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

Thornhill got himself in some trouble there, but excellent composure. Thornhill still hasn't give up a run after 6. 

 
T6

Crain

1-0

1-1

1-2 swing; Nate had Crain completely fooled on the change

Ks on the exact same pitch, fooled again. 1 out;

That's 5 Ks for Thornhill

Bacak

1-0 low

2-0 just misses

2-1 foul down 3B line

2-2 swing on the change; boy Thornhill's change is just nasty today.

HBP; takes one on the shoulder

C. Jones

0-1 take

1-1 low

Checks runner

1-2 swing; there's that change up

2-2 Tres calls a psuedo pitch out; throws to CJ; one hop and CJ can't handle it; runner is safe at 2B

2-2 foul

2-2 foul towards LF stands

Grounder back to Thornhill, he turns and freezes the runner in between 2&3; runner breaks back to 2B; throw to CJ bounces off runners shoe and into shallow OF, and TCU has runners on 1&2 now.

Nathan has himself a little jam here to work through.  Need to turn two

ODell

0-1 take

1-1 low/away

2-1 up/out

2-2 look

2-2 fouled into 3B concession area

3-2 misses away

3-2 fouls it towards 1B

Nate steps off the rubber

3-2 foul; just gets a piece of it

F8; 2 outs; runners hold at 1&2

White, (what normal person names their kid Boomer?)

0-1 take

0-2 foul; Tres doubles over.  Looked like it may have got him in the cajones. 

1-2 low/away

2-2 low/away

Nate steps off

Grounder to Gurwitz; U5; Zane bobbles the ball one, two, three times, then puts the tag on the runner

Horns escape the threat

Headed B6; Texas up 1-0

 
B6

Payton leads off the bottom of the 6th frame

1-0

2-0 low

3-0

3-1 take

Goes oppo and gets a single into LF

Tres up

TCU goes to the pen

NEW P RH Teakell

 
Situation: B6; 0 outs; Payton on 1B; new RHP Teakell for TCU

Tres up

0-1

Tries to bunt; back to P; 1-6-3 DP; 2 down

Shaw

1-0

2-0

3-0

Walk

Visit to the hill by TCU coach.  "Might want to mix in a strike, no?"

CJ up

0-1 take

1-1 shows bunt; pulls it back; C tries to back pick Shaw, not in time

1-2 foul

Checks Shaw

Checks again

Checks again

6-4;

1 LOB

After 6 complete; Texas up 1-0

 
T7

Cron

1-0

1-1 foul

2-1

2-2 foul

Line drive single just gets past a diving Gurwitz.

Duke up in the UT pen

Suiter

0-1 take

0-2 fouled into 1B stands

Slow chopper to CJ; 6-4 FC; Marlow's throw not to Clemens in time. 1 down

Fitzgerald

Checks runner

0-1 swing; WP gets by Tres; runner takes 2B

1-1 low

1-2 fouled back

Hits a shot into RF for an RBI double.

Game Tied at 1

Thornhill up to 94 pitches

K Jones

1-0 up

1-1 take

1-2 looks

K swinging; check swing, but he went.  2 outs

Cooper up in Texas pen now as well as Duke

Crain

Checks runner at 2B

1-0 low

Tres and Skip to the hill to talk to Nate; he's at 99 pitches right now.

 
Thornill stays on the bump

Crain with 1-0 count

1-1 take

RBI single through left side; throw to home from Johnson is off line and Crain goes to 2B on the thrown to home.

Bacak

0-1 check swing

1-1 check swing but didn't go

2-1 low/away

3-1 low

Walks on a low pitch

Runners on 1&2

Cooper in to P for Texas

 
Situation; T7; 2 down; runners on 1&2; TCU up 2-1; Cooper to the bump for Texas

C Jones

0-1 take

0-2 look

1-2 up

2-2 misses away

K swinging; foul tip; Tres squeezes it.

Headed B7; Horns trail 2-1

Everybody get up and stretch!

 
B7

Gurwitz up

0-1 foul

0-2 looks

6-3; 1 down

Clemens up

1-0 dirt

1-1 check swing

1-2 swing

2-2 dirt

3-2 in

K swinging; gets him on the curve ball

McGuire up

0-1 take

0-2 look

1-2 up

2-2 low

K swinging

Headed to 8th; Texas trails 2-1

 
T8

ODell

0-1 foul

F9; 1 out

White

1-0

2-0

2-1 take

2-2 look

2-2 fouled down RF line

3-2 up

F4 in the middle of the Longhorn snout in RCF; 2 outs

Cron

0-1 take

0-2 look

1-2 away

1-2 foul

2-2 check swing; didn't go

K swinging; 2-3 on the pitch in the dirt

Texas trails 2-1; headed B8

 
B8

Marlow leading off

0-1 take

1-1 away

1-2 swing

Single into CF.  Atta boy Brooks!

Action in TCU pen

Johnson up

1-0 showed bunt; pulled back

1-1 called strike; pulled back, but pitch was a strike

Checks Marlow

2-1 shows bunt; pulls back, but pitch 5-hole's C; Marlow advances to 2B on WP

2-2 bunt foul

3-2; low; Johnson thought about it, but held back

Time called

6-3; Marlow holds at 2B;

TCU changing pitchers; LH Young to the bump for TCU.

 
Situation; B8; Payton up; 1 out; Marlow on 2nd; New P for TCU; TCU leads 2-1

Payton up

1-0 low

1-1 take

2-1 away

2-2 look; Payton thought about it

K looking, and Payton gives the stink eye to the ump.  That ball was 6" off the plate away.  Awful call by blue.

TCU will bring in LHP Young

 
Still B8; Marlow on 2nd; 2 outs

Tres RIPS a shot and 3B reaches up and robs Tres of an RBI double.  F5

1 LOB

Texas goes to 9th trailing 2-1

 
T9

Curtiss to the hill for Texas

Suiter

0-1 foul tip

0-2 look

1-2 just misses away

Single into LF

Fitzgerald

0-1 take

Checks runner at 1st

0-2 looks; apparently blue has decided to widen his zone away for all.

1-2 up/out

2-2 same spot; up/out

Doubles into LF; Johnson's throw goes over cutoff CJ; and a run scores.

TCU up 3-1

K Jones

Bunts a pop up, Gurwitz grabs it on one hop and get the out at 1B; 5-3 SAC

Runner advances to 3B; 1 out

Crain

1-0

Skip to the mound to chat with Curtiss.

 
Crain with 1-0 count

2-0

3-0 up

3-1 swing; foul tip

3-2 fouled back

3-2 fouled into concession area in LF

Walk; up/in

Bacak up; runners on corners; 1 down

0-1 take

Bunt for safety squeeze is played by Curtiss; 1-3; 2 outs;

C. Jones

Slow grounder and Gurwitz snags it, spins and throws to Clemens who digs it for a 5-3 3rd out.  Spectacular defensive play by Zane.

Going B9, Horns need two to tie, three to win

 
B9

Ferrell in to P for TCU

Shaw up

0-1 take (99 MPH)

1-1

1-2 check swing foul

2-2 up

3-2 up

Walk

CJ up

Meeting on the mound

 
CJ up; Shaw on 1st

0-1 take

1-1 away

2-1 away/dirt

CJ calls time

2-2 look; CJ not happy he took that

2-2 fouled towards 1B

K swinging on a pitch up; 1 out

Gurwitz up

1-0 low

2-0 up

2-1 take

3-1 low/in

3-2 take

3-2 fouled into RF stands

3-2 fouled back

Singles through left side; Runners on 1&2

Clemens up

 
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