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Texas 21, Southern Illinois 6
March 10, 1998
Austin, TX

SIU     0 0 1  2 3 0  0 0 0  -   6  7 6
Texas   2 4 3  1 7 0  4 0 x  -  21 25 1

SIU            PA AB  R  H BI SO BB   Texas            PA AB  R  H BI SO BB
---            --------------------   -----            --------------------
Ruggeri 2b/ss   5  5  1  2  1  2  0   Richardson cf     5  5  3  3  0  0  0
Schley lf       4  4  0  1  0  0  0    Edelstein lh     2  2  1  1  2  0  0
Benson dh       4  3  1  0  0  1  1   Moore ss          6  4  3  1  1  0  2
Dettman 3b      3  3  2  1  3  0  0   Cridland rf       6  6  2  4  6  1  0
 Bracken 3b     1  1  0  0  0  1  0   Schumacher 1b     6  5  2  2  1  0  1
Peters 1b       4  4  1  2  1  0  0   Aspito 3b         6  6  1  4  2  0  0
Kochan lf       4  3  0  0  0  3  0   Kolbach dh        6  5  3  2  0  1  1
Worsley rf      4  3  0  1  1  2  0   Nicholson 2b      6  5  0  3  2  0  0
Phelan c        4  3  1  0  0  1  1   Johnson c         5  5  3  1  1  1  0
Winter ss       2  2  0  0  0  1  0    Simpson c        1  1  0  0  0  0  0
 Gibson 2b      2  2  0  0  0  0  0   Sepulveda lf/cf   6  6  3  4  2  1  0
Biggs p                               Seibel p
Kulig p                               Weaver p
Condon p                              Kolbach p
Schwerman p                           Starcich p
               -- -- -- -- -- -- --                    -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Totals         37 33  6  7  6 11  2                    55 50 21 25 17  4  4


E:    Ruggeri 2, Dettman 1, Winter 2, Schwerman 1, Richardson 1
DP:   none
LOB:  SIU 4 (1 in scoring position), Texas 10 (5 in SP)
2B:   Ruggeri 1, Peters 1, Cridland 3, Kolbach 1, Sepulveda 1
3B:   Richardson 1, Edelstein 1, Schumacher 1, Aspito 2, Johnson 1
HR:   Dettman 1, Cridland 1
SB:   none
CS:   none
SAB:  Nicholson 1
SAF:  Kochin 1, Worsley 1


SIU              IP     BF  H  R ER BB SO
---              ------------------------
Biggs (L 1-3)    4      29 13 13  8  3  1
Kulig            2      14  8  4  4  0  1
Condon           1       8  3  4  2  1  1
Schwerman        1       4  1  0  0  0  1

Texas            IP     BF  H  R ER BB SO
-----            ------------------------
Dunn             2       6  0  0  0  0  3
Seibel (W 2-3)   3      17  6  6  4  1  2
Munroe           2       6  0  0  0  0  3
Kautsch          2       8  1  0  0  1  3

BK:   none
WP:   Biggs 2
PB:   Phelan 2
IBB:  none
HBP:  none
PO:   by Biggs 1 (Aspito)

Umpires:  Jenkins, Bible, Wiley
Time:  2:57
Attendance:  4,675

Comments

The game was scheduled for a 6:30 start but was moved up to 2:30 since the weather was rather cold. It was still quite chilly playing in the afternoon with the temperature hovering in the high 40s with a pretty stiff wind blowing in from cf for almost the entire game.

Things started off with a bang when Cridland hit his 5th homerun of the year in the bottom of the 1st. The team never looked back. Richardson, back in the lead-off spot, went 3-for-5 with a triple and 3 runs scored. Five Longhorn players scored 3 runs in the game: Richardson, Moore, Kolbach, Johnson, and Sepulveda. Cridland went 4-for-6 with a homerun, 3 doubles, and 6 runs batted in. The team's 25 hits tied a modern-day team record (set in 1953 against Baylor) and the 6 triples broke one (5 triples had been hit in one game in 1975 against Texas Lutheran, in 1989 against Southwestern, and again in 1992 against Stephen F. Austin).

