Texas Tech baseball pitchers gave up three runs in the seventh inning off four walks and a wild pitch in a win over Oklahoma State in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington.
The Red Raiders lost 7-2 to second-seeded Oklahoma State, with 14 strikeouts, 13 walks and two wild pitches by the pitchers.
The Red Raiders (32-25) improved to 1-1 in tournament play with Tuesday's win over Texas. They will play Cincinnati in a repechage game Thursday at 4 p.m. The Bearcats eliminated the Longhorns from the tournament early Wednesday morning.
Gavin Kash hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning, closing the gap to 4-2. Tech used three pitchers in the bottom of the inning. Carson Baugh walked the first two batters. Derek Bridges struck out one batter, Cole Kearse walked the next two batters, and catcher Gavin Kash's throw completed the comeback.
Oklahoma State scored on three bases-loaded walks, two wild pitches and a two-run home run by Zach Ehrhardt in the bottom of the first inning.
The Red Raiders have lost 12 of their past 15 games.
Drew Woodcox had three strikeouts, and TJ Pompey and Cade McGee each had two punchouts.
Zach Erdmann had a decent night on the mound, allowing six hits and three runs in four innings, walking three and striking out four. Tech used eight pitchers in the game, three of whom faced just one batter each.
