Longhorn boxscore

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My own unofficial boxscore.

Louisiana State 12, Texas 9
February 21, 1998
Austin, TX

LSU     0 0 4  1 4 0  1 1 1  -  12 13 2
Texas   0 0 1  1 0 1  4 0 2  -   9 11 4

LSU           PA AB  R  H BI SO BB   Texas            PA AB  R  H BI SO BB
---           --------------------   -----            --------------------
Harris cf      6  5  1  1  2  1  0   Loeffler lf       2  2  0  0  0  1  0
Higgins lf     4  3  0  2  1  1  0    Richardson cf    3  2  1  0  0  2  1
 Witten lf     2  1  0  0  0  0  1   Nicholson 2b      5  4  3  2  1  0  1
Barbier 2b     6  6  1  1  2  0  0   Aspito 3b         5  5  2  2  1  0  0
Furniss 1b     5  2  2  0  0  0  3   Kolbach dh        3  2  0  1  0  0  1
McClure 3b     5  4  2  2  1  1  1    Cox ph/dh        2  2  1  2  2  0  0
Earnhart dh    5  5  1  3  2  1  0   Cridland rf       4  3  1  2  2  0  0
Davis rf       4  4  1  1  1  2  0    Simpson ph       1  1  0  0  1  0  0
 Leaumont ph   1  0  0  0  0  0  1   Moore ss          5  5  0  0  0  3  0
 Simon pr/rf   0  0  0  0  0  0  0   Schumacher 1b     3  2  0  0  0  0  1
Cresse c       5  5  1  1  1  0  0    Ivy 1b           1  1  0  0  0  0  0
Dalton ss      5  3  3  2  0  0  1   Johnson c         4  3  1  1  1  1  1
Thompson p                           Sepulveda cf/lf   4  4  0  1  0  1  0
Nugent p                             Seibel p
Demouy p                             Halter p
                                     Hale p
              -- -- -- -- -- -- --                    -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Totals        48 38 12 13 10  6  7                    42 36  9 11  8  8  5


E:    Davis 2, Aspito 2, Moore 1, Johnson 1
DP:   LSU 1, Texas 2
LOB:  LSU 9 (5 in scoring position), Texas 6 (4 in SP)
2B:   Higgins 1, Davis 1, Dalton 1, Nicholson 1
3B:   Nicholson 1
HR:   Barbier 1, McClure 1, Cridland 1, Johnson 1
SB:   Dalton 2
CS:   none
SAB:  Dalton 1, Cridland 1
SAF:  Harris 1, Higgins 1


LSU                IP     BF  H  R ER BB SO
---                ------------------------
Thompson (W 3-0)   6-2/3  30  7  6  5  4  4
Nugent             0       6  2  1  0  0  0
Demouy (S)         2-1/3  10  2  1  1  1  1

Texas              IP     BF  H  R ER BB SO
-----              ------------------------
Seibel (L 1-1)     3      16  5  4  0  2  4
Halter             1      11  3  5  4  3  0
Hale               5      21  5  2  1  2  2

BK:   Seibel 1
WP:   Nugent 1, Hale 1
PB:   none
IBB:  none
HBP:  none
PO:   none

Umpires:  Jenkins, Ford, Bible
Time:  3:27 (including 15 minute rain delay)
Attendance:  5,343

Comments

Brrrrrr...cold and wet at the Disch today. It was misting at the start of the game with the temperatures hanging out in the low 50s. Seibel started off well but ran into a bit of trouble in the 3rd when 4 unearned runs crossed the plate. Texas is still struggling a bit defensively but I think it's just a matter of getting some more experience before these problems start disappearing. I suspect the strong pre-conference schedule is going to serve the Horns well when Big 12 play comes around. Offensively, it's great to see that the team doesn't give up. They kept fighting today. After falling behind 9-2, they fought back to within 3 runs. Cridland hit his 2nd homerun of the year and Johnson hit his first as a Longhorn. Nicholson went 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and 3 runs scored.

