Damian Bravo's 11th-inning homer gives Texas Tech baseball win over UCF
This story has been updated with post-game video and comments.
The Texas Tech baseball team had done nothing against Alex Galvan for three innings.
Damian Bravo changed all that with one swing. The Tech right fielder clubbed a leadoff home run in the 11th, lifting the Red Raiders to a 3-2 victory over Central Florida in the second game of a Big 12 series May 10 at Dan Law Field/Rip Griffin Park.
Advertisement
Galvan had thrown three consecutive three-up, three-down innings with seven ground-ball outs. Bravo hit an 80-mph breaking ball for a towering drive that had just enough to get out as left fielder Chase Krewson went back and watched it vanish over the wall.
"I was as shocked as probably everyone in the stands," said Bravo, who didn't think the ball would carry enough against the crosswind. "I saw him running all the way back, and I was like, 'Aw, it's at the warning track.' And then I see him give a little courtesy jump, and I'm like, 'Oh, my God. It went out,' and it's excitement after that."
"It seemed like the wind was just right at the moment," Tech coach Tim Tadlock added. "I think there were probably times today when maybe the wind was just a little bit more north or northeast, maybe knocks it down a little bit. He backspun the ball pretty good, though, and glad he did it."
More: What does Tim Tadlock think of plan for Texas Tech baseball's cut of revenue share?
Advertisement
More: Plans exist for a new-look Texas Tech baseball stadium, but will it happen?
The homer touched off jubilation among the Red Raiders (18-29, 12-14 in the Big 12), including their dozen-plus relief pitchers sprinting in from the bullpen in left field.
"They were full-on chasing me," Bravo said, "so I had to beat 'em home."
Andrew Williamson had a first-inning home run and a single for UCF (26-24, 7-19). They were the only hits off Tech starter Tyler Boudreau, who went 5 2/3 innings. Winning pitcher Jack Cebert (7-2) went the last 5 1/3, allowing five hits and the tying run in the eighth.
The series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. May 11. The Red Raiders plan to recognize six seniors at 12:45 p.m.
Where to watch Texas Tech baseball vs. Central Florida
Texas Tech right fielder Damian Bravo, shown in a game last season, hit a game-winning home run in the 11th inning Saturday to lift the Red Raiders over Central Florida 3-2.
∎ Online streaming: ESPN+
Texas Tech baseball vs. Central Florida start times
∎ Game 3: 1 p.m. May 11
Texas Tech baseball vs. Central Florida Game 2 live updates
Final: Texas Tech 3, UCF 2 in 11 innings
Damian Bravo led off the 11th inning with a home run to left field, giving Texas Tech its first victory in walk-off fashion since April 1, 2024. Bravo's homer came off Alex Galvan, who had thrown three three-up, three-down innings in a row that included seven groundouts.
Middle of 8th inning: Texas Tech 2, UCF 2
UCF tied it in the eighth as Dylan King reached on an infield single, moved up on a walk and a sacrifice, then scored on a groundout by Edian Espinal.
End of 7th inning: Texas Tech 2, UCF 1
Texas Tech came up empty from a bases-loaded, no-outs opportunity in the seventh. After base hits by Davis Rivers, Coleman Ryan and Tracer Lopez, UCF reliever Kevin Schoneboom retired Kyeler Thompson on a liner to second base and Logan Hughes on a double play. It was the fourth double play the Knights have turned in the game.
Middle of 6th inning: Texas Tech 2, UCF 1
Texas Tech starting pitcher Tyler Boudreau allowed only two hits — a home run and a single by Andrew Williamson — over 5 2/3 innings. With the bases empty and two outs in the sixth, Boudreau walked Edian Espinal and, rather than let him face Williamson again, Tech coach Tim Tadlock brought in Jack Cebert. Williamson drove Cebert's first pitch to the warning track in center field, but Kyeler Thompson ran it down to end the inning.
Advertisement
Boudreau struck out six and walked two.
End of 3rd inning: Texas Tech 2, UCF 1
Texas Tech manufactured a run in the third to take the lead. Leadoff batter Davis Rivers was hit by a pitch and moved up a base each on Coleman Ryan's bunt single, Tracer Lopez's fly to right and Thompson's sacrifice fly to left.
End of 2nd inning: UCF 1, Texas Tech 1
Texas Tech tied it in the second inning. Damian Bravo led off with a double, Antonelli Savattere bunted him to third and Robin Villeneuve singled him home.
