Texas @ Oklahoma State series

[TwiceHorn 31996]

Dammit.

Edited April 20, 2019 by TwiceHorn
Two-times, two-times

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Hibbeler single

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Zubia flyout, Reynolds flyout

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Kam Fields in to pitch

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8 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

I think it's a little bit of a crapshoot whether a talented high school player can make the transition to hitting college pitching.  Harmon was a really good recruiter and talent scout for Garrido until he started mailing it in.  But, we probably should have stuck with him, because Tommy Nicholson apparently could not scout a college level hitter to save his life; and his effort couldn't make up for Harmon's skill  As good as Kacy and Kody were for us (for one year apiece), they were lazy, legacy recruits, not top-flight college recruits.

And, I think it's clear Augie de-emphasized hitting in both recruiting and practice/coaching.

We are still suffering from that.

Pierce has signed the best class, ranking-wise, in a number of years, and there are quite a few bright spots in it, as mentioned in the thread. 

It will probably take a couple more classes like that before we start getting instant-impact freshmen.  Hopefully the promising young guys can continue to develop. Who knows wtf is going on with some players' regression, but they were probably never going to be real good anyway.  I think the "loss of leadership" idea has a lot of merit as an explanation.

If the recruiting keeps at a pretty high level, Pierce and co. don't have to be a huge improvement in hitting coaching to improve over the latter-day Garrido regime.

You're right that the upperclassmen were never going to be great but that every single one of them has regressed is vrry alarming.  Great recruiting helps but especially in baseball you need to develop the players.  You can't rely on pure athleticism.

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Kam walks the leadoff hitter.

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4-6 putout for 1st out

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Double puts runners on 2nd and 3rd

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Error by Hibbeler ties it with runners on 1st and 2nd

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4 minutes ago, txhorns said:

Kam walks the leadoff hitter.

Any idea why he pulled Madden after only two innings and giving up only 1 run??

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CS at 3rd

[TwiceHorn 31996]

Also, I think Pierce's "dramatic change" of moving from the dugout to third probably means that hitters are not doing what they have been taught to do.  So he is going to be there, "in their face."  Hasn't done much, yet, but I have to think that's what's behind it.

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Just now, LTtxfan said:

Any idea why he pulled Madden after only two innings and giving up only 1 run??

No clue, didn't look to be any injuries, he had pitched decent

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Strikeout ends it.  Tied at 2 after 3

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Hbp

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Sac bunt gets thrown out at 2nd

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Balk

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Single puts runners on the corner

[Enfield 109]

More shitty base running 

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Just now, Enfield said:

More shitty base running 

Incorrect.  Ford had to make sure it got through.  Cf was playing up so got to it quickly.

 

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Single by Ellis scores a run

[TwiceHorn 31996]

Just now, txhorns said:

Incorrect.  Ford had to make sure it got through.  Cf was playing up so got to it quickly.

 

You can quibble that he should have noted infield positions and that it was highly likely to drop.

Even so, he wasn't going to score, so wgaf.

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4-6 putout

[TwiceHorn 31996]

I'm kinda thinking SS didn't have his foot on the bag.

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Flyout to right ends the inning

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Texas up 3-2 middle 4th

[LTtxfan 49912]

Tech just beat Baylor on 10 run rule.....

I think it was 13-2

[Enfield 109]

Who is warming up? Nico?

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Went on beer run, came back and it's tied, 2 outs runner on 2nd

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Popout ends it

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Hibbeler pops out

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Zubia walks

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Reynolds flyout to cf

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Shaw strikes out

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Ground out to 2nd

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Walk

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4th Texas error of game on Kam throw....

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Strikout

[EuroHorn 3287]

Kam doing what he does best. This has got to be one of the worst Texas baseball teams in Texas history 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4878]

Great hitting, great fielding, solid starting pitching, stone cold relief pitching, solid fundamentals, coaching excellence, squirting flowers ... never mind. 

Edited April 20, 2019 by VirginiaLonghorn

[LTtxfan 49912]

2 minutes ago, EuroHorn said:

Kam doing what he does best. This has got to be one of the worst Texas baseball teams in Texas history 

I saw some improvement by Kam today..... he's got great stuff.

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Bocchi is in

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Flyout ends the threat

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Tied at 3-3 after 5 innings.... 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4878]

7 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

I saw some improvement by Kam today..... he's got great stuff.

All the fucking stuff in the world is useless without command ... which makes him useless. 

Edited April 20, 2019 by VirginiaLonghorn

[TwiceHorn 31996]

6 minutes ago, EuroHorn said:

Kam doing what he does best. This has got to be one of the worst Texas baseball teams in Texas history 

Not even in the last 10 years.

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Single by Ford

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McCann walks

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1 minute ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

All the fucking stuff in the world is useless without command. 

Kam's not perfect.... but he did pitch better today.  Still time for Kam to really help this 2019 Horns team down the stretch.  He's one of the few Horn pitchers that can strike people out.

[Llano Estacado 1257]

Great hitting, great fielding, solid starting pitching, stone cold relief pitching, solid fundamentals, coaching excellence, squirting flowers ... never mind. 

It all started when that bro stopped the LSU bus and hit it with a broom.