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Friday - March 25, 2011

Game 22: Texas at Oklahoma State

I listened to Craig Way on the radio and this game report is based on that broadcast. The line (from GameTracker):

Yep. Fifteen (15!!!) innings. Again. The Horns have played four conference games...three have gone extra innings. They're killing me. In all, they've played five extra-inning games so far this year...two went 15 innings. Yikes

Anyway...

The game lasted just over four hours. It felt a lot more like six or seven. I'm exhausted. I don't know how Craig Way did it. He called the entire game on his own...no breaks...no broadcast partner. Well done, Mr. Way.

Taylor Jungmann started and pitched 9 innings. He faced 33 batters, gave up 4 hits (including 1 double), struck out 7, and walked 1. By my count, he threw 113 pitches, 76 for strikes. (I kept score as I listened on the radio so my numbers may be a bit off.) Corey Knebel went in for the Horns at the start of the home half of the 10th. He threw 4 innings, faced 13, gave up 2 singles, and struck out 3. He did not give up a walk. By my count, he threw 52 pitches (35 for strikes). Kirby Bellow went in for the Horns in the 14th and did not have a very good outing. He faced 4, gave up a single, and walked 2 (1 intentionally). He threw 15 pitches (7 for strikes). With the bases loaded and 1 out, Kendal Carrillo then went in for the Horns. He managed to induce a pop-out to 2b and a line out to lf to end the inning. Fantastic! He then threw a 1-2-3 15th to snag his 2nd win of the year. He faced 5 and struck out 2 while throwing 16 pitches (13 for strikes). For the most part, phenomenal pitching all around.

I also have to give mad props to the OSU staff. Mike Strong started for the Cowboys and went 8.1 innings. He faced 32 batters, gave up 5 singles, struck out 9, walked 2, hit 2, and threw 1 wild pitch. He threw 120 pitches (83 for strikes). Chris Marlowe threw the final 6.2 innings. He faced 28 batters, gave up 2 singles, struck out 12, walked 5, and hit 1. He threw 113 pitches (73 for strikes). He did give up an earned run to take the loss. Again, all these numbers are my counts based on what I heard on the radio broadcast.

The Horns had a few chances before the 15th to score a run and just could not get a timely hit. They struck out 21 times. Ugh. Not pretty. The amazing thing is that they scored that winning run when Mark Payton stole home. YES, THAT'S RIGHT. HE STOLE HOME. Stunning. He drew a 5-pitch walk to start the 15th and moved to 2b on a sac bunt. He then moved up to 3b on a ground out to the pitcher. And, then...with Etier at the plate...he STOLE home. Craig Way said he never hesitated for a second. Amazing. Stunning. Completely unexpected. And, unbelievable. Wow.

As is usual when I listen to the game from home, I did my play-by-play as I scored the game. You get more of a feeling about how I was feeling as things played out. I was tempted not to post this but...what the heck? Read on...

Starting line-ups:

Texas		Oklahoma State
Tim Maitland (lf) Brandon Loy (ss) Mark Payton (rf) Erich Weiss (3b) Lucas Kephart (dh) Jordan Etier (2b) Cohl Walla (cf) Tant Shepherd (1b) Jacob Felts (c)		Gabe Weidenaar (cf) Dane Phillips (dh) Zach Johnson (1b) Jared Womack (c) Davis Duren (2b) Mark Ginther (3b) Luis Uribe (rf) Devin Shines (lf) Hunter Bailey (ss)

Play by play:

