Longhorn box score - Rice, 28-mar-1998

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Rice 10, Texas 1
March 28, 1998
Austin, TX

Rice    0 0 0  0 0 6  0 1 3  -  10 13 0
Texas   0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -   1  6 2


Rice               PA AB  R  H BI SO BB   Texas          PA AB  R  H BI SO BB
----               --------------------   -----          --------------------
Richards 2b         5  4  0  0  0  0  0   Richardson cf   5  5  0  0  0  2  0
Williams rf         5  4  1  2  2  0  1   Cridland rf     4  3  0  0  1  0  1
Crosby cf           5  4  2  1  1  1  1   Sepulveda lf    4  4  0  2  0  0  0
Hodge 3b            5  4  2  1  0  0  1   Cox c           4  4  0  0  0  0  0
Thames ss           5  5  2  3  4  0  0   Schumacher 1b   4  3  0  1  0  1  1
Baker 1b            5  5  2  3  2  0  0   Moore ss        4  4  0  2  0  0  0
Kurtz-Nicholl lf    3  2  0  1  0  0  1   Ivy dh          4  3  0  0  0  1  0
 Savarino pr/lf     2  2  0  1  0  1  0   Nicholson 2b    3  2  1  1  0  0  1
Berg dh             5  5  0  1  1  0  0    Johnson ph     1  1  0  0  0  1  0
Curry c             4  3  1  0  0  2  1   Aspito 3b       3  1  0  0  0  0  2
Ramos p                                    Simpson ph     1  1  0  0  0  0  0
                                          Dunn p
                                          Halter p
                                          Kautsch p
                                          Starcich p
                   -- -- -- -- -- -- --                  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Totals             44 38 10 13 10  4  5                  37 32  1  6  1  5  5


E:    Aspito 2
DP:   Rice 1, Texas 2
LOB:  Rice 7 (5 in scoring position), Texas 9 (4 in SP)
2B:   Williams 1, Savarino 1, Schumacher 1
3B:   Thames 1
HR:   Williams 1, Crosby 1, Thames 1, Baker 1
SB:   Savarino 1, Berg 1
CS:   by Cox 1 (Hodge)
SAB:  Richards 1
SAF:  none


Rice               IP     BF  H  R ER BB SO
----               ------------------------
Ramos (W 6-1)      9      37  6  1  1  5  5

Texas              IP     BF  H  R ER BB SO
-----              ------------------------
Dunn (L 2-5)       5-1/3  21  4  3  3  4  1
Halter             0       5  5  3  3  0  0
Kautsch            3-1/3  15  3  4  4  1  3
Starcich             1/3   3  0  0  0  0  0

BK:   none
WP:   Kautsch 1
PB:   none
IBB:  by Kautsch 1 (Crosby)
HBP:  none
PO:   none

Umpires:  Martin, Johnston, Christal
Time:  2:32
Attendance:  5,445

Comments

Boy, when this team lets one get away, they go whole hog. There's really not much to say about the game. The weather was gorgeous: sunny and 85 deg. F with the wind blowing out to lf. The uniforms were way ugly: burnt orange vests over black t-shirts with white pants and burnt orange socks. I'm still disappointed about the fact that they don't print the players' names on their jerseys anymore. But I guess that's another story. Sigh...

And then there was the dreaded intentional walk. Not that it made any difference in the outcome of today's game. It just seems a bad idea to put someone on base without at least making a token effort at getting him out. It almost always seems to give the opposing team a pshychological advantage. How many times does an intentionally walked player come around to score? In the games I've scored this season: 5 of 9. Those are not good odds. I really wish the coaches would give up on this tactic. Double sigh...

And so...

Game summary:

