***Texas vs Incarnate Word Weekend Series Thread***

[joeywa]

B4 cont; bases loaded, 1 out

Faltine KS; 2 outs

Messinger hard hit ball off the 3B mitt.  RBI

O'Dowd F7 ends it

Horns up 10-0 thru 4 complete

 

[joeywa]

T5

Gordon gives up a hit, but no damage.

Horns up 10-0 headed B5

 

[joeywa]

B5

With 2 outs, Hodo gets a double into RF and he's 3/3 on the day

Melendez F9 ends it

Horns up 10-0 thru 5

 

[joeywa]

T6

Nothing doing for UIW in T5; Horns up 10-0

B6

Stehly leads off with a solo HR; Horns up 11-0

 

[joeywa]

B6

After 1 out, UIW goes back to the pen.

Horns get 2 on but can't do anything with them

Texas up 11-0 thru 6 complete

 

[joeywa]

T7

Gordon with a 1-2-3 frame

Horns up 11-0 headed B7

 

[joeywa]

B7

New P for UIW faces the minimum

Horns up 11-0 thru 7

 

[joeywa]

T8

Horns call on Southard.  Gordon's day is done.  Solid outing.

Works around a 1-out walk with no damage

Horns up 11-0 headed B8

 

[joeywa]

B8

UIW goes to the pen for a lefty

Stehly leads off.  He hits his 3rd HR of the DAY!!!

Horns get a hit and a walk, but leave them on base.

Headed to the 9th, Horns up 12-0

 

[joeywa]

T9

Nixon comes in and gets a 1-2-3 frame

Horns win and sweep

 

[BWilk55]

Better than last weekend but still not dominate performances from Tristan Stevens or Pete Hansen. Lucas Gordon looked good today which is encouraging. 

With pitching taking a step back, seeing the offense explode was great. We may be winning more games 8-4 this year instead of 3-1. 

 

[alonghorn72]

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Dayum Stehly!

 

[joeywa]

Better than last weekend but still not dominate performances from Tristan Stevens or Pete Hansen. Lucas Gordon looked good today which is encouraging. 

With pitching taking a step back, seeing the offense explode was great. We may be winning more games 8-4 this year instead of 3-1. 

Thanks for your input.  I am curious about your comments about Stevens and Hansen.  I'm not sure what you're looking for here. 

Hansen had a hiccup in T1, giving up a run early. He pitched 5 frames, giving up 2 ER on 4 hits, striking out 6, walking 1.  He was pulled after 5 because the bottom half of the 5th was crazy long due to Texas scoring 9 runs.  He left the game with a 17-2 lead. 

Stevens went 7 complete, giving up a run in the 2nd and another in the 7th, both earned.  He allowed 7 hits, issued no walks and struck out 2.  He is not a big K pitcher, rather he pitches at a rapid pace and pitches to contact.  He left the game with a 10-2 lead. 

Can you help me understand your comments/thought process?  Perhaps your ideas of "dominant" & "taking a step back" are different than mine. 

 

[BWilk55]

Thanks for your input.  I am curious about your comments about Stevens and Hansen.  I'm not sure what you're looking for here. 

Hansen had a hiccup in T1, giving up a run early. He pitched 5 frames, giving up 2 ER on 4 hits, striking out 6, walking 1.  He was pulled after 5 because the bottom half of the 5th was crazy long due to Texas scoring 9 runs.  He left the game with a 17-2 lead. 

Stevens went 7 complete, giving up a run in the 2nd and another in the 7th, both earned.  He allowed 7 hits, issued no walks and struck out 2.  He is not a big K pitcher, rather he pitches at a rapid pace and pitches to contact.  He left the game with a 10-2 lead. 

Can you help me understand your comments/thought process?  Perhaps your ideas of "dominant" & "taking a step back" are different than mine. 

Probably being too critical here but comparing them to their performances to start the season, no ERs against top end competition no less, to giving up 11 runs in their last 4 combined starts. They've had good starts but not the untouchable dominance they had going early on.

The staff as a whole has taken a step back, hard not to after the incredible start they had. ERA was <1 and now its 2.66. Still really good, just not how we started. 

 

[joeywa]

Probably being too critical here but comparing them to their performances to start the season, no ERs against top end competition no less, to giving up 11 runs in their last 4 combined starts. They've had good starts but not the untouchable dominance they had going early on.

The staff as a whole has taken a step back, hard not to after the incredible start they had. ERA was <1 and now its 2.66. Still really good, just not how we started. 

I think you’re being far too critical here.  Allowing 2 walks and 4 runs all weekend is pretty salty and Id take that every weekend. 
Gordon is going to be the Sunday guy, and seeing him as dialed in as he was yesterday is reassuring. 

 

[tejasrulz]

19 hours ago, joeywa said:

T9

Nixon comes in and gets a 1-2-3 frame

Horns win and sweep

Love getting the sweep but from the game and 1/2 that I watched, UIW is not a very good defensive team overall. We won't be getting those breaks against better teams.

The weekend series against Tech will be telling.

 

[joeywa]

Love getting the sweep but from the game and 1/2 that I watched, UIW is not a very good defensive team overall. We won't be getting those breaks against better teams.

The weekend series against Tech will be telling.

Correct, UIW is not a top tier team. That said, they were the slump buster the team probably needed to get things back on track. Also it was a great opportunity for Sean Allen to get his bullpen arms some work, and get some looks at them in varied situations. You’re not going to get many chances to do that over the conference stretch. Another sub-par opponent tomorrow in Central Arkansas then it’s off to the paradise that is Lubbock to kick off conference play. 

 

[TB14]

This was a good role defining weekend. Dominated a lesser team as expected but we now know who is pitching on Sundays to start conference.

 

[Sirhornsalot]