2012 Overall Record 3-1 National Rankings NR Streak Lost 1 Head Coach Dan Spencer Record at School (Yrs.) (4th)

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1 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER BASEBALL Associate Director/Communications: Scott Lacefield C: (817) O: (806) Texas Tech Athletics Communications 6th St. and Boston Ave. - Room 117 Lubbock, Texas SCHEDULE/RESULTS FEBRUARY 17 # MISSOURI STATE W, # TENNESSEE TECH W, # TENNESSEE TECH W, # MISSOURI STATE L, ^ ST. JOHN S 5 p.m. 25 ^ NORTHERN ILLINOIS 5 p.m. 26 ^ ST. JOHN S 1 p.m. 26 ^ NORTHERN ILLINOIS 5 p.m. 27 ^ NORTHERN ILLINOIS 5 p.m. MARCH 2 + vs. Arkansas Noon 3 + vs. Rice 7 p.m. 4 + vs. Houston 2:30 p.m. 6 at Arizona State 7:30 p.m. 9 at TCU 6:30 p.m. 10 at TCU 2 p.m. 11 at TCU 1 p.m. 13 ALABAMA A&M 6 p.m. 14 ALABAMA A&M 1 p.m. 16 * at Baylor 6:35 p.m. 17 * at Baylor 3:05 p.m. 18 * at Baylor 1:05 p.m. 20 FLORIDA GULF COAST 6 p.m. 21 FLORIDA GULF COAST 6 p.m. 23 * OKLAHOMA 6:30 p.m. 24 * OKLAHOMA 5 p.m. 25 * OKLAHOMA 1 p.m. 27 NEW MEXICO STATE 4 p.m. 30 * at Kansas 6 p.m. 31 * at Kansas 2 p.m. APRIL 1 * at Kansas 1 p.m. 3 ANGELO STATE 5 p.m. 5 * TEXAS 6:30 p.m. 6 * TEXAS 6:30 p.m./fox34 7 * TEXAS 2 p.m. 11 DALLAS BAPTIST 3 p.m. 13 HOUSTON 6:30 p.m. 14 HOUSTON 5 p.m. 15 HOUSTON 1 p.m. 17 NEW MEXICO 6 p.m. 18 NEW MEXICO 1 p.m. 20 * at Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. 21 * at Oklahoma State 2 p.m. 22 * at Oklahoma State 1 p.m. 24 at New Mexico 7 p.m. 25 at New Mexico 2 p.m. 27 * MISSOURI 6:30 p.m. 28 * MISSOURI 5 p.m./fox34 29 * MISSOURI 1 p.m. 3RD ANNUAL BROOKS WALLACE MEMORIAL CLASSIC TEXAS TECH ST. JOHN S NORTHERN ILLINOIS February 24-27, 2012 Lubbock, Texas Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park TEXAS TECH 2012 Overall Record 3-1 National Rankings NR Streak Lost 1 Head Coach Dan Spencer Record at School (Yrs.) (4th) ST. JOHN S 2012 Overall Record 1-2 National Rankings No. 18 (CB); No. 21 (ESPN) Streak Lost 1 Head Coach Ed Blankmeyer Record at School (Yrs.) (17th) NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2012 Overall Record 0-3 National Rankings NR Streak Lost 3 Head Coach Ed Mathey Record at School (Yrs.) (10th) BROOKS WALLACE MEMORIAL CLASSIC SCHEDULE Friday, February 24 St. John s at Texas Tech 5 p.m. Saturday, February 25 St. John s vs. Northern Illinois 1 p.m. Northern Illinois at Texas Tech 5 p.m. Sunday, February 26 St. John s at Texas Tech 1 p.m. Northern Illinois at Texas Tech 5 p.m. Monday, February 27 Northern Illinois at Texas Tech 5 p.m. - Home team listed second - All times are Central Standard Time (CST) and are subject to change. - GameTracker (live stats) for all tournament games can be found at FIRST PITCH Texas Tech hosts the third-annual Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic Friday, Feb , while No. 18 St. John s and Northern Illinois travel to Lubbock. The classic was named in honor of former Red Raider player and coach Brooks Wallace who died tragically at the age of 27 (March 24, 1985) after an on-going bout with leukemia. Wallace, a four-year standout at shortstop for Tech ( ), had a.289 career batting average with 153 hits, 23 doubles, 14 home runs and 97 RBI. Texas Tech will play five games this weekend through Monday, while taking on St. John s twice and Northern Illinois three times. TEXAS TECH PROJECTED LINEUP 8 - BARRETT BARNES BRENNAN MOORE 10 - DAVID PAIZ MAY 1 at New Mexico State 5 p.m. 4 * at Texas A&M 6:35 p.m. 5 * at Texas A&M 2:05 p.m. 6 * at Texas A&M 1:05 p.m. 8 at Dallas Baptist 3 p.m. 17 * KANSAS STATE 6:30 p.m. 18 * KANSAS STATE 6:30 p.m. 19 * KANSAS STATE 1 p.m./fsn Big 12 Championship TBA JUNE 1-4 NCAA Regionals TBA 8-11 NCAA Super Regionals TBA College World Series TBA BOLD Home games played at Dan Law Field * Big 12 Conference Game # Red Raider Classic (Lubbock, Texas) ^ Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic (Lubbock, Texas) + Houston College Classic (Houston, Texas) FSN Fox Sports Net Fox34 Fox34 News Now 2012 Statistics BA - HR - RBI Friday, Feb. 24 Pitcher Duke von Schamann (RHP) Kyle Hansen (RHP) 1 - TIM PROUDFOOT 2 - JAMODRICK McGRUDER REID REDMAN 3 - SCOTT LeJEUNE BO ALTOBELLI PROBABLE STARTERS Saturday, Feb. 25 Sunday, Feb. 26 Sunday, Feb. 26 Pitcher Daniel Coulombe (LHP) Tom Barry (RHP) Pitcher Shane Broyles (RHP) Sean Hagen (LHP) 12 - STEPHEN HAGEN Pitcher Rusty Shellhorn (LHP) Jake Hermsen (LHP) Monday, Feb. 27 Pitcher TBA (TBA) Tony Manville (RHP)

2 MEDIA INFORMATION TEXASTECH.COM Is the official website of Texas Tech Athletics. Texas Tech baseball releases as well as a wide variety of athletics department information can be found on the official website of Red Raider Athletics. Weekly game notes, recaps, box scores, statistics, coach/player interviews, highlights, photos and much more can be found here throughout the season. TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK For the 19th consecutive year, the entire Texas Tech baseball game schedule will be broadcast live on the Texas Tech Sports Network and made available to its statewide affiliates. The Voice of Texas Tech Baseball, Robert Giovannetti, will handle the play-by-play duties while Dr. Mike Gustafson will provide color commentary. Giovannetti has a 30-minute pre-game show and interviews players and coaches following each game. Games will be carried locally on the flagship station of the Texas Tech Sports Network, Double T FM and in Hobbs, N.M. on 1390 AM. Fans who are located outside of the listening areas can follow the Red Raiders online through RaiderVision All-Access at Live audio is streamed for every game both home and on the road. RED RAIDER BASEBALL WITH DAN SPENCER WEEKLY RADIO SHOW Fans and media alike can listen to Red Raider Baseball with Dan Spencer (radio show) beginning on Thursday, February 16. The show will be hosted by Robert Giovannetti and will air live on KTTU FM between 6 and 7 p.m. The show will air live on location at Rudy s Country Store and Bar-B-Q on South Loop 289 and Slide Road. Radio Show dates: Feb March March March April 2... April 9... April April May May 28. BIG 12 CONFERENCE The baseball media contact for the Big 12 Conference is Laura Rasmussen. She can be reached by at lrasmussen@big12sports.com or by phone at (469) MEDIA CREDENTIALS - Media members wishing to cover the Texas Tech baseball team at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park during the season must be issued a working credential from the Texas Tech Athletics Communications Office. - All requests for both media and photo