• 1st inning, Texas
• Mike Strong (lhp) on the mound for OSU.
• Maitland struck out swinging (1-2 count).
• Loy grounded out to 3b.
• Payton flew out to rf.
• 13 pitches (10 for strikes).
• 1st inning, Oklahoma State
• Taylor Jungmann (rhp) on the mound for Texas.
• Weidenaar grounded out to 2b after working the count full.
• Phillips struck out looking.
• Johnson grounded out to ss.
• 12 pitches (7 for strikes).
• 2nd inning, Texas
• Weiss grounded out to ss. Nice scoop and throw by the ss.
• Kephart struck out looking (1-2 count).
• Etier struck out looking (1-2 count). Way mentioned that the home plate ump seemed to be calling low strikes and the Texas players would have to adjust to it.
• 13 pitches (11 for strikes). Wow.
• 2nd inning, Oklahoma State
• Womack popped out to ss (soft liner, I think).
• Duren grounded out to 2b. The sharply hit ball bounced off Etier's chest but he stayed with it and got the out!
• Ginther doubled down the rf line and into the corner.
• Uribe flew out to shallow lf. Whew.
• 8 pitches (6 for strikes). Nice.
• 3rd inning, Texas
• Walla struck out swinging (1-2 count).
• Shepherd worked the count full, fouled off a couple of pitches, and ended up drawing an 8-pitch walk.
• With Felts at the plate, Shepherd moved up to 2b on a wild pitch (2nd pitch of the at-bat).
• Felts struck out swinging (foul tip).
• Maitland grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
• 21 pitches (13 for strikes).
• 3rd inning, Oklahoma State
• Shines reached on a 4-pitch walk. Wow. That really happened. Jungmann walked a lead-off batter on 4 pitches.
• Bailey bunted a ball in front of the plate. Felts fielded and tried to get the lead runner at 2b but the throw was a little low. Bailey safe at 1b on the fielder's choice.
• Weidenaar laid a bunt down the 3b line. Jungmann fielded and threw to 3b in time to get the lead runner. Bailey safe at 2b. Weidenaar safe at 1b on the fielder's choice. Frank Anderson argued the call at 3b. Craig Way said it was a good call based on TV replay.
• Phillips reached on an error...ground ball off the first baseman's glove. Bases loaded. Way said Shepherd (1b) probably should've let Etier (2b) field the ball but he was (maybe) hoping to get a 3-6-1 double play.
• Johnson hit a hard ground ball into a 1-6-3 double play! Whew!
• 13 pitches (8 for strikes).
• 4th inning, Texas
• Loy flew out to rf.
• Payton was hit by a pitch.
• Weiss singled through the right side, moving Payton to 2b.
• Kephart also singled through the right side to load the bases!
• Etier (ugh!) hit a ground ball that went off the pitcher's glove but right at the ss who stepped on 2b and threw to 1b for a 1-6-3 double play. Oh, the agony.
• 14 pitches (7 for strikes).
• 4th inning, Oklahoma State
• Womack grounded out (high chopper) to 1b (unassisted).
• Duren also grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
• Ginther grounded out to 2b. Another ball that Etier struggled with a bit but he still got the out.
• 8 pitches (6 for strikes). Jungmann's throwing a really a good game.
• 5th inning, Texas
• Walla struck out swinging (0-2 count).
• Shepherd flew out to rf.
• Felts struck out swinging.
• 11 pitches (8 for strikes). Strong also throwing a good game...7 strike outs through 5.
• 5th inning, Oklahoma State
• Uribe fouled out to 2b in foul territory.
• Shines grounded out to 3b.
• Bailey flew out to lf. A great play by Tim Maitland in lf to catch a ball at the warning track that was falling fast into the corner!!
• 14 pitches (7 for strikes).
• 6th inning, Texas
• Maitland grounded out to 2b.
• Loy flew out to rf.
• Payton flew out to cf.
• 7 pitches (6 for strikes). Ouch.
• 6th inning, Oklahoma State
