CWS Live: Texas versus Arizona State (Game 2)

Posted June 16th, 2009 by Brian
Filed under: Baseball, Feature, Live

Follow along below with our live thoughts and analysis during tonight’s College World Series winners’ bracket game against [tag]Arizona State[/tag]. Texas ace [tag]Chance Ruffin[/tag] will go up against one of the nation’s best in Mike Leake tonight on ESPN at 6pm. We’ll be posting live on Twitter at twitter.com/40AcresSports and it will also be embedded below. Follow along there to participate in the conversation. Hook ’em!

Live Game Updates

With the win, #UT is off until Friday when they will face winner of North Carolina and Arizona State rematch. #CWS 41 minutes ago
Horns WIN!! Jungman gets the final out to finish off Arizona State 10-6. Horns now 2-0 in their #CWS bracket. Hook ’em!! 42 minutes ago
Flyout to center for 26th out. 1 more to go!! #UT #CWS about an hour ago
Now that we’re winning, reposting this: Kole Calhoun looks like Ham from the Sandlot: http://twitpic.com/7kwkr #ut #cws about an hour ago
Ha. RT @bevobeat: ESPN keeps touting #CWS Twitter coverage by @espn_cwskyle. Might want to post more than every couple of hours, guys. about an hour ago
Last two outs recorded by Jungmann have gone total of 750 feet, but not far enough. 2 outs to go. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
#UT female fans representing in Omaha nicely tonight. #CWS about an hour ago
RT @InsideTexas: Jungmann still on the mound for the Horns. Will be a quick hook if he gets in trouble in the bottom of the 9th. #ut about an hour ago
If they’re not talking about #CWS, why can’t we have funny people in booth? I think Kornheiser & Dennis Miller are available. Oh wait… #UT about an hour ago
@mckissack Remember #ESPN is the network that starts Gameday w/ Big & Rich. Clearly music isn’t their strong point. Not sure what is. about an hour ago
HEaded to the 9th inning with score #UT 10, ASU 6. 3 mores to go on what would be huge win. #CWS about an hour ago
4-run lead sure is stress reducer. REALLY HIGH fly ball to LF is caught (awkwardly) by Maitland as wind knocks down probable homer. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
Another strikeout and it’s 2 up, 2 down in 8th for Jungmann. Mowing them down now. 4 outs to go. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
Seriously, doesn’t SOMEONE at #ESPN actually watch these broadcasts?? Somehow has to know how painful they are to watch. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
Long top of 8th over, 6 outs to go for #UT now with a 10-6 lead. Jungmann back out there after long break. #CWS about an hour ago
Orel and Steve Phillips really don’t like Strasburg (or maybe Boras) they’ve been talking negatively about him all #CWS long. #MLB about an hour ago
All this talk of this game being on SportsCenter tonight, I didn’t see 1 #CWS highlight watching this morning. Doubt this one is on. #UT about an hour ago
@Dustin_McComas I just commented on ASU unis too. Look like they should Sonic Drive-In on the back. At least that way they’d get free malts. about an hour ago
The way Arizona St players wear their uniforms baggy with pants legs high makes them look like little kids. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
Loy’s single scored an entire family: RT @MangiaPizza: Both Lussons Score… about an hour ago
WIth an 0-2 count Brandon Loy comes up with huge single to RF to score 2 runs and expand #UT lead to 4. Score now 10-6. #CWS about an hour ago
I love how much fun Augie has out there. He loves baseball and the kids he coaches. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
THink Hershiser pun of “Keyes with key hit” was intentional? Not good. Other guys ignored him. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
ANd just like that, Keyes DOES crush one to right centerfield for a double. 1 run in and now runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. #CWS #UT about an hour ago
Love watching Kevin Keyes swing, even when he misses or is late he sure LOOKS like he is going to crush something. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
@TAning How about another half dozen? about an hour ago
RT @aTrubow: The Sun Devils are making a pitching change in the middle of the at-bat. Seth Blair, ASU’s other closer is in. #ut #cws about an hour ago
Belt looks kinda awkward doing it but he’s put down 2 really nice sacrifices in last 2 AB’s. Nice play by pitcher to get him out. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
Homeplate umpire just gave Arizona St warning about arguing balls and strikes. I think ump has called pretty consistent game. #ut #cws about 1 hours ago
