#22 Texas Tech Loses 10-1 to #9 Florida State

1. Red Raider of the Game

In the top of the 4^th inning, Tanner Gardner hit a 2-out double to right, the first hit of the game for the Red Raiders. He would score the only run fo the game for Tech on a single by Raley later in the inning. It was one of only 4 hits in the game and marked the 20^th straight game for Gardner to reach base safely.

2. Play That Impacted the Game

In the 8^th inning, Nieporte of FSU was hit by a pitch. Then there was a walk, and 2 wild pitches later Nieporte crossed the plate. FSU would put 3 runs across in the 8^th inning, really putting the game out of the reach of Tech.

3. Stat of the Game

4 hits were all Tech could manage in the game. All season, the talk has been about how the experienced lineup needed to make a difference in games this year, but Tech was shut down all game long.

4. Forgotten Play of the Game

In the 3^rd inning, with FSU only up 1-0, the Seminoles had the bases loaded from a single, wild pitch and a walk with only 1 out. Freshman pitcher Eriksson Lanning was able to get out of the inning without any damage after a 3-pitch strikeout and a groundout. It was good to see Lanning battle back in a tough environment.

5. Big Reason Tech Lost the Game

With only 4 hits in the game, the offense didn't give the pitching staff much room for error, and they walked 10 batters plus hit another 3 as well as 3 wild pitches. There were also 2 throwing errors in the game. Overall, Tech just didn't have a good game against a top 10 team.

Game 2 is set for tomorrow at 5:00pm