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Friday - April 27, 2007

Game 47: Texas at Oklahoma State

Texas won the first game of the Oklahoma State series this evening 3-2. I met up with Mom and Dad at Scholz's, had dinner, and watched the game. We couldn't hear a word but were able to watch the whole game.

The OSU starter (Jeff Breedlove) began the game by mowing the Horns down like there was no tomorrow. He struck out 5 of the first 6 batters he faced. According to the stats thrown up on the ESPN-U screen at that point, 5 strikeouts was a career high for Breedlove. Wow. He threw two more before he was relieved in the 7th. It's amazing how many times Texas has run up against a pitcher throwing his career best this year, isn't it? James Russell started for the Horns and pitched the first 5 innings.

Anyway. Through the first 4 innings, Texas only got two aboard. Chance Wheeless walked in the 1st but was stranded at 1b. In the 3rd, Chais Fuller singled but was erased from the basepads on a double play. The Horns went down in order in the 2nd and 4th. OSU scored 2 in the 4th. Brown walked but was picked off for the first out. Mach was hit by a pitch and moved to 2b when Mangini walked. The runners advanced to 2b and 3b on a balk (the first of 3 called in the game). Ridling hit a sac fly to rf (rbi, batter from 2b advanced to 3b). Mercer singled (rbi) and was stranded at 1b when Horner struck out. Russell Moldenhauer hit a towering home over the rf fence to start off the 5th. In the 6th, Travis Tucker reached on catcher's interference and was picked off (1-3) two batters later. He looked safe in the replay. Alas, replays mean nuthin' in baseball. Chance Wheeless homered shortly after (again over the rf fence). Game tied at 2.

In the bottom of the 6th, Pat McCrory went to the mound for the Horns and promptly threw 7 balls in a row and ended up walking the first two batters he faced. The next moved the runners to 2b and 3b on a sac bunt. Pat struck the next batter out and Joseph Krebs went to the mound. He struck Simon out on three pitches to end the inning! In the 7th, Nick Peoples hit a 1-out triple to rf and scored a couple of batters later when the second balk of the game was called. Texas up 3-2. And, that was enough. Joseph threw a 1-2-3 7th and struck out the first OSU batter of the 8th. At that point, Texas sent Randy Boone in. Randy followed in Joseph's footsteps and finished the 8th off with two strikeouts.

Things got a bit interesting in the bottom of the 9th. Webb walked. Lopez bunted into a fielder's choice. Preston Clark fielded the ball and just barely beat the runner from 1b with his throw to 2b. Simon singled to rf. The runner from 1b beat the throw into 3b from rf and the batter tried to reach 2b on the throw. But, he didn't make it. The out went: rf to 3b to ss to 1b to cf (!) to 2b. Wow. Nick Peoples ran in from cf to get in on the run down. 'Loved it! The fielders all kept the runner at 3b in their sights and he never strayed off the bag so they were able to run down the batter. After all that, Wright grounded out to ss to end the game. It seemed so routine and dull, somehow. Heh heh.

Here's hoping the Horns keep up their winning ways tomorrow!

Posted by Joanna at 10:23 PM