OTF Premium Baseball Game Thread: No. 3 Texas vs. Michigan State (Friday)

[Jeff Howe]

Jonah Williams will make his 2026 debut tonight when Texas hosts Michigan State for the first of three games at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The game is on SEC Network Plus with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m.

[Kyle Vochoska]

Let’s go Jonah! Big duty batting 5th behind Tinney. Gotta protect that man. 
 

Also you have to love Schloss’ commitment to the balance in the Lineup with the switching off of lefty and righty hitters. 

[Jeff Howe]

Riojas gets a groundout to second on his second pitch of the night. One down quickly in the top of the first with Riojas running his fastball up to 96 mph.

[Jeff Howe]

Ashton Larson's diving catch drifting toward the left-field line retires Ryan McKay. Two down in the top of the first for the Spartans.

[Jeff Howe]

Randy Seymour drives one through the left side of the infield and into left field for a two-out base hit.

[Jeff Howe]

An off-speed pitch gets Picot down swinging to end the inning.

[Jeff Howe]

M1: Texas 0, Michigan State 0

[AZ Longhorn]

Big time! Not only a sharp start after last weeks not-so-sharp start, but there's a big dropoff in danger after their 2-3-4, and they won't be up again for a while! 

Edited 54 minutes ago by AZ Longhorn

[Jeff Howe]

Mendoza rifles one back to the mound. He's retired at first base to open things up for the Longhorns in the bottom of the first.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

LOL

[Jeff Howe]

A bloop hit by Rodriguez gets him to second base after three Michigan State players watch the ball drop in shallow left. It's officially a one-out double for Rodriguez.

[Jeff Howe]

A balk puts Rodriguez on third base.

[Jeff Howe]

Two outs with Rodriguez on third base after Robbins swings and misses on a full-count offering.

[Jeff Howe]

Carson Tinney is in the box, already facing a 3-0 count, with Jonah Williams on deck.

[Jeff Howe]

Tinney got under an off-speed, flying out to left to end the inning.

[cmk4pres]

Lets go Horns! 

[Jeff Howe]

End of 1: Texas 0, Michigan State 0

[AZ Longhorn]

*edit - i was wrong lol

Edited 44 minutes ago by AZ Longhorn

[Jeff Howe]

Riojas retires the first two batters of the inning and then battles back from a 2-0 count with three straight fastballs to retire the side.

[AZ Longhorn]

Riojas is dialed!! Love the aggressive approach against the bottom half of the order

[Jerry K]

Just now, AZ Longhorn said:

Riojas is dialed!! Love the aggressive approach against the bottom half of the order

He is 95 on that last fb

[Jeff Howe]

Jonah Williams leads off the bottom of the second for his first plate appearance of the season.

[Jeff Howe]

Full count to Jonah. He took a 2-1 pitch that looked like he immediately regretted taking.

[Jeff Howe]

Jonah draws a leadoff walk.

[Jeff Howe]

Infield single for Borba. The ball took a fortunate hop. Everybody is safe. Two on with nobody out for Larson.