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Texas Tech baseball: Newcomers steal the show on opening weekend

By Matthew Conner

CORAL GABLES, FL - MAY 30: Head coach Tim Tadlock #6 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders looks on as the Columbia Lions take fielding and batting practice prior to the start of the Coral Gables Regional at the NCAA Baseball Tournament on May 30, 2014 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
CORAL GABLES, FL - MAY 30: Head coach Tim Tadlock #6 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders looks on as the Columbia Lions take fielding and batting practice prior to the start of the Coral Gables Regional at the NCAA Baseball Tournament on May 30, 2014 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images) /
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True freshman Jace Jung followed in his brother’s footsteps at third base

If Jace Jung continues to play as well at the hot corner as he did in the season’s first weekend, we might just rename third base in Lubbock as the Jung corner.  Already where his older brother Josh made his name with the Red Raiders before being picked No. 8 overall by the Texas Rangers last summer, Jace was more than impressive in his first action as a Red Raider.

Starting all four games at third, Jung went 8-16 (.500) while amassing 13 RBI and belting a pair of homers.  That was good enough to earn him Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Honors.

Friday, he began his career by going 2-3 with an RBI and a walk.  Saturday, he was 2-4 in game one with a homer and five RBI before a 2-5 showing in game two that saw him homer again and drive in four more runs.  On Sunday, he wrapped up his opening weekend with two doubles in a 2-4 effort at the plate where he drove in three more runs.

Just like Rombach, Jung had the same number of walks (3) as he did strikeouts in the first four games.  What’s more, he was equally as impressive in the field at one of the most demanding defensive positions on the diamond.  In 11 chances, he had 10 assisted putouts while making just one error.

It’s hard to ask for a player to get off to a better start than Jung did with multi-hit games in all four contests over opening weekend.  Yet somehow, he managed to be overshadowed by one of his own teammates proving just how remarkable Tech’s offensive explosion was.

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