SAN MARCOS — Sam Houston ended a seven-inning scoring drought, but it wasn't enough in a 4-2 loss to Texas Tech at the Texas State Tournament on Friday at Bobcat Softball Stadium.
The Red Raiders jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first thanks to a two-run home run, one of the few mistakes starting pitcher
Daryn Grams made on the day.
The Bearkats (0-4) began to chip away with a run in the third.
Haleigh Carter ripped an RBI double to right center field to make it a 2-1 game.
Texas Tech answered in the bottom of the frame, but Sam Houston came right back to pull within a run once again.
Alle Saville singled to begin the fourth and moved to second base on a wild pitch.
Morgan Holliday followed with an RBI single to right center field to cut the lead to 3-2.
The Red Raiders added an insurance run in the bottom of the fourth, and neither team managed to score the rest of the way.
Sam Houston will face Northern Colorado in a doubleheader on Saturday with game one set to begin at 4:45 p.m.
