Texas Tech remains Baylor's losing trend
texas Tech, Which killed the Bears in Thursday's series opener, 17 5, landed the 1,500th game in school history and will go for a three game sweep in the regular season finale for both teams at noon Saturday.
The loss was Baylor's seventh straight on a road trip in Big 12 play and their fifth straight in conference overall. The Bears honestly outhit Texas Tech, 12 8, to do with Friday, But clutch hits were vague.
Logan Brown made his return to the the top Baylor lineup and responded with a three hit night, While Lawton Langford backed him on the top of a two hit night in the No. 2 video slot.
Baylor (26 25, 11 11) stranded 14 runners on base, Including leaving the bases loaded in the fourth inning before getting the first three runners on in the seventh only to come up empty.
"That's the quantity of, Baylor coach sam Smith said. "We had our investment but couldn't get a timely hit, And we couldn't get a hit in the birthday gap when we needed it,
the Red Raiders (25 27, 9 14) Had no such concerns, As they scored before recording an out on a double from Devon Conley that brought leadoff man Brett Bell to the plate. Eric Gutierrez added to the rally in the first with his retirement home run in as many days and team leading fifth of the season, A two run shot to left field that managed to get it 3 0.
Baylor starter Dillon Newman been feeling relaxed after that and allowed only one run over his final five innings on the mound, But destruction was done.
Newman (3 3) Surrendered six visitors, Struck out three and moved two. He entered the night having issued only two free passes in 631/3 innings this
Season, And Mason Randolph ended some serious streaks when he took ball four in the fourth.
The Baylor right hander had gone 40 innings and 164 batters eventually improves walk, And we had not given one up in Big 12 play.
Texas Tech lefty Jonny Drozd got the beginning and also went six innings. He wasn't consuming, As Baylor touched him up for seven hits but couldn't get a run home during that span.
Dominic Moreno superseded Drozd (4 5) And was greeted by singles from Brown and Langford that put runners on the corners before Nathan Orf drew a walk to fill the baggage.
Moreno responded in fine fashion with a pair of strikeouts and a fly ball to get out of the frame unscathed.
"I haven't seen the average with runners in scoring position for cafe world, But it's bad, jones said. "That's the type of the game. it is not always how many hits you get, It's when you buy them. Give various credit to their guys on the mound,
lumber is often missed chance, The Bears still had some return hopes. Those were dashed in the bottom of the seventh when Doug Ashby couldn't get an out against the four hitters he faced. He followed three, Including one that Proudfoot tripled home capital a 5 0 game.
"Doug lagged, and that is exactly uncharacteristic of him, jackson said. "What' s happening - http://search.about.com/?q=s+happening is that at that time of the season teams are usually who they are. you can think about sneakers homme louboutin - http://www.clefsante.com/resourc-stat/?key=sneakers+homme+louboutin numbers and tell who is who. Tech's guys offensively are locked in. They're outperforming what they've done all of the year. Both teams are giving guys pitch to hit, And they may not be missing them,
Josh Michalec used over for Ashby, And Jake Barrios drove in a pair with a single over the right side to up the ante to 7 0 and end the Red Raiders' second three run outburst.
Langford finally - http://Search.About.com/?q=Langford+finally got the Bears on the board with a two out single in the eighth that brought Adam Toth to the plate, But Moreno got Baylor so to end it. Moreno enabled five hits in his three innings, But struck out five to grab his first save of the season.