credentials must be made in writing at least two days in advance of the game date to Scott Lacefield, Associate Director of Athletics Communications ( scott.lacefield@ttu.edu). - Requests are honored from sports editors of daily and weekly newspapers, editors of sports periodicals, sports directors of radio and television stations who broadcast regularly scheduled daily sports reports and talk shows and collegiate baseball websites. DAN SPENCER & PLAYER INTERVIEWS Practices are open to the media and the public. Practices will normally begin at 2:15 p.m. and end around 5 p.m. Interviews will begin on the field down the left-field line 30 minutes prior to the start of practice. The normally scheduled off day is Monday. All media in attendance are required to view practice from the stands. No media will be allowed on the field once interviews are complete. To arrange a phone interview with Dan Spencer, contact Scott Lacefield. Coach Spencer is available for interviews on scheduled media availability days and following each game. The Texas Tech clubhouse is CLOSED to the media. Texas Tech players and coaches will be made available in front of the Texas Tech dugout following a brief cooling off period following the game. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Texas Tech Athletics will provide video highlights and interviews of Red Raider baseball through an FTP site hosted by the Texas Tech athletics department. Members of the media can download files in QuickTime format that are of broadcast quality. Texas Tech will make every efffort to have highlights and interviews available as quickly as possible following games and from weekly media availability. For login information, please contact Scott Lacefield. PLAYER TO WATCH QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION School Texas Tech University Location Lubbock, Texas Founded 1923 Enrollment 31,637 Nickname Red Raiders School Colors Scarlet & Black Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Big 12 Chancellor Kent Hance (Texas Tech 65) President Dr. Guy Bailey (Alabama 72) Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt (Kansas State 95) Faculty Representative Brian Shannon Athletic Department Phone (806) Ticket Office (806) HISTORY First Year of Baseball 1926, then 1954 All-Time Record (Years) 1,449-1,142-8 (63) No. Years in CWS/Last App None NCAA Regionals 9 ( ) Hosted NCAA Regionals 3 (1996, 1997, 1999) Last Opponent / Result Georgia Tech / L, 5-3 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Dan Spencer (Portland State 90) Career Record / years / 3 Record at TTU / years / 3 Associate Head Coach Tim Tadlock (1st Year) Assistant Coach Jim Horner (2nd Year) Volunteer Assistant Andy Jarvis (5th Year) Director of Operations Jimmy Webster (2nd Year) Administrative Assistant Charlotte Becton (9th Year) Equipment Manager Shishir Bhakta (12th Year) Baseball Office Phone (806) (ext: 267) Baseball Fax (806) Baseball Clubhouse (806) SPORTS MEDICINE Athletic Trainer/Baseball Shawn Lindsey (6th Year) shawn.lindsey@ttu.edu TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Overall Record Big 12 Conference Record / Finish / 7th Home Record Away Record Neutral Record 2-2 Final Rankings None Postseason Big 12 Championships, 0-2 Letterwinners Returning / Lost 19 / 8 Position Starters Returning / Lost 6 / 3 Pitchers Returning / Lost 11 / 5 Starting Pitchers Returning / Lost 4 / 1 Newcomers / Redshirt Returners 10 / 4 SCOTT LeJEUNE - LeJeune led Tech batting.467 (7-for-15) with two doubles and four RBI last weekend. LeJeune is currently the Big 12 s active career leader with 44 doubles, which ranks seventh all-time at Texas Tech. LeJeune is approaching a career milestone as he enters the weekend with 99 career RBI. Once reaching 100, he would be the 12th Tech player during the past decade to reach 100 career RBI. STADIUM INFORMATION Home Field Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park Surface FieldTurf Capacity 4,368 Record at Facility (1st Year) 3-1 Dimensions 330-LF, 405-CF, 330-RF Fence Height 12 feet Press Box Telephone (806) ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate Director/Baseball Contact Scott Lacefield Office Phone (806) Cell Phone (817) scott.lacefield@ttu.edu Fax (806) Mailing Address P.O. Box 43021, Lubbock, TX Overnight Address 6th & Boston, Lubbock, TX Website 2

3 FRIDAY, FEB. 24 Kansas State at San Diego Noon Missouri at San Francisco 2:00 p.m. Kansas vs. Mississippi Valley State 2:30 p.m. Hartford at Oklahoma 3:00 p.m. Bowling Green at Oklahoma State 4:00 p.m. St. John s at Texas Tech 5:00 p.m. Kansas at Mississippi State 6:30 p.m. Holy Cross at Texas A&M 6:35 p.m. Texas at Stanford 7:30 p.m. Baylor at UCLA 8:00 p.m. SATURDAY, FEB. 25 Missouri at San Francisco 1:00 p.m. Hartford at Oklahoma 2:00 p.m. Bowling Green at Oklahoma State 2:00 p.m. Holy Cross at Texas A&M 2:05 p.m. Kansas State at San Diego State 3:00 p.m. Texas at Stanford 3:00 p.m. Baylor at UCLA 4:00 p.m. Kansas at Mississippi State 4:00 p.m. Northern Illinois at Texas Tech 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY, FEB. 26 Missouri at San Francisco 11:30 a.m. Kansas vs. Mississippi Valley State Noon Kansas State vs. Oregon State 1:00 p.m. Hartford at Oklahoma 1:00 p.m. Bowling Green at Oklahoma State 1:00 p.m. St. John s at Texas Tech 1:00 p.m. Holy Cross at Texas A&M 1:05 p.m. Baylor at UCLA 3:00 p.m Texas at Stanford 3:00 p.m. Northern Illinois at Texas Tech 5:00 p.m. PLAYER Date Player, School Cl./Pos. 2/20 Daniel Opel, Missouri Jr./OF PITCHER Date Player, School Cl./Pos. 2/20 Thomas Taylor, Kansas Jr./RHP NEWCOMER Date Player, School Cl./Pos. 2/20 Brooks Marlow, Texas Fr./2B * National Player of the Week selection Bold opponents BASEBALL AMERICA (Feb. 20, 2012) 1. Florida 2. Stanford 3. South Carolina 4. Arkansas 5. Rice 6. Texas A&M 7. LSU 8. Arizona 9. Georgia 10. North Carolina 11. Georgia Tech 12. Texas 13. Arizona State 14. Miami (Fla.) 15. TCU 16. Clemson 17. Vanderbilt 18. Florida State 19. Central Florida 20 Ole Miss 21. Oregon State 22. UCLA 23. Oklahoma 24. Louisville 25. Baylor Bold opponents Bold opponents USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES 1. Florida (Preseason) 2. South Carolina 3. Stanford 4. North Carolina 5. Texas 6. Texas A&M BIG 12 CONFERENCE NATIONAL POLLS RECORD BREAKDOWN TEAM OVERALL BIG 12 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NCBWA ALL BIG 12 Baylor (Feb. 20, 2012) (Feb. 20, 2012) All Opponents Texas A&M Florida 1. Florida at Home Kansas South Carolina 2. South Carolina on