Travis Tucker having a nice night. 3 for 3 with 2 walks. ANother leadoff guy on. #UT #CWS about 1 hours ago
I think Taylor Jungmann may be earning a start this weekend if #UT holds on here tonight. #CWS about 1 hours ago
RT @aTrubow: Jungmann comes back from a 3-0 count to strike out MacPhee. #ut is somehow six outs away from a victory. 7-6 Horns after seven. about 1 hours ago
@RobbieCooperATX Think you probably already found it, but its on ESPN and also online on ESPN360 about 1 hours ago
@gkketch Maybe ESPN will bring your fiance into booth to comment on the air. She’d probably talk more about the game then they are. #UT #CWS about 1 hours ago
Since when is Georgetown in Temple? Did he live in Temple and got to Gtown HS? #UT #CWS about 1 hours ago
Nice diving stop by Belt for 2nd out in 7th inning. Dove to his right and then hit Jungmann in stride covering 1st base. #UT #CWS about 1 hours ago
ESPN’s Steve Phillips & Orel Hershiser giving #UT freshman pitcher Taylor Jungmann lots of love in the 7th. Think he projects well. #CWS about 1 hours ago
Pickoff and then 2 K’s end the 7th for #UT without doing any further damage. #CWS about 1 hours ago
Preston Clark picked off. Pretty sure he was the one with 2 baserunning mistakes against Southern Miss. #UT #CWS about 1 hours ago
#UT now leads 7-6 with 1 on and 0 outs in 7th inning. Connor Rowe up. #CWS about 1 hours ago
Love short #CWS commercials but not long enough for bathroom break. Missed Rupp’s 7th inning homer. That’s 1 way to get leadoff guy in. #UT about 1 hours ago
@TAning Maybe they can bring Ravech into booth so he and Orel can chat about Twitter some more. #UT #CWS about 1 hours ago
Now Jungmann walks next batter on 4 pitches. But he gets flyout to LF to end the threat & inning. Headed to the 7th, still 6-6. #UT #CWS about 1 hours ago
Somehow ESPN has cut away to telecast of Siskel and Ebert. Not sure when they’ll be back to the #CWS. I’ll let you know. #UT about 1 hours ago
I jinxed Jungmann. Calhoun/Ham singles to left with 2 outs in the 6th inning. #UT #CWS about 1 hours ago
How many is that in a row for Jungmann? He’s retired every batter he’s faced so far. (Right?) #UT #cws about 1 hours ago
Got to imagine Rudy’s brother is getting REALLY tired of talking about him. #UT #CWS about 2 hours ago
@kbohls Not just baserunners, lots of leadoff guys and 2 on with 0 outs innings. It feels like it’s going to bite them in the a**. #UT #CWS about 2 hours ago
Keyes pops up for infield fly rule. 2 outs, runners still on 1st and 2nd for #UT. Need a big hit from Loy here. #cws about 2 hours ago
@edyerr Don’t let ESPN360 stop you from following our updates. 🙂 about 2 hours ago
Single up the middle to start top of 6th. Will Belt bunt? Can’t keep wasting chances. #CWS #UT about 2 hours ago
3 quick outs by Jungmann in the bottom of the 5th. Looking comfortable out there. Probably helped to get in game Sunday night. #UT #CWS about 2 hours ago
Nevermind, Clark now bunts one foul. Augie gave him one hack to try to do something. #UT #CWS about 2 hours ago
Pretty shocked Clark isn’t bunting here. Augie going for the throat? #ut #cws about 2 hours ago
Arizona St bringing in their closer with no outs in 5th. Trying to keep #ut from taking their first lead of game. #cws about 2 hours ago
Two on AGAIN to start 5th. Hit and walk sets up Preston Clark to bunt them over. #ut #cws about 2 hours ago
Another leadoff basehit for #ut here in the 5th, this one by Brandon Loy. #cws about 2 hours ago
Jungmann comes in with 2 on and leaves them there. Great work by the freshman. Let’s see if he can give #UT some innings. #cws about 2 hours ago
Cameron Rupp tries to catch everything rather than just blocking and smothering it. Results in more wild pitches than necessary. #UT #cws about 2 hours ago
#UT going back to the bullpen. Jungmann will come on with 2 on and 1 out. #cws about 2 hours ago
RT @kbohls Some pitchers duels. The two aces for the teams went 5 1/3 inn combined and gave up 15 hits and 12 runs. Go figure. #ut# cws about 2 hours ago
Keyes strikes out looking to end top of 4th. #UT with new life and momentum. headed to bottom of 4th with 6-6 score. #cws about 3 hours ago
RT @aTrubow aTrubowJungmann is warming up in the bullpen. Smart move by Augie and Skip. Not that I know what I’m talking about. #ut #cws about 3 hours ago
ESPN censors half a second to slow, miss the F word and then have 3 seconds of silence after it. Is there a 5-second delay on this? #UT #CWS about 3 hours ago
@OBConnection And certainly not against a top 10 draft pick pitcher. Heck of a game. about 3 hours ago
Single through right side by Belt scores 2 runs to tie this game up. #UT has knocked out Leake with 1 out in 4th inning. Team has “it”. #cws about 3 hours ago
Safety squeeze by #UT and botched play by ASU scores another run for Horns. 4-6 game with runners on 2nd & 3rd, 1 out for Belt. #cws about 3 hours ago
5 straight hitters have reached based here in the top of the 4th for #UT. Torres up with 2 on and 0 outs. #cws about 3 hours ago
And just like that, Cameron Rupp cuts the #UT deficit in half with a 3-run homer to RF. Horns are back in this thing. #cws about 3 hours ago
#UT again has first 2 runners of an inning on base. Let’s hope they can chip away at this 6-run lead. #cws about 3 hours ago
Despite Monday’s win, overall #UT has played very mediocre, sloppy baseball in this #CWS. Another error = another run. ASU 6, UT 0. about 3 hours ago
Sac fly is 2nd out of 3rd inning for Dicharry but runners tag and ASU is now up 4-0. #UT #cws about 3 hours ago
Perfect double play ball goes right through 2B Tucker’s legs and Augie will pull Ruffin. Might need Ruffin later this week. #UT #CWS about 3 hours ago
According to Hershiser, if you make a guy look ugly you shouldn’t throw that pitch anymore. That’s some odd logic. #UT #CWS about 3 hours ago
Got out of here in a hurry… RT @aTrubow: Ramirez drills the second home run of the game. It’s 4-0 ASU. #ut #cws about 3 hours ago
Uh oh. Moldenhauer nearly comes out of his shoes striking out on another breaking ball. #UT hitting a little but not getting it done. #cws about 3 hours ago
Torres hits one right where he did in the 1st inning, but this time ASU had 1B guarding line. 1 out for #UT in the 3rd. #cws about 3 hours ago
@Dustin_McComas As someone who hasn’t watched #UT much until the Regionals etc, he seems lackadaisical back there. Seems mental. about 4 hours ago
Ruffin gets 8th batter of the inning to fly out to CF to finally end bottom of the 2nd. Headed to the 3rd, #UT 0, ASU 3. #CWS about 4 hours ago
Kole Calhoun, who hit ASU homer for games 1st run, looks like Ham from the Sandlot: http://twitpic.com/7kwkr #ut #cws about 4 hours ago
Single to right scores another runner (who was on 2nd due to passed ball) and now Arizona State leads #UT 3 to zip. #cws about 4 hours ago
Mistake by C Cameron Rupp on pitchout gives ASU another run. Just missed it. Rupp has not impressed defensively in #cws. #UT 0, ASU 2 about 4 hours ago
Hit and run worked but not traditionally, SS Loy can’t get to pop up as he breaks to cover 2nd base. 1st & 3rd with 1 out for ASU. #ut #cws about 4 hours ago
RT @ESPN_CWSKyle: 2nd HR in 2 nights for Calhoun. The ball is flying better to left than right this year. about 4 hours ago
Opposite field homer for ASU to lead off the bottom of the 2nd. Didn’t get out by much, but #UT now down 1-0. #cws about 4 hours ago
Through 2 innings #UT has stranded 4 baserunners and struck out 4 times. Really looking bad against Leake’s curveball. #cws about 4 hours ago
RT @kbohls: Already two walks by Leake after 21 all year.#ut #cws about 4 hours ago
Erin Andrews must be thinking about me, really struggled through that fluff piece on Leake. #ut #cws about 4 hours ago
Mike Leake’s stuff definitely looks better here in the top of the 2nd. #UT is going to need to work count and get into bullpen tonight. #cws about 4 hours ago
Not a good at bat for Kevin Keyes. Didn’t come close to several curveballs, including last one several feet in front of homeplate. #ut #cws about 4 hours ago
And after all that, Ruffin gets the swinging K for out number 2 and Rupp nails ASU steal attempt at 2nd base to end bottom of 1st. #ut #cws about 4 hours ago
With all the pickoffs and the foul balls and full count, this has been very long at bat. #ut #cws about 4 hours ago
Strikeout and double play grounder from Moldenhauer quickly end a promising start for #UT. Think that was big missed opportunity. #cws about 4 hours ago
@aTrubow Augie also tried to get Belt going by not bunting him in the 8th Sunday night. about 4 hours ago
#UT needs to take advantage and score before Leake settles in. Big setback if they can’t put one on the board after getting 1st 2 on. #cws about 4 hours ago
Opening batter of the game Michael Torres puts one right inside 1B line to start game with double for #UT. Great start. #cws about 4 hours ago
RT @Dustin_McComas: Sean McDonough sounds like shit, and Orel just called Ruffin a lefty. Nice start for ESPN. about 4 hours ago
#UT baseball about to get underway against Ariz St. Glad to have the very hoarse Sean McDonough but dreading another night of Hershiser #cws about 4 hours ago