We Won the TCU Series!!!

Starters:

Friday - Grubbs
Saturday - Ace Whitehead
Sunday - LBJ


Baseball preview: TCU - University of Texas Athletics

 

After the RGV game, I'm scared.

 

At this point I believe Pierce is coaching for his job and winning a series like this at home over a down TCU is absolutely a must if he plans to be coaching in Austin past June.

 

This is where we crush the Frogs and get back on track!

 

1st inning

Leadoff double for the Purple.

 

Grubbs!

K

one down

Grubbs working the lower part of the strike zone with his sinker and targeted fastballs. His usual bread and butter.

 

Grounder to Thomas.

Two down.

Runner advances to 3rd.

 

RBI double. LF corner.

1-0 them.

 

Double down the left field line. 1-0 TCU

 

thought it was a good pitch by Grubbs though, kid fought that ball off down the LF line.

 

Ground out to D. Kennedy.

End of 1

1-0 Frogs.

 

Grubbs looks like he's in-sync tonight. And his sinker appears to be working. Some good hitting by those 2 batters. Most batters in today's college game seem to have trouble hitting the inside corners of the plate.

 

Bottom of the 1st

Thomas 7 pitch backwards K

 

DK

6 pitch backwards k

2 down.

 

Other than Kennedy in the 2 hole, Pierce made out a great line up that gives us the best chance to win.

 

Powell

Ground out.

To the 2nd.

1-0 TCU

 

Pretty good play on Powells ground ball. end of the 1st.

 

Yeah. Kennedy has to keep improving that batting average.

How about:

1. Thomas
2. Powell
3. Flores
4. Schuessler
5. Belyeu
6. Galvan
7. Gasparino
8. Brown
9. D. Kennedy


And get Oliver Service 3-4 innings at the end of the game at CF or LF

 

Top of the 2nd

Ground out to D Kennedy.

One down.

 

Another ground out to 2B.

Grubbs is the ground out king.

2 down.

 

Single up the gut.

2 down
1 on

 

Grubbs

K!

To the bottom of the 2nd

1-0 them

Grubbs has around 30 pitches, which is a pace that has him pitching 100 pitches in around 7 innings.

 

Grubbs looking sharp. 31 pitches through 2 innings, not too shabby.

 

Bottom of the 2nd

Flores

Deeeeeeeep fly ball to LF.................................












caught at the track

1 away

 

Thought that hit off Flores' bat was a dinger, but caught at the warning track.

 

Shoos

K

 

Belyeu

grounds out.

To the 3rd

1-0 them

 

All these slow starts on offense point to poor scouting of the opposing teams. I wish we'd do something to fix that. Our batters should have watched lots of film of the opposing starters, their timing, where they like to spot pitches, how and how much their pitches break, what pitches they like to throw for various counts, etc. We should know the opponents' starting (and main relieving) pitchers like the back of our hand.

Gotta fix that deficiency.

 

Quick inning. TCU pitcher is only up to 24 pitches, slightly more efficient than Grubbs.

 

Idk, offense will always be inconsistent even if it's good, pitching and defense is where teams have to be consistent to win. However, our struggles against teams that we shouldn't is an issue.