Baylor dominates Texas Tech 8‑1 in Big 12 doubleheader opener

WACO, Texas (Interstat) — Lucas Davenport pitched a complete game, striking out 11 and allowing one earned run on four hits, leading Baylor to an 8-1 victory over Texas Tech in the first game of a Big 12 doubleheader Saturday at Baylor Ballpark.

Tyce Armstrong went 2 for 2 with a home run and two RBIs for the Bears, who improved to 25-21 overall. Travis Sanders scored twice and Pearson Riebock drove in two runs. Baylor collected 11 hits and benefited from three sacrifice flies.

Texas Tech fell to 22-24. The Red Raiders managed just four hits, with Connor Shouse driving in their lone run on a second-inning single. Kaysen Raineri took the loss, allowing five earned runs in five innings.

Baylor broke a 1-1 tie in the second on an RBI single by Cole Lanclos. Armstrong homered in the third and doubled in a run in the fifth, part of a three-run frame. The Bears added runs on sacrifice flies in the fifth, sixth and eighth innings, with an eighth-inning error aiding two unearned runs.