Longhorn boxscore

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My own unofficial boxscore.

Texas 7, Louisiana State 5
February 22, 1998
Austin, TX

LSU     0 0 2  0 2 1  0 0 x  -  5 8 1
Texas   2 0 0  0 2 0  2 1 x  -  7 9 0

LSU            PA AB  R  H BI SO BB   Texas          PA AB  R  H BI SO BB
---            --------------------   -----          --------------------
Dalton ss       5  5  0  1  1  1  0   Sepulveda lf    5  2  1  0  0  1  2
Higgins lf      5  4  2  2  0  1  0   Nicholson 2b    5  4  1  1  0  0  1
 Harris pr/cf   0  0  0  0  0  0  0   Aspito 3b       5  3  1  3  1  0  1
Barbier 2b      5  4  0  2  0  1  0   Kolbach dh      4  3  0  1  2  1  1
Furniss 1b      5  3  1  1  0  1  2    Guerrero pr    0  0  1  0  0  0  0
McClure 3b/dh   5  3  0  1  1  0  1   Cridland rf     4  3  1  1  2  0  0
Earnhart c      4  4  0  0  1  0  0   Moore ss        4  3  0  0  1  0  0
Leaumont rf     4  4  0  0  1  0  0   Ivy 1b          4  3  0  1  0  0  0
 Simon rf       0  0  0  0  0  0  0   Johnson c       4  3  0  0  0  0  1
Thibodeaux 3b   4  2  1  0  0  2  2   Richardson cf   4  3  2  2  0  1  1
 Esteves p      0  0  0  0  0  0  0   Munroe p
Witten cf/lf    4  3  1  1  1  1  1   Kautsch p
Grace p
(Esteves p)
               -- -- -- -- -- -- --                  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Totals         41 32  5  8  5  7  6                  39 27  7  9  6  3  7


E:    Harris 1
DP:   Texas 1
LOB:  LSU 12 (6 in scoring position), Texas 9 (7 in SP)
2B:   Dalton 1, Witten 1, Aspito 1
3B:   Kolbach 1, Cridland 1
HR:   none
SB:   Higgins 1, Thibodeaux 1, Kolbach 1, Johnson 1, Richardson 1
CS:   none
SAB:  Sepulveda 1, Aspito 1
SAF:  Cridland 1, Moore 1


LSU               IP     BF  H  R ER BB SO
---               ------------------------
Grace             5-2/3  28  3  4  4  7  2
Esteves (L 0-1)   2      11  6  3  2  0  1

Texas             IP     BF  H  R ER BB SO
-----             ------------------------
Munroe            4-1/3  22  6  4  4  4  2
Kautsch (W 1-0)   3-2/3  19  2  1  1  2  5

BK:   Grace 1
WP:   none
PB:   Earnhart 1
IBB:  by Munroe 1 (Furniss)
HBP:  by Grace 1 (Ivy), by Kautsch 3 (Higgins, Barbier, McClure)
PO:   none

Umpires:  Cristal, Bible, Henderson
Time:  3:00
Attendance:  6,109

Comments

The weather was great for baseball...sunny with temperatures in the low 60s. LSU had travel plans so the game, which started at 1 o'clock, had a 4 o'clock curfew. As I wrote on the Yada Yada page:

The Horns jumped to an early 2-0 lead in the 1st and then fell behind 4-2 in the 5th but tied it up again in the bottom of the 5th. The Tigers pulled ahead in the 6th (5-4) but Texas managed to scrape a couple of runs across the plate in the 7th to regain the lead. LSU had the tying run at 2b in the 8th but left him stranded. In the bottom of the 8th, the Horns managed to plate one final run before the game was called after Aspito's ground rule double over the fence in the cf/rf gap. The Horns had runners at 2nd and 3rd with two outs when the game was called. Texas wins 7-5. Kautsch got his first win of the season and Richardson showed signs of coming out of his early season slump which can only be good news for Texas. One last note: LSU's homerun streak (an NCAA record) was stopped at 77 games when they failed to hit a homerun in today's game. Congrats to LSU for achieving a milestone I can't imagine will ever be rivaled.

What I failed to mention was that we were all holding our collective breaths watching the clock slowly wend its way toward 4 o'clock in that 8th inning. At 3:58, after Aspito had fought off two or three 0-2 pitches, Coach Garrido called time and took Aspito aside for a conference. It was a time-killing exercise and after the game he admitted as much. It turns out, the exercise wasn't required since Aspito hit the ground rule double which would've brought another batter to the plate.

And, so...

Game summary:

