TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER SOFTBALL Assistant Director/Communications: Matt Dowdy • [email protected]• O: (806) 742-2770 • C: (806) 928-5190 @TechAthletics • @TechGameday • @Matt_Dowdy • #WreckEm FEBRUARY 8 # vs. Central Florida W, 12-4 (5) # vs. #18 Louisville L, 6-10 9 # vs. Minnesota W, 5-3 # at UNLV W, 10-6 10 # vs. DePaul L, 1-5 15 $ vs. Colorado State L, 3-5 $ vs. UMKC W, 14-2 (5) 16 $ vs. UMKC W, 11-3 (5) $ vs. Penn State W, 14-3 (5) 17 $ at New Mexico State W, 5-3 (8) 22 ^ at Texas State 3:30 p.m. ^ vs. North Texas 5:30 p.m. 23 ^ vs. UT Arlington 1:30 p.m. ^ vs. Sam Houston State 5:30 p.m. 24 ^ vs. TBD (Bracket Play) TBD MARCH 1 ~ JACKSON STATE 3:30 p.m. ~ MCNEESE STATE 6 p.m. 2 ~ JACKSON STATE 1 p.m. ~ MCNEESE STATE 3:30 p.m. 3 ~ NORTHERN COLORADO 1 p.m. 8 + UMKC 1 p.m. + IPFW 3:30 p.m. 9 + IPFW 1:30 p.m. + UMKC 4 p.m. 10 + UMKC 12 p.m. + TROY 5:30 p.m. 11 + TROY 1:30 p.m. 13 vs. Bryant 11 a.m. vs. Fairfield 1:30 p.m. 15 % vs. Fairfield 11 a.m. % vs. Seton Hall 1:30 p.m. 16 % vs. Buffalo 6:30 p.m. % at San Diego State 9 p.m. 17 % vs. Marist 11 a.m. 22 ! vs. Tulsa 4:30 p.m. ! at UNLV 8 p.m. 23 ! vs. Boise State 11 a.m. ! vs. Boise State 1:15 p.m. 28 * at Oklahoma State 7 p.m. 29 * at Oklahoma State 6 p.m. 30 * at Oklahoma State 12 p.m. APRIL 5 * KANSAS 7 p.m. 6 * KANSAS 4 p.m. 7 * KANSAS 12 p.m. 12 * OKLAHOMA 7 p.m. 13 * OKLAHOMA 4 p.m. 14 * OKLAHOMA 12 p.m. 19 * at Iowa State 4 p.m. 20 * at Iowa State 12 p.m. 21 * at Iowa State 12 p.m. 26 * TEXAS 7 p.m. 27 * TEXAS 4 p.m. 28 * TEXAS 12 p.m. MAY 2 * at Baylor (ESPN) 7 p.m. 3 * at Baylor 6:30 p.m. 4 * at Baylor 12 p.m. 16-19 NCAA Regionals TBA 23-26 NCAA Super Regionals TBA 30-5 NCAA Women’s College World Series TBA # Sportco Kick-Off Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) • $ Troy Cox Classic (Las Cruces, N.M.) • ^ Texas Shootout (San Marcos, Texas) • ~ Texas Tech Invitational (Lubbock, Texas) • + Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Lubbock, Texas) • % San Diego State Classic (Santee, Calif.) • ! Rebel Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) • * Big 12 Series 26 - MIKEY KENNEY .500 - 2 - 7 12 - KATELYN WILLIAMS .375 - 3 - 8 5 - SHELBY JOHNSON .414 - 0 - 3 32 - TAYLOR POWELL .423 - 1 - 6 44 - BROOKE SCOTT .143 - 0 - 1 33 - SAMANTHA CAMELLO .273 - 0 - 0 18 - SANDY JAMES .313 - 1 - 14 DP 9 - ADRIANA PEREZ .406 - 7 - 19 2013 STATISTICS AVG - HR - RBI POSSIBLE PITCHERS Pitcher APP-GS W-L SV ERA 2 - Cara Custer 6-4 1-1 1 4.27 11 - Brittany Talley 7-5 4-1 0 3.60 25 - Gretchen Aucoin 5-1 1-0 0 3.50 Pitcher APP-GS W-L SV ERA 23 - A. Brokeshoulder 3-0 0-0 1 4.77 30 - Shannon Carrico 2-0 1-0 0 7.00 22 - Tess McPherson 1-0 0-0 0 99.00 20 - LEXIE ELKINS .308 - 0 - 2 2013 SCHEDULE TEXAS TECH PROBABLE STARTERS RED RAIDERS SET FOR TEXAS SHOOTOUT Texas Tech will make its final tournament road trip to start the season this weekend as the Red Raiders will take part in the second-annual Texas Shootout host- ed by Texas State at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos. The Red Raiders will face the host Bobcats and North Texas on Friday afternoon before rounding out pool play against UT Arlington and Sam Houston State on Saturday. The six-team tournament will then be seeded on Sunday with the championship game scheduled for a 12:30 p.m. first pitch. Texas State won the inaugural Texas Shootout in 2012 as the Bobcats defeated Tech, 3-1, in Waco. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Thursday, February 21 Texas Tech vs. North Texas _______________ 5 p.m. Texas State vs. Baylor ___________________ 7 p.m. Friday, February 22 UT Arlington vs. Sam Houston State _____9:30 a.m. Baylor vs. Sam Houston State _________11:30 a.m. Baylor vs. UT Arlington ________________1:30 p.m. Texas State vs. Texas Tech ______________3:30 p.m. North Texas vs. Texas Tech _____________5:30 p.m. Saturday, February 23 North Texas vs. Baylor_________________9:30 a.m. North Texas vs. UT Arlington __________11:30 a.m. Texas Tech vs. UT Arlington ____________1:30 p.m. Texas State vs. Sam Houston State ______3:30 p.m. Sam Houston State vs. Texas Tech _______5:30 p.m. Sunday, February 24 No. 3 Seed vs. No. 4 Seed _______________ 10 a.m. No. 1 Seed vs. No. 2 Seed ____________ 12:30 p.m. No. 5 Seed vs. No. 6 Seed ________________ 3 p.m. TEXAS SHOOTOUT Feb. 22-24 • San Marcos, Texas • Bobcat Stadium TEXAS TECH 3-2 (NR/NR) TEXAS STATE 2-7 (NR/NR) NORTH TEXAS 4-5 (NR/NR) UT ARLINGTON 4-1 (NR/NR) SAM HOUSTON ST. 4-4 (NR/NR)
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FEBRUARY8 # vs. Central Florida W, 12-4 (5) # vs. #18 Louisville L, 6-109 # vs. Minnesota W, 5-3 # at UNLV W, 10-610 # vs. DePaul L, 1-515 $ vs. Colorado State L, 3-5 $ vs. UMKC W, 14-2 (5)16 $ vs. UMKC W, 11-3 (5) $ vs. Penn State W, 14-3 (5)17 $ at New Mexico State W, 5-3 (8)22 ^ at Texas State 3:30 p.m. ^ vs. North Texas 5:30 p.m.23 ^ vs. UT Arlington 1:30 p.m. ^ vs. Sam Houston State 5:30 p.m.24 ^ vs. TBD (Bracket Play) TBDMARCH1 ~ JACKSON STATE 3:30 p.m. ~ MCNEESE STATE 6 p.m.2 ~ JACKSON STATE 1 p.m. ~ MCNEESE STATE 3:30 p.m.3 ~ NORTHERN COLORADO 1 p.m.8 + UMKC 1 p.m. + IPFW 3:30 p.m.9 + IPFW 1:30 p.m. + UMKC 4 p.m.10 + UMKC 12 p.m. + TROY 5:30 p.m.11 + TROY 1:30 p.m.13 vs. Bryant 11 a.m. vs. Fairfield 1:30 p.m.15 % vs. Fairfield 11 a.m. % vs. Seton Hall 1:30 p.m.16 % vs. Buffalo 6:30 p.m. % at San Diego State 9 p.m.17 % vs. Marist 11 a.m.22 ! vs. Tulsa 4:30 p.m. ! at UNLV 8 p.m.23 ! vs. Boise State 11 a.m. ! vs. Boise State 1:15 p.m.28 * at Oklahoma State 7 p.m.29 * at Oklahoma State 6 p.m.30 * at Oklahoma State 12 p.m.APRIL5 * KANSAS 7 p.m.6 * KANSAS 4 p.m.7 * KANSAS 12 p.m.12 * OKLAHOMA 7 p.m.13 * OKLAHOMA 4 p.m.14 * OKLAHOMA 12 p.m.19 * at Iowa State 4 p.m.20 * at Iowa State 12 p.m.21 * at Iowa State 12 p.m.26 * TEXAS 7 p.m.27 * TEXAS 4 p.m.28 * TEXAS 12 p.m.MAY2 * at Baylor (ESPN) 7 p.m.3 * at Baylor 6:30 p.m.4 * at Baylor 12 p.m.16-19 NCAA Regionals TBA23-26 NCAA Super Regionals TBA30-5 NCAA Women’s College World Series TBA
# Sportco Kick-Off Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) • $ Troy Cox Classic (Las Cruces, N.M.) • ^ Texas Shootout (San Marcos, Texas) • ~ Texas Tech Invitational (Lubbock, Texas) • + Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Lubbock, Texas) • % San Diego State Classic (Santee, Calif.) • ! Rebel Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) • * Big 12 Series
RED RAIDERS SET FOR TEXAS SHOOTOUTTexas Tech will make its final tournament road trip to start the season this weekend as the Red Raiders will take part in the second-annual Texas Shootout host-ed by Texas State at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos.
