*****Texas v Vanderbilt Game 13 Saturday CWS Thread*****

[texasdobbs]

Walk... runners 1st and 2nd

 

[strick]

Walked Willis.

 

[pjf007]

That's not good....

 

[texasdobbs]

Crap hit him... bases loaded

 

[pjf007]

Well Hell.....

 

[joeywa]

Situation: B10, tied at 3, runner on 2B; 2 outs; 2-0 to Coleman

Coleman

2-0 count

3-0 up

3-1 take

Walks him; and that doesn't hurt ya.  Puts the force back in play

Ellison calls time; Tres to visit with Curtiss

Ear-holed him.  HBP

Bases loaded

Curtiss needs to get it together.

Campbell

0-1 fouled away right

1-1 up

Curtiss steps off

We just got screwed

Roller to SS, CJ barehands it but they all him safe at 1B

Want to see the replay

 

[pjf007]

It was a good run while it lasted.  Tip of the cap to Augie and the Boys.

 

[texasdobbs]

Ballgame... it was a nice run for the horns and they surprised everyone. ... hookem

 

[joeywa]

Well, Campbell beat the throw by a short & curly

Final;

Texas 3

Vandy 4

Sorry guys.  Hell of a run this year.  Got a LOT of free baseball from this team.  Very gutty effort.  Love this bunch of kids. 

Hook Em!!

We will be back.

 

[utisdabomb12]

Good run Horns, can't be mad with how they played this year. 2015 and 2016 we have a great chance to win it all with how young we are. Sometimes the ball just doesn't bounce your way. Hard hit ball by Hinojosa is caught and a little dribbler wins the game. 

 

[MBHORNSFAN]

WELL THAT SUCKED. BASEBALL IS TRULY A GAME OF INCHES. HELL OF A RUN. HOOK'EM 

 

[monarch]

so very proud!​

 

[pringlelake]

Super proud of this baseball team. Exceeded all my expectations.

 

[utisdabomb12]

Returning in the field:

Barrera, Clemens, Marlow, Hinojosa, Gurwitz, Shaw, Johnson, and McGuire (this doesn't even include bench players that didn't see time this year like Barton, Kennedy, Macalla, and Boswell).

Returning pitchers: 

Goins, Hollingsworth, Cooper, Duke, Sawyer, Malmin, Swan. Clemens. 
French and or Schiraldi might both be back (I think at least one comes back but that's just a guess). 

Incoming recruits:

IMO the best class we've had in a long time with Baker, Cantu, Jones, Schimpf, Robinson, Mayes, Mathis, Johnston, Denny. Cantu, Schimpf, Robinson and Jones are absolute studs. The best thing about this class in comparison with years past, is it doesn't look like we will lose a signee. 

Texas should be ranked at least in the top 10 preseason, if not higher. 

 

[Lukus Alderman]

Great year. Hated the loss, but man these guys got a ton of experience out of the post season. It'll be big for next year.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Quick recap is HERE.

 

[utisdabomb12]

Augie has some interesting decisions next year though. Cantu and McGuire are very good players, the problem is finding a spot for them. A player that nobody has been talking about is Bret Boswell. He had some type of shoulder injury in the early part of the year so never saw time. My buddy said that he's been absolutely destroying the ball in batting practice once he got over the injury. My guess is the infield stays the same except Cantu will be at first and Boswell/Mcguire will be at third. Gurwitz will move to left, Johnson to center and Shaw to right. I really don't mind what happens with the infield/outfield but Cantu has to be in the lineup IMO. 

Augie also has some interesting choices in terms of pitching. IMO Hollingsworth and Cooper have to be starters. Those two would give us a 12 punch that's pretty damn good. If French comes back he will be a starter. Have no clue what Augie will do with Clemens, Schimpf, Duke and Robinson, They all have starters type stuff. I would guess Duke becomes the closer and Clemens and Robinson work out of the pen. I could see Schimpf/Goins as the midweek starter. Who knows what Augie will do with Schiraldi if he comes back. Schiraldi had zero command for most of the year, but when he did he might have had the best stuff on our staff. 

Either way you look at, Augie has some tough decisions. Granted, it's a good problem to have. 

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Gotta like the quote from Barrera in the recap. That was an emotional bunch in the presser.

 

[utisdabomb12]

Looking at the recruiting rankings, I'm pretty sure we are bringing in the number 1 class. We are technically ranked 6, but the 5 above us lost signees to the draft. 

 

[joeywa]

Texas is flat out loaded next season. Talent on the hill and defensively stacked. And the bats will be something we haven't seen in a few years. I am pretty excited for this bunch next season.