the Road Texas Tech at Neutral Sites Stanford 3. Stanford Missouri Division I teams Texas A&M 4. Texas A&M Texas Non-Division I teams Rice 5. Arkansas Oklahoma State Ranked teams North Carolina 6. North Carolina Kansas State Top-10 teams Texas 7. Rice Top-5 teams Oklahoma Arkansas 8. Florida State Top-Ranked teams LSU 9. Texas 10. Georgia Tech 10. LSU When TTU starter pitches 5 + innings Florida State 11. Georgia Tech When TTU starter pitches < 5 innings Miami (Fla.) 12. Arizona State When TTU staff posts 10 + strikeouts When TTU staff posts 12 + strikeouts Arizona State 13. Miami (Fla.) When TTU staff posts 15 + strikeouts Georgia 14. TCU 15. TCU 15. Clemson Day Games Louisville 16. Vanderbilt Night Games Oklahoma 17. Georgia THIS WEEK IN THE BIG St. John s 18. Arizona Midweek Games MONDAY, FEB Cal State Fullerton 19. Cal State Fullerton Weekend Games Kansas State at CSU Bakersfield 4:00 p.m. 20. California 20. Oregon State TUESDAY, FEB Oregon State 21. UC Irvine vs. RH Starter Dallas Baptist at Oklahoma State 4:00 p.m. vs. LH Starter TCU at Baylor 4:05 p.m. 22. Arizona 22. Oklahoma UT Arlington at Texas 6:00 p.m. 23. Stetson 23. California Stephen F. Austin at Texas A&M 6:35 p.m. 1-Run Games Oregon 24. Central Florida 2-Run Games WEDNESDAY, FEB Clemson 25. Louisville 5-Plus-Run Games St. Gregory s at Oklahoma State 4:00 p.m. 26. Baylor 26. Virginia Baylor vs. Texas State 6:30 p.m. Extra-Inning Games UC Irvine 27. UCLA THURSDAY, FEB Southern Miss 28. Ole Miss Last at-bat wins 0 0 Kansas State at San Diego State 8:00 p.m. 29. Coll. of Charleston 29. Baylor Last at-bat losses Georgia Southern 30. Southern Miss BIG 12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 3 7. Rice 8. Arkansas 9. Florida State 10. Georgia Tech 11. TCU 12. Vanderbilt 13. Miami (Fla.) 14. LSU 15. Oklahoma 16. Cal State Fullerton 17. Virginia 18. UCLA 19. Oregon State 20. Arizona 21. St. John s 22. California 23. Clemson 24. Louisville 25. Georgia Bold opponents Wearing White Pinstripes Wearing Grey Pinstripes Wearing Grey Wearing Black Wearing Red Wearing Throwbacks On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday Series Openers Middle Games Series Finales In February In March In April In May In Texas in Oklahoma in New Mexico in Kansas in Arizona Below 40 degrees degrees degrees degrees degrees degrees degrees In Televised Games On FSN On Fox34 News Now

4 Year Overall Conf Big 12 Big 12 Tourn th th th Total At Texas Tech (four seasons as head coach) ALL GAMES Overall (.506) Home Away Neutral 6-14 BIG 12 CONFERENCE GAMES Overall (.457) Home Away NON-CONFERENCE GAMES Overall (.547) Home Away Neutral 6-14 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT GAMES Overall 2-6 GAMES VS. RANKED OPPONENTS Overall vs. No vs vs GAMES VS. UNRANKED TEAMS Overall BIG 12 TEAMS (includes non-conference/postseason) Overall DAY GAMES Overall NIGHT GAMES Overall VS. LEFT-HANDED STARTER Overall VS. RIGHT-HANDED STARTER Overall EXTRA INNINGS Overall RUN GAMES Overall RUN GAMES Overall RUN GAMES Overall SHUTOUTS Overall 4-4 SCORING FIRST Scores First/Opponent Scores First 55-31/34-56 AFTER 6 INNINGS Leading after 6/Trailing after 6/Tied after /7-75/7-4 AFTER 7 INNINGS Leading after 7/Trailing after 7/Tied after /3-75/5-6 AFTER 8 INNINGS Leading after 8/Trailing after 8/Tied after /5-80/2-3 COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORIES Overall 43 BY MONTH THE DAN SPENCER FILE Overall February 21-7 March April May Dan Spencer is overall and in Big 12 play in four seasons as head coach of the Red Raiders. Named the eighth head coach in Texas Tech history during the summer of 2008, Spencer has wasted no time rebuilding the Tech program. Spencer has led Texas Tech to 86 wins since taking over as head coach in 2009, and this past season guided his program to 33 victories - the Red Raiders most wins in a season since Included in Spencer s success as the skipper have been 24 victories against nationally-ranked opponents, a record at Dan Law Field, three consecutive seasons with an increase in wins (25 in 2009, 28 in 2010, 33 in 2011), winning 13 conference series and mentoring 19 players since joining the Tech program as associate head coach in 2008 that have been drafted or signed free agent in the Major League Baseball Draft. In fact, five of Spencer s 19 draft picks have been taken in the top-10 rounds. The Red Raider faithful have also taken notice of Spencer s guidance to the program as Tech ranked 24th in the nation in 2011 averaging 2,771 fans per game. The Red Raiders average attendance marked the program s fifth highest all-time and the highest since Spencer has led Tech to three consecutive appearances at the Big 12 Championship, something that hadn t been done at Tech since Spencer s 86 victories in three seasons at Texas Tech rank second all-time among Red Raider head coaches during their first three seasons at the helm (Larry Hays , 87 wins). In addition, Spencer recorded his 50th career home win in 74 tries, which made him the fastest Texas Tech head coach ever to win 50 career home games (previous mark set by Kal Segrist - 76 games). The Red Raiders never-say-die attitude under Spencer has led them to 43 come-from behind wins under Spencer in three seasons. On the other side of things, Texas Tech has been nearly impossible to defeat with a lead late in the game with a 78-1 record under Spencer when holding a lead after eight innings. The 2011 season saw many highlights for Spencer and the Red Raiders, among them were winning on the road and during the midweek. Tech went 11-3 during midweek competition and won 10 road games, the program s most since In fact, Texas Tech swept three midweek road/neutral site series which set a new school record. Spencer has never avoided playing strong competition. The past two seasons the Red Raiders have played 45 games against ranked opponents. In 2011, Texas Tech led the league playing 20 games against ranked programs during the regular season. The previous year the Red Raiders took the field 25 times against ranked foes. Accolades came pouring in for the Red Raiders in 2011 while four players were named to five national award watch lists, including National Pitcher of the Year (RHP John Neely), Midseason Stopper of the Year (RHP John Neely), Johnny Bench Award (C Bo Altobelli), John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year (RHP/OF David Paiz) and Brooks Wallace Award (SS Kelby Tomlinson). Neely went on to earn All-America honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and from