Texas vs. WVU Game 3

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The rubber game of the series is a must for both teams. WVU tries to finish strong and get into a regional and win the last game ever played on Hawley Field.

Texas still hopes to host a regional if they can finish with a flourish.

WVU starts their third straight left hander in junior John Means while Texas starts freshman right hander Lukas Schiraldi gets the start because of Peters not making the trip.

I have to go out for a while and may not be back for the start of the game. I will try to pick it up as soon as I get back.

The link for the video stream is still the same as the first two days threads.
 
Carter, the DH leads off the Texas second against Means.

He lines a single to left on one hop. His bat was missed while he was injured.

Shaw comes up lefty and gets the bunt down as Carter goes to secnd.

Hinojosa tries to put Texas ahead with one down.
The count is worked full and a fly ball is out to left and carries on the wind to the wall before the left fielder makes the catch.

Alex Silver gets the start today at first and bats righty.
He bats with two down and Carter at second.
The senior gets his first hit of the season as Carter was on the move and he scores on the ball up the middle.

Texas leads 1-0.

Gurwitz bats with two down and grounds sharply to third and the it gets by him for an error.

That brings Marlow up with two on and two down and he alson singles to center and her comes Silver and he scores.

Texas leads 2-0.

So two on and two down for Johnson batting righty.
He K's swinging to retire the side.

Texas gets two on board and to the bottom of two leads 2-0.
 
Schiraldi works his second inning now with a 2-0 advantage.

He faces Jacob Rice, the left fielder batting right handed.
He walks for a lead off runner.

Brad Johnson, the right fielder bats from the right side.
He grounds one to third and off Gurwitz into left for a single to put two on.

Cam O'Brien, the catcher bats left handed with two on and no outs.
He flies one deep to right that the wind keeps in the park and is caught by Shaw for one down.

Jackson Cramer, the DH bats left handed with runners at first and second and one down.
He lines a drive to right center in the gap to wall and both runners score on the double.

Game tied 2-2.

Michael Constantini, the third baseman bat from the right side.
A 2-0 count brings Skip out to the hill.
He leaves and with one down and the lead run at second Constantini steps back in.
A one hopper goes to short and Hinojosa's throw is low and not dugout. It's the fifth error of the series on C.J.

Runners on the corners with one down for lead off hitter Taylor Munden batting righty.
A ground ball to third is a 5-4 force for two outs.
Gurwitz should have gone home with that as he had no chance for a double play.

WVU leads 3-2.

Two down and one on for Bobby Boyd, the centerfielder.
The runner at first takes second on a delayed steal as Barrera's throw was wide and late.

Boyd grounds one to first and he boots it all the way into foul territory. The run scores from second and Boyd gets all the way to second.

WVU leads 4-2 as this is shades of Friday's error fest.

Fleming bats right handed with one on and lines one right to Payton to finally retire the side.

WVU doubles Texas's output in the second and thus leads 4-2 after two played.
 
The third starts as now it's Means with the lead at 4-2.
He faces Payton from the left side leading off.

Payton with a sinle in the first has already extended his on base streak to 87 games.
He draws a lead off walk.

Barrera bats right handed and is not showing any sign of bunting.
Another walk puts the tying runs on with no outs.

Carter with a hit already steps in a probable bunting situation.
He gets it down to move the runners into scoring position.

Shaw steps in left handed with one down.
Need some contact here with the infield back at least.
After some contemplation the umpire decides to call strike three on a borderline pitch.

Hinojosa bats with two down now and you just can't waste these kind of opportunities on a day meant for offense.
A ground ball to third does just that as that retires the side.

Big opportunity wasted and to the bottom of three WVU leads 4-2.
 
Schiraldi works on in the third and faces Ryan McBroom.

The right handed first baseman rips a double down the line in left to lead off.

Rice bats again right handed with a runner at second.
He lines a single into left center and that puts runners on the corners with no outs.

This brings Skip and that will be it for Schiraldi as the change is made.
 
The new Texas hurleris lefty Travis Duke as the pen is short today and it looks like that will be tested today.

He faces Johnson batting from the right side with runners on the corners and no outs.
He grounds into a 4-6-3 double play as the run scores for two down.

WVU leads now 5-2.

O'Brien now bats righty as a switch hitter against Duke.
He walks for a two out base runner.

Cramer bats lefty with one on and two down.
A ground ball goes toward the hole on the right side and a diving stop by Marlow and he rights himself and makes the throw for a nice play and that retires the side.