• Weidenaar tried to check his swing but struck out swinging. Felts dropped the ball so had to throw down to 1b to complete the out.
• Phillips struck out swinging.
• Johnson lined a single into lf.
• Womack grounded out to the catcher. The ball off the end of the bat just got a couple of feet off the plate and Felts had a pretty easy throw to 1b for the out.
• 20 pitches (14 for strikes).
• 7th inning, Texas
• Weiss flew out to cf on a sinking liner.
• Kephart grounded out to 2b.
• Etier flew out to rf.
• 13 pitches (9 for strikes).
• 7th inning, Oklahoma State
• Duren reached on a slow rolling infield single to 2b. Etier tried to make a barehanded scoop and throw but the throw was too late.
• Ginther struck out swinging (foul tip).
• Uribe reached on a 6-4 fielder's choice. Very close to a 6-4-3 double play but Uribe just beat out the relay throw.
• Shines struck out looking. Whew.
• 16 pitches (13 for strikes).
• 8th inning, Texas
• Walla struck out swinging (1-2 count) for the 3rd time tonight, each time as the lead-off batter. Sad.
• Shepherd reached on a surprise bunt single down the 3b line!
• On the 3rd pitch to Felts, Shepherd stole 2b and moved up to 3b on a bad throw from the catcher that got into cf. Yes!
• Felts struck out swinging (1-2 count) for the 3rd time tonight. Ouch!
• Maitland was hit by a full-count pitch.
• Insert visit to the mound by Frank Anderson.
• Loy flew out to cf. So sad.
• 17 pitches (11 for strikes).
• 8th inning, Oklahoma State
• Bailey singled up the middle off the pitcher's glove.
• Weidenaar moved Bailey to 2b on a 1-3 sac bunt.
• Insert mound visit by Skip Johnson.
• Phillips lined out to 3b. Bailey just beat the throw from 3b to 2b to avoid the double play. Too bad.
• Johnson struck out swinging!
• 12 pitches (8 for strikes).
• 9th inning, Texas
• Payton singled past 2b into cf.
• Weiss could not get the bunt down but then grounded out to the pitcher anyway...moving Payton to 2b.
• Kephart drew a full-count walk, putting runners at 1b and 2b.
• Insert another visit to the mound by Frank Anderson. Strong with 120 pitches by my count (83 for strikes) at this point...and his first walk of the game. Eventually, a pitching change was called. Nice job by Strong.
• OSU sent Chris Marlowe (rhp) to the mound, replacing Strong.
• Etier watched 3 straight balls from the OSU closer, then 2 called strikes, before seeing a 4th ball to walk and load the bases.
• Paul Montalbano was announced as pinch-hitting for Walla and Frank Anderson made another visit to the mound.
• Montalbano was called out on strikes (0-2 count).
• Shepherd, very very sadly, hit into a 6-4 fielder's choice. So sad.
• 13 pitches (7 for strikes) for Marlowe.
• 9th inning, Oklahoma State
• Ack! Lost the radio signal!
• Montalbano stayed in the game in lf. Maitland moved to cf.
• Womack struck out swinging on 3 pitches. We got the radio signal back just as he struck out.
• Duren flew out on a sinking liner to rf.
• Ginther flew out to rf.
• 10 pitches (7 for strikes).
• 10th inning, Texas
• Felts walked on 4 pitches!
• Maitland struck out swinging (3 pitches) after failing to get the bunt down.
• Loy struck out looking. Sigh...
• Felts stole 2b on the 4th pitch to Payton (taking the count to 2-2). The catcher did not make a throw to 2b.
• Payton struck out swinging 2 pitches later.
• 17 pitches (10 for strikes).
• 10th inning, Oklahoma State
• Texas sent Corey Knebel (rhp) to the mound, replacing Jungmann. By my count, Jungmann threw 113 pitches (76 for strikes). Really nice night. Sigh...too bad he gets no decision.
• Uribe hit a hard ground ball up the middle for a single.
• Andrew Heck went in to pinch run for Uribe.
• Ryan Doeppel (pinch-hitting for Shines) bunted into a 1-6 fielder's choice! (Heck out on the play.)
