Texas vs. Texas Tech-Big 12 Tournament

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It's not "Breakfast At The Brick," as it had been, for years. The Big 12 Tournament has moved from OKC, to Tulsa. It's just an early game at 1OK Field.

Good morning, you don't get to say that often in baseball, unless a night game runs late in many extra innings. We have talked about this it seems, a very long time now and it's finally here. The do or die last stand for Texas Baseball, if they are to keep the season alive.

The Horns face the Red Raiders in a must game, because with the lack of pitching depth, no way Texas would be able to come back, through the losers bracket. Hollingsworth is out and didn't even make the trip. Clemens threw some bullpen work and of course was the DH at Baylor. All hands on deck will be used when needed one would think.

Texas Tech needs some wins, to assure them a regional bid, they go out quickly and they could well be done, for the year.

Grab a sweet roll or whatever and the Starbucks and let's play baseball.

Parker French gets the ball for this and the senior right hander has always been good in the clutch, he will need to be again, for hopefully at least seven innings or so.

The game is being televised on various denominations of those Fox Sports channels, I have it on channel 448, on Dish. The audio is texas.leanplayer.com.

Lineups on the way.



 
Tech Lineup and more information:

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Ladies & Gentlemen - NBH7 is already on his game!

What is the weather like in Tulsa - any chance of rain during the game?

Can't watch the game at the office, so I will be following your thread this morning.

Go Horns!
 
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The ace of the Texas Tech staff is left hander, Cameron Smith, as you can see his numbers above are good. He completes his warm up pitches and we are ready for morning baseball.

Ben Johnson steps in right handed, to lead off for the Horns. He will be drafted and most likely will sign, after the completion of this season, so he knows his Texas days are numbered. I expect a big effort from him.

Weather has passed through and should not be a problem in this game.

 
Johnson steps in, as Texas is the visitors, as the lower seed in the #4-#5 game.
A fly ball to center, on the first pitch he sees, is on down.

Baker, is at second today, bats righty, with one out.
He K's swinging on a high off speed pitch, for two gone.

Hinjosa, back at short, bats righty, with two outs.
Another slow change and another swing and a miss, the second straight K, retires the side in order.

Texas down and Tech comes up for their first hacks.
 
Parker French, the senior right hander is on the hill, for Texas, he needs a quality start today.

The Red Raider DH, Cory Raley, leads off batting right handed.
A foul pop, by the first base line is caught by Travis Jones, playing first, one down.

Zach Davis, plays center field, batting righty, with one out.
A liner goes by third base and down the left field line, for a double.

Stephen Smith, plays in right field, batting also righty, with one on and an out.
A slow chop to first and the 3-1 out is recorded, runner moves to third.

Lefty hitting Tyler Neslony, plays in left field, has a man on third, with two gone.
A slow roller is fielded by French, on the right side and he takes it to the bag, for the 1U, that retires the side.

A double, but nothing more, so it's 0-0, after an inning.



 
Smith back to the mound for Tech, as the second starts.

Barrera, the Horn DH, leads off, batting right handed.
A high fly to center is the first out.

Cantu, catching in the game, bats righty, with an out.
Our first full count of the game and he takes a slider, on the outside corner, the backwards K, makes it two down.

Shaw bats lefty, with two outs.
He drives one to left center in the gap, to the fence, a triple, for the Horn's first hit.

Gurwitz bats righty, with a man on third, two outs.
A liner down the right field line, a rbi double.

Texas leads 1-0.

Travis Jones, the freshman plays first today, bats righty, with a man on second, two gone.
A drive to left and the left fielder has it on the run, to retire the side.

A two out rally, gives the Horns an early lead, 1-0, bottom of two.
 
French given the lead, will work his second inning for the Horns.

The first baseman, Eric Gutierrez, leads off, batting right handed.
A big chop to third and the freshman McKenzie has it and the 5-3 is one down.
Sinker is working for French so far.

Bryant Burleson, bats righty, plays second, with one away.
He swings at the hard sinker, to K, it's two outs.

Orlando Garcia, bats righty, he plays third base, two gone.
A ground ball to Baker and the 4-3, will retire the Raiders in order.

Two played, Texas ahead 1-0.


 
Smith returns to the hill, for Tech, in the third.

Jake McKenzie, the freshman who has played himself, into the lineup, leads off batting righty.
He sends a ground ball to second for a 4-3 out one.

