David Pierce applauds Texas for massive third inning response vs. Miami
David Pierce didn’t have much to be pleased about from Texas over their first two innings against Miami. Then, in the third, the Longhorns flipped the script on the Hurricanes and made their head coach quite proud.
Pierce joined the ESPNU broadcast following Texas’ nine-run inning that turned a 3-0 deficit into a six-run lead in the Coral Gables Regional. He was happy with how his team stayed aggressive in their opportunities and eventually put together a very strong inning.
“We got punched early. And we did a good job just having good at bats,” Pierce said. “Jack led us off, Mitch had a great walk. (We) pieced it together and it was a great inning. A lot of game to play though.”
Texas had progressively hung five runs already on Miami through the efforts of Jack O’Dowd, Jared Thomas, Mitchell Daly, Dylan Campbell, and Peyton Powell. Then, at that point, Jalin Flores stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded. He opened things up inside Mark Light Field at that point with a grand slam that gave the Longhorns all the command they currently need within the game.
Again, Texas did not get off to an ideal start with a bid for a Super Regional on the line. However, with what they did in the third inning, Pierce is feeling much better about his team’s chances of making it to next weekend.
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Flores’ grand-slam extends Texas’ lead to 9-3 over Miami
Texas had already scored five unanswered to take the lead back from Miami in the Coral Gables Regional. Then, in a grand-slam fashion, Jalin Flores only added on to the avalanche from the Longhorns.
Flores made sure to let the Hurricanes know about it too as he stuck his tongue out in celebration while rounding the bases inside Mark Light Field.
This was the fourth home run of Flores’ freshman season. The three runs he helped to score also brought the RBI total for his season up to 22.
Offense has been the name of the game so far for the second matchup between these two teams in this region. Thankfully for Texas, though, they found their groove in large part due to the work from Flores.