SERIES UPDATE
Baylor (25-13, 6-8 Big 12 Conference) at No. 5/6 Texas Tech (27-9, 8-6 Big 12)
Game 1: Baylor 12, Texas Tech 4
Game 2: Texas Tech 4, Baylor 1
Game 3: 2 p.m. Sunday
RADIO: 97.3-FM | TuneIn Radio App
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
INTERNET: RedRaiderDugout.com
TWITTER: @RandyRosetta | @RedRaiderDugout | @KeithBPatrick
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Sunday – Texas Tech LH Mason Montgomery (2-1, 39.1 IP, 3.66 ERA, 48 SO/18 BB, .201 BAA) vs. Baylor RH Blake Helton (2-2, 36 IP, 3.75 ERA. 30 SO/15 BB, .299 BAA)
OUT OF THE BULLPEN
Baylor – Luke Boyd (0-2, 8 saves, 18.1 IP, 1.47 ERA, 26 SO/9 BB, .172 BAA); Jacob Atkinson (3-0, 2 saves, 25 IP, 3.24 ERA, 23 SO/9 BB, .263 BAA); Oliver Hambleton (2-0, 23 IP, 3.52 ERA, 20 SO/9, .244 BAA)
Texas Tech – RH Chase Hampton (1-0, 1 save, 18.1 IP, 3.44 ERA, 12 SO/9 BB, .167 BAA), RH Brendan Girton (1-0, 1 save, 15 IP, 4.20 ERA, 15 SO/10 BB, .271 BAA); LH Derek Bridges (0-0, 5.2 IP, 4.76 ERA, 7 SO/0 BB, .318 BAA); RH Connor Queen (1-0, 4 saves, 11 IP, 4.91 ERA, 9 SO/5 BB, .310 BAA), RH Josh Sanders (0-0, 8.1 IP, 3.24 ERA, 8 SO/2 BB, .286 BAA)
LINEUP LEADERS
Baylor – CF Jared McKenzie (.377/.431/.605, 46 R, 10 2B, 3 3B, 7 HR, 25 RBIs); C Andy Thomas (.324/.369/.510, 33 R, 9 2B, 6 HR, 43 RBIs); SS Jack Pineda (.313/.420/.469, 35 R, 12 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 21 RBIs, 24 BB); 2B Tre Richardson (.294/.385/.441, 31 R, 11 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 25 RBIs)
Texas Tech – LF Dru Baker (.403/.465/.516, 36 R, 17 RBIs, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 13-15 SB); 2B Jace Jung (.378/.491/.770, 35 R, 50 RBIs, 8 2B, 15 HR, 31 BB); SS Cal Conley (.331/.399/.541, 26 R, 34 RBIs, 10 2B, 7 HR, 5-6 SB); C Braxton Fulford (.274/.379/.593, 24 R, 31 RBIs, 8 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR); 3B Parker Kelly (.263/.380/.316, 15 R, 7 RBIs, 2 2B, 1 3B, 14 BB)
SERIES SUMMARY
GAME 2: Texas Tech needed one big swing and got it from Braxton Fulford, whose two-out, three-run 2B in the bottom of the 8th inning supplied the winning runs in a taut pitchers’ duel. Micah Dallas was spectacular for 7 innings, striking out 10 and navigating around 6 Baylor hits before handing the game off to Ryan Sublette, who faced six hitters in 2 shutout innings for his 5th victory. Easton Murrell knotted the score with an RBI single after Parker Kelly led off the 6th with a triple.
GAME 1: The Bears came out smokin’ to grab the first game in impressive fashion. Baylor cracked 4 home runs and roughed up Patrick Monteverde with a 6-run 2nd inning that changed the complexion of the game very early. The Red Raiders’ offense never generated more than a run in an inning and went 1-2-3 in 4 innings – three vs. Tyler Thomas, who allowed only 4 hits in 7 IP. Easton Murrell and Dru Baker produced 2 hits apiece for Texas Tech and Braxton Fulford belted his 8th home run. But the rest of the Red Raider batting order was a combined 3-for-21.