Going into the game, the coaches decided several pitchers would get some work. Dunn pitched two 1-2-3 innings to start things off, with 3 strikeouts. Seibel didn't fare as well, giving up at least 1 run in each of the 3 innings in which he pitched. He had a bit of bad luck, though, when Richardson dropped a fly ball in the 4th. And, then, in the 5th, with 2 men on and 2 outs, he gave up a homerun to Dettman who fought off at least 5 or 6 1-2 pitches before hitting the homer. Munroe then matched Dunn's outing, also facing 6 batters and throwing 3 strikeouts. Kautsch pitched the final two innings allowing one hit, one walk, and throwing 3 strikeouts.

And, so...

Game summary:

• 1st inning
  • SIU:
    • Ruggeri struck out swinging (2-2 count).
    • Schley grounded out to 2b (4-3).
    • Benson struck out swinging (0-2 count).
  • Texas (2 earned runs):
    • Richardson grounded out to ss (6-3).
    • Moore walked (3-1 count).
    • Cridland homered over the rf fence (2 rbi).
    • Schumacher grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
    • Aspito singled to rf.
    • During Kolbach's at bat, Aspito was picked off. He tried to anticipate Biggs' pitch and left too soon. Biggs turned and threw him out (1-6) pretty easily.
• 2nd inning
  • SIU:
    • Dettman grounded out to ss (6-3).
    • Peters flew out to cf.
    • Kochan struck out swinging (1-2 count).
  • Texas (4 unearned runs):
    • Kolbach singled to cf.
    • Nicholson popped up to the catcher in foul territory on a bunt attempt.
    • Johnson flew out to rf.
    • Sepulveda singled to cf. Kolbach moved to 2b.
    • Richardson reached on an error (e6). It looked like the shortstop was thinking about his throw to 1b before actually catching the ball and the ball ended up deflected into shallow lf. Kolbach scored and Sepulveda moved to 2b.
    • During Moore's at bat, Sepulveda moved to 3b and Richardson to 2b on a wild pitch.
    • Moore walked to load the bases (full count).
    • Cridland hit a base-clearing double to cf (3 rbi).
    • Schumacher singled to lf. Cridland moved to 3b.
    • Aspito hit into a fielder's choice to ss (unassisted).
• 3rd inning
  • SIU (1 earned run):
    • Texas sent Seibel in to pitch.
    • Worsley reached on an infield single to 3b. Aspito made a great play to keep the ball from going into lf.
    • Phelan reached on a 5-6 fielder's choice. Aspito again made a nice play when he fielded the bunt attempt and realized he had time to catch the lead runner at 2b.
    • Winter grounded out to 1b (unassisted). Phelan moved to 2b.
    • Ruggeri singled to lf (rbi). Phelan scored.
    • Schley reached on an infield single to ss. By the time Moore caught the ball, he had no play at 1b. Ruggeri moved to 2b.
    • Benson hit into a fielder's choice to ss (unassisted).
  • Texas (3 runs, 1 unearned):
    • Kolbach walked (3-1 count).
    • Nicholson hit a sac bunt to the pitcher (1-3) and almost beat out the throw. Kolbach moved to 2b.
    • Johnson tripled off the bottom of the wall in lf (rbi). Kolbach scored.
    • Sepulveda grounded out to 3b (5-3, rbi). Johnson scored.
    • Richardson tripled into the lf corner (rbi). Sepulveda scored.
    • Moore reached on an error by ss (e6). The throw to 1b was wide but Moore was unable to advance past 1b because he tripped after crossing the bag. Richardson scored.
    • Cridland flew out to lf.
• 4th inning
  • SIU (2 unearned runs):
    • Dettman reached on an error by cf (e8). Richardson seemed to have a pretty easy play on the ball but ended up trying to make a basket catch (the ball seemed to be caught up in the wind) and dropped the ball. Dettman made it to 2b fairly easily.
    • Peters doubled to rf near the line (rbi). Dettman scored.
    • Kochan hit a sac fly to rf. Peters moved to 3b.
    • Worsley hit a sac fly to lf (rbi). Peters scored.
    • Phelan struck out swinging after getting ahead 3-0 in the count.
  • Texas (1 earned run):
    • Schumacher flew out to lf.
    • Aspito lined out to ss.
    • Kolbach doubled to the rf corner.
    • During Nicholson's at bat, Kolbach moved to 3b on a passed ball.
    • Nicholson singled to rf over the second baseman's head (rbi). Kolbach scored.
