Baseball: No. 2 Texas vs. Kentucky Series Thread

[Jeff Howe]

I had family obligations on Friday and couldn't do the normal game thread. The Longhorns won the Friday game over the Wildcats in Lexington, 6-3.

The second game of the series is underway.

[Jeff Howe]

Here's the recap of Friday's game, courtesy of Texas baseball SID Josh White:

Second baseman Ethan Mendoza drove in four runs, as No. 2 Texas took the series opener over Kentucky, 6-3, on Friday evening at Kentucky Pride Park.

Mendoza delivered a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh before plating a pair of tallies in the eighth to propel the Longhorns (28-4, 12-1 SEC) to their ninth consecutive conference win.

After totaling a career-best five RBI on Tuesday, Texas' leadoff man has now driven in nine runs across two games this week.

Mendoza's timely swings proved pivotal for the Longhorns, who used three arms to limit Kentucky (18-13, 5-8 SEC) to just one extra-base hit.

Hurlers Jared Spencer, Max Grubbs and Dylan Volantis combined to strike out 14 Wildcats, one shy of Texas' season high.

Spencer notched seven punchouts across 4 2/3 innings of one-run baseball.

Grubbs (5-0) picked up where the Longhorns' ace left off, recording six strikeouts over 3 1/3 frames.

Meanwhile, Volantis (8) tossed a 1-2-3 ninth, sealing the victory with a punchout.

In the win, four Longhorns mounted multi-hit efforts, including catcher Rylan Galvan.

Galvan added an insurance tally with an RBI single in the three-run eighth after a double in the third. The junior would come around to score the night's first run on a single from shortstop Jalin Flores.

Texas will look to secure its fifth straight SEC series on Saturday, as the Longhorns and Wildcats meet at 11 a.m. CT.

[Jeff Howe]

The Longhorns and Wildcats are scoreless in the bottom of the second of today's game.

Catcher Devin Burkes led off the inning with a double. He's on third with one out.

[Jeff Howe]

Designated Kyuss Gargett's single up the middle scores Burkes. Kentucky has the lead in the bottom of the second, 1-0.

[HenryJames]

Kyuss Gargett?

[Jeff Howe]

14 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Kyuss Gargett?

Parents couldn’t decide between naming him Kyle or Russ?

[Dread-headed Texan]

I missed the first two innings watching a massive bowie knife get forged on YouTube, I needed this thread today 

[Jeff Howe]

4 minutes ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

I missed the first two innings watching a massive bowie knife get forged on YouTube, I needed this thread today 

I need that video!

[Dread-headed Texan]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

I need that video!

10k for a knife is crazy

 

 

[.45s]

4 minutes ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

10k for a knife is crazy

 

 

Nice.  If you are into knives, check out the Blade Forums website.

 

 

We need hits.

[.45s]

Go Galvan.  We need more hits and runs.

[qaertyisthatdude]

3 minutes ago, .45s said:

Nice.  If you are into knives, check out the Blade Forums website.

 

 

We need hits.

Like that!

[Dread-headed Texan]

Just now, .45s said:

Nice.  If you are into knives, check out the Blade Forums website.

 

 

We need hits.

Will do, I love patern damascus. I have no intention of learning to bladesmith, but there's something beautiful about moving steel. We just don't make anything with our hands anymore. I'm a mechanic by trade, my next adventure is culinary school. Lol, I have a little money left on my GI bill. I can't cook so might as well learn.

[Jeff Howe]

BOOM! Texas gets on the board in the top of the fourth with a Rylan Galvan solo home run!

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[Dread-headed Texan]

And just like that the bats woke up

[qaertyisthatdude]

And again!

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