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LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 12-seeded Red Raiders (46-12) won their opening game of the Lubbock NCAA Softball Regional on Friday evening, taking down Brown (33-16) 6-0 in Texas Tech’s 24th shutout victory of the season and 46th total win, a new program record. Freshman Samantha Lincoln got the start and threw 3.0 great innings, allowing […]
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 12-seeded Red Raiders (46-12) won their opening game of the Lubbock NCAA Softball Regional on Friday evening, taking down Brown (33-16) 6-0 in Texas Tech’s 24th shutout victory of the season and 46th total win, a new program record.
Freshman Samantha Lincoln got the start and threw 3.0 great innings, allowing just one hit while striking out two batters. Chloe Riassetto came in for the final 4.0 innings and picked up her eighth win of the season, allowing just one hit through the 12 batters she faced. Both pitchers combined to throw just 70 in the Tech’s fourth-straight shutout.
On offense, Alana Johnson produced four RBI thanks to a triple and three-run homer as she finished the day 2-for-3 at the plate. NiJaree Canady took over the team lead for homers crushing her ninth long ball of the season 295 feet over the center field fence.
Mihyia Davis didn’t have a hit but reached base twice via walk. Davis stole two bases as well and eclipsed 100 stolen bases for her career. Lauren Allred, Raegan Jennings and Alexa Langeliers each picked up a hit and Hailey Toney recorded an RBI on her fifth sacrifice fly of the season.
How it happened:
Lincoln shook off any nerves she might’ve had as she struck out the first batter she faced in her first career postseason start. Lincoln allowed one hit in the first inning, but it was erased after a 6-4-3 double play. The lefty proceeded to put down the Brown bats in order in the second and third innings.
Davis led off the game with a walk and stole second and third during the next two pitches. Toney waited patiently at the plate after taking pitches and delivered the first run of the game, driving a ball to left field allowing Davis to tag and score.
Allred and Langeliers reached in back-to-back at-bats via hit and walk. Allred was caught stealing trying to go to third, but Tech was still able to capitalize as Johnson tripled to right center field making it 2-0 in favor of the Red Raiders.
Tech made its next offensive push in the third inning. Johnson drove in Allred and Langeliers courtesy of the long ball, her eighth of the season. Canady followed that up just one at-bat later with a home run of her own.
Freshman Samantha Lincoln got the start and threw 3.0 great innings, allowing just one hit while striking out two batters. Chloe Riassetto came in for the final 4.0 innings and picked up her eighth win of the season, allowing just one hit through the 12 batters she faced. Both pitchers combined to throw just 70 in the Tech’s fourth-straight shutout.
On offense, Alana Johnson produced four RBI thanks to a triple and three-run homer as she finished the day 2-for-3 at the plate. NiJaree Canady took over the team lead for homers crushing her ninth long ball of the season 295 feet over the center field fence.
Mihyia Davis didn’t have a hit but reached base twice via walk. Davis stole two bases as well and eclipsed 100 stolen bases for her career. Lauren Allred, Raegan Jennings and Alexa Langeliers each picked up a hit and Hailey Toney recorded an RBI on her fifth sacrifice fly of the season.
How it happened:
Lincoln shook off any nerves she might’ve had as she struck out the first batter she faced in her first career postseason start. Lincoln allowed one hit in the first inning, but it was erased after a 6-4-3 double play. The lefty proceeded to put down the Brown bats in order in the second and third innings.
Davis led off the game with a walk and stole second and third during the next two pitches. Toney waited patiently at the plate after taking pitches and delivered the first run of the game, driving a ball to left field allowing Davis to tag and score.
Allred and Langeliers reached in back-to-back at-bats via hit and walk. Allred was caught stealing trying to go to third, but Tech was still able to capitalize as Johnson tripled to right center field making it 2-0 in favor of the Red Raiders.
Tech made its next offensive push in the third inning. Johnson drove in Allred and Langeliers courtesy of the long ball, her eighth of the season. Canady followed that up just one at-bat later with a home run of her own.
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UP NEXT: Tech will play the winner of No. 2 Mississippi State v. No. 3 Washington at 1 p.m. tomorrow.