Texas edges Oregon 6‑5 behind early power, relievers

EUGENE, Ore. (Interstat) — Texas took an early lead and held on for a 6-5 victory over Oregon on Sunday, June 7, 2026. The Longhorns improved to 45-13 while the Ducks fell to 43-18.

Texas erupted in the first inning. Aiden Robbins homered to left-center, then Carson Tinney homered to right-center. In the second, Tinney singled home another run and a wild pitch added a run for a 6-0 lead. Oregon chipped away. Drew Smith doubled in a run in the third, and a single by Brendan Jaksa made it 6-3. The Ducks added a run in the fifth on a groundout and another in the seventh on a groundout.

Texas starter Ruger Riojas worked 5 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs on no hits with seven strikeouts. Oregon starter Tanner Bradley threw 3 1/3 innings, giving up one hit and no earned runs with five strikeouts. Samuel Cozart threw two scoreless innings for Texas, striking out four. Thomas Burns and Ethan Walker combined for 1 1/3 scoreless frames. Tinney finished 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs. Robbins went 1-for-4 with a homer. Adrian Rodriguez doubled home two runs in the eighth.