Cade McGee 9th-inning home run leads Texas Tech baseball to Big 12 tournament win over Texas
Cade McGee hit a go-head, two-run home run in the ninth inning to help Texas Tech baseball down Texas 6-4 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament Tuesday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington.
The 10th-seeded Red Raiders (32-24) and third-seeded Longhorns were tied 4-4 through nine innings of play. Gavin Kash led off the top of the frame with a single and was moved over to second on a sacrifice bunt by Drew Woodcox. McGee, the next batter, launched a high-arching ball down the left field line that stayed fair and cleared the fence.
Josh Sanders pitched a perfect ninth inning, his second in relief, to pick up the victory on the mound.
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Texas Tech will now face Oklahoma State, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Red Raiders are also guaranteed to play a game on Thursday, either 4 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. depending on Wednesday's result.
Kyle Robinson got the start for Texas Tech. He struck out six batters, walked four, allowed seven hits and four runs in 5-1/3 innings in the no decision. Brandon Lysik retired one of his two batters faced and Jacob Rogers fanned three and walked one in an inning and a third.
McGee's home run was his second hit of the night. Tracer Lopez also had a pair of hits in four plate appearances. Texas Tech got home runs from Woodcox (a solo shot) and Austin Green (a three-run blast that tied the game 4-4 in the fourth).
Tech's top three batters of TJ Pompey, Gage Harrelson and Kevin Bazzell combined to go 0-for-15 at the plate.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: McGee's homer gives Texas Tech baseball Big 12 tournament win over Texas
