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Sunday - March 27, 2011

Game 24: Texas at Oklahoma State

I watched the OSU video stream via CBS Sports while listening to Craig Way and some other guy (sorry, I cannot remember his name) via KVET today. This game report is based on that broadcast. The line (from GameTracker):

It was even colder in Stillwater for today's game than it was yesterday...37 degrees F at the start of the game. Brrr...

Things did not go well for the Horns. They started out just fine. Cole Green started and had a good start. He struck out 5 of the first 9 batters he faced through the first 2 innings and then went 3-up/3-down in the 3rd and 4th (with 2 more strike outs). With a 3-0 lead going into the 5th, he gave up a lead-off single follwed by a homerun over the lf fence. He got into a bit more trouble later in the inning but worked his way out of the jam. After giving up another lead-off single in the 6th, though, Texas decided to switch gears and sent Kendal Carrillo to the mound. After striking out the first batter he faced, Carrillo gave up back-to-back singles (one of them driving in the tying run) and a ground out before intentionally walking a batter to load the bases. Texas sent Kirby Bellow in and a fly out to lf (first pitch from Bellow) shut down OSU's rally. And, then? Well...things just fell apart in the 7th. Texas gave up 7 runs as the Cowboys sent 13 batters to the plate. The Horns ended up losing 3-10. See the game report below for details...

Starting line-ups:

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

Play by play:

