TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER BASEBALL. TEXAS TECH vs. NEBRASKA March 25-27, 2011 Lubbock, Texas GAMES TEXAS TECH PROJECTED LINEUP

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1 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER BASEBALL Associate Director/Communications: Scott Lacefield C: (817) O: (806) F: (806) Texas Tech Athletics Communications 6th St. and Boston Ave. - Room 117 Lubbock, Texas SCHEDULE/RESULTS FEBRUARY 18 # WESTERN MICHIGAN W, # NORTHWESTERN W, # UTAH VALLEY W, # NORTHWESTERN W, ^ BYU W, ^ BYU L, ^ NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, ^ NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 14-8 MARCH 1 UNLV W, UNLV L, #8 TCU L, #8 TCU L, #8 TCU L, IOWA W, TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI L, IOWA W, TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI W, TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI W, * at #14 Baylor W, * at #14 Baylor L, * at #14 Baylor W, 10-6 (10) 22 at Dallas Baptist W, * NEBRASKA 6:30 p.m. 26 * NEBRASKA 5 p.m. 27 * NEBRASKA 1 p.m. APRIL 1 * at Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. 2 * at Oklahoma 7 p.m./espnu 3 * at Oklahoma 1 p.m. 5 vs. UTSA 3 p.m. 5 vs. UTSA 6 p.m. 8 * TEXAS A&M 6:30 p.m. 9 * TEXAS A&M 5 p.m./ttsn 10 * TEXAS A&M 1 p.m. 12 at New Mexico 1 p.m. 13 at New Mexico 1 p.m. 15 * at Texas 6 p.m. 16 * at Texas 2 p.m. 17 * at Texas 1 p.m. 18 at Texas State 6:30 p.m. 21 * at Kansas State 6:30 p.m. 22 * at Kansas State 6:30 p.m. 23 * at Kansas State 1 p.m./fsn 26 NEW MEXICO 6 p.m. 27 NEW MEXICO 3 p.m. 29 * KANSAS 6:30 p.m. 30 * KANSAS 5 p.m./ttsn First Pitch: Fri: 6:30 p.m., Sat: 5 p.m., Sun: 1 p.m. Stadium Dan Law Field (4,466) Surface FieldTurf Dimensions: 330 (LF), 404 (CF), 330 (RF) All-Time Series Nebraska leads, Last Meeting: NU defeated TTU (8-7) - 5/23/10 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Overall Record: 15-7 Conference Record: 2-1 Home Record: 12-6 Away Record: 3-1 Neutral Record: 0-0 Last 5/Last 10: 4-1/7-3 Streak: Won 1 Rankings: BA: NR/CB: NR/NCBWA: RV/ESPN: RV Website: Head Coach: Dan Spencer Career Record: (3rd year) Record at Texas Tech: (3rd year) FIRST PITCH Texas Tech has won six of seven and seven of its last nine games heading into this weekend s Big 12 series against Nebraska (March 25-27) at Dan Law Field. It is Tech s Big 12 home opening series while the Cornhuskers will be playing in their first conference action this season. The Red Raiders come in off a 7-6 midweek victory over Dallas Baptist on the road while Nebraska has won six in a row, which includes its midweek two-game series sweep over Northern Colorado in Lincoln. GAMES TEXAS TECH vs. NEBRASKA March 25-27, 2011 Lubbock, Texas TEXAS TECH PROJECTED LINEUP 8 - BARRETT BARNES Television None Network Radio Texas Tech Sports Network Live Audio/Video Live Stats (GameTracker) Gameday Blog Gameday Central NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Overall Record: 16-7 Conference Record: 0-0 Home Record: 6-3 Away Record: 6-3 Neutral Record: 1-1 Last 5/Last 10: 5-0/8-2 Streak: Won 6 Rankings: BA: NR/CB: NR/NCBWA: RV/ESPN: NR Website: Head Coach: Mike Anderson Career Record: (9th year) Record at School: (9th year) INSIDE THE SERIES Texas Tech and Nebraska will end its 15-year Big 12 history against one another this weekend as Nebraska holds a advantage in the all-time series. Only five of the all-time meetings came outside of Big 12 play ( ) while Tech holds a narrow lead in the series in Lubbock. The Huskers have won three in a row and seven of the last nine meetings, although Tech took two-of-three against Nebraska in the last meeting in Lubbock in Nebraska swept the series last year in Lincoln MASON RANDOLPH 36 - ANDRE WHEELER MAY 1 * KANSAS 1 p.m. 3 DALLAS BAPTIST 5 p.m. 10 at Michigan 5:05 p.m. 11 at Michigan 5:05 p.m. 13 * at Missouri 6 p.m. 14 * at Missouri 2 p.m. 15 * at Missouri 1 p.m. 20 * OKLAHOMA STATE 6:30 p.m. 21 * OKLAHOMA STATE 5 p.m. 22 * OKLAHOMA STATE 1 p.m./kmyl Big 12 Championships TBA JUNE 3-6 NCAA Regionals TBA NCAA Super Regionals TBA College World Series TBA 2011 Statistics BA - HR - RBI 4 - KELBY TOMLINSON 2 - JAMODRICK McGRUDER REID REDMAN 12 - STEPHEN HAGEN DAVID PAIZ KEVIN WHITEHEAD BOLD Home games played at Dan Law Field * Big 12 Conference Game # Red Raider Classic (Lubbock, Texas) ^ Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic (Lubbock, Texas) + Texas Tech Invitational (Lubbock, Texas) FSN Fox Sports Net TTSN Texas Tech Sports Network KMYL My Lubbock TV Friday, March 25 Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB Jamen Parten (RHP) /4 Matt Freeman (RHP) /7 PROBABLE STARTERS Saturday, March 26 Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB Trey Masek (RHP) /11 Tom Lemke (RHP) /6 Sunday, March 27 Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB Robbie Kilcrease (LHP) /8 1 Jon Keller (RHP) /12

2 MEDIA INFORMATION QUICK FACTS TEXASTECH.COM This 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, photos and much more can be found here throughout the 2011 baseball season. 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 Gerald Myers (Texas Tech 59) Faculty Representative Brian Shannon Athletic Department Phone (806) Ticket Office (806) TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK For the 18th 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 17. 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: March March March April 4... April Monday, May 2... May 9... May May 30. BIG 12 CONFERENCE The baseball media contact for the Big 12 Conference is Carmen Branch. She can be reached by at carmen@big12sports.com or by phone at (469) MEDIA CREDENTIALS - Media members wishing to cover the Texas Tech baseball team at Dan Law Field during the 2011 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, and sports directors of radio and television stations who broadcast regularly scheduled daily sports reports and talk shows. - Credentials can be picked up in the Athletics Communications Office (south end of Jones AT&T Stadium) or at will call. 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. Requested 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. To arrange a phone interview with Dan Spencer contact Scott Lacefield. Coach Spencer is available for interviews before each practice 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 a game. