****Official Texas vs UNLV Game 2 Thread****

[joeywa]

Let's get this going today.  Game 2 of the 3 game set vs UNLV will start at 2 PM CST.

Texas will have Ty Culbreth on the bump.  He will face UNLV's Kenny Oakley. 

The Horns will need to put together a better effort in all phases of the game to get back on track.  There were defensive miscues, too many walks and far too many runners left in scoring position last night.  It's a new day, so let's see what the staff does to correct these things.

The only lineup change is Tres moves to DH and Cantu will be behind the dish.

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UNLV Lineup:

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[joeywa]

While Texas scattered 8 hits last night, they had several opportunities to push runs across late in the game and failed to do so.  Several players put good swings on the ball, Gurwitz, Mathis, Cantu come to mind, but they couldn't find a gap.  UNLV's Keyon Allen made a spectacular diving grab of a Patrick Mathis hard liner into CF, that likely saved the game for UNLV.  If he doesn't make that catch it's at least a double for Mathis.  Great play. 

The Texas pitching staff did show some bright spots, but too many leadoff walks put them in a position to bear down early in the innings.  Those need to be cut down.  Leadoff walks are killer.  11 Walks, 11 Ks.

UNLV pitchers were far more effective with 2 Walks, 11 Ks. 

 

[joeywa]

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[joeywa]

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[joeywa]

Texas wearing burnt orange jerseys, undershirts, socks, belts, white cap with burnt orange bill, white pinstripe pants and black spikes

UNLV wearing the gray caps with red bills, gray jerseys, pants and red spikes

Overcast skies 69 degrees,

 

[tejasrulz]

Leadoff walks are killer.  11 Walks

Yep. Last night in the 8th UNLV lead off with a walk then got another later and both runs scored later off the "triple".

 

[joeywa]

T1

Jones

0-1 take

1-1

1-2 swing

K Looking; 1 out

Esmay

0-1 fouled back

1-1 away

1-2 look

1-2 fouled back

6-3 chopper to Boswell fielded easily; 2 outs

Squier

0-1 take

1-1 dirt

2-1 up

1-3 comebacker

1-2-3

Going B1, No score

 

[joeywa]

B1

Gurwitz

1-0 up

1-1 take

2-1 low/away

Single into RCF; really good swing by Zane.

Boswell

1-0 up; shows bunt; pulls back

2-0 away; again shows bunt

3-0 up/away; again shows bunt

3-1 shows bunt, takes the strike

3-2 DEEP foul ball down LF line

3-2 fouled away left

Checks runner, and Gurwitz just gets back in time

Line drive single into LF;

Runners at 1&2

Mathis

0-1 fouls the bunt down 3B line

SAC Bunt 2-4; 1 out; bunt layed down perfectly in front of the plate

Runners at 2&3

Tres

1-0 down

Sharp grounder to deep in the hole for SS. Single; E6; RBI

Texas up 1-0

Runners at 2&3

Cantu

0-1 fouled down; BIG cut

Deep liner to LF, E7 scores 2. 

Cantu ends up on 2B

Texas up 3-0

 

[joeywa]

B1 cont; 1 out; Cantu on 2B; Texas leads 3-0

Kacy Clemens

0-1 take

0-2

1-2 up

2-2 down

3-2

Comebacker to the P; Cantu gets caught in no-man's land between 2&3; FC U1; 2 outs

Kody Clemens

1-0 up

2-0 up

2-1 take, looked up/outside

2-2 fouled away left

2-2 fouled away left

3-1 on a ball hit to 1B

1 LOB

Texas leads 3-0 through 1 complete

 

[joeywa]

Much better start at the plate today.  Texas is not afraid to get up there and take their hacks. 

 

[joeywa]

B1 3 Runs on 3 Hits and 2 Errors.

 

[joeywa]

T2

Pool

F9; 1 out

Yazdanbaksh

1-0 away

Single back up the middle

Anderson

0-1 fouled away right

Bloop single down the RF line

Runners on 1&2

Menendez

0-1 take

0-2 fouled away right

KS; 2 outs

Howard

0-1 swings at a wicked curve ball

0-2 swings at another offspeed pitch

KS; 3 straight curve balls

2 LOB

Going B2, Horns lead 3-0

 

[joeywa]

Quick note to those of you following along here as guests; feel free to create a FREE account and post some thoughts. 

Discussion here is always welcomed.  Ya know, it gets lonely in the Press Box. 

 

[Brandon17]

Putting in the call for Cantu here

 

[joeywa]

B2

McKenzie

0-1 take

1-1 up

2-1 low/away

2-2 fouled away right

2-2 fouled down

KS on an unsure check swing chasing a ball way out of the zone; 1 out

Rand

0-1 takes a strike at the knees

1-1 low/in

2-1 low/away

3-1 away

Draws a walk; very nice, patient AB by the frosh.

Gurwitz

Checks runner

1-0 down

L8; 2 outs;

Hit and run was on.  Rand was able to get back to 1B and beat the throw. 

Boswell

Single back up the middle

Runners at 1&2

Boswell is 2/2 today

Mathis

P Oakley spins to look back Rand

0-1 fouled up and back

Hard hit ball down 1B line; 1B bobbles it and Mathis is safe on the E3

Bases loaded

Tres

1-0 up/away

1-1 swing

2-1 up

3-1 up/in

Walks in a run

Texas up 4-0

Cantu

UNLV C goes out to visit with Oakley

Cody Roper RHP up in the pen.

UNLV skipper out to the bump

Oakley stays in to pitch to Cantu

0-1 fouled up and back

0-2 swing

KS on a high FB

3 LOB

Texas leads 4-0 after 2 complete

 

[Brandon17]

Putting in the call for Cantu here

jinxed it

 

[joeywa]

Putting in the call for Cantu here

He got two good looks at fastballs right at eye level.  He just couldn't capitalize on them.  The last one was way up. 

 

[joeywa]

T3

Allen

1-0

5-3; 1 out

Jones

1-0

1-1 take

2-1 dirt

2-2 fouled down 1B line

3-2 in

Walks him on a pitch up

Esmay

1-0 up

1-1 swing

5-4-3 DP ends the frame

Texas carries a 4-0 lead to B3

 

[joeywa]

It appears that Texas hitters, (as a whole,) are approaching the plate with more confidence today than they did last night.