CollegeBaseballInsider.com while Tomlinson became the first Big 12 Conference player ever to be awarded the American Baseball Coaches Association Rawlings Division I Gold Glove Award (SS). Spencer, 46, rejoined the Texas Tech Baseball family on July 2, 2007 when he was named associate head coach on the staff of former head coach Larry Hays. He spent the 2008 season in that role where he coached the pitchers and catchers and headed Tech s recruiting front. His 2008 pitching staff produced two top-10 round MLB draft picks in juniors Zach Stewart and James Leverton, both of which had never been drafted prior to that season. Stewart was taken in the third round by the Cincinnati Reds while Leverton was taken in the eighth round by the Chicago Cubs. Prior to his arrival at Texas Tech, he spent 11 seasons at Oregon State, the last three as associate head coach, where he served as pitching/catching coach and recruiting coordinator. His pitching staffs during the last two seasons of his Oregon State tenure were instrumental in helping the Beavers become the first back-to-back College World Series Champions since LSU in the late 1990s. In those two seasons, his staffs compiled 3.41 and 3.48 cumulative ERAs while leading the team to and respective records. His group led the Pac-10 in ERA in both 2005 and 2006 while his bullpen helped pave the way to consecutive national titles by contributing 20-plus saves in both 2006 and Under his leadership, the Beavers had three pitchers and one catcher named to All-America teams and seven players drafted in the top 10 rounds of the MLB Draft. Eddie Kunz, the ace of the 2007 staff, and catcher Mitch Canham, the squad s leading hitter, were both first round draft selections in the 2007 MLB Draft. His collegiate coaching career began at the junior college level six years before arriving at Oregon State, as he landed his first job as an assistant coach at Tacoma Community College in Tacoma, Wash., in After just one season in Tacoma, he picked up his first head coaching position as he took over the program at Green River Community College in While at Green River, he compiled a record of between 1992 and Year School Overall Conf. Home Road Neutral Big 12 Tourn 2009 Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Career Texas Tech Alabama A&M 2-0 Angelo State 0-0 Arizona State 0-0 Arkansas 0-0 Baylor 4-5 Bethune-Cookman 2-0 BYU 1-1 Cal-State Northridge 0-3 Dallas Baptist 4-2 Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 Gonzaga 2-1 Houston 0-1 Iowa 2-0 Jacksonville State 2-0 Kansas 7-2 Kansas State 4-5 HEAD COACH DAN SPENCER DAN SPENCER YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS DAN SPENCER vs. ALL OPPONENTS Lubbock Christian 1-0 Michigan 4-0 Missouri 4-7 Missouri State 1-1 Nebraska 4-5 New Mexico 5-4 New Mexico State 0-1 Northern Illinois 2-0 Northwestern 2-0 Oklahoma 3-8 Oklahoma State 5-4 Oregon State 0-1 Rice 0-1 San Francisco 0-1 Southern Utah 2-0 St. John s 0-0 TCU 0-8 Tennessee Tech 2-0 Texas 4-6 Texas A&M 4-8 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4-3 Texas State 1-2 UC-Riverside 0-2 UNLV 4-2 Utah Valley 1-0 UT-Pan American 2-0 UTSA 3-1 Washington State 0-2 Western Michigan 1-0 BOLD Opponents 4

5 GAME NOTES THIRD-ANNUAL BROOKS WALLACE MEMORIAL CLASSIC Texas Tech will host its third-annual Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic (Feb ) this weekend at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. The Red Raiders are a combined 6-3 in the classic during the past two seasons. Last season the Red Raiders welcomed BYU and Northern Illinois while in the initial classic in 2010, Bethune-Cookman and Washington State made the trip to Lubbock. This year s field includes No. 18 St. John s and Northern Illinois, for the second straight season. WEEKEND PROMOTIONS AT RIP GRIFFIN PARK: Friday - 80 s Night - 80 s Music, 80 s trivia, contest for best dressed... Saturday - Salute to the Badge - EMT s, policemen and firemen will receive $5 tickets - Advanced purchase only, Sunday - Doubleheader - Twice the baseball, twice the fun... Two games for the price of one... Monday - Double T Day - kids 12 and under receive free admission with the purchase of a full price adult ticket. CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH - SATURDAY Brooks Wallace s brother, Larry, will be in attendance with this family this weekend and on Saturday Larry will be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. FOR STARTERS Duke von Schamann (RHP - RS So./1L - 6-4/215 - Edmond, Okla./Edmond Santa Fe HS Will be making 2nd start of the season and 9th career start (15th APP) of his 2-year career on 6 days rest. Last Start vs. No. 31 Missouri State (2/17): W, 7.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO (93 pitches/58 strikes). Left the game with Texas Tech leading 2-1 following the 7th inning. Struck out a career-high 6 batters (previous high was 3, 3 times). Matched a career-high 7.0 IP (previously pitched 7.0 IP vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State - 5/22/11). During last 6 starts (dating back to 2011): 4-0, 1.12 ERA, 32.1 IP, 5 BB, 16 SO. Texas Tech is 1-0 in his 1 appearance and 1-0 during his 1 start this season. Became the first Red Raider underclassmen to start on Opening Day since 2008 (Chad Bettis, soph.). Became the first Texas Tech freshman in over 10 years to start career with a 5-0 record during the 2011 season. Father, Uwe, was a standout field goal kicker at Oklahoma and later played with the Miami Dolphins Season Stats: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 APP, 1 GS, 0 SV, 7.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO,.042 OPP BA Career Stats: 6-0, 3.35 ERA, 14 APP, 8 GS, 0 SV, 48.1 IP, 42 H, 22 R, 18 ER, 10 BB, 25 SO,.232 OPP BA Daniel Coulombe (LHP - RS Jr./RS /185 - Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral HS/South Mountain CC Will be making 2nd start of the season and 6th career start (6th APP) of his 2-year career on 5 days rest. Last Start vs. #31 Missouri State (2/19): ND, 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO (67 pitches/43 strikes). Left the game with the score tied in the sixth inning. Faced 16 consecutive batters - retiring 15 - while not allowing a ball to be hit out of the infield (1st-5th inning.) At one point retired 10 consecutive batters (2nd-5th inning). 