Posted May 31st, 2009 by Brian
Filed under: Baseball, Feature, World Series
Austin Woods was dominant and durable in relief.
The game lasted over 7 hours and ended after 1 am, but in the end the Longhorns came out on top of [tag]Boston College[/tag] and have moved to 2-0 in their CWS Regional bracket. Next up for Texas will be a game tomorrow at 6pm against the winner of the BC/Army match-up. Texas will have two chances to win one game to advance on to the Super Regionals next weekend.
The heroes of the game on both sides were the relief pitchers. Until the winning run in the 25th inning, Texas had gone 23 straight scoreless innings and BC finished up with 18 scoreless in a row. For Texas, [tag]Austin Wood[/tag] came into the game in relief of [tag]Chance Ruffin[/tag] and proceeded to put on a historic pitching display. Wood threw 12+ innings of hitless, scoreless baseball before finally leaving 160+ pitches later in the 20th inning after giving up his first hit of the night. It was an incredible performance from both teams.
I didn’t even start watching the game until the 18th inning and I still managed to make over 3 hours worth of live Twitter updates over on @40acressports. Check them out below:
- The Horns are now 2-0 in regional play with the win, leaving them with 2 chances for 1 more win to head to the Super Regionals. #UT
- Crushing defeat for BC but they’ll have a chance in just 11 hours to play for another chance against #UT.
- Light the Tower orange! (TM) Longhorns win the longest #NCAA game ever by a final score of 3-2 over BC. Congrats to Wood and Dicharry! #UT
- 4-3 put out. 1 more out to go. Let’s go Horns! #UT
- Dicharry gets first man out on strikes. 2 more outs to go. #UT
- Austin Dicharry back out for another inning. #UT
- Top half of the inning over. Headed to the bottom of the 25th inning, just needing three last outs to end this darn thing. #UT
- RT @gkketch: The #UT staff ERA has dropped from 2.82 to 2.70 in one freaking game.
- RT @aTrubow: Belt strikes out. #ut still leads 3-2.
- Baseball? I thought this was soccer. RT @kbohls: I think in baseball lingo they call that a run.
- THE LONGHORNS SCORE A RUN!! Base hit by Travis Tucker past the drawn in infield and Rowe scores! First run for #UT in 23 innings.
- BC pitcher has not been in control this inning. ANother pitch in the dirt. #UT
- Wild pitch gets Rowe to 3rd base! Just a sac fly baby, that’s all we need! #UT
- It feels like I’ve said this before (because I have) but Hernandez with nice sacrifice bunt moving Rowe to 2nd base with 1 out. #UT
- Another leadoff man on for #UT as Connor Rowe draws a walk. This is 3rd straight inning with leadoff on. Augie bunting again? #UT
- @Texas_Gal After 24 innings does it really matter? I tried to look up official ruling on GameTracker, but it doesn’t go past 17 innings! #UT
- We’re headed to the 25th. The two teams have now gone two full 9 inning games without scoring a run. #UT
- RT @Texas_Gal: It’s been 18 innings since someone scored. SWEET.
- Wild pitch by Dicharry moves BC runner to 2nd. 3-2 count and 2 outs. #UT
- @gkketch Chris Burke (Corky) has a musical career: http://tr.im/mW4M (Video: http://tr.im/mW4C)
- 1 pitch, 1 out for Dicharry. #UT
- Jordan Etier strikes out looking to end the top of the 24th. Whoever loses this game is going to have to bounce back quickly later today #UT
- RT @InsideTexas: The game outlasted my cell phone battery. Going to back-up… #UT
- Preston Clark having a solid game. He singles up the middle for his 4th hit of this marathon. Runner on 1st, 2 outs. #UT
- @jacksonj Watching online at http://tr.im/mVNh The #UT crowd is still strong at the Disch, though I’m fading here at home!
- Close play on chopper but Brandon Loy is thrown out at first by a step. Two outs in the 24th. #UT
- @aTrubow I may unfollow you. If it wasn’t for your coverage I wouldn’t have known game was still going and I’d have been asleep 2 hours ago.
- 1 more pitch and #UT is out of the inning. This is now the longest game in #NCAA baseball history.
- Two up, two down in bottom of 23rd for #UT and Austin Dicharry.
- Torres flies out to right to end top of 23rd inning. Teams must be exhausted, I know I am. #UT
- Rowe baserunning mistake haunts #UT. Long single to rightfield corner by Belt would’ve scored him, but instead Tucker only at 3rd.
- Quick shot up middle snagged by BC pitcher who then gets Rowe into pickle between 2nd and 3rd. #UT now has 2 outs and runner on 1st
- Sacrifice by Hernandez moves Connor Rowe into scoring position for the top of the #UT batting order. AB: Travis Tucker.
- Another leadoff man on as Rowe singles to left. Hernandez will try to bunt him over. (#UT has 17 hits but just the 2 runs.)
