LUBBOCK, Texas (Interstat) — Logan Hughes drove in five runs and Connor Shouse went 5 for 5 with two RBIs as Texas Tech defeated BYU 15-11 on Saturday afternoon at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.

The Red Raiders secured the series win after splitting the first two games, improving to 26-25 overall. BYU fell to 25-25.

Hughes, who entered the game with one hit in his previous two contests against the Cougars, finished 2 for 3 with a home run and five RBIs. Shouse, who also pitched two scoreless innings of relief, doubled twice and singled three times. Matt Quintanar added a home run and three RBIs, and Linkin Garcia drove in four runs on two hits.

BYU’s Crew McChesney homered and drove in three runs, going 3 for 4. Ezra McNaughton collected three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs. Parker Goff homered and had three hits. Ryder Robinson hit a three-run homer in the third inning.

The game featured 29 combined runs on 29 hits. Texas Tech pounded out 17 hits, while BYU had 12. Both teams used multiple pitchers; BYU’s Ashton Johnson threw three innings, allowing three earned runs on no hits with two strikeouts. Shouse pitched the eighth and ninth innings, giving up two hits and no earned runs with two strikeouts.

Texas Tech struck first in the bottom of the first. After a walk and a single, Hughes reached on a fielder’s choice that brought in a run, and a throwing error allowed another runner to score. Garcia followed with a two-run single to make it 3-0.

BYU answered in the top of the third. After two singles, Robinson launched a three-run homer to left-center, giving the Cougars a 3-3 tie. The Cougars added two more in the fourth when McNaughton hit a three-run homer to left, capping a five-run inning that put BYU ahead 5-3.

The Red Raiders responded immediately in the bottom of the fourth. Shouse doubled down the right-field line to score two runs. Hughes then singled to right, driving in two more and tying the game at 7. Later in the inning, Quintanar singled through the left side to plate two more, and Texas Tech took an 11-5 lead.

BYU battled back in the top of the fifth. McChesney was hit by a pitch and scored on a single by Wolfgramm. After a walk loaded the bases, the Cougars could not push across any more runs, leaving the score 11-5.

Texas Tech stretched its lead in the bottom of the fifth when Thompson homered down the left-field line, making it 12-5. BYU cut the deficit in the top of the sixth. With two runners on base, McChesney hit a three-run homer to left, bringing the Cougars within 12-8. Goff added a solo home run in the seventh to make it 12-9.

The Red Raiders regained control in the bottom of the seventh. With two outs, Shouse doubled and Hughes walked. Garcia tripled to right field, scoring both runners and extending the lead to 14-9. Quintanar homered in the eighth to push the margin to 15-9. BYU scored twice in the ninth on a double by Goff and a groundout, but the rally fell short.

The most critical sequence occurred in the bottom of the fourth, when Texas Tech erased a five-run deficit by scoring six runs, tying the game and then taking the lead for good. Shouse’s two-run double and Hughes’ two-run single were the key blows, and Quintanar’s two-run single capped the inning.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of BYU 5, Texas Tech 4, and its ELO system gave Texas Tech a 62.40 percent probability to win.