By Jerry Briggs
Special for The JB Replay

Connor Shouse, Robin Villeneuve and AJ Goytia all smashed two-run home runs in a seven-run sixth inning as the Texas Tech Red Raiders rallied to down the 24th-ranked UTSA Roadrunners, 10-5, on a cold Wednesday night in Lubbock.

UTSA held a 4-1 lead when Tech came to bat in the sixth.

In response, the Red Raiders sent 10 batters to the plate and stroked six hits, with one walk, against three UTSA pitchers. When Goytia’s homer cleared the wall, Texas Tech’s lead had expanded to 8-4.

The Red Raiders added two more runs in the seventh as they went on to split a two-game, mid-week series with the Roadrunners after UTSA won 9-8 on Tuesday night.

UTSA scored one run in the second inning, one in the third and two in the fourth for the 4-1 lead. Christian Hallmark ripped a solo home run in the second and an RBI single in the third. Josh Arquette hit a two-run homer in the fourth.

Will Jordan (2-0) earned the victory on the mound for the Red Raiders. He walked one and didn’t allow a hit in a scoreless sixth inning.

James Hubbard (0-1) was tagged with the loss after giving up the go-ahead runs on Villeneuve’s two-run blast.

Records

UTSA 14-3
Texas Tech 11-5

Coming up

UT Arlington at UTSA, Friday, 6 p.m.
UT Arlington at UTSA, Saturday, 2 p.m.
UT Arlington at UTSA, Sunday, 1 p.m.