A week ago, if we had been told that Micah Dallas and Clayton Beeter had combined for a dominant nine innings on the mound in the Texas Tech baseball team’s season-opener, we would not have thought twice about it. But the way that unfolded on Friday was what was unexpected.
Last year’s freshman All-American reliever, Clayton Beeter made his first career start as a collegiate in the Red Raiders’ 5-1 win over Houston Baptist at Rip Griffin Park and was fantastic. Tossing six innings of two-hit baseball while giving up just a lone run, the redshirt sophomore picked up the win after going 0-3 with a 3.