Texas vs Nebraska Game 2 Thread ***SA 2:00 PM CST***

[joeywa]

B10

Bellow back to the bump to face 8-9-1 hitters

Edrington

0-1 take

1-1 down

1-2 looks at one on the low end of the zone

HBP; low pitch just catches the top of his back toe.

Placzek

1-0 shows bunt, pulls back

SAC Bunt; 1-3; 1 out

Edrington to 2B

Boldt

0-1 check swing-he went

0-2 swing

F7 in shallow LF; runner holds at 2B; 2 outs

Alvarado

Intentional walk of the RH Alvarado to get to LH Headley, (NU's best hitter.)

Runners on 1&2

Headley

1-0 low/away, nice bounce by Cantu to block that one

2-0 dirt

Cantu and Skip to the bump. 

Mayes getting loose in the pen
 

 

[joeywa]

B10 (cont) Runners on 1&2; 2 outs; Headley up with 2-0 count; Bellow on the hill

Headley (2-0)

2-1 take

F6 in shallow CF

2 LOB

Going to 11; scoreless

 

[GBT]

Whew !!!!! That was close......We need a long ball to win this one.

 

[joeywa]

T11

Macalla in to PH for Baker

0-1 swing

0-2 fouled away left side

1-2 up

1-2 fouled away left

K looking at a curve ball; ball hugged the inside corner; 1 out

Gurwitz

1-0 up

1-1 fouled away right

1-2 swing

2-2 dirt

3-2 up

Steps out, back in

F7; 2 outs

Johnson

0-1 fouled away right

1-1 away

FO3

1-2-3

Going B11, no score

 

[joeywa]

B11

Bellow comes out for 11th

Lubach

1-0 down

1-1 take

1-2 fouled down 3B line

KS as Bellow climbed the ladder; 1 out

Miller

1-0 in

1-1

1-2 look

2-2 up

Singles through the left side

Darby

Chopper back to Bellow; FC 1-6 gets the lead runner and CJ drops the ball on the transfer; 2 outs

Schreiber

1-0

2-0 way out and runner steals 2B as Cantu bounces to block it.  No throw

Skip to the bump; Mayes coming in to P

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Look at Mayes coming in, faced with a 2-0 count and he drops a breaking ball for a strike. 

Forget the "intentional" walk, that's serious stones to throw that as your first pitch.

 

[GBT]

Skip...WTF ???? 

 

[Bear19]

Eabodgbt

And sot

 

[joeywa]

B11 (cont) runner on 2B; 2 outs; Mayes to the mound for Texas; Schreiber up with a 2-0 count

Schreiber (2-0)

2-1 take

3-1 away

Misses low; walk

Runners at 1&2

Edrington

1-0 away

2-0 away

2-1 take

2-2 check swing

3-2 away

3-2 fouled back

Walks him on a low/away pitch

Bases loaded

Skip sticking with Mayes.  It's his to get

Placzek

1-0 away, GREAT block by Cantu to keep it in front of him.

Cantu goes to the hill

2-0 down

Skip comes to hill, as Mayes having a hard time locating.

No call to the pen.  Just a "calm-down" visit

2-1 take

2-2 look

3-2 away

3-2 fouled down

Mayes steps off the rubber

3-2 fouled back

K LOOKING!

3 LOB

We're going to the 12th; no score

 

[GBT]

Holy shiiiiit !!!!!! At the knees !!!!!!!! Whew....

 

[joeywa]

Mayes showing huge stones there to keep pounding the zone with strikes late in Placzek's AB. 

 

[utisdabomb12]

Skip...WTF ???? 

Skip really is a jackass sticking with Clemens as the 3rd starter. Dude needs to man up and stop letting daddy boss him around, am I right? 

Terrible just terrible outing from Clemens. I have no clue what Skip is thinking. 

 

[GBT]

First pitch...drop the hands ...fly ball out !!!!!! We need a hitting coach !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dillohorn]

Please get a hit!.

 

[Johnstark23]

Skip really is a jackass sticking with Clemens as the 3rd starter. Dude needs to man up and stop letting daddy boss him around, am I right?

Terrible just terrible outing from Clemens. I have no clue what Skip is thinking.

Leave him alone. Its all about daddy in TBALL big times it's the only frame of reference he has.

 

[joeywa]

T12

CJ

F8; 1 down

Shaw

0-1

0-2 looks at one on the outside black

1-2 away

KS; 2 down

How about some #2OutKnocks here?

Tres

1-0 up

2-0 down

2-1 take

3-1 away

3-2 looks at one on the outside corner

K looking; looked a bit low, but that's where Blue has been calling them today.

Headed B12, 0-0

 

[GBT]

Or ........stand there and look at Ks !!!!! We need a hitting coach !!!!!!

 

[Bear19]

Or ........stand there and look at Ks !!!!! We need a hitting coach !!!!!!

Maybe we should hire a t-ball ump or wannabe t-ball coach. Would probably be tough to get him away from his mama's house.

 

[joeywa]

B12

Mayes back out to P.

Boldt

1-0 in

1-1 take

1-2 fouled away left

2-2 up/away

3-2 up

3-2 fouled away left

Just misses away; Walk

LHH Cox in to PH for Schleppenbach

Skip to the bullpen, and Culbreth comes jogging in.

 

[GBT]

Blocked the plate WITH the ball in glove...OUT !!!