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Texas Tech Athletics will provide video highlights of all home games through an FTP site hosted by Texas Tech University. Members of the media can download files in QuickTime format that are of broadcast quality. Highlights will be made available on the FTP site no later than 90 mintues following the conclusion of the game. Texas Tech will make every efffort to have highlights available as quickly as possible. For login information, please contact Scott Lacefield. PLAYER TO WATCH HISTORY First Year of Baseball 1926, then 1954 All-Time Record (Years) 1,413-1,116-8 (61) No. Years in CWS/Last App None NCAA Regionals 9 ( , 2004) Hosted NCAA Regionals 3 (1996, 1997, 1999) Last Opponent / Result Georgia Tech / L, 5-3 STADIUM INFORMATION Home Field Dan Law Field Surface FieldTurf Capacity 4,466 Record (since Dan Law Field )_ (.759) Dimensions 330-LF, 405-CF, 330-RF Fence Height 12 feet Press Box Telephone (806) COACHING STAFF Head Coach Dan Spencer (Portland State 90) Career Record / years / 2 Record at TTU / years / 2 Assistant Coaches Trent Petrie (4th Year) Jim Horner (1st Year) Volunteer Assistant Andy Jarvis (4th Year) Director of Operations Jimmy Webster (1st Year) Athletic Trainer Shawn Lindsey (5th Year) Equipment Manager Shishir Bhakta (11th Year) Administrative Assistant_ Charlotte Becton (8th Year) Baseball Office Phone (806) (ext: 267) Baseball Fax (806) Baseball Clubhouse (806) TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Overall Record Big 12 Conference Record / Finish / 5th Home Record Away Record 7-12 Neutral Record 1-6 Final Rankings None Postseason Big 12 Championships, 1-2 Letterwinners Returning / Lost 12 / 8 Position Starters Returning / Lost 4 / 5 Pitchers Returning / Lost 5 / 10 Starting Pitchers Returning / Lost 1 / 4 Newcomers / Redshirt Returners 17 / 4 JAMODRICK McGRUDER - McGruder is among the top base stealers in the county this season with 17-of-21 stolen bases through 22 games. He owns a.500 on-base percentage with 30 base hits, 12 walks and 11 hit-by-pitch. He is batting.370 with 16 runs and 18 RBI. In Tech s recent four-game road trip McGruder tallied eight base hits, including three multi-hit games. SPORTS INFORMATION 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, MARCH 25 Oklahoma at Missouri* 6:00 p.m. Nebraska at Texas Tech* 6:30 p.m. Texas at Oklahoma State* 6:30 p.m. Kansas State at Baylor* 6:30 p.m. Kansas at Texas A&M* 6:35 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 26 Texas at Oklahoma State* 2:00 p.m. Oklahoma at Missouri* 2:00 p.m. Kansas at Texas A&M* 2:05 p.m. Kansas State at Baylor* 3:00 p.m. Nebraska at Texas Tech* 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY, MARCH 27 Nebraska at Texas Tech* 1:00 p.m. Texas at Oklahoma State* 1:00 p.m. Kansas State at Baylor* 1:00 p.m. Oklahoma at Missouri* 1:00 p.m. Kansas at Texas A&M* 1:05 p.m. HITTER Date Player, School Cl./Pos. 2/21 Garrett Buechele, Oklahoma Jr./3B 2/28 Garrett Buechele, Oklahoma Jr./3B 3/7 Landis Ware, Baylor Sr./SS 3/14 Chris Slater, Baylor Sr./OF 3/21 Stephen Hagen, Texas Tech Jr./1B PITCHER Date Player, School Cl./Pos. 2/21 * Taylor Jungmann, Texas Jr./RHP 2/28 John Stilson, Texas A&M Jr./RHP 3/7 Michael Rocha, Oklahoma Sr./RHP 3/14 * Logan Verrett, Baylor Jr./RHP 3/21 Ross Stripling, Texas A&M Jr./RHP NEWCOMER Date Player, School Cl./Pos. 2/21 Kelby Tomlinson, Texas Tech Jr./SS 2/28 Jordan John, Oklahoma Fr./LHP 3/7 Gabe Weidenaar, Oklahoma State Jr./OF 3/14 Chris Marlowe, Oklahoma State Jr./RHP Eric Weiss, Texas Fr./3B 3/21 Andre Wheeler, Texas Tech Fr./OF * National Player of the Week selection Bold opponents BASEBALL AMERICA (March 21, 2011) 1. Florida 2. Vanderbilt 3. Virginia 4. South Carolina 5. Texas 6. Arizona State 7. Florida State 8. Texas A&M 9. Oklahoma 10. Fresno State 11. LSU 12. Stanford 13. Cal State Fullerton 14. TCU 15. Arizona 16. California 17. Georgia Tech 18. North Carolina 19. Clemson 20. Tulane 21. Baylor 22. Auburn 23. Oregon State 24. UCLA 25. Rice Bold opponents Bold opponents USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES (March 21, 2011) 1. Florida 2. Vanderbilt 3. Virginia 4. South Carolina 5. Florida State 6. Texas 7. Oklahoma 8. Arizona State 9. Texas A&M 10. LSU 11. UC Irvine 12. North Carolina 13. Arkansas 14. TCU 15. Georgia Tech 16. Arizona 17. Fresno State 18. Cal State Fullerton 19. Clemson 20. Auburn 21. UCLA 22. Oregon State 23. Stanford 24. Tulane 25. California Bold opponents BIG 12 CONFERENCE NATIONAL POLLS RECORD BREAKDOWN TEAM BIG 12 Overall COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NCBWA ALL BIG 12 Texas (March 21, 2011) (March 21, 2011) All Opponents Texas A&M Florida 1. Florida at Home Texas Tech Vanderbilt 2. Vanderbilt on the Road Kansas Virginia 3. Virginia at Neutral Sites Oklahoma Texas 4. Arizona State Division I teams Oklahoma State Arizona State 5. Texas Non-Division I teams Baylor Texas A&M 6. South Carolina Ranked teams Nebraska South Carolina 7. Florida State Top-10 teams Missouri Top-5 teams Florida State 8. Oklahoma Kansas State Top-Ranked teams LSU 9. Texas A&M 10. Oklahoma 10. LSU When TTU starter pitches 5 + innings UC Irvine 11. TCU When TTU starter pitches < 5 innings Georgia Tech 12. Arkansas When TTU staff posts 10 + strikeouts TCU 13. North Carolina When TTU staff posts 12 + strikeouts UCLA 14. Clemson When TTU staff posts 15 + strikeouts Clemson 15. UC Irvine THIS WEEK IN THE BIG Cal State Fullerton 16. Arizona Day Games TUESDAY, MARCH Arizona 17. Georgia Tech Night Games Arkansas-Little Rock at Kansas 3:00 p.m. 18. Stanford 18. UCLA Texas Tech at Dallas Baptist 5:00 p.m. 19. North Carolina 19. Cal State Fullerton Midweek Games Central Arkansas at Missouri 6:00 p.m. 20. Fresno State 20. Stanford Weekend Games UT-Arlington at Baylor 6:30 p.m. 21. Auburn 21. Fresno State Northern Colorado at Nebraska 6:35 p.m. SFA at Texas A&M 6:35 p.m. 22. Arkansas 22. Auburn vs. RH Starter Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. 23. Tulane 23. Rice vs. LH Starter Wichita State 24. Oregon WEDNESDAY, MARCH Southern Miss 25. California 1-Run Games Northern Colorado at Nebraska 1:35 p.m. 26. Oregon State 26. Oregon State 2-Run Games Central Arkansas at Missouri 4:00 p.m. Houston Baptist at Texas 6:00 p.m. 27. California 27. Louisville 5-Plus-Run Games Washington at Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. 28. Stetson 28. Coll of Charleston Extra-Inning Games Miami (Fla.) 29. Coastal Carolina 30. Oregon 30. Southern Miss BIG 12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Last at-bat wins 2 1 Last at-bat losses 1 1 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 Michigan in Missouri Below 50 degrees degrees degrees degrees degrees degrees

