Baseball Game Thread: No. 3 Texas vs Ohio State

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7-2

[Jeff Howe]

Back-to-back strikeouts for Crossland put the Longhorns two outs closer to a win in Houston.

[Jeff Howe]

Mangrum flies out to right and Jonah Williams flips the ball to a fan in the stands as the inning ends.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 6: Texas 7, Ohio State 2

[Jeff Howe]

Becerra walks, Pack singles and now we've got a meeting at the mound.

[Jeff Howe]

Pitching change for the Buckeyes.

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8-2

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9-2

[Jeff Howe]

After a walk by Borba loads the bases, Jonah Williams brings Becerra home by grounding into a fielder's choice. Ashton Larson's pinch-hit single to center drives in Anthony Pack, making it a 9-2 game in favor of the Longhorns.

[Jeff Howe]

Texas is still batting with runners on first and third and two outs in the top of the seventh.

[Jeff Howe]

Mendoza flies out to center to end the inning.

[Jeff Howe]

M7: Texas 9, Ohio State 2

[Jeff Howe]

Brody Walls makes his way out of the bullpen to work the seventh for Texas.

[Texas fan in Georgia]

I’d kill for a Texas-UCLA best of 3 right now. I know it’s early in the season, but Texas has looked like the best team in the country every time they’ve played.

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SO

[Jeff Howe]

Nice snag by Mendoza. Two down in the Ohio State seventh.

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liner to short

[Hookem1012]

Fun series of games this weekend.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

Just now, Hookem1012 said:

Fun series of games this weekend.

OU lost to Gonzaga

[Jeff Howe]

It's an RBI triple for Ellis off the mesh wall in left-center field. Pack had trouble tracking it down.

It's now a 9-3 lead for the Longhorns with two down in the bottom of the seventh.

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9-3

[Jeff Howe]

Borba retires Eckelman in foul territory to end the inning.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 7: Texas 9, Ohio State 3

[Jeff Howe]

Jake Michalak, the new Ohio State pitcher, sails a ball into foul territory on what was likely to be a groundout by Tinney. Instead, it's an error that puts Tinney on second to lead off the top of the eighth.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

Amazing camerawork there