Texas vs. Baylor DH-Game 1

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It seems that the rain has moved east of Waco and that we will have a long and probably strange day of baseball. The last day of the regular season, with the Big 12 Tournament starting on Wednesday morning, Texas and Baylor have 18 innings of baseball to play.

That means using a lot of pitchers, in all kinds of ways. Texas is in the Tourney already, but Baylor is still trying to get in. The Bears need one win or a Kansas loss today, to keep their streak alive, of making every Big 12 Tournament. The only other team to do that is OU, which is already in.

If Baylor gets in before the start of the second game of the doubleheader, things could really get strange. It could turn the second game into a glorified scrimmage, with maybe position players pitching for either team.

Josh Sawyer will get the start, for Texas today, on the mound. Ben Johnson is back from suspension, but Zane Gurwitz, will not start today, still paying for dogging that play in center and allowing the runner to go to third.

The game is on Dish on channel 443 and the audio at texas.leanplayer.com.

I also believe that this link will get you a video feed.

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Lineups coming up.

 

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Texas Lineup:

 

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Baylor Lineup and more information:

 

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Right hander Nick Lewis, will start on the hill, for Baylor. He has completed his warm up pitches and we are ready for baseball.

Ben Johnson, back from suspension, leads off, for Texas, batting right handed.
He grounds the first pitch he sees through the left side, for a lead single.

Baker will bat righty, with one on. He plays short today.
Johnson goes and as Baker K's swinging, he makes it, but interference is called on Baker, on the catcher's throw. So it's a strikeout and a 2U, for two outs.

Hinojosa will bat righty, with now two down.
He walks for a two out base runner.

Barrera bats righty, with one on.
He K's swinging, to retire the side.

Texas down with no damage done and Baylor comes to bat.

 

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Josh Sawyer, the lefty, starts on the mound today, for Texas.

The center fielder Logan Brown, leads off for Baylor, from the right side.
On an 0-2 pitch, Sawyer hits Brown on the foot, for a lead runner.

Adam Toth, the right fielder, bats lefty, with one on.
Brown goes and steals second, as Barrera's throw is wide of the mark.
A ground ball to second is a 4-3 out, the runner goes to third.

Duncan Wendal, bats righty, with on and one out.
The Baylor third baseman lifts a fly ball to left and it's deep enough for the SF.

Baylor leads 1-0.

Cameron Esthay, the left fielder bats lefty, with two down.
He swings throw a low fast ball, for a K that ends the inning.

Baylor gets a run to jump out on top 1-0, after an inning.

 

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Lewis returns to the bump, for the Bears, in the second, with a 1-0 lead.

Cantu leads off, batting righty, for the Horns.
A shallow pop to right and the second baseman has it, for the first out.

Shaw bats lefty, with one down.
He walks, for a runner.

Marlow bats lefty, with one on and one out.
He K's swinging on a wide slider.

Clemens, the DH, bats lefty, with one on and two down.
Shaw may go now.
A full count and Shaw goes now.
A grounder up the middle sneaks through, for a hit.

McKenzie, back in right field today, bats righty, with runners on the corners, two down.
He walks on four pitches to load the bases.

Johnson is back, at the top of the order, he bats with the bases juiced and two down.
Opportunity to take the lead here, with your best hitter up.
He pops it up foul and the catcher drops it by the first base dugout.
New life for Ben, on what should be an E-2.
He swings at a high pitch and sends a little pop to center, that the second baseman has, to end the frame.

Texas leaves them loaded, so Baylor leads 1-0, bottom of two.

 

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Sawyer out for the second, for Texas, you wonder how long he can will go, with Texas saving arms, when possible.

The first baseman for the Bears is Mitch Price, batting righty, leading off.
A roller to second and the 4-3 is out one.

Darryn Sheppard, the DH, bats righty, with one down.
He bunts down the third base line and Hinojosa charges and bare hands and throws on the run to get him by a step at first. Great play there.

The catcher Matt Menard, bats righty, with two outs.
He lines a single to left, for a runner.

Justin Arrington, the shortstop, bats righty, with one on and two away.
A fly ball to center will retire the side.

Two played and Baylor leads 1-0.

 

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Lewis works on for the Bears in the Texas third, on the rubber.

Baker leads off, batting right handed.
He grounds to third and the 5-3 is out one.
Lewis is wild and Texas is not taking the walks, that was a 3-1 pitch and was ball four.

Hinojosa bats righty, with one out.
Hinojosa takes a 2-0 fast ball deep to left, out of the yard, his third homer of the series.

Game tied 1-1.

Barrera bats righty, with one down.
Another full count and he walks, as Lewis is still all over the place.

Cantu bats righty, with one on and one away.
Yet another full count and another walk, will put two aboard.

