Texas at Kansas - Game 1 (Recap added)

[Matt Cotcher]

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[Matt Cotcher]

FRIDAY
UT - Sr. RHP Parker French (2-2, 2.15)
KU - Jr. LHP Ben Krauth (5-3, 4.42)

 

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It's "Aloha Friday" at Hoglund Ballpark - shaved ice is $1.50 tonight and they're giving away Hawaiian leis.

 

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[Matt Cotcher]

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[Matt Cotcher]

TOMORROW'S GAME WILL BE AT 1pm INSTEAD OF 6pm DUE TO WEATHER CONCERNS.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

We're underway!

T1st

Johnson - leadoff walk on 5 pitches

 

[Matt Cotcher]

T1st cont'd

Shaw - sac bunt on 1B side, advances Johnson to 2B, 1-4 on putout

Hinojosa - popped to RF, F9, runner advances to 3B, 2 outs

Cantu - L8

1 RISP that is LOB

Heading to B1st

 

[Matt Cotcher]

B1st

Wright - 4-3 easy grounder for Marlow

McKay - K looking, 2 outs

McLaughlin - single to LF

Tinsley - K swinging, 3 outs

1 LOB

French as high as 95 mph on the gun in that inning.

Going to T2nd, 0-0 still.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

T2nd

Barrera - singled up the middle, runner to 1B

Marlow - F7, no advance, 1 out

Baker - K swinging on high fastball, 2 outs

Boswell - F8 in front of warning track, 3 outs

Krauth throwing strikes. Texas is going to have swing the bats tonight.

Heading to B2nd, tied 0-0.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

B2nd

Beck - 6-3 for out #1

Afenir - F8 in RCF, 2 outs

Smith - 6-3, 3 outs

French only needs 10 pitches in a 1-2-3 inning.

Going to T3rd in a scoreless tie.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

T3rd

Gurwitz - singles to RF, leadoff runner aboard

Johnson - Falls behind 0-2 so no bunt, then K's swinging, 1 out

Shaw - singles to RF, runners on 1B & 2B, 1 out

Hinojosa - groundball knocked down at 3B, steps on bag & throws to first for the DP, 5-3 ends inning

Texas put the leadoff runner on base in each of the first 3 innings (1 BB, 2 singles), but nothing to show for it.

Heading to B3rd, stuck at 0-0.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

B3rd

Goldstein - leadoff BB on 5 pitches

Protacio - squares to bunt but goes down 0-2, 6-4 no time for DP, 1 out with runner at 1B

Wright - hit batter but he turned into it & is called back to the batter's box, F7, 2 outs

McKay - K swinging (2nd strikeout for McKay)

Dynamite insight from Bill Little on color commentary - KU basketball recruits nationally because of their successful reputation.

Tied at 0, we're headed to 4th.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

T4th

Cantu - popped to RF, F9 for out #1

Barrera - full count but K's looking, 2 outs

Marlow - flied out to warning track, F8 ends inning

3 K's for Krauth through 4 innings.

Heading to B4th - Texas 0, KU 0

 

[Aaron Carrara]

Marlow hit that ball pretty well.  Texas needs the bats to get going.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

B4th

McLaughlin - Hot shot snagged by French, 1-3 for out #1

Tinsley - full count before doubles to LF down the line, runner to 2B with 1 out

Beck - popped up to shallow RF, F4 for out #2

Afenir - singled to LF, Johnson's throw to plate was tipped by Boswell, run scores, Afenir to 2B, 2 outs

Smith - K swinging

2-out base hit by Afenir scores the game's first run.

KU 1 - Texas, headed to T5th

 

[drgilbert]

Does our LF not have an arm?

 

[armadillo slim]

sigh

 

[Aaron Carrara]

Shaw gets hit on a full count pitch and the bases are loaded with 2 outs.