1st appearance since suffering season-ending Tommy John surgery in March Matched a career-low walking just 1 batter. Received a medical redshirt last season after suffering season-ending Tommy John surgery after only four starts. Tallied 28 strikeouts in only 4 starts last year marking the most strikeouts by a Red Raider in 4 starts since 2008 (Ramos). Played sophomore year at South Mountain CC (0.2 IP, 1 APP, 2 SO). Played freshman year at USC (0-1, 4 APP, ERA, 8.0 IP, 12 H, 12 R (12 ER), 13 SO, 8 BB) Season Stats: 0-0, 1.69 ERA, 1 APP, 1 GS, 0 SV, 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO,.158 OPP BA Career Stats: 0-2, 3.51 ERA, 5 APP, 5 GS, 0 SV, 25.2 IP, 24 H, 12 R, 10 ER, 8 BB, 33 SO,.242 OPP BA Shane Broyles (RHP - Jr./TR - 6-1/180 - Burleson, Texas/Burleson HS/Seminole State College Will be making 2nd start of the season and 2nd career start (2nd APP) on 7 days rest. Last Start vs. Tennessee Tech (2/18): W, 7.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO (78 pitches/58 strikes). Left the game in the 8th inning with one out and a 9-3 lead. 6 strikeouts marked the most by a Red Raider in a career (starting) debut since 2008 (Nathan Karns - 7 SO, vs. ORU). Never had a 3-ball count to a batter in the game. His first 2-ball count to a batter came to the leadoff batter in the top of the 5th. Retired the side in order in the 2nd inning while throwing only 4 pitches. Pitched 4.1 perfect innings in the Texas Tech alumni game (2/11) with 8 strikeouts. Left the game with a 4-0 lead. Played 2 seasons at Seminole State College for head coach Jeff Shafer. As a sophomore in 2011 went 7-1 in 13 starts with 2.81 ERA in 64.0 IP with 71 H, 27 R (20 ER), 55 SO, 26 BB (wooden bat). Helped lead Seminole State to a overall record during the seasons Season Stats: 1-0, 4.91 ERA, 1 APP, 1 GS, 0 SV, 7.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO,.231 OPP BA Rusty Shellhorn (LHP - Jr./RS /185 - Spokane, Wash./Central Valley HS/Washington State Will be making 2nd start of the season and 2nd career start (2nd APP) on 5 days rest. Last Start vs. Tennessee Tech (2/19): 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO (98 pitches/66 strikes). Left the game following the 7th inning with a 6-0 lead. Became the 1st Red Raider to pitch 7 scoreless innings in a career debut in over 11 years. Became the 2nd Tech pitcher on Opening Weekend to strikeout 6 in a career debut (RHP Shane Broyles) Pitched two seasons at Washington State ( ), helping the Cougars to back-to-back NCAA Regionals. As a sophomore in 2010 went 0-1 in 3 starts (5 APP) with a 6.75 ERA in 14.2 IP with 21 hits allowed, 12 SO and 5 BB. Pitched the past 2 summers in the Northwoods League (Madison Mallards) while earning All-Star honors multiple times Season Stats: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 APP, 1 GS, 0 SV, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO,.160 OPP BA BIG 12 PRESEASON POLLS BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL - COACHES 1. Texas A&M (8) Texas (1) Oklahoma Baylor Missouri Oklahoma State Texas Tech Kansas State Kansas 9 BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL - BASEBALL AMERICA 1. Texas A&M 2. Texas 3. Oklahoma 4. Baylor 5. Missouri 6. Oklahoma State 7. Texas Tech 8. Kansas State 9. Kansas BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL - PERFECT GAME 1. Texas A&M 2. Texas 3. Oklahoma 4. Baylor 5. Oklahoma State 6. Texas Tech 7. Missouri 8. Kansas State 9. Kansas BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL - COLLEGE BASEBALL DAILY 1. Texas A&M 2. Texas 3. Oklahoma 4. Baylor 5. Texas Tech 6. Kansas State 7. Oklahoma State 8. Missouri 9. Kansas BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL - COLLEGE BASEBALL TODAY 1. Texas A&M 2. Texas 3. Texas Tech 4. Baylor 5. Oklahoma State 6. Oklahoma 7. Missouri 8. Kansas State 9. Kansas MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY OFF DAY Practice - 2:15 p.m. Rip Griffin Park Practice - 2:15 p.m. Rip Griffin Park Practice - 2:15 p.m. Rip Griffin Park * Media Availability - 1:45 p.m. vs. St. John s 5 p.m. Rip Griffin Park Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic vs. Northern Illinois 5 p.m. Rip Griffin Park Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic vs. St. John s 1 p.m. Rip Griffin Park vs. Northern Illinois 5 p.m. Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic 5

6 ST. JOHN S ALL-TIME SERIES Texas Tech holds a 5-0 lead in the all-time series against St. John s, which dates back to Only one of the meetings has not been played at a neutral site. The most recent meetings came in Midland, Texas, in 2007 when the Red Raiders defeated the Red Storm 10-6 and 7-5 on Opening Weekend. Once Tech/St. John s have played in Lubbock (2006) when the Red Raiders defeated St. John s 5-4. The first two matchups in the all-time series were 2-0 shutouts for Tech back in TEXAS TECH VS. THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE Texas Tech is 10-3 all-time against opponents from the Big East Conference. The Red Raiders most frequent opponent besides St. John s (5-0 all-time) is Seton Hall, who Tech is 3-2 against. Besides Tech s games against St. John s in 2007, its most recent opponent is Notre Dame, who the Red Raiders lost to on a neutral field (Round Rock, Texas) in 2004 (1-6). NORTHERN ILLINOIS ALL-TIME SERIES Texas Tech owns an 11-2 all-time record against Northern Illinois, with a 9-2 record against the Huskies in Lubbock. One of the Red Raiders most frequent non-conference opponents over the past eight years, Tech has played NIU in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and last season. Tech has won five straight in the series, with the Huskies last win coming in 2007 in Lubbock (8-5). Two of the meetings - both wins for Tech - were played in San Marcos back in 2008 (11-5 and 8-5). TEXAS TECH VS. THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Texas Tech is 24-2 all-time against Mid-American Conference opponents while both losses have come against Northern Illinois. Texas Tech is 1-0 against Akron, 6-0 against Eastern Michigan, 5-0 against Miami (Ohio) and 1-0 against Western Michigan. NINE-GAME HOMESTAND Texas Tech opens the season with a nine-game homestand that covers the February portion of its schedule. It marks the fourth consecutive season that the Red Raiders have opened their scheduled with at least a six-game stint at home. Last year the Red Raiders began the season with a school-record 18-game homestand (12-6 record). So far the Red Raiders are 3-1 during their initial homestand of the season. GAME NOTES DAN SPENCER LOOKING TO BECOME THIRD TECH HEAD COACH WITH 100 WINS Texas Tech head coach Dan Spencer has 89 career wins in his fourth seasons as