5/13/2008

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The Patriots Freshman Jared Stafford pitched his way to his third straight victory in the first game of a double header against Texas Tech on Tuesday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.  DBU, who took game one 8-4, could not finish off the double header sweep after they loss game two 9-8.  The second game of the day saw the Patriots out hit the Red Raiders 15-9, but DBU struggled hitting with runners on base, leaving a game high 11 man on the base paths.

The two game split gives DBU an overall record of 34-17, while Texas Tech is now 23-29.

DBU scored an unearned run in the top of the second inning of the first game to take a 1-0 lead.  Sophomore Ryan Goins singled to start the inning and advanced to third on a single by Junior Trevor Head.  Goins then scored on a pick off attempt to first base in which the first baseman did not catch the ball. 

Junior Evan Bigley hit his 12^th bomb of the season to deep left field in the top of the fourth inning to give the Patriots a 2-0 advantage.

The Patriots added four runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 6-0 lead.  Goins led off with a double down the right field line and scored on a single up the middle by Head.  Head moved over to third base on single through the right side by Senior Drew Pirtle, while Junior Clay Kelly perfectly placed a bunt by the Red Raiders pitcher to allow Head to score from third base.  With the bases loaded, Bigley drove in two more runs on a two strike single up the middle.

Pirtle singled up the middle to score Head from second base which pushed DBU’s lead 7-0 to start the eighth inning.  The Patriots added one more run on a two out double to right center field by Sophomore Ryan Enos, which allowed Pirtle to score and made the score 8-0.

The Red Raiders rallied for four runs on three hits in the bottom of the eighth inning to cut the Patriots lead to 8-4. 

Stafford, who improved to 3-0 on the season with the victory, pitched 7.1 innings, allowing four runs, on eight hits, while striking out two.  Senior Tyson Bagley closed the game out for the Patriots pitching 1.0 innings, allowing one hit and no runs. 

DBU scored first in the second game after Santos led off the top of the second with a double to the left centerfield gap.  Goins moved Santos over to third base on a sacrifice bunt and Head drove in Santos scoring the first run of the inning on a ground ball out to first base.  With two men on and two out, Junior Clay Kelly hit a base clearing triple to right center field, which gave DBU a 3-0 lead.

The Red Raiders bounced right back in the bottom of the second inning taking a 5-3 lead after scoring all five runs on five hits.  Texas Tech used three doubles and two singles to manufacture the runs.

Head started the top of the fourth inning with a single to left field and advanced to second on an error by the Red Raiders left fielder.  Junior Brandon Bantz then drove in Head on a single to the right center field gap, which brought up Kelly, who hit is second base clearing triple of the game allowing Bantz to score.  Enos then drove in Kelly on a double down the right field line, which made the score 6-5 Patriots.

Texas Tech recaptured the lead in the bottom half of the fourth inning scoring three runs, two being earned on two hits, a walk, and a DBU error.  The score after four innings of play was 8-6.

The Red Raiders added a run to their lead in the bottom of the fifth inning after a double down the left field line allowed a run to score from first base.

The Patriots started the eighth inning off with a double to left center field by Enos, who scored the first run on a double down the right field line by Bigley.  Santos hit a ground ball single up the middle to score Bigley for the second run of the inning to cut the Red Raiders lead to 9-8.

Robert Kilcrease picked up the victory for Texas Tech pitching 5.0 innings, allowing six runs (three earned), on nine hits, while striking out three.  Freshman Chris Haney had a strong showing in relief for the Patriots going 3.2 innings, allowing no runs, one hit, and striking out two.

Head led DBU at the plate in game one going three for five, with one RBI, and two runs scored, while Bigley finished two for five, with three RBI, and a run scored.  Bantz went four for five with two RBI and two runs scored to lead the Patriots in game two, while Santos was three for three, with a run batted in.

DBU will wrap up their 2008 regular season on when they play the University of San Francisco in a three game series starting on May 15, at 3:00.