Game 2 - Texas Tech at Texas (recap & post-game added)

[Matt Cotcher]

Saturday, 2:00PM

Broadcast on Longhorn Network

Texas â€“ Junior, LHP, Ty Culbreth (3-3, 2.94)

Texas Tech – LHP, Cameron Smith (5-3, 2.86)

A few notes from last night's game:

• 5 Texas batters were hit by a pitch in Friday's game

• In the last nine games, the Texas offense is hitting .312. Over that span, team leaders are Johnson (.378), Barrera (.375), Cantu (.342) and Hinojosa (.333).

• Barrera had an eight-game hitting streak snapped with an 0-for-2 game. He did reach base (HBP) and has now reached base in 43 of 46 games this season, including nine games in a row.
  

• Friday's win was the 20th of French's career. He ranks third among active career Big 12 leaders in that category.

 

[joeywa]

Let's get another W today.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

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[Matt Cotcher]

Texas Tech lineup:

DH - Cory Raley

8 - Zach Davis

9 - Stephen Smith

7 - Tyler Neslony

3 - Eric Gutierrez

4 - Bryant Burleson

6 - Orlando Garcia

2 - Tyler Floyd

5 - Michael Davis

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Nice breeze out of the SSW. The ball should carry well to LF & LCF.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

First pitch thrown at 2:06.

T1st

Raley - Grounds sharply right at Baker, 6-3, 1 out

Davis - F4 in shallow RF, 2 outs

Smith - K looking, 3 outs

1-2-3 start for Culbreth

Heading to B1st

TT 0

UT 0

 

[Matt Cotcher]

B1st

Johnson - Single back through box, runner to 1b, 0 out

Gurwitz - Shows bunt but fouls two off; works a full count; K's swinging at a pitch 1' outside, 1 out

Barrera - Gets ahead 3-0 and draws a 4-pitch BB, runners at 1b & 2b, 1 out

Cantu - Gets up 2-0

SB for Johnson (takes 3b)

Cantu - 6=4-3 DP ends inning

Texas strands Johnson at 3B.

Going to T2nd

TT 0

UT0

 

[Matt Cotcher]

T2nd

Neslony - K's looking, 1 out

Gutierrez - singles through left side, runner to 1b, 1 out

Burleson - Showing bunt then fouls one away on a hit & run attempt; full count; L8, 2 outs

Garcia - K's swinging, 3 outs

Tech hacking away & fouling a lot off, but nothin' doin'.

Heading to B2nd

TT 0

UT 0

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Culbreth doing a nice job of mixing location early. Tech hitters are off balance.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

B2nd

Hinojosa - Bouncer to 3b, 5-3, 1 out

Baker - pops it up, F6, 2 outs

Shaw - L7, 3 outs

Very quick inning for Cameron Smith.

Going to T3rd

TT 0 

UT 0 

 

[Matt Cotcher]

T3rd

Floyd - single to CF, runner at 1b, 0 out

Davis - Shows bunt but fouls first two attempts; K's looking, 1 out

Raley - fielder's choice, 5-4 takes out lead runner, runner at 1b, 2 out

Davis - K's looking, 3 outs

Culbreth is dealing.

Headed to B3rd

TT 0 

UT 0 

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Easily the best crowd of the year at DFF today.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

B3rd

Marlow - singles past a diving 2b, runner to 1b, 0 out

Boswell - shows bunt; sacrifice 1-3, runner to 2b, 1 out

Johnson - 4-3, runner to 3b, 2 out

Gurwitz - Ahead 3-0, then takes 2 high strikes for a full count; BB, runners at corners 2 outs

Barrera - FC, 5-4 ends inning

Texas strands another leadoff hitter at 3b.

Going to T4th

TT 0

UT 0 

 

[Matt Cotcher]

T4th

Smith - Sky high into shallow CF, F8, 1 out

Neslony - hit well, but Shaw has it, F9, 2 outs

Gutierrez - F8, 3 outs

Long outs for Tech.

Heading to B4th

TT 0

UT 0

 

[Matt Cotcher]

B4th

Cantu - 5-3, 1 out

Hinojosa - L3, 2 outs

Baker - 4-3, 3 outs

3 well hit balls = 3 really quick outs for Smith.

Going to T5th

TT 0

UT 0

 

[Matt Cotcher]

T5th

Burleson - goes to 2-2 before grounding out 5-3, 1 out

Garcia - 6-3, 2 outs

Floyd - patiently works a full count then fouls a couple off; L9, 3 out

1-2-3 for Culbreth.

Headed to B5th

TT 0

UT 0

 

[Matt Cotcher]

B5th

Shaw - K's swinging, 1 out

Marlow - HBP, runner to 1b, 1 out

Boswell - quickly behind 0-2; K's swinging, 2 outs

Johnson - Single up middle, runners at 1b & 2b, 2 outs

Gurwitz - Behind 1-2

Wild pitch advances runners to 2b & 3b

Gurwitz - Tries to check his swing, K's, 3 outs

Texas strands a third runner at 3b in 5 innings.

Going to T6th

TT 0

UT 0

 

[joeywa]

Easily the best crowd of the year at DFF today.

Goes w/o saying...I'm here.

 

[java]

C'mon fellas.  Patience.  Patience.