The Red Raiders will face the host Bobcats and North Texas on Friday afternoon before rounding out pool play against UT Arlington and Sam Houston State on Saturday. The six-team tournament will then be seeded on Sunday with the championship game scheduled for a 12:30 p.m. first pitch. Texas State won the inaugural Texas Shootout in 2012 as the Bobcats defeated Tech, 3-1, in Waco.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULEThursday, February 21Texas Tech vs. North Texas _______________ 5 p.m.Texas State vs. Baylor ___________________ 7 p.m.
Friday, February 22UT Arlington vs. Sam Houston State _____9:30 a.m.Baylor vs. Sam Houston State _________11:30 a.m.Baylor vs. UT Arlington ________________1:30 p.m.Texas State vs. Texas Tech ______________3:30 p.m.North Texas vs. Texas Tech _____________5:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 23North Texas vs. Baylor _________________9:30 a.m.North Texas vs. UT Arlington __________11:30 a.m.Texas Tech vs. UT Arlington ____________1:30 p.m.Texas State vs. Sam Houston State ______3:30 p.m.Sam Houston State vs. Texas Tech _______5:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 24No. 3 Seed vs. No. 4 Seed _______________ 10 a.m.No. 1 Seed vs. No. 2 Seed ____________ 12:30 p.m.No. 5 Seed vs. No. 6 Seed ________________ 3 p.m.
TEXAS SHOOTOUTFeb. 22-24 • San Marcos, Texas • Bobcat Stadium
TEXAS TECH3-2
(NR/NR)
TEXAS STATE2-7
(NR/NR)
NORTH TEXAS4-5
(NR/NR)
UT ARLINGTON4-1
(NR/NR)
SAM HOUSTON ST.4-4
(NR/NR)
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WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 11-15
GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ______________________ Lubbock, TexasFounded ______________________________ 1923Enrollment ___________________________32,611Nickname ________________________Red RaidersColors ________________________ Scarlet & BlackMascot_______________ Masket Rider / Raider RedAffiliation ____________________ NCAA Division IConference ___________________________ Big 12Chancellor ________________________ Kent HanceInterim President _______ Dr. Lawrence Schovanec Athletics Director _________________ Kirby Hocutt Sr. Associate AD/SWA _____________Dr. Judi HenryDepartment Main Number _______ (806) 742-3355
HISTORYSeason of Softball ___ 22nd (1981-85; 1996-present)All-Time Record _______________ 533-604-4 (.467)NCAA Regional Appearances _______________ Five_________________ (1999, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012)
FACILITY INFORMATIONName ____________________ Rocky Johnson FieldCapacity ______________________________ 1,093Opened _______________________________ 2001
COACHING STAFFHead Coach ____________________ Shanon HaysAlma Mater _______________Lubbock Christian ‘91Record at Tech ______________ 128-54 (3 Seasons)Career Record _______________ 242-70 (5 Seasons)Best time to reach __________________Contact SIDAssoc. Head Coach __________________ Aly SartiniAlma Mater ______________________ Arkansas ‘00Assistant Coach __________ Chrissy SchoonmakerAlma Mater ______________ South Carolina ‘07, ‘09Vol. Assistant Coach _______________Sarah SigrestAlma Mater ____________________Jacksonville ‘12Dir. of Operations __________ Shannon ArmstrongOffice Number _________________ (806) 742-5001
TEAM INFORMATION2012 Record ___________________________41-17Big 12 Record _____________________ 13-10 (5th)Home Record ___________________________18-4Away Record _____________________________8-6Neutral Site Record _______________________15-7Postseason _____________ NCAA Seattle RegionalFinal Ranking __________________ Received VotesLetterwinners Returning/Lost ____________ 10/11Position Starters Returning/Lost _____________4/5Pitchers Returning Lost ____________________4/2Newcomers ______________________________ 12Top Returning Position Players _____ Sandy James,__________________ Mikey Kenney, Adriana PerezTop Returning Pitchers ______________ Cara Custer_______________________________Brittany TalleyTop Newcomers ______________ Gretchen Aucoin_____________Shelby Johnson, Samantha Camello
The Texas Tech Athletics Communications office is here to serve the media throughout the 2013 Red Raider Softball season. Media members in need of assistance can contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office at (806) 742-2770.
MEDIA CREDENTIALS Media members covering the Texas Tech softball program at Rocky Johnson Field during the 2013 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 either in writing or via e-mail at least a day in advance to Matt Dowdy, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications. (Fax: (806) 742-1970; e-mail: [email protected])• Requests are honored from sports editors of daily and weekly newspapers, editors of sports peri-odicals, 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 Com-munications office (south end of Jones AT&T Stadi-um) or at will call, which is located at the ticket booth outside the park’s front gate.
PRESS BOX SERVICESA complete NCAA box score and pertinent game facts will be distributed to members of the working media following the conclusion of the game. Game notes, statistics, lineups, and rosters are provided prior to first pitch. A pregame meal is also served in the press box approximately 45 minutes prior to first pitch.
PHOTOGRAPHERS Photographers are permitted to shoot around Rocky Johnson Field in approved areas. All photographers must be issued a working credential by the Athletics Communications office to gain access through the stadium entrance.
RADIO BROADCASTS The Rocky Johnson Field pressbox houses two radio booths in addition to seating for print media mem-bers. Both radio booths are equipped with ISDN and phone lines for radio crews wanting to broadcast Texas Tech games. For information on the ISDN and phone lines, please contact Matt Dowdy in the Ath-letics Communications office.
2013 QUICK FACTS
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS/NEWS CONFERENCES Video from news conferences and games will be available to the media via FTP. Broadcast quality video footage (game highlights, post-practice in-terviews, post-game interviews, etc) are available at www.ttumedia.com. Please contact the athletics communications office for login instructions.
