SEC weekend series Texas vs. Auburn in Austin another top 10 battle

[david ficken]

Texas vs. Auburn starts tonight at 7PM
Then Friday at 6PM
Saturday at noon

Games are on SEC+
Stream the radio thru texassports.com

 

[david ficken]

Mendoza is the DH and hitting at the top of the order. A Rod in LF and J. Duplantier is the 2nd baseman. Warm and breezy in Austin tonight.

 

[david ficken]

Great start for Spencer getting 2 outs on 4 pitches and a strikeout.

 

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Thru 1 compete no score

 

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Thru 2 compete no score

 

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Top of the 3rd,
Spencer got 2 quick outs, but gives up a single and then a 2 run homerun.

Auburn leads 2-0. Now something is up with Spencer and Spencer is done. Grubbs is coming in for Texas.

 

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Bottom of the 3rd, Mendoza gets a RBI single.

1 on 2 outs.

 

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Thru 3 compete Auburn leads 2-1.

 

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Thru 4 compete Auburn leads 2-1

 

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Thru 5 compete Auburn leads 2-1

 

[Baron]

Texas batters take way too many pitches this year.

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 6th,
Flores with a RBI double and an error on CF gets Flores up to 3rd. With 2 outs.
Game is tied. Auburn is making a pitching change

 

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Thru 6 compete tied at 2.

 

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Bottom of the 7th,
Schuessler hits a 2 out homerun to put Texas ahead for the 1st time in the game. 3-2

 

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Bottom of the 7th continues,
After the homerun. Farmer HBP, J. Duplantier walks. Auburn is making a pitching change with Mendoza coming to the plate with 2 outs.

 

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Mendoza groundout.
Thru 7 compete Texas leads 3-2. Volantis is coming in to pitch for Texas.

 

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Volantis gets a 1 pitch groundout followed by 7 pitches to get 2 strikeouts in the top of the 8th.

 

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Thru 8 compete Texas leads 3-2.

 

[david ficken]

Texas wins 3-2. Texas is 14-2 in conference games.

 

[david ficken]

Volantis strikeouts 4 of 6 hitters.