Texas @ Houston Softball - March 28th, 2012
6th Annual Striking Out Breast Cancer game
Go to UH Campus for Texas at Houston college softball
Andy is happy to see UH sells beer at softball games too
David is ready to go with a $7 20ounce Shiner Bock
Longhorns have a little defensive practice
Visiting team sings The Eyes of Texas with the fans
Team gets fired up with a rallying pep talk
Visiting and Home team starters are announced
Fans sing along with The National Anthem
View of downtown Houston beyond the left field fence
Cougar football spring practice behind the softball stadium
Pink bases & chalk for Susan G. Komen fundraiser today
Taylor Hoagland leads off with a walk
Bailey Watts, Houston's starting pitcher, goes into her windup and fires off two straight walks
Don't walk a third batter after Washington reached 1st
So Bennett singles and reaches 2nd on Craig's RBI single
Washington scores on Thom's RBI single, Texas up 2-0
Bennett scores on Taylor's RBI single, Texas up 3-0
1st baseman Scott comes up with bases loaded & no outs
Scott hits a grand slam over the RF wall on a 2-2 pitch
Texas is up 7-0 and still have not been put out in the 1st
Diedre Outon relieves Bailey Watts who gave 7ER & 0 outs
Hoagland homers with 2 outs to make it 8-0 Texas
Houston gets out of the inning with quite a hill to climb
The 3 All Americans from 2008 know the Cougars can do it
Lead off batter Jones grounds out to the shortstop
UT pitcher Gabby Smith goes 3 full innings tonight giving up 4 runs but still getting the win
Haley Outon's 3R HR in the 1st keeps Houston in the game
Houston will score an unearned run in the 3rd to get to 8-4
The largest attendance ever for a UH softball game
Enjoys watching college softball in the nice weather
Scott hits an RBI single with bases loaded in the 7th
Ogle hits a Grand Slam after a pitching change, UT up 13-4
Hoagland hits a 2 run homer 2 batters later, Texas up 15-4
A second 7 run inning without an out, OUCH!
Woman's softball has a 5th inning stretch
2 K's, a single & a popout end the 5th in a run-rule
Starting pitcher Watts return & got 3 of last 4 UT batters
Cougars gather & sing the school song as the game ends
Texas waits and then sings The Eyes of Texas w/the fans
Early game end means an early venture into Houston now
Komen Fundraiser continues with autographs on the field
Andy & David head to the Hay Merchant off Westheimer
Nothing but MicroBrew beers on tap at Hay Merchant!
David gets a Butcher's Burger with fries for only $10
Andy has an Elissa Cask IPA imperial pint
Sweet & spicy crispy pig ears help down a Buffalo Bayou 1836 Copper Ale. My first beer (above) was a Karbach Sympathy for the Lager
2012 Texas Longhorns Softball #6 Texas at Houston Mar 28, 2012 at Houston, Texas (Cougar Softball Stadium) Score by Innings R H E -------------------------------------- Texas............... 800 07 - 15 15 3 Houston............. 301 00 - 4 4 0 --------------------------------------
Texas 15 (27-2) Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Hoagland, Taylor dp/rf 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 Washington, Brejae cf 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 Bennett, Lexy 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 Craig, Courtney rf/lf 4 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 Thom, Taylor ss 3 2 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 Fountain, Krissie ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Taylor, Nadia 3b 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Scott, Karina 1b 3 2 2 5 0 0 4 0 0 Ogle, Mandy c 2 1 1 4 0 0 2 1 0 Schmidt, Torie lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruins, Kim ph/dp 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith, Gabby p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luna, Blaire p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 15 15 15 2 1 15 5 2 Houston 4 (18-14) Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Jones,Ashleigh cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Anderson,Holly 3b 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Gregson,Melissa lf 3 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 Outon,Haley c 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 Edwards,Jaime 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 Klinkert,Jennifer 2b 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 Pecina,Julia dp 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Cullum,Kendra ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Gaber,Reina rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Watts,Bailey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Outon,Diedre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Law,Ty'Ara p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 20 4 4 4 2 3 15 5 4 E - Thom 2; Taylor. DP - Houston 1. LOB - Texas 2; Houston 4. 