WVU adds another run and leads 5-2 after three played.
 
Means faces Silver leading off the fourth for Texas

The right handed hitter flies out to right center for one away.

Gurwitz bats righty with one down.
A grounder goes up the middle for a single.

Marlow at the top of the order bats lefty with one on and one down.
A ground ball right up the middle is fielded by the second baseman on the bag and the relay is in time on a close call for a 4U-3 double play to end the inning.

Bottom of the fourth comes and WVU leads 5-2.
 
It's obscene that this program has become a model for mediocrity.

"Paper doesn't stink. Trees don't stink. There's something you're doing to in the process that stinks. Quit it." - Ron White
 
Morgan Cooper is the new Texas pitcher in the fourth.

The right hander faces Constantini leading off.
He bats righty and rips a line drive up the middle for a single as WVU is ripping Texas pitching today.

Top of the order Munden bats right and does the same thing for another hit.

Boyd bats lefty with two on and no outs.
He bunts down the third base line and Cooper fields and drops it for yet another Texas error.
That was Gurwitz's play and Cooper took it away from him/.

Fleming bats righty and the bases loaded and he rips another single to center and two runs score.

WVU leads 7-2 and out comes Skip and why did they take out Duke so soon?

So still no outs and runners at first and second.

McBroom bats right handed.
A wild pitch moves up the runners and this is getting ugly.
A foul pop can't be located by Barrera and out one falls harmlessly behind home plate.
So naturally he lines a single by Gurwitz and another run scores.

WVU leads 8-2.

Runners on the corners and Rice bats righty with still no outs.
A ground ball goes to short for a 6-4-3 double play as the run scores.

WVU leads 9-2 and the rout is on.

Two down for Johnson and a fly ball goes to right to mercifully end the inning.

Four more runs score and after four WVU leads 9-2.
 
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Just so freaking frustrated at this team, at Augie, GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
 
Johnson leads off the Texas fifth against the lefty Means.

A ground ball to short is booted for an error and a lead runner.

Payton bats with one on from the left side.
Johnson steals second without a throw.

Payton flies one over the centerfielder's head with the wind for a double and Johnson scores.

WVU leads 9-3.

Barrera bats with one on and no outs.
He grounds one deep in the hole and the shortstop's throw pulls off the first baseman from the bag for an infield single.

Two on for Carter and a bloop to right is dove at and misse by the right fielder.

Bases loaded now for Shaw with no outs and Texas is trying to respond on this day meant for scoring.

He singles sharply up the middle and Payton scores.

WVU leads 9-4 as the pitching coach comes out.

Now with the bases loaded and still no outs Hinojosa bats.
He grounds into a 6-4-3 rally killer as a run scores.

WVU leads 9-5.

Silver bats with a runner at third and two down.
A ground ball to third ends the inning.

Halfway through the final game of the series and a slow pitch softball game may be breaking out on a windy day with little pitching left for either side.

WVU leads 9-5.
 
Cooper faces O'Brien as the WVU fifth begins.

He bats lefty and grounds to Silver at first for a 3U out one.

Cramer bats lefty also with one down.
He blasts one off the centerfield wall for a double.

Constantini bats righty with one down.
A wild pitch sends the runner to third.
The infield comes in.
A shallow pop to Johnson in left keeps the run from scoring and makes it two down.

Top of the order comes with Munden batting righty.
He sends a high fly ball carrying with the wind out of the park in left.

WVU leads 11-5.

Here comes Skip and the change is made.
 
Ty Culbreth is the next pitcher in cue for Texas.

The lefty will face Boyd with two down.
He hits him on the hand he goes to first.

Fleming bats right handed with two down and one on.
Another rip is a single to left.

Here comes Skip and yet another pitching change is made.
I didn't know we had this many pitcher's on the trip.
 
Chad Hollingsworth continues the Conga line of Texas pitchers and soon you think maybe French and Thornhill will be getting up.

The right handed pitcher faces McBroom batting righty with two on and two out.

Yet another smash is a single to left and another run scores.

WVU leads 12-5.

Same situation for Rice now batting righty.
A foul pop is finally run down by Marlow to retire the side.

Five terrible innings played so far and WVU leads 12-5.
 
Not trying to start trouble but this is what makes what Barnes did so impressive to me.
Mack couldn't rebuild the program and it looks like Augie might have the same uphill challenge.
Barnes got it together in one.

