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Texas Baseball Wins Season Opener 4-0; Game Two Open Thread

Freshman 2B Brooks Marlow began his Texas career with a bang Friday afternoon, hitting two home runs and driving in three runs in a 4-0 Texas victory. Nathan Thornhill pitched five scoreless innings and Corey Knebel finished things off with two more scoreless frames in the 7-inning opener to the doubleheader. Mark Payton added an insurance run late in the game with an RBI standup triple.

The second game will begin around 5:10 PM CST. This is your open thread.

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 - 6 p.m. Central
Texas: LHP Hoby Milner (7-4, 2.45 ERA in 2011)
Duke: LHP Trent Swart (Freshman)

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Game two at six pm
Was that against Duke's stud pre season all American pitcher?
Yes siree
Any update?

For those of us without the LHN? Or should I just say everyone?

5-3 Texas

Bot 5

Hoby Milner's night is done

Freshman Parker French in for Texas

Mark Payton just misses a homer

5-3 top 7

Duke puts two aboard but no damage
Horns get a walk and double

No runs though

5-3 top 8

Duke gets an infield single a walk and an hbp

Bases loaded two outs, French’s night is done

Take that back

French stays in, gets a big k

Horns get a double but no more

Top 9, 5-3

Knebel in

Three groundouts and it’s ballgame

Horns win 5-3, improve to 2-0 on the year

4-0, 5-3

Yup. That’s what we expect. Good game boys. Hook em!

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