1st inning
- Rice:
  - Richards flew out to rf.
  - Williams lined out to 3b.
  - Crosby flew out to lf.
- Texas:
  - Richardson grounded out to 3b (5-3).
  - Cridland walked on four pitches.
  - Sepulveda singled over the ss to lf. Cridland moved to 2b.
  - Cox flew out to rf.
  - Schumacher flew out to lf.
2nd inning
- Rice:
  - Hodge walked after fouling off 4 or 5 pitches.
  - During Thames' at bat, Hodge was picked off (2-3-6) on the first pitch. On the play, Thames failed to put the ball in play on a bunt attempt and Hodge was way off 1b. He started back to 1b for a brief moment but ended up breaking for 2b.
  - Thames singled to lf.
  - Baker hit into a 6-4-3 double play.
- Texas:
  - Moore grounded out to 2b (4-3) on a bunt attempt.
  - Ivy fleew out to cf.
  - Nicholson walked (full count).
  - Aspito grounded into a 6-4 fielder's choice.
3rd inning
- Rice:
  - Kurtz-Nicholl grounded out to 2b (4-3).
  - Berg popped out to rf.
  - Curry was called out on strikes (2-2 count).
- Texas:
  - Richardson struck out swinging (full count).
  - Cridland grounded out to 2b (4-3).
  - Sepulveda grounded out to ss (6-3).
4th inning
- Rice:
  - Richards popped out to cf.
  - Williams walked (full count).
  - Crosby grounded into a 4-6-3 double play.
- Texas:
  - Cox grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
  - Schumacher walked (3-1 count).
  - Moore singled up the middle. Schumacher moved to 2b.
  - Ivy grounded into a 4-6-3 double play.
5th inning
- Rice:
  - Hodge grounded out to the pitcher (1-3).
  - Thames lined out to ss. Great play by Moore.
  - Baker singled to rf.
  - Kurtz-Nicholl walked. Baker moved to 2b.
  - Berg grounded into a 6-4 fielder's choice.
- Texas (1 earned run):
  - Nicholson singled to cf.
  - Aspito walked (3-1 count). Nicholson moved to 2b.
  - Richardson flew out to rf. Nicholson tagged up and moved to 3b.
  - Cridland reached on a 6-4 fielder's choice (rbi). Nicholson scored.
  - Sepulveda singled past 2b. Cridland moved to 3b.
  - Cox grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
6th inning
- Rice (6 earned runs):
  - Curry walked (full count).
  - Richards hit a sac bunt (1-3) to move Curry to 2b.
  - Williams hit a homerun over the rf fence (2 rbi).
  - Crosby hit a homerun over the lf fence (rbi).
  - Texas sent Halter in to pitch.
  - Hodge singled to rf.
  - Thames tripled off the wall in cf (rbi). Hodge scored.
  - Baker singled off the 3b bag (rbi). Thames scored.
  - Kurtz-Nicholl singled up the middle. Baker moved to 2b.
  - Berg singled to lf (rbi). Baker scored. Kurtz-Nicholl moved to 2b.
  - Texas sent Kautsch in to pitch. Rice sent Savarino in to pinch run for Kurtz-Nicholl at 2b.
  - Curry struck out swinging (full count). On the play, the runners broke and successfully stole 2b and 3b.
  - Richards grounded out to ss (6-3).
- Texas:
  - Rice kept Savarino in at lf.
  - Schumacher doubled to the rf corner.
  - Moore popped out to lf.
  - Ivy grounded out to ss (6-3). Schumacher moved to 3b.
  - Nicholson grounded out to 2b (4-3).
7th inning
- Rice:
  - Williams flew out to cf.
  - Crosby struck out looking (2-2 count).
  - Hodge reached on an error (e5). Aspito dropped the ball as he was transferring it from his glove to his throwing hand.
  - Tahmes grounded out to 3b (5-3).
- Texas:
  - Aspito walked (3-1 count).
  - Richardson struck out looking (2-2 count).
  - Cridland popped out to the catcher.
  - Sepulveda popped out to ss in shallow cf.
8th inning
- Rice (1 earned run):
  - Baker hit a homerun off the bottom of the scoreboard in left-cf (rbi).
  - Savarino struck out looking (1-2 count).
  - Berg grounded out to ss (6-3).
  - Curry grounded out to ss (6-3).
- Texas:
  - Cox flew out to lf.
  - Schumacher struck out looking (full count).
  - Moore singled to lf.
  - Ivy struck out looking (1-2 count).
9th inning
- Rice (3 earned runs):
  - Richards flew out to cf.
  - Williams doubled to lf.
  - Crosby was intentionally walked to set up the double play. [Ed. note: ugh!]
  - The runners advanced on a wild pitch during Hodge's at bat. [Ed. note: so much for the double play.]
  - Hodge reached on a 5-2 fielder's choice. Crosby moved to 3b.
  - Thames hit a homerun over the lf fence (3 rbi).
  - Texas sent Starcich in to pitch.
  - Baker reached on an error (e5). The throw from Aspito was wide and pulled Schumacher off the bag.
  - Savarino doubled to lf. Baker moved to 3b.
  - Berg grounded out to 1b (unassisted).
- Texas:
  - Johnson (pinch hitting for Nicholson) struck out swinging.
  - Simpson (pinch hitting for Aspito) grounded out to 1b (3-1).
  - Richardson grounded out to 2b (4-3).

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