No. 10 Texas Tech Pulls Away for 5-1 win at SDSU

Tuesday, March 5

San Diego, CA / Tony Gwynn Stadium

8 PM

Texas Tech Athletics

7-3

San Diego State

5-5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Texas Tech	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	5	13	0
San Diego State	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1

No. 10 Texas Tech Pulls Away for 5-1 win at SDSU

March 06, 2019 | Baseball

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Red Raiders improve to 7-3 on the season, take on the Aztecs Wednesday at 3 p.m. CT.

By: Texas Tech Athletics Communications

LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 10 Texas Tech baseball team returned to the win column with a 5-1 victory at San Diego State Tuesday night at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

The Red Raiders (7-3) peppered San Diego State (5-5) for 13 hits in the contest, taking over what was a 1-1 ballgame through five with four runs between the sixth and seventh innings. Every Red Raider in the lineup reached base safely in the contest, while eight of nine recorded hits.

Tech improves to 1-2 on its road trip and 1-0 in true road games this season. The Red Raiders have now outscored their opponents by a combined 30-8 this season during the sixth and seventh innings.

SDSU starter Aaron Eden contained the Red Raiders through five innings, yielding a run on six hits. The Aztecs made a change to start the sixth, and it didn't take long for Tech to get to the SDSU bullpen as junior Brian Klein hit a single and scored all the way from first on a double from sophomore Dylan Neuse to make it a 2-1 game after six.

Tech continued to rack up the hits in the seventh as it added three more runs. Following a leadoff walk and sac bunt, the Red Raiders connected on four consecutive hits – a first for Tech this season – to extend their lead to 5-1.

Klein led the Red Raiders at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a walk, RBI and run scored. Neuse led three other Red Raiders with multi-hit games, going 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI. Junior Josh Jung added a 2-for-4 game with an RBI and run, while sophomore Cody Masters went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run.

Right-handed pitcher Bryce Bonnin delivered 4.0 innings in his third start, giving up a run on three hits and six walks while striking out four. His battery mate Braxton Fulford had an impressive game behind the dish, erasing three Aztec base runners.

Freshman Micah Dallas tossed two innings of scoreless relief and picked up his first collegiate win. Dallas struck out five of the seven batters he faced.

After recording just three hits against No. 9 Mississippi State last Saturday, Tech opened the game with three hits in the first inning Tuesday to jump out to a 1-0 lead. Masters got it started with a one-out double over the right fielder's head, then Jung knocked him in with a single to left center. Klein recorded an infield single, but he and Jung were stranded to end the frame.

The Aztecs evened the score in the third, and the game remained even until the top of the sixth. Klein hit a one-out single to right and scored when Neuse blasted a double to deep center field, putting Tech back in front 2-1.

The Red Raiders extended their lead one inning later with four consecutive hits, three of which drove in runs. Freshman Dru Baker got it all started with a walk leadoff walk, then with two outs Masters singled through the middle to bring him home. Jung kept the two-out rally alive with an infield single, before Klein drove in Master's with a base hit to center and Neuse capped the scoring with another infield single that brought in Jung.

Game two between the Red Raiders and Aztecs will take place Wednesday at 3 p.m. CT from Tony Gwynn Stadium in San Diego, Calif. Following the midweek series, Tech returns home to host Wichita State in a three-game series this weekend, starting with a 6:30 p.m. first pitch Friday at Rip Griffin Park.