****Texas @ Texas Tech Friday Baseball Thread****

[joeywa]

Still T5; 1 out; Tres on 2B

Monte FO8; 2 outs

Clemens up

0-1

Looks at a PERFECT pitch down the pipe; 0-2

That's a pitch Kacy HAS to be aggressive enough take for a ride.

0-2 foul

1-2 low

K swining; damage done. Texas gets to it's threshold;

5-1 Horns; going B5

 

[joeywa]

B5; Parker at 51 pitches thus far

Redman singles 1st pitch up the middle.

Proudfoot works a full count. FO6 in short CF; 1 out; wind is moving the fly balls around in the air tonight.

Long up;

1-0

Skip comes out to visit Parker. All seems to be well.

1-1 take

2-1 away

3-1 low/away; Parker is not locating well right now.

3-2, but that was low as well.

K swinging at the same pitch; 2 outs.

Barrios

0-1 take; EXCELLENT frame by Monte

1-1; can't get the call twice

1-2 swinging

Sliding catch by Johnson; great play FO7

1 LOB

 

After 5 complete: Texas up 5-1

 

[joeywa]

T6

RHP Bethard in P for TT

Gurwitz up; also looks to be swinging Cat6

Goes 2-2

K swinging; 1 out; 2-3 on dropped pitch.

Marlow up

1-0 away

1-1 take

Line drive double down 3B line; 3 extra-base hits tonight.

Johnson up

Looks at a pipe pitch. 0-1

0-2 looking

Bloop single just over 2B head; Marlow to 3B; RF E9 on the throw to cutoff man and Johnson takes 2B

Payton up

0-1 take

1-1 away

1-2 foul down RF line

2-2 away

2-2 fouled down left side

2RBI single gets through the right side;

Texas up 7-1

 

[joeywa]

T6; Payton at 1B; 1 out..

CJ up

2-0

2-1

FO7; 2 outs; just got under it.

Shaw up

1-0

Great hit off the bat, but CF makes an excellent diving catch. FO8

1 LOB

Headed B6; Horns leading 7-1

 

[Lukus Alderman]

Thanks for the updates, Jeff!

 

[joeywa]

NCAA Hoops update:

Michigan beats Tenn by 2 to advance to Elite 8

UConn up 5 with under :21 to go

B6

Gutierrez singles to LF on 1st pitch.

Nelsony goes up 2-0; fouls one, 3-1 up; FO8; French left that one up.

1 out

Kirsch looks at a strike, next in the dirt; 1-1

Looks at another; 1-2

Away; 2-2

Count goes full; inside

Texas-league single; Runners on 1&2; 1 out

Smith takes 0-1

6-4-3; Token DP

1 LOB

Horns lead 7-1 after 6

 

[joeywa]

T7

Tres up

1-0

Deep stand-up double off the LCF wall. Another hard hit smoked ball.

5 Extra-Base hits for the Horns. How 'bout THAT sports fans?

Monte up

1-0

FO7; 1 away

Clemens up

0-1

0-2

1-2

2-2

Lazy K swinging. 2 outs

Gurwitz up; he's due

1-0

RBI single into RF;

Texas up 8-1

Big 12 is done in the tourney. UConn wins tonight.

 

[joeywa]

Marlow up;

Gets his fourth hit of the night; singles through the right side.

Gurwitz to 2nd.

Johnson up

1-0

Hits a lazy ball up the middle; 2B makes a great play to get Johnson at 1st, FC 4-3 for the 3rd out.

1 LOB

 

Horns up 8-1 headed to bottom half of 7th; Everybody STRETCH!

 

[joeywa]

B7

Burleson FO9; 1 out

Redman singles, although it was a ball hit with backspin and it checks up on Marlow and goes towards his right as he's moving left.

Proudfoot hits a dribbler to 3B and Gurwitz makes a helluva defensive play to get the lead runner at 2B; 5-4; 2 outs

Long UA3

1 LOB

Horns up after 7; 8-1

 

[utisdabomb12]

Thanks fro the updates. Sounds like our bats are looking good tonight.

 

[joeywa]

T8

RHP Harrington in to P for TT

Payton will lead off.

Hits a ball off the P; 1-4-3; and Payton looked like he beat the throw, but he's called out.

CJ looks at ball one.

2-0

2-1 swinging

2-2

Full count; inside

K swinging;

Harrington has a little double-clutch in his mitt as he's going to throw the pitch. TT has cornered the market on pitchers with unorthodox motions.

Shaw up

Lines a 1-1 pitch into RF for a single.

Tres up

Works count to 2-2;

3-2 away

HBP; Runners on 1&2

Monte up, and he needs a good AB here.

1-0

1-1 swinging

Lifts a gentle RBI single to LF; Shaw scores;

Texas up 9-1; runners on 1&2

 

[joeywa]

Clemens up; 2 down; Runners on 1&2

0-1

1-1

2-1

2-2 fouled down

2-2 fouled away left side

3-2

Draws the walk.

Bases loaded.

Gurwitz up

1-0 up; and Harrington is getting wild.

2-0 low/away

3-0 up

3-1 take

Walks; Tres scores

10-1 Texas

Tripp coming in for TT to P

 

[joeywa]

Situation: T8; Bases loaded; 2 outs

New RHP Tripp in to P for TT

Marlow up

1-1 FO8;

3 LOB

 

Headed to bottom 8; Horns in control 10-1

 

[utisdabomb12]

Don't think Texas could have asked for a better start to this series.

 

[joeywa]

Cooper in to P B8 for Horns.

Final line on French: 7.0IP/1R/1ER/6H/2BB/2K 101 pitches

B8

Barrrios takes 2-1 pitch to CF; FO8; 1 out

Gutierrez works full count; FO4; 2 outs

Neslony takes 1-1 pitch to RCF; FO8

Another 1-2-3 inning for the Texas D;

After 8; Horns lead 10-1

 

[Jedi Day]

Oh, and Joeywa, this is Lukus' dad. I am the one on tos that said when I grow up I wanna be just like you, not Lukus.

That being said, you do a great job of pbp.

 

[joeywa]

T9

Johnson leads off; I think he's the only player w/o a hit tonight

0-1 take

0-2 swing

0-2 foul

K looking; 1 away

Payton up

0-1 take

0-2 look

1-2 just missed away

1-2 foul

SLOW roller towards SS, 3B bare-hands it, but Payton beats the throw; IF single.

That's hit NUMBER 15 tonight for Texas.

CJ up

1-0

2-0

3-0 low

Walk

Runners on 1&2

Shaw up

0-1 take

1-1 just misses downstairs

Wrists it to LF; FO7; runners hold.

Tres up

1-0 low

1-1 take

2-1 dirt

RBI bloop single down RF line; that's 3 hits for Tres

Texas up 11-1; runners on corners

 

[joeywa]

Monte FO9 into RCF for out #3

2 LOB

Texas hanging on to a 11-1 lead going B9

 

[joeywa]

Hollingsworth in to P for Texas

Kirsch FO9; over the shoulder catch by Shaw on the carrying fly ball. 1 out

Smith works 2-2 count and singles past a diving Marlow

Burleson HBP; runners on 1&2

Floyd Line out to Gurwitz; FO5; 5-4 to double up the runner on 2B that couldn't get back.

Final line:

 

Texas 11/16/0

Tech 1/7/1

WP French

LP Moreno

 

[McQ]

Offense!!! Hook 'em!