LUBBOCK, Texas – Improving its win streak to 11 straight games, the No. 15/14 Texas Tech softball team combined for 23 hits as the Red Raiders posted victories over Gardner-Webb and Northern Colorado on the final day of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic, Sunday at Rocky Johnson Field.
The Red Raiders picked up their 23rd win of the season thanks to a 10-2 run-rule over Gardner-Webb and improved to 24-1 after downing Northern Colorado 7-2.
Freshman Zoe Jones went an impressive 5-for-6 at the plate while junior Karli Hamilton led the team with four RBI thanks to a grand slam in game one and a triple in game two. Hamilton went 4-for-5 and finished the day with a monstrous 1.800 slugging percentage.
Junior transfer Missy Zoch picked up her eighth win of the season with an 11-strikeout performance against the Runnin’ Bulldogs and Morgan Hornback improved to 4-0 on the season after throwing five full innings against Northern Colorado. Additionally, Zoch earned her first save of the season in game two.
Courtesy: Texas Tech Athletics
