For the third straight game, the Red Raiders opened the action in the first inning. They took the lead on a Kristi Beishe RBI double down the right-field line that gave Texas Tech a 1-0 lead.
The Cyclones were able to respond quickly in their frame of the first. After two quick outs, Aly Cappaert was able to launch a solo home run to tie the game at 1-1. That wouldn’t be the only long ball of the day for the Cyclones as Maddie Reese hit her team-leading 11th home run in the third inning, which extended the lead to 2-1.