Texas @ Rice-Opening Day of Baseball

[Peppermint Patty]

Looks like North Shores grad and Rice Freshman R. Salinas will get the start on the back-end of a DH this Saturday.

 

http://www.texassports.com/news/2015/2/12/BB_0212155301.aspx?path=baseball

 

The greatest time of the year.

 

Hook'em Horns!

 

Go Gophers! Beat Houston!

 

Stingers Up!

[aTmfan06]

Texas got 2 of 4!

[Peppermint Patty]

Well played games. Nederland grad, Kirby Bellow, had two good outings for the Horns. It was good to see him back on the mound.

Texas had 11 players make their debuts during the weekend. Lots of young talent.

[Steven Avery]

Ricky Salinas represented 21-6a well, 6 shutout innings before giving up 2 in the 7th. I wasn't sure he had that good of stuff to start as a freshman. I heard he was 88-91 velo wise.

[Peppermint Patty]

Ricky Salinas represented 21-6a well, 6 shutout innings before giving up 2 in the 7th. I wasn't sure he had that good of stuff to start as a freshman. I heard he was 88-91 velo wise.

 

He must have had some good movement on his pitches.

[Steven Avery]

Salinas had a great slider in HS, not sure if he relied on that sat or not.

 

Most of the pitchers I saw sunday were in that same range. Only the stephens kid from rice and the freshman Johnson kid were above 93...almost all of the leftys are 86-87

[Peppermint Patty]

Salinas had a great slider in HS, not sure if he relied on that sat or not.

 

Most of the pitchers I saw sunday were in that same range. Only the stephens kid from rice and the freshman Johnson kid were above 93...almost all of the leftys are 86-87

 

The slider is probably the best pitch in baseball IMO. Especially for a "power" pitcher.