the skipper of the Red Raiders. In the history of Texas Tech baseball only two coaches have ever won 100 career games. Texas Tech Head Coaches with 100 Career Victories Larry Hays - reached 100 career wins in 183 games ( ) Kal Segrist - reached 100 career wins in 212 games ( ) Dan Spencer - 89 wins in 176 games (2009-Present) SHELLHORN MAKES HIS SECOND APPEARANCE AT THE BROOKS WALLACE CLASSIC Tech newcomer LHP Rusty Shellhorn is no stranger to the Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic. Back in the first year of the classic - Shellhorn started against the Red Raiders for Washington State on Sunday, Feb. 28. Shellhorn and the Cougars defeated Texas Tech 10-7 while Shellhorn didn t figure in the decision he struck out six in four innings of work. RED RAIDERS MOVING UP IN THE SCHOOL S ALL-TIME CAREER RECORD BOOK Tech has several players moving up in the school s all-time career record books. Among them are juniors 1B Scott LeJeune and 2B Jamodrick McGruder and seniors RHP John Neely and LHP Ben Flora. Here is where they rank all-time at Tech. Player (Years at Tech) Statistical Category (Rank - Total) John Neely (2010-Present) Saves (T-5th - 8) Scott LeJeune (2009-Present) Doubles (7th - 44) Ben Flora (2009-Present) Appearances (8th - 62) John Neely (2010-Present) Winning % (9th -.833, 10-3) Jamodrick McGruder (2010-Present) Stolen Bases (10th - 55) STARTING STRONG Texas Tech started the season with three consecutive starting pitchers (von Schamann, Broyles, Shellhorn) tallying at least seven innings pitched. This marked a first for the Red Raiders through its opening three games since 1999 when Shane Wright, Brad Ralston and Brandon Roberson each went at least seven innings as starters. In Tech s fourth game, Daniel Coulombe 5.1 innings, which marked the first time Tech had four consecutive starters pitch at least five innings to open a season since TAKING A LOOK BACK The Red Raiders opened the season 3-1 with a victory over No. 31 Missouri State (4-1) and a pair of wins against Tennessee Tech (9-5 and 8-0) in the Red Raider Classic. Tech s only loss of the opening weekend came in the classic finale against Missouri State (2-4). ON THE HORIZON Texas Tech will hit the road for the first time this season with seven consecutive games away from Rip Griffin Park, starting with three neutral site games at the Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park - the home of the Houston Astros. Tech will play against No. 4 Arkansas (3/2 - Noon), No. 5 Rice (3/3-7 p.m.) and Houston (3/4-2:30 p.m.). LeJEUNE & BARNES CHASING CAREER 100-RBI MILESTONE A pair of Red Raiders are looking to join the Texas Tech career 100-RBI club as both Scott LeJeune (99 RBI in 115 games) and Barrett Barnes (95 RBI in 118 games) are nearing the milestone. The past 11 years, only 11 Texas Tech players have recorded 100 career RBI. Below is a list of Red Raiders with 100 career RBI (since 2000) and how quickly they reached the milestone. Player (Years at Tech) Career Games to Reach 100 RBI Cameron Blair ( ) 69 Nick Blankenship ( ) 90 Josh Haney ( ) 107 Gera Alvarez ( ) 115 Roger Kieschnick ( ) 117 Chris Richburg (2005, ) 119 Matt Smith ( ) 123 Taylor Ashby ( ) 149 Cody Fuller ( ) 158 Madison Edwards ( ) 174 Joey Kenworthy ( ) 181 Scott LeJeune (2009-Present) 99 RBI in 115 games Barrett Barnes (2010-Present) 95 RBI in 118 games JOHN NEELY ENTERS THE GAME = OPPONENT POWER OUTAGE Texas Tech All-American closer John Neely has pitched 67.2 consecutive innings without allowing a home run, which includes his last 32 appearances. The streak dates back to March 26, 2010 against No. 8 Texas (DH Kevin Keyes led off the top of the fourth with a solo HR to left-center field in Lubbock). In fact, Neely became the first Red Raider pitcher in over 16 years to not allow a home run during a season (min. 25 IP) in McCRUMMEN HASN T WALKED A BATTER SINCE APRIL 13, 2011 Texas Tech junior RHP reliever Jerad McCrummen has not allowed a walk in 11 consecutive appearances - which covers his last 10 innings pitched out of the bullpen. McCrummen made his debut season with the Red Raiders last season and finished the year making 26 appearances, marking the second most all-time by a Red Raider pitcher in their debut season. BROYLES/SHELLHORN MAKE IMPRESSIVE DEBUTS A pair of juniors - RHP Shane Broyles and LHP Rusty Shellhorn - made their Texas Tech debuts on Opening Weekend while both made impressive starts. Broyles (transferred from Seminole State) pitched 7.1 innings while allowing five runs (4 ER) on six hits with six strikeouts and didn t allow a walk. It marked the first time since 2008 (RHP Nathan Karns, 7 SO vs. Oral Roberts) that a Red Raider had struck out at least six in a career (starting) debut. The following day Shellhorn went seven scoreless innings allowing just four hits with one walk and six strikeouts. Shellhorn became the first Red Raider in over 11 years to pitch seven scoreless innings in his Texas Tech starting debut. TECH NOTCHES FIRST ONE-HITTER IN OVER 11 YEARS ON OPENING DAY RHP Duke von Schamann and RHP Trey Masek combined for a one-hitter on Opening Day in Tech s 4-1 win over No. 31 Missouri State. von Schamann started and went seven innings (1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO) while Masek pitched the final two innings with three strikeouts to earn his first career save. Last season the Red Raiders had three pitchers combine (Coulombe, Brennan Stewart, Neely) on a two-hit shutout on Opening Day against Western Michigan (8-0). PROUDFOOT EARNS RED RAIDER CLASSIC MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER Freshman SS Tim Proudfoot was named the Red Raider Classic s Most Outstanding Player while batting.429 (6-for-14) with three runs, two triples and six RBI while leading all players at the classic with 17 assists from the shortstop position. Proudfoot began his career with three straight multiple RBI games, including hitting a two-run triple on Opening Day to give Tech a three-run cushion they would hold against Missouri State (4-1). TEXAS TECH FRESHMEN EXCEL ON OPENING DAY Freshman SS Tim Proudfoot not only had a standout opening weekend, he continued what has seemed to be a consistent trend over the last several years from Texas Tech freshmen on Opening Day - he got a pair of RBI. The past four years - all under Dan Spencer - Texas Tech has had a freshman tally multiple RBI on Opening Day. Player (Year as a Freshman) RBI - Opening Day Opponent Tim Proudfoot (2012) 2 - vs. No. 31 Missouri State David Paiz (2011) 3 - vs. Western Michigan Barrett Barnes (2010) 6 - vs. Jacksonville State Kevin Whitehead (2009) 2 - vs. Southern Utah EIGHT TEXAS TECH PLAYERS NAMED TO RED RAIDER CLASSIC ALL-TOURNEY TEAM Texas Tech won the Red Raider Classic with the best record (3-1) among the field of competition. Tech ended the Red Raider Classic with eight players being named to the All-Tournament team. Joining SS Tim Proudfoot - who was named the Most Outstanding Player - was C Bo Altobelli, 1B Scott LeJeune, 2B Jamodrick McGruder, 3B Reid Redman, CF Barrett Barnes, SP Duke von Schamann and SP Rusty Shellhorn. 6

