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21-05-2025
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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
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21-05-2025
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Find out which 4 Texas Tech baseball players are all-Big 12 honorees
Texas Tech baseball outfielders Damian Bravo and Logan Hughes made the first team and first baseman Robin Villeneuve and pitcher Jack Cebert made the second team on the all-Big 12 teams released Tuesday, May 20. Hughes is leading the conference with 19 home runs. The sophomore from DeLand, Florida, is batting .333 with 58 runs batted in. Bravo, a junior from Haltom, is batting .336 with 13 homers and 51 RBIs. Villeneuve, a senior from Gatineau, Quebec, is batting .362 with 11 homers and 47 RBIs. Advertisement Cebert, a senior from Tampa, Florida, is 7-3 with a 3.44 earned-run average. The honorees were selected by the Big 12's head coaches, who could not vote for their own players. The teams were released on the eve of the Big 12 tournament that starts Wednesday, May 21, at Globe Life Field in Arlington. There were 19 players on the first team and 20 on the second team. More: Big 12 baseball final regular-season power rankings and look ahead to NCAA regionals More: NCAA baseball tournament bracket predictions: National seeds, regional host projections, bubble watch Texas Tech's Logan Hughes hustles after making contact against UC San Diego during a non-conference Division I baseball game, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Dan Law Field. Individual awards went to Cincinnati third baseman Kerrington Cross (player of the year), Houston lefthander Antoine Jean (pitcher of the year), Oklahoma State pitcher Harrison Bodendorf and Arizona State shortstop Matt King (co-newcomers of the year), TCU outfielder Sawyer Strosnider (freshman of the year) and Arizona relief pitcher Tony Pluta (scholar-athlete). Advertisement Kansas' Dan Fitzgerald was voted by his peers as Big 12 coach of the year. Kansas was picked ninth in the coaches' preseason poll and finished second, going 42-14 and 20-10 in conference play. Cross' .414 batting average is 10th in NCAA Division I, second among players in power conferences. His on-base percentage (.538) is fifth in Division I. Jean is the first reliever to be Big 12 pitcher of the year. He's second in Division I in hits allowed per nine innings (5.14) and strikeouts per nine innings (14.86) and has a .162 opponent batting average. King, a transfer from UT-San Antonio, is batting .401 and led Big 12 players with 53 hits in conference games. Bodendorf, a lefty transfer from Hawaii, is 10-1 with a 2.43 ERA. Advertisement Strosnider (.360-10-50) has nine triples, tied for the most in Division I. He also tied for the third-most runs in conference games with 34 in 29 games. Pluta has a Big 12-leading 11 saves and has a 3.92 grade-point average while majoring in aerospace engineering. This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: See the 4 Texas Tech baseball players who are all-Big 12 honorees
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03-03-2025
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Tim Tadlock ticked at curfew for Texas Tech baseball game
The Texas Tech baseball team has stumbled out of the gate, and not even facing a similarly struggling opponent was enough to snap the Red Raiders out of it. Colton Bower, Malakhi Knight and A.J. Guerrero hit home runs, and Washington beat the Red Raiders' 12-8 Sunday in a curfew-shortened final game at the Las Vegas College Baseball Classic. The game ended after Tech's turn at-bat in the top of the eighth inning to enable the Huskies to make their Sunday night flight home. Washington finished 19-31-1 last season and is 4-8 this year. Tech is 2-7 for the first time since 1974. Both teams went 1-2 in the four-team event with Texas and Illinois at Las Vegas Ballpark. Tech's win was a come-from-behind 10-6 conquest of Illinois on Friday in which Damian Bravo's game-tying homer triggered a six-run ninth inning. "Give credit to Washington, give credit to Texas for outplaying us on the days we played them," Tech coach Tim Tadlock said, "and be thankful for Damian Bravo walking up there in the ninth on Friday. Obviously, that little rally did put together something for us." More: Texas Tech breaks even on expected lower athletics budget in fiscal 2024 More: Tim Tadlock sought RPI boost in building Texas Tech baseball schedule Here are key developments from the weekend. Sunday's game started at 3:21 p.m. Las Vegas time with a predetermined decision that no inning would start after 6:30 p.m. so that the Huskies could make their return flight at 9:30 p.m. Tech turned an inning-ending double play in the bottom of the seventh just in time to earn another chance in the eighth. Tadlock wasn't happy about the setup. "You always want to have a four-hour window to play a baseball game," he said, "especially when the wind's blowing out 30 (mph) and you're in Vegas. Or even a Sunday baseball game at the tail-end of the weekend when pitching staffs maybe are a little thin. And so we went back and forth on 6:30. We wanted a four-hour window, and I think we got 3 hours and 15 minutes maybe, something like that." Tech-Washington was the second game of the day, after Texas beat Illinois 15-6 in a 3-hour, 24-minute game that started at 11 a.m. local time. Twice more in the post-game media session, Tadlock said the two teams should "be playing the ninth inning right now." Starting with the previous Sunday's game against UC Irvine, Tech outfielder Damian Bravo has four consecutive multi-hit games. He's 10 for 19 in that stretch with two home runs and six batted in. Bravo and first baseman Robin Villeneuve made the all-tournament team. Villaneuve went 6 for 12 in Vegas with three RBI. His two-run single in the sixth Sunday brought Tech within 11-7. Junior lefthander Zach Crotchfelt made scoreless appearances against Illinois and Washington that covered 4 1/3 innings. The transfer from Auburn and has a 1.54 ERA in four appearances. Tadlock said Crotchfelt "showed a lot of toughness." Zane Petty made his first start and was tagged for five earned runs. The junior righthander went 2 1/3 innings, extending Tech's season-long streak of no starter making it past four innings. Trevor Kole's two-run triple in the third came on a ball right fielder Damian Bravo lost in the sun. Petty (0-1) gave up solo homers in the first and second innings. "I thought it was competitive," Tadlock said. "I think he's going to be just fine." Tech went into Sunday at the bottom of the Big 12 in team fielding and team ERA. The Red Raiders' 12 errors have led to 15 unearned runs. The team ERA is 6.99 and the ERA of starting pitchers is 12.38. "We're going into week four, right?" Tadlock said. "You obviously want to put together who your starters are for conference play in two weeks, but we also knew with such a new staff and really with one guy that started on a weekend last year coming back in Mac (Heuer) that you're going to have maybe a little bit of this. "And so we're going to keep believing in them and keep believing that guys are going to start throwing the ball good. There's a little give-and-take there, too. We've had some plays that you need to make. You need to get outs when outs are presented to you. So would like to do both. Would like to pitch better. Would like to get outs when they're there." Texas Tech has five games this week, starting with the Red Raiders' first midweek games of the season. They host UC San Diego (7-4) at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Former Tech pitcher and Tech graduate Eric Newman is in his 14th season as the Tritons' coach with a 428-265 record. Tech then plays a three-game series Friday through Sunday at Grand Canyon. This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Tim Tadlock ticked at curfew for Texas Tech baseball game
