Texas Tech University Athletics
OSU Hands Tech 12-3 Defeat
June 21, 1999 | Baseball
May 15, 1999
LUBBOCK, Texas - Oklahoma State used a seven-run fourth inning to cruise to a 12-3 Saturday victory against Texas Tech before 4,520 fans at Dan Law Field. The Cowboys' victory ended Texas Tech's 12-game home conference win streak and dropped the Red Raiders to 40-12 overall and 18-7 in Big 12 play. Oklahoma State improved to 39-15 overall and 17-9 in the Big 12. The loss was the worst suffered by Texas Tech this season. The previous loss was a 7-0 shutout at Missouri on March 5.
The Cowboys jumped on top in the fourth inning with seven runs thanks to consecutive two-RBI singles from Billy Gasparino and Josh Holliday. Consecutive singles from Jay McCullough and Chris Becerra, coupled with a Ryan Budde hit by pitch loaded the bases. The next batter, Toby Rhodes, drew a walk, Carlos Gautreaux was hit by pitch and Kevin Lucas singled. That set the table for Gasparino's and Holliday's back-to-back singles. Texas Tech went through four pitchers- starter Brad Ralston, Clancy Fossum, Steve Rowe and Zach Stewart- while trying to get out of the inning.
Oklahoma State starter Thom Dreier held Texas Tech scoreless in six innings of work. He allowed four hits, two walks and struck out seven in improving his record to 8-3 on the season. Stu Hunt entered the game in the seventh inning and allowed one earned run and four hits in three complete innings. Texas Tech finally got on the scoreboard in the eighth when Josh Bard led off with a single, Chaz Eiguren singled and Mark Austry drove Bard in on a single. An dropped fly ball allowed two more Red Raider runs.
Kevin Lucas led Oklahoma State with a 3-5, a home run, three run, three RBI day. Jay McCullough went 3-4 with a home run, two runs and an RBI, Chris Becerra hit a home run and went 2-5 with two runs and Billy Gasparino finished with a 2-5, two RBI day. Texas Tech was led by Mark Austry's 2-4, one RBI day while Chaz Eiguren went 2-3. Tech's Brad Ralston picked up his first loss of the season. He fell to 9-1 after going 3 1/3 innings and allowing six hits and six earned runs. Cesar Gutierrez pitched effectively for Texas Tech as he finished up the game and went the final 3 1/3 innings.
Game three of the three-game series is tomorrow, Sunday, May 16 at 1 p.m. at Dan Law Field. It is the final regular season game for both teams. The Big 12 Tournament begins on Wednesday in Oklahoma City.
OKLAHOMA STATE 12 TEXAS TECH 3 Oklahoma State (17-9, 39-15) 011 720 001 12 14 2 Texas Tech (18-7, 40-12) 000 000 030 3 8 2 OSU: Dreier and Hunt (7) and Budde and Haggard. TTU: Ralston, Fossum (4), Rowe (4), Stewart (4) and Gutierrez (6) and Bard. WP: Dreier 8-3. LP: Ralston 9-1. Save: None. Doubles: OSU- Holliday (12), McAuliff (5); TTU- Austry (13). Triples: None. Home Runs: OSU- Lucas (5), McCullough (10), Becerra (10). Time: 2:40. Att: 4520. --TTU--