    • Johnson struck out looking (full count).
• 5th inning
  • SIU (3 earned runs):
    • Winger struck out swinging (0-2 count).
    • Ruggeri doubled to the rf corner.
    • Schley grounded out to 3b (5-3).
    • Benson walked.
    • Dettman hit a homerun over the rf fence after fighting off 5 or 6 1-2 pitches.
    • Peters popped out to the pitcher.
  • Texas (7 earned runs):
    • Sepulveda singled up the middle.
    • Richardson singled to rf. Sepulveda moved to 2b.
    • Moore reached on a bunt single toward 3b. On the play, Dettman's throw to 1b was off-target, allowing Sepulveda (who'd reached 3b) to score and Richardson to move to 3b.
    • Biggs' first pitch to Cridland was a wild pitch, allowing Richardson to score and Moore to move to 2b. SIU promptly sent Kulig in to pitch.
    • Cridland doubled to rf down the line (rbi). Moore scored.
    • Schumacher tripled to rf (rbi). Cridland scored. On the play, Worsley lost the ball in the sun and it took him awhile to catch up to the ball as it rolled away from him.
    • Aspito tripled to lf (rbi). Frankly, I thought the call at 3b was bad. Aspito looked out by quite a bit. The SIU coach argued the call to no avail.
    • Kolbach struck out swinging (0-2 count) for the first out of the inning.
    • Nicholson singled to lf (rbi). Aspito scored.
    • Johnson reached on a 6-4 fielder's choice. A bad throw from 2b (trying to complete a double play) allowed Johnson to move to 2b (e4).
    • Sepulveda singled to lf (rbi). Johnson scored. Sepulveda moved to 2b on the throw home.
    • Richardson singled to rf. Sepulveda moved to 3b.
    • Moore grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
    • Note: despite the fact that there were 2 errors, all the runs ended up being earned since, ultimately, the errors didn't end up extending the inning and the runners would've scored anyway.
• 6th inning
  • SIU:
    • Texas sent Munroe in to pitch.
    • Kochan struck out looking (1-2 count).
    • Worsley struck out swinging (2-2 count).
    • Phelan grounded out to ss (6-3).
  • Texas:
    • SIU sent Bracken in at 3b, Gibson in at 2b, and moved Ruggeri from 2b to ss.
    • Cridland hit a ground-rule double over the lf fence.
    • Schumacher reached on a 1-5-6 fielder's choice. Cridland was caught on his way to 3b on the hard-hit ball fielded by the pitcher. It was a nice play by the pitcher to keep from being drilled by the ball.
    • Aspito singled up the middle. Schumacher moved to 2b.
    • Kolbach flew out to lf.
    • Nicholson grounded out to ss (6-3).
• 7th inning
  • SIU:
    • Texas sent Edelstein in at lf and moved Sepulveda to cf.
    • Winter grounded out to 1b (1-3). A nice play by Munroe.
    • Ruggeri struck out looking (full count).
    • Schley grounded out to 3b (5-3).
  • Texas (4 runs, 2 unearned):
    • SIU sent Condon in to pitch.
    • Johnson reached on an error by ss (e6).
    • Sepulveda hit a ground-rule double over the lf fence. Johnson moved to 3b.
    • Edelstein tripled off the rf fence (2 rbi). Johnson and Sepulveda scored.
    • Moore grounded out to 2b (4-3, rbi). Edelstein scored.
    • Cridland struck out swinging (2-2 count).
    • Schumacher walked on 4 pitches.
    • Aspito tripled to cf (rbi). Schley fell down chasing after the ball. Schumacher scored.
    • Kolbach flew out to cf.
• 8th inning
  • SIU:
    • Texas sent Simpson in to catch and Kautsch in to pitch.
    • Benson grounded out to ss (6-3).
    • Bracken struck out swinging (1-2 count).
    • Peters singled to lf.
    • Kochan struck out swinging (2-2 count).
  • Texas:
    • SIU sent Schwerman in to pitch.
    • Nicholson singled to lf and then moved to 2b on a bad pick-off attempt from the pitcher (e1) during Simpson's at bat.
    • Simpson popped out to ss.
    • Sepulveda struck out swinging (1-2 count).
    • Edelstein grounded out to the pitcher (1-3).
• 9th inning
  • SIU:
    • Worsley struck out swinging (1-2 count).
    • Phelan walked on 4 pitches.
    • Gibson reached on a 4-6 fielder's choice.
    • Ruggeri grounded out to ss (6-3).
  • Texas did not have to bat.

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