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Thursday - March 24, 2011
Game 21: Houston Baptist at Texas
Houston Baptist came to town last night. They only had one win under their belt. It was a big win, though. They'd gone into Ft. Worth and beat an undefeated (at the time) TCU. But, not just TCU...they also handed Matt Purke his first collegiate loss. So, yeah...the Huskies had it in 'em to beat the Horns. But, the team that beat the Horned Frogs 10 days ago is not the same team that showed up in Austin. Texas run-ruled Houston Baptist 12-0 in 7 innings. The line:
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Baptist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Texas | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 12 | 8 | x |
Sam Stafford pitched the first 4 innings for the victory. By my count, he faced 13 batters (1 over the minimum) and threw 46 pitches (32 for strikes). He struck out 6, walked 1, gave up 2 singles, and picked off 1 runner. He got help from a double play in the 3rd to get out of the only trouble he really faced. Josh Urban threw the 5th and 6th; he faced 6 batters and threw 20 pitches (15 for strikes). He struck out 2 and gave up a single. Stayton Thomas threw the 7th and went 1-2-3 with one strike out. All around, a nice job by the pitching staff.
The Huskies pitching staff was not really up to the challenge today. They combined to walk 7 Texas batters and hit 2 (both with bases loaded...in the same inning). With 12 runs scored, you'd expect quite a few hits but all those walks and hit batters kinda limited the number of hits. The Horns sent 12 batters to the plate in the 3rd. It was an ugly game. Offensive summaries:
- Brandon Loy (ss): 0-for-3, 2 runs scored, 2 rbi, 1 walk
- Tim Maitland (cf): 1-for-3 (single), 2 runs scored, 1 rbi, 1 walk
- Mark Payton (rf): 2-for-3 (2 singles), 1 rbi, 1 sac bunt, 1 strike out
- Erick Weiss (3b): 0-for-2, 1 rbi, 1 sac fly, 1 walk, 1 strike out
- Lucas Kephart (dh): 1-for-2 (double), 1 run scored, 1 rbi, 2 walks
- Jordan Etier (2b): 2-for-3 (single, double), 2 runs scored, 1 rbi, 1 hit by pitch
- Tant Shepherd (1b): 1-for-2 (ground-rule double), 2 runs scored, 1 walk
- Jacob Felts (c): 1-for-2 (single), 2 runs scored, 1 rbi, 1 hit by pitch
- Jonathan Walsh (lf): 0-for-2, 1 run scored, 1 rbi, 1 walk, 1 strike out
Ryan Ford saw his first action as a Longhorn. He pinch hit for Shepherd in the 6th and flew out to rf. He played 1b for the 7th and got credit for a putout on a 4-3 ground out. Kevin Lusson and Paul Montalbano also pinch-hit in the 6th and played defense in the 7th.
It was a tough game to watch...especially the 3rd inning, in which we were all wishing for the 10-run rule. Things picked up, though, and when the 7th inning rolled around, we were wishing the 10-run rule would crawl back away. But, you can't have it both ways. Ah well...
The Horns now travel to Oklahoma State. The Cowboys are 16-5 overall and 1-2 in Big 12 play (they lost their series at Kansas last weekend). It should be a good series. Hook 'em, Horns!
Posted by Joanna at 6:59 AM