SEC Baseball Tournament: No. 2 Texas vs. No. 21 Tennessee game thread

[Jeff Howe]

M3: Texas 1, Tennessee 0

[Jeff Howe]

That's big league stuff from Doyle. When you can locate the high heat and the back it up with a big-time breaker, that's a hard combination to beat.

[Jeff Howe]

Doyle retires the Longhorns in order in the third.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 3: Texas 1, Tennessee 0

[Jeff Howe]

Can't believe Galvan tried to barehand that pitch.

[Jeff Howe]

It's a three-up, three-down fourth for Ethan Walker.

[Jeff Howe]

M4: Texas 1, Tennessee 0

[Bevo92]

Question for @Jeff Howe or @Blake Munroe or @CJ Vogel.  What are your thoughts on Ethan Walker?  I heard Schloss just now describe him as a JUCO Walk-on this season and they made some adjustments to his pitching mechanics, including where he stood on the rubber and they like what they see today.  Now that he's going back through rotation for second look, will be interesting to see if he can keep it up.  Hook Em!!  

[bourbasted]

Doyle has settled in.  Hoping the high pitch count early starts to impact him soon, as he looks solid.  But who is Ethan Walker?!??  Out there going full Goose Gossage on Tenn.

[bourbasted]

1 minute ago, Jeff Howe said:

Can't believe Galvan tried to barehand that pitch.

It's only going 75mph!  🤣

[Bevo92]

Have you ever seen a catcher try to bare hand a wild pitch outside?  That was funny.  

[.45s]

Good for Ethan.  We need that.

[Bevo92]

10 minutes ago, Bevo92 said:

Question for @Jeff Howe or @Blake Munroe or @CJ Vogel.  What are your thoughts on Ethan Walker?  I heard Schloss just now describe him as a JUCO Walk-on this season and they made some adjustments to his pitching mechanics, including where he stood on the rubber and they like what they see today.  Now that he's going back through rotation for second look, will be interesting to see if he can keep it up.  Hook Em!!  

More specifically, will be interesting to see if this turns into a much bigger win, simply by seeing we may have another pitcher available in the rotation with Walker.  Who would have thought he could get through 4 innings with no hits, no runs.   What a great start for Walker!!

Edited 4 hours ago by Bevo92

[Jeff Howe]

Adrian Rodriguez led off the bottom of the fourth with a double. He advanced to third on a wild pitch, putting the Longhorns' second run of the game 90 feet away with no outs.

[Jeff Howe]

Flores does his job with an RBI sacrifice fly to left field. Rodriguez scores with no play at the plate.

Texas leads Tennessee in the bottom of the fourth, 2-0.

[.45s]

Terrible throw by the leftfielder.  He should use the other hand next time.

[Jeff Howe]

Gasparino reaches on a two-out bunt single.

[Jeff Howe]

Borba moves Gasparino to third on a single to left. Gasparino went from first to third on that sharp liner. It's first and third with two outs for Mendoza.

[bourbasted]

Mendoza is clutch!  Nice insurance with 2 outs!  

[Jeff Howe]

Mendoza drives the first pitch he sees to right field. It goes off the wall. Chapman had trouble with it, helping Borba and Gasparino score.

Mendoza's two-run triple makes it a 4-0 lead for the Longhorns.

[Jeff Howe]

Liam Doyle is done. The SEC Pitcher of the Year is done after 3.2 innings.

[.45s]

It looks like we are chasing off the SEC Pitcher of The Year.

[.45s]

For those not watching the game, they said Jace Laviolette of the ags broke his hand and is out.

[Bevo92]

1 minute ago, Jeff Howe said:

Liam Doyle is done. The SEC Pitcher of the Year is done after 3.2 innings.

Love it.   Who would have predicted this with Walker going up against Doyle?   

[Jeff Howe]

End of 4: Texas 4, Tennessee 0