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Big XII Tourney: Day 2 Open Thread

by 40AS on May 21, 2009 1:00 PM CDT

Your schedule of events for today in Oklahoma City includes Texas' bracket only:

3:00 PM: Texas vs. Kansas
7:30 PM: Kansas State vs. Baylor

We erroneously reported yesterday that Texas would play K-State in Game Two; that game is actually slated for Saturday.

Since the Big XII uses a ridiculous and asinine round-robin format for the conference tournament, Texas is still very much alive for the tournament title. In order to get there, though, they'll have to accomplish twice what they failed to do even once during the regular season: defeat a team from Kansas. The Longhorns will play the Jayhawks today and the Wildcats on Saturday. Should they win both contests, as long as Baylor loses at least once Texas will advance to Sunday's championship game by virtue of being the highest seed.

Whether it gets them to the chamipnship game or not, though, it is important for Texas to win at least one of the next two. The Longhorns have already earned a top-eight national seed in our eyes, but it would tempt fate indeed to start the postseason with three losses to teams they ought to beat.

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Does anyone know...

if the game will be on the web and/or audio today?

by BAMTX on May 21, 2009 1:50 PM CDT reply actions

Streaming Video

It looks like all the games are available on the Big 12 site.

by jimjar on May 21, 2009 2:50 PM CDT reply actions

Is anyone going to do updates?

I have neither stats nor video working for me at work.

by hornbone on May 21, 2009 3:23 PM CDT reply actions

Tex 3 - KU 0 - TOP 4

Live Stats:
http://www.big12sports.com/liveStats/newLiveStats.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10410&DB_LANG=C&KEY=&SPID=13131&SPORT_ID=13131&GAME_STAT_ID=222445

by Liches on May 21, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Thanks.

Sadly the live stats are blocked at work.

by hornbone on May 21, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions

ku - no hits thru 3

by amorphous on May 21, 2009 3:47 PM CDT reply actions

3 run HR by rupp

by amorphous on May 21, 2009 3:48 PM CDT reply actions

Texas up by 6

Rupp, C. homered to right center, 3 RBI (3-2 SBSBBFFF); Loy, B. scored; Keyes, K. scored.

Just 1 out

by Liches on May 21, 2009 3:49 PM CDT reply actions

Thinking about it...

Yesterday was just fluky. Baylor pounds us and The Guy Who Wasn’t Adam Lambert won Idol…. er, so I hear…

OK, Thursday will get us back to normal.

And as I type this KU hits a solo HR.

by amorphous on May 21, 2009 3:56 PM CDT reply actions

Haha I have to admit I watched Idol last night

Of course it was the least I could do for my wife who spent four hours at the Disch for the A&M game

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions

no comment

enough with the bad luck jinxes, aka thursday back to normal, everytime i see comments like that some bad sh*t happens, enough until its over.

by 91horn on May 21, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Belt is absolutely killing the ball lately

Good time to get hot.

by Texas Wahoo on May 21, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions

Is gametracker advancing like 4 plays at a time

or am I seriously having a blond moment?

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:10 PM CDT reply actions

that's how it seems to always work

and i hate it.

by amorphous on May 21, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions

hernandez is in left again today

1-4 plus a walk (2 Ks) yesterday, 0-2 so far today.

by amorphous on May 21, 2009 4:13 PM CDT reply actions

Belt disappeared from third?

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:14 PM CDT reply actions

never mind end of inning
7-1 Texas bottom 5

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:15 PM CDT reply actions

Make that 8-1 bottom 5. Damn game tracker

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:18 PM CDT reply actions

Was a sac fly

by Texas Wahoo on May 21, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Can also watch here

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:22 PM CDT reply actions

1 hit 1 left on 8-1 top 6

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:23 PM CDT reply actions

Rowe grounds out to start the 6th

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:27 PM CDT reply actions

Hernandez does the same.

by Texas Wahoo on May 21, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Hernandez grounds out 2 away

