TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER SOFTBALL 2012 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 9 # vs. San Diego State 3 p.m. 10 # vs. Northwestern 12:30 p.m. # vs. Tennessee 8 p.m. 11 # vs. Stanford Noon # vs. Cal Poly 9:30 p.m. 17 $ vs. Ohio State 1:15 p.m. $ vs. Long Beach State 5:45 p.m. 18 $ vs. Idaho State 3:30 p.m. $ vs. Portland State 5:45 p.m. 19 $ vs. DePaul 11 a.m. $ vs. Utah State 1:15 p.m. 24 ^ vs. Texas State 10 a.m. ^ vs. North Texas 4 p.m. 25 ^ vs. UTEP 10 a.m. ^ vs. Stephen F. Austin 4 p.m. 26 ^ vs. TBD TBD MARCH 2 ~ BINGHAMTON 1 p.m. ~ UT-ARLINGTON 3:30 p.m. 3 ~ UT-ARLINGTON 1 p.m. ~ BINGHAMTON 3:30 p.m. 4 ~ BINGHAMTON 10:30 a.m. ~ UT-ARLINGTON 1 p.m. 6 at Texas 8 p.m. 7 at Texas 4 p.m. 9 NEW MEXICO 6 p.m. 10 NEW MEXICO 11 a.m. 14 at Stony Brook (DH) 1 p.m. 16 + vs. Monmouth 8 a.m. + at Seton Hall 10:30 a.m. 17 + vs. Manhattan 8 a.m. + vs. TBD TBD 18 + vs. TBD TBD 27 MIDWESTERN STATE 6 p.m. 30 * IOWA STATE 6 p.m. 31 * IOWA STATE Noon APRIL 1 * IOWA STATE Noon 5 * at Oklahoma 7 p.m. 6 * at Oklahoma 7 p.m. 7 * at Oklahoma Noon 11 * TEXAS 6 p.m. 13 * at Missouri 6 p.m. 14 * at Missouri 2 p.m. 15 * at Missouri Noon 17 * TEXAS A&M (DH) 5 p.m. 17 * TEXAS A&M 5 p.m. 20 * BAYLOR 6 p.m. 21 * BAYLOR Noon 22 * BAYLOR Noon 27 * at Kansas 5 p.m. 28 * at Kansas 2 p.m. 29 * at Kansas Noon MAY 5 * OKLAHOMA STATE 1 p.m. 6 * OKLAHOMA STATE 2 p.m. 7 * OKLAHOMA STATE 4 p.m. 17-20 NCAA Regionals TBA 24-27 NCAA Super Regionals TBA 31-6 NCAA College World Series TBA # ASU Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) • $ Louisville Slug- ger Desert Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) • ^ Texas Shootout (Waco, Texas) • ~ Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Lubbock, Texas) • + Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.) • * Big 12 Series • Central times listed. u Back-To-Back NCAA Regional Finalists u 80-34 Record Past Two Seasons u 2011 Top 5 Nationally Ranked Offense Communications Contact: Matt Dowdy • [email protected] • O: (806) 742-2770 • C: (806) 928-5190 Thurs., Feb. 9 • 3 p.m. 2011 Record....................................... 34-21 Postseason ...................... NCAA Regional Head Coach.......................Kathy Van Wyk Record at School............. 509-359-1 (15) Career Record ....................................Same Fri., Feb. 10 • 8 p.m. 2011 Record....................................... 49-12 Postseason ......... NCAA Super Regional Head Coach........ Ralph & Karen Weekly Record at School............. 514-162-2 (10) Career Record .............. 1,015-343-2 (24) Sat., Feb. 11 • 9:30 p.m. 2011 Record....................................... 11-36 Postseason .......................................... None Head Coach....................... Jenny Condon Record at School................... 200-150 (7) Career Record ....................................Same Fri., Feb. 10 • 12:30 p.m. 2011 Record....................................... 23-20 Postseason .......................................... None Head Coach........................... Kate Drohan Record at School............. 357-177-1 (10) Career Record ....................................Same Sat., Feb. 11 • 12 p.m. 2011 Record....................................... 42-17 Postseason ........NCAA Super Regionals Head Coach......................... John Rittman Record at School............. 641-294-3 (15) Career Record ....................................Same 2011 Record....................................... 