WWW.TEXASTECH.COM This is the official site of the Texas Tech Athletics De-partment. Texas Tech Softball releases as well as a variety of athletics department information can be found on the web. Texas Tech also offers live video and audio (home matches only) streaming of all Red Raider games.
FOLLOW THE RED RAIDERSTexas Tech fans can follow the Red Raiders all season on Twitter (@TechAthletics, @TechGameday and @Matt_Dowdy) as well as Facebook and the official website of Texas Tech Athletics, www.TexasTech.com. Texas Tech offers live video streaming of all home games at Rocky Johnson Field on TexasTech.TV, the official multimedia home of the Red Raiders.
HEAD COACH SHANON HAYS INTERVIEWS Head coach Shanon Hays can be reached best early in the afternoon prior to practice. Hays’ office is lo-cated in the softball facility just outside the left field fence at Rocky Johnson Field. To arrange an inter-view, please contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office.
PLAYER INTERVIEWS Players and coaches are available for interviews ev-ery day prior to the start of practice. Practice times vary from week to week, so media members wishing to attend should contact Matt Dowdy in the Athlet-ics Communications office to get a weekly schedule.
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Texas Tech players and head coach Shanon Hays will be made available to the media outside the home dugout following a brief cooling off period. The Tex-as Tech locker room will remain closed.
SCHOOL BIG 12 PCT. OVERALL PCT.Texas 0-0 .000 11-0 1.000Oklahoma 0-0 .000 10-0 1.000Baylor 0-0 .000 10-2 .833Kansas 0-0 .000 7-2 .778Texas Tech 0-0 .000 7-3 .700Iowa State 0-0 .000 6-3 .667Oklahoma State 0-0 .000 5-4 .556
INSIDE THE TEXAS STATE SERIESTexas Tech will open the Texas Shootout against the host Bobcats for the second-straight year as the Red Raiders won in pool play, 6-0, before falling in the championship game two days later, 3-1. The Red Raid-ers control a slight 13-12 all-time advantage against Texas State with wins in four of the last six meetings. This will be Tech’s first trip to San Marcos since 2009 when the Red Raiders split a two-game series with the Bobcats.
INSIDE THE NORTH TEXAS SERIESThe Red Raiders will also face North Texas in the Texas Shootout for the second-straight season as Texas Tech took a a 10-0 eight-inning victory over the Mean Green a year ago. The victory evened the all-time series between the two schools at 3-3 and also snapped a three-game losing streak to North Texas. It was the first time the two teams had met at a neutral site.
INSIDE THE UT ARLINGTON SERIESThe Red Raiders and Mavericks will be meeting for the second-straight year after Texas Tech swept three games over UTA to take a 7-4 lead in the all-time series. Tech is 4-0 against UTA under Shanon Hays as the Red Raiders also took a 3-2 victory over the Mavs on Feb. 28, 2010. This will be the first time the two schools will meet at a neutral site since the 1997 UTSA Invitational held in San Antonio.
INSIDE THE SAM HOUSTON STATE SERIESTexas Tech and Sam Houston State will be meeting for the first time since 1997 Saturday in what will be the fourth all-time meeting between the two schools. The Bearkats went 2-1 against the Red Raiders in 1997, sweeping Tech in a pair of games in Huntsville before falling 10-1 two weeks later in Lubbock. This will be the first neutral-site contest ever between the two schools.
TEXAS TECH, BAYLOR COULD MEET EARLIER THAN EXPECTEDThe Red Raiders could face fellow Big 12 member Baylor this weekend if the two teams are paired against each other in the bracket portion of the tournament on Sunday. Texas Tech and Baylor came close to meet-ing at the tournament a year ago before Texas State edged the Bears to close pool play and advance to the championship game against the Red Raiders. Tech won the three-game set against Baylor last year in Lub-bock with a 3-1 victory in the opener and a come-from-behind 6-5 win in the finale to take the series.
PEREZ ON PACE FOR RECORD SEASONHeading into her senior season, Adriana Perez consistently has said she wanted her final year in scarlet and black to be special. Through 10 games this season, Perez has lived up to that statement as she leads the Big 12 Conference with seven home runs and 19 RBI. She hit four home runs last Saturday alone in a double-header sweep of UMKC and Penn State en route to finishing with 14 total RBI over the five game weekend. With just a fifth of the season complete, Perez is currently on pace to shatter the Texas Tech single-season home run record of 16 set by Sandy James in 2011. The single-season mark for RBI belongs to Kim Martinez, who drove in 70 runners in 1997. Perez has now hit 22 home runs in just over a season at Tech, moving her into sole possession of fifth on the school’s career chart.
TOP OF THE LINEUP LEADING THE WAYPart of Texas Tech’s success offensively early in the season has come as a result to its top of the lineup in lead-off hitter Mikey Kenney and two-hole Shelby Johnson. The pair has recorded two of Tech’s top three averages so far with Kenney hitting at a .500 clip (15-for-30) while Johnson is a few hits back at .414 (12-for-29). Both players have reached base in all 10 games this season en route to posting on-base percentage over .500 with Kenney leading the way with a team-high .615 average that ranks among the Big 12 leaders. Johnson, mean-while, is among the conference leaders in stolen bases as the junior-college transfer is 7-for-7 this season.
RED RAIDERS TO SEE A FAMILIAR FACE SATURDAYMost, if not all, of Texas Tech’s roster will recognize a face in the opposing dugout Saturday as UT Arlington head coach Kristie Fox spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach with the Red Raiders before taking over the UTA program last summer. Fox helped lead the Red Raiders to three-straight NCAA Regional selections and numerous offensive and defensive school records as a member of Shanon Hays’ charter staff where she also assisted in the recruitment of most of Tech’s current roster. UT Arlington will also travel to Lubbock later in the season to take part in the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic but will not face the Red Raiders in the four-day tournament.
JAMES BECOMES TEXAS TECH ALL-TIME RBI LEADERSandy James snapped the Texas Tech career RBI record at the Troy Cox Classic as the senior drove in nine runs on the weekend, giving her 121 now over two-plus seasons. The Kilgore, Texas native broke the record with a second-inning grand slam against UMKC on Friday that was part of a five-RBI performance. She also added a three-run double the following day against the Kangaroos. James passed the previous mark of 114 RBI set by both Paula Workman (1997-2000) and former teammate Emily Bledsoe (2009-12). She also holds a narrow lead on current teammate Mikey Kenney, who enters this weekend with 109 career RBI which ranks fifth all-time in school history.
HAYS BECOMES ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH ON OPENING WEEKENDShanon Hays became the winningest coach in Texas Tech history on opening weekend when the Red Raiders topped Central Florida, 12-4, for Hays’ 122nd victory. The win helped Hays pass Renee Luers-Gillespie, UCF’s current head coach who also led Tech to a 121-133-1 record in just over four seasons from 1996 to several weeks into the 2000 season. Hays is now 128-54 during his three-plus seasons in the Tech dugout.