Shaw bats lefty, with two on and one down.
A long drive to right and it's caught on a leap at the fence, the wind knocked that down. A throw to second, but Barrera tagged up and moved to third. Baylor coach thinks he didn't, but he did.

Marlow bats lefty, with runners on the corners, with two away.
A fly ball to left will end the frame.

A couple more stranded, but the Hinojosa homer, ties it at 1-1, bottom of three.

 

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Sawyer will pitch the third, for the Horns.

The nine hole hitter, Jonathon Ducoff, the second baseman, bats righty, leading off.
He K's swinging on the low change, for the first out.

Lead off hitter Brown is back up, batting righty, with one down.
He grounds to short and Bakers throws him out for two away.

Toth, who made a three run homer saving grab, last inning, bats lefty, with two gone.
The takes a called third strike, on the inside corner, to retire the side in order.

Three gone and it's tied 1-1.

 

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Lewis still in there for the Bears in the fourth, despite being wild, he has stranded several Horn runners.

Leading off for Texas is Clemens, the DH, batting lefty.
He grounds to second, the 4-3 is one away.

McKenzie, bats righty, with an out recorded.
He slaps a low and outside pitch, for a dying quail single to right center, his first hit at Texas.

Johnson back up, at the top of the order, batting righty, with one one and one down.
Another full count and he K's on ball four in the dirt, for two gone.

Baker bats righty, with one on and two down.
Lewis falls behind nearly every batter, but yet is getting outs.
A sharply hit grounder to center, under the second baseman's glove, for a single, puts two on.

Hinojosa bats righty, with two on and two down.
He's the hottest hitter for the Horns, so another good shot, for the lead.
A long fly ball to center, is caught at the edge of the warning track, to end the frame.

More stranded runners and still tied 1-1, bottom of the fourth.

 

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Sawyer will pitch the fourth, for Texas, didn't think he would go this long.

Wendal leads off batting righty, for the Bears.
He walks, for a lead runner.

Esthay bats lefty, with a man on.
He grounds a single to right, that puts runners on the corners.

Price bats righty, with runners on the corners.
A drive to center goes over Shaw's head, off the wall, for a double that plates two runs.

Baylor leads 3-1.

Skip out and he leaves Sawyer in the game.

Sheppard up batting righty, with a runner at second.
He bunts and the 2-3 sac is good, runner to third.

Menard bats righty, with a runner at third, one down.
Infield has come in, to try and cut off the run.
A liner to center for a single, means another run.

Baylor leads 4-1.

Seems like they are going to go with Sawyer as long as possible and save arms that way.

Arrington bats lefty, with one on and one out.
A grounder to second is a 4-6-3 double play to finally end the inning.

Baylor puts up three runs and leads 4-1, after four gone.

 

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Lewis keeps throwing for the Bears, in the fifth. Who would have thought he would have a 4-1 lead at this point.

Barrera leads off, batting righty.
A fly ball to right is one away.

Cantu bats righty, with one away.
Another walk, will put a runner on.

Shaw bats lefty, with one on and one out.
Lewis has now thrown 100 pitches, in less than five innings.
He takes a fast ball on the outside corner, for a backwards K and two gone.

Marlow bats lefty, with one on and two away.
A soft fly to left, will retire the side.

Halfway through this opening game of the DH, Baylor leads 4-1, as Texas can't break through against a struggling pitcher.

 

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Sawyer is still going, as the fifth for Baylor starts.

Ducoff leads off, batting righty, for the Bears.
He K's swinging late on the heater, for one down.

Brown, the lead off hitter, bats righty, with one away.
He lines a drive on a hop in front of McKenzie, in right, for a single.

Toth bats lefty, with one on and one out.
A high foul pop, on the left field side, is caught by Hinojosa, for two gone.

Wendal bats righty, with one on and two down.
The runner goes and is picked off first, the throw to second is wide, and he is safe with a steal.
He goes again and the throw is just late by Barrera, at third.
A ground ball to second goes 4-3, to end the inning.

Baylor still ahead 4-1, after five played.

 

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Kody Hessemer is the new pitcher for Baylor, as Lewis is done. Texas had all kind of chances against him, but couldn't score, a theme for this season. He walked six batters and it could have been many more.

The Texas DH, Clemens, leads off, batting lefty.
A foul pop by third base wall is caught against it, by the third baseman, one down.

McKenzie bats righty, with one retired.
A hot shot up the middle is knocked down, by the pitcher, he recovers and the 1-3 is out two.

Johnson bats at the top of the order, right handed, with two outs.
He takes a fast ball on the outside corner, for strike three, to retire the side in order.

 

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Travis Duke, the lefty will enter the game, to pitch for Texas, as Sawyer is done for the day.

Esthay leads off, batting lefty, for the Bears.
A bloop to left center, drops for single.

Price bats righty, with one on.
A fly ball to right is one down.

