*****Texas vs TCU Saturday Baseball Game Thread*****

[joeywa]

OK folks; Spring game is over.  Everyone has had their Easter weekend football fix.

Let's go get one from TCU.

Here are the lineups:

Andy McGuire into the DH spot today. 

 

[joeywa]

Of note; Gurwitz's diving catch last night was on ESPN Top Ten plays last night.  Congrats to him.

Texas is tied for 2nd in Big XII, tied with TCU at 9-5, trailing Okie St. who is 9-4

TCU is wearing gray pants, purple jerseys with white TCU across the chest, gray pants with purple pinstripe down the leg and purple caps.

Texas is wearing white pants with a thin burnt orange pin strip down the side, burnt orange jerseys with TEXAS in shite block letters across the chest.  Orange caps with block T on the front.

Thornhill is on the bump for Texas,

Here we go.

T1

Jones

0-1

Bunts to Clemens; 3-1 on a close play; 1 down

ODell

1-0 low

Liner to Clemens who dives and snags it to his right.  F3; 2 down

White

0-1

Singles through the left side

Cron

0-1 swings

1-1 White steals; Tres guns him out on the ball blocked in front; 2-6

Headed B1; 0-0

 

[utisdabomb12]

Clemens is a damn good first baseman. 

 

[utisdabomb12]

Big opportunity early here for Texas. 

 

[joeywa]

B1

Marlow leads off.

1-0

1-1 foul

1-2 fouled down left side

Single up the middle.

Johnson up

1-3 SAC bunt; 1 out; Marlow to second

Payton up

0-1 take

1-1

1-2 fouled towards 1B

1-2 fouled into LF stands

2-2 away

Singles to RF; Marlow to 3B; Payton's streak continues.

Tres up; runners on corners;

Squares to bunt, HBP on the back thigh.

Bases loaded for Shaw

Shaw up

Conversation on the hill for TCU

0-1 take

FC 5-3; Marlow scores. 2 down

Texas up 1-0

 

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CJ up; 2 down; runners on 2&3

1-0

2-0 down

2-1

F7; to shallow LF

2 LOB

After 1 complete, Texas on the board first; 1-0

 

[utisdabomb12]

Joey where do you think Thornhill will be moved in the regional in terms of the rotation? 

 

[joeywa]

T2

Cron

1-0 just missed high

2-0 away

2-1 take

2-2 swing

Jams him; 6-3; 1 out; great dig by Clemens

Suiter

0-1 fouled into RF stands

1-1

F7; 2 outs

K. Jones

F7

Headed B2; Texas up 1-0

 

[Juan]

Payton's reached-base streak now at 80 games after single.

Horns lead TCU 1-0 after the 1st inning.

 

[joeywa]

Joey where do you think Thornhill will be moved in the regional in terms of the rotation? 

Really depends on who we're playing.  I don't think he moves to the first day starter, as we would likely be playing someone of lesser caliber.  I think he may be our SA starter, but again, it truly depends on how a Regional sets up.  Augie won't burn him early on.

 

[joeywa]

B2

Gurwitz leading off

0-1 check swing

0-2 fouled down right side

1-2

1-2 fouled down left side

2-2 away

2-2 fouled down right side

Chopped back to P; 1-3; 1 down

Clemens up

1-0

1-1 fouled back

1-2 fouled into left side concourse

2-2 up

Deep fly ball; F7; 2 down

McGuire up

Hits first pitch up the middle; 4-3;

After 2 complete; Texas leads 1-0

 

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T3

K Jones

0-1 foul

0-2 look

1-2 misses up

1-2 foul

K swinging; 1 out

Crain

1-0 just misses away

Doubles down RF line

Bacak

0-1 swing

Bunt; (not a SAC,) 2-3; 2 down; Crain moves to 3B

C. Jones

1-0

1-1 swing

2-1

2-2 look

K swinging;

Nate at 31 pitches

1 LOB

Texas leads 1-0 headed B3

 

[joeywa]

B3

Back to the top of the order for Texas

Marlow leading off

0-1 take

1-1 low/away

F8; 1 away

LHN could STOP showing the TCU winning of the regional at Disch.  That would be nice.

Johnson up

0-1 take

Hard shot to 3B; 5-3; 2 away

Payton up

0-1 take

1-1 down

2-1 down/away

U3

Horns up 1-0 after 3 complete

 

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T4

ODell

Hard shot to Gurwitz; 5-3; 1 out

White

1-0 away

1-1 take

F4; 2 outs; Marlow grabs the pop up in shallow RCF

Cron

0-1 take

0-2 look

5-3

1--2--3 Inning for Texas D

Texas still up 1-0; Headed B4

 

[utisdabomb12]

Just aren't getting runs home in scoring position this series. 

 

[joeywa]

B4

Tres up

1-0

1-1 fouled down left side

2-1 down

6-3; 1 out; good contact

Shaw up

0-1 take

0-2 check swing

0-2 fouled back left

Reaches down and pulls the low/away curve back up the middle for a single.

CJ up

1-0 low/in

Checks Shaw

Checks Shaw again, ball bounces past 1B; (E1)

Shaw takes second; rounds and heads to 3B; 2B makes a helluva throw to the 3B but Shaw beats the tag; foot was on 3B before Shaw was tagged in the letters.  Solid call by blue.  TCU coach argues, to no avail.

CJ hits a HARD shot off the 3rd baseman who knocks it down, but CJ beats the throw, barely. 

Scored an IF single

Runners on corners; 1 out

Gurwitz up

1-0 misses up

1-1 fouled up and out of play right side

Checks CJ

Checks CJ again

1-2 fouls up and out again; right side

K swinging; excellent curve ball by Alexander of TCU; 2 down

Clemens up; runners on corners

Lazy chopper to 2B; 4-3

2 LOB; Texas squanders a golden opportunity.

After 4 complete, still Texas up 1-0

 

[utisdabomb12]

This might be an understatement, but Thornhill is pretty good. 

 

[joeywa]

T5

Thornhill at 38 pitches

Suiter

1-0 just misses low

2-0 low/in

3-0 low

3-1 take

3-2 foul

K swinging; 1 out

Fitzgerald

0-1 swing

0-2 foul

1-2 up

K swinging; 2 outs

K Jones

1-0

1-1 swing

1-2 foul

Line out to Gurwitz; F5

Headed B5; Texas up 1-0

 

[joeywa]

B5

McGuire leads off; I'd like to see Andy get into a groove here

1-0 up

1-1; take; looked low; first time blue has called one there today

1-2 look

2-2 low

2-2 fouled off his foot

2-2 fouled back right side

Singles through the left side.  Atta kid Andy!  Good, patient AB there.

Marlow up

0-1 bunt foul

Checks McGuire

0-2 bunt foul; Pops it up foul.

1-2 up

1-2 fouled into LF stands on a rope

1-2 foul tip; C can't squeeze it

1-2 fouled down 1B side

Check's McGuire; a bit wild & pulls 1B off the bag

Line drive to 2B; F4; 4-3 for the DP; McGuire couldn't get back in time.  2 down

Johnson up

0-1 take

F8

Texas up 1-0 after 5