplantier comes into the game with two on and no outs in the top of the second.

Schloss has seen enough. Texas is pulling Flores and bringing Duplantier out of the bullpen.

Again, Flores entered the day with four walks in his first 28 innings. He just issued his fourth today and he's yet to record an out in the second.

Flores opens the second by walking Schott on five pitches. Dre Duplantier is up in the Texas bullpen.

End of 1: Texas A&M 2, Texas 0

Flores goes down on strikes. Patton retires the Longhorns in order in the first.

The ball took an odd bounce off Galvan's bat. He waited about a second too long before taking off. He's retired at first on a bang-bang play. It looked like he expected the ball to go foul.

Texas recruited Myles Patton out of the portal.

Mendoza is retired in foul territory to open the bottom of the first.

They've gone to the sixth in Norman in an 8-8 game.

M1: A&M 2, Texas 0

Flores winds up striking out the side. The Aggies strand a pair, but two runs on two hits give them a lead.

Kent looks at a 2-2 pitch for strike three. He lets the umpire know he doesn't like the call. Regardless, it's first and third with two outs for the Aggies.

Flores has crossed the 20-pitch mark for the inning.

Looked like Flores hung an off-speed pitch on a two-strike offering to Harrison. A single to center brings Henseler home, and the Aggies extend the lead to 2-0.

A&M has runners in scoring position with one out in the top of the first.

Sorrell doubles off the right-field wall. Laviolette scores and the Aggies grab the lead, 1-0.

Flores had only walked four coming into today.