Minnesota vs. Texas Game 2

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The second game of the series and the game of a double dip today finds Texas trying to extend it's modest win streak while the Golden Gophers look for their first win of it's Texas swing to open the season.

Waiting for the lineup to be given so I can put them up before the start of the opener of the twin bill.
 
I'm excited to see if the bats stay alive. Winning 13-2 is so much nicer than 3-2. Plus, it'd brighten my mood after the basketball game, which I expect us to lose.
 
The lineup for Minnesota is this:
Motl-CF
Schaefbauer-2B
Fiedler-RF
Handel-SS
Skjefte-3B
Athmann-C
Traxler-DH
Tyler Hanson-1B
Smith-LF
Sawyer-P
 
Texas will start with this:
Johnson-LF
Shaw-RF
Hinojosa-SS
Barrera-C
B. Marlow-2B
Cantu-1B
Boswell-3B
Gurwitz-CF
Baker-DH
Sawyer-LHP
 
Left hander Josh Sawyer gets the start in the first game of today's double header, his second start of the young season.

Dan Motl, as last night leads off for the Golden Gophers.
He steps in right handed, the count goes full before he waves and misses at a high fast ball for one down.

The second baseman is Schaefbauer batting lefty and and a tough foul ball off the hand in bat looked painful.
He K's swinging on a curve in the dirt and the 2-3 put out records a second straight strikeout.

Matt Fieldler in right grounds a ball to Marlow for a 4-3 out to retire the side.

Sawyer gets them in order and Texas comes to bat.
 
Dalton Sawyer, a lefty is the starting pitcher for Minnesota in a Sawyer vs. Sawyer pitching match up.

Johnson leads off for Texas from the right side and the shortstop squeezes his pop up ranging to the right side of the infield for one down.

Shaw bats lefty with one down.
A full count is reached and he two hops a ball to first for a 3U second out.

Hinojosa bats right handed with two away.
He flies out to left and that retires the side.

Both teams go down in order in the first and so nothing on the board after one.
 
Score update for those not in touch with the basketball game: ISU wins it 85-77. The Cyclones drained their free throws down the stretch.
 
Josh Sawyer is back out for the second.

Leading off for the Golden Gophers is the shortstop Michael Handel
He bats right handed and a chopper to third goes 5-3 for the first out.

Tony Skjefte, the third sacker cues a ball toward Boswell who fields and the throw is low and late and it's an infield hit n the swinging bunt.

The first runner of the game for the catcher Athmann batting righty with one down.
He walks of four pitches to put two aboard.

This brings the DH, Troy Traxler to the plate with two on and one down.
He bats righty and a 2-0 count brings out Skip from the Longhorn dugout as Sawyer has lost his release point.
The count goes full and a big early pitch in the game for Sawyer is a tailor made double play ball to second that is bobbled by Marlow and it's just a 4-6 force for two away. Should have been out of the inning there.

This allows Tyler Hanson, the first baseman to bat with two down and runners on the corners.
Another full count pitch is blown by him on a fast ball for a swinging K to retire the side.

A threat for Minnesota, but nothing more and to the bottom of the second with nobody across the plate so far.
 
Dalton Sawyer comes out to the mound for his second inning of work.

Barrera, at clean up today against the left hander stands in from the right side leading off for the Horns.
He lines another shot to left that is right at the left fielder for a loud out one.

Marlow bats in the five hole today from the left side with one down.
His high pop goes to short for a quick second out.

Cantu up with two away as he swaps places with Barrera today after catching last night.
The right hitter tries to check his swing and can't and it's a swinging K to retire Texas in order again.

Two played and still nada on the scoreboard.
 
Josh Sawyer back to the hill in the third.

The Minnesota left fielder Jordan Smith leads off from the left side.
The nine hole hitter for the Golden Gophers flies to medium deep center for one away.

The lead off man Motl is up again at the top of the order and he lines a single toward the left field line and Johnson cuts off to prevent a double.

One on and one out for Connor Schaefbauer batting lefty.
He K's swinging as he did his first at bat for two away.

Fiedler up with one on and two away.
Motl takes off and with a huge jump steals the bag with ease.
Minnesota again with a runner in scoring position.
Fieldler tries to put the Golden Gophers on the board, but a high fly ball to Gurwitz in center gets Sawyer and the Horns out of another threat.

Bottom of three and the plate remains untouched by either team.
 
Dalton Sawyer is out for the third having worked a perfect first two innings.

Boswell leads off for Texas from the left side in the Texas third.
He K's hacking on three pitches for one away.

Gurwitz is up from the right side with one down.
Gurwitz with a cue job to third and the charging Skjefte makes the play, but his throw is late and Texas has a base runner for the first time today.

The freshman Joe Baker, is the DH today and he pinch hit last night and was hit by a pitch.
His second at bat is a walk.

