***⚾️ Texas vs. Sam Houston State Game Thread***

[Aaron Carrara]

Texas Baseball brings a perfect 8-0 record to Disch-Falk Field on Tuesday evening for a one-gamer against the Sam Houston State Bearkats.  This game will end Texas' six game home stand before heading to Minute Maid Park to participate in the Shriner's Baseball Classic on Friday.

The Longhorns are off to their best start since the 2009 season, in which they won their first 11 games.  The ERA for Texas starters stands at 1.42 with 46 K's and a 1.77 batting average against.

What:  TEXAS (8-0, 0-0) vs. SAM HOUSTON STATE (5-1, 0-0)
When:  Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: UFCU Disch-Falk Field
Location: Austin, TX
TV: Longhorn Network

Last meeting between these two teams: Texas defeated Sam Houston State 10-3 (February 26, 2019)
All-time series record: Texas leads Sam Houston State 78-19

 

[joeywa]

 

[joeywa]

Giving Murph the nod at 2B tonight. 

 

[joeywa]

T1

Hansen on the bump

Ellis makes a rare error on a pop fly into LCF and puts a 1-out runner on 1B.  A single and a walk loads em up

RBI single thru the left side, but SHSU gets greedy and tries for 2 runs.  Kennedy with a good throw gets the runner at home.

Horns trail 0-1 headed B1

 

[joeywa]

B1

Horns go in order

Trail SHSU 0-1 thru 1 complete

 

[joeywa]

T2

Hansen bounces back and gets a 1-2-3 frame of his own.

Horns trail 0-1 headed B2

 

[joeywa]

B2

Horns retired 1-2-3 in the 2nd

Trail 0-1 thru 2 complete

 

[joeywa]

T3

Horns get a 1-2-3 frame

SHSU leads 1-0 headed B3

 

[joeywa]

B3

Texas gets a 1-out walk from Hodo, a 2-out single from Todd but that's it

Horns trail 0-1 thru 3 complete

 

[joeywa]

T4

Hansen gets a 1-2-3 frame including bookend Ks; He's retired 9 straight

Horns trail 0-1 headed B4

 

[joeywa]

B4

Nothing doing for Texas in B4, 1-2-3

Horns trail 0-1 thru 4 complete

 

[joeywa]

T5

Hansen picks up Ks 5&6 in a 1-2-3 frame

Horns trail 0-1 headed B5

 

[joeywa]

B5

Rogers starts out the 5th

Kennedy singles, Ardoin with another single puts runners on the corners

Pitching change

Hodo walks, bases loaded

Stehley FC RBI

Todd RBI single

Ellis moves runners to 2&3 on a U1

Zubia adds 2 more with a 2RBI single

Horns up 4-1 thru 5

 

[joeywa]

T6

Kubichek on to pitch for Texas

Gives up a couple of baserunners on a 1-out single and a walk, but gets 3 Ks to strand them

Horns up 4-1 headed B6

 

[Aaron Carrara]

 

[joeywa]

B6

Leadoff IF single by Kennedy but that's all they can do. 

Horns up 4-1 headed to the 7th

 

[joeywa]

Kubichek faces the minimum in T7

Gives up a leadoff single, gets a DP and a 4-3

Horns up 4-1 headed B7

Everybody Stretch!

 

[joeywa]

B7

Todd gets HBP but Ellis misses a sign and he's nailed stealing 2B

Ellis walks

New P for SHSU

Zubia up, Ellis steals 2B, Zubia walks

Williams up, Ellis back picked at 2B, Williams Ks

Horns up 4-1 headed to the 8th

 

[joeywa]

T8

Kubichek has trouble locating in the 8th, gets one out and leaves with a runner on 1B

Duplantier is called on from the pen

Gets a FC and a KS to end the frame

Horns up 4-1 headed B8