Freshman left-hander Shane Conlon tossed 6.2 scoreless innings in his first career start and Kansas State claimed a 2-1 series-opening win over Texas Tech on Thursday night at Tointon Family Stadium. The Wildcats, who have been involved in one-run outcomes in five of their last seven games, improved to 22-15 overall and 6-10 in Big 12 Conference play with their sixth one-run victory of the season. The Red Raiders fell to 24-16 and also are 6-10 in conference action.