- @Rafael12104 Not at the game, watching online at http://tr.im/mVNh #UT
- @shane_76 I didn’t get home to watch until the 16th inning so I missed the others. Still think you need more patience in 20 inning game. #ut
- Popup to 1B Preston Clark ends the inning and sends the game into the 23rd inning. #UT
- RT @aTrubow: Dicharry with a K for the second out in the 22nd inning. #ut
- BC batter pitched 9 and 2/3rds inning and is now playing left field. He just walked on 4 pitches to give BC baserunner with 1 out. #UT
- Great defensive play by #UT SS Brandon Loy behind second base and then throws out runner at 1st for 22nd inning’s 1st out.
- @Rafael12104 Nope, but he did throw his helmet. Not worth of ejection unless he said something particularly nasty we can’t hear. #UT
- Pop up to center ends the top half of the inning for the Horns. #UT hasn’t scored in 20 innings.
- Good defensive play by BC third baseman. Preston Clark out at first for 2nd out of 22nd inning. #UT
- How heartbreaking. Preston Clark hammers the ball over the left field wall… but it’s just foul and is just a very long second strike. #UT
- Nice sacrifice by Loy moves Rupp into scoring position with 1 out. Preston Clark at bat for #UT.
- Lead off hit by Cameron Rupp to start 22nd inning. Brandon Loy coming to bat. #UT
- RT @d_more55: BC doesn’t have their DH anymore, pitcher is in the lead off position after an ejection #UT
- Holy cow Craig Way scared me. Fly ball to left for easy catch ends BC’s bottom of the 21st. Going to 22nd and passing midnight. #UT
- Ball carrying pretty well to center as another BC fly ball is got deep by Rowe. This one on the warning track for 2nd out of 21st inning #UT
- Close call check swing & 1st BC batter is called out on strikes. BC player is thrown out of game. At this point, ump needs more patience #UT
- RT @aTrubow: Grounder to first base ends the inning. #ut and BC heading to the bottom of the 21st.
- Belt steals second and puts himself into scoring position. #UT
- Belt works a 1-2 count into an eventual walk. Runner on 1st with 2 outs for Torres. #UT
- Travis Tucker fouls off a couple pitches but strikes out looking for 2nd out. Brandon Belt coming to the plate as BC changes pitchers. #UT
- Hernandez pops up to the catcher to start the 21st inning. #UT
- And the marathon continues. Deep fly ball sends Connor Rowe almost to warning track in CF but he makes the catch. Onto the 21st. #UT
- Fielder’s choice leaves BC with runners at 1st and 3rd with 2 outs. #UT
- Right hander Austin Dicharry on to pitch for #UT.
- Wood hits a batter to put runners on 1st and 2nd with just one out. 169 pitches by Wood and he finally exits with a standing ovation. #UT
- 1 down on 1 pitch. 2nd BC batter lines a hard single up the middle. #UT
- RT @aTrubow: #ut still going with WOOD!!!! What is going on? He’s thrown 166 pitches.
- Rowe swings & misses at 3 straight pitches. #UT & BC going to bottom of the 20th, still tied at 2. Horns haven’t scored in 20 innings.
- Lusson walks. Connor Rowe up with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd. #UT
- Kyle Lusson pinch hitting for Maitland. He’s got 2-0 count, with an open base they’re likely pitching around him. #UT
- Preston Clark pulls a double down the line. On second base and in scoring position with 2 outs for #UT. Clark’s 3rd double of night.
- Craig Way excited for a moment, but Cameron Rupp flies to left for 1st out in the 20th inning. #UT
- Swing and a miss!!! Austin Wood strikes out his 14th to end the 19th inning with winning run on 3rd base. #UT & BC in longest CWS game ever.
- Wild pitch puts winning run on 3rd. Wood has two strikes on the BC batter. #UT
- Correction. 12 1/3rd HITLESS innings for Wood.
- BC has 1st and 2nd with 2 outs after Wood gives up his first hit. 12 and 1/3rd scoreless innings. 2 outs for #UT.
- Wow. Austin Wood is back out there for his 12th inning. He’s thrown 12 innings, 149 pitches… and still ZERO hits. #UT
- Pop fly to left by Michael Torres ends the top of the 19th inning. #UT leaves them loaded.
- Two balls away from a #UT lead. Torres has 2-1 count with bases loaded. BC on a mound visit.
- Bases loaded for #UT after great at bat for Brandon Belt ending with a well earned walk.
- Fielders choice by Rowe leaves #UT with runners on 1st and 3rd with two outs. BC is changing pitchers.
- #UT has runners at 1st and 2nd with one out. Top of the order coming up in Travis Tucker.
- Stream the #UT game if you’re not already watching: http://tr.im/mVNh Horns have runner on 1st and 1 out in top of 19th..
- RT @aTrubow: We’re going to the bottom of the 18th inning. Wood is still in the game. He’s gone 10 2/3 innings without allowing a hit. #ut
- RT @aTrubow: #ut goes up and down in the 16th inning. This is getting to be absurd. Wood has gone 9 1/3 innings without giving up a hit.
- RT @InsideTexas: Wood still nails. BC hitless in bottom 12. Heading to top 13th. Wood has gone 5-2/3. #UT
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