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No. 23 Texas Tech Sweeps Baylor
April 12, 2015 | Baseball
Davis hit a career-high three triples and recorded three RBI in the game-three victory over Baylor.
April 12, 2015
LUBBOCK, Texas - No. 23 Texas Tech scored multiple runs in three separate innings and hit two home runs on its way to a 9-5 victory over Baylor on Sunday afternoon to sweep the series over the Bears in front of 3,573 fans at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.
The Red Raiders (22-14, 7-5 Big 12) have won swept seven of its last nine home series - dating back to 2014 - including four of its last six Big 12 home series while posting a 26-3 record during that span. In addition, it marked Tech's first series sweep over the Bears since 2004.
Baylor dropped to 13-22 overall and to 4-8 in Big 12 play.
Sophomore left-handed pitcher Ty Damron (3-2) pitched two innings out of the bullpen to earn the victory while allowing a run on three hits. Bears starter Nick Lewis (1-1) suffered his first loss of the season allowing four runs on five hits in three innings with two walks.
Tech junior outfielder Zach Davis led the way going 3-for-5 with two runs, three doubles and three RBI. He is the first Red Raider this season to hit three doubles in a game.
Sophomore outfielder Stephen Smith hit his team-leading sixth home run of the season going 2-for-5 with two runs and three RBI.
Eight Red Raiders had base hits in the game while out-hitting the Bears, 13-10.
Junior first baseman Eric Gutierrez went 2-for-4 with two RBI while extending his hit streak to 10 games. Freshman shortstop Orlando Garcia went 2-for-4 and senior infielder Tim Proudfoot came off the bench to play shortstop and hit his second home run of the season - a solo shot to lead off the Tech eighth inning giving the Red Raiders a four-run lead, 9-5.
Tech grabbed a 2-1 lead on Smith's homer in the first inning - a two-run shot over the left-field wall. Tech increased its lead to four runs on Davis' second double in as many innings as a line shot into the left-center gap scored both Garcia (singled) and catcher Tyler Floyd (walked).
Baylor cut Tech's lead to a pair of runs, 4-2, on a two-out RBI single in the sixth inning by catcher Aaron Dodson.
The Red Raiders put the game out of reach with four runs in the bottom of the sixth, started by Davis' third double of the game - which scored Floyd, who reached on an infield single. Stephen Smith drove in Davis with an RBI single to left and Gutierrez added two runs with a two-run double to right-center field.
Tech starting pitcher Dylan Dusek pitched four innings while taking a no decision allowing a run on three hits with three strikeouts and a walk.
Tech had a pair of relievers who made scoreless outings, including junior right-handed pitcher Matt Withrow (1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 SO) and senior right-handed pitcher Dominic Moreno (1.0 IP, 2 SO) who finished the game in the ninth.
Tech will return to the road for its third straight midweek road game on Tuesday, April 14 at Abilene Christian with a 6:30 p.m. first pitch at Scott Crutcher Field in Abilene, Texas.
NOTES:
- Texas Tech swept Baylor for the first time since 2004 ... Red Raiders have swept the Bears four times - all coming in Lubbock (2014, 2004, 2002, 2000).
- Texas Tech improved to 82-76 all-time against Baylor with a 53-25 record against the Bears in Lubbock ... Under Tadlock, Tech has won five of the last six against Baylor in Lubbock dating back to 2013 ... Tech has now won back-to-back series against Baylor in Lubbock dating back to 2013 ... Tech is 20-7 against Baylor in Lubbock during the Big 12 era (since 1997) ... Tech is 7-2 in series against Baylor in Lubbock during the Big 12 era.
- Texas Tech has swept seven of its last nine home weekend series ... Tech has swept four of its last six Big 12 series dating back to last season with sweeps over Kansas State, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Baylor ... Red Raiders are 26-3 during this stretch.
- Texas Tech has won 35 of its last 41 home games dating back to last season.
- Texas Tech hit multiple home runs for the seventh time this season ... Tech is 5-2 in these games ... marked the first time Tech has hit multiple homers in back-to-back games since April 26-27, 2014 (vs. Oklahoma).
- Texas Tech has homered in five consecutive games (7 HR) for the first time since Apr. 24-May 2, 2010 (14 HR).
- Texas Tech has hit 26 home runs in 36 games this season ... Red Raiders hit 26th home run in their 53rd game last season.
- Dominic Moreno posted his eighth scoreless outing of the season (18th career).
- Dominic Moreno has struck out multiple batters in 10 appearances this season.
- Dominic Moreno pitched on back-to-back days for the first time this season.
- Zach Davis hit a career-high three doubles - entered the day with two doubles on the season ... is the first Red Raider to hit three doubles in a game since last season when Adam Kirsch hit three at Oral Roberts.
- Tim Proudfoot hit his seventh career home run.
- Tyler Neslony has an eight-game hit streak ... batting .400 (14-for-35) with three runs, three doubles, three RBI and three walks during hit streak.
- Tyler Neslony has reached base safely in 17 consecutive games.
- Stephen Smith hit his seventh career home run.
- Stephen Smith homered twice in the series and has hit four home runs during his last seven games.
- Stephen Smith threw out a runner at the plate in the sixth inning to save a run and end the inning ... marked Smith's third outfield assist of the season (5th career).
- Eric Gutierrez has started in 158 straight games - spanning his entire three-year Tech career.
- Eric Gutierrez has a 10-game hit streak ... has reached base safely in 13 consecutive games.
- Eric Gutierrez recorded his 12th multi-hit game of the season - he is tied for the team lead with Neslony ... marked his 46th career multi-hit game.
- Orlando Garcia recorded his fifth multi-hit game of the season ... first time during his career with back-to-back multi-hit games ... also had two hits in game two against the Bears.