4 Year Overall Conf Big 12 Big 12 Tourn th th Total At Texas Tech (three seasons as head coach) ALL GAMES Overall (.500) Home Away Neutral 4-12 BIG 12 CONFERENCE GAMES Overall (.474) Home Away NON-CONFERENCE GAMES Overall (.519) Home Away 5-14 Neutral 4-12 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT GAMES Overall 2-4 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 3-4 SCORING FIRST Scores First/Opponent Scores First 38-25/30-43 AFTER 6 INNINGS Leading after 6/Trailing after 6/Tied after /4-60/5-3 AFTER 7 INNINGS Leading after 7/Trailing after 7/Tied after /2-61/4-3 AFTER 8 INNINGS Leading after 8/Trailing after 8/Tied after /4-63/2-1 BY MONTH THE DAN SPENCER FILE Overall February 18-6 March April May 9-12 Dan Spencer is overall and in Big 12 play in his third season 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. His second season as head coach saw the Red Raiders finish fifth in the Big 12 (best finish since 2004) and defeat seven nationally-ranked opponents, which includes an upset over No. 1 Texas, 4-2, in the Big 12 Tournament. In fact, Spencer and the Red Raiders were the only Big 12 team to defeat Texas twice during the 2010 season, as they also picked up a 12-5 victory in Lubbock. The Red Raiders were also just one of two teams in the Big 12 to win a series against College World Series-bound Oklahoma, taking two out of three against the Sooners at Dan Law Field in Lubbock. Spencer s squad finished overall in 2010, matching the program s most wins since The Red Raiders led the conference with 162 doubles (most since 2003 Baylor) to rank seventh in the country and also led all Big 12 teams with a.310 batting average in conference games. Texas Tech led the Big 12 in batting during league play in 2009 with a.311 average. Spencer s squad became the first team to lead the conference in batting during Big 12 play in back-to-back seasons since (Baylor). In addition, Texas Tech led the league with 83 doubles during Big 12 games, which is the fourth highest total in Big 12 history and the most since Missouri set the record of 129 in 1997 the first year of the Big 12 Conference. In only three years (two as head coach), Spencer has coached five Tech student-athletes (four pitchers, one position player) who have been drafted in the top-10 rounds, including four in the top four rounds. Right-handed pitchers Chad Bettis (RHP 2nd Round Colorado Rockies) and Bobby Doran (RHP 4th Round Houston Astros) were drafted and signed following the 2010 season. Spencer, 45, 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 Career Texas Tech Alabama A&M 2-0 Baylor 4-5 Bethune-Cookman 2-0 BYU 1-1 Cal-State Northridge 0-3 Dallas Baptist 4-1 Gonzaga 2-1 Houston 0-1 Iowa 2-0 Jacksonville State 2-0 Kansas 4-2 Kansas State 4-2 Lubbock Christian 1-0 HEAD COACH DAN SPENCER DAN SPENCER YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS DAN SPENCER vs. ALL OPPONENTS Michigan 2-0 Missouri 3-5 Nebraska 2-4 New Mexico 2-3 New Mexico State 0-1 Northern Illinois 2-0 Northwestern 2-0 Oklahoma 3-4 Oklahoma State 3-3 Oregon State 0-1 Rice 0-1 San Francisco 0-1 Southern Utah 2-0 TCU 0-8 Texas 3-4 Texas A&M 3-5 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4-3 Texas State 0-2 UC-Riverside 0-2 UNLV 4-2 Utah Valley 1-0 UT-Pan American 2-0 UTSA 1-1 Washington State 0-2 Western Michigan 1-0 BOLD Opponents 4

5 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY OFF DAY at Dallas Baptist 5 p.m. Patriot Field Dallas, Texas GAME NOTES TEXAS TECH VS. THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE Texas Tech is all-time against current opponents from the Big 12 Conference. RED RAIDERS NEED ONE WIN FOR 200TH ALL-TIME WIN IN BIG 12 PLAY Texas Tech is currently all-time in Big 12 play, needing only one league victory to mark the program s 200th win in Big 12 play. This season marks the 15th year of Big 12 Baseball, which began in 1997 when the Red Raiders won the first-ever conference title. The following season, 1998, Texas Tech claimed the Big 12 Tournament championship crown. TEXAS TECH IN BIG 12 CONFERENCE HOME-OPENING SERIES Texas Tech plays its Big 12 Conference home-opening series this weekend against Nebraska. Tech is all-time in Big 12 home-opening weekends while Nebraska will be making its fourth trip to Lubbock for Tech s opening home series. Overall, Texas Tech is in games played on its home-opening Big 12 series. Year Opponent Record Results 2010 #8 Texas 1-2 W, L, L, Nebraska 2-1 W, L, W, #13 Texas 1-2 L, W, L, #16 Nebraska 2-1 W, 7-6 (11)... L, W, #16 Texas 1-1 L, W, #8 Texas A&M 2-1 W, W, L, #2 Texas 0-2 L, L, #19 Texas A&M 2-1 W, L, W, #14 Texas 2-1 W, L, W, #12 Nebraska 0-3 L, L, L, Missouri 1-2 L, W, L, Kansas 3-0 W, W, W, Texas 2-0 W, W, Iowa State 3-0 W, W, W, 6-4 FOR STARTERS Jamen Parten (RHP - So./TR - 6-2/180 - Plano, Texas/Plano/North Central Texas College Making sixth start of the season on six-days rest. Last Start at No. 14 Baylor (3/18): ND, 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO (86 pitches). Left the game with a 4-3 lead. Third start pitching at least 5.0 innings. ERA (3.80) has not been higher than 3.80 all season long. Has allowed three runs of fewer in 4-of-5 starts. Has now allowed more than three earned runs in any of five starts. 