****Texas vs Baylor Sunday Baseball Thread****

[joeywa]

Waiting for the lineup card for today's matchup.

Thornhill, (4-0, 0.88 ERA,) on the bump for Texas. 

He'll face RHP Dillon Newman, (3-1, 2.88 ERA,) from Baylor.

Texas has won 10 of it's last 11, (25-7 overall.) 

In the last 10 games, the team batting average is .322. 

The team BA is up to .269 on the season. 

Texas leads the Big 12 and is tied for 11th nationally with 33
double plays.

 

[joeywa]

Just heard an update; game time has been pushed back 15 minutes due to softball and LHN. 

 

 

[joeywa]

Lineups:

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Most of the weather has moved through. Looks like they'll be able to play without interruption. Fingers crossed!

 

[joeywa]

Here we go; first pitch at 2:45 PM

Ladies' game is still going; Texas up 4 in T7; 2 outs/2 on.

Once that game ends, LHN will go directly to baseball.

 

[joeywa]

Ladies game over; Texas beats TT 7-3.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Newman for BU is good. Real good. Expect K's today unless he has grip trouble in the weather.

 

[joeywa]

T1

Horns in burnt orange jerseys, caps and white pants with one single stripe down sides.

Baylor in gold jerseys with green Bears in cursive across the chest, white pants with single pinstripe down side

Langford 4-3; 1 out

Doe 5-3; 2 outs; great backhanded stab by Gurwitz to make the play.

Toth FO7;

Thornhill with a 9-pitch inning

Headed B1; no score

 

[utisdabomb12]

I've come to the conclusion that Payton is Jesus. 

 

[joeywa]

B1

NOTE: LHN APP ON iPad/iPhone NOT working. It is however working on the PC

Marlow

1-0 up

2-0

2-1 check swing, but catches the corner

2-2 fouled into LF stands

3-2; away

Really good AB by Marlow; doing exactly what a leadoff guy should do.

K looking; was WAY inside and up a bit; nice frame by C; 1 out

Johnson up

0-1 fouled down

0-2 fouled back

Sky high popup; FO5; catches it on the mound.  2 down

Payton up

Bunts down 3B line; E5 on the throw and Payton goes to 2B on the ball that gets by 1B

Tres up

1-0 away

2-0 dirt

2-1 take

Another sky high pop up; FO3 catch at the side wall.

1 LOB

After 1; no score

 

[joeywa]

T2

Wendel

1-0

1-1 called

2-1 swing; nice movement on the cut FB

2-2 low

3-2 dirt

K looking-froze Wendel with the change. 1 out

Menard

1-0

1-1 check swing foul

1-2 check swing foul tip

FO1 in foul territory; 2 outs

Dodson

0-1 take

1-1 up/away

2-1 up

2-2 swing

K swinging

 

Headed B2; tied up at 0

 

[joeywa]

B2

Shaw leads off

1-0 up/away

1-1 foul

2-1

3-1

3-2 take

3-2 foul down 1B line

Walk on a pitch up.

CJ up

SAC UA1; 1 out

Shaw moves to 2B

Carter up

0-1 foul

6-3 FC; Shaw to 3B; 2 outs

Clemens up

1-0

2-0 low

3-0

4-pitch walk

Runners on corners; visit to the bump for Baylor coach.

Gurwitz up

1-0

2-0 low

2-1 down the pipe; take

3-1 away

3-2 look;

3-2 fouled back into seats

DEEP fly ball; FO7

2 LOB

After 2 complete still no score

 

[utisdabomb12]

Man this ballpark must be frustrating for hitters. That would have most likely been a three run homer anywhere else in the country. 

 

[joeywa]

T3

Thornhill pitch count: 25 to start 3rd

Sheppard

1-0

2-0 low

2-1 take on the corner

3-1

3-2 deep fly ball goes into the bullpen in RF; Shaw with a solid effort, but just out of reach.

3-2 foul back

High popup; FO5; charging in from 3B he grabs it on the 1B line after calling off Thornhill/Tres and Clemens.

1 out

Tunnell

1-0 check swing; blue says nope

2-0

3-0

3-1 take

Walks on a pitch up

Brown

1-0 up;

Nate having a bit of a hiccup here locating; Tres goes and tells him to hold the ball like an egg.

1-1; take.....See??  Like an egg; don't think, just pitch.

Checks runner

Bunt; FC 1-6 and Nathan gets the lead runner; CJ makes a nice dig on a throw off the turf.  2 outs

Langford

1-0

Runner goes; 2-6 Tres guns him down

Headed B3; scoreless

 

[Juan]

fyi
 
TexasSoftball
FINAL: Texas 7, Texas Tech 3.
Texas improves to 23-16, 3-1 Big 12

 

[utisdabomb12]

Great play there by the Baylor CF. 

 

[utisdabomb12]

Barrera has just missed a couple of these pitches. Beautiful swing. 

 

[joeywa]

B3

Marlow

0-1

1-1

Marlow drives one into the LCF gap and the CF dives and robs Brooks of at least a double.

FO8; 1 down

Johnson up

Drives a fly ball into LCF; FO7; 2 down

Payton up

0-1 take

1-1 dirt

2-1 up

3-1 down

Walks; streak at 72 games now.

Tres up

0-1; really wanted that one

Checks Payton

0-2 looking

1-2 way away; sucker pitch

Checks Payton

1-2 fouled down 3B line

Tres steps out and calls time

1-2 fouled back

Tres squaring up well this AB

6-4 FC

After 3 complete, we're still at goose eggs.

 

[joeywa]

T4

Langford

0-1 take

1-1 dirt

FO7 1 out

Doe

0-1 curve drops in for a called strike

1-1 up

Line drive goes into RCF gap, Doe stretches it into a double; Shaw gets to the ball, but can't get him at 2B

Toth

0-1 take

0-2 swings at an offspeed pitch

K swinging; BIG out there.  2 outs

Wendell

0-1 take

6-3

1 LOB

Headed to B4; scoreless