Texas Tech received another strong start on the mound from a freshman arm, Jacob Rogers on Monday followed by Zane Petty on Sunday. They were always pitching ahead against us, so when you're up there in the box and you're down 0-2, 1-2 consistently, it is really hard to get offense rhythm going. "There were a ton of strikes and they didn't give up many free passes. "They just pitched really methodical," said head coach Tim Tadlock. Tech's four hits tied for the second-least in a tournament game all-time and it was the fourth time they've ever been shutout in a tournament game – the last being Tech's exit from the Super Regional round to Stanford in 2021.
The Red Raiders produced leadoff baserunners in the second (hit), fourth (walk), sixth (hit) and eighth (walk) it was the eighth inning when Tech advanced a baserunner to third for the first time. With the baserunners Tech could manufacture, it could not move its runners with its opportunities, going 1-for-18 with runners on base and 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. The Red Raiders also benefited from five free passes.
Texas Tech was held to four hits, three from freshman Gage Harrelson's 3-for-3 standout day, and the fourth a leadoff double by Austin Green in the second inning. The national 2-seed of the NCAA tournament won its final three games to stave off elimination, using two wins over the 3-seed Red Raiders and one over 2-seed UConn, registering a cumulative 21-3 run total after falling to Texas Tech on Saturday night, 5-4. It closes another successful season under 11th-year head coach Tim Tadlock who guided his team to its seventh-straight regional championship appearance and sixth 40-win season as the skipper for the Red Raiders.įlorida was red hot in its comeback effort to secure a spot in the Super Regionals, tallying its most hits, 11, in its five games in their home-hosted Gainesville Regional. 2 Florida in the game seven Gainesville Regional Championship at Condron Ballpark. – Texas Tech's season came to an end on Monday, falling 6-0 to No.