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Texas Tech drops Tulsa in final game of Maverick Invitational
February 12, 2023 | Softball
Texas Tech drops Tulsa in final game of Maverick Invitational The Red Raiders finish opening weekend at 3-2
ARLINGTON, Texas – An eight-run opening frame powered Texas Tech to a 12-1 win over Tulsa in the final game of the Maverick Invitational Sunday afternoon at Allan Saxe Field.
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Abbie Orrick jump started the Red Raider (3-2) offense yet again with a three-run blast over the left-field wall; she has now homered to score the first runs of the contest in back-to-back games.
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The scoring frenzy continued as Kailey Wyckoff, Peyton Blythe and Chassety Raines all drew walks to load the bases. After a first pitch strike to Alanna Barraza, relief pitcher Kaiya Luneckas threw four straight balls to walk in a run for Tech.
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A pair of wild pitches and an error by the Golden Hurricane (1-3) second baseman capped off an eight-run opening frame for Tech.
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A returned bases-loaded walk for Tulsa plated its lone run of the contest in the top of the second, but a two-run shot by Blythe and a double from Barraza in the bottom half of the frame tacked on three more runs for the good guys.
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With a 12-1 lead heading into the top of the fourth, Makinzy Herzog (1-0), who entered in the third for starter Erna Carlin, struck out the side to keep Tulsa at bay. Herzog earned the win in 2.0 innings of relief work. The fifth-year senior fanned a team-high five batters and allowed just one hit.
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After a quiet fourth frame on the offensive end, Ranci Willis closed out the fifth in the circle, again striking out the side to end the game in five innings.
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Riley Grant (0-2) suffered the loss for Tulsa after giving up two hits, three walks and six runs in just 0.2 innings of action.
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Notable
Next Up
Texas Tech will travel south to El Paso for a six-game tournament featuring Buffalo, Santa Clara, UTEP and New Mexico. The Red Raiders will open the tournament Thursday, Feb. 16 against Buffalo. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.
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Abbie Orrick jump started the Red Raider (3-2) offense yet again with a three-run blast over the left-field wall; she has now homered to score the first runs of the contest in back-to-back games.
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The scoring frenzy continued as Kailey Wyckoff, Peyton Blythe and Chassety Raines all drew walks to load the bases. After a first pitch strike to Alanna Barraza, relief pitcher Kaiya Luneckas threw four straight balls to walk in a run for Tech.
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A pair of wild pitches and an error by the Golden Hurricane (1-3) second baseman capped off an eight-run opening frame for Tech.
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A returned bases-loaded walk for Tulsa plated its lone run of the contest in the top of the second, but a two-run shot by Blythe and a double from Barraza in the bottom half of the frame tacked on three more runs for the good guys.
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With a 12-1 lead heading into the top of the fourth, Makinzy Herzog (1-0), who entered in the third for starter Erna Carlin, struck out the side to keep Tulsa at bay. Herzog earned the win in 2.0 innings of relief work. The fifth-year senior fanned a team-high five batters and allowed just one hit.
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After a quiet fourth frame on the offensive end, Ranci Willis closed out the fifth in the circle, again striking out the side to end the game in five innings.
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Riley Grant (0-2) suffered the loss for Tulsa after giving up two hits, three walks and six runs in just 0.2 innings of action.
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Notable
- Seven of Texas Tech's eight pitchers saw action this weekend. Sage Hoover led the way with 9.1 innings of work and a 0.00 ERA.
- Ellie Bailey led the squad offensively, going 5-for-11 with a double, a home run and a team-leading seven RBIs.
- Four hitters tallied a slugging percentage over .700 this weekend – Bailey, Abbie Orrick, Makinzy Herzog and Arriana Villa.
- The Red Raiders smashed six home runs this weekend, marking the second straight opening weekend that Tech has tallied six home runs.
- Freshman Kailey Wyckoff was the lone freshman to see starts in multiple games this weekend.
Next Up
Texas Tech will travel south to El Paso for a six-game tournament featuring Buffalo, Santa Clara, UTEP and New Mexico. The Red Raiders will open the tournament Thursday, Feb. 16 against Buffalo. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Herzog, Makinzy (1-0)
L: GRANT, R (0-2)
Batting:
RBI: CRAMER, K. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SKAGGS, C. 1
HBP: SKAGGS, C. 1
Batting:
2B: McClarity, Dee 1 ; Barraza, Alanna 1
HR: Orrick, Abbie 1 ; Blythe, Peyton 1
RBI: Orrick, Abbie 3 ; Blythe, Peyton 2 ; Raines, Chassety 1 ; Barraza, Alanna 2 ; Love, Riley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Herzog, Makinzy 1 ; Bailey, Ellie 1 ; McClarity, Dee 1 ; Orrick, Abbie 1 ; Wyckoff, Kailey 2 ; Blythe, Peyton 2 ; Raines, Chassety 2 ; Barraza, Alanna 1 ; Love, Riley 1
SB: Herzog, Makinzy 1
HBP: Bailey, Ellie 1 ; Blythe, Peyton 1
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RBI
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R
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H
1
RBI
3
AB
1
R
2
H
1
RBI
0
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