CWS Championship Live: Texas versus LSU (Game 2)

Posted June 23rd, 2009 by Brian
Filed under: Baseball, Feature, Live, World Series

Follow along below with our live thoughts and analysis during tonight’s rain delayed College World Series finals game between Texas and [tag]LSU[/tag]. Texas is down 1-0 in the best-of-three series and will send out starting pitcher [tag]Taylor Jungmann[/tag] to try to even up things on ESPN at 7:40pm.

We will be posting live on Twitter at twitter.com/40AcresSports and it will also be embedded below. Follow along in either place to participate in the conversation and check back here later for news and analysis of the game. Hook ’em!

Live Game Updates

Jungmann’s 126th pitch is a beauty to end this thing #UT 5, #LSU 1. Horns force a deciding game 3 tomorrow night. #CWS 10 minutes ago
Jungmann strikes out Landry to end the game. Complete game domination by the freshman!! #UT wins!! #CWS 11 minutes ago
Maybe I’ve lost my mind, but Hershiser is an idiot right? A balk is an immediate dead ball. #UT #CWS 12 minutes ago
RT @gkketch: I think Mike Patrick is going to try and get to third base with Jared Mitchell after the game… 13 minutes ago
You suck Les Miles. Call at first base was right. Torres guns out Mitchell for 2nd out of 9th inning. 1 more to go. #UT #CWS 14 minutes ago
Amazing how with the amazing performance we’re watching from Jungmann, ESPN has spent loving on LSU’s Mitchell. #UT #CWS 15 minutes ago
Ouch. Jungmann doesn’t get callon good fastball down and off outside corner. #UT #CWS 16 minutes ago
RT @ESPN_CWSKyle: Best fastball of the day for the freshman to strike out Mahtook…94 mph in the 9th #cws 18 minutes ago
Jungmann blows the high heater past Mahtouk for 1st out of 9th. 2 more to go! #UT #CWS 18 minutes ago
Leadoff single for LSU to start 9th. Does Jungmann have the gas to finish thing? I want to see him try. Leave him in. #UT #CWS 20 minutes ago
Jungmann back out for the 9th. Let’s go Horns!! #UT #CWS 23 minutes ago
Keyes ends the top of the 9th with dribbler back to mound. 3 more outs to go for #UT to send the #CWS to game 3. #LSU 25 minutes ago
Positive thing about Moldenhauer GIDP, #UT more likely to hit home run now… but instead Rupp hit up on the hands by fastball. #CWS 26 minutes ago
Prediction: Moldenhauer will end #CWS with 10 homers and 10 GIDP. DIdn’t get out of box clean and throw barely beats him. #UT #CWS 27 minutes ago
Belt singles to start 9th. Moldenhauer up now. Not bunting. 🙂 #UT #CWS 28 minutes ago
Short pop is caught in foul territory by 1B Belt to end 8th. Headed to the 9th. #UT 5, #LSU 1. #CWS 33 minutes ago
Dinker fielded by 3B torres for 2nd out of 8th. Runner on 2nd, 2 outs. #UT #CWS 36 minutes ago
Loy boots another tough one almost exact same way. He needs to get in front of those, take it off chest & still throw hi out. #UT #CWS 38 minutes ago
@NoEarthlyIdea Hopefully these hundreds of #UT posts will scare off #Utah from trying to use it anymore. #Texas etc are all too long. 39 minutes ago
RT @bevobeat: Jungmann just threw 92nd pitch. Can he finish it off himself? 40 minutes ago
Grounder to Torres for 1st out of 8th. 5 more outs to go. #UT #CWS 40 minutes ago
Misspoke a minute ago, it wasn’t Rowe… RT @jbclark9: @40acressports brandon loy stole second. 42 minutes ago
#UT gets Loy to third but Tucker can’t get hm out and flies out F9 to end the 8th inning. 6 more outs, UT 5, #LSU 1. #CWS 43 minutes ago
RT @RossLucksinger: Hey. Guys. There’s a damn baseball game going on. Get back to calling it. #UT #CWS #LSU 44 minutes ago
Connor Rowe steals second. For a team that plays “small ball”, #UT doesn’t do a lot of that. At least not lately. #CWS about an hour ago
#LSU can play some defense. SS pulls in popup after running long way at full speed and catches it over his shoulder to get Clark. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
2 more K’s for Jungmann and we’re through 7 innings. Doesn’t look tired, unless #UT blows it open I expect him in there for 8th. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
