Texas vs KSU Game 3 Thread ***SUN 1:05 PM CST***

[joeywa]

Happy Sunday folks.  Looks like a glorious day at the Disch.

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Texas Lineup:

7 Johnson

9 Shaw

6 CJ

3 Tres

4 Marlow

5 Boswell

2 Cantu

1 Clemens

8 Gurwitz

Kansas State Lineup:

4 Yagi

9 Dalrymple

3 Conlon

5 Serratore

7 Krause

DH Bee

2 Moore

8 Brown

6 Wolfe

RHP Fischer

Quick note: Clemens in hitting in the 8 hole as well as pitching.  Have to go back a bit to find a pitcher that hit in a Texas lineup.  I'm thinking Brooks Kieschnick was the last one, but Augie hasn't done this before to my knowledge.

 

[joeywa]

Confirmed: Kiesch did it in 1993. 

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Today's subplot:

Texas has struggled this season when they get over-confident. KSU is very capable of stealing Game 3 even though Fischer is the least dangerous of their weekend starters.

How focused & disciplined the team is, and if they've learned from previous over-confidence is what to watch for today.

 

[joeywa]

And here we go

T1

Yagi

0-1

1-1 away

2-1 down

3-1 up/away

3-2

Draws a walk

Dalrymple

Checks runner

0-1 bunt foul; play called back as the ball hits batter on the leg

SAC bunt; FC 1-6 to get the lead runner; CJ's throw to Tres at 1B was not in time

1 out

Conlon

0-1

1-1 dirt; runner steals second uncontested

Cantu to the bump for a quick visit with Clemens

1-2 fouled away right side deep

2-2 up

2-2 fouled away left

F9 in RCF; Dalrymple stays at 2B; 2 outs

Serratore

0-1

0-2 fouled away left

1-2 up/away

Dalrymple goes; Cantu guns him; 2-5

No score going B1

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Calling Dalrymple's decision to try stealing 3B "questionable" is being far too kind. I'm all for being aggressive on the base paths, but when your team only scored a total of 4 runs over 2 games yesterday...

 

[joeywa]

B1

Johnson

5-3; 1 out; Johnson was way out in front of that ball.  A bit anxious.

Shaw

0-1

4-3; 2 outs

CJ

0-1 fouled on a line into LF seats

0-2 fouled down

1-2

1-2 fouled down 3B line

2-2 away

2-2 fouled away right

3-2 up

Singled through right side

#2OutKnocks

Tres

0-1 and that was a BIG cut!

Checks runner

RBI Double off the LF fence

#2OutKnocks

Texas up 1-0

 

[Matt Cotcher]

#warningtrackpower

 

[joeywa]

B1 (cont) Tres on 2B; 2 outs

Marlow

0-1 fouled away left

1-1

2-1 WP allows Tres to advance to 3B

2-2

5-3;

1 LOB

Texas jumps out early; 1-0 after 1 complete

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Fischer (KSU's starter) is a fun story....KSU wanted to see Krause (lf) catch to assess his potential. So, while at Madison College (JUCO), Fischer pitched so they could scout Krause. The rest, as they say, is history.

 

[joeywa]

T2

Serratore

0-1 take

1-1 up/away

F7; 1 out

Krause

1-0 up/in

F9 in shallow RCF as Shaw calls off Marlow and makes the 2nd out.

Bee

0-1 take

1-1 just in

2-1 low/away

2-2 fouled away left

3-2 up

Walk

Clemens is locating well, and is dotting the corners, but not really getting the favorable strike calls early

Moore

0-1 take

1-1 up

Clemens steps off

1-2 looks

Checks runner

Clemens steps off and looks back the runner-no throw

2-2 away

3-2 up; runner tries to steal; Cantu again with the gun-2-6

Horns up 1-0 going B2

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Cantu had thrown out 7/9 sba's this season. The Wildcats are ignoring the stat book and are 0/2 in two innings.

 

[joeywa]

B2

Boswell

1-0 down

2-0 low/in

2-1 fouled down

Singles back up the middle past a diving SS

Cantu

0-1 take

0-2

Checks runner

1-2 dirt

Checks runner

2-2 in

3-2 dirt

3-2 fouled hard down 3B line

Walk

Runners at 1&2

Clemens

SAC 2-4; 1 out

Runners at 2&3

Gurwitz

U3; 2 outs

Patience is again the order of the day-let this P work a bit

Although now we're where we want to be with 2 outs.

Johnson

0-1 take

0-2 fouled down

6-3;

2 LOB

Texas up 1-0 through 2 complete

 

[joeywa]

T3

Moore

Singles through the left side

Brown

1-0 up

Checks runner

SAC Bunt; 1-3; 1 out

Moore advanced to 2B

Wolfe

0-1 takes a curve that drops into the zone

1-1 low/away

1-2 fouled away right

Some shuffling in the Texas pen with Duke getting loose

2-2 up

3-2 up

3-2 fouled away right

3-2 fouled back right

Cantu to the hill

Walk on a pitch just missing down

Runners on 1&2

Yagi

1-0 up

1-1 take

Clemens spins towards 2B-no throw

1-2 swings at an offspeed pitch

2-2 up

F9; runner tags from 2B and moves to 3B

Runners at corners, 2 outs

Dalrymple

1-0 dirt

Checks runner

2-0 up

Clemens seems to have lost some of his command on his FB

2-1 fouled away right

RBI single into RF;

Tie game at 1

Runners on 1&2

Conlon

0-1 take

0-2 looks at one on the inside black

1-2 up

2-2 Check swing-didn't offer, but he went-barrel crossed plate

F7

2 LOB

Game tied at 1; going B3

 

[joeywa]

B3

Shaw

1-0 up

F7; 1 out

Shaw chased that down and took a golf swing at it.

CJ

1-0

2-0

2-1

3-1

Deep fly to the LF warning track; F7; 2 outs

Tres

F4

1-2-3

Game tied at 1 after 3 complete

 

[joeywa]

T4

Serratore

5-3 on a slow roller; 1 out

Krause

0-1 shows bunt, pulls back

1-3; 2 outs

Bee

1-0 up

1-1 take

2-1 up

F9

1-2-3 and Clemens gets a much-needed 7-pitch inning

Tied at 1, headed B4

 

[Johnstark23]

Would like to see a run and 3 quick outs would do Clemens well to get a W today

 

[joeywa]

B4

Marlow

F8 in RCF; 1 out

Boswell

0-1 take

6-3; 2 outs; ball was up the middle, but SS was shaded towards 2B bag and makes the easy play

Cantu

0-1 takes one on outside black

1-1 out

1-2 fouled back right

1-2 fouled down 3B line

1-2 fouled away right

K looking

1-2-3 again

Tied at 1 through 4 complete

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Everybody wants to be a hero...at least that's what their swings say.

 

[joeywa]

T5

Moore

0-1 takes a breaking ball

0-2 takes another curve

1-2 away

2-2 just misses in

3-2 dirt

1-3 on the come-backer; 1 out

Brown

1-0 down

1-1 fouled back right

2-1 up

2-2 fouled back right

3-2 way up

U3 with an impressive diving stab behind the 1B bag; 2 outs

Wolfe

0-1 take

0-2

1-2 check swing-didn't offer

1-2 fouled away right

2-2 low/away

3-2

KS

1-2-3

Tied going B5