Johnson leads off with a single, is sacrificed to 2nd and Weiss singles him home. Payton singles Weiss to 3rd. Hinojosa with a sac fly plates Weiss. E1 sends Payton to 2nd and a wild pitch gets him to 3rd. Silver doubles Payton home for a 3-0 Texas lead.
Thanks for starting the game thread billygoat, I was late getting here and FW is out and about with all his tasks most likely.
Ok, I guess I can take over then. Texas State scored two runs after two outs on Hollingsworth. A single, walk, and a double did the damage. Bottom of three now Texas leads 3-2.
I'm at the firehouse tonight so a little spotty so dive right in. A 2 out double plates 2 for the Bobcats in the 3rd.
Bellows in now to pitch for Texas in the top of four. Wood has been working with him and hes has improved so far. Hope that continues tonight.
Bellows greeted by HBP and a sharp single to left. Weis takes a ground ball to second for a 5-4 FC as the relay is late to first. Belllows with the pick off attempt that gets by Silver for an error as the run scores and the runner from first goes all the way to third. A swinging K for the second out. Ground ball to short ends the inning. Tied now at three to the bottom of the fourth.
Silver leads it off with a wallk to put a man on. Marlow with the sac bunt moves over to second. Felts with a medium deep fly to center for the second out. Marlow holds at second. Shaw grounds to first and the 1-3 put out ends things. Still tied at 3 after four complete.
Cox K's his first batter swinging for out one. Soft grounder to short and Hinojosa charges and throws too late as its an infield hit. The runner steals second. Felts continues his problems with the low pitches as one goes right between his legs and the runner goes to third. Ground ball up the middle and Hinojosa ranges over and makes a strong throw home to nail the runner for out two. Good play there. The runner at first steals second. Cox K's the batter with a nasty breaker to end the inning. Still tied at three to the bottom of five.
Johnson flies to right as he is retired for the first time tonight for out one. Hall lines one up the middle for a single to put him at first and it's time I think for him steal a sack. Ty comes out and gets his pitcher as in Ty Harrington. I knew him when he was at UT so he is just Ty to me. I knew his parents and what great people they were. The accident they died in was a great loss. Weis up and flies to left and Hall takes off and keeps going as I guess he thought there was two outs. there is our base running boner that we have had so often. That 8-6-3 dp ends the inning. Tied at three now after five innings.
Cox still on the hill as the sixth starts and a routine grounder to second is out one. Hard ground ball up the middle is off the end of Hinojosa's glove and on into center for a single. Pop up to Marlow is out two. WP moves the runner to second. The next hitter walks and that puts runners at first and second as Texas State has runners in scoring position every inning now it seems. Yet another WP movers the runners to second and third. Cox with a K looking to end it. We keep playing with fire but it stays tied at three as we go to the bottom of six now
Payton being Payton lines one to center and the center fielder makes a bad play diving for it instead of laying back. It gets by him and Payton has a double. Hinojosa up and the pitching coach out to visit after ball one. He stays in as Ty always makes the pitching changes.
C.J. walks to put two on now and got to look for the bunt now with Silver up. Silver who has been swinging a hot bat lines a single to left and Payton scores to make it 4-3 Texas. Runners at second and first now with no outs and now I think we get the bunt maybe
Marlow trying to bunt fouls it off and then gets it down and the lefty pitcher had C.J. easy at third and was looking right at the play, but throws to first and the sac is down. Runners move up and here comes Ty for a pitching change. A big righty in now to face Felts. Felts with a sharp grounder to third who hangs with it and makes the play. Runners have to hold and now it's up to Shaw to bring home the insurance runs with a clutch job. Shaw with the swinging K to end things. Texas leads 4-3 to the seventh, but sure needed more there. Ok, i have held this in for six innings now, whoever had the idea to change the Texas State hats. Not a good idea with old Montreal Expo look.
His first hitter fouls out to Silver for out one. Groound ball to Hiinojosa is out two. Duke after the 0-2 behind the back of the hitter fast ball gets a weak roller to third to retire the side. To the stretch 4-3 Longhorns.
Ah, the Chile Parlor, hey Elgin I say Pig could eat that, have a six pack and come back for seconds. What do you think?
No El Arroyo. Hall is the second K as the food review is over I guess. Johnson also with a K. Weis singles up the middle to put a man on and here comes Ty again for a change.
Payton up to face the new lefty pitcher. After a bad called strike two, Payton with the little sqipber to short that he beats out easily. It's big as Hinojosa singles through the right side hole and it plates Weis and Texas now leads 5-3. Silver grounds out to short to end the seventh. To the eighth and Texas leads 5-3 with a big insurance run. Still got to believe ole #29 is stretching it out now in the pen.