Longhorn boxscore

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No boxscore today...just the line and some comments.

Texas Alumni 4, Texas 9
January 27, 1996
Austin, TX 

  Texas Alumni   0 0 0  1 0 3  0 0 0  -  4  4 3
  Texas          4 0 3  0 2 0  0 0 x  -  9 11 0

I didn't really keep score because the teams rarely stick to the "letter of the law" as far as the rules go during the Alumni game. Today was no exception. The "violation" that stood out most vividly was that Williamson didn't bat in order down around the 7th or 8th. Something like that always seems to happen during the Alumni game as both coaches try to get most of the players into the game at some point.

The game was fun. It was a little chilly but not nearly as bad as most years as the temperature stayed in the lower 50's for the entire game. Marcus Hendry (who lettered at UT '93-94) sang the National Anthem at the start of the game...just like he did for several games when he was still wearing the orange and white. It was great.

Several fans were very vocal toward Roger Clemens and the rest of the Major Leaguers who didn't show up at last year's game due to the strike. It was clear the fans hadn't forgotten and weren't happy about the situation. Once the game was underway, however, most of the bad feelings seemed to fade. Or, at least, people decided to move forward and enjoy the game.

Anyway...here are some notes on how each player did.

Alumni

Scott Bryant (lettered at UT '87-89)
...played lf for the first 6 or 7 innings...the most notable thing about his play, however, had to be his three strikeouts at the plate. That's something you don't see very often.
Roger Clemens (lettered at UT '82-83)
...pitched the first inning and threw his first pitch about 10 feet over the batter's head...as he does every year. He didn't have the greatest outting as he allowed 2 singles, 2 doubles, and a triple (4 runs resulted). He threw one strikeout and recorded the loss.
Dennis Cook (lettered at UT '84-85)
...pitched the 4th inning.
Bobby Cuellar (lettered at UT '72, '74)
...acted as one of the Alumni coaches.
Robert DeLeon (lettered at UT '92)
...played ss and then 2b during the last half of the game or so. He had two strikeouts and grounded out to 3b. He also had a throwing error to 1b.
Kirk Dressendorfer (lettered at UT '88-90)
...pitched the 6th inning.
Jose Flores (lettered at UT '94)
...played 3b most (all?) of the game. At the plate, he grounded out to ss, walked (and eventually scored a run), got a double and a single.
Scott Fredrickson (lettered at UT '90)
...pitched 2/3 of the 7th.
Todd Haney (lettered at UT '86-87)
...played 2b and then ss. He had a good game in the field. At plate, he popped out to 1b, grounded out to 3b (sac), walked, and had one strikeout.
Larry Hardy (lettered at UT '68-70)
...acted as one of the Alumni coaches.
Tim Harkrider (lettered at UT '91-93)
This was the second year in a row that the Harkrider brothers played against each other at the Alumni game. Tim and Kip both started at ss. It's fun getting to watch both of them play. Tim didn't play long, though, and had one throwing error to 1b and a strikeout during his only plate appearance.
Burt Hooton (lettered at UT '69-71)
...acted as one of the Alumni coaches. I have to say that it's always great to see Hooton at the game.
Rudy Jaramillo (lettered at UT '73)
...acted as one of the Alumni coaches.
Ryan Kjos (lettered at UT '92-94)
...pitched the last 1/3 inning of the 8th. He walked one batter and got the last out on a fc.
Clint Koppe (lettered at UT '94)
...pitched the first 2/3 inning of the 8th and had one strikeout.
Stephen Larkin (lettered at UT '92-94)
...came into the game around the 6th at 1b and then moved to lf. He had one of the Alumni errors on a bad throw to the pitcher who was covering 1b. At the plate, he had a single and grounded out to 1b.
Roger Luce (lettered at UT '90-91)
Luuuuuuce played c for about the first half of the game. At the plate, he flew out to rf and grounded out to 3b.
Keith Moreland (lettered at UT '73-75)
...acted as one of the Alumni coaches...he was also miked and talked to the radio announcers during much of the game. Sadly, I forgot to take my radio so didn't get to hear any of his comments. Sigh...it's tough getting into the swing of things as the new season rolls around!
Shea Morenz (lettered at UT '93-95)
...played rf for the entire game. At the plate, he had a strikeout, a saf to rf, a 2-rbi single, and he flew out to cf.
Calvin Murray (lettered at UT '92)
...played cf for the entire game. At the plate, he popped out twice, walked twice (scoring a run each time), and flew out to lf.
Mark Petkovsek (lettered at UT '85-87)
...pitched the 5th inning.
Scott Pugh (lettered at UT '90-91)
...played 1b for the first half of the game or so. Pugh had one of the Alumni errors At the plate, he grounded out to 2b and struck out once.
Steve Randolph (lettered at UT '95)
...played 1b for the last 2 or 3 innings and grounded out to ss during his only plate appearance.
Bruce Ruffin (lettered at UT '85)
...pitched the 3rd inning.
Greg Swindell (lettered at UT '84-86)
...pitched the 2nd inning.
Jay Vaught (lettered at UT '91-94)
...pitched the last 1/3 of the 7th inning.
Joel Williamson (lettered at UT '93)
...started at dh and then moved to c for the last half of the game. He struck out, popped out twice, and flew out to cf at the plate.

