Win: Christopher Tait (7-4) Loss: John Cloninger (6-5)
Inning: 1 Texas John Cloninger pitching. Fred Hastings singles to left field. Pete Hobbs grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Hastings advances to second on the play. Geoff Donovan strikes out. Ramon James pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Christopher Tait pitching. Roy Smith strikes out. Frank Listach flies out to the right fielder. Julio Frazier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Mike Henley doubles to right field. Paul Leslie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Henley advances to third on the play. Lonnie Nichols singles to right field. Mike Henley scores. Harvey Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Lonnie Nichols advances to second on the play. Christopher Tait hits an infield single to the pitcher. Fred Hastings walks. Pete Hobbs doubles to center field. Lonnie Nichols scores. Christopher Tait scores. Fred Hastings uses his aggressiveness and scores. Geoff Donovan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Isao Nioka grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Johnson strikes out. Bobby Poffenberger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Ramon James grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Henley strikes out. Paul Leslie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Sharrott doubles to right field. Kevin Shetrone grounds out to the shortstop. John Cloninger flies out to the right fielder. Roy Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Lonnie Nichols singles to right field. Harvey Jones singles to left field. Lonnie Nichols advances to third on the hit. Christopher Tait grounds out to the pitcher. Harvey Jones advances to second on the play. Fred Hastings flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Lonnie Nichols scores. Pete Hobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Frank Listach singles to center field. Frank Listach steals second. Julio Frazier grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Frank Listach advances to third on the play. Isao Nioka flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Listach scores. Bruce Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Ben Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Geoff Donovan reached on a fielding error by Ben Martin. Geoff Donovan steals second. Ramon James strikes out. Mike Henley strikes out. Paul Leslie walks. Lonnie Nichols flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bobby Poffenberger singles to right field. Paul Sharrott walks. Kevin Shetrone pops out to the shortstop. Ben Martin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Smith singles to left field. Bobby Poffenberger scores. Paul Sharrott scores. Frank Listach flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Harvey Jones reached on a fielding error by Julio Frazier. Christopher Tait lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Fred Hastings grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Christopher Tait is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pete Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Julio Frazier strikes out. Isao Nioka flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Johnson singles to right field. Bobby Poffenberger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bruce Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Geoff Donovan singles to right field. Ramon James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Geoff Donovan advances to second on the play. Mike Henley pops out to the shortstop. Paul Leslie doubles to center field. Geoff Donovan scores. Lonnie Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Paul Sharrott grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Shetrone flies out to the right fielder. Brooks Denny is pinch hitting for Ben Martin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Brooks Denny grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Bill Hazle pitching. Mike Gibson is pinch hitting for Harvey Jones. Mike Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Christopher Tait flies out to the center fielder. Fred Hastings singles to left field. Fred Hastings steals second. Pete Hobbs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jimmy Watson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ramon James at 2B. Roy Smith singles to center field. Frank Listach grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Julio Frazier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Geoff Donovan hits a home run. Jimmy Watson strikes out. Mike Henley flies out to the right fielder. Paul Leslie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Isao Nioka singles to center field. Dick Clement comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bruce Johnson singles to center field. Isao Nioka advances to third on the hit. Bobby Poffenberger lines out to the second baseman. Paul Sharrott grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Paul Sharrott (1).SF - Isao Nioka.GIDP - Frank Listach, Paul Sharrott. Baserunning: SB - Frank Listach (2). Fielding: E - Julio Frazier, Ben Martin.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Floyd Pawelek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Trey Leber did not respond to coaching in velocity Deacon Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Del Morgan improves in arm Del Morgan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dwight Hansen did not respond to coaching in control Bruce Stahl did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Sugden did not respond to coaching in control Andy Long improves in power_vs_lefty Bruce Stahl did not respond to coaching in speed
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pietro Pranzo did not respond to coaching in control Roy Batten did not respond to coaching in speed Babe Milosevich did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Morton improves in range Alex Paquette did not respond to coaching in velocity George Smith did not respond to coaching in control Pietro Pranzo did not respond to coaching in control Roy Batten did not respond to coaching in arm Roy Batten did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Schueler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brent Marsh did not respond to coaching in 3B