Conference Opener- WVU vs. Texas Game 1

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It's conference time and all the experimenting with different lineups has led up to this series and the rest of the conference season. Right now the rotation is French, Sawyer, and Hollingsworth. Clemens will be a midweek starter for the time being. It seems that the closer role on the pitching staff is not decided and will be by situation and who's available. Of course this is all subject to change depending on how successful things go.

The starting lineup has started to solidify with the only changing parts being the rotation between Cantu and Barrera at first base and catcher. The other has been a rotation between Gurwitz and Stell in center field and the DH slot. Of course a left handed DH could be used at times also. That is how things seem to stand to date and we will see how this works this weekend.

The first two games will be broadcast on LHN, while the third game is on Fox Sports 1 on Sunday.
The audio will be provided free on texas.leanplayer.com for all three games.

Going to get the starting lineups and back for the game thread later.
 
Starting for WVU:

Taylor Munden-SS
Justin Fox-3B
Jackson Cramer -1B
Brad Johnson-LF
Cam O'Brian-C
Kyle Davis-DH
Shaun Corso-2B
Shaun Wood-RF
KC Huth-CF
Conner Dotson-P
 
Starting for Texas:

Ben Johnson-LF
Collin Shaw-RF
C.J. Hinojosa-SS
Tres Barrera-C
Brooks Marlow-2B
Bret Boswell-3B
Michael Cantu-1B
Taylor Stell-DH
Zane Gurwitz-CF
Parker French-RHP
 
Seems like the audio for the pregame is not up or working for some reason on the radio broadcast on texassports.com for some reason.

This happening to anybody else?
 
It finally came up as it's nearly over and the LHN broadcast starts.

They did say that Ty Culbreth is at present the closer for the pitching staff.
 
The senior right handed ace for the Longhorns is Parker French as the conference season starts. Look for many ground balls is he has the sinker working properly.

Shortstop and a big hitter for WVU is Taylor Munden batting righty.
He grounds to short and the 6-3 is the first conference out of the year.

Justin Fox, at third bats right handed with one down.
He also grounds out to short for two quick outs.

First baseman Jackson Cramer bats left handed with two away.
A hard one hopper to Hinojosa again and he can't handle it and it's ruled an infield hit as it got past him.

This gives the left fielder Brad Johnson a chance to bat with one on and two down.
He screams a line drive to right and Shaw is there, but it goes off his glove as the sun is blinding out there at the present.

It's a triple and scores a run

WVU leads 1-0.

Cam O'Brian is the catcher and bats from the right side with a man at third and two gone and one in.

He fouls tips one into the mitt of Barrera for a K to retire the side.

WVU breaks out on top 1-0 as Texas comes to bat.
 
Freshman right hander Conner Dotson, gets the nod for WVU on the mound in the conference lid lifter.

Johnson leads off as usual from the right side.
He sends a fly to shallow center for one away.

Shaw bats from the left side with one down.
He grounds one hard off the pitcher and it rebounds out toward second and with Shaw's speed he beats it out for an infield single.

Hinojosa bats righty with one on and one down.
He flies out to medium right field for two down.

Barrera up from the right side with one on and two away.
He flies out to center to end the frame.

One out as we start conference play and WVU leads 1-0.
 
French out for his second inning of work for the Horns.

Kyle Davis, WVU DH leads off from the right side.
He rips a sinker that hung high and rips it to the corner in left and it's a lead double.

KC Huth, plays center and bats righty with a runner at second.
He bunts and the sac goes 3-4 and the runner advances to third.

Shaun Wood, is the right fielder with one down and one on.
Skip comes out as a long fly goes foul.
He heads back to the dugout.
The big lefty hitter is back in and the infield comes in.
A hard liner goes back at French and he knocks it down and picks it up and makes the 1-3 second out as the runner has to hold.