73% of base hits allowed have been singles (22-of B, 2 3B, 2 HR). Won career debut as a Red Raider pitching 5.0 IP allowing 4 H, 1 R with 4 SO against Utah Valley in a 6-2 win (2/19) Trey Masek (RHP - Fr./HS - 6-0/175 - Giddings, Texas/Giddings Making third start this season on six-days rest. Last Start at No. 14 Baylor (3/19): ND, 3.0 IP, 5 H, 8 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 1 SO (71 pitches). Left the game with Tech trailing 7-2. Allowed eight runs, marking a season-high. Allowed four walks, marking a season-high. 80% of base hits allowed have been singles (16-of B, 1 3B, 1 HR). Started career pitching 11.1 innings out of the bullpen in five appearances. Allowed only one earned run during first eight innings pitched this season. Posted multiple strikeouts in four of his first six outings. Named State of Texas High School Louisville Slugger Player of the Year (2010). High School All-American (MaxPreps, PerfectGame) Robbie Kilcrease (LHP - RS Jr./2L - 6-0/190 - Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock HS Making sixth start of the season on six-days rest. Will be making third career appearance (1st start) against Nebraska during career. Career Stats vs. Nebraska: 2 APP, 3.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1ER, 1 BB, 2 SO,.385 OPP-BA Last Start at No. 14 Baylor (3/20): ND, 5.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO (89 pitches). Marked second consecutive start without allowing an extra-base hit. Allowed three wild pitches to equal a career-high (2nd time). Allowed six runs to match a career-high (3rd time). Has pitched at least 5.0 IP in 4-of-5 starts this season. Only Tech pitcher to win first two starts of the season. Threw 7.0 IP in back-to-back starts IP marks a career-high. Red Raiders have outscored opponents during Kilcrease s five starts this season. Career Stats: 7-1, 5.79 ERA, IP, 136 H, 82 R, 72 ER, 80 SO, 59 BB Will be making 12th career start and 47th career appearance. Practice - 3:15 a.m. Dan Law Field * Requested Interviews - 2:45 p.m. Practice - 2:15 a.m. Dan Law Field * Requested Interviews - 1:45 p.m. vs. Nebraska 6:30 p.m. Dan Law Field Lubbock, Texas BIG 12 PRESEASON POLLS BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL - COACHES 1. Oklahoma (6) Texas (4) Texas A&M Baylor Kansas State Oklahoma State Texas Tech Nebraska Kansas Missouri 17 BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL - BASEBALL AMERICA 1. Oklahoma 2. Texas 3. Baylor 4. Texas A&M 5. Nebraska 6. Oklahoma State 7. Kansas State 8. Texas Tech 9. Kansas 10. Missouri BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL - PERFECT GAME USA 1. Texas 2. Oklahoma 3. Texas A&M 4. Baylor 5. Kansas State 6. Oklahoma State 7. Nebraska 8. Texas Tech 9. Kansas 10. Missouri BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL - COLLEGE BASEBALL DAILY 1. Oklahoma 2. Texas 3. Texas A&M 4. Baylor 5. Kansas State 6. Nebraska 7. Texas Tech 8. Kansas 9. Missouri 10. Oklahoma State BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL - COLLEGE BASEBALL TODAY 1. Texas 2. Oklahoma 3. Kansas State 4. Texas A&M 5. Kansas 6. Nebraska 7. Baylor 8. Missouri 9. Texas Tech 10. Oklahoma State vs. Nebraska 5 p.m. Dan Law Field Lubbock, Texas vs. Nebraska 1 p.m. Dan Law Field Lubbock, Texas 5

6 TAKING A LOOK BACK Texas Tech finished its first road trip of the season with a 7-6 win over Dallas Baptist in Dallas on Tuesday evening. Tech trailed 5-0 after six innings, but put together yet another come-from-behind win to knock off the Patriots. ON THE HORIZON Texas Tech will not play any midweek action and will prepare for a road trip to play nationally-ranked Oklahoma next weekend, April 1-3, at L. Dale Mitchell Park. TECH LOOKING FOR BACK-TO-BACK SERIES WINS TO START BIG 12 PLAY SINCE 1999 Texas Tech is looking for back-to-back series wins this coming weekend when it takes on Nebraska, which would mark the first time the Red Raiders have won back-to-back threegame series in Big 12 play since The last time Tech won its first two league series was against Kansas (3-0) and Missouri (2-1) in the third year of the Big 12. A LOOK AT RED RAIDER HISTORY THROUGH 23, 24, & 25 GAMES The Red Raiders are 15-7 this season through 22 games. Here is a look at Texas Tech s overall record after 23, 24 and 25 games the past 10 years. Season 23-Games 24-Games 25-Games COMEBACK KIDS Texas Tech has used a comeback to either tie or win the game in its last three contests. Tech s most recent comeback came against Dallas Baptist (3/22) when it overcame a 5-0 deficit by scoring five runs in the seventh and then two in the top of the ninth to win the game. In the final game of the Baylor series, Texas Tech scored seven runs in the final four innings - including four in the 10th - to wrap up the series victory. Tech largest comeback was scoring nine runs in the ninth inning to erase a 13-4 deficit to tie the game at Not included in that number is when Tech broke a 5-5 tie in the top of the ninth inning against Baylor and held on to win in the bottom of the ninth on a diving catch in center field by Barrett Barnes with the bases loaded. SPEAKING OF COMEBACKS... Texas Tech now has three come-from-behind wins when trailing after eight innings this season to mark the most by the Red Raiders in a season in over 10 years. In fact, in the previous 10 years combined, Texas Tech has just seven come-from-behind wins when trailing after eight innings. JOHN NEELY IMPROVES TO FASTEST TECH PITCHER TO FIVE WINS SINCE 2007 John Neely earned his fifth win of the season during Tech s 7-6 come-from-behind win over Dallas Baptist on March 22. Neely improved to 5-0 on the season, making him the fastest Tech pitcher to five wins (22 team games) since A.J. Ramos notched win No. 5 in the team s 20th game of the season. GAME NOTES ANDRE WHEELER NAMED TO CB360 NATIONAL PRIMETIME PERFORMERS LIST Freshman outfielder Andre Wheeler was named to the CollegeBaseball360.com Primetime Performers list for march He was one of nine players in the country who made the national list. Wheeler s clutch performances against Baylor led him to the recognition where he finished the weekend series batting.600 (6-for-10). In Tech s game-three comefrom-behind win against then-no. 14 Baylor, Wheeler drove in the game s tying run in the ninth inning and then gave Tech a cushion with a two-run single in the top of the 10th. TEXAS TECH RANKS #11 IN THE NATION IN TOTAL ATTENDANCE Following the fifth week of the regular season Texas Tech ranks 11th in the nation in total attendance (49,048) and 23rd in the nation in average attendance (2,724). Six times this season over 3,000 fans have been in attendance at Dan Law Field. Tech had at least 3,000 fans in attendance for every game against No. 8 TCU, with 4,173 fans entering the gates for the series opener on March 4. Texas Tech has ranked among the top 26 in the nation