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Sunday - May 16, 2010
Game 50: Louisiana Tech at Texas, Game 1
Texas beat Louisiana Tech 10-9 in the opener of today's double-header. Scheduled to be a 9-inning affair, it took 6 before the Horns managed to connect on their second hit of the day...despite having scored 4 runs in the first two innings. No really. It was so odd...looking up and seeing 4 runs on 1 hit through 5 innings. To that point, Louisiana Tech had 6 runs on 8 hits. Bizarro world?
Cole Green got the start and did not have his best outing of the year. By my count, he went 2.2 innings, threw 52 pitches (30 strikes), faced 15 batters, walked 2, gave up 5 hits (including a solo homerun and 2 doubles), and gave up 4 runs (all earned). With runners at the corners and 2 out in the 3rd, Andrew McKirahan went in to face a lefty and, sadly, gave up a single (2-2 count, 1 rbi). Again, with runners at the corners and 2 out, Texas sent Stayton Thomas to the mound. Thomas had one of the shortest outings in the history of pitching. He first faked a throw to 3b and looked back at the runner at 1b. Then, he managed to catch the runner at 1b trying to steal 2b...1-4-3 for the put out!! His numbers: 0.1 innings, 0 pitches, 0 batters faced, 0 everything else. Heh. Brandon Workman went in at the top of the 4th and earned his 10th win of the year, moving his record to 10-1. He went 4 innings, threw 83 pitches (53 strikes, 1 wild pitch), faced 18 batters, walked 1, struck out 7, and (like Green) gave up 4 runs (all earned) on 5 hits (including 2 doubles). Hoby Milner started the 8th and gave up a lead-off full-count homerun before striking out the next two batters he faced. So, he went 0.2 innings, threw 15 pitches (9 strikes), faced 3 batters, struck out 2, and gave up the one earned run on that solo shot. Chance Ruffin then pitched the last 1.1 innings. He threw 25 pitches (14 strikes), faced 5 batters, walked 1 and struck out 3 without giving up any hits to earn his 12th save of the year.
Here's the line...
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| Texas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 9 | 0 |
Yep...10 runs on 9 hits. Their first three runs were scored with the aid of 3 walks, a sac fly, and a single. The run in the 2nd came off a couple of walks, a double steal, and an error. The bats stayed silent 'til the 6th:
- Kevin Lusson (3b) hit a beautiful 0-2 pitch over the rf wall.
- Jonathan Walsh (lf) drew a full-count 8-pitch walk and moved to 2b on a sac bunt by Jordan Etier (2b).
- Cohl Walla (cf) lined a single into cf, scoring Walsh.
- Brandon Loy (ss) then reached on a throwing error by 3b, which allowed Walla to move up to 3b.
- Tant Shepherd (1b) reached on a 6-4 fielder's choice which scored Walla. Game tied.
- Kevin Keyes (rf) hit a homerun (0-2 count again) off the Academy sign in the visitor bullpen.
- Cameron Rupp (c) and Russell Moldenhauer (dh) reached on back-to-back singles.
- Sadly, Lusson (1st and 10th batter of the inning) popped out to 3b...about 10 feet from home plate.
- Texas up 9-7.
Whew. The Horns scored what ended up being a very-much-needed insurance run in the 7th:
- Walsh reached on an infield single to 1b. The play (1b to p) at the bag was close but the pitcher dropped the ball. Walsh had already been ruled safe by the 1b ump.
- Etier moved Walsh to 2b on his second successful 1-3 sac bunt in as many innings.
- With Walla at the plate, Walsh advanced to 3b on a wild pitch.
- Walla then hit a bloop single down the rf line, scoring Walsh.
- Walla advanced to 2b on a wild pitch and then to 3b on a single but was stranded there.
And, since I've got another game report to do, I'm stopping here. Hook 'em!
Posted by Joanna at 10:53 PM