Texas Tech University Athletics
Baseball Knocks-off Oregon State
June 21, 1999 | Baseball
February 19, 1999
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Texas Tech bats combined for 13 hits Friday afternoon as the No. 20 Red Raiders defeated Oregon State 14-9 in the San Diego Classic baseball tournament at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium.
On Friday, OSU pitcher B.R. Cook had tossed a one-hitter in Oregon States 1-0 win over No. 24 Oklahoma State. OSU had 15 hits against the Raiders (8-4) but couldn't hold an early lead.
The Beavers led 3-0 going into the bottom of the fourth inning, but Tech tagged OSU starter Pat Versluis and reliever Rob Greenwald for four runs on three hits and three walks to jump in front 4-3. Oregon State came right back with three runs in the top of the fifth to take a 6-4 lead as Troy Schaders groundout, Josh Carters sacrifice fly and Brian Duerrs single all drove in runs.
Texas Tech took the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth, though, with six runs on just three hits and three more Beaver walks against Greenwald and Jed Mitchell. The key hit was Jon Weber's bases-loaded triple to right-center; he scored on Josh Bard's sacrifice fly to make it 10-6.
The Beavers had a chance to jump back in the game immediately, loading the bases with none out in the top of the sixth, but couldnt push a run across. Oregon State got back within 10-8 on Joe Gerber's two-out, two-run double in the top of the seventh, only to see Texas Tech pick up a run in the bottom of the seventh and three more in the bottom of the eight.
Gerber was 3-for-5 and drove in three runs for Oregon State, while K.C. Rumrey was also 3-for-5, Rodd Gott was 2-for-4 and Tim Dryden was 2-for-5 with a double and drove in two runs.
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Versluis, Greenwald (4), Mitchell (5), Ranstad (6), Hansen (7) and Ingram. Roberson, Stewart (5), Fossum (5) and Bard. WP-Fossum (1-0). LP-Greenwald (0-1). 2B-Dryden (OSU), Gerber (OSU), Ruiz (TTU), Weber (TTU), Bard (TTU), Austry (TTU). 3B-Weber (TTU).
HITS: Oregon State 15 (Rumrey 3x5, Ingram 1x5, Dryden 2x5, Gerber 3x5, Gott 2x4, Colley 1x4, Schader 1x5, Carter 1x4, Duerr 1x3), Texas Tech 13 (Ruiz 2x3, Weber 3x4, Bard 2x3, Burns 1x3, Austry 2x4, Woodcock 1x3, Huth 2x4). RUNS BATTED IN: Oregon State 9 (Ingram 1, Dryden 2, Gerber 3, Schader 1, Carter 1, Duerr 1), Texas Tech 13 (Cunningham 1, Ruiz 1, Weber 5, Bard 3, Austry 1, Huth 2).
