Horns Take on Rice @ 6 PM
by 40AS on Apr 21, 2009 4:32 PM CDT
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PrintLet's talk Taylor Jungmann. He leads the nation in ERA at 1.10 in 41 IP. He pitched 4.1 scoreless innings against OU on Sunday, ensuring a series sweep and a Big XII lead. Opponents are hitting .170 against him. In other words, he's been all we could've hoped for as a freshman, and it's no surprise that thanks to his pitching Texas has only lost once on Sunday.
Tonight it'll be a big matchup against Rice at UFCUDFF. Texas has done a lot this year to make up ground on a national seed come June and a win against Rice would be a huge resume booster. A top-8 national seed would ensure the Horns only play at home or their home away from home in Omaha. Starters are TBA but we're guessing it may be Austin Dicharry. Expect short outings and don't be shocked if some of the starters pitch in this potentially important midweek game.
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A little shot at the blogosphere from the anonymous texassports scribe
The Longhorns were written off as dead in the blogosphere after getting swept in a three-game series at Kansas.
Not sure that happened on this website, though there was certainly legitimate cause for concern at that point considering the consistently horrible at-bats the team was taking.
As far as the pitchers tonight, it would seem like Augie would break out all the stops to get a resume-boosting win against rival Rice, but that apparently will not be so:
So guys like Austin Dicharry and Taylor Jungmann have pitched more recently. So they’re not going to pitch (against Rice). We’re not conceding. It’s a big game.
With that in mind, it will be interesting to see to whom Augie gives the start.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 4:51 PM CDT reply actions
I saw the blogosphere thing
But decided against commenting. We said the following after the KU series:
The good news is that, this early in the season, a conference sweep is much easier to recover from that one further down the road. The other good news is that the series wasn’t at home—getting swept at home by Kansas could be called a disaster. Don’t get us wrong—a four-game losing streak is never awesome. But the fact that all four have come away from the friendly confines of UFCUDFF gives Texas an opportunity to regroup upon their return to Austin.
Considering we’re a pretty big part of what is a pretty small college baseball blogosphere, it’s not really clear where the writing off occurred.
My guess...
would be the “blogosphere” they’re mentioning includes people who comment on the Statesmen blog or other online news sources, like the AP or The Daily Texan or ESPN or whatever. And I would guess a lot of those comments were extremely negative and reactionary, as those forums have a tendency of being.
Probably right.
The point is “blogosphere” is probably just some angry dudes posting comments online.
For some perspective on that 0-3 at Kansas
Horns went 0-3 at Rice in 1972 (I might be a year off) and ended up fourth or fifth at CWS . . . they opened the 1985 season 4-5 in SWC play to Baylor’s 10-2; Texas won out, beat the Bears by 2 games in SWC race, and lost in CWS final to Miami.
Craig Way's show
He does his gameday shows from the Disch, and he said Cole Green will start tonight. He said that he will likely go only 3 or 4 innings. Andrew McKirahan, Kendal Carillo, and Stayton Thomas were the “likely” relievers he mentioned. Said the same thing Augie said about not using Dicharry or Jungmann, and Way also thinks Austin Wood will not be used tonight. Still, I have to think plans will change if it becomes necessary. Texas needs this game. It would be a little different if we had beaten them the first time, but since we didn’t, this is almost a must-win in terms of national seeding.
According to gametracker, there were runners on the corners...
and then a K, so one out. Then a “double play,” except the runner on first advanced to third, and I guess the runner on third scored, but it didn’t say that. And then a single, scoring the runner on third, and then yet another out. So…2-0 Rice, I guess.
That was quick!
Keyes with a leadoff double, then Rupp grounds out, and Clark doubles to score Keyes. 2-1 Rice.
Ball up the middle bounces off Carillo's glove
playable by Loy, but he commits his first throwing error by pulling Belt off the bag, runners on first and third, one out.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:05 PM CDT reply actions
Ground out to third scores the run, 5-2 Rice, two out.
Runner off on the play, Torres looked home, then almost waited too long, as the play at first was close.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:10 PM CDT reply actions
Looked promising for a minute, but then Tucker just grounded into a double play.
Longhorns can’t do anything with runners on first and second and no one out.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:23 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah I don't like losing to Rice
leftover feelings from 2003 no doubt. I guess I just feel like Texas shouldn’t lose to Rice in athletics.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Not that it's over...
but this is the type of game to induce early-season flashbacks, though any talk of regression is certainly reactionary.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Pitchers need to come through
and the Longhorns need to string together some base hits.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
First pitch fly out ends Carillo's night.
Lefty McKirahan on in relief.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:26 PM CDT reply actions
Great play by Travis Tucker on a bouncer up the middle, great play by Belt at first
with the sweep tag for the second out.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:29 PM CDT reply actions
Liner into the gap for a two-out triple, scores another run.
McKirahan leaving pitches up in the zone when ahead. Can’t do that.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:33 PM CDT reply actions
McKirahan with a sliding play on a weakly hit ball.
Nice job, gets the out and ends the inning. Time to get the bats going as the Longhorns enter the bottom of the fifth, with the potential to face some Rice weekend starters, as the Owls don’t play a weekend series this week.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:35 PM CDT reply actions
Pitching change, Jordan Rogers in, their closer.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:43 PM CDT reply actions
Keyes takes a 3-2 walk -- great, patient at-bat.
Ball got away, Belt scored, Shepherd moves to third. Moldy pinch hitting for Rupp.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:48 PM CDT reply actions
Another wild pitch, Shepherd scores, 6-4. Wow!
Longhorns back in the game.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:49 PM CDT reply actions
Keyes thrown out stealing third. I don't know about that play.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 7:52 PM CDT reply actions
Dunno. Not a real common name.
Single, picked off at first, then ground out to first. Two down for Stayton Thomas, entering the game.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Thomas picks up the strike out. 6-4 Rice, middle 6th.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 8:04 PM CDT reply actions
Attempted bunt by three hitter played easily by Thomas.
Then hits batter, ground out to third advances runner to second.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 8:17 PM CDT reply actions
Poor swing by Torres on first pitch, weak grounder to third.
This is what the Longhorns were doing when they weren’t playing well. Need to do something this inning with the heart of the order coming up.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 8:21 PM CDT reply actions
Belt takes a walk, ninth of the game for the 'Horns.
Nice at-bat by Belt as he fouled off some pitcher’s pitches.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 8:24 PM CDT reply actions
Great diving catch by the Rice center fielder on a line shot by Tant Shepherd.
Bad luck for the Longhorn left fielder. Moreland attributed the center fielder being there to his consistently shallow positioning.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 8:26 PM CDT reply actions
Keyes flies out on first pitch, inning over.
Couple poor at-bats there by the Longhorns. Augie needs to get them to re-focus in the eighth.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 8:27 PM CDT reply actions
I'm out y'all, but still holding out hope for a Longhorn come back!
Hook ’em!
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Apr 21, 2009 8:34 PM CDT reply actions
Ruffin coming in...
1 out runners at corners. Hopefully Ruffin can get us out of this jam!
damn
part of me wants meet rice in the cws for revenge while the other part is worried that we will stick our head right back up our ass for that game
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