42-16 Postseason ...................... NCAA Regional Head Coach.......................... Shanon Hays Record at School........................ 80-34 (2) Career Record ........................... 194-50 (4) RED RAIDERS OPEN SEASON IN ARIZONA Coming off its second-consecutive trip to the postsea- son, Texas Tech opens the 2012 season just as it did a year ago - at the Arizona State Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. where the Red Raiders will face San Diego State, North- western, No. 9 Tennessee, No. 10 Stanford, and Cal Poly over the three-day event that begins Thursday at the Tempe Sports Complex. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Thurs., Feb. 9 Texas Tech vs. San Diego State ________________3 p.m. Fri., Feb. 10 Texas Tech vs. Northwestern _____________ 12:30 p.m. Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Tennessee________________8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 11 Texas Tech vs. No. 10 Stanford ________________ Noon Texas Tech vs. Cal Poly ___________________ 9:30 p.m. All times listed are central. TEXAS TECH PROBABLE LINEUP 26 - MIKEY KENNEY .324 - 4 - 31 7 - ASHLEY HAMADA .275 - 1 - 12 4 - KERMITRIA WARD .281 - 0 - 3 3 - EMILY BLEDSOE .383 - 3 - 33 19 - RAVEN RICHARDSON .384 - 10 - 43 2 - LOGAN HALL .366 - 6 - 55 18 - SANDY JAMES .352 - 16 - 62 56 - CYDNEY ALLEN .361 - 13 - 55 DP 9 - ADRIANA PEREZ n/a - n/a- n/a 2011 STATISTICS .AVG - HR - RBI POSSIBLE PITCHERS - OR - 27 - MELISA RYBA n/a - n/a- n/a Pitcher W-L ERA Cara Custer - FR 0-0 0.00 Kelsey Dennis - SR 13-6 2.93 Pitcher W-L ERA Brittany Talley - SO 14-7 2.93 Chandler Moore - FR 0-0 0.00 Pitcher W-L ERA Kermitria Ward - SO 5-2 3.32
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TEXAS TECHRED RAIDER SOFTBALL
2012 SCHEDULEFEBRUARY 9 # vs. San Diego State 3 p.m.10 # vs. Northwestern 12:30 p.m. # vs. Tennessee 8 p.m.11 # vs. Stanford Noon # vs. Cal Poly 9:30 p.m.17 $ vs. Ohio State 1:15 p.m. $ vs. Long Beach State 5:45 p.m.18 $ vs. Idaho State 3:30 p.m. $ vs. Portland State 5:45 p.m.19 $ vs. DePaul 11 a.m. $ vs. Utah State 1:15 p.m.24 ^ vs. Texas State 10 a.m. ^ vs. North Texas 4 p.m.25 ^ vs. UTEP 10 a.m. ^ vs. Stephen F. Austin 4 p.m.26 ^ vs. TBD TBD
MARCH 2 ~ BINGHAMTON 1 p.m. ~ UT-ARLINGTON 3:30 p.m.3 ~ UT-ARLINGTON 1 p.m. ~ BINGHAMTON 3:30 p.m.4 ~ BINGHAMTON 10:30 a.m. ~ UT-ARLINGTON 1 p.m.6 at Texas 8 p.m.7 at Texas 4 p.m.9 NEW MEXICO 6 p.m.10 NEW MEXICO 11 a.m.14 at Stony Brook (DH) 1 p.m.16 + vs. Monmouth 8 a.m. + at Seton Hall 10:30 a.m.17 + vs. Manhattan 8 a.m. + vs. TBD TBD18 + vs. TBD TBD27 MIDWESTERN STATE 6 p.m.30 * IOWA STATE 6 p.m.31 * IOWA STATE Noon
APRIL 1 * IOWA STATE Noon5 * at Oklahoma 7 p.m.6 * at Oklahoma 7 p.m.7 * at Oklahoma Noon11 * TEXAS 6 p.m.13 * at Missouri 6 p.m.14 * at Missouri 2 p.m.15 * at Missouri Noon17 * TEXAS A&M (DH) 5 p.m.17 * TEXAS A&M 5 p.m.20 * BAYLOR 6 p.m.21 * BAYLOR Noon22 * BAYLOR Noon27 * at Kansas 5 p.m.28 * at Kansas 2 p.m.29 * at Kansas Noon
MAY 5 * OKLAHOMA STATE 1 p.m.6 * OKLAHOMA STATE 2 p.m.7 * OKLAHOMA STATE 4 p.m.17-20 NCAA Regionals TBA24-27 NCAA Super Regionals TBA31-6 NCAA College World Series TBA
# ASU Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) • $ Louisville Slug-ger Desert Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) • ^ Texas Shootout (Waco, Texas) • ~ Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Lubbock, Texas) • + Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.) • * Big 12 Series • Central times listed.
