SERIES UPDATE
No. 8/7 Texas Tech (25-7, 6-4 Big 12) at West Virginia (13-15, 4-6)
Game 1: Texas Tech 7, West Virginia 2 | RECAP
Game 2: 3 p.m. Saturday
Game 3: Noon Sunday
WHERE: Monongalia County Ballpark | Morgantown, West Virginia
RADIO: 97.3-FM | TuneIn Radio App
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
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PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Saturday – Texas Tech RH Micah Dallas (1-2, 26.2 IP, 3.37 ERA, 32 SO/10 BB, .232 BAA) vs. WVU LH Adam Tulloch (0-3, 24.1 IP, 7.03 ERA, 37 SO/13 BB, .258 BAA)
Sunday – Texas Tech LH Mason Montgomery (1-1, 35.2 IP, 4.13 ERA, 36 SO/17 BB, .222 BAA) vs. WVU LH Ben Hampton (3-0, 20.1 IP, 3.10 ERA, 18 SO/6 BB, .159 BAA)
OUT OF THE BULLPEN
Texas Tech – RH Ryan Sublette (4-0, 1 save, 21.1 IP, 2.95 ERA, 29 S)/6 BB, .205 BAA), RH Chase Hampton (1-0, 1 save, 17 IP, 3.71 ERA, 10 SO/9 BB, .179 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), LH Eli Riechmann (1-0, 5 IP, 5.40 ERA. 5 SO/4 BB, .278 BAA)
West Virginia – RH Jacob Watters (1-0, 2 saves, 10.2 IP, 1.69 ERA, 21 SO/14 BB, .216 BAA); RH Noah Short (0-0, 14.2 1.84 ERA, 22 SO/5 BB, .176 BAA); RH Skylar Gonzales (0-1, 1 save, 17.1 IP, 3.63 ERA, 11 SO/5 BB, .364 BAA); RH Zach Ottinger (0-1, 11.2 IP, 5.40 ERA, 16 SO/4 BB, .368 BAA)
LINEUP LEADERS
Texas Tech – LF Dru Baker (.411/.488/.542, 34 R, 15 RBIs, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 13-15 SB); 2B Jace Jung (.395/.507/.832, 32 R, 47 RBIs, 7 2B, 15 HR, 28 BB); SS Cal Conley (.318/.387/.500, 21 R, 29 RBIs, 9 2B, 5 HR, 5-6 SB); C Braxton Fulford (.289/.395/.619, 23 R, 27 RBIs, 7 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR), 3B Parker Kelly (.266/.377/.297 12 R, 7 RBIs, 2 2B, 11 BB)
West Virginia – DH/C Vince Ippoliti (.316/.439/.395 15 R, 15 RBIs, 2 HR); 1B/LF Hudson Byorick (.312/.430/.506, 12 R, 13 RBIs, 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 15 BB); SS Mikey Kluska (.297/.352/.432, 15 R, 19 RBIs, 1 2B, 1 3B 4 HR); ); RF Austin Davis (.250/.327/.307, 14 R, 6 RBI, 3 2B, 1 3B, 9-10 SB); CF Victor Scott (.247/.397/.416, 22 R, 16 RBIs, 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 23 BB, 9-12 SB)
SERIES SUMMARY
GAME 1: Patrick Monteverde was back to the form he has flashed most of the season, Braxton Fulford found an offensive groove to ignite a quick start and efficiently relentless attack and the Red Raiders claimed their second Big 12 Conference series opener on the road in as many tries this season with a tidy performance. Monteverde twirled 7 2-hit innings with 7 strikeouts to keep the Mountaineers under wraps. They did push home a pair of 9th-inning runs, but by then Texas Tech had nailed down a key conference road win, thanks in large part to Fulford (3-for-4, 2 R, 4 RBIs), whose triple in the 1st inning anchored an immediate 2-0 lead. He added a home run and a single to spark the Red Raiders’ 9-hit night, but they still struggled with strikeouts – 14 of them.
