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Friday - March 4, 2011
Game 9: Stanford at Texas
I didn't get to go to the game but listened to most of it. Texas beat Stanford 4-3. The line:
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | x | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Taylor Jungmann was on the mound for Texas and faced the minimum through the first 4.2 innings. The first hit of the game was a triple by Brian Ragira to the gap in right center. The next batter hit a bloop single over the ss, scoring the first run of the game...and first run of the year given up by Jungmann.
The first 6 batters for Texas went down in order. Tant Shepherd started the 3rd off with a double to the gap in right center. Jacob Felts moved him to 3b on a ground out ot 1b. Sadly, Jordan Etier grouded out to 3b and Shepherd had no chance to advance...a really nice play by the third baseman who was pulled in a bit with only one out. Paul Montalbano struck out looking...on a pitch that Craig Way thought was low out of the zone. Texas got the leadoff guy on again in the 4th but to no avail. After Texas gave up a run in the top of the 5th, Cohl Walla singled to start things off in the bottom of the inning. Kevin Lusson moved Walla to 2b with a sac bunt down the 1b line. Shepherd walked. Felts flew out to cf. Etier doubled to the cf-rf gap, scoring Walla and Shepherd. He moved up to 3b on the relay throw home which was wide and went past the catcher. Sadly, he was stranded at 3b. So...Horns with a 1-run lead.
Jungmann got back to form for the 6th, 7th, and 8th going 1-2-3 in all three innings.
Brandon Loy hit a 1-out single through the right side in the bottom of the 8th. Mark Payton tripled over the right fielder's head, scoring Loy! Erich Weiss followed that up with a single to lf, scoring Payton...which prompted a pitching change for Stanford. Walla singled through the left side, moving Weiss to 2b. Lusson grounded out to 2b, moving the runners to 2b and 3b. Sheperd flew out to lf to end the inning. Texas added to their lead, though, moving the score to 4-1.
Stanford got a couple aboard on back-to-back singles in the top of the 9th. A ground out to the pitcher moved the runners to 2b and 3b. And, a single up the middle scored both runners moving the Cardinal to within 1 run of the Horns. The next batter reached on a 5-4 fielder's choice...almost a double play but the relay throw was a bit late and low. Another single put runners at 1b and 2b...with the tying run at 2b. Which prompted Texas to send Corey Knebel (rhp) to the mound, replacing Jungmann. Ragira, who got the first hit of the game, grounded out to Knebel to end the game!
Hook 'em, Horns!
Posted by Joanna at 5:45 PM