Top of the order, in Johnson, batting righty, back again, with an out recorded.
A swing and a miss on that change again, the K is out two.

Baker bats righty, with two away.
A flair drops in left center, for a two out single.

Hinojosa bats righty, one on and two retired.
A liner to the gap in left center and it's to the wall, but Baker falls rounding at second, he would have scored easily, that hurts.

Runners on second and third, for Barrera, batting righty, two away.
He needs a clutch hit to add to the lead.
He pops up foul on the right side and the first baseman has it, to end the frame.

So Baker slipping, costs the Horns a second run, remember this inning, as it could come back to haunt the Horns.

Bottom of the third, Texas leads 1-0.
 
French pitches the third, for Texas.

The shortstop, Tim Proudfoot, leads off, batting righty.
The video feed went out last inning, so we are flying or typing blind now.
A liner to center and Gurwitz on the run and dives to make the catch, for a sparkling first out.

Tyler Floyd, bats in the nine hole, righty, with one away.
He swings over the sinker and it's a swinging K, two gone.

Raley, the lead off hitter, bats righty, with two down.
He grounds to short and Hinojosa makes the accurate throw to first, to retire the side in order again.

French looking good, Texas leads 1-0, after three played.

 
Smith again out to pitch for Tech, in the fourth.

Cantu leads off batting righty, for Texas.
The second full count to Cantu again and again he K's looking, on the outside corner fast ball.

Shaw bats lefty, with an out.
He tripled and scored earlier.
A fly ball to center is the second out.

Gurwitz bats righty, with two gone.
He doubled home the only run of the game, his last trip.
Video back, thankfully.
A liner to center is his second hit, a single.
All the Texas hits have come after two outs were recorded.

Jones bats righty, with a man on.
These freshman have brought some energy to a struggling offense, they have also taken out of the lineup some lefty bats, that were a non factor against lefty pitching, like Smith.
He walks on four pitches, to put two on.
Another two out threat.

McKenzie, another of these freshman righty hitters, with two on and two outs.
A ground ball to third goes 5U, as the third sacker touches the bag, to end the frame.

Bottom of the fourth, Texas still leads 1-0.

 
French continues on for the Horns, in the fourth, as he tries to keep the hard sinker working.

Davis leads off, for Tech, batting right handed.
A full count and a foul pop that goes to the right of first base, is handled by Jones, one down.

Stephen Smith, bats righty, with one gone.
A fisted ground ball sneaks through the right side of the infield, for a single.

Lefty hitter, Neslony, bats with one on and one down.
The single ended a nine straight out streak, for French.
A full count and he walks on a high pitch, to put two on.

Trouble here, as the dangerous righty hitter, Gutierrez bats, with two on and one down.
Another ball and out comes Skip, for a visit to try and settle down French.
He heads back to the third base dugout.
He does settle him down, as a comeback to French, goes 1-6-3, the double play, gets him out of the jam and retires the side.

Four now gone, in the opening game of the Big 12 Tourney, Texas leads 1-0.
 
Smith still going for Tech, as the fifth gets going.

Top of the Horn order is Johnson, batting righty.
Need Ben to get going, to start the offense.
But he K's swinging again, on that change, for one away.

Baker bats righty, with an out.
He also K's swinging on another change, two down, seven Horn strike outs now.

Hinojosa bats righty, with two outs.
A pop to shallow right field and the first baseman backs and has it, to retire the side in order once more.

Halfway through this one and Texas leads 1-0.
 
French goes into his fifth inning of work, for Texas.

Burleson leads off for Tech batting right handed.
A drive to center fairly deep, but Gurwitz is there, for one gone.

Garcia bats righty, with one down.
The hard sinker gets him, on an easy 4-3 grounder, two away.

Proudfoot, bats righty, two outs.
The sinker gets him swinging and that retires the side in order again,

French in a groove, sure need some more runs, that includes the one that got away.

Texas leads 1-0, after five done.
 
Sixth inning and Smith is still around for Tech, on the rubber.

Barrera leads off, for Texas, batting righty.
A fly ball to center is one away.

Cantu bats righty, with one gone.
He has struck out twice looking, on full count pitches today, so far.
This time he K's swinging, for the hat trick, two down.

Shaw bats lefty, with two outs.
Another easy fly ball to center, retires the side in order once again.

Bottom of the sixth, Texas hangs on 1-0.
 
