SERIES UPDATE
No.4/4 Texas Tech (20-5, 3-2 Big 12) at Kansas State (14-11, 1-4)
Game 1: Texas Tech 17, K-State 1 | RECAP
Game 2: K-State 7, Texas Tech 2 | RECAP
Game 3: 4 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Tointon Family Stadium | Manhattan, Kansas
RADIO: 97.3-FM | TuneIn Radio App
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
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PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Saturday – Texas Tech LH Mason Montgomery (1-0, 27 IP, 4.00 ERA, 28 SO/14 BB, .229 BAA) vs. K-State RH Connor McCullough (1-1, 30.2 IP, 3.23 ERA, 31 SO/11 BB, .254 BAA)
OUT OF THE BULLPEN
Texas Tech – Chase Hampton (1-0, 1 save, 14 IP, 3.86 ERA, 8 SO/8 BB, .191 BAA); Ryan Sublette (3-0, 1 save, 14 IP, 3.86 ERA, 21 SO/5 BB, .208 BAA); Connor Queen (1-0, 3 saves, 7 IP, 3.86 ERA, 5 SO/3 BB, .280 BAA); Hayde Key (1-0, 8.2 IP, 5.19 ERA, 12 SO/4 BB, .235 BAA)
K-State – Caleb Littlejim (1-2, 1 save, 12.2 IP, 3.55 ERA, 17 SO/10 BB, .214 BAA); Eric Torres (2-0, 10.1 IP, 7.84 ERA, 11 SO/2 BB, .295 BAA); Zak Herbers (1-1, 8 IP, 3.38 ERA, 4 SO/3 BB, .333 BAA)
LINEUP LEADERS
Texas Tech – 2B Jace Jung (.389/.496/.800, 25 R, 6 2B, 11 HR, 35 RBIs, 20 BB); SS Cal Conley (.340/.407/.544, 16 R, 9 2B, 4 HR, 27 RBIs, 5-6 SB); CF Dylan Neuse (.286/.450/.440, 28 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 16 RBIs, 23 BB, 11-12 SB); C Braxton Fulford (.271/.378/.643, 6 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 20 RBIs)
K-State – LF Dylan Phillips (.348/.436/.609, 21 R, 6 2B, 6 HR, 29 RBIs, 13 BB, 4-6 SB); RF Zach Kokoska (.315/.423/.685, 27 R, 4 2B, 10 HR, 26 RBIs, 15 BB); 2B Nick Goodwin (.305/.394/.505, 21 R, 7 2B, 4 HR, 14 RBIs, 12 BB, 8-11 SB)
SERIES SUMMARY
GAME 2: Two Wildcat pitchers quieted the Texas Tech bats, limiting the Red Raiders t0 8 hits and just one inning when they scored. Tech managed only one hit in 10 at-bats with runners in scoring position and was 1-for-10 with two outs. Meanwhile, K-State became the first team to solve Patrick Monteverde this season with a pair of 1st-inning home runs laying the foundation for a 13-hit onslaught. The Wildcats grabbed immediate control with the 3-run opening salvo and that was plenty for starting pitcher Carson Seymour and reliever Tyler Eckberg, who teamed up for 12 strikeouts. Eckberg was particularly effective, with 6 Ks against 11 batters faced – including Dylan Neuse with the bases loaded to put out a fire in the 6th.
GAME 1: There was no shortage of offense or power for the Red Raiders in one of their most impressive Big 12 Conference performances in several seasons as they bashed six home runs among a season-best 10 extra-base hits to overwhelm the Wildcats. Texas Tech produced its second-highest total in runs and hits (16), anchored by Jace Jung’s first career three-home run game. Dru Baker stayed hot with a pair of hits, his eighth game in a row with multi-hits and 14th of the season. Brandon Birdsell and relievers Micah Dallas and Chase Webster were just as salty on the mound, handcuffing K-State for 9 innings with only 2 hits allowed. Birdsell has logged 23 innings with only 4 earned runs allowed in his last four games.
