OTF Premium Baseball Game Thread: No. 4 Texas vs. No. 11 Alabama (Sunday 1 p.m.)

[Jeff Howe]

Lefty Ashton Crowther retires Pack on a first-pitch groundout to short. Two away in the Texas sixth.

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

Mendoza pops out to short, making it a three-up, three-down inning for the Longhorns.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 6: Alabama 1, Texas 0

[Jeff Howe]

Harrison is back out to start the sixth.

[Jeff Howe]

Texas dodged a bullet. Back-to-back singles by the Tide against Harrison to open the sixth. Fowler was going from first to third on Lebron's single to center. Robbins overran the ball, but Fowler slid into third base instead of going home.

It's first and third with no outs for Neal.

[Jeff Howe]

Fowler scores from third on a 4-6-3 double play. Texas trades a run for two outs.

Alabama has a 2-0 lead with two outs in the top of the sixth.

[Jeff Howe]

A flyout to right ends the inning.

[Jeff Howe]

M7: Alabama 2, Texas 0

[AZ Longhorn]

More than you can ask of Harrison. Gutsy against those top lefties. That run should be unearned — it doesn't score without Robbins' base error — right? 

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, AZ Longhorn said:

More than you can ask of Harrison. Gutsy against those top lefties. That run should be unearned — it doesn't score without Robbins' base error — right? 

No, Fowler had already started to make the turn for third before Robbins got to the ball.

[Jeff Howe]

After Becerra's single to the left side of the infield, Presley Courville is pinch-hitting for Larson.

[Jeff Howe]

Courville hit it hard, just right to the left fielder.

[Jeff Howe]

Helluva play by Lebron to start an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 7: Alabama 2, Texas 0

[Jeff Howe]

Brett Crossland is out of the bullpen to work the eighth inning.

[Burnt Orange Horn]

Well F U D G E !

[Jeff Howe]

Pack and Rodriguez just avoided a nasty collision in left field. Pack made the grab without making contact with Rodriguez.

[Jeff Howe]

Crossland works around a two-out walk, striking out Torres to end the eighth.

[Jeff Howe]

M8: Alabama 2, Texas 0

[AZ Longhorn]

Good outing from Crossland. Jim seemed unhappy as he pulled him yesterday after the walk. Don't love the 2 out walk today either, but a nice inning and hopefully he's back on track! 

Edited 1 hour ago by AZ Longhorn

[Jeff Howe]

Robbins is battling with two strikes.

[Jeff Howe]

Robbins strikes out at the end of a 10-pitch at-bat.

Two down in the bottom of the eighth.

[Burnt Orange Horn]

D A M N !

[Jeff Howe]

Tinney is retired in shallow right to end the inning.