Jungmann back on the bump for 7th. Wonder how much gas he has left, #UT could use the bullpen rest. #CWS about an hour ago
#UT squanders 2 leadoff walks and headed to bottom of 7th with score 5-1 over #LSU. #CWS about an hour ago
Keyes right on one but grounds it right to SS for taylor made double play. Runner on 3B with 2 outs now for Rowe. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
Close 3-0 pitch is called ball 4 to put Rupp on. #LSU walks 1st 2 here in 7th and will go to the bullpen. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
ESPN guys, esp. Ventura, aren’t THAT old that they should thing txting is so confusing. Just for Ventura: http://twitpic.com/8910g #CWS #UT about an hour ago
And then Jungmann throws a dart past the #LSU batter for another strikeout to end the 6th. #UT still up 5-1 headed to 7th. #CWS about an hour ago
#UT catches a break as #LSU baserunner BARELY leaves early on tag up & is called out on appeal. Unconventional double play clears bases #CWS about an hour ago
Tough play for Jungmann & Belt and neither makes the play. Error on someone and #LSU leadoff man reaches and takes 2B to start 6th. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
@drteston Because their fans don’t know how to use hashtags? #UT about an hour ago
Belt pops out to end threat. Score has been sitting at 5-1 for a while now, hope Jungmann stays up to the task. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
Brandon Belt with a chance to blow this thing open. Big spot here. #UT #CWS about an hour ago
9-hole hitter Brandon Loy can’t get bunt down and then strikes out swinging for 1st out of the inning. #UT #CWS about 1 hours ago
Preston Clark rips leadoff single to LF to start the top of the 6th. Time for some more insurance. #UT #CWS about 1 hours ago
RT @aTrubow: @texaslippy He’s making his eaux face… eaux, eaux, eaux about 1 hours ago
Kevin Keyes robbed by incredible diving catch on fly ball down LF line by #LSU‘s Landry. Really nice play. #UT #CWS about 1 hours ago
Current #LSU reliever first one getting anything done. #UT hitters haven’t figured him out yet. Rupp K’s to start top of 5th. #CWS about 1 hours ago
Fantastic double play turned by #UT 2B Travis Tucker. Ranges far to his right to snag grounder, flips backhand to SS Loy to turn it. #CWS about 1 hours ago
QUick inning for the first time for #UT. Belt walks but Torres, Tucker, and Moldenhauer go quietly. #CWS about 2 hours ago
Jungmann leaves the leadoff triple standing at third base. Great pitching to keep the lead at 5-1 for #UT. #CWS about 2 hours ago
RT @aTrubow: Jungmann with a big K as he gets Gibbs. Georgetown beats Pflugerville. #ut #cws about 2 hours ago
Leadoff triple that RF Keyes might should have played off the wall and held to a double. Heart of #LSU lineup. #UT #CWS about 2 hours ago
RT @aTrubow: All these #lsu bullpen guys have weird hitches in their motions. #ut #cws about 2 hours ago
Another 2-out ribby for the Longhorns. Clark puts one through hole into LF for a single to score Rowe from 2nd. #UT 5, #LSU 1. #CWS about 2 hours ago
Connor Rowe rips a ball right down 3B line for an RBI double. #UT still hitting bombs, but playing more complete offensive game 2night. #CWS about 2 hours ago
If runners are on, #UT power back to warning track variety. Keyes hits one hard to warning track in RF for 2nd out. #CWS #LSU about 2 hours ago
RT @gkketch: #UT fans, that was a coach (Les Miles) that has never beaten u on the field that was insulting you & your impact in Omaha. #CWS about 2 hours ago
RT @CBahr: Prodigious clouts sale going on now. #ut stocked up (Any idea if any 2-run clouts were available?) about 2 hours ago
Good catch. Wish he & Keyes were still in lineup last night: RT @texaslippy: Hooray! Moldenhauer stays in lineup to face lefty RP #ut #cws about 2 hours ago
WOW! Zen Augie + Russell Moldenhauer = ANOTHER solo shot for #UT!! He just absolutely crushed one to DEEP RF seats. #CWS #LSU about 2 hours ago
