Texas Falls, 3-1
Round Rock — Texas' starting pitcher Adrian Alaniz started slow, but got on a roll Saturday night at Dell Diamond, but he was overshadowed by UC Irvine's Scott Gorgen, who pitched a complete game and kept the Anteaters in the winner's bracket with a 3-1 victory at the Round Rock Regional.
Gorgen gave up a homer to Bradley Suttle in the third inning, but never lost his confidence and spun a gem. Despite pitching in front of the biggest crowd of his life and facing, what he termed as "the loudest roar."
The Longhorns were down by a run fter two batters and never caught up. Lead off hitter Taylor Holiday hit a triple and Ben Orloff followed with a single. But Alaniz bore down and only allowed one more earned run while pitching into the seventh inning.
Texas head coach Augie Garrido identified defense as the difference in the game, and he pointed out Anteater centerfielder Ollie Linton in particular. Linton robbed designated hitter Russell Moldenhauer twice, on liners into the gaps on either side of him. Both catches came with runners on.
Meanwhile, Texas had three errors including one which allowed a run. UCI finished the game without any gaffes of their own.
"They did not give us an extra base or an extra out the entire game," Garrido said.
Despite the loss, he is pleased with the team's attitude. Last year, the Longhorns failed to make it out of their regional, but he sees something different in this team.
"The difference is in attitude," he said. "This team has a different attitude and make up than last year's team."
Regardless of their mindset, winning the next three games and advancing to Super Regionals won't be easy.
Texas plays Wake Forest tomorrow at noon, and if they win, they'll be facing the Anteaters again — and ICU isn't lacking in confidence.
"We all believe, and we all know that we're going to be in the World Series," catcher Aaron Lowenstein said.
Garrido's been around a long time though, and he hasn't given up yet.
"We played the cards that we had, that were our best cards to play, and we lost the pot," he said. "But we didn't lose all our chips. There will be another day."
Gorgen gave up a homer to Bradley Suttle in the third inning, but never lost his confidence and spun a gem. Despite pitching in front of the biggest crowd of his life and facing, what he termed as "the loudest roar."
The Longhorns were down by a run fter two batters and never caught up. Lead off hitter Taylor Holiday hit a triple and Ben Orloff followed with a single. But Alaniz bore down and only allowed one more earned run while pitching into the seventh inning.
Texas head coach Augie Garrido identified defense as the difference in the game, and he pointed out Anteater centerfielder Ollie Linton in particular. Linton robbed designated hitter Russell Moldenhauer twice, on liners into the gaps on either side of him. Both catches came with runners on.
Meanwhile, Texas had three errors including one which allowed a run. UCI finished the game without any gaffes of their own.
"They did not give us an extra base or an extra out the entire game," Garrido said.
Despite the loss, he is pleased with the team's attitude. Last year, the Longhorns failed to make it out of their regional, but he sees something different in this team.
"The difference is in attitude," he said. "This team has a different attitude and make up than last year's team."
Regardless of their mindset, winning the next three games and advancing to Super Regionals won't be easy.
Texas plays Wake Forest tomorrow at noon, and if they win, they'll be facing the Anteaters again — and ICU isn't lacking in confidence.
"We all believe, and we all know that we're going to be in the World Series," catcher Aaron Lowenstein said.
Garrido's been around a long time though, and he hasn't given up yet.
"We played the cards that we had, that were our best cards to play, and we lost the pot," he said. "But we didn't lose all our chips. There will be another day."
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