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No. 4 Tech Drops Series Opener Against OSU, 12-10
April 22, 2017 | Baseball
The Red Raiders’ six-run sixth made the game new, but not enough to hold off the Cowboys on Friday
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 4 Texas Tech baseball team dropped Friday night's series opener, 12-10, in a long, hard-fought affair against Oklahoma State at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.
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The Red Raiders (32-9, 8-5) posted 10 runs on 11 hits, including a six-run sixth to tie the game at nine, but three runs in the final two innings for the Cowboys (22-15, 5-8) helped OSU take the first of the weekend set.
Freshman infielder Josh Jung finished the night with four hits, including a ninth-inning homer, along with three RBI and two runs scored. Junior outfielder Tanner Gardner also had a multi-hit day, putting down three hits to go with an RBI and a run.
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The Cowboys struck for three runs in the top of the first inning with a three-run home run to left field by Garrett McCain. The homer scored Ryan Cash and Garrett Benge, who reached on a walk and single, respectively. Â
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Erikson Lanning, the sophomore lefty, pitched the opening inning for the Red Raiders in his fourth start of the year.
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The Red Raiders bats warmed up in the third as Tech notched two runs in the frame. Cody Farhat drew a five-pitch walk to lead off the inning, while Ryan Long reached on a sacrifice bunt thanks to a throwing error by the Cowboys pitcher. Josh Jung continued the inning by smoking a double to right center to score Farhat & Long, who crossed the plate on a fielding error by the OSU right fielder to make it 3-2.
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Freshman righty John Henry Gonzalez recorded another solid performance in his relief effort. He tallied a strikeout and allowed only two hits in his 2.0 innings in hit outing that followed the first frame.Â
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Another freshman right-hander made a brief relief appearance for Tech, as Caleb Freeman took over for Gonzalez in the fourth inning. Freeman finished with one walk and one strikeout for his scoreless inning.
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The score would remain at 3-2 until the bottom of the fifth inning, when the Tech pulled even at three. A pair of singles by Long and Jung, followed by an intentional walk to senior first baseman Hunter Hargrove loaded the bases for the Red Raiders. Berglund delivered the equalizer on a sacrifice fly to left field to knot it up.
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Things got interesting during the sixth inning which featured 12 combined runs, six for each team, along with eight hits between the two squads.
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The Cowboys would wind up with a 9-3 advantage after the top of the frame as a result of a hit-by-pitch, an error, a sacrifice bunt, two walks, a McCain two-run double and a Colin Simpson three-run home run.
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The Red Raiders would earn all six runs back in the home half of the sixth with a cavalcade of offensive display. The comeback was ignited by a Tanner Gardner leadoff walk, who didn't stay on base long thanks to a two-run dinger off the videoboard in right center field by John McMillon. For McMillon, it was his fifth long ball of the season and brought the score to 9-5.
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A pitching change by the Cowboys with no outs and nobody on would require Farhat to restart the charge with a single up the middle. A Long walk and another RBI single by Jung set the table for Hargrove, who proceeded to add an RBI ground out deficit to cut the deficit down to 9-7.
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An Oklahoma State fielding error on a grounder to the shortstop would plate Jung from third to bring the Red Raiders within a run. After a single by Garcia to right field put runners on the corners, the Cowboys made another pitching change, but it didn't stop Tech from drawing even. Gardner striped a single through the middle to score Berglund to once again make the game new. The six-run sixth marked the 23rd time that the Red Raiders have scored four or more runs in a single frame this season; however, with the loss, Tech dropped to 16-2 when doing so.
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The turning point in Friday's game would come in the top of the eighth inning, when the Cowboys took a one-run lead behind an RBI single from Colin Simpson. The run was charged to freshman RHP Jake McDonald, who struck out two over 2.1 innings of work, dropping him to 0-1 this season.
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The Cowboys produced two more runs in the top of the ninth on a fielder's choice and two-out RBI single, making the score 12-9.
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Tech would pick up another run in the bottom of the ninth on a solo shot by Jung over the right field bullpen, his second of the year, to cap off the 10 runs scored.
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The Red Raiders and the Cowboys return to action on Saturday, April 22, at 2 p.m. at Rip Griffin Park.
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The Red Raiders (32-9, 8-5) posted 10 runs on 11 hits, including a six-run sixth to tie the game at nine, but three runs in the final two innings for the Cowboys (22-15, 5-8) helped OSU take the first of the weekend set.
Freshman infielder Josh Jung finished the night with four hits, including a ninth-inning homer, along with three RBI and two runs scored. Junior outfielder Tanner Gardner also had a multi-hit day, putting down three hits to go with an RBI and a run.
