Final weekend conference series in the regular season with Missouri coming in

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#6 Texas host Missouri for the weekend.

Believe it or not it's the final conference series in the regular season.

After last weekend, the team really needs to get the starting pitchers and bullpen righted. Need to get the lineup back to hitting like early in the season. Need to figure out the best infield for 1st thru 3rd base. However, as bad as last weekend was, we are tied for 2nd in the conference.

Now, we need to win the series and get a sweep if possible. Also, get one little brother (Miss St) to beat the other little brother (gaggy).

The standings for the conference
1. Georgia -- not certain if they have much to play for this weekend.

2. Texas and a&m -- Texas has lots to play for. So, does a&m. Both played liked crap last weekend.

3. Bama and Auburn. Auburn gets Georgia this weekend. Bama gets Ole Miss.

4. Florida, Miss St., arkie -- FL visits LSU. Miss St. visits a&m. arkie goes to Kentucky.

Outside of Georgia, all the above are within 1-2 games of each other. So, there is lots to play for for all these teams.

Tonight game is at 6:30 PM. SEC+/YouTube
Friday night is at 6:30 PM. SEC+/YouTube
Saturday afternoon at 2 PM SEC+/YouTube

Friday night and Saturday afternoon both radio and SEC+ announcers are Craig and Keith.

Tonight SEC+ announcers are David Saltzman and Ty Harrington.

This senior class is 159-72 although some are new here and some of the class is gone.

 

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So, Pendergrass is in CF and batting 9th.
Larson at 1st, Borba to 3rd, and Becerra at 2nd.

 

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Top of the 1st

Volantis on the mound for Texas.

Leadoff home run. Strikeout. Called strikeout. Strikeout

 

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Bottom of the 1st

Robbins strikeout. Tinney called strikeout. Pack Jr fly out.

After 1 complete Missouri leads 1-0

 

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Top of the 2nd

Leadoff single. Stolen base. Strikeout. Called strikeout. Strikeout

 

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Bottom of the 2nd

Mendoza (DH): fly out. A Rod single. Becerra up. A Rod thrown out at 2nd. Becerra called strikeout.

After 2 complete Missouri leads 1-0

 

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Top of the 3rd

Fly out. Strikeout. Walk. Ground out.

 

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Bottom of the 3rd

Larson leadoff single. Borba up. Borba double. Runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs for Pendergrass fly out. Robbins up

Team meeting on the mound for Missouri.

Robbins sac fly. Tinney walk. Pack Jr up. Pack Jr walk. Bases loaded with 2 outs for Mendoza. Mendoza ground out.

After 3 complete game tied at 1

 

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Top of the 4th

Strikeout. Ground out. Ground out

 

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Bottom of the 4th

New pitcher for Missouri

A Rod leadoff walk. Becerra up. Becerra ground out. A Rod up to 2nd. Larson ground out. A Rod up to 3rd. Borba walk. Pendergrass up. Borba steals 2nd. Pendergrass ground out

After 4 complete game tied at 1

Miss St up on a&m 15-4 in the 5th inning

 

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Top of the 5th

Ground out. HBP. Wild pitch allows runner to 2nd. Strikeout. Called strikeout

 

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Bottom of the 5th

Robbins leadoff walk. Tinney single moves up to 2nd on the throw to 3rd. Robbins goes from 1st to 3rd. Runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs for Pack Jr. Pack Jr called strikeout. Mendoza sac fly. Tinney tags up to 3rd. A Rod walk. Becerra up. Becerra called strikeout.

After 5 complete Texas leads 2-1

 

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Top of the 6th

Called strikeout. Ground out. Fly out.

 

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Bottom of the 6th

Larson leadoff HBP. That hurt. Borba Boom Boom Boom 2-run home run. Pendergrass bunt out. Robbins strikeout. Tinney fly ball that the RF missed played (2 base error )Tinney to 2nd. Pack Jr single. Pack Jr to 2nd on the throw to somewhere around home plate. Tinney scores (unearned).

Pitching change for Missouri.

Pack Jr on 2nd with 2 outs. Mendoza up. Mendoza pop out.

After 6 complete Texas leads 5-1

 

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Top of the 7th

Volantis back out.

Ground out. Ground out. Ground out

 

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Bottom of the 7th

A Rod strikeout. Becerra ground out. Larson walk. Borba ground out.

After 7 complete Texas leads 5-1

 

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Top of the 8th

Leffew now on to pitch for Texas

Volantis 7 innings 2 hits, 1 run, 11 strikeouts, 1 HBP, 1 walk on 97 pitches.

Ground out. Double. RBI double. Infield single.

Team meeting on the mound for Texas.

Fly out. RBI single.

Team meeting on the mound for Texas. Pitching change for Texas.

Crossland in to pitch for Texas

Ground out

 

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Bottom of the 8th

Pendergrass called strikeout. Robbins ground out. Tinney Boom Boom Boom home run blast. Pack Jr ground out.

After 8 complete Texas leads 6-3

Cozart time.

 

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Texas wins 6-3

Texas is currently alone in 2nd place in the conference.

Texas is 38-12 overall and 17-10 in conference play.

a&m lost to Miss St 18-11. a&m drops to 4th place behind 1 game back of us and 1/2 game behind Bama.

arkie lost to Kentucky tonight, Auburn lost to Georgia, Florida beat LSU, and Bama beat Ole Miss.

Need to win tomorrow night and Saturday afternoon.

 

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Game 2

Top of the 1st

Ground out. Ground out. Ground out