Rodney Pedraza (lettered at UT '89-91), J. D. Smart ('93-95), Jerry Taylor ('93-95), and Jose Tolentino ('83) were also at the game but didn't end up playing.

Varsity

Donny Barker (So./RS)
...pitched the 3rd inning.
Sean Braswell (Fr./HS)
...played 3b during the last inning or two and struck out during his only plate appearance.
MacGregor Byers (Jr./2L)
...played 3b for most of the game. He scored three runs...getting on base via an rbi double, a ground-rule double, and a fielder's choice.
Wiley Campbell (Jr./2L)
...played 2b for the whole game. At the plate, he grounded out to 2b three times, 1b once, and got one walk.
Ryan Chapple (Fr./RS)
...played rf during the last inning and hit into a fielder's choice.
Mark Cridland (Jr./Tr.)
...played rf for most of the game, hit a single, had a sab, a sac, and scored a run.
Blake Davis (Jr./Tr.)
...came in at dh late in the game but didn't fare too well as he flew out to cf and grounded out to the pitcher.
Chris Edelstein (So./1L)
...played lf for most of the game, had an rbi double, a single, popped up and grounded out to 2b.
Roman Escamilla (Sr./1L)
...played c for the first half of the game, struck out once, and popped up to 2b.
Kip Harkrider (So./1L)
...played ss for the whole game. At the plate, he had 2 singles, flew out to lf, grounded out to 2b and p, and scored 1 run.
JoJo Hinojosa (Sr./3L)
...pitched the last inning of the game.
Benji Keith (Fr./HS)
...played rf and then lf late in the game. He grounded out to 2b during his only plate appearance.
Clint Kiemsteadt (Jr./1L)
...played cf for most of the game and flew out to right, had an rbi double and reached on a fielder's choice.
Josef Klam (Sr./Sq.)
...played c for the last inning and flew out to cf during his only plate appearance.
Jason Layne (Sr./1L)
...came in at 1b toward the end of the game and grounded out to 1b his only at bat.
Scott Leon (Jr./Tr.)
...pitched the 4th inning.
Joe Luis Lopez (Fr./HS)
...pitched the last 1/3 of the 6th and all of the 7th. Impressive outing for a true freshman...two strikeouts.
Brian McKinney (So./1L)
...pitched the first 2/3 of the 6th inning. He got into a bit of trouble as he walked three batters.
Jake O'Dell (Sr./1L)
...pitched the first two innings and got the win.
Danny Peoples (Jr./2L)
...played 1b for most of the game. At the plate, he had an rbi triple, a single, reached on an error, and scored 3 runs.
Dax Powell (Jr./Tr.)
...pitched the 8th inning.
Trey Salinas (So./1L)
...started at dh and spent a few innings at c. He struck out once and reached base on two errors.
Mike Scarborough (Fr./HS)
...played cf toward the end of the game and got a single.
Rad Weaver (So./1L)
...pitched the 5th inning.

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