**2022 CWS Baseball Thread**

[HornSports Staff]

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[BWilk55]

Top 3: Hansen gets two quick outs. Loses a batter on 1-2 count after being squeezed a few times by the ump and ends up walking him. Gives up another hard hit ball and a run scores. 2-2 in the middle of the 3rd

 

[BWilk55]

Bottom 3:

Stehly rips a ground rule double to left to lead off the inning. 

Austin Todd grounds out to SS but makes Skenes through about 10 pitches to earn the first out.

Messinger rips a 7th pitch single into right field. Bad decision to send Stehly home but the relay throw bounces in and the catcher can't get a tag down fast enough. Texas up 3-2

 

[BWilk55]

Bottom 3 cont:

Ardoin strikes out for out #2.

Air Force defense giveth and taketh. Dylan Campbell crushes a ball to the fence in left-center but it is tracked down and caught while crashing into the wall by AF left fielder.  

To the 4th, Texas up 3-2. AF pitcher Skenes already at 85 pitches. Can't imagine he'll be able to throw much longer, especially in this Texas heat.

 

[BWilk55]

A few hard hit balls in the top of the 4th including a single but Hansen gets a strike out to strand the runner. Hansen at 70 pitches. Hopefully he can work a few more quick innings and get us through at least 7 innings.

 

[BWilk55]

Skenes with a 1-2-3 bottom of the 4th, nearing 100 pitches. 

The quick inning leaves it open for him to return for the 5th. 

 

[BWilk55]

The top of the 5th started off with a hard hit single to the 9 hole hitter and a walk, putting two on with 0 outs.

A strike out after 2 failed bunt attempts went down as the first out of the inning. A lazy fly ball to short left field for the 2nd out and a weak grounder to 2nd got Hansen out of the jam.

 

[BWilk55]

Perhaps a mistake to have sent Skenes back out to the mound. A Melendez double, Stehly single and HBP on Todd loads the bases with no outs. 

Air Force forced to go to the pen.

 

[BWilk55]

Messinger welcomes the reliever with a 2 run single. Texas up 5-2.

Ardoin pops out on the bunt attempt. Campbell follows with a walk to reload the bases.

Faltine down quick 0-2 but gets hit with a pitch to move the carousel. Texas up 6-2 and AF goes back to the pen.

 

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[BWilk55]

Hodo hits into a possible inning ending double play (probably not because of his speed) but the 3rd basemen bobbles it and gets no outs. Kennedy follows with a sac fly. 2 on with 2 outs for Melendez who flys outs. 8-2 Texas

 

[BWilk55]

Top 6, Hansen gives up a single but that's all. He is at 98 pitches. With the sizable lead, I wouldn't be surprised to see him come back out for the 7th to try and save the bullpen as much as possible.

 

[BWilk55]

New pitcher for AF in the bottom of the 6th. Messinger collects his 4th hit of the day with a 2 out single. He moves to second on a steal? (hit and run?? but ball was in the dirt). He then scores on an Ardoin double.

Dylan Campbell continues to hit the ball hard, misses a double down the line by a few feet before grounding out to 3rd. 

9-2 Texas end of 6

 

[BWilk55]

Hansen gets two outs but then gives up a single and a HBP. He is at 111 pitches. Sean Allen out for a visit prior to what is likely Pete's last batter. 

A RBI single will end Hansens day. Olivarez comes in with runners on 1st and 2nd. 

 

[BWilk55]

Our best pitcher (joking, kinda) Marcus Olivarez strands two runners with a strikeout. Big moment for AF to get back in this game and he shuts them down. 9-3 Texas

 

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[RunRickyRun]

Our best pitcher (joking, kinda) Marcus Olivarez strands two runners with a strikeout. Big moment for AF to get back in this game and he shuts them down. 9-3 Texas

Hes our best reliever that's for sure.

 

[BWilk55]

Nothing doing for the horns in the bottom of the 7th.

Olivarez with 2 strike outs to start the 8th before a grounder bounces off his foot for a single. Grounder to 3rd ends it.

Texas 9-3 M8

 

[HornSports Staff]

Olivarez works around a 2-out hit in the 8th. Texas needs 3 more outs and is leading 9-3.

 

[BWilk55]

Melendez HBP, Stehly with a hard grounder to SS who bobbles and can't get the ball to 2nd before Melendez. Melendez left the bag thinking he was out but a review had been called prior to him leaving the bag. 2 RBI double by Todd. Texas 11-3