Texas State game

[aUTfan]

Grubbs stays ahead of the batter and strikes him out. 1 out.

 

[aUTfan]

1-2-3 pitch strike out for out number 2.

 

[aUTfan]

3 up, 3 down. 11 pitches by Grubbs. pretty good inning for him.

 

[aUTfan]

3rd out was a routine ground ball to Flores for the easy put out.

 

[aUTfan]

Brown, Schuessler, and Belyeu due up.

 

[aUTfan]

Brown gets behind 0-2 to start and he goes down swinging at a high fast ball. 1 out.

 

[aUTfan]

Texas St. can pitch, this is no easy task. getting 5 runs was no small task.

 

[aUTfan]

and Schuessler comes through again after getting down 0-2, hits a single between the SS and 3rd baseman. 1 out. Belyeu up.

 

[aUTfan]

Not sure what happened there, catcher was waving his glove during the wind up and umpire calls it a balk.

 

[aUTfan]

Belyeu battled hard to a full count, fouling off several, and he lines a ball to the right center field for a TRIPLE!!

Run scores!! 8-6 now. Belyeu has wheels and why he's such an asset in RF not to mention his arm. That was a heck of an at bat, he battled from a 1-2 count if i remember right and fouled off several along the way.

 

[aUTfan]

Borba up with Belyeu on 3rd and 1 out.

 

[Vol Horn 4 Life]

Borba up with Belyeu on 3rd and 1 out.

The big bat of Borba!! Let's go!!

 

[aUTfan]

and Borba walks, runners on the corners with 1 out, Sanders was due up but may be pinch hit for.....Geez, O'Dowd getting to pinch hit for Sanders.

 

[aUTfan]

I don't understand it, it could work out but it's not the call i would have made. Mound visit, and looks like it may be a pitching change.

 

[aUTfan]

Maybe this is the at bat O'Dowd finally breaks through and he starts a hitting streak that gets his avg. to .300.

 

[aUTfan]

O'Dowd was clutch last year when his team needed him.....Let's get it done Captain!!

 

[aUTfan]

and he hits a three run homer!!!

(as soon as i hit send on that last message, O'Dowd hit the bomb)

Texas ahead now, 9-8

 

[aUTfan]

Whew.....dang what a battle. Congratulations Captain!! Now keep it up.....but the game isn't over. we still have to pitch and play defense. Kennedy up.

 

[aUTfan]

Kennedy hits a ground ball to 2nd for the put out. 2 outs.

 

[Vol Horn 4 Life]

Wow, sometimes a coach just has a hunch on a player.

 

[aUTfan]

Thomas is up and this boy has been struggling this weekend, that should tell you how good the pitching has been.

And Thomas strikes out again but not before Texas takes the lead. On to the 8th.

 

[aUTfan]

Wow, sometimes a coach just has a hunch on a player.

True, in Augie I trusted, in Pierce i'm struggling to trust with this but it works out here and I'm none the happier.

 

[aUTfan]

Grubbs starts off the inning ahead 0-2. and I wish we would learn how to keep our pitches out of the dirt, batter hits a perfectly placed ground ball up the middle JUST out of the reach of both Kennedy and Flores. 1 on, no outs.

 

[aUTfan]

and now Grubbs is behind 2-0 with the next hitter......ugh but hitter puts down a bunt and moves the runner over to second. 1 out. Tex St is at least playing to push this tying run across the plate.

 

[aUTfan]

1st 2 pitches are balls.

 

[aUTfan]

and a base hit to the outfield, tying run comes home. These guys are too good for the entire group collectively to be working from behind so often. it does not pay.

 

[aUTfan]

9-9 tie. and just like that again, Grubbs is behind 2-0 again to back to back hitters.

 

[aUTfan]

Well, the wheels have fell off, Grubbs induced a routine DP ground ball and Kennedy bobbles it and then makes an errant throw and both runners are safe. 2 on, 1 out.

 

[aUTfan]

Shaw coming in, pitching change.

 

[aUTfan]

This team battles and then falls apart. very frustrating to watch.