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:27 PM CDT reply actions

Torres flys out to center. to the bottom of the 6th

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:30 PM CDT reply actions

This is more like it

by 40AS on May 21, 2009 4:31 PM CDT reply actions

we try to help you out when possible

:)

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Lead off batter walks

2nd batter in the inning flys out to hernandez

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:36 PM CDT reply actions

2 outs runner on second

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:41 PM CDT reply actions

ground out to Belt ends the threat

8-1 Texas end 6

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:42 PM CDT reply actions

lead off batter pops out 1 away top 7

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:44 PM CDT reply actions

KU changing pitchers

Bollman out and Blankenship in

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:45 PM CDT reply actions

Moldy lifted for Clark

after announced KU changing pitchers

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:48 PM CDT reply actions

Bochie new pitcher for KU

First batter he faces will be Preston Clark

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:50 PM CDT reply actions

Clark strikes out. On to the bottom of the 7th

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:52 PM CDT reply actions

Strike #4 for Ruffin to start the bottom of the 7th

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:55 PM CDT reply actions

Double for Thompson. 1 out 1 on

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:55 PM CDT reply actions

Fly out to Rowe. Runner on 2nd 2 away

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 4:56 PM CDT reply actions

Ground out to Ruffin to end the 7th

Ruffin 7ip 3 hits 4K

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:00 PM CDT reply actions

Fly out to right field 1 away

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:02 PM CDT reply actions

Loy grounds out to first 2 away Rupp up

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:04 PM CDT reply actions

Rupp strikes out on 3 pitches. On to the bottom of the 8th

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:06 PM CDT reply actions

Ruffin walks the first batter of the bottom of the 8th

2nd batter triples to left. 8-2 runner on 3rd

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:11 PM CDT reply actions

Ball gets by Rupp 8-3 still no outs

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:12 PM CDT reply actions

8-3 to the top of the 9th

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:16 PM CDT reply actions

I didn’t mean to come in and take over the thread

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:16 PM CDT reply actions

I appreciate the updates.

by hornbone on May 21, 2009 5:18 PM CDT reply actions

Rowe doubles to start the 9th

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:19 PM CDT reply actions

Hernandez RBI single to center.

9-3 UT

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:20 PM CDT reply actions

It was Maitland - he came in for Hernandez last inning

by Texas Wahoo on May 21, 2009 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Ahh announcer saying Hernandez

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Well, live stats has been known to be wrong...

by Texas Wahoo on May 21, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions

hoping it's hernandez

by amorphous on May 21, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Torres walked

And then Tucker lined into a tripple play!!!

by Texas Wahoo on May 21, 2009 5:24 PM CDT reply actions

no way.

by amorphous on May 21, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions

yup. lined to short toss to second on to first

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:25 PM CDT reply actions

pop up to keyes. 1 away

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:26 PM CDT reply actions

Rowe catches fly on track 2 away

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:27 PM CDT reply actions

i see ruffin is still in

i like this very much

by amorphous on May 21, 2009 5:28 PM CDT reply actions

yea game over. strike out to end it

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:29 PM CDT reply actions

If I kept up

he only gave up 4 hits, 2 walks and 2 runs

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:29 PM CDT reply actions

3 ER

Complete game by Chance Ruffin. After yesterday’s disaster we needed that.

by 40AS on May 21, 2009 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions

So the ball that got away from Rupp was scored a wild pitch?

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions

It was scored a passed ball

But I’m guessing that since the next hitter flied to center and there were no outs the run was counted as earned. Can’t confirm though.

by 40AS on May 21, 2009 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Ahh ok.

Sounds like Ruffin had a nice game either way. If Texas makes it to Sunday, would Ruffin get the start again or would one of the other guys get the start with Ruffin possibly coming out of the pen?

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions

I doubt he'll pitch again this week

Just because the Big XII championship doesn’t really mean anything. I’d like to see Dicharry get some extended innings when it doesn’t matter.

by 40AS on May 21, 2009 7:56 PM CDT reply actions

True.

Didn’t think about it in grand scheme terms. The more important games would be the regional and hopefully super regionals

by NeTexHorn on May 21, 2009 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions

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