Quote:Rice lineup: Stainback SS, Stringer 2B, Ratterree RF, Aquino DH, Hoelscher 3B, Perrott C, Cook LF, Ewing 1B, Byrd CF, Simms P. 1 pm start

Some disappointing losses, but the great thing about baseball.. everything is wipe cleaned the next day. Let's get after it, Owls.

Simms gets in some trouble with 2 outs, 4-pitch walk and another error, but gets out somewhat fortunately with a lineout to left.

Owls get a leadoff single by Stainback, but can't advance him past first.

0-0 after 1.

0-0 after 2.

Memphis lead off single in T3 is erased on a double play.

Rice hits a few balls well, but strands 2.

0-0 through 3.

Leadoff double in the 5th and we don't score. Scoreless heading to the 6th :(

Simms piches around lead-off walk. Still scoreless going to B6.

(05-12-2013 02:27 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Leadoff double in the 5th and we don't score. Scoreless heading to the 6th :(

Ugh...haven't we lived this story twice already this weekend? Only difference is Simms (and the defense) avoided the 6th inning meltdown.

Our offence has gone from aenemic to non-existent.

(05-12-2013 02:36 PM)CanadianOwl Wrote:  Our offence has gone from aenemic to non-existent.

That's been the story the past 3 seasons against left-handed pitching; any southpaw pitching save for guys who have ERAs over 6.00 and BAAs over .300.

Stringer singles to open B6 and moves to 2nd on Sac Fly to CF by Ratterree???

(05-12-2013 02:43 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Stringer singles to open B6 and moves to 2nd on Sac Fly to CF by Ratterree???

Does Stringer's advance make Rat's fly out a sac fly?

GT is showing it as just a fly out.

Shane comes through with a 2 out single to score Stringer, but is thrown out at 2nd trying to advance.

Way top go Shane!

(05-12-2013 02:45 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(05-12-2013 02:43 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Stringer singles to open B6 and moves to 2nd on Sac Fly to CF by Ratterree???

Does Stringer's advance make Rat's fly out a sac fly?

Apparently not per the gametracker box score.

I didn't hear the play, and I'm not sure JP's description would have been any more insightful than the gametracker graphic, but it looked like a sac fly on my screen!

Lemond in after 6.2 strong innings from Big John.

Simms out after giving up an infield single with 2 outs in the 7th. Lemond in.

Nice job John! No runs, 5 hits (1 for a double) and 2 BBs in 6 and 2/3 innings.

I don't know the rules arcana, but it was essentially a sac fly. Should score that way, imo, like a bunt only thru the air, right?

And Zech Ks the 9 hole hitter on 3 pitches! On to B7!

(05-12-2013 02:57 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Simms out after giving up an infield single with 2 outs in the 7th. Lemond in.

Nice job John! No runs, 5 hits (1 for a double) and 2 BBs in 6 and 2/3 innings.

+1. And Jordan came up big for us yesterday, as well. Those 2 runs in the 6th both should have been unearned. He would have been out of the inning had the tailor-made DP been turned.

Score is 1-0 Rice mid-7th