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For Immediate Release: March 24, 2002 BRONCS SWEPT AT TEXAS
AUSTIN,
TX –Good pitching stops good hitting. The University of Texas proved
that again Sunday, as five Longhorn pitchers combined to shut out the
Broncs for the third time in as many days, winning 20-0 Sunday afternoon
at Disch-Falk Field. The
Broncs were held to five hits. They threatened in the third inning
against UT starter Ray Clark when freshman second baseman Marco Garza
(Mission, TX/Sharyland HS) led off with a single to right field and
moved to second on a one-out single by freshman center fielder John
Lopez (Mission, TX/Mission HS). But junior shortstop Jerome McCoy (Fort
Worth, TX/Eastern Hills HS/Northeast Texas CC) lined into a double play
to end the inning. Junior
right fielder Skip Weast (Inola, OK/Inola HS/Crowder JC) led off the
fifth with a double. He moved to third on an infield out, but was left
there as reliever Buck Cody retired the side. McCoy
led off the ninth with a single, stole second and moved to third on a
hit by senior third baseman Adam Farek (Crockett, TX/Crockett HS/Cedar
Valley CC). However, Texas pitcher Kevin Frizzell retired the side to
end the game. The
shutout was UT’s fourth in succession. It allowed the Longhorns to set
a record for consecutive scoreless innings. Bronc
senior lefthander Frank James (Elgin, TX/Elgin HS/Navarro JC) was
knocked out after allowing 13 runs (six earned) in 3 2/3 innings. Center
fielder Joe Ferin had three hits, including a double, and four RBIs,
while second baseman Tim Moss doubled, homered, and drove in three runs.
Right fielder Ryan Hubele also drve in three runs, while first baseman
Jeff Ontiveros added a two-run homer. Texas scored four runs in the
second inning, and added seven runs in the fourth. Six of the runs were
unearned as they came with two out after Hubele opened the inning by
reaching on McCoy’s error. |