ABILENE, Texas – Fresh off a dominant 13-3 run-rule (7 inning) win over Tarleton State Tuesday, Texas Tech Baseball continues a busy five-game week on Wednesday night with a contest in Abilene against Abilene Christian.
First pitch from ACUs Crutcher Scott Ballpark at Bullock Brothers Ballpark is set for 5:05 p.m.
Winners of eight-straight in the overall series, Tech defeated ACU back on March 31st in run-rule fashion thanks to four hits and two home runs from Caden Ferraro. Outfielder Logan Hughes also homered in the contest, as Tech led 11-1 before winning 15-4.
Freshman Adam Hayes took the ball and tossed nearly six innings, taking a one run performance into the sixth before allowing a two-out, three-run home run to ACUs JT Thompson.
Following the quick trip to Abilene, the Red Raiders will return home for a weekend series with Oklahoma State this Friday-through-Sunday, first pitch is set for 1 p.m. in all three contests.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
MATCHUP: Texas Tech (21-19) at Abilene Christian (19-21)
DATE: Wednesday, April 22 2026
TIME: 5 p.m.
LOCATION: Abilene, Texas (Crutcher Soctt Ballpark)
PITCHING MATCHUP: RHP Connor Shouse (0-0, 10.20 ERA) vs. LHP Collin Adams (1-2, 2.89 ERA)
HIGHLIGHTS IN 1-2-3:
* Texas Tech Baseball snapped a five-game losing streak on Tuesday night, rolling to a 13-3 run-rule (7 Inn.) win over Tarleton State. The Red Raiders shook off an early 2-0 deficit using a six-run second innings and five-run third inning to improve to 6-3 on the midweek. The Red Raiders back-to-back five-run innings marks the first time this season that Tech has scored five run in back-to-back frames, as the Red Raiders batted around in both innings.
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* Senior Tracer Lopez continues to swing a hot bat for the Red Raiders, as the infielder enters Wednesday's contest in Abilene riding a 10-game hitting streak. In last night's win over Tarleton, Lopez went 2-for-3Â and walked twice. He scored three times and drove in a run. His three runs scored ran his career total to 160 overall which ties him for 10th all-time in runs scored. His two hit performance raised his career hit total to 220 which is good for ninth all-time on the hit list. Lopez needs one hit to tie Mike Humphreys for eighth and Roger Kieschnick for seventh at 222.
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* In the Tuesday win, Texas Tech OF Logan Hughes launched his 30th career home run, moving to within six of tying assistant coach and former Red Raider first baseman Eric Gutierrez who slugged 36 home runs in four seasons. After hitting 19 long balls a season ago, Hughes has 11 this season including two in the last four games. Hughes also sits tied with Gutierrez, Barrett Barnes and Joe Dillion for fifth all-time in Big 12 Only Home Runs (15).
MIDWEEK NOTES (at ACU):
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T-LO STAYED HOT
Entering the weekend series needing just one game to reach 200 career and riding a six-game hit streak, Texas Tech senior
Tracer Lopez had himself a strong weekend going 7-for-12 (almost was 8-for-11 but a fly ball that looked to be dropped in the outfield was ruled a catch on Sunday) with a double and a triple. Reaching the 200 game plateau after already reaching 210 hits, Lopez became just the fourth player in program history to reach 210 hits and 200 games played joining Assistant Coach Eric Gutierrez (264 hits in 244 games), Taylor Ashby (228 hits in 216 games) and Clint Bryant (341 hits in 240 games). After seeing his average dip to .307 after a 7-32 stretch (.219) from March 27 to April 7, Lopez is now 18 for his last 31 (.581) and has multiple hits in four-straight games and seven of his last eight overall. Lopez has raised his average from .307 to .355 over that span and now has a career-best 15 doubles after entering the season with 21 total doubles in three years. Lopez, who enrolled at Tech at the semster break in 2023 and before his senior season of high school baseball is now a career .296 hitter and has scored 160 career runs. Lopez is now tied for 10th all-time in runs scored in program history with 160 runs. Lopez needs just five runs to tie Josh Bard for ninth all-time on the list at 165.    Â
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LOOKING TO HEAT BACK UP AT THE DISH
After reaching eight runs scored in a program record 15-straight games from Feb. 17 until March 14, and scoring at least five runs in 24-straight games (Feb. 17- Mar. 28) and 30-of-31 games, the Red Raiders have seen their bats cool off over the last six games, as Tech has been held to four runs or fewer in five of those six contests. The stretch started with a 4-1 victory over then No. 17 WVU in which Tech was held score less for the first six innings of play before scoring once in the seventh and three times in the eighth. After scoring just twice in the series finale against the Mountaineers, the Red Raider scored eight times against UIW on Wednesday night before manging just eight total runs (three Friday, Two Saturday and Three Sunday) in the weekend series against Utah. The Red Raiders failed to score at least eight times once in the weekend series for the first time this season against the same opponent. After reaching eight runs in 27 of the first 36 games, Tech managed just the eight total runs in Salt Lake this past weekend. The Red Raiders for the series hit just .271 as a team and saw three players (Lopez, Hughes and Rusinek) combine for 16 of Tech's 26 hits. Tech had nine players record just two hits or fewer on the weekend including
Caden Ferraro who took a rare 0-for-8 and
Connor Shouse who just 1-for-12 with an RBI double on the weekend. After striking out just 242 times in 36 games (6.7 times per game) and walking 202 times (5.6 times per game), the Red Raiders walked just eight times in three games (2.67) and struck out 25 times (8.3 times per game). When you expand it out Tech recorded 9.4 percent of its strikeouts on the season this past season against Utah. The Red Raiders did explode for 13 runs and 16 hits against Tarleton as the Red Raiders hit 16-for-31 (.516) in the win.
