Texas vs Rice ***Game 3 Thread (Sat DH-4 PM)***

[joeywa]

Sat Game 3 Lineups
 

Texas

7 Johnson

9 Shaw

6 CJ

4 Marlow

2 Tres

5 Boswell

8 Gurwitz

DH Macalla

3 Jones

LHP Sawyer

Rice

8 Chandler

4 Stainback

6 Byrd

DH Reeves

7 Taylor

2 Kopycinski

3 Teykl

5 Lewis

9 Meyers

RHP Salinas

 

[joeywa]

A few interesting stats:

Johnson: .556 AVG

Shaw: .333 AVG

Boswell: .429 AVG

Stainback: .500 AVG

Chandler: .333 AVG

Reeves: .333 AVG

Taylor: .500 AVG

Lewis: .400 AVG

 

[utisdabomb12]

Salinas is a freshman. I hope we are patient to begin the game, because I have a feeling he will be a little wild. 

 

[joeywa]

I think you're correct UTBomb

 

[joeywa]

T1

Johnson

1-0 low/away

Grounder; 3-1

1 out

Shaw

0-1 foul

1-3;

2 outs

First 2 hitters being aggressive and not patient just yet.

CJ

1-0 low/away

2-0 up

3-0 just misses up

4-pitch walk for CJ; there's the patience

Marlow

1-0 low/in

2-0 up/away

C saunters to the bump for a quick how-ya-doin'?

3-0 misses up

3-1 take

Rain-maker F6

1 LOB

No score headed B1

 

[utisdabomb12]

Sloppy start again. 

 

[joeywa]

B1

Chandler
0-1 take

0-2 fouled back

U3

1 out

Stainback

1-0 in

F9

2 outs

Byrd

1-0 away

Big shot into LCF-hits the bottom of the fence; stand-up double.

Reeves

Balk.  Sawyer didn't come set.  Byrd advances to 3B

1-0 low/in; Tres mishandles the pitch.  Byrd scores on the PB

Looked like Tres just took his eye off it before it hit the mitt.

Another set of defensive miscues that results in a run for Rice.

Rice up 1-0

1-1 take

Singles into LF. 

Taylor

0-1 foul down left side

1-1 up

1-2

L6

1 LOB

Rice leads 1-0 after 1

 

[joeywa]

T2

Let's see if Texas can respond here. 

Tres

1-0 low/away

1-1 fouled back

2-1 dirt

2-2 fouled back

6-3 on a routine grounder

1 out

Boswell

Singles through the right side

Gurwitz

0-1 takes it on outside corner

FO3 as he reached for one.

2 outs

Macalla

Candy hop to 2nd; FC 4-3

1 LOB

Rice up 1-0 headed B2

 

[utisdabomb12]

Sawyer looks pretty comfortable so far. 

 

[joeywa]

B3

Kopycinski

0-1 take

0-2 fouled back

Grounder back at Sawyer; 1-3

1 out

Teykl

0-1 takes a big hook that finds the zone

0-2 gets him to swing with the off speed

5-3 on a nice stretch up by Jones at 1B.  Boswell left that a little high for him.  Jones is pretty rangy over there at 1B

2 outs

Lewis

0-1 take

1-1 low/away

2-1 low

3-1 low/in

3-2 take

Hard chopper to 1B; 3-1

1-2-3 for Texas D

Rice leads 1-0 after 2

 

[joeywa]

T3

Jones leads off the 3rd

0-1 take

1-1 dirt

1-2 fouled into RF stands

2-2 low/away

K swinging; Jones has yet to find any rhythm at the plate.

1 out

Johnson

1-0 low

2-0 up

2-1 fouled back

Easy grounder; 1-3

2 outs

Shaw

1-0 in

6-3

1-2-3

Rice up 1-0 going B3

 

[joeywa]

T3

Jones leads off the 3rd

0-1 take

1-1 dirt

1-2 fouled into RF stands

2-2 low/away

K swinging; Jones has yet to find any rhythm at the plate.

1 out

Johnson

1-0 low

2-0 up

2-1 fouled back

Easy grounder; 1-3

2 outs

Shaw

1-0 in

6-3

1-2-3

Rice up 1-0 going B3

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Liking the way Sawyer stays in the bottom of the zone. That bodes well for long term/season - not a lot of HS kids have that figured out.

 

[joeywa]

B3

Meyers

1-0 down

1-1 take

1-2 take

Single through the right side past an outstretched Marlow

Chandler

0-1 bunt foul

0-2 went to bunt and missed it

1-2 away

Checks runner

2-2 up/in

Checks runner

3-2 dirt

Check again

Single into RF on a hit-and-run

Meyers goes into 3B with the good jump

Runners on the corners

Skip out to the mound to chat with Sawyer

Personal opinion/side note while we have a second; The color guy from Texas talks WAY too much on the broadcasts, and the guy that is filling in for Craig Way needs to pipe down and call the game as well.  Two color guys in the booth is about 1.5 too many.  Rant over.  Listening to this is like a dang talk show

Stainback

0-1 take

1-1

Single just over a leaping CJ's mitt.

RBI.

Runners on 1&2

Rice up 2-0

Byrd

0-1 showing bunt, chased and made the move

0-2 chased another pitch away

0-2 foul

Checks runner at 2B

K swinging; fooled him with the curve.

1 out

Reeves

 

[duqu]

joeywa in for Craig Way....

 

[joeywa]

B3

Situation: Runners on 1&2; 1 out; Rice up 2-0

Reeves

1-0 

1-1 swing

2-1 low/in

3-1 up

Walk

Bases loaded for Rice

Taylor

0-1 fouled down right side

Single into CF; RBI

Gurwitz throws it home on a few bounces and Tres gets the tag down as Rice tries to score a second run.

2 outs

Runners 1&2

Rice up 3-0

Kopycinski

0-1 foul

1-1 up

Sawyer balks again; Runners on 2&3

2-1

2-2 foul

4-3;

2 LOB

Rice adds to their lead; up 3-0 through 3

 

[joeywa]

T4

CJ leading off 4th

1-0 up

1-1 take

1-2 take

L4; 1 out.  That ball was ripped.

Marlow

1-0 dirt

Can of corn into RCF, not enough distance.  F8

2 outs

Tres

0-1 takes the bender

0-2 swing; Tres chased that one up

1-2 curve ball just missed the zone

2-2 away

3-2 away

Walks him on a pitch that was thrown at the mascot

Boswell

0-1 take; just caught inside corner

0-2 take

1-2 away

1-2 foul

Deep fly ball to RF, caught at the fence. 

F9

1 LOB

Horns trail 3-0 going B4

 

[joeywa]

B4

Teykle

0-1 take

0-2 take

1-2 away

Marlow makes the play on a high chopper.  4-3

1 out

Lewis

1-0 away

2-0 low/in

3-0 low/away

3-1 take

F8

2 outs

Meyers

0-1 take

1-1

CJ makes a great stab on a grounder back up the middle

6-3

1-2-3

Rice up 3-0 through 4

 

[Aaron Carrara]

Nice job on the ppb, Jeff.  Drink a Shiner - you deserve one!