*****Texas vs Houston Baseball Saturday*****

[joeywa]

B3

Marlow up

0-1 take

1-1 up

Singles through right side

Payton up

0-1 looking

Checks runner

Checks again; Texas fans repay UH with some 'boos'

1-1 low/in

2-1 away; frame job doesn't work

Checks runner

2-2 looking

Checks runner

2-2 fouled back

3-2 low/in

DEEP Fly ball off the LF wall; RBI double; Marlow scores as he was off on the pitch; Payton tries to stretch it into a triple, and upon replay, he never touched Payton until after he was on the bag. Doesn't matter, Payton's out. That ball was smoked!

Texas up 2-1

CJ up

Works count to 2-1

3-1

3-2 swinging

Walk

 

[joeywa]

Clemens up; 1 down, CJ on 1B

Quick visit to the bump for the UH coach and there's a rock pile out there.

 

[armadillo slim]

ump steals a run from the horns.

instant replay needed.

 

[armadillo slim]

swing the bat, boys.

 

[joeywa]

Clemens

0-1

Checks runner

0-2 looking

FC; 5-4; 2B overthrows 1B trying for DP, Clemens advances to 2B on E4.

CJ out at 2B; 2 outs

McGuire up

1-0 away

2-0 up

2-1 take

Grounder to 2B; E4 as the ball nutmegs him. Clemens scores on the error.

Texas up 3-1; McGuire on 1B

 

[joeywa]

Monte up; 2 down, McGuire on 1B

0-1

1-1 away

1-2 Smokes a liner into the LF seats foul

2-2

K looking; ball was outside

1 LOB;

Horns add 2 in B3, and now lead 3-1 after 3 complete.

 

[armadillo slim]

dammit. dammit. dammit. i am so sick of taking called third strikes. come on. swing the frickin' bat, jeremy.

 

[joeywa]

T4

French enters the inning with 45 pitches

Grayson up

1-0 away

1-1 looking

2-1 low

4-3; 1 down; Marlow grabs a routine lazy grounder moving towards 1B; easy flip.

Montemayer up

0-1 take

1-3; Ball was clearly off the batters foot, but ump calls it fair. 2 outs

Gotta be a makeup call for the Payton out at 3B.

Barker up

0-1 take

1-1

2-1 low

Bloop single to shallow RF; Payton, Gurwitz and Marlow couldn't get to it. No-man's land.

Appling up

0-1 looking

1-1

2-1 misses up

2-2 look

3-2 low

K looking

1 LOB

Going B4; Texas leads 3-1

 

[joeywa]

B4

Barrera leads off

Swings at first pitch; 6-3; 1 out

Johnson up

Swings at first pitch; 5-3; 2 outs

Gurwitz up

0-1 take

0-2 looks

1-2 up

2-2 dirt

Grounder; 5-3

Horns go 1-2-3 in B4; Texas up 3-1

 

[joeywa]

T5

Luenberg up

0-1 swinging

0-2 looks

5-3; 1 out

Fulmer up

1-0

2-0 away

2-1 swinging

2-2 swinging

3-2 low

Walk

Vidales up

0-1 take

Checks runner

Checks again

0-2 looks; inside corner

K swinging; 2 outs

Survance up

1-0

Check runner

1-1 fouled away

Check runner

1-2 swinging

2-2 away; (same pitch that blue was calling a strike in the 1st inning.)

Single up the middle.

Runners on 1&2

Ratcliff up

0-1 take

6-3 FC;

2 LOB

Texas leads 3-1 headed to bottom frame of 5th.

 

[joeywa]

B5

Marlow leading off 5th

0-1 take

1-1 low

1-2 looking

FO7; 1 out; warning track shot.

Payton up

0-1 take; outside corner

FO9; 2 down

CJ up

1-0 away

1-1 fouled down 3B line

1-2 looking

2-2

6-3;

0 LOB

After 5 complete; Texas leads 3-1

 

[joeywa]

T6

French with 80 pitches entering the 6th

Grayson up

1-0 low

Single; line drive into LF.

Montemayor up

0-1 fouled down 1B line

0-2 fouled towards 1B

Cooper and Duke up in the Texas pen

FO9; 1 out; runner stays at 1B

Barker up

0-1 take

1-1 that was a strike, ump is sleeping

FO8; 2 outs; runner holds

Campbell in to PH for Appling

1-0

5-3; inning over

1 LOB

Still Texas 3-1; headed B6

 

[joeywa]

B6

Lemoine with 81 pitches headed into the 6th

Pyeatt to LF for UH, taking Campbell, (PH) spot.

Clemens up

1-0

6-3; 1 down; nice play by SS; close play, and Augie goes out to chat. Could've gone either way

McGuire up

Swings at first pitch, 1-3; 2 down

Monte up

1-0 away

1-1

1-2 fouled towards 3B

2-2 away

3-2 away

4-3;

0 LOB

After 6; Texas up 3-1

 

[joeywa]

T7

French comes back out for 7th.

Luenberg up

0-1 swinging

0-2 foul towards 1B

2-1 away

K swinging; 1 out-That's Parker French's 7th K today.

Fulmer up

0-1 take

0-2 foul down RF line

1-2 low

5-3; 2 outs; McGuire has a helluva gun on him.

Vidales up

1-0 inside

4-1 Marlow snags a ball deep in the gap and makes a great turn and throw to French for the 3rd out.

0 LOB

Texas 3-1

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Pretty play by Marlow.

 

[joeywa]

B7

Barrera up

0-1 Swinging

0-2 foul

K looking; 1 out

Johnson up

0-1 looking

1-1 away

1-2 swinging

2-2 away

3-2 away

Ks looking;2 outs

Gurwitz up

0-1 take

0-2 swinging

1-2 away

K looking

Curtiss in to P for Texas in 8th.

Texas up 3-1 after 7.

 

[joeywa]

T8

Final line on French: 7 IP, 7 Ks, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 ER, 28 BF, 1 double, 100 P, 69 for strikes

Survance up

0-1 take

1-1 away

1-2 looking

6-3; 1 out

Ratcliff up

0-1 take

1-1 dirt

1-2 swinging

2-2 in

2-2 fouled into stands near 1B

3-2 low/in

UA3; 2 outs; ANOTHER Sportcenter Top 10. Barehanded grab on a hot shot with a funky hop towards his right hand. Kasey tips his hat to President Bush after that play. LOL!!!

Grayson up

0-1 take

0-2 looking

1-2 away

2-2 low/in

3-2

FO8

Headed B8; Texas carrying a 3-1 lead.

 

[utisdabomb12]

Man our pitching is good.

 

[joeywa]

B8

LHP Aaron Stewart in to P for UH

Marlow leading off yet another inning.

Need some insurance here.

1-0

1-1 take

2-1 in

2-2 swinging

K swinging; 1 out

Payton up

0-1 fouled down LF line

0-2 looks at a breaking ball

K looking; another breaking ball; looked up, but called; 2 outs

CJ up

1-0 low

1-1 swinging; BIG swing

Single to LF; nice line drive over 3B head.

Clemens up

0-1 take; looked way low, but hey, WTH do I know? Can't figure out blue's zone.

Check runner

0-2

Check runner

FC; 6-4;

1 LOB

Going T9; Texas up 3-1 Let's go D!

 

[utisdabomb12]

Sam Houston State isn't a joke. They've beat Rice, TCU and are about to beat Tech all in this week. Talk about a tough three games here for the Longhorns.