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The Cowboys struck for three runs in the top of the first inning with a three-run home run to left field by Garrett McCain. The homer scored Ryan Cash and Garrett Benge, who reached on a walk and single, respectively. Â
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Erikson Lanning, the sophomore lefty, pitched the opening inning for the Red Raiders in his fourth start of the year.
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The Red Raiders bats warmed up in the third as Tech notched two runs in the frame. Cody Farhat drew a five-pitch walk to lead off the inning, while Ryan Long reached on a sacrifice bunt thanks to a throwing error by the Cowboys pitcher. Josh Jung continued the inning by smoking a double to right center to score Farhat & Long, who crossed the plate on a fielding error by the OSU right fielder to make it 3-2.
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Freshman righty John Henry Gonzalez recorded another solid performance in his relief effort. He tallied a strikeout and allowed only two hits in his 2.0 innings in hit outing that followed the first frame.Â
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Another freshman right-hander made a brief relief appearance for Tech, as Caleb Freeman took over for Gonzalez in the fourth inning. Freeman finished with one walk and one strikeout for his scoreless inning.
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The score would remain at 3-2 until the bottom of the fifth inning, when the Tech pulled even at three. A pair of singles by Long and Jung, followed by an intentional walk to senior first baseman Hunter Hargrove loaded the bases for the Red Raiders. Berglund delivered the equalizer on a sacrifice fly to left field to knot it up.
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Things got interesting during the sixth inning which featured 12 combined runs, six for each team, along with eight hits between the two squads.
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The Cowboys would wind up with a 9-3 advantage after the top of the frame as a result of a hit-by-pitch, an error, a sacrifice bunt, two walks, a McCain two-run double and a Colin Simpson three-run home run.
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The Red Raiders would earn all six runs back in the home half of the sixth with a cavalcade of offensive display. The comeback was ignited by a Tanner Gardner leadoff walk, who didn't stay on base long thanks to a two-run dinger off the videoboard in right center field by John McMillon. For McMillon, it was his fifth long ball of the season and brought the score to 9-5.
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A pitching change by the Cowboys with no outs and nobody on would require Farhat to restart the charge with a single up the middle. A Long walk and another RBI single by Jung set the table for Hargrove, who proceeded to add an RBI ground out deficit to cut the deficit down to 9-7.
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An Oklahoma State fielding error on a grounder to the shortstop would plate Jung from third to bring the Red Raiders within a run. After a single by Garcia to right field put runners on the corners, the Cowboys made another pitching change, but it didn't stop Tech from drawing even. Gardner striped a single through the middle to score Berglund to once again make the game new. The six-run sixth marked the 23rd time that the Red Raiders have scored four or more runs in a single frame this season; however, with the loss, Tech dropped to 16-2 when doing so.
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The turning point in Friday's game would come in the top of the eighth inning, when the Cowboys took a one-run lead behind an RBI single from Colin Simpson. The run was charged to freshman RHP Jake McDonald, who struck out two over 2.1 innings of work, dropping him to 0-1 this season.
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The Cowboys produced two more runs in the top of the ninth on a fielder's choice and two-out RBI single, making the score 12-9.
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Tech would pick up another run in the bottom of the ninth on a solo shot by Jung over the right field bullpen, his second of the year, to cap off the 10 runs scored.
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The Red Raiders and the Cowboys return to action on Saturday, April 22, at 2 p.m. at Rip Griffin Park.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Teel, Carson (3-3)
L: McDonald, Jake (0-1)
S: Cobb, Trey (2)
Batting:
2B: Benge, Garrett 1 ; McCain, Garrett 1 ; Boone, Trevor 1
HR: McCain, Garrett 1 ; Simpson, Colin 1
RBI: Sluder, Ryan 1 ; Benge, Garrett 2 ; McCain, Garrett 5 ; Simpson, Colin 4
SH: Sluder, Ryan 1 ; Chappell, Jacob 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Sluder, Ryan 1 ; Cash, Ryan 2 ; Benge, Garrett 3 ; McCain, Garrett 2 ; Simpson, Colin 1 ; Williams, Dustin 1 ; Boone, Trevor 1 ; Chappell, Jacob 1
SB: Chappell, Jacob 1
HBP: Simpson, Colin 1 ; Williams, Dustin 1
Batting:
2B: Jung, Josh 1 ; Gardner, Tanner 1
HR: Jung, Josh 1 ; McMillon, John 1
RBI: Jung, Josh 3 ; Hargrove, Hunter 1 ; Berglund, Michael 1 ; Gardner, Tanner 1 ; McMillon, John 2
SH: Davis, Michael 1
SF: Berglund, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Long, Ryan 3 ; Jung, Josh 2 ; Berglund, Michael 1 ; Gardner, Tanner 1 ; McMillon, John 1 ; Farhat, Cody 2
SB: Long, Ryan 1 ; Jung, Josh 1 ; Gardner, Tanner 1 ; Farhat, Cody 1
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