May 26, 2021; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Texas Tech pitcher Eli Riechmann (47) delivers a pitch to Baylor during the Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Heading into a weekend where many believe that a top-eight national seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament is on the line, the Texas Tech baseball team helped its cause on Wednesday with an 11-4 win over Baylor to open the Big 12 Tournament in Oklahoma City.
Lefty Mason Montgomery was in peak form on the mound as he struck out eleven Bears in just five innings of work while allowing no runs and only two hits.