BIG 12 STANDINGS
THIS WEEK IN THE BIG 12
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21Kansas at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi _______ 3 p.m.Florida vs. Oklahoma State_______________ 3 p.m.Georgia vs. Oklahoma __________________ 3 p.m.BYU vs. Oklahoma State _______________ 5:30 p.m.Arizona vs. Oklahoma _________________ 5:30 p.m.Baylor at Texas State ____________________ 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22Kansas at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ______ 11 a.m.Sam Houston State vs. Baylor _________ 11:30 a.m.Auburn vs. Kansas _____________________ 1 p.m.UT Arlington vs. Baylor ________________ 1:30 p.m.Texas Tech at Texas State ______________ 3:30 p.m.Lamar at Texas ______________________ 4:30 p.m.UC Santa Barbara vs. Oklahoma_________ 5:30 p.m.North Texas vs. Texas Tech _____________ 5:30 p.m.Tulsa at Texas _______________________ 6:30 p.m.Nebraska vs. Oklahoma _________________ 8 p.m.Stanford vs. Oklahoma State __________ 10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23George Washington vs. Iowa State ______ 8:30 a.m.North Texas vs. Baylor _________________ 9:30 a.m.Utah State at Texas __________________ 10:30 a.m.Southern vs. Kansas ___________________ 11 a.m.Florida State vs. Oklahoma______________ 11 a.m.Iowa State at North Carolina ___________ 1:30 p.m.UT Arlington vs. Texas Tech ____________ 1:30 p.m.TBA at Texas __________________________ 4 p.m.UCLA vs. Oklahoma State ______________ 4:30 p.m.Sam Houston State vs. Texas Tech _______ 5:30 p.m.Long Beach State vs. Oklahoma State ____ 9:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24TBA vs. Baylor ___________________________ TBATBA vs. Texas Tech ________________________ TBAIona vs. Iowa State _____________________ 9 a.m.New Mexico vs. Kansas __________________ 9 a.m.TBA at Texas _________________________ 10 a.m.Penn State vs. Iowa State _____________ 11:30 a.m.
Others Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech (33), Georgia Tech (26), South Alabama (9), San Diego State (3), Hofstra (2), Nebraska (1).
BOLD represents 2013 Texas Tech opponents
USA TODAY/NFCA TOP 25 POLL
ESPN/USA SOFTBALL TOP 25 POLL
ELKINS HAS SUCCESSFUL START TO COLLEGIATE CAREERAs a collegiate athlete for just over a month, Lexie Elkins probably couldn’t imagine such a successful open-ing weekend. The 17-year-old freshman went 4-for-8 at the plate with a pair of doubles and two RBI while making three starts behind the plate at the Sportco Kick-Off Classic. She became the first freshman to earn the opening-day start at catcher since Holley Gentsch in 2009. Gentsch went on to Tech’s primary catcher behind the plate during her four-year career before becoming Tech’s graduate student manager this season.
RED RAIDERS FIND SUCCESS IN THE OPENING INNINGIf one thing was evident at the Sportco Kick-Off Classic last weekend in Las Vegas, the Red Raiders were ready from the beginning as Texas Tech plated at least one run in the opening inning four times in five games. In three of those games, the Red Raiders opened with significant leads thanks to four first-inning runs. Tech scored in the first inning 24 times a year ago and was 20-4 in those games. The Red Raiders finished 2-2 last weekend when scoring in the opening frame.
RED RAIDERS RECEIVE VOTES IN BOTH PRESEASON POLLSFor the third-straight season, Texas Tech will start the season receiving votes in both the USA Today/NFCA and the ESPN/USA Softball preseason polls. The Red Raiders picked up 12 points in both polls to fall just outside of the top 25. One of five Big 12 schools appearing in either poll, Tech will face a total of eight teams this season that are ranked or receiving votes in the preseason rankings.
HEART OF THE LINEUP RETURNS FOR 2013 SEASONDespite the graduation of a school record eight seniors from a year ago, the Red Raiders still return the heart of their 2012 lineup in seniors Sandy James, Mikey Kenney and Adriana Perez. The trio led Texas Tech in batting average, home runs and RBI a year ago to help send the Red Raiders to their third-straight NCAA Regional appearance. In addition, all three players currently rank among the Tech all-time leaders in multiple single-season and career categories in the school record book. James, Kenney and Perez accounted for 39 of Tech’s school record 66 home runs last season and nearly half the team’s total RBI while recording the squad’s three highest averages.
PITCHING DEPTH TO BE A PLUS WITH RETURN OF CUSTER, TALLEYFor associate head coach Aly Sartini, the return of several familiar faces in the circle this season has the fourth-year pitching coach feeling good about her rotation as the Red Raiders return their two mainstays in the circle from a year ago in sophomore Cara Custer and junior Brittany Talley. As only a freshman, Custer became just the second 20-win pitcher in school history a year ago, joining the great Amanda Renfro, who owns the majority of single-season and career records in Texas Tech history. Custer and Talley will receive help in the circle from returning senior Ashley Brokeshoulder along with talented freshmen Gretchen Au-coin, Shannon Carrico and Tess McPherson.
YOUTH TO BE SERVED EARLY IN 2013After having a group of returners scattered throughout the infield in 2012, Shanon Hays will see several new faces around the diamond this season as the Red Raiders return only one starting infielder from a year ago in first baseman Sandy James, who will also see time behind the plate. Texas Tech had a senior at each infield spot last year, minus first base, but will turn to a talented group of freshmen this season, notably Samantha Camello, Brooke Scott and Nikki Dunlap. Camello and Scott will likely see action up the middle while Dunlap will join returning junior Taylor Powell at either third or second base.
PEREZ, KENNEY PICK UP PRESEASON ACCOLADESTexas Tech seniors Adriana Perez and Mikey Kenney were honored in early January on the Preseason All-Big 12 teams selected by the website collegesportsmadness.com. Perez led the two selections as she was one of 12 players named to the first team while Kenney picked up second team honors in the outfield. It marked the second-straight year Tech had two players honored on the website’s preseason teams as Sandy James and Emily Bledsoe were both second-team recipients prior to the 2012 season. Perez also picked up third-team All-American honors by the website as well as she was joined by 10 other Big 12 players on one of the publication’s four preseason All-America teams.
JAMES MAKES THE MOVE BEHIND THE PLATEFollowing the graduation of four-year starter Holley Gentsch at catcher, Sandy James made the move behind the plate this past fall where she will split time with freshman Lexie Elkins. James, who was Texas Tech’s pri-mary first baseman the past two seasons, caught throughout her prep career at Sabine High School and was behind the plate occasionally her freshman season at Angelo State.
ELKINS ADDS DEPTH BEHIND THE PLATE AT A YOUNG AGEFor Lexie Elkins, age is only a number. As just a 17-year-old, Elkins will likely be one of the youngest, if not the youngest, players in the country this season as the Victoria, Texas native graduated high school a semester early in order to join the Red Raiders in early January. Elkins, a three-year starter for Victoria East High School, will give Texas Tech additional depth at catcher as she will combine with Sandy James for the majority of starts behind the plate. Elkins was the Co-Newcomer of the Year of district 30-5A during her 2010 freshman season and followed up by being named the district Co-MVP as a sophomore. She also garnered honorable mention All-American accolades in 2011 by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
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WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 11-15
FORMER SOCCER STANDOUT JOINS ROSTER FOR 2013 SEASONFormer Red Raider soccer standout Tiffini Smith joined the softball program prior to the season, giving Texas Tech additional speed on the base paths. Smith, who will have two years of softball eligibility remaining, was one of the top midfielders in school history the past four seasons for Tom Stone’s soccer program that advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history in 2012. Smith wrapped her career tied for seventh all-time in Texas Tech history with eight career assists and eighth with 132 career shot attempts.
JAMES, KENNEY TO BATTLE FOR CAREER HOME RUN LEADMikey Kenney and Sandy James will battle throughout the 2013 season for which senior finishes her career as the school’s all-time home run leader. Kenney, who broke Kim Martinez’ previous school record of 27 mid-way through last season, enters the year with 32 career home runs, five more than James. Kenney belted 13 home runs last season while James added 12 as well as both players are prominant in the Tech single-season record book as well. James set the single-season mark with 16 home runs in 2011 during her first season in scarlet and black, breaking the previous mark of 15 that was held by Martinez (1997) and Kenney (2010).
