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Sunday - October 17, 2010

Fall Ball, Game 3: Vanderbilt at Texas

The Horns showed up for today's game. A little late but they showed. They ended up beating Vanderbilt 7-5 in the final Fall Ball game of the year. The line (according to my own scorecard...I did not remember to check out the final line on the scoreboard before leaving the park):

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Vanderbilt	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	13	2
Texas	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	7	8	2

So...four errors. Pitchers committed 3 of those: 2 bad throws to 1b on bunt attempts and 1 bad pick-off throw. Yikes. The final error was committed by Loy on a throw from ss to 1b. Kirby Bellow had just come into the game at 1b...Tant Shepherd might've dug that throw out of the "dirt" but there's really no way to know that.

On the pitching side of things, Cole Green and Sam Stafford combined to give up all 5 Vandy runs (1 unearned) in the first four innings of the game. Texas used 8 pitchers in today's scrimmage and they combined to strike out 12 batters, give up 2 extra-base hits, walk 2 batters, and they committed 1 error and 1 balk. Individual numbers went like so...

• Cole Green: 3 innings, 15 batters faced, 2 runs (1 unearned), 5 hits (1 double), 2 Ks, 1 error
• Sam Stafford: 2 innings, 10 batters faced, 3 runs, 4 hits (1 triple), 3 Ks
• Kendal Carrillo: 2 innings, 7 batters faced, no runs, no hits, 1 K, 1 walk
• Austin Dicharry: 1 inning, 5 batters faced, no runs, 1 hit, 1 K, 1 walk
• Andrew McKirahan: 1 inning, 5 batters faced, no runs, 2 hits
• Nathan Thornhill: 1 inning, 3 batters faced, 2 Ks
• Hoby Milner: 1 inning, 3 batters faced, 2 Ks
• Stayton Thomas: 1 inning, 5 batters faced, 2 singles, 1 K, 1 balk

I did not make much of an attempt to keep up with defensive substitutions. Since the teams (mostly the Longhorns) were being fast and loose with substitutions, I didn't think it was really worth the effort. But, I did note who batted and how they did. Individual numbers went like so...

• Mark Payton (rf, cf): 0-for-3, 1 K
• Brandon Loy (ss): 1-for-4, 1 rbi, 2 Ks
• Cohl Walla (cf at beginning and end of game): 1-for-4, 1 run scored, 1 rbi, 1 K, 1 hbp
• Jonathan Walsh (lf, c): 1-for-5, double, 1 run scored, 1 rbi, 1 K
• Tant Shepherd (1b): 0-for-2, 1 K
• Kevin Lusson (3b, dh): 2-for-4, double, 1 run scored, 2 rbi
• Lucas Kephart (c): 0-for-2
• Alex Silver (dh, 3b): 2-for-4, double, 1 run scored, 1 rbi
• Christian Summers (2b, ss): 0-for-4, 1 sac bunt
• Jacob Felts (dh, c): 0-for-4, 1 run scored, 1 K, 1 walk
• Erich Weiss (lf): 0-for-2, 1 sac bunt
• Kirby Bellow (1b): 1-for-3, 1 run scored, 1 K
• Paul Montalbano (cf): 0-for-1, 1 run scored, 2 walks
• Jordan Etier (2b): 0-for-1
• Tim Maitland (ph): 1 walk
• Ryan Ford (ph): 1 walk

There were no stolen base attempts by either team. Things that make you go hmmm...

Anyway, here's how the game played out...

