AUSTIN, Texas (Interstat) — Carson Tinney went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and the Texas Longhorns erupted for four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat the Missouri Tigers 12-7 on Saturday afternoon at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

Texas improved to 40-12 overall and 17-7 in Southeastern Conference play, clinching the three-game series after winning the first two games. Missouri dropped to 22-30 and 7-17.

Missouri struck first in the top of the first when a batter homered to left-center field for a 1-0 lead. The Tigers added another run in the third on a solo home run to left-center and led 2-0 after three innings.

Texas answered in the bottom of the second. Anthony Pack Jr. singled through the right side, driving in a run and later scoring on a single by Tinney. The Longhorns added three more in the fourth. Pack Jr. singled home a run, Tinney doubled for another RBI, and a groundout and a subsequent single pushed the lead to 6-2. Texas sent eight batters to the plate in the inning.

Missouri chipped away. In the top of the eighth, trailing 8-6, the Tigers tied the game. A double to right-center drove in two runs, and a single to second base scored another. A double through the left side by Chris Patterson, who went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, brought home two more and gave Missouri an 8-8 tie.

The game turned in the bottom of the eighth. Texas immediately answered. A double down the right-field line, followed by another double, put runners in scoring position. An intentional walk loaded the bases, and a walk forced in the go-ahead run. A sacrifice fly brought home another. A wild pitch allowed a third run to score, and Tinney singled through the left side for his third RBI, capping the four-run inning.

Tinney finished 3 for 4 with three RBIs and two stolen bases, continuing a torrid series. He went 2 for 5 with two homers and six RBIs in Friday’s win and 2 for 4 with a homer and an RBI on Thursday. Pack Jr. went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two stolen bases.

Missouri’s Isaiah Salas pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings in relief, striking out three, but the Tigers’ bullpen could not hold the tie. Sam Rosand allowed no hits in one inning, and Keyler Gonzalez gave up two earned runs in 1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts.

Texas used six pitchers. Ruger Riojas threw one-third of an inning. Cal Higgins allowed one earned run on three hits with three strikeouts in two innings. Thomas Burns pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Kaleb Rogers recorded one strikeout in one-third of an inning.

Missouri’s Patterson also doubled and drove in two. The Tigers managed 10 hits, while Texas had 14.

The most critical sequence came in the bottom of the eighth when Texas, after squandering a two-run lead, immediately reclaimed control with a four-run outburst that put the game out of reach.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Texas 7, Missouri 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave Texas an 82.40 percent probability to win. Texas was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 4.5.