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Saturday - April 23, 2011

Game 40: Texas at Kansas

I watched the Kansas internet stream (via CBS-Sports) and this game report is based on that broadcast. The line (from GameTracker):

Sadly, the Horns lost 2-4. It didn't really feel like a "Saturday blahs" loss. But, the team did seem a bit flat. In his post-game interview, Coach Garrido said basically that it's hard to believe but the Horns played better than the Jayhawks...but the cruel game of baseball didn't care about that. Not sure I buy it. The Horns stranded 9 batters...5 of them in scoring position. And, the bullpen did not shut down the Kansas offense as they've been doing of late. The Horns did not play poorly but they didn't really play inspired baseball, either. It was a disappointing loss, but not a terrible one.

Anyway...the line-ups:

Texas		Kansas
Brandon Loy (ss) Mark Payton (rf) Tant Shepherd (1b) Erich Weiss (3b) Paul Montalbano (cf) Kevin Lusson (c) Lucas Kephart (dh) Jonathan Walsh (lf) Jordan Etier (2b)		Brandon Macias(ss) Jason Brunansky (cf) Jimmy WAters (lf) Zac Elgie (1b) Jake Marasco (dh) Casey Lytle (rf) Alex DeLeon (c) Jordan Dreiling (3b) Kaiana Eldredge (2b)

And, here's how things played out...