STARTING TO ADD[Y] UPÂ
After appearing just once last season and taking a medical redshirt, second-year redshirt freshman
Logan Addison continues to pitch well for the Red Raiders as the righty has now tossed 8.2 innings without allowing a run. On Sunday afternoon against Utah, Addison tossed 1.2 scorless innings and allowed just one hit and one free pass on a hit-by-pitch. He struck out three battters and now lowered his ERA to 5.52 and his batting average against to .231. Addison has whiffed 17 batters and walked just four in 14.2 innings pitched. In Big 12 play, he has pitched to a 1.29 ERA and has struck out nine batters and walked just one. After allowing four runs against DBU back on Mar. 17, Addison has been solid over his last eight trips, as the righty has pitched a scoreless effort in sevne of his last eight appearances and has allowed just one run in those eight appearances. After striking out two in a 1-2-3 inning against New Mexico, Addison allowed a solo home run in a one-inning appearance. The righty rebounded the following weekend by pitching two scoreless innings against Houston where he needed just 22 pitches to toss two scoreless innings. In the return contest at New Mexico, Addison needed just 10 pitches to toss a 1-2-3 inning in Albuquerque back on April 7. Last weekend against No. 17 WVU, Addison combined to toss two innings of scoreless, two-hit ball where he struck out four. Addison whiffed all four batters in the Friday contest against the Mountaineers. Addison also tossed a strong 10-pitch 1-2-3 inning on Wednesday night against UIW. In total, Addison has needed 11 pitches or fewer per inning in six of his last seven appearances. In Big 12 play, Addison has limited opposing batters to just four hits in seven innings pitched and a batting-average-against of just .160 over his six appearances.Â
HERE'S JONNY
After a tough luck appearance in the Friday night setback to No. 17 WVU (Apr. 10) reliever
Jonny Lowe rebounded nicely Sunday, tossing 3.2 innings of perfect baseball. He needed just 44 pitches to retire all 11 batters with four coming via the strikeout. After entering with runners of first and second, Lowe coaxed a first pitch ground ball that was muffed at second base to load the bases. Showing the poise of a senior, Lowe rebounded nicely using a 5-3 double play two pitches later to strand the bases loaded. After struggling in his first season with the Scarlet and Black, Lowe has shined in 2026, pitching to a 3.91 ERA this season. After walking 13 batters in just 16 innings a season ago, Lowe has cut that number in half in nearly double the amount of innings, as he has issued just seven base-on-balls over his first 25.1 innings of work this season. Opposing batters are hitting just .255 against the Rockwall native. Lowe has pitched a scoreless appearance in four of his last five games pitched. The lone non-scoreless appearance in that stretch was the three-run, 1.2 inning outing against WVU.
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HUUUUUGGGHESSSS
Rated as one of the countries premier bats in the 2026 MLB Draft, Texas Tech junior
Logan Hughes continues to put up big numbers in a Red Raider uniform, as so far this season Hughes is hitting .358 with 11 home runs and 50 RBIs this season. Hughes is slugging an impressive .669 (team-best) and has reocrded a team-best 39 walks to bring his on-base percentage to .497. In Tuesday's win over Tarleton, Hughes walked three times and hit a two-run home run to bring his career total through 92 games to 30. Hughes is a career .340 hitter in a Red Raider uniform and has hit 24 doubles, five triples, 30 home runs and driven in 107 runs. in hi s92 games. Hughes scored his 101st career run last night.Â
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STAND UP AND SHOUSE
Entering the game against Tarleton just 5 for his last 33 at the dish, Shouse went a much needed 3-for-5 in the win against the Texans with four RBIs and two doubles. Shouse, who leads the Red Raiders in RBIs at 54, is Tuesday's projected starting pitcher for the Red Raiders. After allowing four runs and recording just an out in the loss to Vanderbilt, Shouse has picked it up on he mound, has allowed just one run in his last four appearances (all one inning) and has struck out seven and walked just one. The right-hander has allowed just one hit in those appearances, a two-run double against Houston back on April. 3. On the season, Shouse has whiffed eight in 4.1 innings and allowed just two hits, both for extra bases. He will become the ninth different Red Raider to make a start on the mound this season.Â
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UP NEXT:
The Red Raiders return home for a three-game weekend series with Oklahoma State. First pitch on Friday, Saturday and Sunday is set for 1 p.m.
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