2B - Gregson. HR - Hoagland 2(8); Scott(6); Ogle(3); Outon,H(9). HBP - Washington. SF - Klinkert. SB - Gregson. Texas ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np Smith, Gabby W,4-0 3.0 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 16 5 4 53 Luna, Blaire 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 7 2 1 25 Houston ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np Watts,Bailey L,9-5 1.0 6 7 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 11 2 0 56 Outon,Diedre 4.0 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 18 4 7 68 Law,Ty'Ara 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 11 Win - Smith, G. (4-0). Loss - Watts (9-5). Save - None. WP - Law. HBP - by Outon,D (Washington). Inherited runners/scored: Law 3/3. Pitches/strikes: Smith, G. 53/34; Luna 25/18; Watts 56/32; Outon,D 68/44; Law 11/8. Umpires - HP: Walter Hill 1B: Steve Gonzalez 3B: Wesley Doolittle Start: 6:00 pm Time: 1:49 Attendance: 1785 Watts faced 7 batters in the 1st. Outon,D faced 4 batters in the 5th. Law faced 3 batters in the 5th. Texas starters: 6/dp Hoagland; 20/cf Washington; 51/2b Bennett; 25/rf Craig, C.; 11/ss Thom; 88/3b Taylor;22/1b Scott; 5/c Ogle; 4/lf Schmidt; 18/p Smith, G.; Houston starters: 14/cf Jones; 22/3b Anderson; 25/lf Gregson; 10/c Outon,H; 3/1b Edwards; 9/2b Klinkert; 23/dp Pecina; 13/ss Cullum; 16/rf Gaber; 4/p Watts; Texas 1st - Hoagland walked (3-1 KBBBB). Washington walked (3-2 FBFBFBFFB); Hoagland advanced to second. Bennett singled to third base (2-0 BB); Washington advanced to second; Hoagland advanced to third. Craig, C. singled through the left side, RBI (0-1 F); Bennett advanced to second; Washington advanced to third; Hoagland scored. Thom singled to left center, RBI (3-2 KBFBBF); Craig, C. advanced to second; Bennett advanced to third; Washington scored. Taylor singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 KKBF); Thom advanced to second; Craig, C. advanced to third; Bennett scored. Scott homered to right field, 4 RBI (2-2 BKFB); Taylor scored; Thom scored; Craig, C. scored. Outon,D to p for Watts. Ogle grounded out to p (3-2 KBBFBF). Schmidt lined out to ss (0-2 KF). Hoagland homered to right center, RBI (0-1 K). Washington hit by pitch (1-0). Bennett grounded out to p (0-1 K). 8 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Houston 1st - Jones grounded out to ss (2-2 BKSFBFF). Anderson reached on a fielding error by ss (2-1 FBB). Gregson doubled to right center (1-0 B); Anderson advanced to third. Outon,H homered to center field, 3 RBI (0-1 S); Gregson scored; Anderson scored, unearned. Edwards flied out to rf (0-0). Klinkert walked (3-0 BBBB). Pecina flied out to cf (1-0 B). 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Texas 2nd - Craig, C. singled to right field (1-0 B). Thom reached on a fielder's choice (1-0 B); Craig, C. out at second ss to 2b. Taylor grounded into double play ss unassisted (3-1 BKBB); Thom out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Houston 2nd - Cullum flied out to cf (0-2 KF). Gaber grounded out to ss (1-0 B). Jones reached on a fielding error by 3b (1-2 BFF). Anderson reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Jones out at second ss unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Texas 3rd - Scott grounded out to 2b (3-2 KSBBB). Smith, G. to p for Ogle. / for Smith, G.. Smith, G. grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2 FFBFFBB). Schmidt fouled out to 3b, bunt (2-2 BSSBFF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Houston 3rd - Ogle to c for Smith, G.. Smith, G. to p. Gregson singled through the left side (0-0). Outon,H flied out to cf (1-2 FSBF). Gregson stole second, advanced to third on a fielding error by ss. Edwards walked (3-2 KBBBKB). Klinkert flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-1 FB); Gregson scored, unearned. Pecina reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 KSFB); Edwards out at second 2b to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Texas 4th - Hoagland grounded out to 2b (3-2 KKBBB). Washington flied out to lf (0-0). Bennett flied out to rf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Houston 4th - Luna to p for Smith, G.. Cullum fouled out to 3b (1-0 B). Gaber grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). Jones struck out swinging (0-2 SKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Texas 5th - Craig, C. singled to center field (1-2 KFB). Thom singled up the middle (2-2 FKBB); Craig, C. advanced to second. Taylor singled to left center (0-2 KKF); Thom advanced to second; Craig, C. advanced to third. Scott singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Taylor advanced to second; Thom advanced to third; Craig, C. scored. Law to p for Outon,D. Ogle homered to left field, 4 RBI (1-2 BFK); Scott scored; Taylor scored; Thom scored. Bruins pinch hit for Schmidt. Bruins singled to right field (1-1 BK). Bruins advanced to second on a wild pitch. Hoagland homered to left center, 2 RBI (1-2 KFB); Bruins scored. Watts to p for Law. Washington struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). Bennett fouled out to lf (2-1 FBB). Craig, C. singled to third base (3-2 BBBKF). Fountain pinch hit for Thom. Fountain fouled out to c (2-2 BFFBF). 7 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Houston 5th - Hoagland to rf. Craig, C. to lf. Thom to ss for Fountain. Bruins to dp. Anderson struck out swinging (3-2 BBBKSFS). Gregson struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 BBSKS). Outon,H singled to shortstop (1-2 BFSF). Edwards popped up to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.