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Saturday - March 12, 2011

Game 14: Brown at Texas

So...short updates tonight, folks. I'm sleepy and tired. And, I heard a rumor that I'm losing an hour of sleep tonight so...shrug. That's life. You get what you pay for.

Texas beat Brown, 4-3, in the first game of the double-header this afternoon. The line:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Brown	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	6	1
Texas	0	0	0	0	4	0	-	4	6	1

If it weren't for freshman phenom Erich Weiss, I'm not sure what would've happened in today's first game. After stranding a runner at 2b in the 3rd, leaving them loaded in the 4th, and falling behind 0-3, we were all a bit flummoxed. I have to say, the Horns looked a bit flat and out-of-sorts today. But, things picked up quite a bit in the 5th inning. Jordan Etier singled to cf to lead off the inning. He moved to 2b on a single by Paul Montalbano. And, Brandon Loy loaded the bases on a bunt attempt bobbled by the pitcher. Mark Payton then hit into a 3-2 fielder's choice, keeping the bases loaded while also keeping Etier from scoring. With the infield pulled in, Payton hit a ground ball right at the 1st baseman. Terrible luck. Weiss was up next, though, and he worked the count to 3-1 and then hit a monster shot over the rf fence, at the 375 mark...almost to the folks on one of the buses parked on Comal Street. It was purty. Purty. Purty. It turns out that was the first grand slam he's ever hit. Very cool!

Hoby Milner started for the Horns and pitched the first 5 innings to earn his 2nd win of the year. Corey Knebel threw the final two innings (facing the minimum) to earn his 3rd save of the year.

All-in-all, kind of a shaky win. But, a win. We were all happy to accept it! Especially in light of how things went in the second game of the day. That story is coming up next.

Posted by Joanna at 9:45 PM