Win: Shannon Kubenka (7-3) Loss: Chris Mellana (0-3)
Inning: 1 Texas Izzy Lacy pitching. Tiger Mizeu flies out to the center fielder. Wyatt Rains flies out to the left fielder. Slater Blue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tuck Ohno pitching. Chuck Kaiser flies out to the center fielder. Rick Fisher flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Brad Didier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Benton Johnson walks. Jake Bradford strikes out. Benton Johnson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rocky Heat singles to center field. Zeb Brody singles to right field. Pop Eusebio strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pete High flies out to the right fielder. Butts Girardi flies out to the left fielder. Bob Cianfrocco singles to left field. Ezra Birmingham walks. Gabe Bomback doubles to right field. Bob Cianfrocco scores. Ezra Birmingham uses his aggressiveness and scores. Izzy Lacy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Tuck Ohno singles to left field. Tiger Mizeu grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tuck Ohno is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wyatt Rains pops out to the third baseman. Tiger Mizeu steals second. Slater Blue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Chuck Kaiser hits a home run. Rick Fisher singles to center field. Rick Fisher steals second. Rick Fisher steals third. Brad Didier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Fisher scores. Pete High flies out to the left fielder. Butts Girardi hits a home run. Bob Cianfrocco singles to center field. Ezra Birmingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Benton Johnson triples. Jake Bradford singles to right field. Benton Johnson scores. Jake Bradford steals second. Rocky Heat hits a home run. Jake Bradford scores. Zeb Brody doubles to center field. Pop Eusebio flies out to the right fielder. Gene Hansen is pinch hitting for Tuck Ohno. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Gene Hansen hits a home run. Zeb Brody scores. Tiger Mizeu grounds out to the third baseman. Wyatt Rains flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Humbo Bragg pitching. Gabe Bomback flies out to the right fielder. Joe Just is pinch hitting for Izzy Lacy. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Joe Just hits a home run. Chuck Kaiser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Joe Scott pitching. Slater Blue walks. Slater Blue steals second. Benton Johnson walks. Jake Bradford strikes out. Rocky Heat hits a home run. Slater Blue scores. Benton Johnson scores. Zeb Brody strikes out. Pop Eusebio singles to right field. Humbo Bragg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Brad Didier walks. Pete High hits a home run. Brad Didier scores. Chris Mellana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butts Girardi flies out to the right fielder. Bob Cianfrocco walks. Ezra Birmingham flies out to the center fielder. Gabe Bomback grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Shannon Kubenka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tiger Mizeu grounds out to the shortstop. Wyatt Rains grounds out to the third baseman. Slater Blue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Shannon Kubenka reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pop Eusebio. Chuck Kaiser walks. Rick Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Brad Didier flies out to the left fielder. Pete High hits a home run. Shannon Kubenka scores. Chuck Kaiser scores. Butts Girardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Benton Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Jake Bradford grounds out to the third baseman. Rocky Heat singles to left field. Zeb Brody flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bob Cianfrocco grounds out to the third baseman. Ezra Birmingham grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Bomback strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Pop Eusebio flies out to the left fielder. Sad Nomo is pinch hitting for Chris Mellana. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sad Nomo strikes out. Tiger Mizeu singles to right field. Wyatt Rains strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lee Kelly pitching. Shannon Kubenka reached on a fielding error by Zeb Brody. Chuck Kaiser walks. Rick Fisher pops out to the second baseman. Brad Didier grounds out to the catcher. Shannon Kubenka advances to third on the play. Chuck Kaiser advances to second on the play. Pete High grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Slater Blue grounds out to the third baseman. Benton Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Chief Linton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jake Bradford singles to center field. Rocky Heat flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Henry Blades did not respond to coaching in control Lou Beatin did not respond to coaching in velocity Flip Wilder improves in range Emil Foley did not respond to coaching in velocity Flip Wilder did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom Pearce improves in speed Tom Pearce improves in range Joe Lipski improves in control Joe Lipski did not respond to coaching in velocity