• 1st inning
  • LSU:
    • Dalton grounded out to 2b (4-3).
    • Higgins struck out swinging (1-2 count).
    • Barbier singled to lf.
    • Furniss grounded out to 2b (4-3).
  • Texas (2 earned runs):
    • Sepulveda walked (3-1 count).
    • Nicholson walked (full count). Sepulveda moved to 2b.
    • During Aspito's at bat, both runners advanced a base on a passed ball.
    • Sepulveda scored on a squeeze bunt by Aspito (rbi) toward the mound on the 1b side (1-3). Nicholson moved to 3b.
    • Kolbach walked (3-1 count).
    • During Cridland's at bat, Kolbach stole 2b on a delayed steal.
    • Cridland hit a sac fly to cf (rbi). Nicholson scored.
    • Moore grounded out to 3b (5-3).
• 2nd inning
  • LSU:
    • McClure singled to lf.
    • Earnhart lined out to lf. Sepulveda made a great sliding catch to make the out. Earnhart, by the way, almost kept the LSU homerun streak alive a couple of pitches earlier when he took an 0-1 pitch high over the rf fence. The wind was blowing pretty strongly from lf, though, and the ball ended up being about 15 or 20 feet foul.
    • Leaumont hit into a 4-6-3 double play.
  • Texas:
    • Ivy grounded out to ss (6-3).
    • Johnson flew out to rf.
    • Richardson struck out swinging (2-2 count).
• 3rd inning
  • LSU (2 earned runs):
    • Thibodeaux walked (3-1 count).
    • Witten doubled to cf (rbi). Thibodeaux scored.
    • Dalton doubled to the lf/cf gap (rbi). Witten scored.
    • Higgins lined out to cf.
    • Barbier (after getting ahead 3-0 in the count) struck out swinging.
    • Furniss reached on an infield single to 2b. Nicholson made a great play to knock the ball down and keep another run from scoring. Dalton moved to 3b.
    • McClure flew out to cf. Great play by Richardson to catch up to the ball.
  • Texas:
    • Sepulveda grounded out to the pitcher (1-3).
    • Nicholson grounded out on a high bouncer to 2b (4-3).
    • Aspito singled to lf and advance to 2b on a balk by Grace during Kolbach's at bat.
    • Kolbach struck out swinging (1-2 count).
• 4th inning
  • LSU:
    • Earnhart grounded out to 1b (3-1). It was a close play as Munroe barely beat Earnhart to the bag.
    • Leaumont also grounded out to 1b (3-1).
    • Thibodeaux walked (full count) and then stole 2b during Witten's at bat.
    • Witten walked after getting behind (1-2) in the count.
    • Dalton popped out to lf.
  • Texas:
    • Cridland grounded out to 1b (3-1).
    • Moore grounded out to the pitcher (1-3) on a bunt attempt.
    • Ivy was hit by the first pitch.
    • Johnson flew out to rf.
• 5th inning
  • LSU (2 earned runs):
    • Higgins singled to cf and stole 2b during Barbier's at bat.
    • Barbier flew out to lf.
    • Furniss was intentionally walked.
    • Texas sent Kautsch in to pitch.
    • McClure walked on four pitches to load the bases.
    • Earnheart reached on a fielder's choice (rbi). The ball was hit to Aspito at 3b. He fielded the ball and then hesitated, thinking about throwing home for the force and then deciding to go for the 5-4-3 double play. Sadly, since he hesitated, all runners reached base safely. Higgins scored. Furniss moved to 3b. McClure moved to 2b.
    • Leaumont reached on a 6-4 fielder's choice (rbi). Furniss scored. McClure moved to 3b.
    • Thibodeaux struck out looking (2-2 count).
  • Texas (2 earned runs):
    • Richardson singled to rf.
    • Sepulveda hit a sac bunt to the pitcher (1-3). Richardson moved to 2b.
    • Nicholson grounded out on a chopper to the pitcher (1-3). Richardson moved to 3b.
    • Aspito walked on 4 pitches.
    • Kolbach tripled down the rf line (2 rbi).
    • Cridland grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
• 6th inning
  • LSU (1 earned run):
    • Witten flew out to rf (foul). Cridland made a long run for the ball and ended up sliding into the retaining fence down the rf line.
    • Dalton struck out looking (2-2 count).
    • Higgins was hit by a pitch (2-2 count).
    • Barbier singled to lf. Higgins moved to 2b.
    • Furniss walked to load the bases (3-1 count).
    • McClure was hit by a pitch (rbi, 3-1 count). Higgins scored. Barbier moved to 3b. Furniss moved to 2b.
    • Earnhart grounded out to 3b (5-3).
  • Texas:
    • Moore grounded out to the pitcher (1-3).
    • Ivy grounded out to 3b (5-3). It looked very much like the first baseman was pulled off the bag making the catch but Ivy was ruled out.
    • Johnson walked (3-1 count).
    • Richardson walked (3-1 count). Johnson moved to 2b.
    • Sepulveda walked (3-1 count). Johnson moved to 3b. Richardson \ moved to 3b.
    • LSU sent Esteves in to pitch.
    • Nicholson flew out to cf.
• 7th inning
  • LSU:
    • Leaumont lined out to cf.
    • Thibodeaux struck out looking (1-2 count).
    • Witten struck out swinging (2-2 count).
  • Texas (2 earned runs):
    • LSU sent Simon in at rf.
    • Aspito singled to cf.
    • Kolbach reached on a 4-6 fielder's choice.
    • Texas sent Guerrero in to pinch run for Kolbach.
    • Cridland tripled off the rf wall (rbi). Guerrero scored.
    • Moore hit a sac fly to rf (rbi). Cridland scored.
    • Ivy singled to lf. He tried to stretch the single into a double and was tagged out at 2b (7-4).
• 8th inning
  • LSU:
    • Dalton flew out to lf. Great play by Sepulveda to make the catch near the foul line.
    • Higgins singled to lf.
    • LSU sent Harris in to pinch run for Higgins.
    • Barbier was hit by a pitch (1-2 count). Harris moved to 2b.
    • Furniss struck out looking (1-2 count).
    • McClure reached on 6U fielder's choice.
  • Texas (1 unearned run, 4 o'clock is just around the corner):
    • LSU kept Harris in at cf and moved McClure to 3b. Since McClure was the dh, Esteves ended up going into Thibodeaux's #8 spot in the lineup.
    • Johnson popped out to 3b (full count).
    • Richardson singled to lf (full count).
    • Sepulveda struck out swinging (1-2 count).
    • Nicholson singled up the middle. On the play, Harris (LSU cf) bobbled the ball, allowing Richardson to score (e8).
    • Aspito hit a ground rule double over the fence in the cf/rf gap.
• At this poing, 4 o'clock rolled around and since the home team was in the lead, the game was called.

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