Middle of 1st inning: UCF 1, Texas Tech 0
Knights right fielder Andrew Williamson homered in the first inning for the second day in a row. His 11th of the season was a solo shot to center field off Tech starter Tyler Boudreau.
Texas Tech baseball vs. Central Florida series opener summary
UCF 7, Texas Tech 3: Antonio Jimenez broke a 2-2 tie with an RBI double in the seventh inning and scored on a Chase Krewson single. Andrew Williamson belted a two-run homer in the first inning for UCF, which ended a six-game losing streak in conference play. Braden Calise added a two-run single in the ninth. The start of the game was delayed 2 ½ hours because of lightning in the area. Coleman Ryan and Kyeler Thompson each had two hits, including an RBI single, for Tech. Winning pitcher Dominic Castellano (6-1) allowed a run on two hits over 2 2/3 innings.
Texas Tech baseball vs. Central Florida starting pitchers
∎ May 11: Texas Tech RHP Zane Petty (1-3, 5.57) vs. RHP Matt Sauser (3-2, 3.41).
Texas Tech baseball next five games
Home games in ALL CAPS. Asterisks (*) denote Big 12 games. All times CDT.
Advertisement
∎ May 13: ABILENE CHRISTIAN, 2 p.m.
∎ May 15: at Brigham Young*, 7 p.m.
∎ May 16: at Brigham Young*, 7 p.m.
∎ May 17: at Brigham Young*, 2 p.m.
∎ May 21-24: Big 12 tournament, Arlington
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Damian Bravo's 11th-inning homer gives Texas Tech baseball win vs. UCF
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
San Francisco Chronicle
2 hours ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
College sports commissioners laud $2.8B antitrust settlement, call for Congress to act
Conference commissioners lauded a judge's approval of a $2.8 billion antitrust lawsuit settlement as a means for bringing stability and fairness to an out-of-control college athletics industry but acknowledged there would be growing pains in implementing its terms. In a 30-minute virtual news conference Monday, commissioners of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC renewed their call for congressional action to supplement and even codify the settlement and emphasized that cooperation at every level of college sports would be necessary to make it work. They said it was too early to address how violators of rules surrounding revenue sharing and name, image and likeness agreements would be punished and noted newly hired College Sports Commission CEO Bryan Seeley would play a major role in determining penalties. The new era of college athletics has arrived after U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken gave final approval Friday night to what's known as House vs. NCAA. Beginning July 1, each school can share up to about $20.5 million with their athletes and third-party NIL deals worth $600 or more will be analyzed to make sure they pay appropriate 'market value' for the services being provided by athletes. Some of the topics addressed Monday: Binding conferences to terms The conferences drafted a document that would bind institutions to enforcement policies even if their state laws are contradictory. It would require schools to waive their right to pursue legal challenges against the CSC. It also would exempt the commission from lawsuits from member schools over enforcement decisions, instead offering arbitration as the main settlement option. Consequences for not signing the agreement would include risking the loss of league membership and participation against other teams from the Power Four conferences. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said the document remains a work in progress but that he's gotten no pushback from his schools. 'I look to get that executed here in short order,' he said, "and know it will be very necessary for all the conferences to execute as well.' Directives on revenue sharing There has been no directive given to individual schools on how to determine the allocation of revenue-sharing payments, commissioners said. It's widely acknowledged that athletes in football and basketball are expected to receive the majority of the money. 'I know for all five of us no one is forgetting about their Olympic sports and continuing to make sure we've invested a high level for all of our sports,' ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said. College Sports Commission CEO The commissioners said Seeley, as Major League Baseball executive vice president of legal and operations, was uniquely qualified to lead the CSC, which is charged with making sure schools adhere to the rules. 'Culture doesn't change overnight," Seeley told The Athletic over the weekend. "I don't expect that to happen overnight, but I do think that the schools that have signed on to the settlement want rules and want rules to be enforced. Otherwise they wouldn't have signed on to the settlement. I think student-athletes want a different system. So I think there is a desire for rules enforcement. There's a desire for transparency.' Sankey said Seeley is well-versed in areas of implementation, development and adjustment of rules and in NIL disputes requiring arbitration. Yormark said: 'You want people not to run away from a situation but to run to a situation. He ran here, and he's very passionate to make a difference and to course correct what's been going on in the industry.' Skepticism about enforcement Deloitte's 'NIL Go' program and LBI Software will track NIL deals and revenue-sharing contracts, and the commissioners shot down skepticism about the ability of those tools to enforce terms of the settlement. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said football and basketball coaches he spoke with in February were unanimous in wanting regulation. 'They have the responsibility to make what they asked for work,' he said. Congressional action NCAA President Charlie Baker has been pushing Congress for a limited antitrust exemption that would protect college sports from another series of lawsuits, and the commissioners want a uniform federal NIL law that would supersede wide-ranging state laws. 'We're not going to have Final Fours and College Football Playoffs and College World Series with 50 different standards,' Sankey said, 'so that's a starting point.' Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti said the willingness of administrators to modernize the college athletics model should prompt federal lawmakers to move on codifying the settlement. Sankey's meeting with Trump Sankey confirmed a Yahoo Sports report that he and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua played golf with President Donald Trump on Sunday. Sankey said he appreciates Trump's interest in college sports and that it was helpful to share perspectives on the path forward. Trump reportedly considered a presidential commission on college sports earlier this year. Sankey declined to disclose details of their talks.
