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Sunday - March 14, 2010
Game 16: Iowa at Texas
Texas beat Iowa 18-0 today. Wow. I think Stayton Thomas got the win. Several players hit homeruns. Does this mean the hitters have turned the corner or did the Iowa pitching just collapse? I don't think it matters. I think having a good day at the plate will be a good thing, regardless of the circumstances. 16 hits on the day. Yay!
Another quick post from the field. Full report to come this evening. Watch for an update here.
UPDATE: Much to my pleasure, Iowa did not score a run in the first inning of today's game. In fact, Hoby Milner (getting his 2nd start of the season) sat the Hawkeyes down in order in the 1st. Nice.
Today's game was just crazy. It ended over 6 hours ago as I type and I still can't get over all the hitting. The Horns hit five (5!) homeruns today. That apparently ties a single-game record for Disch-Falk Field. Wow. Jordan Etier hit the first dinger of the day in the bottom of the first...a solo shot that gave the Horns the lead. Connor Rowe hit the second...a 2-run shot in the 4th. Kevin Lusson and Kevin Keyes hit 2-run homers in the 7th. And, Cohl Walla hit a 3-run homer in the 8th. Amazing.
The line:
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - | 18 | 16 | 0 |
As I mentioned Hoby Milner got his second start of the year and did a good job. Three other pitchers (Sam Stafford, Kendal Carrillo, and Josh Urban) saw their first action of the year. The pitching numbers (by my count, of course):
- Hoby Milner: 4.1 innigs, 83 pitches (48 strikes), 20 batters faced, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts, 4 hits (all singles), and no runs.
- Stayton Thomas: 1.2 innings, 22 pitches (22 strikes), 5 batters faced, 0 walks 4 strikeouts (!), no runs, and the win (improving his record to 2-0).
- Sam Stafford: 1 inning, 9 pitches (4 strikes), 3 batters faced, 1 walk, and no runs.
- Kendal Carrillo: 1 inning, 5 pitches (4 strikes), 3 batters faced, and no runs.
- Josh Urban: 1 inning, 16 pitches (11 strikes), 3 batters faced, 1 walk, and no runs.
Double-plays in the 7th and 9th meant that the relievers combined to face the minimum number of batters once they took over. And, they didn't allow a single hit. Very cool.
Offensively, the numbers went like so:
- Tant Shepherd (1b): 3-for-6 (single, 2 doubles), 2 runs scored, 2 rbi, 1 strikeout.
- Jordan Etier (2b): 2-for-6 (single, homerun), 1 run scored, 1 rbi, 2 strikeouts.
- Kevin Keyes (rf): 2-for-5 (single, homerun), 2 runs scored, 2 rbi, 1 strikeout.
- Kyle Lusson (rf, went in for Keyes in the top of the 8th): 0-for-1.
- Cameron Rupp (c): 0-for-5 (uh-oh), reached on an error, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts.
- Brandon Loy (ss): 1-for-3 (single), reached on an error, 4 runs scored, 2 rbi, 2 walks.
- Kevin Lusson (3b): 2-for-2 (single, homerun), 3 runs scored, 2 rbi, 2 walks, 1 sac bunt.
- Cohl Walla (lf): 3-for-4 (2 singles, homerun), 1 run scored, 5 rbi, 1 sac bunt.
- Connor Rowe (cf): 1-for-4 (homerun), reached on an error, 3 runs scored, 2 rbi, 1 walk, 1 strikeout.
- Jonathan Walsh (dh): 2-for-5 (single, double), 1 run scored, 1 rbi, 1 strikeout.
Whew. That was a lot of offense. There were 3 errors and 2 homeruns hit in the 7th. It was chaos out there. Texas sent 11 batters to the plate in that inning. And, 8 in the 8th. It was ugly and I was wishing for a 10-run rule. But, apparently, no such luck. It did give a couple of Texas pitchers a chance to show us their stuff, though, so I was glad of that.
I took my camera today so photos to come. I know some of you only come here for the photos and I haven't taken many this year. 'Been concentrating on learning my new scoring app and didn't want the distraction. Check back for a photo post soon.
And, the Horns now travel back to Houston to face Rice on their home field on Tuesday. Austin Dicharry is due to take the mound for Texas. Hook 'em!
Posted by Joanna at 3:48 PM