27 outs
In the first game of the Lubbock Super Regional, the Oklahoma State and Texas Tech baseball teams’ differing relationships with the strikeout had a larger impact than any player did.
The Red Raiders won the game 8-6, but it was the Cowboys who damaged their own cause throughout.
The Cowboys are known as a power-hitting team. They came into Friday’s game at Rip Gribbin Park fifth in home runs with 87.
With this comes a boom-or-bust mentality when hitting.