Texas Tech baseball demolished by Arizona State 21-5
Playing the first of three games in Tempe, Arizona, the Texas Tech baseball team got off to a promising start Thursday against Arizona State.
The Red Raiders jumped out to a 3-0 lead before the Sun Devils could get to the plate. But that's when the lead quickly evaporated.
Arizona State had three players record four or more hits in the game, scored six runs in the second and five in the fourth and sixth innings to wallop the Red Raiders 21-5 in seven innings.
Texas Tech is scheduled to play twice on Friday, starting with a 3 p.m. game against UNLV before another game against Arizona State at 8:30 p.m. The Red Raiders fell to 30-23 overall, losing their sixth game in a row and 10 of their last 11 contests.
Jacob Tobias was 5-for-5 at the plate for Arizona State. Ryan Campos was 4-for-4 and Brandon Compton was 4-for-5. Three other players (Kien Vu, Ethan Mendoza and Isaiah Jackson) recorded two hits each. The Sun Devils had four home runs in the game.
Cade McGee hit a three-run double in the first inning for Texas Tech. TJ Pompey, who was 2-for-3 on the night, hit a solo home run in the fourth and added an RBI double in the sixth. It was Pompey's first multi-hit game since going 2-for-4 at Arkansas on April 16.
Parker Hutyra gave up eight runs on nine hits in two innings in the start on the mound. Hudson Parker gave up six runs (three earned) on seven hits in two innings of relief. The Sun Devils also scored four runs off Max Huffling and three off Isaiah Rhodes.
The Red Raiders had five hits in the game compared to 22 for Arizona State.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech baseball demolished by Arizona State