in average attendance per game every season since SIX, IS THE MAGIC NUMBER Texas Tech has made the most of its opportunities this season when scoring at least six runs as Tech is 15-2 when posting at least half a dozen runs. START ME UP! Texas Tech has wasted little time when it comes to getting on the scoreboard in the first inning as the Red Raiders have outscored their opponents this season in the first inning. Tech has managed to score at least one run in 13-of-22 games this season in the first inning. STEALING THE SHOW Texas Tech currently has 43 stolen bases, which ranks third in the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders trail Missouri (51) and Baylor (45). Last season, Texas Tech was 24-of-36 in stolen bases after its first 22 games. Tech ranked sixth in the Big 12 last season with 76 stolen bases. WALK THIS WAY Texas Tech is tied with Texas for the Big 12 Conference lead with 111 walks. Kelby Tomlinson is second in the Big 12 with 20 walks while sophomore Barrett Barnes and junior Stephen Hagen are tied for seventh with 14 walks. Seven Tech players have at least double-figure walk totals on the season. After 22 games, Texas Tech is averaging 5.0 walks per game. Last season Texas Tech averaged 4.3 walks per contest. The Red Raiders rank second in the league with a.423 on-base percentage. ROLL IT UP! Texas Tech has recorded 29 double plays in the first 22 games, which leads the Big 12 Conference. Oklahoma State - who has played 21 games - is second in the conference with 28 double plays. Four times already this season Tech has recorded three double plays and in nine games the Red Raiders have had at least two. Only six times Tech has failed to turn at least one double play in a game this season. In 2010, Texas Tech finished the season with 55 double plays. NEELY DOING IT ALL IN RELIEF FOR RED RAIDERS John Neely has been impressive out of the Red Raiders bullpen this season. Neely has now made 12 appearances (all relief) with a 5-0 record (team-leader in wins) and 2.05 ERA in 22.0 innings while striking out 21 and walking six batters. MORE ON NEELY... Neely became the first Tech pitcher in over 10 years to earn the win in three consecutive team victories. He is also the first Tech pitcher in over 10 years to earn the win in three games during a four-game span for the Red Raiders. NEELY KEEPS GOING AND GOING AND GOING AND GOING... John Neely s 22 innings pitched out of the bullpen this season are the most by a Texas Tech pitcher in over 10 season through the first 22 games. Neely has made 12 appearances while posting a 5-0 record out of the bullpen this season. BARRETT BARNES REACHES 100 CAREER BASE HITS Sophomore standout Barrett Barnes collected his 100th career hit against Dallas Baptist with a single to left field in the sixth inning. Barnes reached the milestone hit in his 79th career game. That makes Barnes the fastest Red Raider to reach 100 career hits since Roger Kieschnick recorded his 100th hit in 68 games. TRACKING JAMODRICK McGRUDER S PATH TO 100 CAREER HITS Sophomore Jamodrick McGruder is also nearing his 100th career base hit as the native of Mesquite, Texas, needs 11 base hits to reach the milestone. McGruder enters the weekend with 73 career games played. TURN OUT THE LIGHTS, THE PARTY IS OVER In Dan Spencer s tenure as head coach at Tech, his team has been rock solid when it comes to holding leads. Since 2009, Texas Tech is 58-5 when leading after six innings, 61-2 when leading after seven innings and 61-1 when leading after eight innings. ALUMINUM BAT RESTRICTIONS PUT IN PLACE FOR 2011 COLLEGIATE SEASON In an effort to make NCAA collegiate bats more like wooden bats, the aluminum bat restrictions for 2011 are supposed to bring offensive numbers back down to earth after many offensive years of final scores resembling those on football scoreboards. Throughout the 2011 season we will compare statistics from this season to the previous five seasons to see what differences the newest bats bring to the game. Stats below are based on average per game. SEASON BA R H 2B 3B HR XBH TB SLG% OB% WINNING GAMES ON THE ROAD After opening the season with 18 consecutive games at home, Texas Tech has won three of its first games on the road this year. It marks the first time since 2002 that Tech has won three of its first four road games. 6

7 CLOCK WATCHERS Not only have the bats changed in the NCAA this season, so has the time between innings. In an effort to address the pace of play in college baseball, the NCAA has implemented a 90-second limit between innings. There is a 108-second limit between innings for games that are televised. Below is a look at the past five seasons and how long the average game lasted, along with the number of games that lasted over three hours, over two hours and 30 minutes and games that were under two hours and 30 minutes. Season Avg. Time of Game + 3:00 + 2:30-2: : : : : : : DANIEL COULOMBE OUT FOR REMAINDER OF THE SEASON Junior left-handed pitcher Daniel Coulombe will miss the remainder of the season after an MRI discovered a torn UCL in his pitching elbow that will require season-ending Tommy John surgery. At the time of his injury (3/11 - vs. Iowa), Coulombe was among team leaders with a 3.98 ERA, 20.1 innings pitched and 28 strikeouts. He finished the season making four appearances (4 starts) with a 0-2 record. TECH WINS FIRST BIG 12 CONFERENCE SERIES OPENER ON THE ROAD SINCE 1997 Texas Tech defeated No. 14 Baylor in the Big 12 Conference opening weekend for its first road series win since The Six previous opening series on the road Tech was a combined Tech knocked off Texas 2-of-3 games in the first season of the Big 12 in 1997 in Austin. TEXAS TECH SERIES WIN AT BAYLOR IS THE FIRST OVER BEARS IN WACO SINCE 2001 Texas Tech had lost three previous series to Baylor in Waco until this year when Tech opened conference play defeating No. 14 Baylor 2-of-3 in Waco. Only twice before this season in the Big 12 era had Tech knocked off Baylor in a three-game series at Baylor Ballpark, 2001 and in the first season of the Big 12 in STEPHEN HAGEN NAMED BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Stephen Hagen became the first Red Raider this season to be named the Big 12 Player of the Week on Monday, March 21. Hagen was rewarded after batting.500 (9-for-18) with