#LSU changes pitchers already to start 3rd inning. Belt pops out to start inning. Moldenhauer up. #UT #CWS about 2 hours ago
Jungmann recovers from error and gets the strikeout to end the 2nd inning, stranding runners on 1st/3rd. #UT 2, #LSU 1. #CWS about 2 hours ago
And now #UT‘s defensive issues cost Horns’ another run. SS Brandon Loy boots a tough one and #LSU scores 1st run of game. #CWS about 2 hours ago
Another close call at first base. I think ump got them both right. Torres pumped a little and #LSU player beat it out. #CWS about 2 hours ago
ESPN hyperbole: “we can say without question that Jared Mitchell is the fastest player we’ve ever seen at #CWS.” Really? Time them? #UT #LSU about 2 hours ago
Another two choppers to 3B Torres to start off bottom of 2nd. #UT pitchers seem to force a lot of those and very few hard grounders. #CWS about 2 hours ago
A special link for @LSUcoachmiles: http://tr.im/pwXN We miss you in the Big 12. #UT #LSU #CWS about 2 hours ago
Bad mistake by Torres with 3-1 count on Belt with 2 outs. He scores on single regardless of lead, no reason to be off like that. #UT #CWS about 2 hours ago
Another catcher interference, this time not against #UT. Error puts Tucker on first and gives Belt 2 runners on with 2 outs. #CWS about 2 hours ago
Oh, and Preston Clark ripped a slider over LF wall on a line. Solo (again) home run puts the Horns up 2-0. #UT #CWS about 2 hours ago
Maybe Les Miles can tweet: “Oh neaux!!! Home run for #UT! This feels like when they kicked my butt as Okie St coach. :(” #CWS #LSU about 2 hours ago
Jungmann ends bottom of 1st with 2 straight K’s. Definitely rebounded from last night’s possible set back. Good news for #UT tonight. #CWS about 3 hours ago
Starting pitcher Taylor Jungmann starts the game off with 2 more balls but gets #LSU leadoff man to ground out to 3B. #UT #CWS about 3 hours ago
#UT swinging bats well early. Cameron Rupp rips 2-out single to right CF. Kevin Keyes will have chance for big RBI. #CWS about 3 hours ago
Moldenhauer has grounded into all 3 #UT double plays and almost makes it 4 but #LSU botches it. Moldenhauer reaches, 2 outs. #CWS about 3 hours ago
Great stroke by Brandon Belt lines a breaking ball into RF for RBI single. #UT strikes first and leads 1-0 with 1 out in 1st inning. #CWS about 3 hours ago
RT @JermichaelF88: Lets GO TEXAS! I think they will beat LSU today for sure! #UT #CWS about 3 hours ago
There’s LSU’s first error of the #CWS. Ball thrown away by catcher trying to pick off Torres from 1B. Runner on 2B no outs. #UT about 3 hours ago
Torres draws 4 pitch walk to start game. How bout a 2-run homer tonight to mix things up a bit? #UT #CWS about 3 hours ago
1st pitch of the game is a ball to Michael Torres. #UT leadoff man has 2-0 count. #CWS about 3 hours ago
@tracymueller Seriously? I missed them. about 3 hours ago
Really find Aggies rooting for #LSU pretty amusing. Sad little bunch of people. #UT #CWS about 3 hours ago
ESPN coverage of tonight’s game (finally) starting. Less than 10 minutes away from 1st pitch. #UT #CWS about 3 hours ago
RT @Lesleymccaslin: The game will start @ 7:43 #ut #lsu #cws about 4 hours ago
RT @aTrubow: The tarp is coming off the field!!!! #ut #cws #lsu about 4 hours ago
RT @kbohls: Lineup shakeups. #UT moves up Rowe to 7th, Loy to 9. LSU adds big LH bopper Leon Landry and has 5 LH bats against Jungmann #cws about 4 hours ago
During rain delay, ESPN showing last night’s #CWS game. Maybe they can stop it after 8 innings this time?? #UT #LSU about 4 hours ago
RT @gkketch: Word in Omaha is that the game might not start until 7pm and that they think the storms will have blown by at that time. about 4 hours ago
RT @bevobeat: Little-used guard Harrison Smith to transfer from #UT basketball team, his mother tells @roshoops. http://tinyurl.com/m9cyec about 5 hours ago
RT @InsideTexas: Sideways rain at Rosenblatt… No start to game two of #cws championship series in sight. #ut about 5 hours ago
RT @kbohls: LSU will start No. 3 pitcher Austin Ross tonite. He’s allowed 11 HR in 79 IP & has a 5.09 ERA.#ut #cws about 6 hours ago