• With Bailey at the plate, the Horns picked Doeppel off (1-3)!
• Bailey flew out to cf.
• 11 pitches (8 for strikes).
• 11th inning, Texas
• Doeppel stayed in the game in lf; Weidenaar moved to rf; and Saxon went in at cf (filling the 7th spot in the line-up).
• Weiss struck out swinging.
• Kevin Lusson (pinch-hitting for Kephart) grounded out to 2b.
• Etier struck out swinging.
• 13 pitches (11 for strikes).
• 11th inning, Oklahoma State
• Weidenaar struck out swinging.
• Phillips grounded out to 2b. Nice play by Etier!
• Johnson flew out to cf.
• 12 pitches (8 for strikes).
• 12th inning, Texas
• Montalbano struck out looking. Oh, my.
• Shepherd grounded out to the pitcher.
• Felts reached on a single that went off the mound and then off the 2b bag into rf. Wow.
• Maitland was hit by a pitch (0-2 count), moving Felts to 2b.
• Insert visit to the mound by Frank Anderson.
• Loy drew a 5-pitch walk to load the bases.
• Payton struck out swinging. O. M. G.
• 19 pitches (14 for strikes).
• 12th inning, Oklahoma State
• Womack struck out swinging.
• Duren struck out looking.
• Ginther singled up the middle.
• Saxon hit into a 5-4 fielder's choice to end the inning.
• 18 pitches (12 for strikes).
• 13th inning, Texas
• Weiss struck out swinging. Ugh.
• Lusson struck out swinging. (2-3 on the putout after the dropped 3rd strike.)
• Etier also struck out swinging. To nobody's surprise. So sad.
• 14 pitches (9 for strikes).
• 13th inning, Oklahoma State
• Doeppel grounded out to ss.
• Bailey grounded out to 3b.
• Weidenaar grounded out to 2b.
• 11 pitches (7 for strikes).
• 14th inning, Texas
• Montalbano singled to right-center. First time of the night that the #7 batter did not strike out for Texas!
• Montalbano moved to 2b on a wild pitch with Shepherd squared to bunt!
• Shepherd drew a walk on the next pitch.
• Insert another visit to the mound by Frank Anderson.
• Felts hit a 1-3 sac bunt to move the runners to 2b and 3b.
• Maitland bunted down the 1b line...a little too hard...and Montalbano was tagged out at the plate (3-2 on the out). Ack!
• With Loy at the plate, Maitland moved up to 2b...defensive indifference?
• Loy grounded out to 1b and was just beat to the bag by the pitcher (3-1 on the out). Killing me. The Horns are killing me.
• 21 pitches (12 for strikes).
• 14th inning, Oklahoma State
• Texas sent Kirby Bellow (lhp) to the mound, replacing Knebel.
• Phillips singled to cf. Maitland appeared to lose the ball in the lights.
• Johnson drew a full-count 7-pitch walk, moving Phillips to 2b.
• Frank Anderson took an offensive timeout to talk to his hitters.
• Womack advanced the batters on a 1-3 sac bunt.
• Duren was intentionally walked by the Horns.
• Texas sent Kendal Carrillo (rhp) to the mound, replacing Bellow (who threw 15 pitches, 7 for strikes).
• Ginther popped out to 2b!!!
• Saxon lined out to lf!!
• Wow.
• 5 pitches (4 for strikes) for Carrillo.
• 15th inning, Texas
• Payton drew a 5-pitch walk.
• Weiss moved Payton to 2b on a 1-3 sac bunt.
• Lusson grounded out to the pitcher, moving Payton to 3b.
• Payton STOLE HOME!!!! with Etier at the plate. OMG!!!!
• Etier struck out swinging.
• 16 pitches (10 for strikes). Totals: 113 pitches (73 for strikes). Wow.
• Texas leads 1-0.
• 15th inning, Oklahoma State
• Randy McCurry (pinch-hitting for Doeppel) popped out to 2b on a flair that was headed into shallow rf. Great diving catch by Etier!
• Bailey struck out looking on 3 pitches.
• Weidenaar struck out swinging.
• 11 pitches (9 for strikes). Carrillo gets the win!
• Texas wins 1-0.

Game 2 tomorrow at 2 o'clock. Hope the Horns avoid the Saturday blahs that they've experienced form time to time this season. Hook 'em!

Posted by Joanna at 11:34 PM