AUSTIN, TX – APRIL 6: Texas Longhorns infielder Jared Thomas (9) throws a ball into the dugout before the Big 12 baseball game between the Texas Longhorns and the BYU Cougars on April 6, 2024, at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin. Texas. (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Jared Thomas and Jalin Flores each had three hits for Texas, but it wasn’t enough to make up for a terrible defensive game in a 9-4 loss to Oklahoma on Friday in Norman.

Texas (25-18, 11-8 Big 12) committed five errors to allow four unearned runs and the Longhorns struck out 13 times.

Thomas hit a home run and a double while Flores drove in a run, but it wasn’t enough for the Longhorns to get past the Sooners. Oklahoma scored five runs in the final three innings to seal the victory even though Texas outscored the Sooners 12-10.

Max Grubbs allowed five runs, one of which was earned, and seven hits for the Longhorns with three strikeouts and one walk in five innings. The Sooners were 4-for-5 with a runner on third and less than two outs.

The series continues Saturday at 4 p.m.