Texas Baseball Starts Summerball In Missouri - Friday Thread - 6 PM
by InDKR'sShadow on May 20, 2010 11:14 PM CDT
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PrintFinals are official over, graduation is set for Sunday, and there are forty students left on the forty acres. The baseball team also vacated campus this weekend for their final Big-12 Series. The Horns take on the Tigers in rainy Columbia, Missouri. These are the last three regular season games before the Big-12 Tournament kicks-off on Wednesday. Keep in mind that we haven’t been racking up the airline miles this season. Out of fifty-one games, the Horns have left Austin only thirteen times and only six of those games were outside of Texas. Keep out of mind the result of the last time Texas traveled to Missouri for baseball, an embarrassing 32-12 blowout. Writing the football-like score on the ball and burying it in the dugout didn’t solve any karma problems as the Horns dropped the second game 13-2. As you’ve probably noticed, this year’s team is a step up from that 2008 squad. Officially, the Horns are #2 nationally but it would be hard to argue that we’re not the top dog right now. Since the loss to Kansas State two weeks ago, Texas has scored 46 runs while only allowing 18.
After sweeping Nebraska last weekend, Missouri is 27-22. It would be fair to call this a rebuilding year for the Tigers. Who will actually take the field tomorrow night is anyone’s guess. The Tigers have had forty-eight different lineups in the past forty-nine games. The "OR"s in their lineup are worse than the running back section of our roster. Mizzou has a small collection of stellar hitters, most notably Aaron Senne. The senior recently broke the MU record for career hits. He is batting .401 with 21 doubles and 13 homeruns. If the lefty causes trouble, southpaws Milner or McKirahan could be called upon to keep him in line. Brett Nicholas, another lefty who could play catcher or third-base, ranks second in the Big-12 in home-runs, doubles, and RBIs. Both players have had hitting streaks longer than 16 games recently. Also of note, Left-fielder Ryan Gebhart is finding his place in the lineup after returning from an ankle injury and short-stop Michael Liberto is an excellent lead-off man. Get through those first four batters and things start looking good. Pitcher Nick Tepesch, who has a 4.21 ERA, matches up against Jungman on Friday night. He could be on a roll after recording his first shutout last week.
Bringing up Big-12 website will tell you what you already know and what you probably wouldn’t expect. Firstly, we "did good" in the classroom. Jungman, Lusson, Moldenhauer, and Lusson earned Big-12 Academic Honors. Back on track, pitching and fielding are both ranked #1 statistically in the conference. No need to act surprised on that one. Cole, Taylor, and Brandon—Ruffin is a couple innings too short--are in the top six pitchers by ERA. Surprisingly, we’re ranked last in hitting. Our team batting average and hits are dead last in the conference. Texas doesn't have a single player on the leaderboards for BA, hits, doubles, triples, RBIs, or stolen bases. A strong performance at the plate this weekend will give us some momentum and confidence in Oklahoma City for the Big-12 Tournament.
Happy Friday and this your Friday open thread.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 2 p.m. Central Sunday, May 23, 2010 - 1 p.m. Central
Friday, May 21, 2010 - 6 p.m. Central
Texas: RHP Taylor Jungmann (5-2, 2.18 ERA)
Missouri: RHP Nick Tepesch (5-5, 4.21 ERA)
Texas: RHP Cole Green (10-0, 1.81 ERA)
Missouri: LHP Kelly Fick (2-1, 3.23 ERA)
Texas: RHP Brandon Workman (10-1, 3.50 ERA)
Missouri: RHP Jeff Emens (3-4, 4.42 ERA)
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Not to detract from your post, but what lesson have we learned about baseball
from the stats you include?
Last in hitting with nobody among the leaders. Tops in pitching and defense. Record is 21-3, with a 7 1/2-game lead over the second-place team.
This is roughly the equivalent of entering the final two weeks of a major league season with a record of 130-20 and a 32-game lead over the second-place team.
Some of our conference brethren haven't played very tough schedules
Taking into account only conference games, Texas is 4th in the conference in batting average, a full 11 points better than Missouri. Our conference BA and ERA are both better than our non-con numbers, partly reflecting our tougher schedule and partly the coaching staff’s willingness to experiment with the lineup and pitching during non-con games.
Weekend Weather
Friday evening: 71 and winds 10 mph out of the West
Saturday and Sunday:High 80s with 15 mph winds out of the South
Not crazy winds but a hitters ballpark. Heading West 100 miles after lunch.
There is a great Softball game going on right now.
Texas leads BYU 8-6 in the bottom of the 7th. 2 on for BYU with no outs. Come on Horns!!