Tucker Cascadden, plays second as a late replacement in the lineup with two down as a righty.
A man on third and two down for him and the count runs full.
He blows a high fast ball by him on a swing and a miss for a K again that retires the side.

French needs to get the slider down, but is hanging in there and WVU leads 1-0 to the bottom of two.
 
The Mountaineer pitcher and native Texan Dotson, is back out for the second.

Leading off for the Horns is Marlow from the lefty side.
A liner to center is right at the center fielder for one away.

Boswell up from the left side with one down.
He bunts and the pitcher get on it on the third base side of the mound and gets Boswell 1-3 for two away.

The freshman Cantu bats with two gone as he plays first tonight.
He draws a two out walk.

That brings Stell up with one on and two down as the right handed hitting DH.
A shallow pop to center is caught by he second baseman to end the inning.

Two played and WVU leads 1-0.
 
French looks for a quick inning in the third as he toes the rubber again.

Leading off at the top of the order is Munden from the right side.
He fouls one down and then off the helmet and into his nose and blood comes out of it.
The trainer cleans him up and he is back in the box.
He grounds a single through the box and into center.

Fox bats righty with one on.
No bunt and a ground ball to third is a 5-4-3 double play that Boswell made a good pick on.

A fly ball to left by Cramer to left retires the side and gives French that quick inning he wanted.

Bottom of three and WVU leads 1-0.
 
Dotson, from Flower Mound, takes the hill for the Texas third.

Gurwitz, at the bottom of the order bats righty to lead off for the Horns.
A fly ball to right is one down.

Johnson brings back the top of the Texas order.
The righty hitter who leads the Horns in hitting lines one to right and the right fielder in the sun doesn't pick it up and it's over his head for a double.

Shaw up lefty with tying run at second and one down.
The count runs full and a fly ball to right is and easy second out and Johnson has to hold.

Hinojosa bats with two down and still a chance to plate the tying run.
Another full count and a deep fly ball goes to left field and the left fielder goes back and he face plants himself off the padded wall as the ball goes off the top off the wall for a triple. Lucky for him the wall was padded.

Tied 1-1.

Barrera tries to give the Horns it's first lead with a runner at third and two gone.
He skies a high fly to left to end the inning.

Texas ties it up at 1-1 after three gone.





 
French back for the fourth for the Horns.

Johnson leads off for WVU righty.
He one hops a ball to Boswell for the first out.

The catcher O'Brian grounds the first pitch to short for a 6-3 second out.

Two down for Davis from the right side.
He sends a one hopper back to French to retire the side in order for the first time in the game.

French is settling down it seems and to the bottom of the fourth tied 1-1.
 
Dotson back for the fourth for the Mountaineers.

Marlow leads off lefty for Texas.
He flies out to fairly deep center for one gone.

Boswell up from the left side with one away.
He flies one to left and as the left fielder crosses into foul ground he makes the catch for two down.

Cantu bats righty with two gone.
He fishes for a low fast ball and misses it and the K retires the side in order.

Both teams go quickly in the fourth and to the fifth still tied at 1-1.
 
French still out there for the Horns as the fifth commences.

Leading off for WVU is Huth, the center fielder from the right side.
A high fast ball gets him swinging for one away.

Wood, the big lefty hitter is up with one down.
A two hopper to short is a 6-3 second out.

Cascadden bats right handed with two gone.
He waves at the low outside sinker for another K and the side down again in order.

French is in a groove, but the Horns need to get the bats going as halfway through a quick moving conference opener the score tied at 1-1.
 
Dotson is back out as the fifth begins.

Leading off for the Horns is Stell from the right side.
The Horn DH squibs one toward the third baseman, but Dotson tries to field it and can't and it's an infield hit.

Gurwitz up and looks to bunt him over.
He lays it down the first base line and the first baseman can't handle it and can't pick it up and the sac and an error puts two on.

Johnson up with two on.
He doesn't bunt and a liner to second goes as a 4U-6 double play for two down as Stell can't get back.
Another bad base running error costs Texas.

