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Thursday - May 19, 2011

Game 51: Texas at Texas A&M

I got home just in time to tune into tonight's game via the Aggies' free Internet video stream (thanks, Aggies!) and boy...was I frustrated. The Horns managed to get two runners picked off and a third tagged out on a hidden-ball trick in the first few innings. Ack! But, somehow, they managed to overcome that bit of madness and went on to win 4-2. The line:

The line-ups:

Texas		TAMU
Brandon Loy (ss) Mark Payton (rf) Tant Shepherd (1b) Erich Weiss (3b) Paul Montalbano (lf) Jonathan Walsh (dh) Jordan Etier (2b) Cohl Walla (cf) Jacob Felts (c)		Tyler Naquin (rf) Krey Bratsen (cf) Matt Juengel (3b) Jacob House (1b) Gregg Alcazar (dh) Kevin Gonzalez (c) Brandon Wood (lf) Kenny Jackson (ss) Andrew Collazo (2b)

Play by play:

• 1st inning, Texas
• John Stilson (rhp) on the mound for TAMU.
• Loy grounded out to 3b.
• Payton popped out to ss in shallow lf.
• Shepherd flew out (very hiiiiigh fly ball) to cf.
• 1st inning, TAMU
• Taylor Jungmann (rhp) on the mound for Texas.
• Naquin grounded out to 2b (1st pitch).
• Bratsen grounded out to ss. Nice job of fielding the ball on a short hop by Loy.
• Juengel lined a single into rf.
• House struck out swinging.
• 9 pitches (8 for strikes).
• 2nd inning, Texas
• Weiss drew a full-count walk.
• Montalbano tried to bunt Weiss to 2b but hit the ball a bit too hard into a 1-6 fielder's choice. Damn. He just beat the relay throw from 2b.
• After a couple of pitches to Walsh, Montalbano was picked off as he lost his footing heading back to 1b. Ugh.
• Walsh ended up reaching on a 5-pitch walk.
• Insert mound visit by Coach Childress after the first pitch to Etier (a low ball thrown way outside).
• Etier reached on a full-count walk, moving Walsh to 2b.
• With Walla at the plate, Etier was picked off by the catcher (2-3).
• Argggghhhhhh...miserable, miserable, miserable.
• 2nd inning, TAMU
• Alcazar struck out swinging.
• Gonzalez flew out to cf (1st pitch).
• Wood was hit on the arm by a full-count pitch.
• Jackson grounded out to 2b.
• 14 pitches (7 for strikes).
• 3rd inning, Texas
• Stilson stumbled and fell on his 2nd pitch to Walla and then seemed to be in a bit of pain...in his left ankle. He took a practice throw and stayed in the game.
• Walla flew out to lf at the wall. So close. Sigh...
• Felts flew out to rf.
• Loy singled into lf.
• Payton singled up the middle, moving Loy to 2b.
• Shepherd reached on a 5-pitch walk to load the bases.
• Weiss struck out looking (full count). Damn.
• 3rd inning, TAMU
• Collazo lined a single over 2b into right-center.
• Naquin moved Collazo to 2b on a 1-3 sac bunt.
• Bratsen struck out swinging.
• Juengel singled into lf, scoring Collazo. Juengel tried to move up to 2b on the throw but Texas cut the ball off and tagged him out (7-5, mysteriously enough...hard to believe nobody else was involved in the run-down).
• 12 pitches (7 for strikes).
• Texas down 0-1.
• 4th inning, Texas
• Montalbano singled up the middle.
• Walsh moved Montalbano to 2b on a 3-4 sac bunt.
• Etier drew a 5-pitch walk.
• Insert another visit to the mound after another opening pitch (high for a ball) to Walla.
• Walla flew out to cf. Montalbano tagged up and advanced to 3b. Etier moved up to 2b when the throw went to 3b.
• Felts grounded out to 2b. Sad.
• Stilson up to 77 pitches by my count.
• Texas down 0-1.
• 4th inning, TAMU
• House grounded out to 1b (unassisted). First pitch.
• Alcazar lined a single into rf.
• Gonzalez singled through the right side, moving Alcazar to 2b.
• Coach Johnson made a visit to the mound.
• Wood hit into a 5-3 double play. Weiss fielded, stepped on 3b for the force and threw across the diamond in time to get the batter.
• 11 pitches (8 for strikes).
• Texas down 0-1.
• 5th inning, Texas
• Loy reached on an infield single to 3b. The third baseman knocked the ball down and threw to 1b but it was wide.
• Payton bunted into another 1-6 fielder's choice. Oy.
• With Shepherd at the plate, Payton moved to 2b on a wild pitch.