Sheppard bats righty, with one on and one out.
He foul tips one into Barrera's mit, for a swinging K and two away.

Menard bats righty, with two gone.
A high pop up, by the right field line and Marlow takes charge and has it, to end the inning.

Six played and Baylor leads 4-1.

 

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Hessemer is back to the mound for Baylor in the seventh.

Baker leads off for Texas, batting righty.
A ground ball to second and the 4-3 is out one.

Hinojosa bats righty, with one down.
A full count and he walks on a low and outside pitch, for a runner.

Barrera bats righty, with one on and one out.
A liner to left center is a single and Hinojosa goes all the way around to third.

Cantu bats righty, with runners on the corners and one away.
He K's swinging on a big curve, for two outs.

Shaw bats lefty, with two on and two outs.
He swings through a fast ball and the K retires the side.

Texas strands two more and that's got to be double figures in LOB's. So as they stretch in Waco, the Bears lead 4-1 and close in on a Big 12 Tournament bid.

 

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Duke stays in to pitch the seventh, for the Horns.

Arrington leads off batting lefty, for Baylor.
A fly ball to center is gloved by Shaw, for one away.

Skip comes out and a pitching change is made.

 

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Andy McGuire will come in to eat some innings and save arms. The right hander was once a can't miss prospect at third base.

His first batter to face him is pinch hitter Wes Tunnell, batting lefty, with one gone.
He K's swinging for two down.

Brown bats righty, as the top of the order comes back around, with two outs.
A ground ball to short and Baker's throw is low and in the dirt, by Cantu, the runner goes to second on the E-6.

Toth bats lefty, with one on and two away.
A fly ball to right and that retires the side.

Seven now played and Baylor leads 4-1.

 

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Hessemer continues to pitch for Baylor, in the eighth.
McLean goes into the game to play second, for the Bears.

Marlow leads off, for the Horns batting lefty.
He grounds a single into center, for a lead single.

Clemens bats lefty, with one on and one down.
He flies to shallow center field, for the first out.

Bret Boswell will pinch hit for McKenzie, batting lefty, with one on and one away.
A fly ball again to center, makes it two gone.

Johnson bats righty, at the top of the order, with two outs and one aboard.
A liner back to the mound is caught, to end the frame.

Bottom of eight and Baylor leads still, 4-1.

 

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McGuire will stick around to pitch the eighth, for the Horns.

Wendal leads off batting righty, for Baylor.
A full count and a fly ball to center drops, for a single.

Esthay bats lefty, with one on.
A full count is reached and a high pop behind the bag at third and Hinojosa squeezes it, for one down.

Price bats righty, with a man on and one out.
A long shot goes over the fence in left, for a two run homer on a hanging curve ball.

Baylor leads 6-1.

That should just about get the Bears in the Tournament.

Sheppard bats righty, with one out.
Another long drive to left and another homer.

Baylor leads 7-1.

There is a reason that McGuire is pretty much, the last pitcher in the pen.
You need to save arms though, that is why this happens.

Menard bats righty, with one gone.
He is hit by a pitch, to reach.

Skip comes out and he isn't going to take him out now, but he is giving him a nice lecture.

Arrington bats left, with a man on and one down.
A wild pitch sends the runner to second.
A ground ball in the hole on the right side and Marlow has it on a dive and makes the outstanding 4-3 out. The runner moves to third.

Stephen McLean, came into the game at second and gets his first at bat.
He bats righty and walks on four pitches.

Two on for Brown, the lead off man, batting righty, with two gone.
A fly ball to right will finally end the inning.

Baylor gets three more and is three outs from Tulsa, leading 7-1, to the ninth.

 

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Hessemer stays in to close it out, for Baylor.

Baker leads off for Texas, batting righty.
A ground ball to second and the 4-3 is one down.

Hinojosa bats righty, with one away.
His homer is the only run of the game, for Texas.
A fly ball to center makes it two outs.

Barrera bats righty, with two gone.
He is the last hope to extend the contest.
He walks and he does keep the game alive.

Cantu will bat righty, with one on and two down.
He takes a called strike three, down the heart of the plate.
Texas down in order and that's the game.

Baylor wins 7-1 and makes the Big 12 Tournament.

Texas had lots of chances against the Baylor starter, Lewis, but couldn't get it done. They left a ton of runners on and didn't take the walks, Lewis was trying to give each inning.

After Baylor took a 4-1 lead, it seemed the Horns weren't going to waste any more arms on this game. They put in McGuire and just said finish the game.

So all the teams are in the Big 12 Tournament now, it's just a matter of the final seeding. Texas now has one game left, to determine if they have a winning or losing regular season, sitting at 25-25.

Game two will start at about 5:15, will be interesting to see who starts, on the hill, for the Horns. Be back then.