And, so...

Game summary:

• 1st inning
  • LSU:
    • Harris grounded out to 3b (5-3). Great throw by Aspito to make the play.
    • Higgins singled up the middle.
    • Barbier hit into a 1-4-6-3 double play. Seibel deflected the ball headed for cf slightly and Nicholson made a nice recovery to complete the dp.
  • Texas:
    • Loeffler was called out on strikes (1-2 count).
    • Nicholson flew out to lf.
    • Aspito popped out to ss (shallow lf).
• 2nd inning
  • LSU:
    • Furniss walked (full count).
    • McClure struck out swinging (2-2 count).
    • Earnhart struck out swinging (0-2 count).
    • Davis struck out swinging (1-2 count).
  • Texas:
    • Kolbach walked (full count).
    • Cridland hit a sac bunt to 3b (5-3). Kolbach moved to 2b.
    • Moore struck out swinging (0-2 count). The catcher had to throw to 1b (2-3) to complete the out.
    • Schumacher walked (full count).
    • Johnson walked (full count). Kolbach moved to 3b. Schumacher moved to 2b.
    • Sepulveda struck out looking (1-2 count).
• 3rd inning
  • LSU (4 unearned runs):
    • Cresse singled up the middle.
    • Dalton reached on a 1-6 fielder's choice (bunt attempt).
    • During Harris' at bat, Dalton moved to 2b on a balk. Before the balk, Seibel tried to pick Dalton off several times and was very close on at least one throw. The catcher (Johnson) also tried to pick him off and it looked like he succeeded but the 1b ump ruled him safe.
    • Harris reached on an error by Moore (e6) who was unable to handle the ground ball. Dalton moved to 3b.
    • Higgins hit a sac fly to rf (rbi). Dalton scored.
    • Barbier hit a homerun over the lf fence (2 rbi).
    • Furniss walked (full count).
    • McClure singled to lf. Furniss moved to 2b.
    • Earnhart singled to lf (rbi). Furniss scored. McClure moved to 2b.
    • Davis struck out looking (0-2 count).
  • Texas (1 earned run):
    • Loeffler grounded out to ss (6-3).
    • Nicholson tripled down the rf line.
    • Aspito grounded out to 2b (4-3, rbi). Nicholson scored.
    • Kolbach grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
• 4th inning
  • LSU (1 unearned run):
    • Texas sent Richardson in at cf and moved Sepulveda to lf. This was apparently as a result of an injury Loeffler suffered on Friday that continued to bother him. Texas sent Halter in to pitch.
    • Cresse reached and made it to 2b on an error by Aspito whose throw to 1b was high (e5).
    • Dalton hit a sac bunt down the 3b line (5-3). Cresse moved to 3b.
    • Harris hit a sac fly to cf (rbi). Cresse scored.
    • Higgins doubled down the lf line.
    • Barbier grouned out to ss (6-3). Moore made a great play to snag the ball behind 2b and make the throw to 1b.
  • Texas:
    • Cridland took a 2-0 pitch over the cf fence just right of the "green monster" (rbi). If the ball had been a foot to the left, he would probably have been limited to a double off the wall.
    • Moore grounded out to 3b (5-3).
    • Schumacher grounded out to 2b (4-3).
    • Johnson struck out looking (0-2 count).
• 5th inning (15 minute rain delay before the start of the inning)
  • LSU (4 earned runs):
    • Furniss walked (3-1 count).
    • McClure walked (full count).
    • Earnhart singled up the middle (rbi). Furniss scored. McClure moved to 2b.
    • Davis doubled down the lf line (rbi). McClure scored. Earnhart moved to 3b.
    • Cresse reached on an error by Aspito (e5) who was unable to handle the ground ball (rbi). Earnhart scored.
    • Dalton walked on 4 pitches to load the bases.
    • Texas sent Hale in to pitch.
    • Harris reached on a bloop single to rf (rbi). Davis scored. Cresse moved to 3b. Dalton moved to 2b.