three multi-hit games, including a 5-for-6 effort with two doubles and a home run against No. 14 Baylor. Hagen also went 2-for-5 with a double and RBI in the final game of the Baylor series. Hagen started the week going 2-for-3 with a two-run homer against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Dan Law Field. ANDRE WHEELER NAMED BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK Andre Wheeler joined Kelby Tomlinson as Tech players who had been named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week this season. Wheeler, a freshman from Austin, batted.600 (6-for-10) in three games against No. 14 Baylor in Waco (March 18-20). Wheeler s top performance came on the series finale when he went 3-for-6 with three RBI. His single to left field in the ninth tied the game and he added insurance runs for Tech in its 10-6 win in 10 innings with a two-run single in the 10th. BAYLOR SERIES NOTES: One consistent theme from the Baylor series was Texas Tech accomplished quite a bit that hadn t happened within the Red Raider baseball program in quite a while. Here is a look at some of the notable accomplishments out of Tech against No. 14 Baylor (March 18-20). Marked first time in Texas Tech history to win Big 12 Conference opener on the road. 22 base hits on Saturday were the most for Tech in a loss in over 10 years. Scored 13 runs in a loss for the first time since February 6, 2007 (13-15 vs. New Mexico). Scoring nine runs in the ninth inning are the most in an inning since April 20, run ninth is the most in an inning on the road since scoring 10 on February 25, base hits were the most for Tech since posting 24 at Kansas (4/25/10) last season. Stephen Hagen s five hits were the most by a Tech player since February 21, Won first Big 12 opening road series since Won first series over Baylor in Waco since Won first series over a top-25 team since taking 2-of-3 against #11 Oklahoma in Won first road series over top-25 team since winning 2-of-3 at #10 Kansas State (2009). Finished the series with 51 base hits (10 Friday, 22 Saturday, 19 Sunday). First time in over 10 years with over 50 hits in a Big 12 series. First time since 2004 with at least 19 hits in back-to-back games. First time in over 10 years with at least 19 hits in back-to-back Big 12 games. In the series, batted.392 (51-for-130) with 14 doubles,.523 SLG% and.449 OB%. First time to not allow an extra-base hit in a Big 12 game since First time to not allow an extra-base hit during Big 12 play on the road since Head coach Dan Spencer s first career extra-inning win (now 1-1 in three seasons). NOW THAT S A TEAM EFFORT Texas Tech used a total of 21 players in its 10-6 victory in 10 innings over Baylor on Sunday, March 20. It was the most players used by Tech in a game this season as every position player on the weekend roster entered the game and all but three pitchers who ere available to pitch made appearances. GAME NOTES TEXAS TECH RECEIVING VOTES IN USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES POLL & NCBWA POLL For the second time this season Texas Tech is receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Poll. After the second week of the regular season, Tech also received votes in these same two polls. The Red Raiders haven t been ranked in a major national poll since March 28, 2005, when they were No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. HOLUB S ACROBATIC PLAY RANKS NO. 1 ON ESPN SPORTCENTER S TOP 10 PLAYS Right-handed reliever Hayden Holub s wild pitch against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday, March 15, in the fifth inning almost led to a run, but instead landed Holub on ESPN SportCenter s Top 10 plays as the No. 1 highlight of the day. The wild pitch sent catcher Kevin Whitehead to the backstop, who then threw to a sliding Holub who caught the ball on his left-hand side and acrobatically tagged the runner out behind his back at home plate. The play was then up for the Best of the Best plays on ESPN s website where Holub s play received 6,627 total votes. His play didn t win in the voting as Wayne Rooney of Manchester United (soccer) received 10,813 votes for his spectacular bicycle kick. A NOBLE DEBUT Texas Tech freshman Duke von Schamann made his first appearance on the mound in fashion as he became the first Texas Tech freshman to win a collegiate debut as a starter since Chad Bettis defeated Army (16-2) on February 24, von Schamann, who made a predetermined start, tossed three shutout innings without allowing a walk while scattering three hits with one strikeout and throwing just 38 pitches. FIRST COME-FROM-BEHIND WIN WHEN TRAILING AFTER EIGHT INNINGS SINCE... Texas Tech trailed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5-4 after eight innings on Saturday, March 13, before scoring two runs in the ninth inning to mark Tech s first come-from-behind win when trailing after eight innings since April 11, On that day, Tech trailed 3-2 at Oklahoma State before Scott LeJeune hit a two-out, three-run homer in the top of the ninth to help give Tech a 5-3 win in Stillwater. MAKE THAT TWO COME-FROM-BEHIND WINS WHEN TRAILING AFTER 8 INNINGS Texas Tech did it again in the series finale against No. 14 Baylor in Waco as the Red Raiders trailed 6-3 after six, 6-4 after seven and 6-5 after eight innings. Tech then plated the tying run in the ninth on Andre Wheeler s single to left field and then scored four runs in the 10th to secure the win. TEXAS TECH TO PLAY ON ESPNU & FSN THIS SEASON Texas Tech will have two of its games televised to a national audience as ESPNU has picked up the Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma game on Saturday, April 2, in Norman, Okla., with a 7 p.m. first-pitch. Texas Tech will play in the first Big 12 Game of the Week when traveling to Manhattan against Kansas State on Saturday, April 23, at Tointon Family Stadium with a 1 p.m. first pitch against the Wildcats. Tech s game against the Sooners is the first for the Red Raiders on the ESPN Family of Networks since 2005, when ESPNU carried all three games of the Tech/OU series in Norman. 