Shaw up now with one on and two gone.
He walks to put two on again and still a chance for the Horns to take the lead.

Hinojosa up and he has the only rbi for Texas and he can put the Horns ahead with another hit.
A ground ball to third and the throw to second is wide and dropped by the second baseman for another WVU error to load the bases.

Barrer, the big right handed slugger bats with the bases loaded and two down.
A big moment in this game and a fly ball to left center is snagged by the center fielder to retire the side.

The base running error hurts and Texas leaves them loaded and after five still tied at 1-1.

 
French is out for the sixth and tries to keep mowing down WVU hitters.

He faces Munden again at the top of the order and he grounds a ball to the hole and C.J. had no chance to throw him out, but throws anyway and it's wild and into the Texas dugout.
That puts him at second after the hit and an error.

Fox up and he bunts and again Texas fouls the play up as Cantu is in front of Marlow covering as the bunt went to Boswell and his throw is caught by neither and another error scores the run as the throw goes up the right field foul line.

WVU leads 2-1.

Cramer bats lefty and a ground ball to Cantu is one away as the runner goes to third.

Johnson bats from the right side with one down and a man at third.
A liner by a drawn in Marlow into right field is a single for another run.

WVU leads 3-1.

O'Brian bats with one on and one down and grounds to second for an inning ending 4-6-3 double play.

The shoddy fielding hurts Texas and helps WVU take back the lead 3-1 to the bottom of six.
 
Dotson pitches the sixth with the lead again.

Marlow leads off for Texas from the left side.
The count runs full and a high fly ball to right and it carries and carries and gets into the Texas bullpen for a homer!
That is a new baseball homer for sure and it was caught by his brother Ty in the pen.

WVU leads 3-2.

Boswell up and he sends a deep fly ball to left center and it's much deeper out there and it's caught on the track for one away.

Cantu up right handed with one away.
The count runs full and a pitch over his head is his second walk of the game.

The pitching coach is out and is finally sent back by the home plate ump as Dotson stays in.

Stell, the DH is up from the right side with one on and one down.
He pops up to the second baseman for two gone.

Gurwitz tries to keep the inning alive with one on and two away.
A wild pitch in the dirt moves Cantu to second and in scoring position.
Zane with a chance to tie it up again with a clutch hit.
The count goes full again and a foul pop on the first base side is caught by the first baseman to end the inning.

Texas gets one back and WVU leads now 3-2 after six.

 
French still going as the seventh starts.

Leading off for WVU is Davis the DH, and a ground ball to short is a 6-3 first out.

Huth, from the right side bats with one down.
He takes curve on the inside corner or two away.

The large lefty hitting Wood bats with two gone.
A 2-0 count brings Skip from the dugout.
He walks on four pitches for a two out runner.

Cascadden bats in the nine hole from the right side with one on and one down.
A ground ball to third is a 5-4 out to end the frame.

They stretch at the Disch in the conference opener and WVU leads 3-2.
 
Dotson is gone and he pitched well in his first start at WVU. The new pitcher is Blake Smith, another native Texan and a big righty.

Johnson, at the top of the order and it's a big inning for the Horns, the bullpen is suppose to be the Mountaineer's weakness.
He takes a called strike three on a curve ball for one down.

Shaw bats lefty with one down.
A fly ball to right is two gone quickly.

Hinojosa bats right handed with two outs.
This time he sends a deep fly ball with some carry to it and it clears the wall and it's a game tying dinger!

Game tied 3-3.

Barrera bats with two down.
He sends a fly ball to right that is caught at the track to retire the side.

The big blast from Hinojosa ties it at 3-3 after seven played.
 
Big inning for French in the eighth as the top of the WVU order is up.

Munden, with two hits leads off from the right side.
A high pop to first is a very big out one caught by Cantu right by the bag.

Fox up next with one out from the right side.
He gets him swinging for a K and two gone.

