**** #10 Mississippi State visits #4 Texas

[david ficken]

This is the 5th time in 7 weekend series that Texas faces a top 20 team.

Texas leads the series with Miss. St. 9 wins to 7 losses.

The Friday night was delayed due to weather. It's now starting at 7:30 PM.

The starter is Volantis.

Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon should be okay.

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 1st

Ground out. Strikeout, but ball gets away from Tinney allows the runner to 1st. Infield single. Strikeout. Strikeout

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 1st

Robbins is in RF and Monsour is in CF.
Wind is out of the north

Robbins strikeout. Tinney called strikeout. Pack Jr walk. A Rod up. A Rod ground out.

After 1 complete scoreless

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 2nd

Fly out. Infield single. Tinney throws out the runner at 2nd. Strikeout.

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 2nd

Mendoza leadoff double. Becerra up. Becerra ground out. Mendoza up to 3rd. Larson RBI ground out. Borba strikeout

After 2 complete Texas leads 1--0

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 3rd

Strikeout. Ground out. Strikeout.

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 3rd

Monsour pop out in foul ground. Robbins fly out. Tinney fly out

After 3 complete Texas leads 1--0

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 4th

Strikeout. Strikeout. Strikeout

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 4th

Pack Jr leadoff walk. A Rod up. A Rod sac bunt. Pack Jr up to 2nd. Mendoza up. Mendoza fly out. Becerra up. Pack Jr steals 3rd. Becerra called strikeout.

After 4 complete Texas leads 1--0

A pitching duel tonight.

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 5th

Leadoff single. Strikeout. Stolen base. Walk. Sac fly. Runner tags up to 3rd.

Team meeting on the mound for Texas.

Runner on 1st goes to 2nd.

Strikeout

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 5th

Larson strikeout. Borba fly out. Monsour single. Robbins up. Monsour steals 2nd. Robbins RBI single. Tinney up. Robbins is caught stealing 2nd, but the SS wasn't at the base and is safe at 2nd. Tinney HBP. Pack Jr up.

Team meeting on the mound for Miss St.

Pack Jr HBP? Being reviewed. Pack Jr not HBP.

Pack Jr RBI single. 2 on 2 outs for A Rod. A Rod fly out.

After 5 complete Texas leads 3--0

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 6th

Ground out -- being reviewed. Stands as ground out. Ground out. Walk. Called strikeout

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 6th

New pitcher for Miss. St.

Mendoza leadoff walk. Becerra up. Double play. Larson infield single. Borba up. Wild pitch allows Larson to 2nd. Borba called strikeout.

After 6 complete Texas leads 3--0

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 7th

New pitcher for Texas. Leffew now on to pitch.

Ground out. Strikeout. Double. Strikeout

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 7th

Monsour fly out. Robbins strikeout. Tinney strikeout and thrown out at 1st to complete the strikeout

After 7 complete Texas leads 3--0

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 8th

Leadoff home run. Walk. Strikeout. Single.

Pitching change for Texas. Burns in to pitch for Texas.

Strikeout. Ground out

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 8th

New pitcher for Miss St.

Pack Jr up. Pack Jr ground out. A Rod ground out. Mendoza out.

After 8 complete Texas leads 3--1

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 9th

Cozart now in to pitch for Texas

Strikeout. Strikeout. Strikeout

Texas wins 3--1