Texas vs. UCI-College World Series

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So Texas and Cal-Irvine meet again and this time the loser
leaves Dodge or in reality Omaha. While the winner has to beat a very good Vandy team to advance to the Championship Series.

Texas starts the hero of the Regional in Houston, right hander, Chad Hollingsworth.

It's not official, but have seen other places that lefty, Evan Manarino will start for UCI.

Texas is the visiting team again in this game.

The game is on ESPN and free audio on the texassports.com game site.
 
Do or die time again as the game begins with lefty Evan Manarino on the hill starting for UCI.

Marlow as always leads it off for the Horns from the left side.
A slow grounder to first is 3U for one down.

Johnson bats with one away from the right side.
He K's looking at a fast ball on the inside corner for two away.

Payton bats with the bases empty and two down from the left side.
He rips a liner by the first baseman for a single.

Barrera up and Payton a threat to go as you have to manufacture runs when you can.
Payton is picked off to retire the side, baserunning mistakes still hurting.

UCI coming to bat to face Hollingsworth.
 
Let's go Horns. You can do it. Get some hits, play great D and have great pitching. Actually, it is just this simple.
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Chad Hollingsworth in his second ever start for Texas and each time iit's a huge game.

Taylor Sparks, the slugging third baseman leads off for UCI.
He foul tips a fast ball into Barrera's mitt for a K and one down.

The shortstop is Chris Rabago hitting righty and he pops up to Marlow ranging over to the first base line for two away.

First baseman, Conner Spencer bats lefty with two outs.
He slaps an opposite field single to left as the two teams mirror each other.

The catcher Josh McClanahan bats with two down and one on.
He flies out to center to retire the side.

The two teams do the same thing and the result is after one inning tied 0-0.
 
Manarino starts his second inning on the mound.

He faces Barrera who was batting as Payton was picked off.
He skies a high pop that is caught by the second baseman for one down.

Hinojosa bats righty with one away.
A grounder up the middle is backhanded by the second baseman on a slide and his throw is in time for two outs.

Shaw bats from the left side with two away.
He drives a ball up the middle into center for the second two out hit for the Horns.

Again he is a threat to go as Carter steps in from the right side with two down.
He K's swinging on a ball in the dirt and the 2-3 out is recorded to retire the side.

Bottom of two and still 0-0.
 
Hollingsworth returns for the second.

Leading off is the DH, Jonathon Munoz, batting lefty.
A hard shot on a hop to Gurwitz at third is handled and his accurate throw is one away.

Grant Palmer, plays second and bats righty.
Our first full count of the game and then a flair to right is handled by Shaw for two outs.

Kris Paulino plays right field and bats lefty.
Once again the two teams do the same thing as a grounder goes to the hole on the right side that Marlow knocks down, but there is no play. It's an infield hit.

Adam Alcantara is the left fielder and bats righty with two down and one on.
The runner goes and he is out by a mile at second on the good throw by Barrera to retire the side.

Two straight innings each team has two out hits that are wasted and so after two played still 0-0.
 
Texas bats in the third as Manarino returns for UCI.

Clemens leads off for the Horns from the left side.
He K's swinging for one down.

Gurwitz in the nine hole bats righty with one down.
He also K's swinging on the heater for two away.

This guy throws stirkes and gets ahead and then we are fishing out of the zone for the K's.

Marlow at the top of the order bats with two down.
He wraps a liner to short to retire the side in order.

Bottom of three and nothing but 0's.
 
Hollingsworth out for the UCI half of the third.

Adam Alcantara leads off as he was up when the runner was caught stealing.
He is hit by a pitch for the first lead runner of the game.

Justin Castro, in centerfield bats righty and is up to bunt.
He fouls off two attempts and then afterr fouling off two "butcher boy" swings he tries to bunt again and fouls it off for what is recorded as a swinging K for one away.

Sparks is up at the top of the order with one away.
The very dangerous hitter drives one deep to right center and Payton dives at the track and makes the fantastic catch for two away.

The wind kept that from scoring a run.

Rebago hits a more mundane fly to center to retire the side.

Thanks to the wind and a tremendous catch by Payton after three innings still 0-0.
 
Yep, Chad used to start some weekday games last year.
Sometimes it didn't matter who started those games as many pitchers were used.
 
Johnson leads off the fourth against Mararino.
He pops to the first baseman for one down.