18-GAME HOMESTAND TO OPEN THE SEASON IS A SCHOOL RECORD Texas Tech opened the season playing 18 consecutive home games - which is the longest homestand to open a season in school history. Tech finished 12-6 on the homestand. It matches the longest homestand in school history, which was first done in 1988 (Feb. 19-March 16), as the 1988 squad went 16-2 with a 15-game win streak to open the stand. On the other side, Tech has had some notable road swings to begin a campaign which includes playing 16 in a row to open the 1972 season (9-7) and playing 25 of its first 28 games on the road to begin the 1976 season (14-11). TEXAS TECH AGAINST THE TOP 25 AND TOP 10 (SINCE 2001) Since 2001, Texas Tech is against nationally-ranked top 25 opponents and over that period against teams that are ranked in the top 10. This season Texas Tech is 2-4 against ranked opponents and 0-3 against teams in the top 10. Tech won seven games last season against nationally-ranked competition (went 2-7 against the top 10), including a 4-2 win over then-no. 1 Texas at the Big 12 Championships in Oklahoma City. MOST FANS AT DAN LAW FIELD SINCE 2006 The first game of Tech s series with No. 8 TCU saw 4,173 fans enter the gates at Dan Law Field. It marked the most fans at Dan Law Field since March 18, 2006, when 4,244 fans watched Texas Tech defeat No. 16 Texas, 2-1. SHOWING THE SUPPORT Texas Tech fans packed Dan Law Field when No. 8 TCU played in Lubbock (Mar. 4-6) with at least 3,000 fans at each game during the three-game series. Total, 10,351 fans entered the gates, averaging 3,450 fans per game. It was only the second time during the last four years with at least 3,000 fans at each game in a three-game home series. The last time it happened was in 2010 when 11,584 fans attended the series with No. 8 Texas with an average of 3,861 fans attending per game. BARNES HIT STREAK REACHES 15 GAMES - CAREER BEST Sophomore Barrett Barnes saw his career-high 15-game hit streak snapped after an 0-for- 4 against No. 8 TCU on Friday night. Barnes finished the 2010 season with a five game streak and hit safely in the first 10 games this season. During his streak Barnes batted.340 (18-for-53) with 15 runs, five doubles, four home runs, 11 RBI and 13 walks. It is the longest hit streak for a Red Raider since Scott LeJeune recorded a 17-game hit streak in

8 JAMODRICK McGRUDER NAMED BROOKS WALLACE MEMORIAL CLASSIC MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER Texas Tech sophomore Jamodrick McGruder earned most outstanding player recognition at the Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic after leading the way for Texas Tech to a 3-1 record while batting.583 (7-for-12) with five runs, four extra-base hits (three 3B), two RBI, 14 total bases, a slugging percentage, a.750 on-base percentage and with two stolen bases. SEVEN TECH PLAYERS MAKE BROOKS WALLACE CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Seven Texas Tech players, including Jamodrick McGruder - the Most Outstanding Player at the classic, were named to the Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic All-Tournament team following completion of the four-day classic. Bo Altobelli (catcher), Kelby Tomlinson (shortstop), Jamodrick McGruder (outfield), Barrett Barnes (outfield), Reid Redman (utility), Robbie Kilcrease (starting pitcher) and Daniel Coulombe (starting pitcher) all earned recognition. McGRUDER IS ROUNDING SECOND AND HEADING FOR THIRD Jamodrick McGruder is fast, and earlier this season he showed how fast while picking up three triples in the two final games of the Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic. When hitting his first triple on Sunday, he became the first Tech player since Willie Rueda in 2008 to hit triples in consecutive games. Then, in his third plate appearance on Sunday, McGruder tripled again marking the first time since last season (when he accomplished it) a Tech player notched two triples in one game. McGruder hit a pair of triples at TCU on March 12 during his freshman season. McGruder is the only Texas Tech player to hit two triples twice in his career in over 10 years. In fact, he is the only Tech player since 2001 (Jason Rainey - school record three triples) to hit two triples in a game. COULOMBE DIALS UP 9 K S IN 2ND START - MOST BY A RED RAIDER THIS SEASON Daniel Coulombe was named to the Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic All-Tournament team after striking out nine batters in just five innings of work against BYU (2/25). Coulombe did take the loss in his second start of the season, but it had nothing to do with his ability to miss the barrel as he struck out two in the first, two in the second, one in the third, two in the fourth and two in the fifth. In addition, seven of his nine strikeouts were swinging. His nine strikeouts are the most by a Texas Tech pitcher this season and the most by a Red Raider since Chad Bettis struck out 10 against then-no. 1 Texas at the Big 12 Championships last season in Oklahoma City. GAME NOTES THERE IS A FIGHT AT THE BAT RACK In Texas Tech s first contest against Northern Illinois (2/26), all nine starting position players had at least one base hit by the fourth inning. Overall Tech posted 18 base hits in its 15-3 win over the Huskies. The Red Raiders ended the game with seven players recording a multi-hit game. The last time every starting position player for Tech had at least one base hit in a game was against Missouri (May 2, 2010) last season. TEXAS TECH LANDS NINE ON RED RAIDER CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Texas Tech won the Red Raider Classic with a perfect 4-0 record, and through the competition saw plenty of impressive performances. The Red Raiders placed nine of its players on the all-tournament team, including Kelby Tomlinson (SS), who was named the Most Outstanding Player and Bo Altobelli (C), Stephen Hagen (1B), Nick Popescu (2B), Reid Redman (3B), Jamodrick McGruder (UTL), Barrett Barnes (OF), Robbie Kilcrease (SP) and John Neely (RP). TOMLINSON NAMED FIRST-EVER BIG 12 BASEBALL NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK Shortstop Kelby Tomlinson was named the first-ever Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Newcomer of the Week. This is the first season that the Big 12 has awarded newcomers from the league on a week-to-week basis. Joining Tomlinson on the weekly honor roll was Oklahoma third baseman Garrett Buechele (Player of the Week) and Texas pitcher Taylor Jungmann (Pitcher of the Week). Tomlinson batted.583 (7-for-12) in