u Back-To-Back NCAA Regional Finalists u 80-34 Record Past Two Seasons u 2011 Top 5 Nationally Ranked Offense
Thurs., Feb. 9 • 3 p.m.2011 Record ....................................... 34-21Postseason ...................... NCAA RegionalHead Coach .......................Kathy Van WykRecord at School .............509-359-1 (15)Career Record ....................................Same
Fri., Feb. 10 • 8 p.m.2011 Record ....................................... 49-12Postseason ......... NCAA Super RegionalHead Coach ........ Ralph & Karen WeeklyRecord at School .............514-162-2 (10)Career Record .............. 1,015-343-2 (24)
Sat., Feb. 11 • 9:30 p.m.2011 Record ....................................... 11-36Postseason ..........................................NoneHead Coach .......................Jenny CondonRecord at School ................... 200-150 (7)Career Record ....................................Same
Fri., Feb. 10 • 12:30 p.m.2011 Record ....................................... 23-20Postseason ..........................................NoneHead Coach ...........................Kate DrohanRecord at School .............357-177-1 (10)Career Record ....................................Same
Sat., Feb. 11 • 12 p.m.2011 Record ....................................... 42-17Postseason ........NCAA Super RegionalsHead Coach .........................John RittmanRecord at School .............641-294-3 (15)Career Record ....................................Same
2011 Record ....................................... 42-16Postseason ...................... NCAA RegionalHead Coach ..........................Shanon HaysRecord at School ........................ 80-34 (2)Career Record ...........................194-50 (4)
RED RAIDERS OPEN SEASON IN ARIZONAComing off its second-consecutive trip to the postsea-son, Texas Tech opens the 2012 season just as it did a year ago - at the Arizona State Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. where the Red Raiders will face San Diego State, North-western, No. 9 Tennessee, No. 10 Stanford, and Cal Poly over the three-day event that begins Thursday at the Tempe Sports Complex.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULEThurs., Feb. 9Texas Tech vs. San Diego State ________________ 3 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 10Texas Tech vs. Northwestern _____________ 12:30 p.m.Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Tennessee ________________ 8 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 11Texas Tech vs. No. 10 Stanford ________________ NoonTexas Tech vs. Cal Poly ___________________ 9:30 p.m.All times listed are central.
TEXAS TECH PROBABLE LINEUP
26 - MIKEY KENNEY.324 - 4 - 31
7 - ASHLEY HAMADA.275 - 1 - 12
4 - KERMITRIA WARD.281 - 0 - 3
3 - EMILY BLEDSOE.383 - 3 - 33
19 - RAVEN RICHARDSON.384 - 10 - 43
2 - LOGAN HALL.366 - 6 - 55
18 - SANDY JAMES.352 - 16 - 62
56 - CYDNEY ALLEN.361 - 13 - 55
DP9 - ADRIANA PEREZ
n/a - n/a- n/a
2011 STATISTICS.AVG - HR - RBI
POSSIBLE PITCHERS
- OR -27 - MELISA RYBA
n/a - n/a- n/a
Pitcher W-L ERACara Custer - FR 0-0 0.00Kelsey Dennis - SR 13-6 2.93
Pitcher W-L ERABrittany Talley - SO 14-7 2.93Chandler Moore - FR 0-0 0.00
Pitcher W-L ERAKermitria Ward - SO 5-2 3.32
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PRACTICESPlayers and coaches are available for interviews ev-ery day prior to the start of practice. Practice usu-ally begins at 2:15 (batting cages) on weekdays, and media members wishing to attend should contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office beforehand.
PLAYER/HEAD COACH INTERVIEWSTexas Tech student-athletes and head coach Sha-non Hays are available most days prior to practice. Hays can also be reached at various points during the day. Normally following weekend road trips, players and coaches are available on the following Monday, which is normally the scheduled “off day” for the team. To set up an interview, please contact Matt Dowdy.
