***New Orleans vs Texas Series Thread***

[Jameson McCausland]

Texas (2[SIZE=9pt]6-14) vs. [/SIZE]New Orleans (17-22)
April [SIZE=9pt]20-22, 2018[/SIZE]

Where: [SIZE=9pt]UFCU Disch-Falk Field
Time: Friday[/SIZE] @ 7 p.m.; Saturday @ 2:30 p.m.; Sunday @ 1:30 p.m.

TV: [SIZE=9pt]Longhorn Network[/SIZE]

Radio: 104.9 The Horn, AM 1260
All-time series: Texas leads[SIZE=9pt], 9-0[/SIZE]

           
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHES

[SIZE=9pt]FRIDAY[/SIZE]—[SIZE=9pt]New Orleans LHP Bryan Warzek (2-2, 2.93) vs. Texas RHP Nolan Kingham (5-2, 3.81)[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]SATURDAY[/SIZE]—[SIZE=9pt]New Orleans TBA vs. Texas RHP Chase Shugart (3-2, 4.56)[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]SUNDAY[/SIZE]—[SIZE=9pt]New Orleans RHP John Michael Stephens (2-3, 3.86) vs. Texas RHP Blair Henley (5-4, 3.35)[/SIZE]

 

GAME NOTES

[SIZE=9pt]THE MATCHUP—[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Texas returns from Sugar Land for a three-game, non-conference series against New Orleans at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.[/SIZE]

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[SIZE=9pt]A LOOK AT THE PRIVATEERS—[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]New Orleans is coming off a pair of midweek losses to South Alabama and Jackson State…offensively, the Privateers are led by Owen Magee (.341/.393/.500) and Beau Bratton (318/.384/.448) so far this season…Pearce Howard leads New Orleans with six homers while Cody Ducote has five homers and 28 RBI…on the hill, reliever John Barr has amassed a 4-2 record to go along with a 1.93 ERA in 42.0 innings over 18 appearances…he’s struck out 41 compared to just 16 walks…starting LHP Bryan Warzek leads the staff with a 2-2 record and a 2.93 ERA…he’s fanned 83 hittersin just 55.1 innings of work while holding opponents to a .206 batting average against on the year.[/SIZE]

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[SIZE=9pt]A LOOK AT THE LONGHORNS—[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Texas will take part in non-conference action this weekend following five straight weekends of Big 12 play…the Longhorns enter [/SIZE]Friday night’s game with two wins after defeating UTRGV on Tuesday night and Texas Southern on Wednesday…Kody Clemens continues to pace the Texas offense with a .369/.466/.711 line, 12 homers, and 44 RBI…on the mound, the Texas staff will look to return to form in the weekend rotation…out of the bullpen, Parker Joe Robinson (11 games, 2.20 ERA) and Andy McGuire (13 games, 2.45 ERA, 5 saves) have helped solidify the bullpen.

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[SIZE=9pt]NEXT UP—[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Texas will host Houston [/SIZE]on Tuesday before heading to West Virginia for a three-game Big 12 Conference series.[SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE]

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[SIZE=9pt]THE MCKENZIE FLOAT—[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Senior RHP/UTIL player Jake McKenzie played all nine positions in [/SIZE]Tuesday night’s seven-inning win over UTRGV…McKenzie started the game at catcher, the only position he had not previously played while at Texas, before moving through the infield and outfield…he got the final two outs of the ballgame on the mound…McKenzie was recognized on Sportscenter and on ESPN’s “Get Up!” program in the “My Favorite Player of All-Time (Right This Second)” segment for accomplishing a feat that only five major league players have.

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[SIZE=9pt]KODY SHOW CONTINUES—[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Kody Clemens has been on a tear offensively this season…on Tuesday[/SIZE] night vs. UTRGV, the junior hit his 12th homer of the season, a grand slam, to help him to a career-high 6 RBI in the game…it was his second grand slam of the season…earlier this month, Perfect Game/Rawlings and D1Baseball.com each announced their Midseason All-America teams and 2B Kody Clemens was named to the first team on both…USA Baseball also announced Clemens as a member of its Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list…Clemens ranks in the top five in the conference in several offensive categories: home runs (T-1st, 12), SLG (2nd, .711), total bases (1st, 106), average (3rd, .369), hits (T-3rd, 55), RBI (3rd, 44), and OBP (5th, .466).

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[SIZE=9pt]ZUUUBOMB—[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]For the second straight week, redshirt-freshman Zach Zubia was named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week…Zubia hit two huge home runs over the weekend at Oklahoma…Saturday’s[/SIZE] put the Horns ahead in the eighth inning, leading to the series win…with a walk on Wednesday night, he extended his reached base safely streak to 39 games.

