{"id":217,"date":"2026-05-20T04:36:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T04:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=217"},"modified":"2026-05-20T04:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T04:36:58","slug":"byu-makes-big-12-tournament-history-in-18-8-rout-of-texas-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=217","title":{"rendered":"BYU makes Big 12 tournament history in 18-8 rout of Texas Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>BYU didn\u2019t even need a full nine innings to advance in the Big 12 baseball tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=215\">High school girls golf: Woods Cross repeats as 5A state champions; Brighton\u2019s Claire Olafsson wins medalist honors<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Cougar bats exploded in Tuesday night\u2019s first-round matchup against Texas Tech, earning a convincing 18-8 victory over the Red Raiders at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>RUN RULE. COUGS ADVANCE.\ud83d\ude24 pic.twitter.com\/3FZEqAseyw<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BYU Baseball (@BYUBaseball) May 20, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Upon achieving its 10-run lead in the bottom of the seventh, BYU was automatically awarded the win due to the conference\u2019s mercy rule.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, BYU\u2019s five home runs tied the Big 12 record for the most ever slugged in a conference tournament game.<\/p>\n<p>Trent Pratt\u2019s squad tallied 20 hits in all, with six different Cougars recording multi-hit nights.<\/p>\n<p>Third baseman Easton Jones and catcher Ridge Erickson hit two home runs apiece, with Jones\u2019 second round-tripper ending the ballgame by clinching the 10-run advantage.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>THE WINNING MOMENT \ud83d\ude24 pic.twitter.com\/pRHPoCj5dF<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BYU Baseball (@BYUBaseball) May 20, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ezra McNaughton added a longball as part of a three-hit outing, Ryder Robinson\u2019s four knocks included a double and triple, and Luke Anderson had two singles, a double and a walk.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=184\">High school softball: Tuesday\u2019s 5A bracket play recap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Six BYU players drove in multiple runs \u2014 Jones led the way with five, Robinson and Erickson each plated three, and McNaughton, Bryker Hurdsman and Keoni Painter all combined for six RBI.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Oni with a 2-RBI triple \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa https:\/\/t.co\/0S9A2xaEyL pic.twitter.com\/WJGrBHoFtL<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BYU Baseball (@BYUBaseball) May 20, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A five-run third inning put Texas Tech ahead 5-1, only for the Cougars to score six unanswered runs across the next two frames to reclaim the lead.<\/p>\n<p>When the Red Raiders clawed back to knot the score at eight, BYU promptly responded with a seven-run sixth and three more runs in the seventh to shut the door on Texas Tech.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Keep \u2018em coming \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa https:\/\/t.co\/0S9A2xaEyL pic.twitter.com\/fV7RmvUN7M<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BYU Baseball (@BYUBaseball) May 20, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Austin Park was BYU\u2019s winning pitcher, tossing 1 2\/3 shutout innings out of the bullpen with three strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p>The Cougars, who have now won a Big 12 tournament game for the second straight season, will face No. 8-seeded Baylor on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. MDT in the second round. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=137\">Apostles honor Elder W. Mark Bassett at funeral for love of family, missionary work<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Onto round 2\ufe0f\u20e3\ud83d\ude24 pic.twitter.com\/5qTLg3ScwU<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BYU Baseball (@BYUBaseball) May 20, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BYU didn\u2019t even need a full nine innings to advance in the Big 12 baseball tournament. 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