POSTGAME INTERVIEWSTexas Tech players and head coach Shanon Hays will be made available to the media just outside the home dugout following a brief cooling off period. The Texas Tech clubhouse will remain closed.
CREDENTIALSMedia members wishing to cover the Texas Tech softball team at Rocky Johnson Field during the 2012 season must be issued a working credential from the Texas Tech Athletics Communications of-fice. All requests for both media and photo creden-tials must be made either in writing or via e-mail at least a day in advance to Matt Dowdy, Assistant Di-rector for Athletic Communications. (Fax: (806) 742-1970; e-mail: [email protected]) Credentials can be picked up in the Athletics Communications office (south end of Jones AT&T Stadium) or at the ticket office outside the stadium entrance on game-days.
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GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ______________________ Lubbock, TexasFounded ______________________________ 1923Enrollment ___________________________32,327Nickname ________________________Red RaidersColors ______________________ Scarlet and BlackFacility ___________________ Rocky Johnson FieldAffiliation ____________________ NCAA Division IConference ___________________________ Big 12Chancellor ________________________ Kent HancePresident _______________________ Dr. Guy Bailey Athletics Director _________________ Kirby Hocutt Sr. Associate AD/SWA _____________Dr. Judi HenryDepartment Main Number _______ (806) 742-3355
HISTORYSeason of Softball ____21st (1981-85; 1996-present)All-Time Record _______________ 492-587-4 (.454)NCAA Regional Appearances _______________Four______________________ (1999, 2001, 2010, 2011)
FACILITY INFORMATIONName ____________________ Rocky Johnson FieldCapacity ______ 1,093 (Room for portable seating)Opened _______________________________ 2001
COACHING STAFFHead Coach ____________________ Shanon HaysAlma Mater _______________Lubbock Christian ‘91Record at Tech _______________ 80-34 (2 Seasons)Career Record _______________ 194-50 (4 Seasons)Best time to reach ________ Afternoon, Contact SIDAssoc. Head Coach __________________ Aly SartiniAlma Mater ______________________ Arkansas ‘00Assistant Coach ____________________ Kristie FoxAlma Mater _______________________ Arizona ‘07Dir. of Operations __________ Shannon ArmstrongOffice Number _________________ (806) 742-5001
TEAM INFORMATION2011 Record ___________________________42-16Conference Record __________________ 5-13 (8th)Home Record __________________________26-10Away Record _____________________________3-5Neutral Site Record _______________________13-1Postseason _____________ NCAA Tucson RegionalFinal Ranking __________________ Received VotesLetterwinners Returning/Lost ______________15/5Position Starters Returning/Lost _____________7/1Pitchers Returning Lost ____________________4/1Newcomers _______________________________ 9Top Returning Position Players ____ Emily Bledsoe_________________ Raven Richardson, Logan Hall,____________________ Sandy James, Cydney AllenTop Returning Pitchers ____________Kelsey Dennis_______________________________Brittany TalleyTop Newcomers _______Cara Custer, Adriana Perez__________________ Katelyn Williams, Melisa Ryba
WWW.TEXASTECH.COMThis is the official site of the Texas Tech Athletics De-partment. Texas Tech Volleyball releases as well as a variety of athletics department information can be found on the web. Texas Tech also offers live video (home matches only) streaming of all Red Raider matches.
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTSTexas Tech Athletics will provide video highlights and player/coaches interviews through an FTP site hosted by Texas Tech University. Members of the media can download files in QuickTime format that are of broadcast quality. For more information and to get FTP log-in information, please contact Matt Dowdy.
ROCKY JOHNSON FIELDRocky Johnson Field opened in 2001, giving Texas Tech one of the newest softball facilities in the coun-try. In the 10 years since its opening, the complex has gone through several changes, including the addition of the team facility down the left field line which opened in 2010, making “The Rock” one of the finest facilities in the country.
DIRECTIONS TO ROCKY JOHNSON FIELDRocky Johnson Field is located on 10th Street near University Medical Center (UMC). The softball com-plex is adjacent to the McLeod Tennis Center and can be best reached via Texas Tech Parkway.
FROM THE AIRPORT: Take I-27 South from Regis Street and exit west on the Marsha Sharp Freeway. Take the Texas Tech Parkway exit and turn north (right) for a quarter of a mile until you reach the first stop light (10th Street). Turn back east (right) and Rocky Johnson Field will be on the right side.