• 1st inning, Texas
• Andrew Heaney (lhp) on the mound for OSU.
• Payton doubled into the lf corner!
• Loy singled off the third baseman, moving Payton to 3b.
• Weiss struck out swinging.
• Kephart reached on a 1-6 fielder's choice. The double-play relay throw from 2b to 1b was low and got away from the first baseman. Kephart reached 2b on the error. Payton scored.
• Shepherd popped out to ss (foul).
• 14 pitches (10 for strikes).
• 1st inning, Oklahoma State
• Cole Green (rhp) on the mound for Texas.
• Weidenaar struck out swinging.
• Phillips struck out looking (2-2 count, 8 pitches).
• Johnson singled to right center.
• Womack flew out to lf.
• 17 pitches (12 for strikes).
• Texas leads 1-0.
• 2nd inning, Texas
• Walla popped out to ss in shallow lf.
• Felts flew out to shallow cf.
• Etier singled through the left side.
• Maitland flew out to lf.
• 9 pitches (6 for strikes).
• Texas leads 1-0.
• 2nd inning, Oklahoma State
• Duren struck out looking!
• Saiko also struck out looking!
• Shines was hit by a pitch (full count).
• Ginther singled past the third baseman, moving Shines to 3b.
• Bailey struck out looking!
• 24 pitches (16 for strikes).
• Texas leads 1-0.
• 3rd inning, Texas
• Payton flew out to rf.
• Loy lined a single into cf.
• Weiss singled past 1b ito rf, moving Loy to 2b.
• Frank Anderson made a trip to the mound.
• Kephart struck out looking (2-2 count).
• Shepherd, sadly, also struck out looking (full count).
• 24 pitches (14 for strikes).
• Texas leads 1-0.
• 3rd inning, Oklahoma State
• Weidenaar flew out to lf.
• Phillips struck out swinging...after Felts dropped a pop-up on the 2nd pitch. Whew.
• Johnson flew out to rf.
• 7 pitches (6 for strikes).
• Texas leads 1-0.
• 4th inning, Texas
• Walla lined out to cf.
• Felts struck out looking (2-2 count).
• Etier drew a 5-pitch walk.
• With Maitland at the plate, Etier stole 2b.
• Maitland struck out swinging. The catcher dropped the ball and had to tag Maitland to complete the out.
• 15 pitches (9 for strikes).
• Texas leads 1-0.
• 4th inning, Oklahoma State
• Womack grounded out to 2b. Etier bobbled the ball and it got a few feet away from him but he still managed to get to the ball and throw to 1b in time for the out.
• Duren struck out looking after fouling off a few pitches.
• Saiko grounded out to the pitcher.
• 10 pitches (8 for strikes).
• Texas leads 1-0.
• 5th inning, Texas
• Payton singled past the second baseman into cf.
• Loy lined a single into cf, moving Payton to 2b.
• Weiss advanced the runners to 2b and 3b on a 1-6 sac bunt.
• With the infield pulled in, Kephart lined a sigle into rf, scoring Payton and moving Loy up to 3b!
• Frank Anderson made a visit to the mound. He called the 1b ump over and spoke to him before calling for a replacement pitcher. Then the 1b ump had a conversation with the home plate umpire. Weird.
• OSU sent Randy McCurry (rhp) to the mound, replacing Heaney (who finished with 69 pitches, 44 for strikes).
• Shepherd hit a sac bunt down the 1b line (3-unassisted), scoring Loy and moving Kephart to 2b.
• Walla grounded out to 3b.
• 8 pitches (5 for strikes) for McCurry.
• Texas leads 3-0.
• 5th inning, Oklahoma State
• Shines lined a single up the middle.
• Ginther homered over the lf fence.
• Bailey lined out to a diving Walla in right center. Great catch!!!
• Weidenaar struck out swinging.
• Phillips singled up the middle.
• The home plate umpire gave a warning to the OSU dugout during Phillips' at-bat. They didn't seem happy with his strike zone.
• Johnson drew a 10-pitch full-count walk. Wow.
• Insert mound visit by Skip Johnson.
• Womack popped out to ss behind 2b. Whew.
• 27 pitches (18 for strikes).
• Texas leads 3-2.
• 6th inning, Texas
• Felts grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
• Etier popped out to 2b in shallow rf.
• Maitland was hit on his right thigh by a pitch.
• With Payton at the plate, Maitland stole 2b. Frank Anderson went out to argue the call. To no avail, of course.
• Payton struck out looking.
• 19 pitches (12 for strikes).
• Texas leads 3-2.
• 6th inning, Oklahoma State
• Duren singled up the middle.
• Texas sent Kendal Carrillo (rhp) to the mound, replacing Green. Green's final numbers: 5+ innings, 23 batters faced, 3 runs (all earned), 6 hits (including 1 homerun, 8 strike outs, 1 walk, 1 hit batter, 90 pitches (63 for strikes).
• McCurry (the pitcher), pinch-hitting for DH Saiko (huh?), struck out looking. I wonder if that takes the DH out of the game? The DH had not pitched since McCurry went to the mound. Hmmm...
• Shines reached on an infield single to ss. Loy managed to stop a ball that took a bad hop but could not gather the ball up to make a throw.
• Ginther singled through the right side, scoring Duren and moving Shines to 2b.
• Bailey grounded out to ss, advancing both base runners.
• Weidenaar was intentionally walked to laod the bases. Sigh...
• Texas sent Kirby Bellow (lhp) to the mound, replacing Carrillo. Final numbers for Carrillo: .2 innings, 5 batters, 0 runs, 2 singles, 1 strike out, 1 walk, 14 pitches (6 for strikes).
• Phillips flew out to lf (1st pitch).
• Game tied 3-3.
• 7th inning, Texas
• Loy flew out to rf (down the line).
• Weiss drew a 4-pitch walk.
• Kephart flew out to 2b (foul).
• Shepherd flew out down the lf line at the warning track.
• 12 pitches (6 for strikes).
• Game tied 3-3.
• 7th inning, Oklahoma State
• Johnson reached on a 4-pitch walk. Ouch.
• After Bellow threw 2 more balls (ouch...6 balls to start the 7th), Texas sent Andrew McKirahan (lhp) to the mound, replacing Bellow. Bellow's final numbers: .1 innings, 1 run (earned), 2 batters, no hits, 1 walk, 7 pitches (1 for a strike).
• Womack hit a bloop singled over the third baseman, moving Johnson to 2b.
• Duren, unable to get the bunt down, worked the count full and then drew a 6-pitch walk. Bases loaded. Ouch.
• Texas sent Stayton Thomas (rhp) to the mound, replacing McKirahan. McKirahan's final numbers: 0 innings, 2 runs (both earned), 2 batters, 1 hit, 1 walk, 10 pitches (5 for strikes).
• McCurry singled to rf, scoring Johnson and keeping the bases loaded.
• With Shines at the plate, a wild pitch scored Womack and moved Duren to 3b and McCurry to 2b.
• On the next pitch, Felts made a high pick-off throw to 3b that sailed past the third baseman into lf. Duren scored and McCurry advanced to 3b. E2.
• Shines ended up drawing a full-count 8-pitch walk.
• Ginther singled into rf, scoring McCurry and moving Shines to 2b.
• Texas sent Josh Urban (rhp) to the mound, replacing Thomas. Thomas' final numbers: .1 innings, 1 run (earned), 4 batters, 2 singles, 1 strikeout, 1 walk, 19 pitches (11 for strikes).
• Weidenaar tripled into the rf corner, scoring Shines and Bailey.
• Phillips reached on an infield single to 3b. High chopper. Wow. Runners at the corners, 1 out.
• Texas sent Nathan Thornhill (rhp) to the mound, replacing Urban. Urban's final numbers: 0 innings, 1 run (earned), 2 batters, 2 hits (1 triple), 11 pitches (6 for strikes).
• Johnson reached on a fielder's choice on a ball that went to 3b. Weiss fielded and looked to the runner at 3b, trying to see if he could get him out. After looking the runner back, he threw to 1b but the throw was late.
• Womack drew a full-count 7-pitch walk to score Weidenaar.
• Duren struck out swinging.
• McCurry popped out to 1b (foul).
• Ugh...inning finally over.
• 14 piches (10 for strikes) for Thornhill.
• Texas down 3-10.
• 8th inning, Texas
• Walla reached on an infield single to 2b. The second baseman stopped the ball but couldn't get hold of it to make a throw to 1b.
• Felts hit into a 4-6-3 double play. Ouch.
• Etier singled into cf.
• Maitland flew out to lf.
• 13 pitches (8 for strikes).
• Texas down 3-10.
• 8th inning, Oklahoma State
• Shines grounded out to 2b.
• Ginther flew out to cf in right center.
• Bailey struck out swinging.
• 13 pitches (8 for strikes).
• Texas down 3-10.
• 9th inning, Texas
• Payton grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
• Loy flew out to rf.
• Weiss drew a 4-pitch walk.
• Kephart flew out to rf.
• Thornhill's final numbers: 1.2 innings, 0 runs, 7 batters, 0 hits, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk, 26 pitches (18 for strikes).
• Texas loses 3-10.

What a miserable 7th inning. Ugh. I don't even really know what else to say about today's game. I sincerely thought the Horns would come out with a purpose today and win the game. Early on, it looked like that would be the case. But, then things fell apart. McCurry ended up getting the win for OSU and Bellow was saddled with the loss for the Horns.

Oral Roberts with a record of 8-9 will be here in Austin on Tuesday. Texas then hosts Big 12 opponent Missouri who ended up splitting two games with Oklahoma on Friday. Snow was expected in Missouri this weekend so the teams decided to play two games on Friday...good thing as the snow did fall and the third game of their series was cancelled (and will not be rescheduled). The Tigers have a record of 12-12 (1-1 in Big 12) coming out of this weekend's action. They're scheduled to play Illinois on Tuesday (at home) and Texas State (in San Marcos) on Wednesday before coming to Austin.

Here's hoping the Horns get things turned around this week. Hook 'em, Horns!

Posted by Joanna at 5:51 PM