Horns vs TCU series

[Horn6721]

Chop
That pic of LBJ is Outstanding.
Thanks for finding it.

 

[Texadelphia]

Aaron Nixon was money till Texas Tech ruined him.

Serious question - I always liked Nixon - how is he doing at Miss St this year? (I think that’s where he went…).

 

[Texadelphia]

Serious question - I always liked Nixon - how is he doing at Miss St this year? (I think that’s where he went…).

Decided to not be lazy and answered my own question (btw there’s this thing called Google…).

1-1 this season
12 appearances
62 batters faced
2 saves
Era 1.88
14 IP
19 SO
7 HBP
5 walks

Seems OK - but stats don’t blow me away.

 

[giveemhell]

Looking forward to a rare Monday afternoon conference game today. I'm "working" from home, it's all good.

 

[Chop]

Decided to not be lazy and answered my own question (btw there’s this thing called Google…).

1-1 this season
12 appearances
62 batters faced
2 saves
Era 1.88
14 IP
19 SO
7 HBP
5 walks

Seems OK - but stats don’t blow me away.

Those are pretty good numbers for Nixon this year--except for the 7 HBP (ouch--that's getting his at 95mph+).

I guess he needed to start-over and had some mental hang-ups around here. That, and maybe he wasn't especially fond of the last pitching coach. I wish him well, as should all Longhorns. Nixon was a key part in getting us so far in 2021. We were about 1 inning away from the finals where we would probably have won it all.

The scouting also caught up to Nixon, and people started chasing fewer balls down in the dirt. Nixon made made a living off of those sliders dropping sharply down into the dirt in 2021. Cool pitch, but you can't overuse it against sophisticated batters with good scouting. That, and he seemed to lose control of his fastball in 2022.

 

[Chop]

This is destined to be a productive afternoon...

 

[nashhorn]

Well I’ll be darn guess I’ll rely on you guys for updates cause it’s on ESPN +. Crap

 

[Chop]

Thomas on second. Gil up

 

[Chop]

Homerun!!!!!!Guillemette!!!!

2-0 us

 

[Chop]

Campbell lines out.

2-0 us. On to the bottom of the first.

 

[Chop]

Guillemette drilled that ball. It probably has 425 feet on it.

 

[Chop]

Who’s this guy #11 on the mound?

 

[giveemhell]

I'm feeling nervous for Tanner Witt, hope his arm is ready for this.

 

[Chop]

Texas leaguer to CF. Witt is throwing around 93 mph. Living a little high in the zone.

 

[Chop]

Daly charges in to make the out on a slow roller. One away. Runner advances to second.

 

[Chop]

Witt beaned a batter.

 

[Chop]

Williams goes out to talk with him.

 

[Chop]

RBI double. 2-1 us.

 

[Chop]

Powell!!

Ground ball to third. Powell Gunned him down at the plate!!! And Guillemette (legally) roughed the runner up a bit.

 

[George Bailey]

 

[Chop]

Witt walks another. Bases loaded two away. Witt’s done for today.

 

[Chop]

Tole takes the mound.

 

[Chop]

2 run single.

3-2 Frogs.

 

[Chop]

Lined fly out to EK.

3-2 them after 1.

 

[mchammer]

Well, not closer material yet.

 

[Chop]

Daly goes golfing. K.

 

[Chop]

Carlson base hit to RF.

 

[Chop]

Fly out to LF. On to the bottom of the 2nd. 3-2 them.

 

[Chop]

Tole walks the lead off batter.

 

[Chop]

Can of corn to Kennedy. One away.