French looks to hold the advantage, for the Horns, as the Tech sixth commences.

Righty hitting Floyd, the Tech catcher, bats in the nine hole, leading off.
He K's swinging on the slider that tails away, for one down.

Raley, the lead off hitter, bats righty, one out.
A ground ball up the middle gets through, for a single.

Davis bats righty, with one on and one down.
A comebacker and French goes to second, but then Hinojosa drops the ball, on the transfer, so it's just a 1-6 force, for two outs.

Stephen Smith, bats righty, as one is on and two are out.
A long drive to center and Gurwitz goes back and back and has it, as he bangs off the wall, that was too close for comfort, but the side is down.

Six now in the books, Texas leads 1-0.
 
Smith continues on, as the seventh starts, he has certainly pitched well.

Gurwitz, of the the big catch, leads off the the inning, for Texas, he's also 2-2, and has driven in the only run of the contrest, so far.
Not a bad day.
He walks on four pitches, to continue his big game.

Jones bats righty, with a runner on.
He squares as expected, but fouls off the bunt attempt.
He gets it down and the 1-3 sac, moves Zane to second.

McKenzie bats righty, in the nine hole, with one on and one down.

Coach comes out and he is making the change.
 
The new Tech hurler is right handed senior, Dominic Moreno, one of the stalwart Tech relievers, for the season.

He has what looks to be a three quarter delivery.

Texas will now counter with Bret Boswell, batting lefty and will go in to play third.
He bats, with a man at second, one out.
A full count comes and a ground ball to second and the routine play isn't, a wild and wide throw to first, goes by the first baseman. The E-4 scores a big run for Texas.

Texas leads 2-0.

Johnson bats, at the top of the order, righty, with a man on, one down.
He pops up foul, to the first baseman, by the stands, for an 0-4 day, two outs.

Baker bats righty, with one on and two gone.
Another full count and Boswell will be off,
He K's swinging, to end the frame.

Texas gets a big unearned run to lead now 2-0, as they stretch and yawn in Tulsa.
 
French will give it another go, as the Tech seventh comes.

Neslony leads off, for the Red Raiders, batting lefty.
Another comebacker to French, well hit, goes 1-3, for one down.

Gutierrez bats righty, with good power, one down.
He shoot a liner, that goes just over the outstretched glove of Jones, at first, for a single.

Burleson bats righty, with an out and one aboard.
He lines a single up the middle, for two aboard.

Garcia will bat righty, with two on and one away.
A passed ball off the mitt of Cantu, puts the tying runs in scoring position, that is big.
A full count and a ground ball in the hole at short, it's fielded by Hinojosa, but their is no play, a run scores.
Would have been a play at third, without the passed ball.

Texas leads 2-1

Skip out, but leaves French in.

Proudfoot bats righty, with two on and one down.
A fly ball to center and it's two gone, the runner's hold at first and second.

Hunter Hargrove, a righty hitter, will pinch hit for Tech, two on and two down.
Big out to get here, to keep the lead.
He swings through a heater, to end the jam and retire the side.

Tech gets one and cuts the Texas lead to 2-1, after seven.
 
Moreno stays in to pitch the eighth, for Tech.
Nick Marshall comes in to catch for the Raiders.

Hinojosa leads off, batting righty, for the Horns.
A ground ball to second and it's a 4-3 out one.

Barrera bats righty, one gone.
He swings through what is clocked as a 96 mph heater, for the tenth K, for Texas.
This game has a familiar theme doesn't it?

Cantu bats righty, with two down.
He has three K's in the game.
His third full count of the game and he grounds a ball by the third baseman, for a single, to break up a bad day, at the plate.

Shaw bats lefty, with one on and two away.
A roller to second and the 4-3 will end the frame.

Bottom of the eighth, Texas clings to a 2-1 lead.
 
French will try to get another inning under his belt, the Tech eighth. He has certainly given the Horns a quality start.

The top of the order is due, as Raley, bats righty, for Tech.
A chopper toward the hole, on the left side, it's cut off by Boswell and his strong throw is a 5-3 out.
French goes over 100 pitches in the game.

Davis bat righty, with an out.
A pop to second and Baker squeezes it,for two down.

Stephen Smith bats righty, with two outs.
Another high pop up, on the right side and Jones has it, to retire the side.

French gets them in order one more time, Texas leads 2-1, to the ninth.

 
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