**** #10 Mississippi State visits #4 Texas

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 3rd

Texas bats have come to life. Texas leads 8-5.

Monsour fielder's choice. Monsour steals 2nd. Robbins RBI single. Tinney fly out.

Texas scores 9 in the bottom of the 3rd.
After 3 complete Texas leads 9-5

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 4th

Leadoff double. Lined out to SS. Strikeout. Ground out

 

[david ficken]

The first strike call on Tinney was the exact same pitch the ump called a ball that should have been a strike on the Miss St batter. Make that call and Harrison would have been out of the first inning. By chance, is this the same ump that called the ball that was a strike at aggy in the first that led to their big inning?

I would need to look up the box scores to see if same ump crew. There's something wrong when everyone, but the home ump thinks it's a strike.

Now, per SEC rules the umps get a report from a ball/strike tracker that let's them know whether a ball was a strike or vice versa after every series. Along with getting a review and grade from other crews, coaches, and SEC home office.

One can only hope these guys get better.

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 4th

Pack Jr fly out. Mendoza strikeout. A Rod triple. Becerra RBI double. Borba up.

Team meeting on the mound for Miss St. Pitching change for Miss St.

Borba walk. Courville up. Double steal. Courville strikeout.

After 4 complete Texas leads 10-5

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 5th

Ground out. Fly out. Strikeout

Harrison has qualified for the win going 5 innings. Not a great outing, but good enough with 8 or 9 strikeouts.

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 5th

New pitcher for Miss St.

Monsour bunt single. Robbins up. Monsour thrown out at 2nd --being reviewed. He is out. Robbins walk. Tinney up. Tinney strikeout. Pack Jr fly out.

After 5 complete Texas leads 10-5

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 6th

Leffew now on to pitch for Texas

Leadoff triple. Monsour missed played the ball. Ground out. Runner scores. Walk. Stolen base. Walk.

Pitching change for Texas. Crossland now in to pitch for Texas.

Ground out. Runners to 2nd and 3rd. Walk.

Team meeting on the mound for Texas.

Called strikeout. Big sigh of relief

 

[david ficken]

Bottom of the 6th

Miss St. Coach ejected during the between half inning.

Mendoza leadoff double. A Rod up. A Rod strikeout. Becerra strikeout. Borba fly out

After 6 complete Texas leads 10-6

 

[david ficken]

Top of the 7th

Called strikeout. Ground out. Ground out