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Texas 5, Louisiana State 1
February 20, 1998
Austin, TX

LSU     0 0 0  4 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5 0
Texas   0 0 2  0 2 0  0 1 x  -  5 13 2

LSU           PA AB  R  H BI SO BB   Texas          PA AB  R  H BI SO BB
---           --------------------   -----          --------------------
Harris cf      3  3  0  0  0  1  0   Loeffler lf     5  4  1  3  0  0  1
 Witten cf     2  1  0  0  0  0  1   Aspito 3b       5  4  0  2  0  2  0
Higgins lf     5  5  0  0  0  1  0   Cridland rf     5  4  1  1  0  1  0
Barbier 2b     5  2  0  2  0  0  3   Schumacher 1b   4  3  1  1  1  0  0
Furniss 1b     5  4  0  0  0  2  1   Kolbach dh      4  4  1  2  2  1  0
McClure 3b     4  3  1  1  1  0  1   Moore ss        4  4  0  2  0  0  0
Earnhart c     4  4  0  2  0  2  0   Nicholson 2b    4  4  1  2  1  0  0
Davis rf       4  4  0  0  0  2  0   Johnson c       4  2  0  0  0  0  1
Cresse dh      4  4  0  0  0  3  0   Richardson cf   4  3  0  0  1  2  0
Dalton ss      3  1  0  0  0  0  2   Dunn p
 Leaumont ph   1  1  0  0  0  1  0   Kautsch p
Bowe p
Esteves p
              -- -- -- -- -- -- --                  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Totals        40 32  1  5  1 12  8                  39 32  5 13  5  6  2


E:    Nicholson 1, Dunn 1
DP:   LSU 1, Texas 1
LOB:  LSU 9 (5 in scoring position), Texas 10 (7 in SP)
2B:   Earnhart 1, Loeffler 2, Aspito 1, Schumacher 1, Kolbach 1
3B:   none
HR:   McClure 1
SB:   McClure 1, Cridland 1
CS:   none
SAB:  Cridland 1, Johnson 1
SAF:  Aspito 1, Richardson 1


LSU            IP     BF  H  R ER BB SO
---            ------------------------
Bowe (L 1-1)   7      33 11  4  4  1  5
Esteves        1       6  2  1  1  1  0

Texas          IP     BF  H  R ER BB SO
-----          ------------------------
Dunn (W 1-1)   7      32  4  1  1  7  7
Kautsch (S)    2       8  1  0  0  1  5

BK:   none
WP:   Dunn 1
PB:   Earnhart 1
IBB:  none
HBP:  by Bowe 1 (Schumacher)
PO:   none

Umpires:  Wiley, ?, Ford
Time:  2:38
Attendance:  5,514

Comments

I managed to get the afternoon off and made the game. And, it was well worth the effort. Dunn pitched a great game...throwing 7 strikeouts and skattering 4 hits. Kautsch came on in the 8th and struck out the first 4 batters he faced (throwing 5 strikeouts total). Loeffler went 2-for-3 with 2 doubles and 1 run scored. Aspito, Kolbach, Moore, and Nicholson had 2 hits apiece. LSU kept their homerun streak alive when McClure drove a monster shot over the left field fence; the Tigers have homered in 76 games in a row.

And, so...

Game summary:

• 1st inning
  • LSU:
    • Harris struck out looking (1-2 count).
    • Higgins lined out to rf.
    • Barbier walked (full count).
    • Furniss struck out looking (1-2 count).
  • Texas:
    • Loeffler reached on an infield single down the 3b line.
    • Aspito reached on a drag bunt that went past the pitcher toward 2b. Loeffler moved to 2b.
    • Cridland hit a sac bunt (5-3) down the 3b line. Loeffler moved to 3b. Aspito moved to 2b.
    • Schumacher was hit by a pitch (1-1 count) to load the bases.
    • Kolbach struck out swinging (2-2 count).
    • Moore grounded into a 4-6 fielder's choice. On the play, Barbier (LSU 2b) dove to knock down the ball which was flying past 2b and managed to shuffle it to the ss in time; a very good play.
• 2nd inning
  • LSU:
    • McClure popped up to 2b (in shallow cf).
    • Earnhart struck out swinging (2-2 count).
    • Davis struck out swinging (2-2 count).
  • Texas:
    • Nicholson flew out to cf.
    • Johnson grounded out to 3b (5-3).
    • Richardson struck out swinging (1-2 count).
• 3rd inning
  • LSU:
    • Cresse grounded out to ss (6-3).
    • Dalton walked (full count).
    • Harris reached on a fielder's choice toward ss. On the play, Moore threw to Nicholson covering 2b. Nicholson, thinking about converting the double play, bobbled the ball, came off the bag and dropped the ball. Dalton was safe at 2b on the error (e4).
    • Higgins flew out to cf.
    • During Barbier's at bat, Dunn attempted a pick-off throw to Nicholson covering 2b. The bad throw skipped through to cf, though, and both runners advanced (e1).
    • Barbier walked on 4 pitches.
    • Furniss flew out to cf.
  • Texas (2 earned runs):
    • Loeffler doubled off the wall in the lf/cf gap.
    • Aspito struck out looking (full count).
    • Cridland popped out to shallow rf. After the catch, Loeffler noticed that the right fielder and second baseman weren't paying attention to him and he quickly made it to 3b. Nice play by Loeffler.
    • Schumacher doubled down the rf line (rbi). Loeffler scored.
    • Kolbach also doubled down tht rf line (rbi). Schumacher scored.
    • Moore reached on an infield single to the ss. Kolbach moved to 3b. Dalton (LSU ss) made a great play to stop the ball and keep Kolbach from scoring.
    • Nicholson lined out to ss. Another great catch by Dalton.
• 4th inning
  • LSU (1 earned run):
    • McClure homered over the lf fence. It was a monster shot and there was no doubt it would leave the park from the moment it left the bat.
    • Earnhart doubled on a ball that hit 15 or 20 feet up the cf fence and moved to 3b on a wild pitch during Davis' at bat.
    • Davis grounded out on a slow chopper toward 1b (3-4). Schumacher made a great play to stop the ball, keep Earnhart at 3b, and make the toss to Nicholson covering 1b.
    • Cresse struck out swinging (1-2 count).
    • Dalton walked on 4 pitches.
    • Harris popped out to rf.
  • Texas:
    • Johnson walked after getting behind (0-2) in the count.
    • Richardson popped out to the pitcher on a bunt attempt that popped up along the 1b line.
    • Loeffler flew out to rf.
    • Aspito struck out looking (1-2 count).
• 5th inning
  • LSU:
    • Higgins struck out looking (full count).
    • Barbier singled up the middle.
    • Furniss walked (3-1 count). Barbier moved to 2b.
    • McClure grouned into a 4-6-3 double play.
  • Texas (2 earned runs):
    • Cridland singled to rf and then stole 2b during Schumacher's at bat.
    • Schumacher popped up to ss (in shallow lf).
    • Kolbach singled up the middle (rbi). Cridland scored.
    • Moore singled to lf. Kolbach moved to 2b.
    • Nicholson singled up the middle (rbi). Kolbach scored. Moore moved to 3b.
    • Johnson grounded into a 5-4-3 double play.
• 6th inning
  • LSU:
    • Earnhart reached on a singled down the 3b line. Aspito bobbled his catch and was unable to make a throw to 1b.
    • Davis flew out to cf.
    • Cresse struck out swinging (1-2 count). On the previous pitch, Cresse hit a screamer down the lf line. It was ruled foul but looked fair to just about everyone.
    • Dalton flew out to lf.
  • Texas:
    • LSU sent Witten in at cf.
    • Richardson struck out swinging (1-2 count).
    • Loeffler doubled into shallow rf. On the play, the first and second basemen converged on the ball but neither made the catch. The ball skipped toward the fence in foul territory and Loeffler easily made it to 2b.
    • Aspito hit a sac fly to cf. Loeffler moved to 3b.
    • Cridland popped out to lf.
• 7th inning
  • LSU:
    • Witten popped out to 1b (foul).
    • Higgins grounded out to 2b (4-3).
    • Barbier walked (3-1 count).
    • Furniss popped out to 3b (foul).
  • Texas:
    • Schumacher flew out to lf.
    • Kolbach grounded out to the pitcher (1-3).
    • Moore flew out to cf.
• 8th inning
  • LSU:
    • McClure walked (3-1 count).
    • Texas sent Kautsch in to pitch.
    • Earnhart struck out looking (1-2 count). On the last strike, McClure stole 2b.
    • Davis struck out swinging (1-2 count).
    • Cresse struck out looking (1-2 count).
  • Texas (1 earned run):
    • Nicholson singled to rf and then moved to 2b on a passed ball during Johnson's at bat.
    • Johnson hit a sac bunt (3-1) down the 1b line. Nicholson moved to 3b.
    • Richardson hit what resulted in a sac fly...a pop-up to 1b in foul territory (rbi). Nicholson tagged up and scored fairly easily on the play as Furniss ended up with a tough throw home as he was running away from the bag to make the catch.
    • Loeffler walked after getting behind (1-2) in the count.
    • Aspito doubled to lf. Loeffler moved to 3b.
    • Cridland struck out swinging (0-2 count).
• 9th inning
  • LSU:
    • Leaumont (pinch hitting for Dalton) struck out swinging (0-2 count).
    • Witten walked (3-1 count).
    • Higgins flew out to lf. Loeffler made a great catch after making a long run to the line.
    • Barbier singled to lf. Witten moved to 2b.
    • Furniss struck out looking (2-2 count).
  • Texas did not have to bat.

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