SCHOONMAKER, SIGREST AMONG NEW FACES IN THE TECH DUGOUTTexas Tech will have two new faces in its dugout this season as assistant coach Chrissy Schoonmaker and volunteer assistant Sarah Sigrest are both entering their first year with the program. Schoonmaker arrives at Texas Tech after spending the past two seasons as the volunteer assistant at her alma mater, South Carolina. Sigrest, meanwhile, comes to Tech following a highly-successful pitching career at Jacksonville where she helped lead the Dolphins to their first NCAA Regional appearance in school history.
RED RAIDERS GET OKLAHOMA, TEXAS BOTH AT HOMEWith five of seven Big 12 Conference teams currently ranked or receiving votes in either top-25 poll, Texas Tech will once again have its hands full when league play begins in late March. One positive for the Red Raiders, though, is that the conference’s two top-ranked teams - No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 7 Texas - will both travel to Lubbock for three-game sets this season. Tech will host the defending national runner-up Sooners on March 12-14 before Texas makes its trip to the South Plains on March 26-28. The Red Raiders went 18-4 last season at Rocky Johnson Field which includes a win over the then-No. 5 Longhorns in Texas’ only trip during the season to Lubbock.
RED RAIDERS TO MAKE FIRST EVER APPEARANCE ON ESPNTexas Tech will make its first ever appearance on the ESPN Family of Networks in May as the Red Raiders’ series opener at Baylor will air nationally on ESPN. The game was originally set to air on ESPN2 before be-ing upgraded in late Feburary. The three-game series was set to begin on May 3 but will instead move to a Thursday-Saturday format. The Big 12 television schedule includes five conference games this season that will air on either ESPN or Fox Sports.
RED RAIDERS PICKED FOURTH IN BIG 12 PRESEASON POLLTexas Tech earned its highest Big 12 preseason ranking in school history in January as the Red Raiders were picked to finish fourth in the seven-team league. The fourth-place nod marked the Red Raiders’ highest pre-season selection since the poll was created prior to the 2000 season, breaking the previous mark from 2001 when Tech was slotted to finish tied for sixth. Oklahoma was picked as the preseason favorite for the fourth time in the last five years as the Sooners, who finished as the national runner-up a year ago, notched 36 points in the poll followed by Texas with 29 and third-place Baylor with 28. Tech earned 20 points to finish ahead of Oklahoma State (20), Kansas (12) and Iowa State (6) in the poll.
TEXAS TECH IN NATIONAL POLLS
NFCA ESPNPreseason RV RVFeb. 12 n/a n/aFeb. 19 n/a n/aFeb. 26 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April 30 May 7 May 14
PLAYER OF THE WEEKFeb. 12 Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma, So.Feb. 19 Taylor Thom, Texas, Jr.Feb. 26 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April 30 May 7 May 14
PITCHER OF THE WEEKFeb. 14 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Sr.Feb. 21 Michelle Gascoigne, Oklahoma, Sr.Feb. 28 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15
BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS
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HEAD COACH
SHANON HAYS6th Season Overall • 4th Season at Texas Tech • Lubbock Christian ‘91Career Record: 242-70 • Record at Tech: 128-54
In three seasons as Texas Tech’s head softball coach, Shanon Hays has trans-formed the Red Raiders into not only a contender in the Big 12 Conference, but nationally as well with three-straight
NCAA Regional appearances.
After inheriting a program that was only 15-42 in 2009, Hays has led the Red Raiders to back-to-back 40-win seasons as he has amassed a 121-51 record in three seasons, leaving the Lubbock native just 18 wins shy of already becoming the winningest coach in school history.
Most importantly, though, the Red Raiders have been in the postseason in each of Hays’ three sea-sons, advancing to the NCAA Stanford Regional in 2010, the Tucson Regional in 2011, and then the Seattle Regional a year ago. Tech fell in the regional finale in each of his first two seasons before Harvard ended Tech’s run in an elimination game in 2012.
Prior to his arrival, Tech had only advanced to the postseason twice in program history and had not recorded a winning record since 2001. The Red Raid-ers, who had also finished no better than eighth in the Big 12 standings in seven of the previous eight seasons, had never advanced to a regional in con-secutive seasons as well.
Hays quickly changed that in 2010, though, as he helped lead the Red Raiders to a 38-18 record, a 23-win improvement from the year before, as well as a seventh-place finish in the league standings. The Red Raiders fell to eventual College World Se-ries participant Hawaii in the Stanford Regional after Tech overcome a first-day loss by topping both UC Davis and the host Cardinal to make its way into the regional finale.
With the majority of that squad returning the fol-lowing year, the Red Raiders wrapped the 2011 campaign with a 42-16 overall record that marked the highest winning percentage in school history. It was also just Tech’s second 40-win season all-time as the Red Raiders were also 45-19 in 1998.
Hays became the program’s first coach to lead the Red Raiders to multiple postseason appearances later in the year as Tech was the No. 2 seed in the Tucson Regional. After overcoming another first-day loss, Tech fell to host Arizona in the championship game.
The Red Raiders had possibly their best season under Hays in 2012 as Tech ended the year fifth in the Big 12 standings behind a 13-10 league record, marking the program’s highest finish and first win-ning conference record since 2001. Tech navigated a 13-game stretch against top-25 teams midway through league play where the Red Raiders finished 7-6 with series wins over No. 25 Baylor and at No.
9 Missouri along with a midweek victory over No. 5 Texas.
Tech wrapped the regular season with a No. 23 ranking in the rating-percentage index (RPI) poll, seven spots higher from where it ended 2011. The Red Raiders also appeared in the top-25 rankings before closing the season by receiving votes for the second-straight season.
School records have fallen in droves under Hays as Tech has broken over 20 single-season marks in just three seasons, including the majority of the of-fensive record book. In 2011 alone, the Red Raiders snapped the single-season records for batting aver-age, runs, hits, doubles, home runs, grand slams, RBI, total bases, slugging percentage and walks.
Hays has regularly produced one of the top lineups in the nation as the Red Raiders spent most of the 2011 season with the highest batting average in the nation before ending the year fourth overall. Tech’s .341 average that year was not only the highest in school history but it also snapped the Big 12 record that was previously set by Oklahoma in 2001. The Red Raiders also averaged 7.17 runs per game, a mark that ranked fourth in the nation as well.
In addition to hitting for average, pitches have left the ball park in record numbers under Hays as Tech belted 58 in 2011 before smashing a school-record 66 a year later. Seven of the highest single-season individual totals have come in the last three seasons with Sandy James leading the group with a school-record 16 home runs in 2011. Mikey Kenney also owns the career record as she has totaled 32 home runs entering the 2013 season.
Tech’s transformation should come as little surprise after Hays’ work at Lubbock Christian. Following his appointment as the program’s first head softball coach in 2006, Hays worked for a full academic year in preparation for LCU’s first season in 2008.
The Lady Chaps did not disappoint in their inaugu-ral season, compiling a 60-9 record and claiming the NAIA National Championship which earned Hays NAIA National Coach of the Year honors. Hays wrapped his two-year tenure at LCU with a 114-16 overall record after advancing to the national cham-pionship again in 2009.
Known as a top-flight recruiter and motivator, Hays was named the Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year both seasons and produced five NFCA and NAIA first team All-Americans during his tenure.
Hays turned to softball after a successful career as a basketball coach that included two seasons on the Texas Tech bench as an assistant coach from 1999-2001 under James Dickey. He is the first person at Texas Tech to coach two completely different sports (one men’s and now one women’s).
YEAR SCHOOL RECORD2006-07 Lubbock Christian n/a2008 Lubbock Christian 60-9*2009 Lubbock Christian 54-7^2010 Texas Tech 38-18#2011 Texas Tech 42-16#2012 Texas Tech 41-17#2013 Texas Tech 7-3Total 242-70
* NAIA National Champions^ NAIA National Championship Finalists# NCAA Regional
High School _____________ Lubbock Monterey ‘86 College __________________Lubbock Christian ‘91Degree ___________________________ EducationWife ___________________________________ TinaChildren ______________ Hunter, Heath, Hampton
Father is legendary Texas Tech baseball coach Larry Hays, who retired in 2008 as the fourth-winningest coach in NCAA history.