• Vanderbilt, 1st inning
• Cole Green (rhp) on the mound.
• Ground out to 2b, double, ground out to p (runner moved to 3b), single (rbi), K (swinging).
• Texas down 0-1.
• Texas, 1st inning
• Grayson Garvin (lhp) on the mound.
• Payton lined out to lf.
• Loy grounded out to ss.
• Walla struck out swinging (2-2 count).
• Texas down 0-1.
• Vanderbilt, 2nd inning
• Ground out to 2b, ground out to ss, double over left-fielder, ground out to 2b (nice play by Summers).
• Texas down 0-1.
• Texas, 2nd inning
• Walsh struck out looking (1-2 count).
• Shepherd flew out to cf.
• Lusson flew out to rf.
• Texas down 0-1.
• Vanderbilt, 3rd inning
• Single to cf, e1 (bad throw on bunt attempt, runner to 2b), K (swinging), 5-4 fielder's choice (runners at corners), single (rbi, runner to 3b, batter to 2b on throw), ground out to ss.
• Texas down 0-2.
• Texas, 3rd inning
• Kephart grounded out to the pitcher.
• Silver flew out to rf.
• Summers flew out to lf (foul).
• Texas down 0-2.
• Vanderbilt, 4th inning
• Sam Stafford (lhp) to the mound.
• Single, single, 5-4 sac bunt (runners to 3b and 2b), single (2 rbi), K (looking), triple to cf/rf gap (rbi), ground out to 3b.
• Texas down 0-5.
• Texas, 4th inning
• Taylor Hill (rhp) to the mound.
• Felts struck out looking (1-2 count).
• Payton grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
• Loy struck out looking (2-2 count).
• Texas down 0-5.
• Vanderbilt, 5th inning
• First 3-up/3-down of the game for Texas pitching/defense.
• K (swinging), K (swinging), fly out to rf.
• Texas down 0-5.
• Texas, 5th inning
• Walla reached on E1 (bad throw on bunt attempt) and advanced to 2b.
• Walsh doubled down the rf line, scoring Walla.
• Shepherd struck out swinging (2-2 count). Walsh moved up to 3b on a wild pitch during Shepherd's at-bat.
• Lusson singled to rf, scoring Walsh.
• Kephart grounded out to 3b, moving Lusson to 2b.
• Silver doubled to cf, scoring Lusson.
• Summers grounded out to 2b.
• Texas down 3-5.
• Vanderbilt, 6th inning
• Kendal Carrillo (rhp) to the mound.
• Walk (full count, 8 pitches), K (swinging), 6-3 double play. Loy made a great catch about 8 feet left of 2b, ran to 2b for the force and then threw to 1b for the dp. Really nice.
• Texas down 3-5.
• Texas, 6th inning
• Felts popped out to ss in shallow cf.
• Payton struck out swinging (1-2 count).
• Loy struck out swinging (0-2 count).
• Texas down 3-5.
• Vanderbilt, 7th inning
• E6 (low throw), 1-3 sac bunt (runner to 2b), fly out to cf (runner to 3b), ground out to 2b.
• Texas down 3-5.
• Texas, 7th inning
• Weiss grounded out to 2b.
• Walsh grounded out to ss.
• Bellow singled over 2b into shallow rf.
• Lusson doubled down the rf line, scoring Bellow.
• Montalbano grounded out to the pitcher (high chopper near the plate).
• Texas down 4-5.
• Vanderbilt, 8th inning
• Austin Dicharry (rhp) to the mound.
• Ground out to p, walk (3-1 count), single (hit & run, runner to 3b), K (swinging), fly out to lf.
• Texas down 4-5.
• Texas, 8th inning
• Silver reached on an infield single to ss. The shortstop and third baseman ran into each other as both went for the ball.
• Summers moved Silver to 2b on a 1-3 sac bunt.
• Felts reached on a 5-pitch walk.
• Walla singled through the right side, scoring Silver and moving Felts to 3b.
• Loy singled through the left side, scoring Felts and moving Walla to 2b.
• Weiss moved the runners to 3b and 2b on a 1-3 sac bunt.
• Walsh grounded out to 3b.
• Texas up 6-5.
• Vanderbilt, 9th inning
• Andrew McKirahan (lhp) to the mound.
• Fly out to lf, ground out to 3b, single to rf, single up the middle (runner to 2b), ground out to 3b.
• Texas up 6-5.
• Texas, 9th inning
• Navery Moore (rhp) to the mound.
• Bellow grounded out to 3b.
• Lusson flew out to lf.
• Montalbano reached on a 5-pitch walk.
• Silver flew out to cf.
• Texas up 6-5.
• Vanderbilt, 10th inning
• Nathan Thornhill (rhp) to the mound.
• Ground out to ss (great stop deep in the hole and nice dig at 1b by Summers at ss and Bellow at 1b), K (swinging), K (swinging, dropped ball had to be thrown to 1b to finish out).
• Texas up 6-5.
• Texas, 10th inning
• Will Clinard (rhp) to the mound.
• Summers grounded out to 1b.
• Felts grounded out to ss.
• Walla was hit by a pitch (grazed jersey).
• Etier grounded into a 4-6 fielder's choice.
• Texas up 6-5.
• Vanderbilt, 11th inning
• Hoby Milner (lhp) to the mound.
• K (swinging), fly out to cf, K (swinging).
• Texas up 6-5.
• Texas, 11th inning
• Weiss grounded out to 1b.
• Walsh popped out to ss.
• Bellow struck out swinging (foul tip).
• Texas up 6-5.
• Vanderbilt, 12th inning
• Stayton Thomas (rhp) to the mound.
• K (looking), single (+ advance to 2b on a balk), single (runner to 3b), 1-3 squeeze bunt (runner at 3b stayed there, runner from 1b moved to 2b), ground out to ss (great play by Summers!).
• Texas up 6-5.
• Texas, 12th inning
• Sam Selman (lhp from St. Andrew's in Austin) to the mound.
• Maitland (ph) drew a 4-pitch walk.
• Montalbano drew a full-count 7-pitch walk.
• Ford (ph) drew a 4-pitch walk to load the bases.
• Summers reached on a 1-2 fielder's choice. Bases still loaded.
• Felts grounded out to 2b (rbi). Runners at 2b and 3b.
• Walla grounded out to ss.
• Texas wins 7-5.

And, that does it for Fall Ball. The Horns definitely showed improvement over the course of the three games which was great to see.

Also, see Donald Boyles' College Baseball Blog report for his take on the game plus photos.

The next action for the Horns will be Fan Appreciation Day plus the Alumni Game at the end of January. Here's hoping it won't be too terribly cold that day!

Hook 'em!

Posted by Joanna at 11:00 PM