**Big12 Baseball Tournament Thread**

[joeywa]

T3

Horns get a 1-out single from Faltine, FC from Hodo, Hodo steals 2B.

Kennedy KS ends the frame

Horns up 1-0 headed B3

 

[HORNfromETX]

Great words from the Tennessee coach today, “if you can’t throw strikes, you can’t pitch for me.”

Sadly the Texas bullpen can’t throw strikes

 

[joeywa]

B3

Sthele walks the first two guys on 8 pitches.

RBI single ties the game at 1 on a butcher boy play

BALK on Sthele, (bad call by the way,) plates a run

Nixon on to pitch

RBI double off Nixon gives ou a 3-1 lead

Walk loads the bases

2 RBI single into LF gives ou a 5-1 lead, still no outs.  That's it for Nixon, on comes Stevens

 

[Eastexhorn]

Where is Stevens and yesterday bullpen?

 

[joeywa]

B3 cont; runners on 1&2, Stevens on to pitch, no outs

First pitch from Stevens is air-mailed over the RF wall

OU up 8-1

Stevens retires the next 3.

Thru 3 complete, Horns have a hill to climb.

 

[joeywa]

Where is Stevens and yesterday bullpen?

Putting in Nixon is not a move I would've made. 

 

[joeywa]

T4

Pierce was tossed at some point in B3, no show made of it. 

B2B 1-out walks, and a WP puts 2 RISP

B2B Ks ends the threat

Horns trailing 1-8

Headed B4

 

[joeywa]

B4

Stevens works a 1-2-3 frame

Horns trail 1-8 thru 4

 

[joeywa]

T5

Horns retired in order, trail 8-1 headed B5

 

[joeywa]

B5

Stevens works another 1-2-3 frame, Horns trail 8-1 thru 5

 

[joeywa]

T6

Horns get a 1-out baserunner after Melendez HBP

OU goes to the pen

Stehly hits into DP to end the frame

OU still leads 8-1 headed B6

 

[joeywa]

B6

Cobb on to pitch

He allows a couple of baserunners, but works out of it.

T7

Horns go in order, all Ks.

OU up 8-1 headed B7

 

[joeywa]

B7

Cobb gives up a 2-out double, but that's all

Horns trail by 7, 8-1 thru 7 complete

 

[Eastexhorn]

lThis is OU do not care if it is mummley winks or tiddley peg beat the cheaters. Go with your best orjust forfit. 

 

[joeywa]

T8

Horns retired in order

Johnson on to P in B8

Horns trail 8-1

Texas is a Regional Host

 

[joeywa]

B8

Leadoff double, 1 out walk; runners on 1&2, WP puts 2 RISP

KS; 2 outs

6-3 ends the inning

OU leads 8-1 headed to the 9th; last chance for the Horns

 

[Eastexhorn]

Thier last chance was when Nixon came in. Not his fault was on the coach who called his number.

 

[BWilk55]

Putting in Nixon is not a move I would've made. 

His only appearance of the weekend and 0 outs recored... 

 

[BWilk55]

 

[Eastexhorn]

Bad news Ladies are in same bracket with OU in CWS.