Johnson up with two on and one down and Texas has a threat going.
Johnson with a hard ground ball through the hole on the left side and they decide to hold up Gurwitz and that loads the base.

Shaw bats with the bases loaded and one away as Texas looks to take the lead.
He hits a ball off the ground it looked like and it slowly rolls down the first line and Sawyer fields it and shovels it from the glove to first for a 1-3 good play to get an out as a run scores.

Texas leads 1-0.

Hinojosa up with a chance to do more damage with runners at second and third and two away.
A pitch that goes to the screen on the fly is a very wild pitch that scores Johnson.

Texas leads 2-0.

Hinjosa grounds to short and the throw is wide, but the tag is applied by the first baseman to retire the side.

Texas takes the lead 2-0 after three played.


 
Josh Sawyer has a lead to work with as the fourth starts.

Handel leads off for Minnesota from the right side.
Another full count and it's obvious that Sawyer sometimes has problems with his release point.
He rights the ship and a ground ball to third records a 5-3 first out.

Skjefte bats with one down.
A shallow fly ball to center is put away by Gurwitz for two down.

The catcher Austin Athmann, bats from the right side with two outs.
The count runs full again and a liner to center is caught by Gurwitz on a running and then sliding effort to retire the side in order.

Good inning for Sawyer and the Horns lead 2-0 to the bottom of four.
 
Dalton Sawyer out again for the Texas fourth.

Barrera up and again a liner to left and this time the left fielder will not get it as it rolls down the line to the fence and a stand up double.

Marlow up with a man at second.
He bunts to the left of Sawyer and the big lefty has shown a good glove as he make a good play, but the sac works to put Barrera at third and one down.

Cantu up with one away and a chance to drive a run home.
As last time a check swing and not in time and another swinging K as the catcher tags him to complete the K.

Two down and the head coach comes out as the pitching coach didn't make the trip due to a death.

Sawyer stays in and Boswell comes up with two down and a man on third.
He walks on four pitches to put runners on the corners.

Gurwitz bats with two aboard and two down and wants to extend the lead.
A fly ball to fairly deep right is run down and that retires the side.

Texas threatens again, but comes up empty and leads still 2-0 after four.
 
Johsh Sawyer on the hill in the fifth and looks for a good inning to qualify for a win.

Traxler, the Golden Gopher DH leads off from the right side.
A hot shot to second is a 4-3 out for one away.

Hanson bats righty with one down.
A high curve is laced to center for a single.

Smith rolls one to second and a 4-6 force is two away as it was to slowly hit for a double play.

The top of the order is Motl once again with two down and one on.
Hanson takes off and a laser to second is in plenty of time to gun him down and retire the side.

Sawyer with good performance today and he is in line for the win at the present time as Texas leads 2-0 halfway through the first game of the double header.
 
Dalton Sawyer is still around for the Texas fifth.

The Texas DH Baker, will lead off against him from the right side.
The freshman lines a single to left for his first hit as a Horn.

Johnson up at the top of the order with one on.
A pitch in the dirt and it skips away from the catcher for a wild pitch to move the runner along.
Johnson back in the righty box with a runner now in scoring position.
He sends a screamer to left and again right at the left fielder for one away. Texas has done that a lot this series.

Shaw up with one down and one on.
Baker heads for third and a good jump gets him there on the steal.
The infield comes in to try and cut off the run.
The count runs full and Shaw delivers with a liner to right center and he keeps chugging beats the throw to second on a head first slide. His speed creates that double and you like to see that from the senior.

Texas leads 3-0.

The head coach comes out again and as we said earlier the pitching coach went back to Minnesota for the funeral of a former Golden Gopher player.

That's it for the tiring Dalton Sawyer.

Pitching change.
 
The new Minnesota pitcher is right hander Brian Glowicke.

His first batter is Hinojosa with one down and one on.
He lines a shot right at the center fielder for two away.

Barrera up with Shaw at second and two away.
Barrera spraying line drives every at bat, this time sends one right at the second baseman to retire the side.

Texas tacks on a run and leads 3-0 after five innings.
 
Suddenly we go from two Sawyers on the mound to none as Josh Sawyer is out and the new Texas pitcher is right hander Connor Mayes, the freshman.

He faces the top of the Golden Gopher order in Motl from the right side.
A ground ball up the middle that is flagged by Hinojosa and the 6-3 out is a good start for Mayes.

Schaefbauer, from the left side bats with one away.
A change down is swung and missed on and that's a K for two down.

Fieldler bats righty and prevents a perfect inning for Mayes with a liner over second for a single.

One on and two down for Handel from the right side.
Another ground ball to third by Handel and for the third time in the game he is goes 5-3 to retire the side.

Bottom of six and Texas leads 3-0.
 
