****Texas @ WVU Saturday Baseball Thread****

[joeywa]

Streaming video compliments of WVU.

http://www.wvusports.com/mediaplayer.cfm?showID=165

I think they have a hamster running their stream departement.  Ha!

 

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Thornhill looking good so far. 

 

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Whoever is working the camera needs a lot of help? 

 

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Of course right when I say Thornhill is looking good, they get two hits. 

 

[armadillo slim]

Texas will eventually start finding holes. 

that's what we said last year 

 

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Come on ump. 

 

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That a boy Thornhill. Come on bats get some runs. 

 

[joeywa]

B3

FYI-Ribs are on the pit!

Constantini

1-0 dirt

2-0 away/low

3-0

3-1 take

3-2 look

3-2 fouled back

4-3; reached and slaps an outside pitch (ball 4) to Marlow; 1 out

Munden

0-1 takes a pitch on the outside corner

0-2 foul

1-2 away

2-2 dirt

3-2 dirt; last two pitches looked ugly

K swinging at another low pitch; 2 outs

Boyd

Singles the first pitch back up the middle, just by the 2B bag.

Fleming

Checks runner

1-0 pitch out-Tres throws down to 1B for back pick, runner back safely

1-1; foul; runner was stealing

Checks

Single into CF; Boyd heads to 3B; no play.  Runners at corners w/2 outs

WVU bat boy is about the size of a peanut.  Just saw a flash running across the screen, and thought it was a squirrel at first.

McBroom

0-1 foul

0-2 fouled straight back

1-2; WAY up, Tres has to leap to grab it. 

2-2 dirt; Fleming steals 2B w/no throw

How does McBroom see with his helmet resting on his nose?

3-2 down low.  Tres tries to frame it, holds it for a long time. 

Skip heads out to visit the bump.

3-2 fouls an off speed pitch back

3-2 fouled back another one

F8; Charging Payton gets the shallow fly

2 LOB

Still no score after 3 complete

 

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That a boy CJ. Let's go now boys. 

 

[joeywa]

T4

Tres

0-1 bunt foul

0-2 fouled down 3B line

5-3; 1 out

Carter

Singles of the mitt of the sliding SS and it rolls to LF. 

Shaw

1-0 away

1-1 take

Checks Carter

1-2 just foul down 1B line

2-2 away

U3; Carter moves to 2B; 2 outs

Texas needs to push one of these RISP across today.  We're getting them there.

CJ

1-0 down

RBI Single up the middle, Carter comes home, and CJ moves to 2B on the throw!

Texas up 1-0

 

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Improvement. Still need to be driving in more of these guys in scoring position. On the board though and have a little momentum. I'll take it. 

 

[joeywa]

Clemens up; CJ on 2B; 2 down

1-0 up

2-0 low/away

3-0 away

3-1 just caught outside of the plate; take

3-2 take

K swinging.  Not a good AB by Clemens.  Swung at Ball 4.

1 LOB

Horns up 1-0 heading B4

 

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Thornhill having trouble with command. 

 

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Great save again by Thornhill. 

 

[joeywa]

B4

Rice

0-1 take

0-2

K looking; 1 out

Johnson

Chopped single back up the middle

O'Brien

Line drive single into LF.  Runners on 1&2; Nathan getting hit pretty easily today when he leaves the heater up in the zone. 

Cramer

1-0 dirt

Nathan steps off the rubber

2-0 dirt again; gets away from Tres, but he gets to it w/o the runners advancing.

Skip back out to the bump.

Nathan steps off again

2-1 LOW strike called

3-1 low

Nathan steps off

3-2 fouled back

K swinging; 2 outs, and another BIG out for Thornhill

Constantini

1-0 down

1-1 takes off speed

2-1 in

Constantini calls time; steps out; back in

3-1 away; Tres was set up inside, so Nathan just missed his spot on that one.

Nathan steps off

Walk; bases loaded with 2 outs.

Munden

1-0

1-1 take

2-1 low

2-2 look

2-2 fouled just outside the 3B line; boy that was close.  Whew!!!

F8;

3 LOB

Horns up 1-0 after 4 complete

 

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We are swinging at entirely too many balls. 

 

[joeywa]

T5

Gurwitz

1 out

Marlow

K's swinging; C drops it, throws to 1B; 2-3; 2 outs

Johnson

0-1 take

1-1

2-1

5-3

Horns go down in order

1-0 headed B5

 

[joeywa]

Hollingsworth in to P in B5

 

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Interesting. Didn't expect Thornhill to be pulled that early. 

 

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This might be the worst cameraman I've ever encountered, and I've seen some bad ones.