STANFORD, Calif. - Eight Stanford pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts, but the No. 8 Cardinal fell to the No. 21 Texas Tech Red Raiders (23-11) 11-2 Tuesday as the two teams split a pair of games from Sunken Diamond.
Sophomore Braden Montgomery (1-1) started and took the loss on the mound for Stanford (22-8). The right-hander went two innings, giving up one run on one hit, allowing one walk and striking out four. Junior Drew Dowd was a bright spot out of the bullpen, going 1 1/3 shutout innings while allowing one hit, walking one and striking out three.
At the plate, the Cardinal were paced by Montgomery, who went 2-for-3 on the day with a walk. Junior Eddie Park also totaled a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 to collect his 16th multi-hit game of the year. Freshman Malcolm Moore and junior Tommy Troy also pitched in two hits in the setback. For Troy, the multi-hit game was his 15th of the season.
Texas Tech jumped out to the early 1-0 lead with a run in the first, and extended the advantage to 4-0 with three more in the third.
Stanford responded with two runs in the third to make it a 4-2 game, but were held scoreless the rest of the way. The Cardinal stranded nine runners on base in the loss.
After plating a run in the fifth inning, Texas Tech added on with three more in the seventh and ninth innings to put the game out of reach.
UP NEXT
Stanford will return to Pac-12 play this weekend when it travels to Oregon for three games starting on Friday at 5:05 p.m.
GAME NOTES
» Stanford pitchers faced 48 Texas Tech hitters in the game, allowing three ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out 13.
» The Cardinal drew five walks from Texas Tech pitching.
» Tommy Troy (2-for-4) has hit safely in seven straight games.
» Texas Tech was led offensively by senior Nolen Hester, who went 3-for-5 with three doubles and two RBIs.
» Junior Brandon Beckel led the Red Raiders pitching staff, throwing three scoreless innings to pick up the victory and move to 4-0.