Texas Baseball vs Texas Southern Tuesday Game Thread

[joeywa]

Horns with a mid-week, hosting Texas Southern.

 

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T1

Harrison works around a 1-out single to face the minimum after a 6-4-3 DP ends the frame

 

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B1

Horns get a leadoff double from Hodo

Todd RBI single, moves to 2B on the throw home

Stehly 1-out RBI single give UT the 2-0 lead

Ardoin sends one into the street behind LF wall gives the Horns the 4-0 lead

 

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T2

Harrison works around a 2-out double for no damage

Horns up 4-0 headed B2

 

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B2

Horns get a leadoff double from Faltine, then B2B 2-out doubles from Melendez and Stehly to give the Horns a 6-0 lead thru 2

 

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T3

Leadoff single, followed by a double puts 2 RISP

With 1 out, KS; Ardoin drops the 3rd strike, 2-3 on the putout, TSU runner on 3B steals home and the throw/tag is a shade late

6-1 Horns headed B3

 

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B3

Horns get a 2-out double from Daly, but that's all

Horns up 6-1, thru 3

 

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T4

Olivarez, who came on for the 3rd out in T3, faces the minimum.  Gives up a 2-out walk, but picks him off of 1B to end the frame

Horns up 6-1 headed B4

 

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B4

Leadoff single from Hodo, followed by a Todd walk & Melendez walk loads the bases with no out.

Stehly RBI single

Ardoin 2 RBI double

Messinger 2 RBI single

Horns up 11-1 thru 4

 

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T5

Southard to the mound

Works a 1-2-3 frame

Horns up 11-1 headed B5

 

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B5

Horns return the favor and are retired in order

Texas leads 11-1 thru 5

 

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T6-Southard works around a leadoff single for no damage.

B6-Horns load em up with a hit and a couple of walks, but they can't push anything across

Headed to the 7th, Horns up 11-1

 

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T7

Johnson on the bump for Texas

He gets two quick outs

Gives up back to back doubles, which plates a run.

An IF single back up the middle is knocked down by Daly and Faltine fires it home to get the final out at the plate

Horns up 11-2 headed B7

 

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B7

Horns get a leadoff walk, but that's it

Lead is 11-2, thru 7 complete

 

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T8

Johnson works a 1-2-3 frame

Horns have had wholesale defensive changes over the last two innings.

Texas leads 11-2, headed B8

 

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B8

Messinger 1-out solo HR

Daly 2-out walk

O'Dowd single up the middle puts runners on the corners

That's all though.

Horns up 12-2 headed to the 9th; Nixon takes the mound

 

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T9

Nixon works around a leadoff IF single, Ks two and Horns win 12-2

 

[joeywa]

Horns now 35-17, have a strong RPI & SOS, and have 5 games remaining, all at Disch.  They now get a week off for Finals, and will be back on the field next Tuesday.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Thank you @joeywa!