Tuesday, February 20
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Texas Tech Athletics
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No. 3 Tech Blanks New Mexico State, 12-0
February 20, 2018 | Baseball
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The Red Raiders hit four homers, three in the fifth inning to down the Aggies.
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 3 Texas Tech baseball team capped their five-game home stand with a 12-0 shutout of New Mexico State on Tuesday afternoon at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.
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The Red Raiders (5-0) launched four home runs, including three in the third inning, combined with a masterful pitching performance to roll past the Aggies (2-2) in the first midweek game of the season.
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For the fourth-straight game, Tech rattled off 10 or more runs and 10 or more hits, totaling 12 & 10, respectively. It was the third time this season the Red Raiders have scored 12 runs, bringing their season total to 61 in 2018.
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Tuesday's contest was the first shutout of the year for the Red Raiders and the 26th under head coach Tim Tadlock. Last season, Tech didn't record a scoreless performance until May 6 on the road at West Virginia (1-0).
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A big part of Tuesday's shutout was because of junior right-handed pitcher Ryan Shetter, who got the start and put together a fantastic outing, securing his first victory of the season. The Friendswood native was full of strikeouts, racking up nine over his 6.0 shutout innings. Shetter gave up just one hit & did not allow a walk in his first start of the year.
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The Red Raiders struck first in the third inning, scoring first for the fourth time in five games this season. Sophomore designated hitter Brian Klein rocketed a solo homer, his first of the year, over the right-center field wall to put Tech on the board.
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Tech plated six more in the fifth thanks to a trio of two-run dingers. After freshman infielder Gabe Holt was hit by the first pitch he saw to begin the frame, Klein made the Aggies pay with a two-run bomb into the Tech bullpen to increase the lead to 3-0.
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He was the first Red Raider this season to hit multiple homers in a game, and the last since Tanner Gardner against Sam Houston State on June 3 in last year's NCAA Regional. Klein finished the day with three RBI, three runs and a walk to go with his two home runs.
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It wouldn't be the only long ball of the frame, as sophomore outfielder Grant Little joined in the party with a two-run home run to the left field bullpen after sophomore infielder Josh Jung shot a double up the middle. With two gone in the inning and a new pitcher on the mound, freshman outfielder Kurt Wilson rocketed another two-run blast over the wall for his first career homer & a 7-0 Tech lead. Â
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The first runs of the day that weren't from homers came off a double from Jung in the eighth inning. With the bases loaded, Jung ripped his second two-bagger of the day to left-center field, plating junior outfielder Cody Farhat & freshman pinch-hitter Cody Masters for a 9-0 advantage. Another bases loaded base hit from Little added Tech's 10th run of the day, while a wild pitch during the next at-bat scored Jung and a sacrifice fly from junior infielder Cameron Warren brought in freshman pinch-hitter Braxton Fulford to make it 12-0.
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Next up, the Red Raiders hit the road for the first time this season, traveling to San Antonio to face UTSA on Feb. 23-25 at Roadrunner field.
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The Red Raiders (5-0) launched four home runs, including three in the third inning, combined with a masterful pitching performance to roll past the Aggies (2-2) in the first midweek game of the season.
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For the fourth-straight game, Tech rattled off 10 or more runs and 10 or more hits, totaling 12 & 10, respectively. It was the third time this season the Red Raiders have scored 12 runs, bringing their season total to 61 in 2018.
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Tuesday's contest was the first shutout of the year for the Red Raiders and the 26th under head coach Tim Tadlock. Last season, Tech didn't record a scoreless performance until May 6 on the road at West Virginia (1-0).
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A big part of Tuesday's shutout was because of junior right-handed pitcher Ryan Shetter, who got the start and put together a fantastic outing, securing his first victory of the season. The Friendswood native was full of strikeouts, racking up nine over his 6.0 shutout innings. Shetter gave up just one hit & did not allow a walk in his first start of the year.
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The Red Raiders struck first in the third inning, scoring first for the fourth time in five games this season. Sophomore designated hitter Brian Klein rocketed a solo homer, his first of the year, over the right-center field wall to put Tech on the board.
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Tech plated six more in the fifth thanks to a trio of two-run dingers. After freshman infielder Gabe Holt was hit by the first pitch he saw to begin the frame, Klein made the Aggies pay with a two-run bomb into the Tech bullpen to increase the lead to 3-0.
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He was the first Red Raider this season to hit multiple homers in a game, and the last since Tanner Gardner against Sam Houston State on June 3 in last year's NCAA Regional. Klein finished the day with three RBI, three runs and a walk to go with his two home runs.
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It wouldn't be the only long ball of the frame, as sophomore outfielder Grant Little joined in the party with a two-run home run to the left field bullpen after sophomore infielder Josh Jung shot a double up the middle. With two gone in the inning and a new pitcher on the mound, freshman outfielder Kurt Wilson rocketed another two-run blast over the wall for his first career homer & a 7-0 Tech lead. Â
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The first runs of the day that weren't from homers came off a double from Jung in the eighth inning. With the bases loaded, Jung ripped his second two-bagger of the day to left-center field, plating junior outfielder Cody Farhat & freshman pinch-hitter Cody Masters for a 9-0 advantage. Another bases loaded base hit from Little added Tech's 10th run of the day, while a wild pitch during the next at-bat scored Jung and a sacrifice fly from junior infielder Cameron Warren brought in freshman pinch-hitter Braxton Fulford to make it 12-0.
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Next up, the Red Raiders hit the road for the first time this season, traveling to San Antonio to face UTSA on Feb. 23-25 at Roadrunner field.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shetter, Ryan (1-0)
L: Whittlesey, Brock (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Fishback, Mason 1
Base Running:
CS: Henderson, Caleb 1
HBP: Henderson, Caleb 1 ; Bellamy, David 1
Batting:
2B: Jung, Josh 2
HR: Klein, Brian 2 ; Little, Grant 1 ; Wilson, Kurt 1
RBI: Klein, Brian 3 ; Jung, Josh 2 ; Little, Grant 3 ; Warren, Cameron 1 ; Wilson, Kurt 2
SF: Warren, Cameron 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Holt, Gabe 1 ; Masters, Cody 1 ; Klein, Brian 3 ; Jung, Josh 2 ; Fulford, Braxton 1 ; Little, Grant 1 ; Davis, Michael 1 ; Wilson, Kurt 1 ; Farhat, Cody 1
CS: Farhat, Cody 1
HBP: Holt, Gabe 1 ; Jung, Josh 1 ; Little, Grant 1 ; Davis, Michael 1
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