Fox Sports
2 hours ago
- Fox Sports
College sports commissioners laud $2.8B antitrust settlement, call for Congress to act
Associated Press Conference commissioners lauded a judge's approval of a $2.8 billion antitrust lawsuit settlement as a means for bringing stability and fairness to an out-of-control college athletics industry but acknowledged there would be growing pains in implementing its terms. In a 30-minute virtual news conference Monday, commissioners of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC renewed their call for congressional action to supplement and even codify the settlement and emphasized that cooperation at every level of college sports would be necessary to make it work. They said it was too early to address how violators of rules surrounding revenue sharing and name, image and likeness agreements would be punished and noted newly hired College Sports Commission CEO Bryan Seeley would play a major role in determining penalties. The new era of college athletics has arrived after U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken gave final approval Friday night to what's known as House vs. NCAA. Beginning July 1, each school can share up to about $20.5 million with their athletes and third-party NIL deals worth $600 or more will be analyzed to make sure they pay appropriate 'market value' for the services being provided by athletes. Some of the topics addressed Monday: Binding conferences to terms The conferences drafted a document that would bind institutions to enforcement policies even if their state laws are contradictory. It would require schools to waive their right to pursue legal challenges against the CSC. It also would exempt the commission from lawsuits from member schools over enforcement decisions, instead offering arbitration as the main settlement option. Consequences for not signing the agreement would include risking the loss of league membership and participation against other teams from the Power Four conferences. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said the document remains a work in progress but that he's gotten no pushback from his schools. 'I look to get that executed here in short order,' he said, "and know it will be very necessary for all the conferences to execute as well.' Directives on revenue sharing There has been no directive given to individual schools on how to determine the allocation of revenue-sharing payments, commissioners said. It's widely acknowledged that athletes in football and basketball are expected to receive the majority of the money. 'I know for all five of us no one is forgetting about their Olympic sports and continuing to make sure we've invested a high level for all of our sports,' ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said. College Sports Commission CEO The commissioners said Seeley, as Major League Baseball executive vice president of legal and operations, was uniquely qualified to lead the CSC, which is charged with making sure schools adhere to the rules. 'Culture doesn't change overnight," Seeley told The Athletic over the weekend. "I don't expect that to happen overnight, but I do think that the schools that have signed on to the settlement want rules and want rules to be enforced. Otherwise they wouldn't have signed on to the settlement. I think student-athletes want a different system. So I think there is a desire for rules enforcement. There's a desire for transparency.' Sankey said Seeley is well-versed in areas of implementation, development and adjustment of rules and in NIL disputes requiring arbitration. Yormark said: 'You want people not to run away from a situation but to run to a situation. He ran here, and he's very passionate to make a difference and to course correct what's been going on in the industry.' Skepticism about enforcement Deloitte's 'NIL Go' program and LBI Software will track NIL deals and revenue-sharing contracts, and the commissioners shot down skepticism about the ability of those tools to enforce terms of the settlement. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said football and basketball coaches he spoke with in February were unanimous in wanting regulation. 'They have the responsibility to make what they asked for work,' he said. Congressional action NCAA President Charlie Baker has been pushing Congress for a limited antitrust exemption that would protect college sports from another series of lawsuits, and the commissioners want a uniform federal NIL law that would supersede wide-ranging state laws. 'We're not going to have Final Fours and College Football Playoffs and College World Series with 50 different standards,' Sankey said, 'so that's a starting point.' Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti said the willingness of administrators to modernize the college athletics model should prompt federal lawmakers to move on codifying the settlement. Sankey's meeting with Trump Sankey confirmed a Yahoo Sports report that he and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua played golf with President Donald Trump on Sunday. Sankey said he appreciates Trump's interest in college sports and that it was helpful to share perspectives on the path forward. Trump reportedly considered a presidential commission on college sports earlier this year. Sankey declined to disclose details of their talks. 'I think those are best left for the moment on the golf course,' he said. ___ AP college sports: recommended in this topic
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
College sports commissioners laud $2.8B antitrust settlement, call for Congress to act
