No. 5 Texas Tech faces No. 1 Florida in an elimination game at the College World Series.
Stick with us for live scoring updates from Omaha as the Red Raiders try to take down the Gators, and stave off elimination.
Currently: #5 Texas Tech leads #1 Florida in the 8th inning, 2-0.
In the bottom of the first inning, with a runner on, Florida’s J.J. Schwarz shot one deep to the wall in left center field and Tanner Gardner robbed Schwarz at the wall.
Then in the third, Orlando Garcia made a snag in no man’s land, down the left field line, in between third and left field to close out the frame.
In the top of the fourth, with a runner on third and two outs, Eric Gutierrez hit a two-run homerun into the bullpen, over the left field wall to give the Red Raiders the 2-0 lead.
In the sixth inning, Davis Martin got into a bases loaded jam with only one out, however
Setting up this defense for success, was Texas Tech’s freshman ace Davis Martin who has tossed seven scoreless innings of work, while only allowing three hits, three walks and three strikeouts.
