***Texas @ Texas Tech Baseball Official Game 1 Thread***

[joeywa]

B4 cont; 2 outs; runners on corners

Davis

Tres comes out and gives the signals for the runners on corners

0-1 take

Checks runners without a throw

0-2 swing

1-2 up/in

1-2 fouled back left

E6 on a hard grounder; Baker boots it and his throw to 1B just not in time

RBI

Texas up 5-2

 

[joeywa]

B4 cont; 2 outs; runners on 1&2

Going back to B1; the E3 on Kacy stands.  In case you're keeping score

Garcia

1-0 up

Cooper steps off; back on

2-0 up

Cooper again steps off

3-0 down

Need a ground ball here.

3-1 swinging on the green light.  Wow.  Interesting decision

3-2 swing; foul tip

Cooper spins with no throw to 2B

Walk on a ball that was called a strike on Rand.  C'mon Blue-At least be consistent. 

 

[joeywa]

B4 cont; 2 outs; bases loaded

Floyd

0-1 fouled back

Floyd steps out; back in

0-2 fouled back

1-2 away

KS

3 LOB

Texas 5

Tech 2

Through 4 complete

 

[streettopeschel]

Coulda been a disaster.

 

[joeywa]

T5; Martin back out to the bump for TT

Tres leads off the 5th frame

1-0 in

1-1 fouled back

1-2 fouled up/back right

1-2 check swing foul

2-2 offspeed pitch up

K looking; Tres chirping at the Blue; that was off the plate;  1 out

 

[joeywa]

T5 cont; 1 out

Kacy

1-0 away

1-1 take

2-1 away

2-2 looks at a bender in; Texas hitters better get used to the strike zone and quick.

2-2 fouled away left

3-2 dirt

K Looking and Kacy having a bit of a word with Blue as well.  2 outs

 

[joeywa]

T5 cont; 2 outs

Baker

0-1 foul

0-2 swings at a bender

0-2 fouled away right

KS;

1-2-3 on strikeouts. 

Texas 5

Tech 2

Headed B5

 

[joeywa]

Coskey, (Blue behind the dish,) has a zone that runs about 6-8 inches off the right side of the plate, (think LH Batter's box.)  He's been calling that all night long-both ways.  Texas hitters have to adjust and get aggressive in their approach again.  They did early, but the last two innings, not so much. 

Now his zone at the shins leaves something to be desired, but Texas better figure this out.

 

[joeywa]

B5 Coop  back out with 81 pitches; activity in the Texas pen w/Dunbar up

Smith

1-0 away

1-1 take

1-2 looks at a bender

2-2 just misses

3-2 up/away; check swing-didn't go

3-2 fouled up and back

4-3; 1 out

 

[joeywa]

B5 cont; 1 out

Long PH for Ochoa

1-0 up

2-0 up

2-1 take

3-1 up/away

Walk; pitch was in

 

[joeywa]

B5 cont; 1 out; runner on 1B

Gardner

0-1 Ripped foul into the RF corner

0-2 bender finds the outside corner

1-2 away

1-2 fouled back

2-2 down/away

DP ball would be very nice here

Gardner calls time; steps out; back in

Lone Raider fan yelling here we go raiders.  No help

3-2 up/away

Checks runner

Check again

3-2 fouled up and back

Checks runner

Check again

K Looking; HUGE K.  2 outs

 

[joeywa]

B5 cont; 2 outs; runner on 1B

That was a gift of a K.  That ball was not a strike.

Raley

1-0 up/in

1-1 bunt popped foul out of range of everyone on the left side

SIngles through the left side past a diving Baker

 

[MBHORNSFAN]

The Texas team we all know and love is back.F********************************************************************************************************************

 

[joeywa]

B5 cont; 2 outs; runners on 1&2

Neslony

1-0 dirt; nice dig by Tres

Here comes Skip to the bump

Coop is smiling; he's staying in; throw a ground ball

E7 on a fly ball that drifts on Jones.  He gets turned around. 

2 runs score.  Double

Texas up 5-4 now

Here comes Dunbar.

 

[joeywa]

So, Cooper is responsible for the runner at 2B.  Dunbar in to face Gutierrez.

Jones gets turned around on a slicing fly ball that gets pushed by a bit of the wind and he can't hang on.  Jones almost looks like his spikes got hung up a little bit in the new turf, but no excuse; should've been a catch. 

 

[streettopeschel]

Defense just has killed us. Not an easy play, but...

 

[joeywa]

B5 cont; 2 outs; runner on 2B

Not ruled an E7, but it should've been.  Ruled a double

Gutierrez to face Dunbar

1-0 up

1-1 take

RBI Triple on a dying liner that for some reason Mathis decides to dive for in front of him.  It skips past and all the way to the wall.

Tie game at 5

 

[MBHORNSFAN]

This team

 

[joeywa]

B5 cont; 2 outs; runner at 3B

Davis

1-0

1-1 swing

3-1 on a diving stab by Clemens behind 1B gets the final out

1 LOB

Texas 5

Tech 5

Through 5 complete

 

[joeywa]

New ballgame folks.  Built a nice cushion early and took the crowd out of it.  Now we're back to where we were in T1.