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No. 21 Texas Tech Suffers Midweek Series Sweep
April 29, 2015 | Baseball
Burleson posted his 48th career double (6th in school history) and notched his 49th career multi-hit game going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
April 29, 2015
LUBBOCK, Texas - Grand Canyon scored six runs in the final two innings to take the lead and pull away from No. 21 Texas Tech while sweeping the two-game midweek series with a 10-5 victory on Wednesday afternoon in front of 3,113 fans at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.
Texas Tech (27-19) closed its home schedule with a 20-10 record while tallying a 7-7 midweek record on the season. Grand Canyon improves to 26-19 overall while posting 13 base hits with five extra-base hits in the game.
Junior right-handed reliever Johnathon Tripp (1-1) took the loss allowing two runs (1 ER) on four hits with a strikeout in four innings.
Grand Canyon reliever Mick Vorhof (4-0) picked up the win as the Antelopes third pitcher of the game going two innings allowing two runs on three hits with a walk and a strikeout. GCU reliever Cameron Brendel pitched the final two innings without allowing a run to earn his second save of the season.
The Red Raiders scored the first run of the game in the opening inning with third baseman Tanner Gardner reaching on a double to right-center field and scoring a batter later when sophomore outfielder Stephen Smith tripled down the right-field line for the RBI.
GCU scored the game's next four runs to take a 4-1 lead, including a three-run fourth inning that was started by a solo homer by second baseman Chad De Le Guerra.
The Red Raiders chipped away with two runs in the fourth inning - both unearned - while senior second baseman Bryant Burleson drove in a run with an RBI double and later scored after stealing third base and coming home on a throwing error by Antelopes catcher Josh Meyer.
Tech regained the lead in the sixth when sophomore designated hitter Anthony Lyons doubled and scored on sophomore outfielder Hunter Hargrove's RBI triple off the left-field wall. Hargrove later scored on a wild pitch to give Tech a 5-4 lead.
Grand Canyon exploded for four runs in the eighth and ninth innings with six hits - two doubles - and a pair of walks off four Tech relievers.
Smith finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and Burleson went 2-for-3 with a run and RBI while his double marked the 48th of his career which moved him into a tie for sixth place all-time in school history.
Nine Antelopes recorded base hits while four players posted multi-hit games.
Texas Tech will finish the regular season with a six-game road trip, beginning this weekend with a three-game Big 12 series at Texas (23-22), May 1-3, while all three games will be televised on ESPN's Longhorn Network with Kevin Dunn, Greg Swindell and Keith Moreland calling the action.
TEAM NOTES -
- Texas Tech went 7-7 in midweek games ... posted a 5-5 record in midweek home games.
- Texas Tech dropped to 20-9 at home this season.
ATTENDANCE NOTES -
- Texas Tech finished the season with 98,969 fans for 27 home dates ... total ranks fourth in school history and its most since 2000 ... Tech averaged 3,665 fans per home game which ranks third in school history and its highest home attendance average since 1999.
TECH MISCELLANEOUS NOTES -
- Texas Tech scored in the first inning for the 18th time this season ... is outscoring its opponents 41-7 in the first inning this season ... 41 runs marks its most runs during any inning.
- Texas Tech has hit five triples during its last three games ... marks its most during a three-game span since hitting eight last season (Mar. 4-7, 2014).
TECH PLAYER NOTES -
- Hunter Hargrove has tripled in back-to-back games ... marks the first time this season a Red Raider has hit a triple in back-to-back games and the first time since last season when Bryant Burleson did against New Mexico State.
- Stephen Smith posted his 13th multi-hit game this season - a total that matches his season total from a year ago (26th career).
- Cory Raley has reached base safely in 17 consecutive games.
- Cory Raley has an eight-game hit streak.
- Bryant Burleson hit his 48th career double, a total that is tied for sixth in school history for career doubles with Taylor Ashby (2007-10) and Keith Ginter (1997-98).
- Bryant Burleson recorded his fifth multi-hit game (49th career).
- Tyler Neslony matched a career-high with three walks.
- Stephen Smith has reached base safely in 15 consecutive games.
- Stephen Smith hit his first triple of the season (4th career).
- Eric Gutierrez has started in 168 straight games - spanning his entire three-year Tech career.
- Eric Gutierrez went 0-for-5 and had a streak of reaching base safely in 22 consecutive games snapped.
- Eric Gutierrez tallied his 600th career at-bat ... is five at-bats away from all-time Tech career top-10 list.
- Parker Mushinski made his first career start ... is the 10th Red Raider to start in a game this season - 2nd freshman (LHP Jacob Patterson).
- Parker Mushinski matched a season-high 3.0 innings pitched.
