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Texas Tech baseball: Micah Dallas and Red Raiders dominate Army

By Matthew Conner

MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 22: The glove of Ryan Howard #6 of the Philadelphia Phillies sits in the dugout before the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on April 22, 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 22: The glove of Ryan Howard #6 of the Philadelphia Phillies sits in the dugout before the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on April 22, 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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Friday in Lubbock, the Texas Tech baseball team got a stellar start from freshman Micah Dallas as the Red Raiders beat Army 11-2 in the NCAA Tournament’s Lubbock Regional.

It appears that the pressure of pitching in the NCAA Tournament is not too big for Micah Dallas.  Friday, the freshman tossed seven innings of one-run baseball while striking out seven hitters as the Texas Tech baseball team picked up an 11-2 win over Army to open the Lubbock Regional.

The Aubrey, Texas native has emerged as one of the best pitchers on the roster over the past month giving his team at least five innings in eight of his last ten starts.  And it could be argued that he has never been better than he was Friday when he held the Golden Knights hitless into the sixth inning.

Walking just one hitter, Dallas did not allow a baserunner until the bottom of the fifth when he plunked shortstop Trey Martin on the first pitch of the inning.  And an inning later, center fielder Jacob Hurtubise singled up the middle to end the no-hit bid.

It was one of only six hits for the Golden Knights on the afternoon as three Red Raider hurlers combined to keep the No. 4 seed from getting untracked.  Ryan Sublette pitched a scoreless eighth and Caleb Freeman closed the game out by working the ninth, allowing a run on two hits as the Red Raiders advanced to Saturday’s winners’ bracket game against either No. 2 seed Dallas Baptist or No. 3 seed Florida, which play Friday night.

At the plate, a Texas Tech offense that averages over nine runs per game at home did not disappoint either.  The Red Raiders churned out 16 hits as every player in the starting lineup had a least one base-knock.  And just like on the mound, it was a freshman that led the way.

Right fielder Tanner O’Tremba went 3-4 with 3 RBI.  The Colorado native got Tech on the board in the first with a sacrifice fly to drive home Gabe Holt who reached base on a leadoff triple.

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Later in the first, DH Cody Masters brought home Josh Jung and Cam Warren to give Tech a 3-0 cushion.  It was Masters’ only hit in five plate appearances but it was huge in helping establish momentum early and put the underdogs in a deficit right off the bat.

In the second, the Red Raiders plated two more runs when Brian Klein brought home both Holt and O’Tremba with a double.  And in the third, Kurt Wilson scored on a two-out Braxton Fulford single and the blowout was on.

This marked the 13th time in 32 home games this year that the Red Raiders have put double-digit runs on the board.  The home team belted out six extra-base hits including a 3-run homer from first baseman Cam Warren in the bottom of the seventh to make it 11-1.

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The Red Raiders boast one of the most dominant lineups in the nation, especially at home where they often bounce baseballs around Rip Griffin Park like it’s a pinball machine.   When that happens and Tim Tadlock gets a nearly perfect outing from his starter, no team in the country stands a chance.  Just ask Army.

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