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Monday - April 14, 2008

Game 35: Texas at Missouri

Texas beat Missouri 9-2 yesterday and avoided the sweep. I was only able to listen to the first 15 minutes or so...long enough to hear Kyle Russell's first homerun of the day. He hit a 3-run homer in the 1st and a solo shot in the 5th. Michael Torres kept his hitting streak alive at 22 games, going 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, a stolen base, 2 runs batted in, and 2 runs scored.

Chance Ruffin got the start and win, giving up 2 earned runs on 4 hits with 5 walks, 4 strikeouts, and a wild pitch. Cole Green pitched the final 3.2 innings, got a save, and blanked the Tigers. He retired all 11 batters he faced (3 on strikeouts). Excellent job, eh?

Since I didn't hear much of the game, a couple of links:

• No. 12 Baseball avoids sweep with impressive win over No. 8 Missouri from TexasSports.com
• Horns, Ruffin move past a rough patch from the Statesman

The Horns now host UT-Arlington on Wednesday and then Oklahoma State this weekend. The Mavericks swept their series at McNeese State this weekend and are 15-20 on the year (8-7 in the Southland Conference). The Cowboys, meanwhile, took 2-of-3 at home against Nebraska this weekend and are 23-10 on the year (8-7 in Big 12 play).

Posted by Joanna at 12:12 PM