FORT WORTH \u2013 Despite leading 3-0 early and 9-8 heading to the bottom of the 13th, Texas Tech Baseball got walked off 10-9 by TCU Saturday afternoon at Lupton Stadium.<\/p>\n
Down by a pair (8-6) heading to the ninth, Texas Tech (16-10, 4-4 Big 12) rallied for a pair of ninth inning two-out runs on an RBI double from catcher Matt Quintanar<\/a> and an RBI single from freshman Jesse Ruisnek.<\/p>\n Appearing both at the plate and on the mound, Rusinek went 4-for-6 with three RBIs and tossed two scoreless innings and whiffed four.<\/p>\n Turning to another position player on the mound to try and extend the game, the Red Raiders got a 1-2-3 ninth from third baseman turned reliever Connor Shouse<\/a> to send the game to extras.<\/p>\n In the top of the 10th, the Red Raiders got a two-out double from Shouse and an intentional walk to place two-on with two outs, but TCUs (16-10, 4-4 Big 12) Trever Baumler ended the frame with a strike out.<\/p>\n Baumler, who earned the win Saturday night, tossed four innings of one run ball. He struck out four and allowed six hits.<\/p>\n In TCUs half of the 10th, the Horned Frogs placed the winning run on second with two outs, but Rusinek was able to fan the next TCU batter on a full count.<\/p>\n Looking to scratch across a run, the Red Raiders got a lead-off single from Coleman Ryan<\/a> who stood at first base with one out.<\/p>\n On the second pitch Rusinek saw, the outfielder and reliever ripped a single through the four-hole that Ryan was ultimately thrown out at third base on by TCUs Chase Brunson.<\/p>\n The outfield assist and a popup sent the game to the bottom of the 11th where Rusinek tossed a 1-2-3 frame.<\/p>\n After the Red Raiders scratched across only a two-out single in the top of the 12th, TCU loaded the bases with nobody out on a walk, a single and a bunt hit.<\/p>\n With the winning run just 90 feet away, Tech sophomore Will Jordan<\/a> used a shallow pop-up to center and back-to-back strikeouts to send the game to the 13th where a two-out Robin On Saturday, the Red Raiders recorded a season-best 23 hits, out hitting TCU 23-15.<\/p>\n The loss is Tech’s first this season when outhitting their opponent. The Red Raiders were previously 14-0 when out hitting their opponent.<\/p>\n In the setback, five Red Raiders had three or more hits including left fielder Logan Hughes<\/a> who went 4-for-6 with two runs scored a home run and two RBIs.<\/p>\n The contest which was delayed by nearly two hours pregame due to weather last four hours and 42 minutes and was the longest game (by innings) for a Red Raider squad since 2023 when the Red Raiders fell 4-2 in 16 innings to Texas A&M in Houston.<\/p>\n
\nVilleneuve single gave Tech a brief 9-8 lead, before TCU won the game on a single, a double and a sac-fly.<\/p>\n