March 6, 2004

Box Score

LUBBOCK, Texas - Michael Mask hit three home runs and Steven Thomas struckout 12 in a complete game effort to lead Texas Tech to an 18-6 win over the Harvard Crimson in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday evening at Dan Law Field.

Harvard (1-1) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first when Schuyler Mann cranked a two-out two-run home run over the left field wall.

Texas Tech (10-4) took control of the game in its half of the first as the Red Raiders plated five runs on six hits as Tech batted through the entire order. Junior centerfielder Michael Mask put Tech on the board first when he hit a two-run home run to left field.

After allowing Harvard to score two runs in the top of the third on a two-run homer, the Red Raiders pounded out seven runs to blow the game open. Mask picked up his second home run of the game when he blasted a three-run shot into the Texas Tech bullpen.

In the seventh inning, Mask hit his third home run of the game becoming the first Red Raider to hit three in a game since Kevin Jordan hit three against Texas on March 7, 1998.

Junior catcher Cooper Fouts registered just his second career home run in the bottom of the eighth when he hit a solo shot to left field to push Tech's lead to 16-5.

Senior right-hander Steven Thomas (1-1) pitched the first complete game by a Red Raider hurler this season as he allowed five earned runs on eight hits and struckout 12. Trey Hendricks (0-1) suffered the loss for Harvard as he gave up eight earned runs on 11 hits in just two innings of work.

Texas Tech and Harvard will play the second game of the doubleheader at approximately 8:40 p.m.