Payton bats with one away.
He K's swinging for two down.

Barrera up with two down.
A full count is reached and he gets a rare walk against Mararino.

HInojosa up again with two down and one on.
A fly ball to right retires the side.

Another two out runner is stranded and to the bottom of four still nobody has crossed the plate.
 
Seems like so many other games in which we are making the opposing pitcher out to be a first team All-American. He has us guessing, and that's bad for us. Gonna have to stay strong from the D and pitching side to stay in this. Come on...see it...hit it...damn it!
 
Hollingsworth out to try and hold serve again in the fourth.

Spencer leads off from the left side.
A ground ball to second is one away.

McClanahan bats righy with one down.
He K's looking for two away.

Munoz bats from the lefty side with two outs.
A big hook bends in for another looking K to retire the side in order.

Four innings gone and the two teams look the same and have the same score of 0-0.
 
The Texas fifth sees Manarino still on the rubber.

Shaw leads off and drives a ball to right that is eaten up by the wind for a routine out.

Carter bats with one down.
A two hopper to short is a quick two away.

Clemens bats with two dwon and lines a single to center.
Another two out hit.

Gurwitz tries to make something happen with two down.
He lines a well hit ball that again has no carry in that wind and the centerfielder has it to retire the side.

Halway through this elimination game and we are still where we started on the scoreboard at 0-0.
 
I'm so sick of these ESPN announcers criticizing the game of college baseball. That's all they have done all night, and for most of the entire CWS. They judge the game by pro baseball standards, and that is not fair.

And the horse they rode in on.
 
The ball is in Hollingsworth court and hand again as the UCI half of the fifth starts.

Palmer leads off and a hard grounder to first is gobbled up by Clemens for one away.

Paulino bats lefty with one down.
A fly ball to right goes nowhere and is two away.

Alcantara up and lines a sinlge to center for another two out hit.

Castro bats righty with two down and one on.
A full count and you come after this guy as Sparks is on deck.
A ground ball to short goes 6-3 for a big out three and doesn't allow Sparks up with a man in scoring position.

Five gone and still the same 0-0.
 
Are you kidding me. A triple and Johnson misses first base. Holy s**t. That first base ump sure does enjoy his job.
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The sixth arrives and Manarino works on.

Marlow leads off at the top of the order.
The large bender gets him looking for one down.

Johnson bats with one away.
He drives one by the third baseman and down the line in left and then the left fielder can't pick it up and that should be a double and an error, It's called a triple.

Now it's not even a hit as Johnson missed first base and is out on the appeal.

Naturally Payton singles with two outs.
This team has been plagued by base running mistakes all year and this one might end your season.

Barrera bats with two down and one on.
A ground ball to third and the 5-4 force ends the inning.

We may talk about this inning for a long time or maybe not hopefully.

Still tied 0-0 to the bottom of six.
 
Well that call might cost us a chance at vandy. Ben johnson appears to get a 1 out triple only to get called out on an appeal to first base. Then peyton rips a single which wouldve scored the first run of the game. killer.
 
Hollingsworth tries to keep pace as the UCI sixth commences.

Sparks leads off at the top of the order and every time he bats you hold your breath.
He hits it hard, but right to Gurwitz and he goes 5-3 for the first out.

Rabago bats righty with one down.
A ground ball to short and Hinojosa charges and throws low and Clemens can't hold the dig and it's an error.

Spencer up with one on and one down and he drives one to the gap in left center and this time it's Johnson that runs it down for two away. Thanks again wind.

McClanahan bats with two away and one on from the right side.
A wild pitch sends the runner to second.
He K's swinging and that ends the threat.

Six played and it's the usual fare for these games and 0-0 is what's on the board.
 
This is a hell of a pitching duel. Neither team can get anything off these two pitchers. One or two mistakes can easily cost you the game tonight. We just had one bad one, very costly. Maybe it won't be our only chance at a run.
 
The seventh finds Mararino still on the mound having dodged a 50 caliber shell last inning not by his doing.

Hinojosa leads off for the Horns.
Speaking of howitzer shots there goes one and it actually goes out of the yard for uh, what is that called again.
Oh yeah a homer!

Texas leads 1-0.
What a seed that was, wow!

Yes, I did wait for an appeal and none came, it counts.

Shaw bats now with a run in and no outs.
He K's looking as we go back to normal for one down.

The pitching coach comes out now for a visit and a change is made.
 
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