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Sunday - March 25, 2012

Game 22: Texas at Kansas State

I'm so glad I stayed home to listen to today's game at Kansas State. The Horns won 8-5. They jumped out to a quick lead when Etier (hitting at the top of the lineup in the #2 spot for a change) and Weiss hit back-to-back triples followed by a double by Walsh. Etier went on to go 3-for-5 with 3 runs scored; Weiss went 3-for-4 (he was also hit by a pitch to reach base 4 times in all) with 2 home runs (!), 4 runs scored, and 4 batted in; Walsh went 4-for-5 with 1 run scored, 2 doubles, and 3 batted in. An absolutely fantastic offensive day for the 2, 3, and 4 hitters. Wow. Hoby Milner earned the win, moving his record to 4-3. Corey Knebel threw the final 1.1 innings to earn his 5th save of the season.

I listened to today's game on the radio and this report is based on that broadcast.

Here's the line (from GameTracker):

The lineups:

Texas	Kansas State
Mark Payton (rf) Jordan Etier (ss) Erich Weiss (3b) Jonathan Walsh (lf) Brooks Marlow (2b) Alex Silver (1b) Jacob Felts (c) Landon Steinhagen (dh) Tim Maitland (cf)	Ross Kivett (2b) Jake Brown (ss) Jared King (cf) Wade Hinkle (1b) Matt Giller (3b) Mike Kindel (rf) Austin Fisher (dh) Dan Klein (c) Tanner Witt (lf)

Play by play:

• 1st inning, Texas
• Kayvon Bahramzadeh (rhp) on the mound for Kansas State.
• Payton flew out ("popped out" said Craig Way) to cf.
• Etier tripled to right-center!
• Weiss tripled off the wall in left-center (!!!), scoring Etier.
• Walsh doubled into the rf corner (!!!), scoring Weiss. Excellent!
• Kansas State made a visit to the mound.
• Walsh moved up to 3b on a passed ball with Marlow at the plate. The ball in the dirt got away from the catcher who tried to go down for the ball but couldn't hold onto it.
• Marlow went down swinging after fouling off a few pitches.
• Silver also struck out swinging.
• Texas up 2-0.
• 1st inning, Kansas State
• Ricky Jacquez (rhp) on the mound for Texas.
• Kivett struck out looking.
• Brown flew out to lf down the line.
• King grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
• 15 pitches (10 for strikes) for Jacquez.
• Texas up 2-0.
• 2nd inning, Texas
• Felts grounded out to 3b.
• Steinhagen grounded out to 1b (unassisted). The first baseman made a nice play to knock the ball down and rob Steinhagen of extra bases. Shucks.
• Maitland struck out swinging.
• Texas up 2-0.
• 2nd inning, Kansas State
• Hinkle hit an oposite-field home run over the lf fence. Ouch.
• Giller grounded out to ss.
• Kindel struck out looking.
• Fisher reached on a high-chopper hit toward 3b. By the time Weiss was able to get to the ball, his throw to 1b was too late.
• Klein struck out swinging.
• 24 pitches (15 for strikes) for Jacquez.
• Texas up 2-1.
• 3rd inning, Texas
• Payton struck out swinging. The catcher could not hold onto the ball so had to throw down to 1b to complete the out.
• Etier lined a single into cf.
• Weiss homered over the rf fence!!!
• Walsh flew out to cf.
• Marlow singled into rf.
• With Silver at the plate, Marlow was caught stealing (2-6).
• Texas up 4-1.
• 3rd inning, Kansas State
• Witt flew out to shallow rf.
• Kivett reached on a single past the diving ss into cf.
• Brown struck out swinging.
• King drew a 4-pitch walk, moving Kivett to 2b. No likey.
• Hinkle drew a 5-pitch walk to load the bases. Skip Johnson did make a visit to the mound after the first pitch (a ball) to Hinkle.
• Giller struck out swinging!
• 25 pitches (12 for strikes) for Jacquez.
• Texas up 4-1.
• 4th inning, Texas
• Silver singled through the left side (first pitch).
• Kansas State sent Matt Wivinis (rhp) to the mound, replacing Bahramzadeh.
• Felts, unable to get the bunt down, ended up flying out to lf in shallow left-center.
• Steinhagen reached on a bloop single over the second baseman into shallow rf, moving Silver to 2b.
• Maitland flew out to cf. Silver did not wait on the catch so could not tag and move up.
• Payton lined out to lf.
• Texas up 4-1.
• 4th inning, Kansas State
• Kindel popped out to the catcher in foul territory on the 3rd base side of the plate.
• Fisher grounded out to 3b. Great play by Weiss who fielded in the hole, spun around, and threw a bullet to 1b.
• Klein flew out to shallow cf.
• 8 pitches (5 for strikes) for Jacquez.
• Texas up 4-1.
• 5th inning, Texas
• Etier grounded out o a slow chopper to 2b. Close play at 1b.
• Weiss grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
• Walsh singled through the right side.
• Marlow flew out to lf in foul territory.
• Texas up 4-1.
• 5th inning, Kansas State
• Witt doubled to right-center.
• (Hoby Milner warming up in the bullpen.)
• Kivett singled up the middle, scoring Witt.
• Skip Johnson made a visit to the mound.
• Brown drew a 5-pitch walk.
• Texas sent Hoby Milner (lhp) to the mound, replacing Jacquez.
• King drew a full-count 8-pitch walk to load the bases. Ouch.
• With Hinkle at the plate, OU used an offensive timeout to talk to the batter after he fouled off the first pitch.
• Hinkle struck out swinging!
• Giller singled into rf, scoring Kivett. Bases still loaded.
• Kindel was hit by a pitch (full count, 10th pitch of the at-bat), scoring Brown.
• Blair DeBoard (pinch-hitting for Fisher) popped out to 1b in foul territory. The ball was over the stands and then blew back into fair territory.
• Klein grounded out to ss to end our misery.
• 10 pitches (5 for strikes) for Jacquez. His final numbers (my unofficial count): 4+ innings, 20 batters, 4 runs (all earned), 5 hits including 1 home run and 1 double, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, on 82 pitches (47 for strikes).
• 30 pitches (19 for strikes) for Milner.
• Game tied 4-4.
• 6th inning, Texas
• Silver singled through the left side.
• Felts, again unable to get the bunt down, struck out swinging.
• Steinhagen reached on a 5-4 fielder's choice (Silver out on the play).
• Maitland flew out to deep rf. It sounded promising for a second there. Sigh...
• Game tied 4-4.
• 6th inning, Kansas State
• (Austin Dicharry and Dillon Peters up in the bullpen for Texas.)
• Witt singled off the pitcher. The ball bounced toward ss but no chance for a play at 1b.
• Kivett lined a single into lf, moving Witt to 2b.
• Brown reached on a 1-5 fielder's choice. He bunted with 2 strikes (!) but Milner did a nice job to field and get the lead runner.
• King struck out swinging.
• Hinkle lined out to rf.
• 21 pitches (13 for strikes) for Milner.
• Game tied 4-4.
• 7th inning, Texas
• Kansas State sent Robert Youngdahl (lhp) to the mound, replacing Wivinis.
• Payton drew a 6-pitch full-count walk. Note: Payton has reached base in every game this season.
• Sadly, Payton was picked off 2-3 after Etier bunted through the first pitch. Nice play by the catcher.
• Etier singled through the left side.
• Weiss was hit by a pitch, moving Etier to 2b.
• Kansas State sent Gerardo Esquivel (rhp) to the mound, replacing Youngdahl.
• Walsh doubled to the gap in right-center, scoring Etier and Weiss!
• Texas took an offensive timeout, giving Coach Garrido a chance to chat with Marlow and Silver.
• Marlow flew out to cf. Walsh tagged and moved up to 3b.
• Silver grounded out to ss.
• Texas up 6-4.
• 7th inning, Kansas State
• Texas sent John Curtiss (rhp) to the mound, replacing Milner.
• Milner's final numbers (my unofficial count): 2 innings, 11 batters faced, no runs, 3 hits (all singles), 2 strike outs, 1 walk, 1 hit batter, on 51 pitches (32 for strikes).
• Giller flew out to rf.
• Kindel grounded out to 2b.
• DeBord lined a full-count pitch into lf for a single.
• Klein flew out to rf. Huh. That's the 4th time in 7 innings that Klein made the 3rd out. Poor guy.
• 18 pitches (12 for strikes) for Curtiss.
• Texas up 6-4.
• 8th inning, Texas
• Felts lined a single into rf.
• Steinhagen moved Felts to 2b on a 1-3 sac bunt.
• Maitland ground into a 6-5-4 fielder's choice as Kansas State caught Felts in a run-down.
• With Payton at the plate, Maitland stole 2b. He was shaken up a bit on the play but stayed in the game. The second baseman argued that he tagged Maitland but the ump said he pushed him off the bag so no go. One pitch later, Texas sent Taylor Stell in to pinch-run for Maitland.
• Payton, after seeing two balls, was intentionally walked (last two pitches outside).
• Etier grounded out to 1b (p covered bag).
• Texas up 6-4.
• 8th inning, Kansas State
• Texas kept Stell in the game in cf.
• (Corey Knebel throwing lightly in the Texas bullpen. Dillon Peters also up in the bullpen.)
• Witt grounded out to 2b.
• Kivett drew a 4-pitch walk.
• Texas sent Dillon Peters (lhp) to the mound, replacing Curtiss.
• Brown struck out looking. Nice.
• Texas sent Corey Knebel (rhp) to the mound, replacing Peters.
• King tripled off the wall in left-center, scoring Kivett. The ball bounced off the wall and over Stell's head.
• Hinkle grounded out to 1b (p covered the bag). Silver made a great play to knock the ball down and save the run!
• Curtiss threw 7 pitches (2 for strikes). His final numbers: 1.1 innings, 6 batters, 1 run (earned), 1 single, 1 walk, on 25 pitches (14 for strikes).
• Peters' final numbers: .1 innings, 1 batter, 1 strike out, on 6 pitches (4 for strikes).
• 4 pitches (2 for strikes) for Knebel.
• Texas up 6-5.
• 9th inning, Texas
• Kansas State sent Jared Moore (lhp) to the mound, replacing Esquivel.
• Weiss hit another home run over the rf wall!
• Walsh reached on an infield single deep in the hole to ss.
• Marlow, unable to get the bunt down, struck out looking.
• Kansas State sent Kyle Speer in to lf (taking the DH spot in the batting order) and sent Tanner Witt (rhp) to the mound, replacing Moore.
• Walsh stole 2b with Silver at the plate.
• Silver lined a double into right-center, scoring Walsh!
• With Felts at the plate, Silver was picked off at 2b. Sigh... (But, oh well...they're up by 3.
• Felts flew out to cf.
• Texas up 8-5.
• 9th inning, Kansas State
• Giller grounded out to ss.
• Kindel flew out to cf.
• Speer struck out looking.
• Texas wins 8-5.

So, that takes the Horns to 5-1 in conference play and they've yet to play a conference game at home. I'm hoping that bodes well. They combined for 37 hits on the weekend which I'm taking as another good sign. Next up for the Horns is a home game on Wednesday against UT-Pan American. Hook 'em!

Posted by Joanna at 6:32 PM