7 TEXAS TECH ON OPENING DAY With its 4-1 win over No. 31 Missouri State, Texas Tech improved to on Opening Day, which includes a 13-1 record since Fourth-year head coach Dan Spencer has led Tech to four consecutive wins on Opening Day, including an 8-0 shutout over Western Michigan last season. It marked Tech s first shutout on Opening Day since a 21-0 victory over Howard on Jan. 26, Overall, the shutout was just the fifth all-time for the Red Raiders on Opening Day (1966, 1986, 1993, 2001, 2011). Texas Tech s only loss over the past 12 years on Opening Day came against then-no. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette, 0-4, at the Roadrunner Classic in San Antonio on Feb. 23, OPENING DAY IN LUBBOCK Texas Tech has been nearly unbeatable when hosting Opening Day on their home turf with a 27-5 all-time record. The Red Raiders have won 13 straight Opening Day games at home, dating back to a 1-10 loss against TCU (2/11/97). In fact, since 1986, Texas Tech is 19-1 on Opening Day in its home ballpark. This year marked Tech s fourth straight Opening Day at home. HOME OPENING ATTENDANCES Texas Tech opened its new ballpark in style hosting Opening Day with a paid attendance of 2,605 - Tech s largest Opening Day crowd since Here is a look back at the past 12 years attendance on Opening Day at the home of Red Raider baseball. Year Attendance Result Opponent Score ,605 W No. 31 Missouri State ,398 W Western Michigan ,243 W Jacksonville State ,866 W Southern Utah ,862 W Central Arkansas ,922 W Stephen F. Austin 4-3 (11) ,847 W Louisiana-Monroe ,941 W New Mexico ,020 W Campbell ,018 W New Mexico ,663 W BYU ,371 W Howard 21-0 DAN SPENCER IN SEASON OPENERS Texas Tech has won four consecutive Opening Day games under head coach Dan Spencer. Spencer has become just the second head coach in Texas Tech history to win four consecutive Opening Day games. Spencer joined Kal Segrist who won a school-record five consecutive Opening Day games to begin his 16-year tenure as head coach of the Red Raiders. COMING OUT RUNNIN Once again the Red Raiders came out running on Opening Day with four stolen bases against Missouri State. The past four Opening Day games the Red Raiders have 19 stolen bases.. In 2009, the Red Raiders swiped six bases (Rueda 3; Reed 2; Kenworthy) against Southern Utah, in 2010 Tech grabbed five stolen bases (Barnes 2; LeJeune, Mayo, Hagen) and last season Tech notched four stolen bases (Popescu 2, Redman, Tomlinson) and this season Tech posted four against Missouri State (Altobelli 2, Barnes, Moore). BARRETT BARNES CONTINUES OPENING DAY SUCCESS Junior Barrett Barnes continued his success on Opening Day as he went 1-for-3 with a double, run scored and stolen base. Barnes is now 6-for-10 on Opening Day with five runs, two doubles, three home runs, eight RBI and three stolen bases. TEXAS TECH RETURNS 19 LETTERWINNERS The Red Raiders return 19 letterwinners from last year s team, giving them back a high percentage of nearly every offensive and pitching category. Overall, Tech returns eight position players who started at least 32 games and 10 pitchers who threw at least 20 innings last season. Below is a look at what percentage returns for Tech (Hitting/Pitching). HITTING 92% of team s home runs 83% of team s extra-base hits 77% of team s base hits 75% of team s RBI 66% of team s stolen bases PITCHING 100% of team s saves 82% of team s wins 81% of team s innings pitched 81% of team s strikeouts GAME NOTES TECH HAS MOST RETURNING LETTERWINNERS IN OVER 31 YEARS Texas Tech returns 19 letterwinners from last season, marking the program s most returning letterwinners in over 31 years. Twice the past decade the Red Raiders have returned 18 letterwinners. JOHN NEELY & BARRETT BARNES RECEIVE PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA HONORS Texas Tech has had two players show up consistently in preseason All-America teams as senior RHP closer John Neely and junior CF Barrett Barnes have combined for six preseason All-American accolades. Neely, a third team All-America selection last season by the NCBWA, has earned preseason honors from NCBWA (second team) and College Baseball Insider (second team). Barnes has picked up four preseason All-America awards from Baseball America (third team), Perfect Game (third team), College Baseball Insider (honorable mention) and College Sports Madness (fourth team). In fact, Barnes has collected a total of 22 preseason awards from numerous media outlets and publications. RED RAIDERS SHUTOUT TEXAS TECH ALUMS, 6-0 Texas Tech newcomer RHP Shane Broyles dominated in the third-annual alumni game as he tossed 4.1 perfect innings with eight strikeouts to lead the current Red Raiders over their alums, 6-0, on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. Texas Tech improved to 3-0 all-time against its alumni. The alumni team did feature 11 players who had been drafted with four All-Americans. Freshman shortstop Tim Proudfoot led all hitters going 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI. Four Red Raider pitchers combined to strike out 16 batters while allowing just two walks and gave up just one base hit. PRESEASON HONORS BO ALTOBELLI (C) - Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team (C) - College Sports Madness Preseason All-Big 12 First Team BARRETT BARNES (OF) - Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team (OF) - Baseball America Preseason Third Team All-America - Baseball America No. 6 MLB Draft Prospect (Big 12) - Baseball America: Best Raw Power (Big 12) - Perfect Game Preseason All-Big 12 - Perfect Game No. 12 MLB Draft Prospect (Big 12) - Perfect Game Projected 2nd-4th Rd MLB Draft Pick (2012) - College Baseball Daily Preseason All-Big 12 First Team - College Baseball Daily Top 5 Hitter (Big 12) - College Baseball Daily Top Power Hitter (Big 12) - College Baseball Insider Preseason HM All-America - College Baseball Insider: Top 3 Power Threats in Big 12 - College Baseball