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[SIZE=9pt]VROOM VROOM—[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Sophomore SS David Hamilton stole his Big 12-leading 23rd base of the year [/SIZE]on Wednesday night…he is Longhorns’ first player with 20 stolen bases since Ben Johnson’s 21 in 2014…the last Longhorn with at least 25 stolen bases was Golden Spikes Award finalist Drew Stubbs who stole 26 bags in 2006.[SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE]

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[SIZE=9pt]BACK IN THE POLLS—[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]After the series win at then-No. 16 Oklahoma, Texas has shot back into the rankings…the Longhorns are ranked No. 21 by D1Baseball.com, No. 20 by Baseball America, and No. 24 by Perfect Game/Rawlings.[/SIZE]

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[SIZE=9pt]GO DJ, THAT’S MY DJ—[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]After the first five attempted stolen bases against him were successful, DJ Petrinsky has caught 14-of-20 since, good for 56% caught stealing on the season.[/SIZE]

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[SIZE=9pt]CONFERENCE DEFENSE—[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]The Texas defense has solidified since Big 12 Conference action began…the Longhorns are fielding at a .988 clip over 15 league games, with position players making just five of the team’s seven errors…in 15 conference games, the Texas defense has also turned 17 double plays…the Horns’ .978 fielding percentage across all games is good for tops among Big 12 teams.[/SIZE]

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[Bear19]

I never saw a peep about the Texas Southern game. Final score?

 

[joeywa]

I never saw a peep about the Texas Southern game. Final score?

10-2 Texas.  Apologies, I was on a plane during the game, so no coverage.  Jameson is covering this weekend's series. 

If you're ever looking for scores or recaps, you can go to the UT website, http://texassports.com/schedule.aspx?path=baseball

From TexasSports.com



No. 21 Baseball rolls to 10-2 win over Texas Southern in Sugar Land



Andy McGuire homered and Michael McCann went 3-for-3 in the Texas win.



Box Score 

SUGAR LAND, Texas—On Wednesday night in Sugar Land, No. 21 Texas Baseball (26-14) pounded out 11 hits en route to a 10-2 win over Texas Southern (16-22) at Constellation Field, home of the Sugar Land Skeeters. 

The Longhorns got the scoring started in the bottom of the first when Tate Shaw was hit with a pitch and came around to score on a throwing error.

After the sides exchanged zeroes in the second and third, Texas plated a pair of runs in the fourth with a couple of two-out knocks. Ryan Reynolds stroked a two-out double before Duke Ellis, who finished 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored, tripled him home to make it 2-0 in favor of the Longhorns. Ellis then came around to score on a wild pitch to make it 3-0 after four complete. 

In the fifth, Texas continued to tack on. Masen Hibbeler and Kody Clemens opened the inning with back-to-back singles and with one out, David Hamilton lifted a sac fly to center to push the Texas lead to 4-0. With two outs in the inning, left fielder Andy McGuire blasted his second career home run over the left field wall to put Texas out in front, 6-0, after five. 

The Tigers plated two in the top of the sixth but a Shaw sacrifice fly got one back to make it 7-2.   

In the bottom of the seventh, David Hamilton, who stole his 22nd and 23rd bases of the season in the game, dropped a bunt single before a McGuire walk put runners on the corners. Hamilton then scored on a throwing error on a failed pickoff attempt to push it to 8-2. After an Ellis walk and the first career hit for George Pappas, a wild pitch stretched the lead to 9-2. With the bases loaded, Clemens drew a walk to force in a run to close out the scoring at 10-2. 

On the mound for Texas, Kamron Fields tossed two scoreless frames before Nico O'Donnell (3-2) added two of his own. After a scoreless inning each from Josh Sawyer and Matthew Whelan, McGuire finished things off on the mound with a hitless ninth. 

Michael McCann finished with a career-high-tying three hits on the night while Zach Zubia extended his reached base safely streak to 39 games with a walk. The triple was the first of Ellis' career. 

The Longhorns return to action on Friday night at 7 p.m. with the first of three games against visiting New Orleans.  

 

[605Longhorn]

I never saw a peep about the Texas Southern game. Final score?

Peep it was 10-2 Texas

 

[Jameson McCausland]

 

[Jameson McCausland]

Not a good start for Kingham, who allows 3 in the 1st.

 

[Jameson McCausland]

Texas threatens with a pair of base runners with 2 outs, but can’t do anything. 3-0 after 1 

 

[Jameson McCausland]

Clean half inning for Kingham in the top half the 2nd

 

[Jameson McCausland]

Texas stands 2 more runners in the 3rd. 3-0 New Orleans after 3

 

[Jameson McCausland]

UNO adds a other and it is 4-0

 

[Jameson McCausland]

Kody Clemens connects on a 2-run homer to make it 4-2 in the 5th

 

[Jameson McCausland]

A Duke Ellis Groundout ties the game at 4

 

[Jameson McCausland]

Texas takes the lead, 6-5

 

[Jameson McCausland]

Game is tied at 6 heading to the 8th

 

[Jameson McCausland]

Texas gets out of a bases loaded 0 out jam. Still tied

 

[Jameson McCausland]

 

[Jameson McCausland]

Horns win, 8-6!

 

[TB14]

Good comeback!

 

[dillohorn]

Way to hang in there.