Brother, Daren Hays, is the current coach at Lubbock Christian University.
u2008 NAIA National Coach of the Yearu 2008-09 Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the YearuOnly person in Tech history to coach two com- pletely different sports (men’s basketball).uLed Tech to a 23-game turnaround in first year.uBroken over 20 school records in three seasons.uThree Big 12 weekly award recipients.uThree All-Big 12 postseason award honorees.
PERSONAL
SOFTBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR
COACHING ACCOLADES
Hays comes from a family of coaches as his father, legendary Texas Tech baseball coach Larry Hays, roamed the Red Raider dugout from 1987-2008, where he picked up 1,509 career wins, fifth-most in NCAA history. When not coaching on the diamond, Larry Hays also could be found on the fastpitch soft-ball circuit where he pitched for several of the top local and national men’s teams.
Like his father, Shanon Hays also began playing fast-pitch softball as a youth, along with both baseball and basketball, and competed on the summer cir-cuit as well.
Shanon Hays began and ended his college career at LCU, graduating in 1991 with his degree in Educa-tion after also attending Texas Tech and competing from 1988 - 1990 for his father on the Red Raider baseball team. He competed for LCU prior to that on both the baseball and basketball teams.
He graduated from Lubbock Monterey High School in 1986 and makes his home in Lubbock with his wife, Tina, two sons, Hunter and Heath, and daugh-ter, Hampton.
Date Opponent Score r-h-e r-h-e Inns Overall Big 12 Pitcher of record Attend TimeFeb 08, 2013 vs Central Florida W 12-4 12-9-0 4-5-4 5 1-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 1-0) 386 1:44Feb 08, 2013 vs #18 Louisville 6-10 L 6-9-1 10-10-1 7 1-1-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (L 0-1) 386 2:12Feb 09, 2013 vs Minnesota W 5-3 5-10-6 3-6-2 7 2-1-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 2-0) 606 2:15Feb 09, 2013 at UNLV W 10-6 10-11-2 6-10-3 7 3-1-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (W 1-1) 606 2:14Feb 10, 2013 vs DePaul 1-5 L 1-4-0 5-8-1 7 3-2-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (L 2-1) 276 1:58Feb 15, 2013 vs Colorado State 4-6 L 4-8-1 6-9-2 7 3-3-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulde (L 0-1) 95 2:32Feb 15, 2013 vs UMKC W 14-2 14-14-3 2-3-2 5 4-3-0 0-0-0 Carrico, S. (W 1-0) 95 1:35Feb 16, 2013 vs UMKC W 11-3 11-10-1 3-8-1 5 5-3-0 0-0-0 Aucoin, G. (W 1-0) 85 1:22Feb 16, 2013 vs Penn State W 14-3 14-12-1 3-5-1 5 6-3-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 3-1) 151 1:39Feb 17, 2013 at New Mexico State W 5-3 5-8-4 3-8-2 (8) 7-3-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 4-1) 378 2:20
Date Opp. C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DP2/8 UCF Elkins James Scott Powell Camello Johnson Kenney Tapia Perez2/8 Louisville James Perez Scott Powell Camello Williams Kenney Tapia Johnson2/9 Minnesota Elkins James Scott Powell Camello Johnson Kenney Tapia Perez2/9 UNLV James Perez Scott Powell Camello Williams Kenney Tapia Johnson2/10 DePaul Elkins James Camello Dunlap Powell Johnson Kenney Tapia Perez2/15 Colorado St. Elkins James Camello Tapia Powell Johnson Kenney Williams Perez2/15 UMKC James Perez Camello Powell Scott Johnson Kenney Williams Aucoin2/16 UMKC Elkins Perez Camello Powell Scott Johnson Kenney Williams James2/16 Penn State James Aucoin Camello Perez Powell Tapia Kenney Williams Johnson2/17 New Mexico St. James Aucoin Camello Powell Scott Johnson Kenney Williams Perez2/22 Texas State2/22 N. Texas2/23 UT Arlington2/23 Sam Houston St.2/24 TBA3/1 Jackson St.3/1 McNeese St.3/2 Jackson St.3/2 McNeese St.3/3 N. Colorado3/8 UMKC3/8 IPFW3/9 IPFW3/9 UMKC3/10 UMKC3/10 Troy3/11 Troy3/13 Bryant3/13 Fairfield3/15 Fairfield3/15 Seton Hall3/16 Buffalo3/16 San Diego St.3/17 Marist3/22 Tulsa3/22 UNLV3/23 Boise St.3/23 Boise St.3/28 Oklahoma St.3/29 Oklahoma St.3/30 Oklahoma St.4/5 Kansas4/6 Kansas4/7 Kansas4/12 Oklahoma4/13 Oklahoma4/14 Oklahoma4/19 Iowa State4/20 Iowa State4/21 Iowa State4/26 Texas4/27 Texas4/28 Texas5/2 Baylor5/3 Baylor5/4 Baylor
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(Win-Loss record in parenthesis)LEADOFF:Kenney, Mikey _________________ 10 ______ (7-3)
Date Opp. Leadoff 2nd 3rd Cleanup 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th2/8 UCF Kenney Johnson James Perez Tapia Powell Camello Elkins Scott2/8 Louisville Kenney Johnson James Perez Tapia Williams Camello Powell Scott2/9 Minnesota Kenney Johnson James Perez Tapia Elkins Powell Camello Scott2/9 UNLV Kenney Johnson James Perez Williams Tapia Powell Camello Scott2/10 DePaul Kenney Johnson James Perez Tapia Elkins Dunlap Powell Camello2/15 Colorado St. Kenney Johnson James Perez Williams Elkins Powell Tapia Camello2/15 UMKC Kenney Johnson James Perez Aucoin Williams Powell Scott Camello2/16 UMKC Kenney Johnson James Perez Williams Aucoin Elkins Powell Camello2/16 Penn State Kenney Johnson James Perez Williams Aucoin Powell Tapia Camello2/17 New Mexico St. Kenney Johnson James Perez Williams Aucoin Powell Scott Camello2/22 Texas State2/22 N. Texas2/23 UT Arlington2/23 Sam Houston St.2/24 TBA3/1 Jackson St.3/1 McNeese St.3/2 Jackson St.3/2 McNeese St.3/3 N. Colorado3/8 UMKC3/8 IPFW3/9 IPFW3/9 UMKC3/10 UMKC3/10 Troy3/11 Troy3/13 Bryant3/13 Fairfield3/15 Fairfield3/15 Seton Hall3/16 Buffalo3/16 San Diego St.3/17 Marist3/22 Tulsa3/22 UNLV3/23 Boise St.3/23 Boise St.3/28 Oklahoma St.3/29 Oklahoma St.3/30 Oklahoma St.4/5 Kansas4/6 Kansas4/7 Kansas4/12 Oklahoma4/13 Oklahoma4/14 Oklahoma4/19 Iowa State4/20 Iowa State4/21 Iowa State4/26 Texas4/27 Texas4/28 Texas5/2 Baylor5/3 Baylor5/4 Baylor
STARTING LINEUP BY LINEUP SPOT BREAKDOWN
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WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 11-15
ALL BIG 12 HAYSAll Opponents 7-3 0-0 128-54At Rocky Johnson Field 0-0 0-0 65-20On the road 2-0 0-0 18-18At neural sites 5-3 0-0 42-14Big 12 Play 0-0 0-0 25-34Non-Conference 7-3 0-0 103-20Day Games 6-3 0-0 109-44Night Games 1-0 0-0 19-10
Top 25 Teams (NFCA) 0-1 0-0 18-35Top-10 Teams (NFCA) 0-0 0-0 6-9Top-5 Teams (NFCA) 0-0 0-0 2-6 February 7-3 0-0 44-7March 0-0 0-0 55-10April 0-0 0-0 19-25May 0-0 0-0 9-12June 0-0 0-0 0-0
To tie the game ____________________________ 0To put Tech ahead _________________________ 3Walkoff HR _______________________________ 0
To leadoff a game __________________________ 1To leadoff an inning ________________________ 2
Record with HR ___________________________5-2Record without HR ________________________2-1
TEXAS TECH HOME RUNS HOME RUN BREAKDOWN
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No. Player (#) Date Opponent Runs Outs Count Inning Final Score Play1. No RBI 2/8 Central Florida 2. Sandy James (1) 2/9 Minnesota 1 1 1-0 5 5-3 Single to left center3. No RBI 2/9 UNLV4. Taylor Powell (1) 2/15 UMKC 3 2 1-2 1 14-2 Home run to center field5. Katelyn Williams (1) 2/16 UMKC 1 1 1-0 1 11-3 Home run to right field6. Gretchen Aucoin (1) 2/16 Penn State 1 2 2-0 2 14-3 Single through right side7. Adriana Perez (1) 2/17 New Mexico State 1 0 0-0 8 5-3 Single up the middle
TEXAS TECH GAME-WINNING RBI
#25 #23 #30 #2 #22 #8 #11Opponent Date AUCOIN,G BROKESHOULDER, A. CARRICO,S CUSTER,C MCPHERSON,T MOORE,C TALLEY,BUCF Feb 08 0-0 2-2 1-0LOU Feb 08 0-0 0-0 Start 0-0MINN Feb 09 1-0 StartLV Feb 09 Start DPU Feb 10 1-1 0-0 StartCS Feb 15 0-0 2-0 StartUMKC Feb 15 0-0 0-0 Start UMKC Feb 16 Start 0-0 0-0 PSU Feb 16 StartNMSTATE Feb 17 1-0 1-0 Totals 9/3 1-1 1-0 0-0 3-0 2-2 0-0 2-0
INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED BREAKDOWN
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WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 11-15
