February 18, 1999
SAN DIEGO - Texas Tech used a four-run ninth inning tobreak a 2-2 along with a complete game pitching performance fromKevin Tracey to defeat San Diego State 6-2 Thursday at Tony GwynnStadium. The victory improved Texas Tech to 7-4 and snapped afour-game losing streak. San Diego State dropped to 6-5.
Junior starter Kevin Tracey (2-1) allowed only four hits and two runs(two earned) in registering a complete 9.0 innings pitched game, his firstof his career and the first for Texas Tech this season. Tracey alsostruck out nine batters and walked three in his 34 batters faced.
"Early on my curve was working," Tracey said. "Then it got sharper andsharper as the game wore on. My teammates really picked me up in theninth inning and helped us pull it out. We needed this win. It's a hugewin with Brandon Roberson and Shane Wright coming up next. It feelsgood to get back on track."
Texas Tech broke a 2-2 tie and won the game with four runs in the topof the ninth. Lance Woodcock led off the inning with a walk and JasonHuth sacrificed Woodcock to second. Marco Cunningham walked,Ryan Ruiz followed with a clutch RBI infield single. Jon Weberfollowed with an RBI single and Josh Bard drilled a two-RBI double toput Tech up 6-2.
Texas Tech scored its first run in the third on an RBI single from JonWeber. Ryan Ruiz drove in a run on a fielder's choice in the seventhinning tying the game at 2-2.
San Diego State scored first with a solo home run by Paul Lockhart inthe first inning. After that pitch, Tracey held the Aztecs hitless andscoreless for 21 batters and six innings. The Aztecs tied the game in theeighth inning on an RBI single from Edgar Gonzalez.
Weber led Tech at the plate with a 3-5, two RBI and doubleperformance. Ryan Ruiz drove in the game winning RBI and went 2-3with two RBI and a run scored, Marco Cunningham continued his hotstreak with a 2-3 performance and Josh Bard went 1-5 with two RBI.
San Diego State reliever Chris Dunwell (0-1) earned the loss. TexasTech is next in action today against Oregon State at 3 p.m. PT (5 p.m.CT) at Tony Gwynn Stadium. The game will be broadcast on KKAM1340 in Lubbock.
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TTU: Tracey and Bard. SDSU: Harang, Dunwell (8) and Rogers.
WP: Tracey (2-1). LP: Dunwell (0-1). Save: None.
Doubles: TTU- Weber, Bard, Woodcock.
Triples: None. Home Runs: SDSU- Lockhart.
Time: 2:42. Att: 415.