Insider: Hitter Least Want to Face in Big 12 - Perfect Game No. 109 MLB Draft Prospect (Top 500 HS/College) - Perfect Game Preseason Third Team All-America - Perfect Game College Power Rankings (No. 8 Outfielder) - MLB Draft Guide No. 14 Projected 1B for the 2012 MLB Draft - College Baseball Daily Projected No. 19 Player in the Country - College Sports Madness Preseason All-Big 12 First Team - College Sports Madness Preseason Fourth Team All-America - Collegiate Baseball Top 2012 MLB Draft Prospect (College) - Baseball America No. 43 MLB Draft Prospect (Top 50 Juniors) - Baseball America No. 72 MLB Draft Prospect (Top 100 College) - Baseball America No. 97 MLB Draft Prospect (Top 100 HS/College) MATT EURESTE (INF) - College Sports Madness Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year SCOTT LeJEUNE (LF) - Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team (1B) - College Baseball Daily Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team JAMODRICK McGRUDER (2B) - Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team (2B) - College Baseball Daily Preseason All-Big 12 First Team - College Baseball Daily Best Speed (Big 12) - College Sports Madness Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team - College Baseball Insider: Best Baserunner in Big 12 - MLB Draft Guide No. 5 Projected 2B for the 2012 MLB Draft - Perfect Game Preseason All-Big 12 - Perfect Game Projected 5th-10th Rd MLB Draft Pick (2012) - Perfect Game No. 289 MLB Draft Prospect (Top 500 HS/College) TREY MASEK (RHP) - Perfect Game Projected 4th-8th Rd MLB Draft Pick (2013) JOHN NEELY (RHP) - NCBWA Preseason Second Team All-America - NCBWA Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List - College Baseball Insider Preseason Second Team All-America - College Baseball Daily Preseason All-Big 12 First Team - College Baseball Daily Projected No. 88 Player in the Country - College Baseball Daily Top 5 Pitcher (Big 12) - College Sports Madness Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team DAVID PAIZ (UTL/RHP) - Perfect Game Preseason All-Big 12 - College Sports Madness Preseason All-Big 12 First Team TIM PROUDFOOT (SS) - Red Raider Classic Most Outstanding Player - Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team (SS) REID REDMAN (3B) - Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team (3B) - College Baseball Daily Best Glove (Big 12) - College Sports Madness Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team - College Baseball Insider: Best Infield Arm in Big 12 RUSTY SHELLHORN (LHP) - Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team (SP) - College Baseball Daily Newcomer to Watch DUKE von SCHAMANN (RHP) - Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team (SP) - Perfect Game No. 389 MLB Draft Prospect (Top 500 HS/College) 7

8 RED RAIDERS ON THE FALL ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL The Texas Tech baseball program had 18 student-athletes who received academic honor roll status following the fall semester. Nine Tech players earned Dean s List status ( GPA) while three Red Raiders recorded perfect 4.0 GPAs. NEW OPPONENTS Texas Tech will play two first-time opponents this season when they host both Tennessee Tech and Florida Gulf Coast. Last season the Red Raiders faced three first-time opponents (Western Michigan, Utah Valley, Iowa) who they went a combined 4-0 against. TEXAS TECH IN THE PRESEASON POLLS Texas Tech has been ranked anywhere from third-to-seventh in preseason Big 12 Conference polls by Baseball America, Perfect Game USA, College Baseball Daily, College Baseball Today and by the league s head coaches. The Red Raiders are preseason No. 7 in the league s coaches poll, which is exactly where they were ranked last season. Here is a look at previous seasons and where Tech was predicted to finish in the coaches poll compared to where they finished at the end of the season in the league standings. Year Predicted Finished th??? th 7th th 5th th 7th th 10th th 10th 2006 T-8th 8th th 8th th 3rd 2003 T-4th 9th th 3rd th 2nd rd 5th st 3rd OPPONENTS IN THE POLLS Eleven Texas Tech opponents have received preseason national rankings, appearing in at least one of the following polls: Collegiate Baseball (CB), NCBWA, Baseball America (BA) and USA Today/ESPN Coaches (ESPN). Team CB NCBWA BA ESPN Arizona State No. 17 No. 15 No. 17 NR Arkansas No. 8 No. 7 No. 4 No. 8 Baylor No. 28 No. 32 NR NR Dallas Baptist NR No. 33 NR NR Missouri State No. 31 NR NR NR Oklahoma No. 16 No. 14 No. 19 No. 15 Rice No. 7 No. 8 No. 6 No. 7 St. John s No. 11 No. 27 NR No. 21 TCU No. 10 No. 13 No. 15 No. 11 Texas No. 5 No. 7 No. 13 No. 5 Texas A&M No. 6 No. 5 No. 7 No. 6 TEXAS TECH SIGNS SEVEN DURING EARLY SIGNING PERIOD Texas Tech announced its early signing class in November, a class that includes five pitchers, one infielder and an outfielder that will join the Red Raiders for the fall. All seven of Tech s signees are high school standouts. - Brandon Baeckel - INF - 6-0, R/R - Loveland, Colo./Mountain View - Luke Downs - RHP - 6-1, R/R - Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo - Reid Meyer - LHP - 6-4, R/L - Fort Worth, Texas/Fort Worth County Day - Conner Smith - OF - 6-4, 200, L/L - Mansfield, Texas/Legacy - Johnathon Tripp - RHP/UTL - 6-5, R/R - Spring, Texas/Klein - Matt Withrow - RHP - 6-3, R/R - Odessa, Texas/Midland Christian - Joe Zurawik - RHP , R/R - Bixby, Okla./Bishop Kelley RED RAIDER BIRTHDAYS DURING 2012 SEASON Four Red Raiders will celebrate their birthdays on a gameday this season. Right-handed pitcher Brennan Stewart turns 23 when Tech opens a three-game series in Fort Worth at TCU on March 9. Freshman shortstop Tim Proudfoot will have his 19th birthday on the Red Raiders Big 12 home series opener against Oklahoma on Friday, March 23. Junior right-handed pitcher Jamen Parten will celebrate his 21st birthday in Lawrence, Kan., on March 30, the first day of the Red Raiders three-game trip to Kansas. Senior lefty Ben Flora will have his 22nd birthday on April 20 when Tech opens a three-game road series at Oklahoma State in Stillwater. Five other Tech players will celebrate a birthday during the season, but will have their birthday land on an off-day. Redshirt sophomore Duke von Schamann celebrates his 21st birthday during the NCAA Regionals on June 3. Tech Players Birthdays During 2012 Season: Player Birthday Age Rusty Shellhorn February Brennan Stewart March 9 23 Tim Proudfoot March Jamen Parten March Ben Flora April Brennan Moore May 3 21 Duke von Schamann June 3 21 GAME NOTES 8