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Missouri falls in Big 12 championship
Posted: 05.29.2011 at 4:46 PM
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Andrew Collazo hit a game-ending homer into the left-field bleachers with two outs in the 10th inning Sunday, lifting Texas A&M to a 10-9 victory over Missouri and its second straight Big 12 tournament title.

Collazo pumped his fist as he rounded the bases following his first home run of the season and was mobbed as he jumped onto home plate with the winning run.

Collazo's throwing error had opened the door for Missouri to take a 9-8 lead in the ninth inning, but the Aggies (42-18) tied it on pinch hitter Gregg Alcazar's chop single with two outs in the ninth before winning it in the 10th.

It's the second straight year A&M won the title with a game-winning homer in the 10th. Brodie Greene provided the theatrics with a two-run shot in last year's championship game.

(Copyright ©2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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