Friday, May 9
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Tech uses record-breaking offensive performance to advance to championship game
May 09, 2025 | Softball
No. 11 Red Raiders recorded a Big 12 Championshp record 18 runs in win over Sun Devils
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – Texas Tech (44-12) completely dominated its Big 12 Championship Semifinals game against Arizona State (35-19) on Friday afternoon, defeating the Sun Devils 18-0 – setting a new Big 12 Championship record for runs in a game.
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The Red Raiders picked up their 22nd shutout win of the season and their first run-rule win in the Big 12 Championship since 2001. Tech's 18-0 victory also set a new program record for most combined runs in a Big 12 Championship game as they improved to 21-29 all-time in the event.
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18 hits and 17 RBI including, five extra-base hits, were racked up by the Red Raider's offense. Mihyia Davis and Demi Elder both went 3-for-4 out of the one and two spots in the lineup while Raegan Jennings and Hailey Toney both went 3-for-3 out of the eight and nine holes in what was true team effort on offense.
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Alana Johnson and Lauren Allred each picked up two hits, Anya German and NiJaree Canady recorded RBI hits and Bailey Lindemuth record an RBI on a sac fly.
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Canady and Samantha Lincoln combined to throw 5.0 innings, allowing just three hits while striking out seven batters as Canady improved to 25-5 on the year. Canady's 25 wins this season is tied for the second most in a single season in program history.
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How it happened:
The Sun Devils were the first team to make any noise on offense as they had runners on first and second with two outs to open up the game after a hit-by-pitch and walk. Canady worked out of the jam getting the next batter to pop out to third base.
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The Red Raiders went down in order in the first inning as Arizona State's pitching needed just seven pitches to get the outs.
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That would be the only inning Tech didn't have multiple runs as they picked up three runs in the bottom of the second thanks to a double by Canady and a two-run single off the bat of Toney. Johnson and Jennings both recorded stolen bases in the inning to advance from first to second and put themselves in scoring position.
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Tech effectively ended the game in the third inning, putting up 11 runs – the most in a single inning since 2013 – on 10 hits and were helped out with one Sun Devil error. Davis started things out strong with a solo home run on the first pitch she saw.
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Elder passed the bat after a double to right field and Allred moved her over to third with a single up the middle. Lindemuth recorded the first out of the inning but did so on a sacrifice fly to put Tech up 5-0. Johnson drove in Allred the next at-bat with a single before becoming the second out of the inning after Victoria Valdez reached on a fielder's choice.
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Up 6-0, five straight Red Raiders singled including Jennings, Toney, Davis, Elder and Allred as Tech had an 11-0 lead. Only one batter saw more than two pitches during that stretch as the Red Raiders came up in attack mode and gained confidence with each at bat. Lindemuth reached on a fielder's choice and Johnson finished up the inning with another single to make it 14-0 going into the fourth inning.
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Lincoln entered in relief of Canady in the circle and after getting a quick out on the first batter had the bases loaded. The freshman didn't panic however, striking out the next batter for the second out before getting the final via a pop up to shortstop.
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The Red Raiders added four more runs in the fourth, opening the inning with the first five batters reaching safely. Freshman catcher Anya German delivered the record-breaking RBI on a single to the left field that brought home Elder from third.
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Lincoln closed out the game with a 1-2-3 inning to secure Tech's first appearance in the Big 12 Championship game.
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UP NEXT: The Red Raiders will take on No. 2 Arizona tomorrow at 11 a.m. on ESPN.
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The Red Raiders picked up their 22nd shutout win of the season and their first run-rule win in the Big 12 Championship since 2001. Tech's 18-0 victory also set a new program record for most combined runs in a Big 12 Championship game as they improved to 21-29 all-time in the event.
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18 hits and 17 RBI including, five extra-base hits, were racked up by the Red Raider's offense. Mihyia Davis and Demi Elder both went 3-for-4 out of the one and two spots in the lineup while Raegan Jennings and Hailey Toney both went 3-for-3 out of the eight and nine holes in what was true team effort on offense.
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Alana Johnson and Lauren Allred each picked up two hits, Anya German and NiJaree Canady recorded RBI hits and Bailey Lindemuth record an RBI on a sac fly.
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Canady and Samantha Lincoln combined to throw 5.0 innings, allowing just three hits while striking out seven batters as Canady improved to 25-5 on the year. Canady's 25 wins this season is tied for the second most in a single season in program history.
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How it happened:
The Sun Devils were the first team to make any noise on offense as they had runners on first and second with two outs to open up the game after a hit-by-pitch and walk. Canady worked out of the jam getting the next batter to pop out to third base.
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The Red Raiders went down in order in the first inning as Arizona State's pitching needed just seven pitches to get the outs.
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That would be the only inning Tech didn't have multiple runs as they picked up three runs in the bottom of the second thanks to a double by Canady and a two-run single off the bat of Toney. Johnson and Jennings both recorded stolen bases in the inning to advance from first to second and put themselves in scoring position.
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Tech effectively ended the game in the third inning, putting up 11 runs – the most in a single inning since 2013 – on 10 hits and were helped out with one Sun Devil error. Davis started things out strong with a solo home run on the first pitch she saw.
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Elder passed the bat after a double to right field and Allred moved her over to third with a single up the middle. Lindemuth recorded the first out of the inning but did so on a sacrifice fly to put Tech up 5-0. Johnson drove in Allred the next at-bat with a single before becoming the second out of the inning after Victoria Valdez reached on a fielder's choice.
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Up 6-0, five straight Red Raiders singled including Jennings, Toney, Davis, Elder and Allred as Tech had an 11-0 lead. Only one batter saw more than two pitches during that stretch as the Red Raiders came up in attack mode and gained confidence with each at bat. Lindemuth reached on a fielder's choice and Johnson finished up the inning with another single to make it 14-0 going into the fourth inning.
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Lincoln entered in relief of Canady in the circle and after getting a quick out on the first batter had the bases loaded. The freshman didn't panic however, striking out the next batter for the second out before getting the final via a pop up to shortstop.
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The Red Raiders added four more runs in the fourth, opening the inning with the first five batters reaching safely. Freshman catcher Anya German delivered the record-breaking RBI on a single to the left field that brought home Elder from third.
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Lincoln closed out the game with a 1-2-3 inning to secure Tech's first appearance in the Big 12 Championship game.
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UP NEXT: The Red Raiders will take on No. 2 Arizona tomorrow at 11 a.m. on ESPN.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Canady, NiJaree (25-5)
L: Lauppe, Meika (9-8)
Base Running:
HBP: Ho-Ching, Tiare 1
Batting:
2B: Edge, Cimone 2 ; Toney, Hailey 1 ; Canady, NiJaree 1
HR: Davis, Mihyia 1
RBI: Davis, Mihyia 3 ; Allred, Lauren 2 ; Terry, Kaitlyn 1 ; Johnson, Alana 3 ; Burns, Jasmyn 1 ; Raegan Jennings 2 ; Toney, Hailey 4 ; Canady, NiJaree 1
SF: Terry, Kaitlyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Mihyia 3 ; Edge, Cimone 2 ; Allred, Lauren 2 ; Terry, Kaitlyn 1 ; Johnson, Alana 1 ; Garcia, Makayla 1 ; Kiley Huffman 1 ; Valdez, Victoria 1 ; Sydney Shiller 1 ; Raegan Jennings 3 ; Toney, Hailey 2
SB: Johnson, Alana 1 ; Raegan Jennings 1
HBP: Valdez, Victoria 1
Game Leaders
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3
RBI
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AB
3
R
3
H
3
RBI
2
AB
3
R
2
H
3
RBI
4
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