NiJaree Canady was a strike away from completing back to back no-hitters for the Red Raiders but ACU hit a single up the middle to get a base runner in the top of the fifth down 24-0. Canady struck out 9, giving up just the single hit and walking one. It was a superb pitching performance, but the offense was the story in the Red Raiders home opener.
It started with a bang in the first inning as Hailey Toney hit a two-run home run in the game’s second at-bat. The Red Raiders batted around in the inning with just a single out as Toney cleared the bases with a double in her second plate appearance. Desirae Spearman and Lagi Quiroga also added two-run bombs as Texas Tech took a 13-0 lead after the first inning.
They’d add eight more runs in the second and three more in the fourth to tie a program record 24 runs in a game…