For once, Connor McCullough didn’t need to worry about his bullpen.
The redshirt freshman lasted seven innings on Saturday against the #3 team in the nation, striking out seven, and officially left the hill with a six-run lead as Kansas State pounded Texas Tech 10-4 to take the deciding game of their three-game series at Tointon.
The Cats struck quickly Saturday, getting a two-run homer from Nick Goodwin and a solo shot from Chris Ceballos to take a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Tech got two back in the fourth on a Dillon Carter double, but K-State responded in a big way in the fifth.