• 1st inning, Texas
• Tanner Poppe (rhp) on the mound for Kansas.
• Loy popped out to 2b (in foul territory).
• Payton struck out swinging.
• Shepherd lined a single into lf.
• Weiss fought off several pitches but ended up striking out (swinging).
• 1st inning, Kansas
• Sam Stafford (lhp) on the mound for Texas.
• Macias homered (2-0 pitch) over the lf fence.
• Brunansky grounded out to ss.
• Waters grounded out to 2b.
• Elgie struck out looking.
• Texas down 0-1.
• 2nd inning, Texas
• Montalbano grounded out to ss.
• Lusson grounded out to 1b, unassisted.
• Kephart grounded out to the pitcher. Easy come-backer.
• Very efficient 7-pitch inning for Poppe.
• Texas down 0-1.
• 2nd inning, Kansas
• Marasco struck out swinging. The catcher dropped the ball so had to throw down to 1b to complete the out.
• Lytle grounded out to 1b, unassisted.
• DeLeon reached on a single off the second baseman's glove.
• Dreiling grounded out to 3b.
• Texas down 0-1.
• 3rd inning, Texas
• Walsh singled through the right side.
• Etier popped out to 1b (foul).
• Loy reached on an infield single to ss (deep in the hole).
• Payton flew out to lf.
• Shepherd grounded out to 3b.
• Texas down 0-1.
• 3rd inning, Kansas
• Eldredge fell behind 0-2 but then watched four balls to draw a walk.
• Macias reached on a 4-6 fielder's choice.
• Brunansky popped out to the catcher (bad bunt).
• Waters flew out to cf. Montalbano backed up to the wall in straightaway cf and then timed his jump just right to make the catch. Sweet.
• Texas down 0-1.
• 4th inning, Texas
• Weiss homered over the cf fence!
• Montalbano lined a single into rf.
• Lusson moved Montalbano to 2b on a 3-unassisted sac bunt down the 1b line.
• Kephart was hit by a pitch (near his ankle, I think).
• Walsh struck out swinging.
• Etier lined out to 1b.
• Game tied 1-1.
• 4th inning, Kansas
• Elgie singled up the middle.
• Marasco was hit by a pitch (elbow), moving Elgie to 2b.
• Skip Johnson made a visit to the mound.
• Lytle advanced the runners on a 1-4 sac bunt down the 3b line.
• Texas sent Kendal Carrillo (rhp) to the mound, replacing Stafford.
• With DeLeon at the plate, Elgie scored on a wild pitch and Marasco moved up to 3b. Two pitches later, Marasco also scored on a wild pitch. Sigh...
• DeLeon went on to ground out to 2b.
• After two balls thrown to Dreiling, Johnson made another trip to the mound.
• Dreiling ended up walking on 4 pitches.
• With Eldredge at the plate, Dreiling stole 2b.
• Eldredge struck out swinging.
• Nice end to the inning but not the sort of relief appearance we're used to from Carrillo. Shucks.
• Texas down 1-3.
• 5th inning, Texas
• Loy drew a 5-pitch walk.
• Payton moved Loy to 2b on a 1-3 sac bunt hit toward the mound.
• Shepherd popped out to 1b in foul territory.
• Mound visit after the first pitch (a ball) to Weiss.
• Weiss singled up the middle, scoring Loy.
• Montalbano drew a full-count walk.
• Lusson flew out to lf.
• Texas down 2-3.
• 5th inning, Kansas
• Texas sent Josh Urban (rhp) to the mound, replacing Carrillo.
• Macias flew out to lf.
• Brunansky drew a full-count walk.
• With Elgie at the plate, Brunansky stole 2b.
• Elgie popped out to 1b.
• Texas down 2-3.
• 6th inning, Texas
• Kephart flew out to cf.
• Walsh hit a ground-rule double that bounced over the fence down the rf line. Nice.
• Kansas sent Scott Heitshusen (rhp, side-arm thrower) to the mound, replacing Poppe.
• Walsh stole 3b on the 4th pitch to Etier.
• Etier struck out swinging (full count).
• Loy flew out to left-center at the warning track.
• Texas down 2-3.
• 6th inning, Kansas
• Marasco singled through the left side.
• Lytle drew a full-count walk, moving Marasco to 2b.
• Texas sent Hoby Milner (lhp) to the mound, replacing Urban.
• Surly the Saturday blahs won't strike today. Right???
• DeLeon hits a bloop single into shallow right-center to load the bases. The runners had to hold up to see if the ball would be caught.
• Brief offensive time-out between batter and 3b coach.
• Dreiling ground into a 1-4-6-3 double play. Marasco scored and Lytle moved up to 3b. The ball went off Milner's foot and toward the second baseman.
• Eldredge drew a full-count walk.
• Macias drew a full-count 8-pitch walk to load the bases.
• Brunansky flew out to lf. Whew.
• Texas down 2-4.
• 7th inning, Texas
• Wally Marciel (lhp) went to the mound, replacing Heitshusen.
• Payton grounded out to 2b.
• Shepherd popped out to 2b.
• Weiss grounded out to 1b, unassisted.
• Texas down 2-4.
• 7th inning, Kansas
• Waters grounded out to 2b.
• Elgie grounded out to 1b, unassisted.
• Marasco flew out to 2b in shallow rf.
• Nice 7-pitch inning for Milner.
• Texas down 2-4.
• 8th inning, Texas
• Montalbano drew a 5-pitch walk.
• After a couple of tosses to 1b with Alex Silver (pinch-hitting for Lusson) at the plate, Kansas made a visit to the mound. and, then made a pitching change. Colton Murray (rhp) went to the mound, replacing Marciel.
• Silver moved Montalbano on a 1-unassisted sac bunt down the 1b line.
• Kephart flew out to cf...almost to the warning track. Montalbano tagged and moved up to 3b on the play.
• Walsh popped out to 3b in foul territory about half way between home and 3b.
• Texas down 2-4.
• 8th inning, Kansas
• Texas sent Jacob Felts in at c.
• Lytle struck out swinging.
• DeLeon lined a single into lf. His 3rd hit of the day.
• Dreiling lined a single over the third baseman into lf, moving DeLeon to 2b.
• Kansas sent Tucker Tharp to 2b to pinch-run for DeLeon.
• Texas sent Nathan Thornhill (rhp) to the mound, replacing Milner.
• Eldredge struck out swinging.
• Macias flew out to lf.
• Texas down 2-4.
• 9th inning, Texas
• Etier flew out to lf (toward the gap) at the warning track. Damn.
• Loy drew a 4-pitch walk.
• Payton grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the game.
• Texas loses 2-4.

The Horns now come home to host Texas State on Tuesday and then Oklahoma over the weekend. Hook 'em!

Posted by Joanna at 4:13 PM