2023 Texas Softball - Back to WCWS

[shadow_operative2.0 15965]

Good job, ladies! 

[Js1 85310]

Texas wins 5-3!

Czech with the save. Strikes out the final 2

Edited March 11, 2023 by Js1

[perfectchaos007 6634]

Czech saves it!

[Js1 85310]

Tomorrow:

4pm Wisconsin

6:30pm Alabama

(all times approximate) 

[bschoolprof 6252]

I love how Czech talks to herself in between pitches.  I always pull for her.  

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

From secrant, Bama site:

Seventh-Inning Rally Falls Short in Alabama Softball Loss at Texas Friday in Austin 

In a top-ten matchup to open action at the Bevo Classic, Alabama clawed back from a five-run deficit against Texas to bring the go-ahead run to the plate in the top of the seventh, but the rally fell just short as the Longhorns held on to defeat the Crimson Tide, 5-3. 

Alabama (19-4) and Texas (19-2-1) were scoreless until the Longhorns hung a crooked number in the third, plating five runs on three hits and an error. The Tide was hitless until a two-out single from Kenleigh Cahalan in the fifth put runners on the corners and Ashley Prange erased the shutout in the next at-bat with a three-run home run to make it a 5-3 ballgame. With the score the same in the top of the seventh, Faith Hensley and Cahalan hit back-to-back singles with one out to bring the potential go-ahead run to the plate, but Texas got out of the jam with a pair of strikeouts to end the rally. 

Cahalan was 2-for-4 from the leadoff spot, earning her fourth multi-hit game of the season and extending her hitting streak to seven games. Prange extended her own hitting streak to six games, smashing her team-leading ninth home run of the season and tying her season high with three RBIs. Montana Fouts (9-2) took the loss in the circle while Alex Salter backed her up with 3.0 shutout relief innings, holding the Longhorns to just three hits. 

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

Texas State leading Bama 2-0 T5

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

Final Texas State wins over Bama 3-1.

[Js1 85310]

Poor Bama 

 

Let’s make their day worse tonight 

[Js1 85310]

Czech starts versus Wisky. So I wonder if it’s Simpson or Citlaly tonight with Mac going versus Texas State 

[Js1 85310]

Bad Czech today. 2 outs and then single, double, single and another single. 2-0 Badgers. 4 straight 2 out hits. 3 of them with 2 strikes 

[Js1 85310]

Badgers SS commits an error. Day makes her pay with #6

2-2 

Edited March 11, 2023 by Js1

[Js1 85310]

Badgers scared of Goode. Walks her with bases loaded. 3-2 Texas 

[TexLonghorn 5663]

What are the rules for the safety bag at first?  I know how it works when it's in play, but it was in our game yesterday against Bama, but not there today?  Do the teams decide if the bag is used?  Or what determines if the bag is there or not?  Just weird to me that a Texas home game yesterday used it, but a Texas home game today doesn't.

Edited March 11, 2023 by TexLonghorn

[Js1 85310]

Washington shoots it down the line to bring in 2!

5-2 Texas

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

53 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Czech starts versus Wisky. So I wonder if it’s Simpson or Citlaly tonight with Mac going versus Texas State 

I think we play Bama again tonight, Texas St manana.  I could be wrong.

[Js1 85310]

Just now, Cairn Horn88 said:

I think we play Bama again tonight, Texas St manana.  I could be wrong.

I know. I said Simpsons or Gutierrez tonight for Bama and save Mac for tomorrow 

Dont think Mac faces Bama again 

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

1 minute ago, Js1 said:

I know. I said Simpsons or Gutierrez tonight for Bama and save Mac for tomorrow 

Dont think Mac faces Bama again 

Ok...Bama and Wiscon play at 9:30 tomorrow morning....guess so they can get out of town early.

