***Texas @ Texas Tech Baseball Official Game 1 Thread***

[joeywa]

TEXAS (17-20, 7-5 Big 12) vs. TEXAS TECH (30-10, 11-1 Big  12)
April 22-24, 2016
Where: Lubbock, Texas
TV: FOX Sports Southwest Plus
Radio: 104.9 FM The Horn/1260 AM​

Stream: www.texassports.com​

First Pitch Friday 6:30 PM CT ​

First Pitch Sat & Sun 2 PM CT​

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Photo courtesy ESPN​

Good afternoon Baseball Fans!  Welcome to HornSports coverage of the conference series between Texas and Texas Tech. 

A few notes, (Courtesy Texas Sports and Texas Tech sports)

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Notes on TV Channels:

Dish: SD Channel – 447; HD Channel – 9517; Hopper – 412-35
DirecTV: 676-3 (HD only)
AT&T: SD Channel – 757; HD Channel – 1757
Suddenlink: SD Channel – 20; HD Channel – 120 (Lubbock, Plainview, Midland, Andrews, Big Spring)
Suddenlink: SD Channel – 17; HD Channel – 117 (Amarillo, Clovis, N.M.)
Suddenlink: SD Channel – 8; HD Channel – 108 (San Angelo)

All three games will also be available on FOXSportsGo.com as well as the FOX Sports Go app.

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
FR: UT Morgan Cooper (2-2, 4.46) vs. TTU RHP Davis Martin (5-0, 1.67)
SA: UT Ty Culbreth (7-2, 2.67) vs. TTU LHP Steven Gingery (3-1, 2.87)
SU: UT Kyle Johnston (2-1, 2.70) vs. TTU TBA

Lineups:

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[streettopeschel]

If we're gonna win the league we have to sweep. Two of three would still leave us 3 behind with 9 to play.

So yes, halfway thru conference play we're in the dreaded must-sweep position.

Hope springs eternal.

 

[joeywa]

I'd prefer a sweep, but I'll take 2/3. 

Tech is playing hotter than fish grease right now, having won 14 of their last 16, including a 10-game streak which ended on Wednesday at UNM.  A series win over them would be absolutely huge. 

 

[streettopeschel]

Oh I'll take it. Just doin' math.

 

[joeywa]

Oh I'll take it. Just doin' math.

Don't think.  It can only hurt the team.   

 

[joeywa]

OK, let's get this thing going. 

 

[joeywa]

Texas wearing their gray unis, burnt orange caps, belts and socks, and black spikes

Tech wearing their pinstripe white pants, black jerseys, caps, belts, socks and spikes.

Temperature is 76, dropping to the mid 50s later this evening.  Winds from the south at 10 MPH, gusting to 15 MPH, (directly in from RF.)

 

[joeywa]

T1

Jones leading things off

0-1 FB on the outside corner

1-1 dirt/away

1-2 takes a FB down the pipe

Lines one up the middle, fielded by 2B behind the bag; 4-3; 1 out

 

[joeywa]

T1 cont; 1 out

Kody Clemens

0-1 take

Single into LCF

 

[joeywa]

T1 cont; 1 out; Kody on 1B

Tres

0-1 takes a FB away; generous zone by Blue

1-1 away

1-2 check swing at a bender down; he offered on the appeal

2-2 up/away

3-2 down/away

5-4-3 DP, and 1B does an emphatic ball flip after the DP-little showboating

No score headed B1

 

[joeywa]

B1; Cooper on the bump

Smith

0-1 takes a FB on the inside half of the plate

0-2 fouled down/back left

0-2 fouled back

1-2 away, but that pitch location was called a strike twice against the Horns in T1

2-2 foul ball popped up at 1B; Kacy has to avoid the runner on 1B line, and Kacy drops it as it drifts towards the dugout; E3

3-2 down

3-2 in

3-2 fouled down LF line

3-2 fouled back

3-2 fouled back

Good AB here by Smith sitting at 10 pitches

KS; 1 out

 

[joeywa]

B1 cont; 1 out

E3 is not recorded as Cooper got the out anyway

Ochoa

1-0 down

1-1 fouled back left

1-2 fouled back

2-2 down/in

1-3 on the comebacker; 2 outs

 

[joeywa]

B1 cont; 2 outs

Gardner

1-0 check swing; didn't offer

2-0 down

3-0 FB up

3-1 Takes a FB at the knees and in; there's that generous Blue zone

Triple off of the top of the RF wall.

 

[joeywa]

Mathis really made an effort on that, but he won't be mistaken as a high jumper.

 

[joeywa]

B1 cont; runner at 3B; 2 outs

Raley

0-1 takes a FB down the middle

1-1 just misses up

1-2 looks at one on the outside black

1-2 fouled back

KS on a bender

1 LOB

No score through 1

 

[streettopeschel]

Mathis really made an effort on that, but he won't be mistaken as a high jumper.

and Rand in CF didn't move.

 

[joeywa]

T2

Kacy Clemens

1-0 down

F4; 1 out

 

[joeywa]

T2 cont; 1 out;

Baker

1-0 down

Singles through the left side

 

[joeywa]

T2 cont; 1 out; Baker on 1B

Mathis

Drills one to the LCF wall; RBI Double

Texas up 1-0