Black Team Takes Lead in Series with Game 3 Win
October 28, 2014 | Baseball
Smith improved to 2-0 in the Red & Black Series while lowering his ERA during the series to 1.00.
LUBBOCK, Texas - Cameron Smith earned his second win of the Texas Tech baseball Red & Black Series in a 5-1 game three victory for the Black Team on Tuesday afternoon while throwing five scoreless innings with six strikeouts at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.
The Black Team takes 2-1 lead in the series while Smith earned his second win of the series as the Black Team capitalized on a three-run second inning.
Smith (2-0) threw five scoreless innings in his second start of the series while allowing five hits with six strikeouts without allowing a walk.
The Black Team was led at the plate by first baseman Eric Gutierrez who went 2-for-4 with a run scored, second baseman Michael Davis who went 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and RBI and Cory Raley who drove in two runs.
Red Team starting pitcher Dylan Dusek (0-1) took the loss allowing three runs - all earned - on two hits in one-plus inning while allowing three walks.
The Red Team was led by sophomore left fielder William Hairston (1-for-4) who hit a solo homer - his second homer of the series- over the right-center field wall in the eighth inning for the only run of the game for the Red Team.
Red Team right-handed pitcher Garrett Bruce pitched five scoreless innings in relief allowing just two hits with six strikeouts. Bruce retired 15-of-17 batters faced from the second to sixth inning.
The Red & Black Series will continue with Game 4 set for Wednesday, Oct. 29 with first pitch scheduled for 3:30 p.m. All games of the series will be played at Rip Griffin Park and admission is free.
Fans who aren't able to make it to the ballpark for the Red & Black Series can follow all of the action live on Twitter (@TTU_Baseball) and while using the hashtag: #RedBlackSeries.
NOTES:
- First Pitch: 3:36 p.m.
- Time of Game: 2 hours, 11 minutes.
- Temperature: 68 degrees, 7 MPH, Out to RF.
- Black Team pitchers have combined pitched 21 scoreless innings in the Red & Black Series.
- Cameron Smith during his 2-year career in the Red & Black Series: 4 APP, 2-0, 2.12 ERA, 17.0 IP, 4 ER, 15 SO, 6 BB.
- Red Team 3B Ryan Long was the only player on his team with a multi-hit game going 2-for-4.
- The Red Team had eight players record at least one base hit and finished with 10 in the game.
- Hairston's home run marked the fourth of the Red & Black Series... Four home runs marks the most in the Red & Black Series since 2010 (10).
- Hairston, Anthony Lyons, Tim Proudfoot and Orlando Garcia have all hit safely in three games for the Red Team.
- Quinn Carpenter, Tanner Gardner and Michael Davis have all hit safely in all three games for the Black Team.
- RHP Justin Bethard made his Red & Black Series debut for the Black Team pitching a scoreless top of the ninth inning allowing just one hit.
- Both Red Team relievers (Garrett Bruce and Jackson Lancaster) pitched a combined seven innings without allowing a walk.
Red & Black Series Dates/Times/Results:
Game 1: Black Team defeats Red Team, 8-5
Game 2: Red Team defeated Black Team, 3-1
Game 3: Black Team defeated Red Team, 5-1 (Black Team Leads Series, 2-1)
Game 4: Wednesday, Oct. 29 - 3:30 p.m.
Game 5: Thursday, Oct. 30 - 3:30 p.m.
