Omaha, Neb. ? Baseball is a passion at Texas and the Longhorns have long been a powerhouse at the college level, well before heralded coach Augie Garrido arrived eight years ago.

So when the Longhorns beat Tulane 5-0 behind solid pitching and stellar defense Monday night for their record 75th College World Series win, Garrido refused to take much of the credit.

“I didn’t have a lot to do with the first 70-something, the groundwork was laid long before I got there,” Garrido said.

“My reaction to that is that it’s a record for the school and it’s my responsibility to try to uphold the tradition.”

In its fourth straight appearance under Garrido and record 32nd overall at the CWS, Texas passed Southern California’s mark of 74 victories.

The Longhorns, unbeaten in two games so far this year, advance to a Wednesday night game at Rosenblatt Stadium against the winner of Tuesday night’s Tulane-Baylor elimination game.

At 2-0, some would think the Longhorns are assured of a berth in the championship round beginning Saturday.

Not so fast, says Garrido, the winningest coach in Division I history.

“Our position now is kind of a sneaky one. You start to listen to people who think you have it made and if you do, you will lose your competitive edge,” he said.

“Expectations are the biggest single demon in the game. Don’t expect anything and you’ll get disappointed less when you play baseball.”

Kyle McCulloch (11-4) pitched out of a first-inning jam and allowed six hits in seven shutout innings with three walks and seven strikeouts. J. Brent Cox pitched the final two innings to complete just the sixth CWS shutout since 1994.

It was also Texas’ first shutout at the CWS since 1983 when Calvin Schiraldi blanked James Madison.

The Longhorns got a stellar catch from right fielder Nick Peoples when he jumped against the right field wall in the eighth to take an extra base hit away from Micah Owings.

“It was unbelievable some of the plays we’re making tonight,” McCulloch said.

Texas (53-16) scored two in the first off Tulane’s top lefty, Brian Bogusevic, added two more in the fifth and another in the sixth.

Tulane (55-11), the top seed in the tournament, now faces an elimination game like it did after losing the super regional opener to Rice before bouncing back.

Baylor 4, Oregon State 3, 10 inn.

Baylor extended its first College World Series appearance in 27 years by at least one day with its first win in the tournament.

Mike Pankratz, batting .193, blooped an RBI single over first baseman Andy Jenkins and just out of the reach of second baseman Chris Kunda, ending the Beavers’ first appearance in the CWS since 1952.

The Bears (45-23) advanced to an elimination matchup today against Tulane.

Jeff Mandel (4-0) got the win for Baylor after holding Oregon State (46-12) to one hit in 42â3 innings of relief.

Baylor starter Trey Taylor couldn’t make it out of the second inning after walking five of the 10 batters he faced.