No. 14 Red Raiders take series with doubleheader sweep

Friday, April 4

Lubbock, Texas

2:00 p.m.

Texas Tech Athletics

29-9, 9-1

Utah

12-25, 4-6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Utah	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Texas Tech	3	0	1	3	2	9	11	0

No. 14 Red Raiders take series with doubleheader sweep

April 04, 2025 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 TTU38 TTU39 Game One Highlights Game Two Highlights

Tech takes down Utah 9-1 and 3-0 in Friday doubleheader

By: Jay Strader

LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 14 Red Raiders (30-9, 10-1) clinched its fourth Big 12 series of the year with a 9-1 victory in game one followed by a 3-0 win in game two against Utah (12-26, 4-7).

NiJaree Canady picked up two wins to improve her record to 12-4 on the season. She threw 11.0 innings allowing just five hits and one run while striking out 14 over that stretch including a complete-game shutout in game two to secure the series. Canady also brought her ERA down to a 0.59 on the season and sits at 177 strikeouts.

Bailey Lindemuth, Mihyia Davis and Alexa Langeliers all left the yard. Langeliers home run was her eighth of the season – a team best – and Davis's homer tied her career high for home runs in a season.

The defense was excellent on a day that was windy and wet, recording no errors through 12 innings as Hailey Toney, Demi Elder, Langeliers, Davis and even Canady herself all made stellar plays in field.

Tech picked up its 30th win of the season for the 13th time in program history and now sit at double digit Big 12 wins for the fourth time in program history.

Game One:

The Utes gave Tech a little scare in the top of the first inning as they hit a solo shot into right field take an early 1-0 lead. However, Tech's bats responded with three runs of their own with singles from Alana Johnson and Demi Elder followed by a delayed steal that allowed Johnson to cross home before the final out was recorded.
Canady settled in and from the second inning one allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out six.
Chloe Riassetto shut things down in the bottom of the fifth with a quick three-up-three-down innings that only took her 12 pitches to get through.
Hailey Toney lined two doubles into right center field and now sits with a team-best 10 on the year.
Victoria Valdez secured the early ending in the bottom of the fifth with a two-out single up the middle that brought Johnson home for the 9-1 win.

Game Two:

Canady again took the mound in game two, but this time no Utah batter would get further than second base as she mowed down hitters, allowing just hits and a walk.
She retired 13 straight batters to end the game as the offense was able to add a run in the third, fourth and sixth innings to give Tech a cushion.
Mihyia Davis drove home Logan Halleman with a single that forced a few mistakes by Utah allowing her to get all the way to third.
Valdez's bat stayed hot as she drove in another run in the fourth with a single down the third-base line, allowing Johnson to score her third run of the day.
The final Red Raider run came off the bat of Alexa Langeliers who the first pitch she saw over the center field fence.

UP NEXT: The Red Raiders will host Utah in the series finale on Sunday at 12 p.m. at Rocky Johnson Field.