OTF Premium Texas Baseball Regional Game 1 vs. HCU (Thread)

[Jeff Howe]

Belyeu got jammed and dribbled one between the plate and the mound. It effectively works like a sacrifice. He's retired on a 1-3 groundout, but there are runners in scoring position for Schuessler.

[Jeff Howe]

Seemed from up here like Max had trouble picking up the breaking ball in that AB.

[Jeff Howe]

Mendoza broke for home on a liner to right by Schuessler. He's thrown out at home on a double play, but we've got a conference between the umpires.

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

Mendoza broke for home on a liner to right by Schuessler. He's thrown out at home on a double play, but we've got a conference between the umpires.

The play is under review.

[Jeff Howe]

Good throw by Tevis Payne, regardless.

[Realist Horn]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

The play is under review.

He has to go in head first, and go for the back of the plate

[f1revo]

Someone teach Mendoza to slide! Good grief just gave him his whole body to tag.

[Dread-headed Texan]

Not even close. What a throw, would have been better served challenging the out at first 

[Jeff Howe]

The call is confirmed. A 9-2 double play gets HCU out of the jam and abruptly ends the bottom of the second for Texas.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 1: Texas 0, Houston Christian 0

[GoHorns1]

Fantastic throw by RF!

[Burnt Orange Horn]

Yeah, no reason to run into a 3rd out.  But it did take a perfect throw.

[Jeff Howe]

You appreciate a pitcher who can field his position. Walker retires Hendricks after a competitive AB.

[Jeff Howe]

The Huskies have a runner on base. Walker couldn't quite get to Bard's ground ball and Flores couldn't run up on it in time to make that play at first. It's scored as a single.

[Jeff Howe]

It's a 15-pitch inning and counting for Walker.

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

It's a 15-pitch inning and counting for Walker.

17 and Grayson Saunier is up in the bullpen.

[PinchPullPancake]

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[PinchPullPancake]

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Edited May 30, 2025 by PinchPullPancake

[Jeff Howe]

Leiterman chops one back to the mound and is retired at first base.

HCU with a runner on second and two outs.

[Jeff Howe]

Borba slips trying to get to a slow roller. It's a single for Halligan and that ends the day for Walker. Schloss is going with Grayson Saunier.

[Realist Horn]

Walker was doing fine, just bad luck. Weird to make the change here. 

[Dread-headed Texan]

Jim don't play, he's quick with the hook

[Burnt Orange Horn]

Too short a leash????

Well Walker will be available for games 3 or 4.

 

Edited May 30, 2025 by Burnt Orange Horn

[Jeff Howe]

I'm being told that this was the plan: for Walker to go through the HCU order once before making it a bullpen game. That was the plan for Tennessee, but Walker was on a roll and, obviously, Texas wasn't too concerned with the outcome in Hoover.

[Jeff Howe]

Saunier induces an infield popout to end the top of the second. HCU strands a pair as we head to a scoreless bottom of the second.