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The Texas Tech baseball team, in a 12-8 victory Saturday at Arizona State, hit a season-high six home runs and got one of its best performances of the year from a starting pitcher.
Davis Rivers hit two of the long balls. Rivers and Logan Hughes drove in four runs apiece, Hughes with a homer and two doubles. Zane Petty (1-2) went eight innings, allowing three runs on six hits.
Peyton Schulze, a touted transfer who's suffered through a season-long slump, finally broke out with a 4-for-5 game and his first home run. He had 10 homers and 59 RBI last year as an all-Pac-12 player for California.
The big picture, though, was painfully familiar. The Red Raiders lost twice in the three-game series at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, their fourth loss in five Big 12 series and seventh in nine dating to last season. They're 12-23 this season and paddling along in the middle of the Big 12 pack at 8-10, in a three-way tie for seventh place with Baylor (25-14, 8-10) and Cincinnati (21-18, 8-10).
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Arizona State won the first two games of the series 10-4 and 9-8. The latter game was 7-7 in the seventh inning Friday night when it was suspended because of rain. When it resumed Saturday, Jack Cebert issued two bases-loaded walks in the seventh.
As we've noted previously, Tim Tadlock put together one of the nation's toughest schedules — as of Saturday night, Tech's No. 3 in the nation in strength of schedule based on opponents' winning percentage — and the Red Raiders are just starting one of the toughest stretches.
The next two weekends, Tech's at home against Arizona (28-11, 12-6), which is tied for second in the conference standings, and on the road at conference-leading West Virginia (34-4, 13-3), which is on a 14-game win streak. Those two and Arizona State (25-15, 11-7) were the top three in last week's Big 12 power rankings.
Here are key developments from the Red Raiders' trip to the Valley of the Sun:
After allowing 11 earned runs in 2 2/3 innings last weekend against Baylor, Petty was back to the guy who had a 2.88 ERA over his previous five-start stretch. His eight-inning outing against the Sun Devils was the longest by a Tech pitcher this year. After Petty (1-2) yielded two runs in the first, the junior righthander from Corsicana didn't allow another until the eighth and finally got his first win of the season after a number of solid starts.
The Red Raiders' left fielder went 6 for 15 in the series with 6 runs scored, his team-high 11th home run and 5 RBI. The oddity: Hughes clubbed five doubles, increasing his season total to 10. He had only two doubles in his previous 13 games.
Lopez has eight multi-hit performances in his past 12 games, raising his batting average from .257 to .309 during that stretch. The Red Raiders moved their left-handed-hitting second baseman to the leadoff spot eight games ago. He was 5 for 15 in the ASU series, including two doubles and his fourth home run of the season.
Texas Tech starts the week with a home-and-home series against Abilene Christian (24-14). The teams play at 6:05 p.m. Monday at Crutcher Scott Field in Abilene and at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Dan Law Field/Rip Griffin Park.
The Red Raiders' home series against Arizona is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. April 27.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech baseball wins finale, loses series at ASU: What we learned
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Davis Rivers hit two of the long balls. Rivers and Logan Hughes drove in four runs apiece, Hughes with a homer and two doubles. Zane Petty (1-2) went eight innings, allowing three runs on six hits.
Peyton Schulze, a touted transfer who's suffered through a season-long slump, finally broke out with a 4-for-5 game and his first home run. He had 10 homers and 59 RBI last year as an all-Pac-12 player for California.
The big picture, though, was painfully familiar. The Red Raiders lost twice in the three-game series at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, their fourth loss in five Big 12 series and seventh in nine dating to last season. They're 12-23 this season and paddling along in the middle of the Big 12 pack at 8-10, in a three-way tie for seventh place with Baylor (25-14, 8-10) and Cincinnati (21-18, 8-10).
More: What does Tim Tadlock think of plan for Texas Tech baseball's cut of revenue share?
More: Arizona State baseball coach Willie Bloomquist condemns online threats to players
Arizona State won the first two games of the series 10-4 and 9-8. The latter game was 7-7 in the seventh inning Friday night when it was suspended because of rain. When it resumed Saturday, Jack Cebert issued two bases-loaded walks in the seventh.
As we've noted previously, Tim Tadlock put together one of the nation's toughest schedules — as of Saturday night, Tech's No. 3 in the nation in strength of schedule based on opponents' winning percentage — and the Red Raiders are just starting one of the toughest stretches.
The next two weekends, Tech's at home against Arizona (28-11, 12-6), which is tied for second in the conference standings, and on the road at conference-leading West Virginia (34-4, 13-3), which is on a 14-game win streak. Those two and Arizona State (25-15, 11-7) were the top three in last week's Big 12 power rankings.
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Here are key developments from the Red Raiders' trip to the Valley of the Sun:
Zane Petty back in the saddle
After allowing 11 earned runs in 2 2/3 innings last weekend against Baylor, Petty was back to the guy who had a 2.88 ERA over his previous five-start stretch. His eight-inning outing against the Sun Devils was the longest by a Tech pitcher this year. After Petty (1-2) yielded two runs in the first, the junior righthander from Corsicana didn't allow another until the eighth and finally got his first win of the season after a number of solid starts.
Logan Hughes goes off
The Red Raiders' left fielder went 6 for 15 in the series with 6 runs scored, his team-high 11th home run and 5 RBI. The oddity: Hughes clubbed five doubles, increasing his season total to 10. He had only two doubles in his previous 13 games.
Tracer Lopez stays in the groove
Lopez has eight multi-hit performances in his past 12 games, raising his batting average from .257 to .309 during that stretch. The Red Raiders moved their left-handed-hitting second baseman to the leadoff spot eight games ago. He was 5 for 15 in the ASU series, including two doubles and his fourth home run of the season.
Next up
Texas Tech starts the week with a home-and-home series against Abilene Christian (24-14). The teams play at 6:05 p.m. Monday at Crutcher Scott Field in Abilene and at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Dan Law Field/Rip Griffin Park.
The Red Raiders' home series against Arizona is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. April 27.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech baseball wins finale, loses series at ASU: What we learned
Continue reading...
