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No. 19 Texas Tech Wins Series at K-State
April 19, 2015 | Baseball
Moreno pitched 4.2 scoreless innings to earn his sixth save of the season.
April 19, 2015
MANHATTAN, Kan. - No. 19 Texas Tech won its first Big 12 road series of the season with a 4-1 victory over K-State on Sunday in front of 1,780 fans on a rainy afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium.
The Red Raiders (25-15, 9-6 Big 12), who have won six of their last seven games, were led by a pair of senior relievers, Corey Taylor and Dominic Moreno, who combined pitched 7.1 scoreless relief innings with nine strikeouts.
The Wildcats (18-20, 5-10 Big 12) struck out a season-high 10 times while scoring their only run of the game in the second inning of Tech starter Dylan Dusek.
Taylor (3-0) earned his third win of the season pitching 2.2 scoreless frames allowing four hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Moreno notched his sixth save of the season pitching 4.2 scoreless inning with six strikeouts and two walks.
K-State starting pitcher Nate Griep (3-2) took the loss allowing two runs on five hits with four strikeouts and two walks.
Tech took a 1-0 lead on Tyler Neslony's fifth home run of the season - a solo shot to right field - in the second inning.
The Red Raiders grabbed a 2-0 lead with junior first baseman Eric Gutierrez' sacrifice fly in the fourth inning as sophomore outfielder Stephen Smith scored, who doubled to center field to lead off the inning.
Tech plated its third and fourth runs of the game in the sixth inning as freshman third baseman Orlando Garcia hit a two-out, two-run double down the left-field line to score Gutierrez (singled) and freshman second baseman Michael Davis, who also singled in the inning.
Moreno allowed only two base runners to reach scoring position during his 4.2 innings on the mound.
Texas Tech will take on Abilene Christian on Tuesday, April 21 in Midland, Texas at 6:30 p.m. at Security Bank Ballpark, home of the Midland Rockhounds, the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics.
NOTES:
TEAM NOTES -
- Texas Tech won its first Big 12 road series since last season at TCU.
- Texas Tech has won six of its last nine Big 12 series dating back to last season.
- Texas Tech won its first series at K-State since 2009.
- Texas Tech has won six of its last seven and nine of its last 14 overall.
- Texas Tech is off to its best start in Big 12 play (9-6) since 2004 (9-6).
TECH vs. K-STATE SERIES NOTES -
- Texas Tech leads K-State in the all-time series, 33-26-1, and trails the Wildcats, 13-16, all-time in games played in Manhattan ... Red Raiders improve to 9-8 all-time against K-State in Big 12 series ... Tech is now 4-5 against K-State in Big 12 series played in Manhattan ... Red Raiders improve to 4-6 against the `Cats in Big 12 series finales.
- Texas Tech held K-State to just two runs during the final two games of the series - that marks the fewest runs ever allowed by Tech against K-State in back-to-back games in a series.
- Texas Tech struck out 10 K-State batters - marked a season-high for the Wildcats.
TECH MISCELLANEOUS NOTES -
- Texas Tech is 12-9 in Big 12 series finales under third-year head coach Tim Tadlock.
- Texas Tech improved to 18-2 when scoring six or more runs.
- Texas Tech improved to 22-1 when leading after the sixth inning.
- Texas Tech has homered in nine consecutive games (11 HR) for the first time since 2002.
- Texas Tech has hit 31 home runs in 40 games this season ... Tech hits 30 home runs all of last season in 66 games played.
- Texas Tech marked its 11th game this season without committing an error ... Red Raiders are 8-3 when not committing an error.
- Texas Tech has not committed an error in back-to-back games for the first time this season in Big 12 play ... overall, it marks the third time the Red Raiders have gone back-to-back games without an error.
- Texas Tech posted its NCAA-leading 49th double play of the season with a 4-6-3 DP in the eighth inning.
- Texas Tech held its opponent to one run or fewer for the eighth time this season and for just the second time this year in back-to-back games (Feb. 20 - doubleheader vs. NIU).
- Texas Tech improved to 10-3 this season when wearing red jerseys.
TECH PLAYER NOTES -
- Corey Taylor lowered his NCAA-leading ERA to 0.36 (50.0 IP - 2 ER).
- Corey Taylor recorded his 12th scoreless outing of the season. (31st career).
- Corey Taylor has pitched multiple innings in 13-of-17 outings.
- Corey Taylor has made multiple outings in 4-of-5 Big 12 series.
- Texas Tech is 12-5 during Taylor's 17 appearances.
- Dominic Moreno threw 4.2 innings - marking his longest career relief outing.
- Dominic Moreno tallied his ninth scoreless outing of the season (19th career).
- Dominic Moreno struck out six batters - marked the fifth time this season with at least six strikeouts.
- Dominic Moreno hasn't allowed an extra-base hit during his last four outings (10.1 IP).
- Dominic Moreno leads the Big 12 with 12.1 strikeouts/9 innings.
- Dominic Moreno recorded 14 outs - seven groundouts (1 DP), six strikeouts, 0 fly outs.
- Texas Tech is 11-6 during Moreno's 17 appearances.
- Tyler Neslony has reached base safely in 21 consecutive games.
- Eric Gutierrez has a 14-game hit streak ... batting .396 (19-for-48) during streak with nine runs, three doubles, 11 RBI, 12 walks.
- Eric Gutierrez has started in 162 straight games - spanning his entire three-year Tech career.
- Eric Gutierrez has reached base safely in 17 consecutive games.
- Eric Gutierrez recorded his third game-winning RBI of the season (12th career).
- Orlando Garcia has an eight-game hit streak.
- Orlando Garcia recorded his sixth multi-hit game.
- Orlando Garcia ranks third on the team with six multiple RBI games.
- Orlando Garcia during April - .378 (14-for-37) with three doubles, one triple, home run, nine RBI, .439 on-base percentage and .595 slugging percentage.
- Tyler Floyd posted his sixth multi-hit game of the season (9th career).
- Cory Raley has reached base safely in 11 consecutive games.
