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Saturday - April 7, 2012

Game 29: Texas at Texas Tech

I listened to today's game at Texas Tech on the radio and this report is based on that broadcast. Ricky Jacquez got the start and earned the win moving his record to 2-1. Erich Weiss was the offensive hero of the day, going 4-for-6 with a home run, 2 runs batted in, and 3 runs scored. The team combined for 19 hits, though, so nobody was left out. We got to see multiple-hits by Maitland, Weiss, Walsh, Marlow, Silver, Stell, and Etier; multiple-runs-batted-in by Payton, Weiss, Marlow, Silver, Felts, and Stell; and multiple-runs-scored by Weiss, Walsh, Marlow, Silver, and Stell. Pretty cool.

Here's the line (from GameTracker):

The lineups:

Texas	Texas Tech
Mark Payton (rf) Tim Maitland (cf) Erich Weiss (3b) Jonathan Walsh (dh) Brooks Marlow (2b) Alex Silver (1b) Jacob Felts (c) Taylor Stell (lf) Jordan Etier (ss)	Jamodrick McGruder (dh) Tim Proudfoot (ss) Barrett Barnes (cf) Scott LeJeune (1b) Bo Altobelli (3b) Kevin Whitehead (c) Bryant Burleson (2b) Jordan Lopez (rf) Brennan Moore (lf)

Play by play:

