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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.
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.
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.
Erikson Lanning, the sophomore lefty, pitched the opening inning for the Red Raiders in his fourth start of the year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Things got interesting during the sixth inning which featured 12 combined runs, six for each team, along with eight hits between the two squads.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Red Raiders and the Cowboys return to action on Saturday, April 22, at 2 p.m. at Rip Griffin Park.
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.
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.
Erikson Lanning, the sophomore lefty, pitched the opening inning for the Red Raiders in his fourth start of the year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Things got interesting during the sixth inning which featured 12 combined runs, six for each team, along with eight hits between the two squads.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Red Raiders and the Cowboys return to action on Saturday, April 22, at 2 p.m. at Rip Griffin Park.
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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