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Ninth-Inning Surge Propels Texas

Posted May. 31, 2009 9:58 pm by Aaron Fitt
Filed under: Division I Postseason

Texas has won yet another game in dramatic fashion. The Longhorns trailed upstart Army 10-6 heading into the bottom of the ninth before rallying to tie the score on Brandon Loy’s three-run double. Three batters later, Preston Clark ended it with a walk-off grand slam, giving Texas a 14-10 win.

The Longhorns will host Texas Christian in super regionals, as the Horned Frogs just completed their own walk-off victory. Jason Coats broke a 4-4 tie in the ninth inning against Oregon State with an RBI single to left, scoring Bryan Holaday.

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Well Arkansas absolutely destroyed the Norman regional, way to talk about that a lot(or not even a mention all weekend) any chance that FSU comes to Fayetteville?

Posted by Brandon | May 31, 2009 at 11:11 pm | Shortcut

Brandon, I didn’t talk about it much because it wasn’t a very compelling regional—as you put it, Arkansas absolutely destroyed that regional. But check last night’s “Saturday Recap, Sunday Preview” post for my quick thoughts on the Hogs. I have to imagine there’s very little chance FSU gets sent to Fayetteville. If that happens, there’s something seriously wrong.

Posted by Aaron Fitt | May 31, 2009 at 11:18 pm | Shortcut

Like some of the Longhorn teams earlier this decade (2000, 2002, 2004, 2005), it seems that this team has nerves of steel. They were involved in a nip-and-tuck game against Army on Friday that they won 3-1. Then UT follows it up with an epic 25-inning 3-2 victory against Boston College on Saturday. Those two games featured Texas’ great piching. Today’s game featured Texas’ bats rather than their pitching, as Texas scored 8 runs in the bottom of the ninth to win 14-10 after a walk-off grand slam.

Everything seems to be coming together for this team at the right time. They won the Big 12 regular season title, followed it up with a conference tournament championship, and swept through their regional in dramatic fashion. I like the way Texas matches up versus TCU, especially considering that the super regional will be in Austin. Hook ‘em Horns!

Posted by Jim Fletcher | May 31, 2009 at 11:32 pm | Shortcut

Great take, Jim.

Posted by Aaron Fitt | June 1, 2009 at 12:14 am | Shortcut

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