    • Higgins struck out swinging (1-2 count).
    • Barbier popped out to 1b (foul).
    • Furniss grounded out to 2b.
  • Texas:
    • LSU sent Witten in at lf.
    • Sepulveda singled to lf.
    • Richardson struck out swinging (1-2 count).
    • Nicholson grounded into 4-6-3 double play.
• 6th inning
  • LSU:
    • McClure flew out to rf.
    • Earnhart singled to cf.
    • Davis flew out to lf.
    • Cresse popped out to 3b (foul).
  • Texas (1 unearned run):
    • Aspito reached on an infield single to 2b. Close play.
    • Kolbach singled to rf. Aspito moved to 3b. On the play, the right fielder had trouble fielding the ball and Aspito was able to score (e9). Kolbach moved to 2b.
    • Cridland popped up to the catcher in foul territory. Cresse made a great play to catch the ball just outside the Texas dugout.
    • Moore lined out to cf.
    • Schumacher grounded out to 1b (3-1).
• 7th inning
  • LSU (1 unearned run):
    • Dalton singled to rf and then stole 2b on the first pitch to Harris.
    • Harris struck out looking (1-2 count). Witten walked after getting behind (0-2) in the count.
    • Barbier popped up foul to the catcher. After the play, Witten broke for 2b. Johnson made a poor throw to 2b. Witten made it safely to 2b and Dalton scored on the error (e2).
    • Furniss grounded out to ss (6-3).
  • Texas (4 runs, 1 unearned):
    • Johnson took the first pitch high over the lf fence (rbi).
    • Sepulveda popped up to 2b in shallow rf.
    • Richardson struck out swinging (0-2 count). He tried to check his swing but was called out by the 1b ump on appeal.
    • Nicholson walked (full count).
    • Aspito singled to rf. Nicholson moved to 2b.
    • LSU sent Nugent in to pitch.
    • During Kolbach's at bat, both runners advanced on a wild pitch.
    • Kolbach singled to rf (2 rbi). Davis (in rf) overran the ball on the play and Kolbach made it all the way to 3b.
    • Cridland singled up the middle (rbi). Kolbach scored.
    • LSU sent Demouy in to pitch.
    • Moore struck out swinging (1-2 count).
• 8th inning
  • LSU (1 earned run):
    • Texas sent Ivy in at 1b.
    • McClure took the first pitch over the lf fence.
    • Earnhart popped out to 2b in shallow cf.
    • Leaumont (pinch hitting for Davis) walked (full count).
    • LSU sent Simon in to pinch run.
    • Cresse hit into a 5-4-3 double play.
  • Texas:
    • LSU kept Simon in at rf.
    • Ivy grounded out to ss (6-3).
    • Johnson grounded out to ss (6-3).
    • Sepulveda lined out to 2b.
• 9th inning
  • LSU (1 earned run):
    • Dalton doubled to lf. On the play, Sepulveda misjudged the ball and it went over his head.
    • Harris grounded out to ss (6-3). Dalton moved to 3b.
    • During Witten's at bat, Dalton scored on a wild pitch.
    • Witten lined out on a screamer to the pitcher.
    • Barbier grounded out to the catcher (2-3). The ball died at the plate.
  • Texas (2 earned runs):
    • Richardson walked (full count).
    • Nicholson doubled off the wall in lf (rbi). Richardson scored.
    • Aspito grounded out to 1b (3-1). A nice play by LSU's pitcher to cover 1b. Nicholson moved to 3b.
    • Cox reached on an infield single. Everyone seemed surprised that Barbier didn't charge the lazy pop up but let the ball bounce instead. Nicholson was frozen at 3b and Cox managed to reach base safely by the time Barbier managed to get his glove on the ball.
    • Simpson (pinch hitting for Cridland) grounded out to 2b (4-3, rbi). Nicholson scored. Cox moved to 2b.
    • Moore struck out looking (2-2 count).

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