Game 1: Texas Tech at Texas (recap & post-game added)

[Matt Cotcher]

Friday, 6:00PM

Broadcast on Longhorn Network

Texas – Senior, RHP, Parker French (2-3, 2.62)

Texas Tech – Sophomore, RHP, Ryan Moseley (4-4, 3.04)

• Ryan Moseley threw 4.1 scoreless relief innings against the Horns last season (3 H, 3 BB, 3 K’s).

• Scouting report: Low-90’s fastball with solid sinking motion. High ground ball:fly ball ratio.

• Mosely was great last week against Oklahoma State (1 run on 6 hits & 1 walk in 7.0 IP). At one point, Mosely set down seven straight OSU batters via strikeout.

 

[joeywa]

Headed over shortly. 

 

[Matt Cotcher]

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[Matt Cotcher]

Texas Tech lineup:

9 - Tanner Gardner

6 - Orlando Garcia

8 - Stephen Smith

7 - Tyler Neslony

3 - Eric Gutierrez

DH - Corey Raley

4 - Bryant Burleson

5 - Michael Davis

2 - Tyler Floyd

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Vince Young is throwing out the first pitch tonight.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

The Horns are out of the dugout for the final warmup & Parker French is making his warmup tosses. The Horns are in all white tonight with white caps. Hats have a burnt orange brim to match the letters/numbers on their jerseys & the high socks.

Beautiful 84 degree evening with almost no breeze at all.

Time of first pitch is 6:06.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

T1st

Gardner - routine 4-3 grounder get things started, 1 out

Garcia - quickly behind 0-2, then K's swinging at a 1-2 pitch, 2 outs

Smith - F9 in foul territory, 3 outs

1-2-3 start for French

Headed to B1st

TT 0

UT -0

 

[Matt Cotcher]

B1st

Johnson - K's swinging at a good sinker, 1 out

Gurwitz - 1st pitch swing & taps it in front of plate, 2-3, 2 outs

Barrera - Hard chopper up middle, but Garcia is there, 6-3, 3 outs

Moseley returns the 1-2-3 favor

Going to T2nd

TT 0

UT 0

 

[Matt Cotcher]

T2nd

Neslony - Works a full count before a BB, runner to 1b, 0 out

Gutierrez - Single to RF, runners at 1b & 2b, 0 out

Raley - Shows bunt, but falls behind 0-2; K's looking, 1 out

Burleson - Solid single to RF, bases loaded, 1 out

Davis - K's looking at an inside strike, 2 outs

Floyd - Gets ahead 3-0; 6 unassisted as Baker fields the grounder and steps on 2b, 3 outs

Tech leaves 'em loaded.

Headed to B2nd

TT 0 

UT 0 

 

[Matt Cotcher]

B2nd

Cantu - Hard liner, but 6-3 for out #1

Marlow - K's swinging, 2 outs

Baker - K's swinging, 3 outs

Horns still looking for the 1st baserunner - 6 in a row for Moseley.

Going to T3rd

TT 0

UT 0

 

[joeywa]

Mosley looks pretty good.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

T3rd

Gardner - L8, 1 out

Garcia - 6-3 bouncer gobbled up by Baker, 2 outs

Smith - singles up the middle, runner to 1b

Nelsony - Gets ahead 3-0 then takes a strike

SB for Smith, runner to 2b

Nelsony - BB off a full count, runners at 1b & 2b, 2 out

Gutierrez - Falls behind 0-2; K's swinging after fouling off a couple, 3 outs

French works out of trouble for 2nd straight inning.

Headed to B3rd

TT 0

UT0

 

[joeywa]

A little something working here.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

B3rd

Boswell - lined single up middle, runner to 1b, 0 out

Hinojosa - sac bunt 1-3, runner to 2b, 1 out

Shaw - 5-3 grounder, 2 outs

Johnson - HBP on a 2-1 offering, runners at 1b & 2b, 2 outs

Gurwitz - 1-2 and Gurwitz fights a couple off; HBP on inside elbow; bases loaded, 2 outs

Tech to mound to settle Moseley.

Barrera - gets behind 1-2; pops up behind home plate, F2 ends threat

Horns strand 3.

Going to T4th

TT 0

UT 0

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Which one of y'all was it that promised to post NFL draft updates in this thread? 

 

[Matt Cotcher]

T4th

Raley - fouls a pair off to go 1-2 before a single to RF, 0 out

Burleson - 1st pitch swinging & skies an F4, runner at 1b, 1 out

Davis - perfect bunt up 3b side, single, runners at 1b & 2b, 1 out

Floyd - K's swinging for a clutch out #2

Gardner - grounds a 1-1 pitch to Marlow, 4-3, 3 outs

French has to work for the 3rd inning in a row, but keeps Tech off the board.

Headed to B4th

TT 0

UT 0

 

[joeywa]

Which one of y'all was it that promised to post NFL draft updates in this thread?

I can confirm 100% that it IS going on.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

B4th

Cantu - pops one foul just outside the RF line & fouls next one straight back to go 0-2; bouncer fielded deep at SS, E3 on catch; runner at 1b

Marlow - showing bunt but bunts 2 foul; K's looking, runner at 1b, 1 out

Baker - fielder's choice, 6-4 but can't turn double play, runner to 1b, 2 out

Boswell - try hit & run but fouled off, then singled to RF, runners at corners, 2 outs

Hinojosa - 4-3 fielder's choice ends threat, 3 outs

Texas strands 2 more.

Going to T5th

TT 0

UT 0

 

[joeywa]

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