OTF Premium Baseball Game Thread: No. 4 Texas vs. No. 10 Mississippi State (Friday, 7:30 p.m.)

[Jeff Howe]

Six-game hitting streak for Doza, BTW.

[Jeff Howe]

 

[.45s]

way to go Mendoza.  That pitcher is pretty good.

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

Beccera grounds out to second, allowing Mendoza to advance to third. One out and the first run of the game for either side is 90 feet from home plate.

[Jeff Howe]

Larson hits one on the ground to second. Frei couldn't make a clean play, allowing Mendoza to score on Larson's RBI groundout.

Two down and the bases are empty for Borba.

[Jeff Howe]

Borba strikes out and the inning is over.

One run on a hit for the Longhorns in the second.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 2: Texas 1, Mississippi State 0

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Burnt Orange Horn]

Seems like Borba was determined to be an out.

[Dread-headed Texan]

My bad fellas and gals I'm late and a little tipsy, but you are out of your cotton picking mind if you think I was missing thing one. Let's go🤘🏿

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, Burnt Orange Horn said:

Seems like Borba was determined to be an out.

It wasn't pretty, that's for sure.

[Dread-headed Texan]

I'm not sure how I feel about RV pitching on Friday when he's obviously a Sunday dude.

[Jeff Howe]

Volantis retires the Bulldogs in order on 10 pitches. A much-needed quick inning for Volantis.

[Jeff Howe]

M3: Texas 1, Mississippi State 0

[Hesity]

2 minutes ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

I'm not sure how I feel about RV pitching on Friday when he's obviously a Sunday dude.

What do you think the reason for the move was? Is it to set the tone for the weekend?

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Hesity said:

What do you think the reason for the move was? Is it to set the tone for the weekend?

Riojas typically extends longer than Volantis and Harrison. Putting Ruger on Saturday allows them, in theory, to stagger the bullpen with heavy usage guys on Friday and Sunday.

[Dread-headed Texan]

As hot as Robins nat has been you would have thought he had 20 bombs

[GoHorns1]

1 minute ago, Hesity said:

What do you think the reason for the move was? Is it to set the tone for the weekend?

The move was made because he missed his Sunday start against a$m

[Jeff Howe]

Tinney just got robbed of a home run by the wind. A 110 mph shot that was a rocket off the bat (31 degree launch angle) died on the warning track. On any other night, that's gone.

[Burnt Orange Horn]

Tinney overcome by the north wind!  😠

[Dread-headed Texan]

At the same time it's a pleasant sight to see Mendoza come on as of late 

[Jeff Howe]

End of 3: Texas 1, Mississippi State 0

[Hesity]

1 minute ago, Jeff Howe said:

Riojas typically extends longer than Volantis and Harrison. Putting Ruger on Saturday allows them, in theory, to stagger the bullpen with heavy usage guys on Friday and Sunday.

Thanks for the insight. Baseball is more of a chess match than you’d think. I stopped playing around 12 years old so we never got too deep into tactics.

[Jeff Howe]