Lubbock, Texas – On Sunday afternoon, the No. 18 West Virginia Mountaineers (23-16, 11-7) lost to the Texas Tech Red Raiders (29-1) after losing 1-3 in the second game of a doubleheader. (13 wins, 13 losses, 12 wins, 9 losses).
West Virginia took its first lead of the series in the top of the second inning. West Virginia junior Grant Hussey led off the first inning after being hit by a pitch, but after junior Brody Kresser hit a grounder up the middle, Hussey was safe at second base and moved to third base on an errant pitch. However, after an official review, Hussey was called for interference, resulting in two outs.
Sophomore Benjamin Ramsden kept the inning alive with a walk, freshman Michael Perazza kept it open with a single to right field, and then junior JJ Weatherholt hit an RBI on the opposite field to put WVU at 1-1. He led with 0.
Texas Tech responded in the bottom of the inning with a go-ahead home run by junior Cade McGee on a 3-for-2 pitch. Then, in addition to singles by sophomore Damien Bravo and freshman Garrett Boehm, a walk by sophomore Tracer Lopez loaded the bases, and junior Gavin Kash hit a 6-4-3 double play to score an RBI. Set.
Sophomore Kevin Buzzell hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, giving Texas Tech a 3-1 advantage.
West Virginia resumed play Wednesday night when the Mountaineers took on the Penn State Nittany Lions in State College, Pennsylvania.First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