• Shepherd flew out to rf (foul). Payton tagged up and moved to 3b on the play. And, then he was tagged out by the third baseman on a hidden ball trick play. The throw in from rf went to 3b and then Payton did not notice that the third baseman held onto the ball. Ugh. They are killing me.
• Texas down 0-1.
• 5th inning, TAMU
• Jackson struck out looking.
• Collazo drew a 4-pitch walk.
• With Naquin at the plate, Collazo stole 2b.
• Naquin singled down the lf line, scoring Collazo.
• Bratsen singled on a slow roller through the right side, moving Naquin to 2b (hit and run).
• Coach Johnson made another visit to the mound.
• Bratsen moved to 2b on a wild pitch with Juengel at the plate. Felts lost the ball just a couple of feet away and Bratsen moved up. Sigh...
• Juengel struck out looking. Whew. 8 pitches.
• House grounded out to the pitcher to end the inning.
• 28 pitches (14 for strikes).
• Texas down 0-2.
• 6th inning, Texas
• Weiss flew out to lf.
• Montalbano flew out to cf.
• Walsh struck out looking (3 pitches).
• Texas down 0-2.
• 6th inning, TAMU
• Alcazar struck out swinging.
• Gonzalez grounded out to ss.
• Wood struck out swinging.
• 13 pitches (9 for strikes).
• Texas down 0-2.
• 7th inning, Texas
• Etier singled past ss into cf.
• Walla lined a single into left-center, moving Etier to 2b.
• Felts struck out swinging after failing to get a bunt down and then fouling off two pitches.
• Loy drew a 5-pitch walk to load the bases.
• With Payton at the plate, a wild pitch scored Etier and moved Walla to 3b and Loy to 2b.
• Payton went on to draw a 5-pitch walk to re-load the bases.
• A&M sent Kyle Martin (rhp) to the mound, replacing Stilson (who left with 108 pitches by my count).
• Shepherd reached on an error by 3b (who failed to field a ground ball). Walla and Loy scored on the play. Payton moved to 2b.
• Weiss singled into lf. Payton was thrown out at the plate (7-2). Shepherd moved up to 3b and Weiss to 2b on the throw home.
• Montalbano grounded out to 3b.
• Texas up 3-2. Whew.
• 7th inning, TAMU
• Jackson drew a 5-pitch walk.
• Collazo tried to bunt Jackson over to 2b. Jungmann fielded and threw to Loy covering 2b. The throw was high but Jackson slid just off the bag and Loy got the tag down before Jackson got his foot back onto the bag. Double whew. Collazo safe at 1b on the fielder's choice.
• Naquin flew out to rf.
• Collazo stole 2b on the 5th pitch to Bratsen...despite many, many throws to 1b during the at-bat.
• Bratsen went on to strike out looking.
• 13 pitches (7 for strikes).
• Texas up 3-2.
• 8th inning, Texas
• Walsh grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
• Etier flew out to rf.
• Walla struck out swinging.
• Texas up 3-2.
• 8th inning, TAMU
• Juengel grounded out to 3b. Really nice snag and throw by Weiss!
• House struck out swinging. 9th K of the game for Jungmann.
• Alcazar struck out swinging.
• 10 pitches (7 for strikes).
• Texas up 3-2.
• 9th inning, Texas
• Felts grounded out to ss.
• Loy doubled into right-center. Nice.
• Loy stole 3b on the first pitch (a ball) to Payton.
• Payton reached on an infield single to 2b, scoring Loy. The infield was pulled in and both 1b and 2b went after the ball. Nobody was at 1b to cover. Wow. Role reversal from earlier in the game. Aggies now playing poorly instead of Longhorns.
• Texas sent Tim Maitland in to pinch-run for Payton.
• Shepherd grounded out to 3b, moving Maitland to 2b.
• Brandon Parrent (lhp) went to the mound, replacing Martin.
• Maitland moved up to 3b on a wild pitch...the first pitch to Weiss.
• Weiss grounded out to ss.
• Texas up 4-2.
• 9th inning, TAMU
• Maitland stayed in the game in lf. Montalbano moved to rf.
• Gonzalez flew out to lf (in left-center).
• Jace Statum (pinch-hitting for Wood) struck out swinging. Purty.
• Jackson also struck out swinging. Wow.
• Texas wins 4-2.

What a game. The Horns looked so very flat. But, they came back in the 7th and did what they needed to do to win. Wow. By my count, Taylor Jungmann threw 120 pitches for a complete-game win to move his record to 12-0 on the year. I love watching him pitch. Oh, and he also struck out 12. Really nice effort by Jungmann.

The final two games of the series will be played here in Austin. Both will be on TV. Check your local listings.

Posted by Joanna at 10:58 PM