Sunday, February 21
Lubbock, Texas
2 p.m.
Jax State
8
vs
11
Texas Tech
Todd Cunningham was 3-for-4 on Sunday
Texas Tech Holds Off Late Jax State Rally
2/21/2010 8:33:44 PM | Baseball
FINAL STATS
LUBBOCK, Texas – Scott LeJeune and Nick Popescu each had a pair of hits as Texas Tech held off a late Gamecock rally to claim an 11-8 win over Jacksonville State in the final game of the 2010 Red Raider Classic on Sunday.
Freshman right-hander Brandon Petite (1-0) earned the win in relief for Tech as he went 2 1/3 innings allowing three runs on two hits. Kevin Elwell (0-1) took the loss for Jacksonville State after giving up three runs on four hits in two innings of work.
Tech jumped out to the early lead after scoring a pair of runs in the first and then plated seven runs in the third, highlighted by a two-RBI double by Bo Altobelli.
The Gamecocks battled back to score two runs in the fifth inning after Todd Cunningham scored on a wild pitch and Steven Leach had a RBI single to cut the lead to 9-2.
Jax State then scored three runs in the seventh inning to cut the lead 9-5 after Cunningham hit a two-run home run and Daniel Adamson added a RBI single.
Tech scored one in the seventh, but the Gamecocks answered in the eighth inning when Cunningham knocked in his third run of the day with a single up the middle.
The Red Raiders scored their final run in the eighth, before Andrew Edge hit a two-run pinch hit home run in the top of the ninth inning for Jax State, but the Gamecocks could get no closer.
Cunningham finished the day 3-for-4 and drove in three runs, while Adamson added a pair of hits to lead the Gamecocks.
The Gamecocks will open their home schedule on Wednesday against Kennesaw State. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at Rudy Abbott Field.
LUBBOCK, Texas – Scott LeJeune and Nick Popescu each had a pair of hits as Texas Tech held off a late Gamecock rally to claim an 11-8 win over Jacksonville State in the final game of the 2010 Red Raider Classic on Sunday.
Freshman right-hander Brandon Petite (1-0) earned the win in relief for Tech as he went 2 1/3 innings allowing three runs on two hits. Kevin Elwell (0-1) took the loss for Jacksonville State after giving up three runs on four hits in two innings of work.
Tech jumped out to the early lead after scoring a pair of runs in the first and then plated seven runs in the third, highlighted by a two-RBI double by Bo Altobelli.
The Gamecocks battled back to score two runs in the fifth inning after Todd Cunningham scored on a wild pitch and Steven Leach had a RBI single to cut the lead to 9-2.
Jax State then scored three runs in the seventh inning to cut the lead 9-5 after Cunningham hit a two-run home run and Daniel Adamson added a RBI single.
Tech scored one in the seventh, but the Gamecocks answered in the eighth inning when Cunningham knocked in his third run of the day with a single up the middle.
The Red Raiders scored their final run in the eighth, before Andrew Edge hit a two-run pinch hit home run in the top of the ninth inning for Jax State, but the Gamecocks could get no closer.
Cunningham finished the day 3-for-4 and drove in three runs, while Adamson added a pair of hits to lead the Gamecocks.
The Gamecocks will open their home schedule on Wednesday against Kennesaw State. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at Rudy Abbott Field.
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