The first baseman Cramer, bats lefty with two down.
The count runs full and a ground ball to second retires the side in order.

French comes through and now Texas needs to rattle some bats and gain the lead.

Game tied 3-3 to the bottom of eight.
 
Smith is back to the hill for the Mountaineers as the eighth starts for Texas.

Leading off for the Horns is Marlow from the left side.
The count runs full and this a big pitch and he swings at a pitch at head level and sends a shallow fly ball to center for one away.

Boswell up lefty with one down.
A fly ball to right is not deep enough and caught short of the track for two quickly away.

Cantu bats righty with two gone.
He walks again and that is his third walk.
Mathis is coming in to pinch run for him.

Conner Macalla, will pinch hit for Stell with one on and two down.
He sends a liner to center that is caught to retire the side.

We go to the ninth tied at 3-3.
 
For the first time this season a starter will start the ninth for Texas as French returns.

Johnson leads off for WVU from the right side.
A fast ball on the inside corner is a called strike three for one down.

French is over a hundred pitches as O'Brian bats lefty with one gone.
He lines a sharp single to right that one hops in front of Shaw.

Davis bats right handed with one on and one down.
A one hopper back to French is a 1-6-3 double play to end the inning.

French went nine and deserves a win as he pitched great without a lot of support.

Texas tries to win it for him and themselves in the bottom the ninth tied 3-3.
 
Smith still on the mound for WVU as the Texas ninth arrives.

Gurwitz leads off for the Horns.
A fly ball to right is one away.

Johnson back at the top of the order with one away batting righty.
A ground ball to deep short and the shortstop fields and throws wildly to first and it goes into the stands.
The hit and the error puts him on second.

Shaw bats with one down and Johnson in scoring position at second.
Any hit to the outfield with Ben's speed will most likely win it.
A fly ball to deep center is two away as Johnson tags and goes to third.

Hinojosa up with the winning run at third and two gone.
He has two long blasts tonight for a double and a homer that tied the game.
He looks to end it here with any type of hit.
They walk him intentionally after a 3-1 count.

That leaves it up to Barrera with runners at the corners and two outs.
He swings at the first pitch and pops out to second to end the inning.

The opening conference game goes to extra innings tied at 3-3 and most likely now no decision for French who deserved better.
 
French is done and the new pitcher for Texas in the tenth is left hander Kirby Bellow.

He faces Huth,batting right handed as his first batter.
A ground ball to short is a 6-3 out one.

Wood is the big power hitting lefty with one down.
The count runs full and he blows him away on a fast ball for a swinging K and two away.

The nine hole hitter is a pinch hitter for Cascadden.
It's righty hitting Bay Guerrini.
A fly ball to right center is taken by Shaw to retire the side in order.

Texas with another chance to win the conference opener in the bottom of the tenth as we are tied 3-3.
 
Smith is still out there for the Mountaineer's as the Texas tenth begins. Corso comes in to play sencond for WVU.

Marlow leads off for the Horns batting lefty.
A liner down the right field line lands just fair and goes over the side fence for a ground rule double.

Boswell up from the left side with the winning run on second.
A liner that nearly got over the right fielder sends Marlow to third on the tag.
He never offered to bunt.

One down for pinch hitter Kacy Clemens, from the left side, in his first at bat of the season as he has become a full time pitcher.
The infield comes in and Clemens is hit by a pitch to put runners on the corners.

One down and two on for Conner Macalla, batting lefty.
The freshman DH sends a fly ball to center that is plenty deep enough for a SF to win it for Texas!

Texas wins the conference opener 4-3 and avoids what would have been a shocking loss.
Need a breather and will be back to wrap it up and in a few.

 
wooooooooooohoooooooooooooo

Horns win the opener 4-3 in 10 innings!

Key HR's by Marlow and Hinojosa. A freshman Macalla, gets the winning sac fly to drive in Marlow with 9 big innings of pitching by Parker French!

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