****Texas v Ok St-Big12 Baseball Tournament, Division 1 Final****

[Bear19]

He was not even the tying run. Why take the chance?

 

[java]

To avoid a force?

 

[texasdobbs]

Runners on first and second with one out

 

[armadillo slim]

ok, time for a walkoff.   i don't think shaw can do it, but clemens can.

 

[Bear19]

Just popped my last shiner.

 

[texasdobbs]

Runners 2nd & third with two outs...

 

[armadillo slim]

can i interest anyone in a shot of adrenalin?

 

[java]

Home run time!

Clap! Clap! Clap!

 

[texasdobbs]

Ok I'm out they just changed the channel to boxing... thanks fox sw

 

[java]

What?

 

[joeywa]

B9

Tres up

1-0 up

1-1 take

2-1 up

IF single just off the diving 3B glove. 

Hall in as a pinch runner for Tres

Carter up

Checks Hall at 1B

1-0 low/in

2-0 low/in

2-1 take

2-2 fouled away right

Checks

E8; Hall tries to go to 3B from 1B and he is thrown out, 7-6-5; 1 out

Head scratcher move by Hall.  Trying to make something happen and he was dead to rights. 

Upon review, Carter was waving Hall to 3B.  That appeared to be a screwup on Carter, and he's staying on 1B instead of taking 2B.

Ok St pitching coach back out to the hill; no change

CJ up

1-0 dirt.

Checks Carter

1-1 fouled back

Single to RF

Runners on 1&2

It'd be nice to get some production now from the bottom half of the lineup

Shaw up

0-1 take

FC 4-3; 2 outs;

Runners on 2&3

Clemens up

1-0 dirt

1-1 take

1-2 swing

Clemens steps out; back in

1-2 fouled back

4-3

Game over

Texas goes home

Final Book:

Texas 4/9/0

Ok St 6/8/2

WP: Robinette

LP: French

 

[armadillo slim]

close, but no cigar.

well, F@#K it. season ain't over.  let's go play some more.

 

[texasdobbs]

Fox sw just went to a boxing match....

 

[More Cowbell]

That was 10 hours of my life I'll never get back.

 

[texasdobbs]

Oh well...

 

[texasdobbs]

One day closer to football season....

 

[Bear19]

All that shiner. All I get for it is being up peeing all night.

 

[joeywa]

I am not smart enough to get the quote and a reply to work at the same time. Joey do you think we are to predictable with our bunting?

Sorry, just getting time to reply to this.

Is Texas too predictable with bunting?  In my opinion, yes, but with the caveat that there are certain situations in college baseball where bunting is going to be very predictable.  In this age of the new bats, you see more and more teams bunting with a leadoff man on and either a tie game, team leading by 1 or trailing by 1 or 2.  It's just expected.  Now, on Gurwitz's bunt attempt in B8 that he popped up, that wasn't expected, but I do believe he saw the 3B playing back and he was trying to make something happen by bunting for a single.  I also believe Shaw had a bunt for a single in the earlier game today, and he took the liberty to do so because he also saw the 3B playing normal depth.  If you watch a lot of college baseball, and not just Texas, I think you will see that the bunting is more the norm, and Texas is not the exception to the rule.

 

[java]

Oh well. Augie hates the Big 12 tourney. Just uses up pitchers before the NCAA. Hope we're ok without it.

 

[joeywa]

Guys, Texas in the tournament.  Texas will be playing in a regional.  I didn't think before this tournament began that we'd host a regional, and I haven't changed my stance on that.  I think we are better off playing away from DFF.  

The preseason book on this team was that they would be a 4th place team in the Big12.  A 4th place finish in the tournament, and that's about what/where we are. 

A post-season berth in the tournament is what was expected.  NOTHING more.  Anything after a regional is gravy.