[Js1 85310]

18 minutes ago, TexLonghorn said:

What are the rules for the safety bag at first?  I know how it works when it's in play, but it was in our game yesterday against Bama, but not there today?  Do the teams decide if the bag is used?  Or what determines if the bag is there or not?  Just weird to me that a Texas home game yesterday used it, but a Texas home game today doesn't.

They just said both teams have to agree to use it 

[TexLonghorn 5663]

Heard that - I guess patience would have served me well!  So since we used the safety bag yesterday (with Bama and UT both agreeing to use it), then I'd guess the two options would be that Wisconsin did not want to use it today vs Texas wanting to, or that Texas doesn't care if it's used or not and just defers to the other team to make the call.

[Js1 85310]

5-2 Texas after 3

[Js1 85310]

Wisky defense is ass

6-2 

[Js1 85310]

The big gal made it 6-4

Czech is too wild today 

[shadow_operative2.0 15965]

I would not fight her. 

[Js1 85310]

Simpson in relief of Czech

Morgan was warming 

Citlaly definitely getting the start tonight 

[Js1 85310]

7-4 after an Atwood RBI single 

[Js1 85310]

I thought big girl hit one out again. Phew 

[Js1 85310]

7-4 Texas to the 7th. Simpson trying to close it out 

[Js1 85310]

Texas wins 7-4

SS struck out 6 to get the save 

We want Bama, again! (In 30 min)

Edited March 12, 2023 by Js1

[HollidayHorn 274]

SS pitched great. Think we see Montana again? They gotta try to salvage something out of this weekend. 

[Js1 85310]

6 minutes ago, HollidayHorn said:

SS pitched great. Think we see Montana again? They gotta try to salvage something out of this weekend. 

They said likely, bc Bama used 3 other pitchers against Texas State 

[HollidayHorn 274]

Thanks for the answer. Excited to see how Citlaly does against them. 

[perfectchaos007 6634]

If Citlaly can't finish the game, Morgan can pitch in relief 

[Js1 85310]

We have a ump issue already after 1 pitch. 

[Pato del Muerto 52489]

LHN:  extra break!  What should we run?  Maybe someone doesn’t yet know about Michael Shaw. Do it. 
 

also how is it 1-0, didnt she bunt through the pitch?  Nm fixed. Should have assumed lhn mistake. 

Edited March 12, 2023 by Pato del Muerto

[perfectchaos007 6634]

9 minutes ago, Js1 said:

We have a ump issue already after 1 pitch. 

He's out of the game with a swollen testicle 

[Js1 85310]

3 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

He's out of the game with a swollen testicle 

Yep. Almost a 15 min delay after the first pitch 

[perfectchaos007 6634]

Bama strikes first. 1-0 

[Js1 85310]

Goode is human 

[perfectchaos007 6634]

Great snag by Washington. Fouts has a 1-0 lead to work with

[Pato del Muerto 52489]

Fouts has that extra mph that none of our pitchers have. 

[Js1 85310]

We are playing an angry Alabama against a freshman. But I totally get why Mike threw her out there 

[Pato del Muerto 52489]

And it’s 3 infield hits and one wel struck double.  Not like they are knocking the cover off of it so far. 

[perfectchaos007 6634]

Glad we got that win yesterday against Bama in our pocket, because this one may be a lost cause

[shadow_operative2.0 15965]

This may not end well, but still a decent stretch for us.  

[Js1 85310]

2 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Glad we got that win yesterday against Bama in our pocket, because this one may be a lost cause

I think Mike would have taken a split. Citlaly needs this experience 

[perfectchaos007 6634]

Gutierrez only lasted 1 and a third innings. Simpson coming on

[Js1 85310]

4 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Gutierrez only lasted 1 and a third innings. Simpson coming on

And she looked good. Big strikeouts 

[perfectchaos007 6634]

Fouts is dialed in tonight. 6 up 6 down

[perfectchaos007 6634]

Sac fly gets us on the board. 3-1 Bama. Keep chippnig away