• 1st inning, Texas
• John Neely (rhp) on the mound for Tech.
• Payton flew out to lf.
• Maitland reached on an infield single to ss.
• Weiss reached on a 6-4 fielder's choice.
• Walsh flew out to shallow cf. The center fielder charged and dove to make the play.
• 1st inning, Texas Tech
• Ricky Jacquez (rhp) on the mound for Texas.
• McGruder grounded out on a come-backer to the pitcher.
• Proudfoot hit a wind-aided home run just fair down the rf line.
• Barnes doubled off the top of the wall in rf (more wind help).
• LeJeune grounded out to 2b, moving Barnes to 3b.
• Altobelli grounded out to the pitcher on a check swing.
• 21 pitches (14 for strikes) for Jacquez.
• Texas down 0-1.
• 2nd inning, Texas
• Marlow flew out to lf. Again, the outfielder dove to make the catch.
• Silver struck out swinging (foul tip).
• Felts grounded out to the pitcher.
• Texas down 0-1.
• 2nd inning, Texas Tech
• Whitehead reached on a full-count 10-pitch walk. Sigh.
• Burleson struck out swinging (on 3 pitches). Much better. Heh.
• Lopez was hit by a 3-1 pitch, moving Whitehead to 2b.
• Moore grounded into a 6-4-3 double play.
• Well, never mind. Tech argued the call while the broadcast was at commercial. The three umps discussed it and overruled the call. So...Moore safe at 1b on a fielder's choice (Lopez out). Runners at the corners. Two down.
• McGruder struck out looking.
• 28 pitches (17 for strikes) for Jacquez.
• Texas down 0-1.
• 3rd inning, Texas
• Stell struck out swinging.
• Etier grounded out to 2b.
• Payton flew out to cf, toward the lf gap.
• Texas down 0-1.
• 3rd inning, Texas Tech
• Proudfoot struck out looking.
• Barnes reached on a 4-pitch walk.
• LeJeune grounded into a 4-6-3 double play. Which appeared to stand this time.
• 11 pitches (5 for strikes) for Jacquez.
• Texas down 0-1.
• 4th inning, Texas
• Maitland struck out swinging (2-2 count).
• Weiss lined a single into rf.
• Walsh also lined a single into rf, moving Weiss to 3b.
• Insert visit to the mound.
• Marlow hit a bloop single over ss into cf, scoring Weiss and moving Walsh (who was off with the pitch) to 3b.
• Silver lined a single over 2b into rf, scoring Walsh and moving Marlow to 3b!
• Felts was hit by a pitch (1-1 count) to load the bases.
• Stell grounded out to 3b, scoring Marlow and moving Silver to eb and Felts to 2b.
• Etier reached on a fielding error by ss. Silver scored (unearned) and Felts moved to 3b.
• With Payton at the plate, Silver stole 2b.
• Payton grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
• Texas up 4-1.
• 4th inning, Texas Tech
• Altobelli grounded out to ss. Etier had trouble with the transfer but got the throw to 1b in time to make the out.
• Whitehead drew a 5-pitch walk.
• Burleson grounded out to 2b. On the play, Marlow and Whitehead got tangled up and Whitehead was awarded 2b. This was eventually ruled an error against Marlow.
• Lopez struck out swinging.
• 16 pitches (9 for strikes) for Jacquez.
• Texas up 4-1.
• 5th inning, Texas
• Tech sent David Paiz (rhp) to the mound, replacing Neely.
• Maitland, after working the count full and fouling off a couple of pitches, reached on an infield single to deep 2b.
• Maitland was caught stealing (2-6) on the 6th pitch (a high ball) to Weiss.
• Weiss eventually lined a single into cf (full count, 9 pitches).
• I think there was a visit to the mound at this point but am not sure.
• Walsh popped out to ss.
• Tech sent Ben Flora (lhp) to the mound, replacing Paiz.
• Marlow drew a 5-pitch walk.
• Which prompted another pitching change. Jerad McCrummen (rhp) was sent to the mound, replacing Flora.
• With Silver at the plate, Weiss moved to 3b and Marlow to 2b on a passed ball.
• Sadly, Silver grounded out to ss on the next pitch.
• Texas up 4-1.
• 5th inning, Texas Tech
• Moore was hit by a pitch.
• McGruder flew out to cf.
• Proudfoot popped out to cf. Maitland made a great play to race in and make the tough catch on a ball that was blowing around a bit in the wind.
• Barnes struck out looking.
• 13 pitches (7 for strikes) for Jacquez.
• Texas up 4-1.
• 6th inning, Texas
• Felts grounded out to 2b.
• Stell reached on an infield single to ss. Nice job to beat out the long throw from ss.
• Etier singled down the 3b line, moving Stell to 3b!
• Tech sent Andre Wheeler (lhp) to the mound, replacing McCrummen.
• Payton flew out (sinking liner) to lf. Stell tagged and scored on the play!
• Etier stole 2b on the first pitch to Maitland.
• Maitland struck out swinging.
• Texas up 5-1.
• 6th inning, Texas Tech
• LeJeune singled into lf.
• Altobelli reached on an infield single deep in the hole at ss. Etier did not have a play and threw wide to 1b, allowing the runners to advance to 2b and 3b on the throwing error. Sigh...
• Whitehead grounded out to 1b (p covered bag), scoring LeJeune. Altobelli stayed at 2b
• Insert visit to the mound by Skip Johnson.
• Burleson grounded out to 2b. Marlow looked Altobelli back to 2b before throwing to 1b.
• Mason Randolph (pinch-hitting for Lopez) drew a full-count 8-pitch walk.
• Tech sent Nick Hanslick in to pinch-run for Randolph.
• Moore reached on an error by 3b. The throw from 3b pulled Silver off the bag but sounded like it could've been ruled as an infield single.
• Texas sent Dillon Peters (lhp) to the mound, replacing Jacquez.
• My unofficial totals for Jacquez: 5.2 innings, 27 batters, 2 runs (1 unearned), 4 hits (2b, hr), 5 strike outs, 4 walks, 2 hit batters, 109 pitches (66 for strikes).
• 2 pitches (1 for a strike) for Peters.
• Texas up 5-2.
• 7th inning, Texas
• Tech kept Hanslik in the game in rf.
• Weiss reached on an infield single to 1b as the pitcher failed to run to cover the bag in time. Yes!
• Walsh singled off the mound and up the middle, moving Weiss to 3b!
• Marlow struck out looking. Walsh stole 2b on the strike out.
• Tech sent Brennan Stewart (rhp) to the mound, replacing Wheeler.
• Silver was intentionally walked to set up the double play (and load the bases).
• Felts singled into right-center, scoring Weiss and Walsh, and moving Silver to 2b.
• Stell singled into lf, scoring Silver and moving Felts to 2b.
• Etier popped out to ss.
• Payton grounded into a 6-4 fielder's choice to end the top of the 7th.
• Texas up 8-2.
• 7th inning, Texas Tech
• Texas sent John Curtiss (rhp) to the mound, replacing Peters.
• Proudfoot flew out to rf at the foul line.
• Barnes grounded out to 3b. Nice long throw by Weiss.
• LeJeune drew a 5-pitch walk.
• Altobelli grounded into a 6-unassisted fielder's choice. Etier fielded the ball and beat LeJeune to 2b to make the out.
• 15 pitches (8 for strikes) for Curtiss.
• Texas up 8-2.
• 8th inning, Texas
• Maitland grounded out to 2b.
• Weiss popped out to 3b (foul, I think).
• Walsh doubled into lf down the line on a ball that bounced over the left fielder's head.
• Marlow blooped a single just fair down the lf line, scoring Walsh.
• Silver doubled to right-center, scoring Marlow!
• Tech sent Jamen Parten (rhp) to the mound, replacing Stewart.
• Felts grounded out to 3b.
• Texas up 10-2.
• 8th inning, Texas Tech
• Whitehead blooped a single down the lf line.
• Burleson drew a full-count 11-pitch walk. Wow.
• Hanslik reached on a 6-4 fielder's choice. Whitehead moved up to 3b. A 9-pitch at-bat. Geesh.
• Moore flew out to shallow lf.
• 30 pitches (20 for strikes) for Curtiss.
• Texas up 10-3.
• 9th inning, Texas
• Stell drew a full-count walk.
• Etier singled through the right side moving Stell to 3b. Etier moved up to 2b on an errant throw in to 3b by the right fielder.
• Payton doubled down the rf line, scoring Stell and Etier. With the hit, Payton kept his on-base streak alive. He has reached base in every game this season.
• Maitland lined out to ss.
• Weiss homered over the rf wall, scoring Payton.
• Walsh popped out to ss.
• Marlow popped out to ss in foul territory.
• Texas up 14-3.
• 9th inning, Texas Tech
• Proudfoot lined a single over ss into lf.
• Barnes flew out to lf.
• LeJeune reached on a 6-4 fielder's choice.
• Blake Bass (pinch-hitting for Altobelli) grounded into a 6-4 fielder's choice that went off the mound to end the game.
• 14 pitches (10 for strikes) for Curtiss. His final numbers (by my count): 3 inning, 13 batters, 1 run (earned), 2 hits, 2 walks, on 59 pitches (48 for strikes).
• Texas wins 14-3.

This was an especially nice win after the way things went during and after last night's game. The Horns played well except for the errors. It sounded like two of the errors were more-or-less tough luck calls so I'm not terribly torn up about them. The Horns will now play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday and then Oklahoma State comes to town next weekend for our first conference series at home in the 2012 season. Hook 'em!

Posted by Joanna at 6:30 PM