For three games this season, his Texas Tech teammates might not have recognized Baron Batch, and not because of his bushier-than-usual hairstyle. Certainly, the fans wondered what had become of the hard-running guy who topped 1,200 yards rushing and receiving last year with a blend of power and speed.
Well, it looks as if he’s back.
After an early season slump that might have had something to do with a preseason elbow injury, the junior from Midland carried 19 times Saturday night for 114 yards and two touchdowns in a 29-28 loss at Houston.
“I think it was kind of just our tempo,’’ Batch said. “Everything started to click. I knew eventually it would. A lot of people have been doubting our ability to run the ball. It was never that. It was just everybody getting on the same page. (Saturday night) we clicked, and everybody did get on the same page.’’
Others, especially Harrison Jeffers, pitched in and the Red Raiders finished the night with 163 rushing yards at 5.1 yards a carry. Tech got used to that kind of production last year when the Raiders ran for 100-plus yards in each of their first 10 games.
The first three games this year, they averaged about 29. Total. As a team.
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