the three-day classic. TEXAS TECH ON OPENING DAY Texas Tech improved to all-time on Opening Day after defeating Western Michigan 8-0 on Feb. 18. Tech owns a 12-1 record on Opening Day since Third-year head coach Dan Spencer has led Tech to three consecutive wins on Opening Day. Texas Tech s only loss over the past 13 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 AT THE LAW Texas Tech has been nearly unbeatable when hosting Opening Day on their home turf at Dan Law Field with a 26-5 all-time record after defeating Western Michigan 8-0 on Feb. 18. The Red Raiders have won 12 straight Opening Day games at Dan Law Field, dating back to a 1-10 loss at home against TCU on February 11, In fact, since 1986, Texas Tech is 18-1 on Opening Day at Dan Law Field. This season s opener marked the Red Raiders third consecutive Opening Day at home. FLORA MAKES BACK-TO-BACK STARTS FOR THE RED RAIDERS Ben Flora became the first Tech pitcher to start in back-to-back games since 2007 when he made his season debut on Sunday, Feb. 20, against Northwestern and then started against BYU on Thursday, Feb. 24. Flora only threw 54 pitches against Northwestern. The last Red Raider to start in back-to-back games was A.J. Ramos, but in a different circumstance. Ramos got the nod in the series opener against Kansas State (in Manhattan), and after throwing the first inning, the game was postponed until the following day due to heavy rain. After the completed game one of the series, Ramos took the hill to start game two on Saturday afternoon. Ramos back-to-back games were on March 30-31, SCORING EARLY AND OFTEN Texas Tech scored six runs in the first inning in back-to-back games against Northern Illinois, marking the first time in over 10 years to accomplish the feat. The last time Texas Tech scored at least five runs in the first inning in back-to-back games was against San Francisco on February 14-15, 2003, when the Red Raiders plated five runs in the first inning in back-to-back games at Dan Law Field. TCU IS FIRST NON-CONFERENCE TOP 10 TEAM TO PLAY AT DAN LAW FIELD SINCE 2006 Texas Tech hosted No. 8 TCU for a three-game series at Dan Law Field. It marked the first time a top-10 ranked non-conference opponent had traveled to Lubbock since No. 10 Arizona State. Tech defeated the Sun Devils 7-2 on Monday, April 17, TCU and Arizona State are the only top-10 non-conference opponents to play at Dan Law Field in over 10 years. OPENING DAY SHUTOUTS Texas Tech shutout Western Michigan 8-0 on Opening Day, marking the Red Raiders first Opening Day shutout since It was Texas Tech s fifth all-time shutout on Opening Day, all occurring in Lubbock. Opening Day Shutouts - Texas Tech History Season Opponent Score Location 2011 Western Michigan 8-0 Lubbock, Texas 2001 Howard 21-0 Lubbock, Texas 1993 Howard Payne 6-0 Lubbock, Texas 1986 Sul Ross 11-0 Lubbock, Texas 1966 New Mexico 1-0 Lubbock, Texas OPENING DAY ATTENDANCE AT DAN LAW FIELD - MOST SINCE 2003 The paid attendance for Opening Day between Texas Tech and Western Michigan was 2,398, which marked the largest Opening Day crowd for Texas Tech at home since Jan. 31, 2003, when Texas Tech defeated New Mexico (4-2) in front of 3,018 fans at Dan Law Field. DAN SPENCER WINS THIRD STRAIGHT ON OPENING DAY Dan Spencer became only the third head coach in Texas Tech history to win three straight Opening Day contests. He joins former Red Raider skippers Kal Segrist ( ) and Gary Ashby ( ), who also won their first three season openers. In addition, Segrist holds the all-time school record winning five consecutive Opening Day games to begin his head coaching tenure ( ). TECH SUFFERS FIRST SHUTOUT IN 87 CONSECUTIVE GAMES The No. 8 TCU Horned Frogs handed Texas Tech a 7-0 loss in the first game of their threegame series on March 4, at Dan Law Field. It had been 87 games since Tech was shutout, happening last when No. 11 Oklahoma knocked off Tech 4-0 on April 11, 2009 in Norman. It marked only the fourth time in Dan Spencer s three-year tenure as head coach of the Red Raiders that they had not scored in a game. It also marked the first time Tech was shutout at home since March 28, 2008, a streak of 81 consecutive home games. Tech was shutout 1-0 against No. 2 Missouri on Dan Law Field. TEXAS TECH AGAINST THE TOP 25 AND TOP 10 AT DAN LAW FIELD (SINCE 2001) The Red Raiders boast a record against top-25 opponents at Dan Law Field since 2001 with an 8-13 record against the top 10 at their home venue during that period of time. This season Texas Tech is 0-3 against ranked opponents and 0-3 against teams in the top 10 at Dan Law Field. In 2010, Tech went 5-4 against the top 25 at home while going 1-2 against No. 8 Texas at Dan Law Field. Texas was the only top-10 team to play at Dan Law Field in SPENCER IS FIRST TECH SKIPPER TO START 4-0 THREE STRAIGHT SEASONS Dan Spencer became the first Texas Tech head coach in the history of the program to start 4-0 during his first three seasons as head coach. Spencer s best start as a head coach came last year when Tech began the season 5-0 with wins over Jacksonville State (2), Michigan (2) and Bethune-Cookman. SPEAKING OF TEXAS TECH STARTING 4-0 The Texas Tech baseball team has started the season 4-0 for the third consecutive year. The only other time in the history of the Red Raider baseball program that Tech has started 4-0 in three consecutive years was from under legendary coach Larry Hays. This season marks the 11th time in the last 25 years that the Red Raiders have started 4-0 (2011, 2010, 2009, 2005, 2002, 1999, 1996, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1986). OPENING DAY SUCCESS FOR TECH FRESHMEN Texas Tech freshman David Paiz continued the trend of Red Raider freshmen succeeding on Opening Day after he went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Last season, Barrett Barnes had a memorable collegiate debut going 3-for-4 with three runs, two homers (2-run, 3-run), six RBI and two stolen bases against Jacksonville State (2/19/10). Barnes became the first Tech freshmen to hit two homers and also have three base hits on Opening Day in over 10 years. It was the best performance for a Tech freshman on Opening Day since Roger Kieschnick went 2-for-4 with three runs, a grand slam and six RBI in his collegiate debut against Louisiana-Monroe on Feb. 3, 2006.