Baseball: No. 5 Texas vs. No. 3 Georgia Game Thread (Saturday)

[Jeff Howe]

It looks like Max Grubbs is getting loose in the Texas bullpen.

[Jeff Howe]

Obee goes from first to third on a single to right by Dan Jackson. It's first and third for UGA with no outs after the Bulldogs' fourth hit off Harrison.

[Jeff Howe]

A great play by Schuessler to dig out a hard-hit ground ball by Henry. He nails Obee on a play home for the first out of the inning.

It's first and second with one out for UGA with Branch up to bat.

[Jeff Howe]

Harrison is closing in on 60 pitches.

[Jeff Howe]

Harrison goes to the breaking ball to retire Branch on strikes. Alford is up with two on and two outs.

[Jeff Howe]

Alford with an RBI double that hugs the line into right field. It's a 4-0 lead for UGA. RISP for the Bulldogs with two outs.

[Jeff Howe]

Burnett goes down on strikes to end the inning with two left on base for UGA.

[Jeff Howe]

M4: Georgia 4, Texas 0

[Jeff Howe]

Galvan strikes out swinging to lead off the fourth, the sixth K by Curley today.

[Jeff Howe]

Gasparino flies out to center, Schuessler grounds out to first and the inning is over. The Longhorns are still looking for their first hit through four against Curley.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 4: Georgia 4, Texas 0

[Jeff Howe]

 

[MBHORNSFAN]

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[Jeff Howe]

 

[pinkman_90]

You’d think the second time through we’d have much better ABs.  This guy is a 2 pitch pitcher.  

Edited Saturday at 08:20 PM by pinkman_90

[Jeff Howe]

Harrison opens the fifth by hitting Zaborowski with a pitch. That's three innings in a row in which the UGA leadoff man has reached base.

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, pinkman_90 said:

You’d think the second and third time through we’d have much better ABs.  This guy is a 2 pitch pitcher.  

A No. 2 who throws in the mid-90s, came into the weekend leading them in strikeouts and has held opponents to a batting average of .125. The bats have struggled, but there's a reason Georgia is a top-three team and why Wes Johnson is considered one of the best pitching coaches in the country.

[Jeff Howe]

Obee puts a charge into one, but it dies short of the monster in center field. Gasparino makes the catch to end the inning.

[Jeff Howe]

M5: Georgia 4, Texas 0

[pinkman_90]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

A No. 2 who throws in the mid-90s, came into the weekend leading them in strikeouts and has held opponents to a batting average of .125. The bats have struggled, but there's a reason Georgia is a top-three team and why Wes Johnson is considered one of the best pitching coaches in the country.

Does that change anything I said?  He was a reliever who moved into the rotation and has two pitches.  The ABs should get bette the second time through.  

[Jeff Howe]

Borba, Stewart and Farmer are due up in the Texas fifth.

[Jeff Howe]

2 minutes ago, pinkman_90 said:

Does that change anything I said?  He was a reliever who moved into the rotation and has two pitches.  The ABs should get bette the second time through.  

It adds context. Curley isn't a run-of-the-mill No. 2. The top tier of the SEC is stacked with quality arms, and that includes Georgia. Texas needs to put together better at-bats, but I'll give Curley some credit.

[Jeff Howe]

BOOM! STEWART WITH A LASER TO RIGHT! 

[Jeff Howe]

Jaquae Stewart's first home run as a Longhorn is a two-run shot to right field off Curley. The ball jumped off the bat and over the wall. It's a 4-2 game with no outs in the bottom of the fifth.

[Jeff Howe]

Farmer squares one up and drives it into left field for a base hit. Texas suddenly has the tying run at the plate with no outs in the bottom of the fifth.