I guess so. I like how the Mizzou one says “Sign up for free!” then you click it and it asks you which package you want to pay for.
If you sign up for the monthly package for $9.95, you can cancel on Monday. You still pay the one monthly fee ($9.95), but you get to see all the games.
by dimecoverage on May 21, 2010 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
The Mizzou feed is pretty good. The K-State feed was horrible.
by dimecoverage on May 21, 2010 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions
5-1 UT
bottom of 4th. 1 out for MU. Lead-off HR for Tigers
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
runner on 2nd
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Error by Etier
Runner on corners, 1 out for MU
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Great way to get out of jam.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Shep ground out to 3rd
1 down
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
KK fly out to CF
2 down
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Moldy singles to Cf
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Clemson up 8-2 on Florida St
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
UVA up 3-0 on Miami
4th inning
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Rupp flies to LF
side retired.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
grounder to 1st....1 down for MU
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
K for TJ
2 down
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Tj gets the 3rd out via ground ball to 2nd
We go to the 6th. UT 5-1
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Lusson K's
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Walsh singles to Lf
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
whoops...RF
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Walsh steals 2nd base
1 down
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Etier Ks
2 down
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Koala grounds out
side retired. No damage done. UT still leads 5-1
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Ya just had to say something huh?
:)
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
MU lead-off HR
UT up 5-2
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Senne singles to RF
1 on, 0 outs
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
2-3-4 hitters are killing TJ today
6/9 with 2 HRs and 2 RBIs.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
whoops
7/9 actually.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Single for Nicholas
runners on 1st and 2nd. 0 outs.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Come on boys
lets turn 2!
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
TJ gets a K
1 down
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
DP ends the inning!
Way to go TJ! Great job D!
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
That was HUGE!
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Smoke break....
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
So will being a fan of UT athletics
especially baseball.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
New MU pitcher
McCormick in
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
They bring in a LHP to face Keyes?
Probably to keep Loy on first.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Well
he got Keyes out
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Hardoin to P for McCormick
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Hardoin is a Houston Native
Klein Collins HS. JUCO transfer from Blinn. LHP
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Moldy Ks
side retired
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Lead off batters are hitting
.833 against TJ today.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
TJ gets one K
1 down
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Santo grounds out to SS
2 down
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
3rd out
We go to the 8th. UT up 5-2
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Rupp on 1st.
0 outs
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
single to left
my bad
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Lusson sac bunts Rupp to 2nd
Playing Augie ball for some insurance. I like it!
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Walsh Ks
2 down
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Etier walks
Koala up with 2 on and 2 outs.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Koala pops to short, ending the threat
side retired. UT up at bottom of 8th. 5-2
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
TJ back out there for the 8th
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
NVM
Ruffin in for TJ
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
2 ER on 9 hits in 7 complete innings
Another quality start from TJ. Not his best, but very good start nonetheless.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Ruffin Ks Opel
1 down
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
The heart of Mizzou's lineup is due next
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Ruffin K's Mach
2 down. Aaron Senne up.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Ring em up and sit em down!
Ruffin K’s the side! Inning over! We go to the 9th.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Great inning by Ruffin
The 2-3-4 hitters have been killing us all day, and Chance sent em back to the pine in order. Outstanding.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Jeff Scardino in to pitch the 9th
Another LHP.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Loy K's
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
TAMU up on KSU
7-3 in the 5th.
KU up on OU, 2-1 in the 5th
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Shep K's
2 down
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
KK flies out to LF
we go to the bottom of the 9th. UT up 5-2
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
5-6-7 batters due up for Ruffin as he goes for the close.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Walla to LF
Rowe to CF
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
NVM
4-5-6 batters due
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Ruffin gets the 1st K
2 more to go
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Ruffin gets the 2nd K
1 more to go
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Garcia doubles
1 on, 2 outs
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
McLagan K's
Thats the game. UT 5-2
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Ruffin faces 7 batters
and gets 6 strikeouts in 2 innings of work. That is domination!
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
UT is now 44-8
and 22-3 in the Big 12 Conference.
Not bad guys, not bad at all.
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
Here we go...
Texas wins 5-2 behind a great pitching performance from Taylor Jungmann (W, 7 IP, 2 ER) and Chance Ruffin (S, 2 IP, 0 ER, 6 K). With the win, UT improves to 44-8 on the season and 22-3 in Big 12 play. Game 2 of the series starts tomorrow at 2pm, with Cole Green (10-1 1.81 ERA) starting on the mound for Texas.
Hook em
Stumpy: It's called the '80s. Ford was president, Nixon was in the White House, and FDR was running this country into the ground. I was bummin' in a hole-in-the-wall town in what is now called "Utah".
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