BATTINGAt bats: ......................... 32 ..................................................................at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013)Runs scored: ............... 14 ................................................................ vs UMKC (Feb 15, 2013)......................................... 14 .......................................................vs Penn State (Feb 16, 2013)Hits: ................................ 14 ................................................................ vs UMKC (Feb 15, 2013)RBIs: ............................... 13 ................................................................ vs UMKC (Feb 15, 2013)Doubles: ........................ 3 ...................................................................at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013)Triples: ........................... 1 ........................................................vs Penn State (Feb 16, 2013)Home runs: .................. 3 ...................................... vs UMKC (Feb 16, 2013 at Las Cruces).......................................... 3 ........................................................vs Penn State (Feb 16, 2013)Total bases: ................. 24 .......................................................vs Penn State (Feb 16, 2013)Walks: ............................ 11 ..................................................................at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013)......................................... 11 .......................................................vs Penn State (Feb 16, 2013)Strikeouts: ................... 13 ...............................................vs Colorado State (Feb 15, 2013)Sac hits: ......................... 3 ..........................................at New Mexico State (Feb 17, 2013)Sac flies: ......................... 1 ................................................vs Colorado State (Feb 15, 2013)Stolen bases: ............... 3 ............................................................... vs DePaul (Feb 10, 2013)Hit by pitch: ................. 2 ........................................................ vs Minnesota (Feb 09, 2013)Caught stealing: ......... 1 ............................................................................................ (4 games)Runners LOB: .............. 13 ..................................................................at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013)Hit into DP: ................... 1 ...................................................................at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013).......................................... 1 ............................................................... vs DePaul (Feb 10, 2013).......................................... 1 ................................................................. vs UMKC (Feb 16, 2013)
FIELDINGPutouts: ........................ 24 .........................................at New Mexico State (Feb 17, 2013)Assists: .......................... 11 ................................................................ vs UMKC (Feb 15, 2013)Errors: ............................. 6 ........................................................ vs Minnesota (Feb 09, 2013)Passed balls:................. 1 ................................................vs Colorado State (Feb 15, 2013)DPs turned: .................. 1 ...................................................................at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013).......................................... 1 ................................................................. vs UMKC (Feb 16, 2013)
BATTINGAt bats: .......................... 5 ........................................Tapia, Sydnie at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013)Runs scored: ................ 3 ...................... Johnson, Shelby vs Penn State (Feb 16, 2013)Hits: ................................. 3 ...................Perez, Adriana vs Central Florida (Feb 08, 2013).......................................... 3 .........................Johnson, Shelby vs Louisville (Feb 08, 2013)RBIs: ................................ 6 .......................... Perez, Adriana vs Penn State (Feb 16, 2013)Doubles: ........................ 1 ..........................................................................................(15 games)Triples: ........................... 1 .............................Tapia, Sydnie vs Penn State (Feb 16, 2013)Home runs: .................. 2 ....................................Perez, Adriana vs UMKC (Feb 16, 2013).......................................... 2 .......................... Perez, Adriana vs Penn State (Feb 16, 2013)Total bases: .................. 8 ....................................Perez, Adriana vs UMKC (Feb 16, 2013).......................................... 8 .......................... Perez, Adriana vs Penn State (Feb 16, 2013)Walks: ............................. 3 .......................................Powell, Taylor at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013)Strikeouts: .................... 2 ..........................................................................................(10 games)Sac hits: ......................... 1 ............................................................................................ (6 games)Sac flies: ......................... 1 ..............Johnson, Shelby vs Colorado State (Feb 15, 2013)Stolen bases: ............... 2 ..............................Johnson, Shelby vs DePaul (Feb 10, 2013)Hit by pitch: ................. 1 ............................................................................................ (6 games)Caught stealing: ......... 1 ............................................................................................ (4 games)Runners LOB: ............... 5 ................................. Johnson, Shelby at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013)
FIELDINGPutouts: ........................ 10 ............................ Perez, Adriana vs Louisville (Feb 08, 2013)Assists: ........................... 7 .. Camello, Samantha at New Mexico State (Feb 17, 2013)Errors: ............................. 2 ............................Powell, Taylor vs Minnesota (Feb 09, 2013).......................................... 2 .............................Scott, Brooke vs Minnesota (Feb 09, 2013).......................................... 2 ......................................Scott, Brooke vs UMKC (Feb 15, 2013)Passed balls:................. 1 .......................Elkins, Lexie vs Colorado State (Feb 15, 2013)
PITCHINGInnings pitched: ........7.0 ........................................ Custer, Cara at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013)Runs allowed: .............. 6 .......................................... Custer, Cara at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013)Earned runs: ................. 5 .................................. Custer, Cara vs Louisville (Feb 08, 2013).......................................... 5 .......................................... Custer, Cara at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013)Walks allowed: ............ 4 .................................. Custer, Cara vs Louisville (Feb 08, 2013)Strikeouts: .................... 6 .................. Talley, Brittany vs Central Florida (Feb 08, 2013).......................................... 6 .......................................... Custer, Cara at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013).......................................... 6 ..........................Talley, Brittany vs Penn State (Feb 16, 2013)Hits allowed: ............... 10 ......................................... Custer, Cara at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013)Doubles allowed: ....... 1 ............................................................................................ (9 games)Triples allowed:........... 1 ..................Talley, Brittany vs Colorado State (Feb 15, 2013)Homers allowed: ........ 2 .............................Talley, Brittany vs Louisville (Feb 08, 2013).......................................... 2 .......................................... Custer, Cara at UNLV (Feb 09, 2013)Wild pitches: ................ 1 .................. Talley, Brittany vs Central Florida (Feb 08, 2013).......................................... 1 .................................. Custer, Cara vs Louisville (Feb 08, 2013)Hit batters: ................... 2 ................. Custer, Cara at New Mexico State (Feb 17, 2013)
TEAM GAME HIGHS INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
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WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 11-15
GAME ONETexas Tech 12, Central Florida 4Las Vegas, Nev. - Eller Media StadiumFeb. 8, 2013 1 2 3 4 5 R H EUCF 0 1 0 0 3 4 5 4Texas Tech 4 0 5 2 1 12 9 0W: Talley (1-0); L: Turnier (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 386Highlights: The win was No. 122 for head coach Shanon Hays at Texas Tech, making him the win-ningest coach in program history ... Tech improved to 10-8 all-time in season openers ... Tech’s 12 runs marked the program’s most in a season opener since also plating 12 against UCF in 2009 ... Adriana Perez finished 3-for-3 with three RBI, two of which that came off a fourth-inning home run ... Mikey Kenney and Shelby Johnson also went 2-for-4 with Kenney adding a pair of RBI, including a third inning homer. GAME TWO#18 Louisville 10, Texas Tech 6Las Vegas, Nev. - Eller Media StadiumFeb. 8, 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 9 1Louisville 0 0 5 3 2 0 X 10 10 1W: Le Coq (1-0); L: Custer (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 386Highlights: Texas Tech’s six runs marked its most in a loss since falling to No. 19 Texas A&M, 9-6, in the first game on an April 17, 2012, doubleheader ... Red Raiders put four runs across in the first inning for the second-straight game ... Shelby Johnson finished 3-for-4 at the plate with a run scored ... Adriana Perez added her second home run of the day with a third-inning shot en route to a 2-for-4 day at the plate ... Katelyn Williams went 2-for-3 with a home run.