FILE - The NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis is seen on March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) Conference commissioners lauded a judge's approval of a $2.8 billion antitrust lawsuit settlement as a means for bringing stability and fairness to an out-of-control college athletics industry but acknowledged there would be growing pains in implementing its terms. In a 30-minute virtual news conference Monday, commissioners of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC renewed their call for congressional action to supplement and even codify the settlement and emphasized that cooperation at every level of college sports would be necessary to make it work. Advertisement They said it was too early to address how violators of rules surrounding revenue sharing and name, image and likeness agreements would be punished and noted newly hired College Sports Commission CEO Bryan Seeley would play a major role in determining penalties. The new era of college athletics has arrived after U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken gave final approval Friday night to what's known as House vs. NCAA. Beginning July 1, each school can share up to about $20.5 million with their athletes and third-party NIL deals worth $600 or more will be analyzed to make sure they pay appropriate 'market value' for the services being provided by athletes. Some of the topics addressed Monday: Binding conferences to terms Advertisement The conferences drafted a document that would bind institutions to enforcement policies even if their state laws are contradictory. It would require schools to waive their right to pursue legal challenges against the CSC. It also would exempt the commission from lawsuits from member schools over enforcement decisions, instead offering arbitration as the main settlement option. Consequences for not signing the agreement would include risking the loss of league membership and participation against other teams from the Power Four conferences. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said the document remains a work in progress but that he's gotten no pushback from his schools. 'I look to get that executed here in short order,' he said, "and know it will be very necessary for all the conferences to execute as well.' Advertisement Directives on revenue sharing There has been no directive given to individual schools on how to determine the allocation of revenue-sharing payments, commissioners said. It's widely acknowledged that athletes in football and basketball are expected to receive the majority of the money. 'I know for all five of us no one is forgetting about their Olympic sports and continuing to make sure we've invested a high level for all of our sports,' ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said. College Sports Commission CEO The commissioners said Seeley, as Major League Baseball executive vice president of legal and operations, was uniquely qualified to lead the CSC, which is charged with making sure schools adhere to the rules. Advertisement 'Culture doesn't change overnight," Seeley told The Athletic over the weekend. "I don't expect that to happen overnight, but I do think that the schools that have signed on to the settlement want rules and want rules to be enforced. Otherwise they wouldn't have signed on to the settlement. I think student-athletes want a different system. So I think there is a desire for rules enforcement. There's a desire for transparency.' Sankey said Seeley is well-versed in areas of implementation, development and adjustment of rules and in NIL disputes requiring arbitration. Yormark said: 'You want people not to run away from a situation but to run to a situation. He ran here, and he's very passionate to make a difference and to course correct what's been going on in the industry.' Skepticism about enforcement Advertisement Deloitte's 'NIL Go' program and LBI Software will track NIL deals and revenue-sharing contracts, and the commissioners shot down skepticism about the ability of those tools to enforce terms of the settlement. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said football and basketball coaches he spoke with in February were unanimous in wanting regulation. 'They have the responsibility to make what they asked for work,' he said. Congressional action NCAA President Charlie Baker has been pushing Congress for a limited antitrust exemption that would protect college sports from another series of lawsuits, and the commissioners want a uniform federal NIL law that would supersede wide-ranging state laws. Advertisement 'We're not going to have Final Fours and College Football Playoffs and College World Series with 50 different standards,' Sankey said, 'so that's a starting point.' Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti said the willingness of administrators to modernize the college athletics model should prompt federal lawmakers to move on codifying the settlement. Sankey's meeting with Trump Sankey confirmed a Yahoo Sports report that he and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua played golf with President Donald Trump on Sunday. Sankey said he appreciates Trump's interest in college sports and that it was helpful to share perspectives on the path forward. Trump reportedly considered a presidential commission on college sports earlier this year. Sankey declined to disclose details of their talks. 'I think those are best left for the moment on the golf course,' he said. ___ AP college sports:
