Solid Pitching, Defense Carries Texas Tech In 5-1 Win Over BYU
By: Scott Lacefield-Texas Tech Communications
Updated: February 16, 2013
LUBBOCK, Texas -
The Texas Tech baseball team picked up its second win on Saturday and
third of the season with a nightcap victory over BYU, 5-1, in the second
day of action at the Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic at Dan Law Field at
Rip Griffin Park.
The
Red Raiders improved to 3-0 while having held their opponents to a pair
of runs through the first three games of the season. The only year in
school history where
Tech has held its opponents to fewer combined runs during the first
three games came in 1992 (1 run).
Junior
right-handed pitcher Trey Masek (1-0) earned the win while striking out
a career-high eight batters in six shutout innings while allowing just
two hits along
with five walks.
For
the third consecutive game the Red Raiders had a freshman right-handed
pitcher finish the game with a three-inning save while Johnathon Tripp
made his career debut
striking out four with one run allowed on four hits while earning his
first save.
BYU
starting pitcher Adam Miller (0-1) took the loss while giving up four
runs on just three hits with six walks and six strikeouts in five frames
on the mound.
The
Red Raiders tallied only four hits in the game but used their
opportunities wisely as all five players that scored runs reached base
on walks.
Sophomore
designated hitter Elliot Richoux started the scoring for Tech with an
RBI double to left-center field that scored two runs following an error
by BYU center
fielder Jaycob Brugman. The next inning Tech plated another run on
Bryant Burleson's infield RBI single to give Tech a 3-0 lead.
Burleson
was the only Red Raider who posted a multi-hit game going 2-for-2 with
two runs and two RBI. Although, three Red Raiders (Brett Bell, Burleson
and Mason Randolph)
had two walks a piece.
The
Red Raiders stretched their lead to five runs with a run in the fifth
inning and on Burleson's RBI single to center field in the seventh.
BYU's
top two hitters in its batting order went a combined 4-for-9 while the
rest of the Cougars combined went 3-for-22 with nine strikeouts at the
plate.
The
Red Raiders will complete play at the Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic
on Sunday while hosting Northern Illinois for a 1 p.m. first-pitch at
Dan Law Field at Rip
Griffin Park.
