South Florida at Texas Tech
USF (9-11) at Texas Tech (18-4)
Game 1: Texas Tech 16, USF 6
Game 2: Texas Tech 8 USF 0
Game 3: Noon Sunday
RANKINGS: Texas Tech – No. 6 D1Baseball, No. 6 USA Today/coaches’ poll
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PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Sunday – South Florida RH Collin Sullivan (0-0, 20 IP, 6.30 ERA, 25 SO/0 BB, .311 BAA) vs. Texas Tech LH Mason Montgomery (1-0, 22.2 IP, 3.18 ERA, 24 SO/11 BB, .228 BAA)
OUT OF THE BULLPEN
South Florida
RH Orion Kerkering (2-0, 1 save, 15 IP, 2.40 ERA, 22 SO/8 BB, .214 BAA)
LH Logan Lyle (1-0, 1 save, 8.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 12 SO/3 BB, .107 BAA)
RH Tanner Mink (0-1, 4 IP, 2.25 ERA, 2 SO/2 BB, .200 BAA)
Texas Tech
RH Connor Queen (1-0, 3 saves, 7 IP, 3.86 ERA, 5 SO/3 BB, .280 BAA)
RH Ryan Sublette (2-0, 12 IP, 4.50 ERA, 18 SO/5 BB, .239 BAA)
RH Brendan Girton (1-0, 1 save, 9.1 IP, 5.79 ERA, 12 SO/5 BB, .316 BAA)
LINEUP LEADERS
South Florida
LF Carmine Lane (.365/.417/.486, 17 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBIs)
CF Brew Brutcher (.338/.459/.663, 19 R, 5 2B, 7 HR, 14 RBIs, 16 BB, 5-5 SB)
3B Matt Ruiz (.325/.398/.482, 16 R, 6 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBIs, 4-5 SB)
SS Nick Gonzales (.284/.325/.297, 8 R, 1 2B, 11 RBIs)
Texas Tech
LF Dru Baker (.429/.505/.549, 30 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 14 RBIs, 13 BB, 10-12 SB)
2B Jace Jung (.388/.510/.763, 22 R, 6 2B, 8 HR, 30 RBIs, 20 BB)
SS Cal Conley (.364/.426/.591, 16 R, 8 2B, 4 HR, 23 RBIs, 5-6 SB)
CF Dylan Neuse (.278/.447/.418, 24 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 12 RBIs, 19 BB, 8-9 SB)
UP NEXT
Texas Tech at Kansas State | April 1-3
SERIES REVIEW
Game 1: The Red Raiders rattled the Bulls for 8 extra-base hits, including 3 homers, and churned out 9 runs in the 5th inning to break away from a one-run game. Dru Baker stayed red hot with a 3-for-5 day with 2 runs and 4 RBIs, Cole Stilwell and Dillon Carter each clubbed their first long flies of the season and Drew Woodcox belted a pair of tanks in the big inning and chased home 4 runs. Brandon Birdsell picked up his 3rd win with a solid 5-inning stint (5 H, 1 R, 8 SO/0BB).
Game 2: Another day, 4 more hits for Baker as he keyed a methodical 13-hit attack that led to Texas Tech clinching the series with the shutout. Patrick Monteverde staked another claim as one of the best pitchers in the country this season with 7 shutout frames with 9 Ks and no walks. Micah Dallas logged 2 tidy frames with not a lot of noise. Dylan Neuse showed he is settling into the leadoff spot with a 3-for-4 effort and 2 runs scored. The Red Raiders didn’t have the same kind of explosion they unleashed Friday – and didn’t need it because of Monteverde and Dallas – and instead scored in 6 of 8 at-bats.
