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

[HalfmileHorn]

Another K.

[Jeff Howe]

Riojas is trying to work around a one-out single. The Spartans have a runner on second with two outs.

[Jeff Howe]

Murphy hits one on the ground to Rodriguez, who makes a routine play at first to end the inning.

[Jeff Howe]

M4: Texas 2, Michigan State 1

[HalfmileHorn]

These guys are about 2 minutes behind you Jeff.

[Jeff Howe]

Becerra JUST missed a home run. Williams' leaping catch against the mesh wall in left field took away an extra-base hit from Becerra.

[Jeff Howe]

BOOM! DOZA GOES DEEP!

[Jeff Howe]

After Pack works an eight-pitch walk, Mendoza goes the other way for a two-run home run.

Mendoza's two-out shot is his third of the year and puts Texas up by three runs, 4-1.

[Jeff Howe]

Rodriguez flies out to left to end the inning.

Texas extends the lead with a two-run, one-hit fourth inning.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 4: Texas 4, Michigan State 1

[Jeff Howe]

Riojas opens up the fifth with two strikeouts, giving him seven for the game.

[Jeff Howe]

Slick glove work by Rodriguez behind second base. He helps Riojas overcome a two-out walk to get Texas to the bottom of the fifth with a three-run lead still intact.

[Jeff Howe]

M5: Texas 4, Michigan State 1

[Jeff Howe]

Aiden Robbins is 0-for-3 tonight with two strikeouts and Tinney just grounded out.

Jonah Williams is up with the bases empty and two outs.

[Jeff Howe]

Opposite-field single for Jonah Williams. Ball dropped into left field for a two-out hit.

[Jeff Howe]

LHP Gannon Grundman is the first pitcher out of the bullpen for the Spartans tonight.

[Jeff Howe]

BOOM! BOR-BOMB!

[Jeff Howe]

Borba teed off on a hanging breaking ball, launching it over the left-field fence for his first home run of the season.

The two-out, two-run shot makes it a 6-1 game in favor of the Longhorns.

[Jeff Howe]

Gumbo Duplantier with a pinch-hit flyout to left to end the inning.

Texas extends the lead with a two-hit, two-run fifth.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 5: Texas 6, Michigan State 1

[Jeff Howe]

Riojas has 72 pitches under his belt as he heads back out for the sixth.

[Jeff Howe]

Strikeouts eight and nine on the night for Riojas. Two down in the sixth.

[Jeff Howe]

Riojas strikes out the side in the sixth.

He's tied his career high with 10 strikeouts.

[Jeff Howe]

M6: Texas 6, Michigan State 1

[WRNC]

new career high