Lubbock, TX - It was not hit, a swing and miss or even walk that lost the game for Texas Tech.
It was a player from Lubbock, TX and a wild pitch that cost the Red Raiders their first chance to move on to the College World Series.
Defensive blunders helped the Oklahoma State baseball team defeat TTU, 6-5, on Saturday.
Before any pitches were thrown in the ninth inning sophomore Noah Sifrit was subbed into left field with the Cowboys leading 5-4.
Sifrit, playing in his hometown, didn't have an at-bat heading to the bottom of the ninth with his team having surrendered the lead in the top half of the frame.