OTF Premium Baseball Game Thread: No. 4 Texas vs. Tennessee (Sunday 11 a.m.)

[Jeff Howe]

It's a 1-2-3 inning for Day and the Vols.

[Jeff Howe]

M2: Texas 4, Tennessee 4

[CJ Vogel]

Starting Pitching has gone very south in Knoxville. 

[f1revo]

1 hour ago, Jeff Howe said:

A Georgia win over LSU today eliminates Texas from contention for the SEC title. The Bulldogs have already clinched at least a share of the regular-season championship. The Longhorns begin the day tied with Auburn for third place in the conference standings, a half a game behind Texas A&M for second place.

Disaster weekend and we unfortunately never got a shot at Georgia with the scheduling this year. This team hasn't quite cut the mustard all year for a championship level squad regardless. Too many holes and they don't do anything particularly well. Last year's team was clutch with timely hits in low scoring games despite the thin roster.

[Jeff Howe]

This is the fourth start in the last six for Riojas in which he's been charged with at least four earned runs.

[Jeff Howe]

A three-up, three-down frame for Ruger.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 2: Texas 4, Tennessee 4

[HonkEm]

6 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Starting Pitching has gone very south in Knoxville. 

Texas didn’t just struggle on the mound - the rotation got bullied in Knoxville. Tennessee teed off like it was batting practice.

[CJ Vogel]

1 minute ago, HonkEm said:

Texas didn’t just struggle on the mound - the rotation got bullied in Knoxville. Tennessee teed off like it was batting practice.

Not to mention 20 K’s on Friday at the plate. 

[Jeff Howe]

BOOM! PACK-MAN PUTS TEXAS BACK ON TOP!

[Jeff Howe]

Pack went upstairs and took a high fastball out of the yard to the right-field power alley. The third home run of the game puts the Longhorns on top, 5-4.

[CJ Vogel]

At least it looks like the sticks are awake today. 

Pack dents the scoreboard in RF for a homer and Becerra follows up with a one hop double off the wall. 

[Jeff Howe]

Brown can't make a diving catch on Becerra's ball to left. It's a double, putting a runner in scoring position for A-Rod.

[Jeff Howe]

A sinking liner by A-Rod falls into center for a hit. It's first and third with no outs for Borba.

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

Becerra comes home on a SAC fly to right by Borba. It's a 6-4 lead for the Longhorns.

[Jeff Howe]

Mendoza fouls out and Gumbo grounds into a 6-4 fielder's choice to end the inning.

It was a two-run, three-hit frame for the Longhorns with one left on base.

[Jeff Howe]

M3: Texas 6, Tennessee 4

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

Does the Tennessee organ player only know two songs?

[UTexas]

2 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Does the Tennessee organ player only know two songs?

Must be an Oklahoma grad.

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, UTexas said:

Must be an Oklahoma grad.

No, then he'd only know one.

And he'd play it over and over.

[UTexas]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

No, then he'd only know one.

And he'd play it over and over.

Great point. 

[Jeff Howe]

Grindlinger works a two-out walk. That ends a run of six in a row retired by Riojas.

[CJ Vogel]

Two out walks🫩