LUBBOCK, Texas — BYU lost to Texas Tech 15-11 on Saturday afternoon at Rip Griffin Park in a wild game that lasted nearly four hours and featured a combined 26 runs on 29 hits, including seven home runs.
Texas Tech (26-25, 9-18) scored its 15 runs on 17 hits, while BYU (25-25, 13-14) had 11 runs on 12 hits.
Highlights
Ezra McNaughton: 3-4, 3RBI, 2Runs, HR
Crew McChesney: 3-4, 3RBI, 2Runs, HR
Ryder Robinson: 1-4, 3RBI, 2Runs, HR, BB
Parker Goff: 3-5, RBI, 2Runs, HR, 2B
Summary
Texas Tech got off to a quick 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning with three runs on three hits and a BYU error. The Cougars answered in the top of the second with one run on a walk, two hits and a Red Raider error to cut the lead to 3-1.
After a three-up, three-down, bottom of the second, BYU took a 4-3 lead in the top of the third on a Ryder Robinson three-run home run that scored Luke Anderson and Ezra McNaughton, who had both singled to lead off the inning.
TTU retook the lead in the bottom half of the inning on a single and home run for a 5-4 advantage. The Cougars responded with three more in the top of the fourth to regain the lead at 7-5. After Parker Goff reached base on a fielder’s choice and Anderson walked, McNaughton hit his 14th home run of the season, giving him 48 RBIs on the year.
Texas Tech responded with six runs in the fourth inning on five hits and picked another run in the fifth for a 12-7 advantage. BYU fought back in the sixth to make it a two-run game with the Cougars’ third three-run home run of the day, this one by Crew McChesney with Robinson and Jones aboard to pull within 12-10.
After holding the Red Raiders scoreless in the sixth, Parker Goff homered to lead off the seventh inning to cut the lead to one at 12-11.
Two TTU runs on a triple with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, combined with a solo home run in the eighth gave the Red Raiders the 15-11 win.
Up Next
Having wrapped up its 30-game road schedule with a 16-14 record, BYU heads home for the final four games of the 2026 regular season, before heading to Surprise, Arizona, for the 2026 Big 12 Baseball Championship, May 19-23.
The Cougars will take on UVU Tuesday, May 12 at 6 p.m. MDT at Miller Park, before welcoming Big 12 foe Kansas to Provo for a three-game series, May 14-15. All four games will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and on the BYU Radio app, BYUradio.org, SiriusXM 143 and 107.9 FM in Utah County.