GAME THREETexas Tech 5, Minnesota 3Las Vegas, Nev. - Eller Media StadiumFeb. 9, 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 10 6Minnesota 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 2W: Talley (2-0); L: Moulton (0-2); S: Brokeshoulder (1)Attendance: 606Highlights: Sandy James delivered a fifth-inning RBI single to help lead the Red Raiders ... James finished 2-for-4 at the plate ... Nikki Dunlap also added a pinch hit RBI single in the sixth to give Tech an insur-ance run ... Ashley Brokeshoulder tossed 2.2 shutout innings to secure the victory ... Red Raiders finished with six errors, their most on the weekend.
GAME FOURTexas Tech 10, UNLV 6Las Vegas, Nev. - Eller Media StadiumFeb. 9, 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 4 1 0 3 1 1 0 10 11 2UNLV 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 6 10 3W: Custer (1-1); L: Oliveto (2-1); S: NoneAttendance: 606Highlights: Texas Tech exploded for four runs in the first inning for the third time at the tournament ... the Red Raiders held an eight-run lead at one point before UNLV hit a fifth-inning grand slam ... Adriana Perez connected on her third home run of the week-end with a sixth-inning solo shot ... Sandy James and Sydnie Tapia both finished with two RBI as well.
GAME FIVEDePaul 5, Texas Tech 1Las Vegas, Nev. - Eller Media StadiumFeb. 10, 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EDePaul 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 8 1Texas Tech 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0W: Verdun (3-1); L: Talley (2-1); S: NoneAttendance: 276Highlights: Mikey Kenney hit a first-pitch home run for Texas Tech’s only run ... Red Raiders were held to just three hits following the homer ... marked Tech’s second loss on the weekend to a team ranked or re-ceiving votes in either top-25 poll ... the Red Raiders scored in the first inning for the fourth time in five games so far ... Tech finished with no errors in the field for the second time during the tournament.
GAME SIXColorado State 6, Texas Tech 4Las Vegas, Nev. - Eller Media StadiumFeb. 15, 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EColorado St. 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 6 9 2Texas Tech 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 1W: McCarthy (2-1); L: Brokeshoulder (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 95Highlights: The loss marked the first time Texas Tech had lost consecutive non-conference games since dropping three-straight early in the 2012 season ... the Red Raiders were held without a home run for just the second time this season ... Tech also failed to score in the first inning for the second time this sea-son as well ... Taylor Powell and Samantha Camello both finished with two hits in the game.
GAME SEVENTexas Tech 14, UMKC 2Las Vegas, Nev. - Eller Media StadiumFeb. 15, 2013 1 2 3 4 5 R H ETexas Tech 5 5 2 0 2 14 14 3UMKC 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 2W: Carrico (1-0); L: Ramos (0-2); S: NoneAttendance: 95Highlights: The Red Raiders snapped their season high for both runs and hits ... Tech’s five-run first in-ning marked the fourth time in seven games where the Red Raiders had played four or more runners in the opening frame ... Sandy James became the Tech all-time leader in RBI as she had five in the game to give her 117 over her career ... James connected on a second inning grand slam ... Taylor Powell also had a three-run homer in the first inning as well.
GAME EIGHTTexas Tech 14, UMKC 3Las Vegas, Nev. - Eller Media StadiumFeb. 16, 2013 1 2 3 4 5 R H EUMKC 0 1 0 2 0 3 8 1Texas Tech 4 5 2 0 0 11 10 1W: Aucoin (1-0); L: Kelley (1-1); S: NoneAttendance: 85Highlights: The win marked the second-straight run-rule victory for Tech ... The Red Raiders plated four runs in the first inning for the fifth time this sea-son ... Adriana Perez connected on two home runs and had a season-high five RBI ... Sandy James also added three RBI following a three-run double in the second ... Gretchen Aucoin picked up her first colle-giate victory while making her first career start.
GAME NINETexas Tech 14, Penn State 3Las Vegas, Nev. - Eller Media StadiumFeb. 16, 2013 1 2 3 4 5 R H ETexas Tech 3 2 9 0 0 14 12 1Penn State 0 2 1 0 0 3 5 1W: Talley (3-1); L: Von Pusch (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 151Highlights: Texas Tech plated 14 runs for the second time during the tournament ... the victory marked Tech’s fourth run-rule of the year and third in a row ... the Red Raiders scored at least 10 runs for the third-straight game, marking its longest streak since defeating Dayton twice and Howard once on March 5-6, 2011 ... Adriana Perez connected on two home runs for the second-straight game ... she also fin-ished with a season-high six RBI.
GAME TENTexas Tech 5, New Mexico State 3Las Vegas, Nev. - Eller Media StadiumFeb. 17, 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H ETexas Tech 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 5 8 4N.M. State 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 8 2W: Talley (4-1); L: Newman (4-3); S: Custer (1)Attendance: 95Highlights: The game marked the first time Texas Tech had gone into extra innings this year ... Shelby Johnson and Mikey Kenney both went 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored and a RBI ... the duo has now reached base in all 10 games so far ... Taylor Powell also added a 2-for-4 performance that included a RBI double in the eighth inning.
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WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 11-15
BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 100 AB) 1. Kim Martinez (1997,1999) _____________.386 2. Sandy Butler (1998-2001) ______________.337 3. Logan Hall (2010-12) __________________.319 4. Emily Bledsoe (2009-12) _______________.317 5. Cydney Allen (2011-12) ________________.316 6. Elyssa Sigala (2003-04) ________________.315 7. Leah Legler (2007-10) _________________.312 Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________.312 Kelly Rhyne (2003-05) _________________.312 10. Kim Tillett (1996-98) __________________.308 Raven Richardson (2010-12) ____________.308 Randi Tongate (2009-11) _______________.308 Current Players: Adriana Perez (2012-Present) ___________.360 Mikey Kenney (2010-Present) ___________.327 Sandy James (2011-Present) ____________.322