****Texas vs Texas State Official Tuesday Game Thread 4.18.17****

[Will Baizer]

Bottom 4th:

Cam Baird is up on the mound with 33 pitches

1st up is Kacy Clemens (0-1)

Skies to to CF.

1 out.

2nd up is Ryan Reynolds (1-1 2B)

Ground ball up the middle for a base hit. He's not gonna try to stretch that one.

1 on. 1 out.

3rd up is Bret Boswell (0-1)

Works the full count and lines it past 1st.

He tries to stretch the double, but he's throw out at 2nd.

Ryan Reynolds reached 3rd.

2 outs.

4th up is Michael Cantu (0-1)

1 pitch, 1 swing, 1 ground out to short.

And Longhorns strand a runner on 3rd with a TOOTBLAN and impatient AB.

Still leading 1-0

 

[drgilbert]

Maybe we should stop trying for extra bases

 

[Will Baizer]

Top 5th:

Blair Henley on the mound with 57 pitches

1st up is Travon Benton (0-1)

out at first 1b to p

1 down

2nd up is Jacob Almendarez (1-1)

watches strike 3 go by.

2 down

3rd up is Derek Scheible (0-2)

Hits a base hit to RF.

2 outs 1 on.

4th up is Jonathan Ortega (0-2)

base hit to CF.

Runners on 1st and 2nd

5th up is Theodore Hoffman (0-1)

Flies out to CF

2 LOB

Texas still leads 1-0

 

[joeywa]

Maybe we should stop trying for extra bases

I'm a fan of the aggressiveness.  Perfect throws were needed on both of the XBH outs, and they got them.  That is not the norm. 

 

[drgilbert]

Of course the hit by Cantu would have been a DP if we would have stayed on first

 

[Will Baizer]

Bottom 5th:

Cam Baird on the mount at 47 pitches

1st up is Zane Gurwitz (1-2)

Popped up to 2B

1 out.

2nd up is David Hamilton (0-0 BB)

Ground out to SS.

2 outs

3rd up is Patrick Mathis (0-2)

Watches ball 4 go by.

2 outs. 1 on.

New pitcher in for Texas State is Broc Bosse (2.61 ERA)

Cam Baird finishes with 57 pitches, 5 hits, 1 ER, 2 BB and 0 K over 4 2/3 innings.

Patrick Mathis steals 2nd. So man on 2nd.

4th up is Kody Clemens (1-2 RBI)

Grounds out to 2nd.

3 outs

Texas strands a man on 2nd.

Still 1-0 Texas.

 

[Will Baizer]

Top 6th:

Connor Mayes (7.13 ERA) in relief for Blair Henley

Blair Henley had 73 pitches over 5 innings, getting 3 Ks and allowing 4 hits and 2 BB. His ERA is now sub 4.

1st up is Jaylen Hubbard (0-1)

Swinging strike 3.

1 out.

2nd up is Luke Sherley (0-1)

A foul popped up just outside the Texas dugout and Cantu makes a sliding catch to get the out.

2 down.

3rd up is Felipe Rodriguez (1-2)

Flies out ot RF

3 up. 3 down. 13 pitches.

 

[Will Baizer]

Bottom 6th:

Broc Bosse on the mound with 3 pitches

1st up is Travis Jones (0-2)

Watches ball 4. Runner on 1st.

2nd up is Kacy Clemens (0-2)

He hits a double play ball, but beats out the throw to 1st. Fielders choice.

1 out. Runner on 1st.

3rd up is Ryan Reynolds (2-2 2B)

Runners goes and Ryan Reynolds smacks it deep and it's a RBI double

TEXAS EXTENDS THE LEAD 2-0

New pitcher for Texas State is LHP Wes Engle (5.24 ERA). He's been their Saturday starter all year. Just got demoted

4th up is Bret Boswell (1-2)

Strikes out swinging.

2 outs.

RHP Joe Powell (1.59 ERA) is in for relief

5th up is Michael Cantu (0-2)

Grounds out to 3rd.

3 outs

Another LOB.

However Texas extends their lead to 2 on another Ryan Reynolds double.

Ryan is having himself a game.

 

[joeywa]

Boswell was asleep on that strikeout.  He should've been motoring to 1B on the ball that got away.  I don't like that.  Pay attention. 

 

[drgilbert]

Cantu is a liability at the plate

 

[Johnstark23]

This would be Engle's side day. I think we are setting him just try to get some work in

 

[Will Baizer]

Top 7th:

Connor Mayes still on the mound at 13 pitches

1st up is PH Ethan Klosterboer (.500)

Works the full count and draws the walk.

Runner on 1st.

Pierce decides he want to live dangerously tonight and Chase Shugart (5.48 ERA) is out on the mound in relief.

2nd up is Travon Benton (0-2)

Ball 4 and Runners on 1st and 2nd. No outs.

3rd up is Jacob Almendarez (1-2)

And it's a bunt. Chase looks to 3rd and is late to throw to 1st.

That's 2 bunt singles for him.

Bases loaded. No outs.

4th up is Derek Scheible (1-3)

Swinging strike 3!

1 out. Bases loaded.

5th up is Jonathan Ortega (1-3)

Infield pop up.

2 outs. Bases still loaded.

6th up is Theodore Hoffman (0-2)

Lines straight to Bret Boswell.

Chase Shugart escapes a bases loaded, no outs situation he created.

Whew

 

[Johnstark23]

Boswell was asleep on that strikeout. He should've been motoring to 1B on the ball that got away. I don't like that. Pay attention.

Nothing like seeing an upperclassmen not being a ball player

 

[joeywa]

Nothing like seeing an upperclassmen not being a ball player

I was a bit surprised to see him back in the field in T7

 

[drgilbert]

Damn. Pitcher just screwed up

 

[drgilbert]

Whew! That was stressful

 

[Will Baizer]

The Texas SID and I are having friendly argument over whether or not Chase Shugart is good or bad.

I think he's not the best, a la last inning. She thinks he's good and that I haven't watched enough.

Thoughts Joey?

 

[Will Baizer]

Bottom 7th:

Joe Powell on the mound for TXST

1st up is Zane Gurwitz (1-2)

Grounds out to 3rd.

2nd up is David Hamilton (0-1)

Grounds it right back to pitcher.

3rd up is Patrick Mathis (0-2)

Grounds it between the 1st and 2nd basemen.

Single.

2 outs.

Pitcher tries to pick off Mathis. He throws it away and Mathis advances to 2nd.

4th up is Kody Clemens (1-3 RBI)

He flies to deep center, but it's not enough.

Nothing doing in the bottom 7th.

 

[joeywa]

The Texas SID and I are having friendly argument over whether or not Chase Shugart is good or bad.

I think he's not the best, a la last inning. She thinks he's good and that I haven't watched enough.

Thoughts Joey?

I'm not getting in the middle of that discussion with Carli.  She likes my brisket and pork bellies. 

 

[Will Baizer]

Top 8th:

Tyler Schimpf (1.08 ERA) is coming in to relieve.

1st up is Jaylen Hubbard (0-2)

Ground out to SS.

1 down.

2nd up is Luke Sherley (0-2)

Fly out to RF

2 down

3rd up is Felipe Roderiguez (1-3)

Ball 4.

Runner on 1st. 2 outs.

4th up is Ethan Klosterboer (0-0 BB)

He works the full count and watches strike 3 go by.

Bunch of 0's on the board for T State.