Maybe we will have a strong playoff run though. You never know
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Meanwhile Means keep pitching for WVU as the sixth begins.

Gurwitz leads off for Texas and a fly ball to center is one away.

Marlow at the top of the order swings from the left side with one down.
He walks for a one out runner for the Horns.

Johnson bats and K's looking for two away.

Payton steps in lefty and he drives one to dead center that the centerfielder catches on the track to retire the side.

Bottom of the sixth is here and WVU leads 12-5.
 
Now we are down to freshman left hander Josh Sawyer in the sixth.

He faces Johnson batting right handed and another extra base hit goes down the third base line for a lead double.

O'Brien steps in righty with one on.
A ground ball to third is one down as the runner has to hold.

Cramer bats again lefty with one down.
Another single is lined to left.

Runners on the corners with one down.

Constantini bats right handed and grounds into a 5-4-3 double play to end the inning.

Six done in Morgantown and WVU leads 12-5.
 
Means still pitches and faces Barrera leading off the seventh.

He rips one off the third baseman and he picks it off and his long throw gets the out.

One away for Carter and he continues to rake with a double in the gap in left center.

Shaw bats lefty with a runner in scoring position and he blast a ball off the base of the wall in left center for another double.

WVU leads 12-6 and that finally gets Means removed.
 
The second pitcher of the game for WVU is right hander is Pascal Paul.

He has Shaw at second and one down.

The first hitter he will see is Hinojosa.
A pop to shallow right is caught by the second baseman as he crashes into the right fielder and out comes the trainer.

He stays in the game.

Two down for pinch hitter Clemens who bats for Silver.

Shaw leads from second as Clemens stands in left handed.
He K's looking to retire the side.

Stretch time on Senior Day and the last game at Hawley Field and it looks like they will celebrating in Morgantown.

WVU leads 12-6.
 
Sawyer faces the top of the order in Munden as the WVU seventh starts.

A fly ball to right is one away.

Boyd bats lefty next.
He bunts like he seems to do every other at bat, but it goes back to Sawyer for two down.

Fleming bats righty with two down.
He walks as I guess it was asking too much for the side to be retired in order once.

McBroom grounds one deep into the hole on the left side and Hinojosa gets there and sets and guns him down to retire the side.

Seven innings gone by and WVU in control 12-6.
 
That ump is as atrocious as Kacy Clement's .218 batting average. Anything they throw remotely near the plate is a strike. Guess he wants to guarantee they get a win in last game at the stadium. What a joke. And Clements goes to plate with 2 instructions...walk (.366 OBP), or go down looking. Jesus!
 
Paul faces Gurwitz in the Texas eighth.

He steps in right handed against the right handed pitcher.
He grounds out to short for one away.

Top of the order in Marlow back again bats lefty.
A little chopper to first is a 3U out two.

Johnson bats righty with two down.
He lines a single to left center for a two out runner.

Payton bats again from the left side with one on and two down.
Another grounder to first is taken to the bag to retire the side.

Bottom of the eighth and WVU leads 12-6.
 
Sawyer toils on for Texas in the eighth and faces the right handed hitting Rice.

He grounds to short for one away.

Johnson bats with one down right handed.
A swinging bunt down the left field line is fielded by Sawyer and he fields and nips him at first for two down.

O'Brien bats with two away and flies out to left as the elusive perfectly pitched inning is found, but much too late.

Going to the ninth and WVU leads 12-6.
 
Sean Carley, the closer comes in for good measure on Senior Day.

The right hander faces righty hitting Barrera leading off the ninth.

He hits him for a lead runner.

Carter comes to bat again having a good day and series.
He K's looking for one away.

Shaw bats with one one and one down.
A fly ball to right is two down.

So Hinojosa is Texas last hope with two away.
A fly ball to left ends the madness.

We make WVU happy on Senior Day and the last game on this field.

WVU wins 12-6.


Well that wasn't very pleasant was it?

Both teams can now most likely pack their bags for trips to regionals thanks to this series results.

So much for my first big game on LHN when it debuts on Dish May 28th being a regional in Austin you would think.

This was just too ugly to even try to analyze it really. It was a team effort in a bad way.

Texas will now fall into a tie for fifth place in the conference standings. Seems like not long ago the Horns were in first place and people were talking about being the overall number one seed in the country.

Nine days to the probably last game of the season at home against Texas State scheduled for 11 am. That should make for a good crowd.

If Texas has any chance to host a regional now it would most likely take a Conference Tourney Championship.
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