Baseball Live Thread: Big 12 Championship (Day Three)

strikes out swinging….1 Out

grounded to short, throw to first for out #2

works the count full…
another ground ball to short, 6-3 for the 3rd out

Berger was behind in the count, but gets a full count…
and walks the leadoff hitter

shows bunt, Berger gets to it, and throws to first, for the 1st out.

Rueda moves to 2nd.

again, Berger falls behind in the count, now 3-1….
hits the outside corner, running the count full…

grounded right up the middle, Holt gets it at 2nd, and throws to Gray at 1st for an easy 2nd out

grounded to Liberto at SS who gets the easy out at 1st…end of inning.

ripped into right field, for a base hit

ball in the dirt and gets past the catcher…scored as a wild pitch…Senne moves to 2nd…
Mach strikes out swinging on the next pitch

hits a dribbler up the 1st base line, pitcher gets it to first for the 2nd out.

Senne moves to 3rd

strikes out swinging for the 3rd out. Leaves Senne stranded at 3rd

several foul balls…really making Berger work for it.

Another foul ball, but Steve Gray is able to make the play. 1 out

blooper to Liberto at SS, 2 out

strikes out looking, a couple of off speed pitches followed by a fastball

routine fly ball to left, 1 out

shows bunt on the 1st pitch
strikes out swinging, 2 out

ground ball to 1st, steps on bag for 3rd out

grounded to 2nd, throw to 1st is good, 1 Out

Berger has a wicked curveball, lots of 12-6 motion…strikes Mayo out swinging, 2 out

grounded to first, Gray steps on the bag for the 3rd out

falls behind 0-2, but works the count back to 2-2…
grounded to first for the first out

grounded to first, 1B flips to the P, for the 2nd out

popped to left center, LF makes the catch, 3 out

driven to left…Senne gets the ball at the edge of the warning track, 1 out

grounded to Mach at 3B, throws to Gray at 1B, 2 out

high fly ball, Liberto gets it about 25 feet into the outfield, 3 out

strikes out looking, 1 out

works it to a full count….
strikes out swinging

Carns is really throwing some heat in the mid-90’s

lined into center, but the CF makes the catch…3 out

Berger quickly works the count to 0-2…
lined into center, Folgia makes the catch, 1 out

slow ground ball to first, Reed beats the pitcher to 1B for the hit.

Reed runs on the first pitch, but Berry hits the ball foul…
Berger has thrown to 1B a few times this at bat….
Hits a fly ball to Lollis in right field for out #2

Reed makes the steal…Ampleman’s throw was much too late
Totten strikes out on the next pitch, 3 out

quickly down 0-2….
check swing…he held it, 1-2
grounded to first, had a hard time handling it, throws high to the pitcher, who came off the bag…

bunted back to the mound, toss to 1B for 1 out.

McLagan moves to 2nd base

Strikes out looking

ground ball into CF, and Meyr comes around to score, 1-0

a pitchout, and several throws to 1B to keep Lollis close…
grounded to 1B, and he steps on the bag for the 3rd out

thanks for the assist on the pinch runner

hits a long drive to right center, for a stand up double on the first pitch

shows bunt, lays it down the 3rd base line, who throws to 1B for the out #1.

Mayo moves to 3B.

hits a base hit into right field, and drives in Mayo. Score is 1-1.

hit hard to 3rd, tries to turn 2, throws to 2nd, but the throw to 1st was wide, 2 out, runner on 1st

grounds to 1st, Gray steps on bag for 3rd out

ahead in the count 3-1…
looks at ball 4, very high..

hard shot to 2nd, and Tech turns the 4-6-3 DP…2 out

gets hit on the arm…and goes to 1B

also hit by pitch…got him on the shoulder…runners at 1B and 2B, 2 out

flys out to RF

lined to left center for a base hit

bunts down the first base line, 1-3 for the 1st out.

Ashby moves to 2nd

hits to SS, Fielder’s choice gets the baserunner on a tag out at 3B, 2 out

gets past Holt, Lollis throws the 3B, hits runner.

Runners at 1st and 3rd

high fly ball, caught easily by Folgia, 3 out

grounded to 2nd for the easy 4-3 out. 1 down.

strikes out swinging (again)

walks on 5 pitches

was down 0-2, but a couple pitchouts and a good eye gets him to 3-2….
flared into center for a single!

Lollis moves to 3rd

Falls behind 0-2…
drives it past the SS, drives in Lollis…
CF throws to 3rd and gets Folgia, and is the 3rd out…2-1 Mizzou

Kelly Fick

hits a line drive base hit into RF

bunted to the mound, Fick goes to 2nd, but couldn’t make the turn…fielder’s choice

hit by the pitch, moves Kenworthy to 2nd. 2 on, 1 out

strikes out looking. Runners at 1B and 2B, 2 out

ripped into LF…drives Kenworthy in…2-2

lined into CF for the base hit…Folgia’s throw gets away from Ampleman, and the runners move to 2nd and 3rd…3-2 Texas Tech

bounced it back to the hill, throw to first to FINALLY get the 3rd out

works it to a full count…
ball 4 is low…now a runner on 1st..

Tying run to the plate…

fouls a couple up the 1st base side….

Strikes out, ball gets away from the catcher who throws to 2nd, for the 1, 2, 6 (?) DP

2 out

strikes out looking, game over

Texas Tech wins 4-2