Glowicki reports for duty on the mound as the Texas sixth starts.

Marlow steps in left handed to lead off.
A very high pop up is caught by the mound by the shortstop for one down.

Cantu bats with one down and looks to get off the snide with two check swing K's so far today.
A slow ground ball to third and with Cantu not fleet of foot it's a easy 5-3 second out.

Two away for Boswell from the left side.
A fly ball to center retires the side in order.

The games moves to the seventh as the weather starts to change in Austin and the 80's are gone.

The score stays the same and Texas leads 3-0 after six played.

 
Mayes back for the seventh.

Skjefte leads off and draws a four pitch walk.

Handel bats righty with one on.
Skips on his way to the mound now and now goes back as Mayes stays put.
Handel back in and on a hit and run a grounder goes back to Mayes for a 1-3 first out as the runner goes to second.

Skip is back out and the change is made.

Pitching change.
 
The lefty Kirby Bellow who had a good outing in Houston against Rice comes in.

He faces a pinch hitter batting left which an unusual move, in Bergren.
He bats with one on and one down and the strange move backfires as he K's swinging for two away.

Hanson bats with still a man on and two down.
A high pop and Hinojosa ranges well over to the right side of second as Marlow was having some problems tracking it in the sun. C.J. makes the play to retire the side.

The Cotton Eyed Joe is fired up and they stand and stretch at the Disch in the first of two today and Texas leads 3-0.
 
Glowicki stays for the Texas half of the seventh.

Gurwitz leads off at the bottom of the order.
A solid liner goes on a hop to the center fielder for a lead single.

Baker, the freshman DH bats righty seeking his second hit as a Horn after getting a single his last trip.
No bunt is offered and he K's swinging for one down.

Johnson up again at the top of the lineup.
A ground ball to first is a 3U second out as Gurwitz takes second.

Shaw up with a man at second and he faces a right hander for the first time today.
He does like to hit against the righties and laces a grounder down the line in right to the corner for a rbi double.

Texas leads 4-0.

Hinojosa who is in a hitting funk right now bats with a chance to play add on.
He breaks out with a liner that just missed the head of Glowicki and on into center and Shaw scores easily.

Texas leads 5-0.

Barrera of the many line drives bats with one on and two down.
This time he K's swinging to retire the side.


Texas plates a couple more and leads 5-0 after seven.
 
Bellow pitches the eighth for Texas.

Smith leads off for the Golden Gophers left handed.
He lines a single in front of Shaw in right for a lead runner.

Motl brings back the top of the order.
The right handed hitter bats with one on.
Travis Jones has come in to play first for Texas.
Motl flies out to Johnson in left for one away.

Schaefbauer up with one on and one down.
He pops up foul on the third base side and Hinojosa again ranges a long way to make the catch for two away.

Fieldler up from the right side with two away and one on.
A fast ball is taken right down Broadway for called strike three and that retires the side. Still need that backward K emoticon.

Bottom of eight and Texas in control 5-0.
 
Minnesota goes to a big lefty in Jordan Jess as the Texas eighth begin.
Boxwell also comes into the game to play right field.

Marlow leads off batting lefty as the wind turns around and blows in as the front is going through that will cool things down.
A big hook freezes Marlow and insert needed backwards K here for one down.

Travis Jones bats for the first time in the series as he took over first base last inning.
He ground out 6-3 as his hitting woes continue for two down.

Boswell flies out to left to retire the side in order.

We go to the ninth in the first of two today and Texas looks for a shutout win leading 5-0.
 
Kyle Johnson comes in for the ninth for Texas on the hill and he got a save in Houston last week. The fireballer looks to preserve the shutout.

Handel leads off from the right side for Minnesota.
He draws a walk.

One on for Skjefte batting righty.
A laser to Boswell and the base running rock leads to a 5U-3 double play for two down.
I can hear my old baseball coaches saying make the line drive go through, especially when behind 5-0 in the ninth.

Athman up as the last hope with two away.
A slow roller and Marlow bare hands it and a one hop flip to a stretched out Jones at first ends the game and gets 5-0 shut out win for the Horns.

Texas wins 5-0 in the first game of he double dip with excellent pitching and some good hitting at key times.

The second game will hopefully get started in about 45 minutes and Texas looks to keep the winning streak alive with
Chad Hollingsworth on the mound. :hookem2:

Be back then.
 
NB, dude you are the man... I don't care what Snek says about you on other threads!

Now let's get this 3rd game tonight and get ready to get the brooms out!!
 
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Feel like I'm there in the stadium. Now, I'm going to see if we were able to sweep the little gophers although on the other site, the title of the thread was "Horns Sweep DH". Just want to again thank NB for his amazing threads AND for not putting the damned outcome in the fn thread title...

Dang, the site looks amazing and I guess I need to get something other than a question mark as an avatar!
 
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