The Associated Press | June 7, 2014 Tech takes Game 1 Lubbock Super Regional: Sadberry makes Red Raiders happy Share LUBBOCK, Texas -- Chris Sadberry struck out a career-high eight Saturday, and Texas Tech held off the College of Charleston 1-0 in the opener of an NCAA Super Regional. Sadberry worked a career-best eight innings as the Red Raiders (44-19) improved to 32-4 at home and took the lead in the best-of-three series. ''I just spotted up my pitches,'' Sadberry, a junior left-hander, said. ''I wanted to go out there with an attitude to attack the hitters with the fastball and work the other pitches off that.'' DI BASEBALL SUPER REGIONALS Kroll: Ole Miss snaps 42-year CWS drought Vander Voort: UVa. shows it is built to win Kroll: Welcome to the new La La Land Prezioso: Vanderbilt's experience key in Game 3 win Vander Voort: Virginia puts everything together in Game 2 Kroll: La.-Lafayette wins in many ways Hill: The road ends for Kennesaw State Prezioso: Quantrill comes through for Stanford Higgins: Texas earns 35th CWS berth, heads to Omaha Vander Voort: Maryland capitalizes on chances Hill: Rally, hometown crowd sparks Louisville Higgins: Longhorns' Payton parties in Austin Prezioso: Vandy takes advantage of Stanford miscues Five things to watch: Texas Tech-College of Charleston Five things to watch: Pepperdine-TCU Five things to watch: Maryland-Virginia Five things to watch: Mississippi-Louisiana-Lafayette Five things to watch: UC Irvine-Oklahoma State Five things to watch: Stanford-Vanderbilt Five things to watch: Houston-Texas Five things to watch: Kennesaw State-Louisville How they fared in regionals | Ten things to know Super Regional teams | Host sites, schedule Social Media: #RoadToOmaha | Twitter Brackets: Interactive Printable Scoreboard HighlightsPostseason Stats Texas Tech got its third shutout in the past four games to move one win from reaching the College World Series for the first time. ''Chris was really solid,'' Texas Tech head coach Tim Tadlock said. ''And it seemed like we caught some breaks throughout the game. It's not often you win a game 1-0 in college baseball.'' Jonny Drozd worked the ninth and retired the side in order. Game 2 is Sunday. ''Sadberry did a great job for them,'' College of Charleston head coach Monte Lee said. ''He pitched like a No. 1 pitcher is supposed to pitch in the first game of a Super Regional. He didn't give us a lot, and we didn't take advantage when we had the chance.'' Tech scored in the third inning when Stephen Smith singled to center with one out and stole second. The Red Raiders had a hit-and-run on, and Bryant Burleson swung through the pitch, but Smith stole the base when neither middle infielder covered the bag for the Cougars. One out later, Tyler Neslony hit a line drive to right-center that skipped past right fielder Brandon Glazer and rolled to the wall. Neslony was credited with an RBI triple. ''It caught me in between,'' Glazer said. ''I thought I'd have a play on it off the bat, but then I had to slow up because I knew I couldn't get to it.'' Taylor Clarke, a 10-game winner for the Cougars, gave up only five hits and walked one in his eight innings. ''Everything was working pretty well after the first inning,'' Clarke said. ''My nerves settled and I felt like I pitched better after that.'' Texas Tech twice threw out Glazer at the plate -- on a fielder's choice by shortstop Tim Proudfoot in the third and by Sadberry on an infield chopper in the eighth. ''The second one was run on contact,'' Glazer said. ''He hit it and I ran home. The first one I hesitated, and that was a bad decision on my part.'' Lee added: ''That was a tough loss for us. Clarke was outstanding and did everything he needed to do to help us win the game. We failed to execute when we needed to.'' Why 7 schools can win the 2022 DI women’s outdoor track and field championship Here's a look at the top teams in the country and why each could lift the trophy come season's end. READ MORE No. 9 Texas Tech baseball sweeps No. 3 Oklahoma State to keep Big 12 title hopes alive No. 9 Texas Tech defeated No. 3 Oklahoma State, 6-4, on Sunday afternoon to secure a series sweep. Texas Tech now controls its own destiny to win the Big 12 outright. READ MORE New Mexico baseball walks off No. 9 Texas Tech with opposite-field blast A ninth-inning rally gave New Mexico the 11-10 upset over No. 9 Texas Tech. READ MORE