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UPCOMING BIG 12 SCHEDULEThursday, Feb. 9Texas Tech vs. San Diego St. 3 p.m.Cal State Fullerton at Texas 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10Oklahoma State vs. North Texas 11 a.m.Oklahoma vs. Cal State Bakersfield 11:15 a.m.Kansas vs. Tennessee-Martin 12:30 p.m.Texas Tech vs. Northwestern 12:30 p.m.Oklahoma State vs. Sam Houston St. 1 p.m.Texas A&M vs. Stanford 3 p.m.Wichita State at Baylor 3 p.m.Kansas vs. Troy 3 p.m.Oklahoma at UNLV 3:45 p.m.UTSA at Texas 5 p.m.Iowa at Baylor 5:30 p.m.Texas A&M vs. BYU 7:30 p.m.Texas Tech vs. Tennessee 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11Texas A&M vs. San Jose State 9:30 a.m.Oklahoma State vs. TAMU-CC 11 a.m.Oklahoma vs. Weber State 11:15 a.m.Iowa State vs. Valparaiso 12 p.m.Texas Tech vs. Stanford 12 p.m.Arkansas at Baylor 12:30 p.m.Oklahoma State at Houston 1 p.m.Colorado State at Texas 1 p.m.Oklahoma vs. Kent State 1:30 p.m.Kansas vs. Jackson State 3 p.m.Texas vs. TBA 4 p.m.Belmont at Baylor 5:30 p.m.Kansas at Southeastern Louisiana 5:30 p.m.Texas A&M vs. Arizona 7:30 p.m.Texas Tech vs. Cal Poly 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 12Oklahoma State vs. TAMU-CC 9 a.m.Oklahoma vs. Kent State 9 a.m.Iowa State vs. Green Bay 10 a.m.Kansas vs. Northern Colorado 10 a.m.Texas A&M vs. Northwestern 10 a.m.Texas vs. TBA 12 p.m.UT-Arlington at Baylor 1 p.m.Iowa State vs. Western Illinois 4 p.m.
2011 BIG 12 STANDINGSTECH IN SEASON OPENERSThe Red Raiders have opened the year with a win in each of their last three season openers, pulling Tech to an 8-8 all-time record since softball returned as an intercollegiate sport in 1996. Tech rallied from an early deficit last season to defeat then-No. 16 BYU, 7-5, in nine innings. The Red Raiders defeated Wis-consin, 5-2, to open the 2010 season and Central Florida, 12-4, in 2009.
THE SERIES• San Diego State - Thursday’s season opener will mark the 10th overall meeting between the two schools with Tech holding a 6-3 advantage. The two schools last met on Feb. 14, 2010, when Tech took a 6-1 victory in the finale of the ASU Kajikawa Clas-sic. The Red Raiders are 3-1 all-time when facing the Aztecs at a neutral site.
• Northwestern - The meeting will be the fifth all-time between the two school who have not faced each other since Northwestern took a 3-2 victory on March 2, 2007 to even the series. The Wildcats have won each of the last two meetings in a series where all four games have been played at neutral sites.
• Tennessee - The Red Raiders will be facing Tennes-see for only the third time in program history Friday with the Lady Vols winning each of the first two meetings. Tennessee dropped Tech, 4-0, on March 4, 2006, during the Fullerton Worth Tournament and then claimed a 3-0 victory on Feb. 15, 1997 during the UT-Arlington Tournament.
• Stanford - Tech and Stanford will be meeting for the 14th time in history with the Cardinal controlling a commanding 12-1 lead in the series. Tech’s lone win in the series came on May 22, 2010 in an elimination game of the NCAA Stanford Regional. Tech won that game 6-3 behind a strong offensive performance where the Red Raiders scored five runs in the first two innings. Tech is 0-9 all-time when facing Stan-ford at a neutral site.
• Cal Poly - The meeting will be the third all-time be-tween the two schools and the first since Cal Poly defeated the Red Raiders, 4-2, on March 4, 2007, dur-ing the Fullerton Worth Tournament. The Mustangs won the earlier matchup, 2-0, on March 9, 2000 dur-ing the Bulldog Classic in Fresno, Calif.
ON DECKTexas Tech returns to the road next weekend to take part in the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic held in Las Vegas. The Red Raiders will take on Ohio State, Long Beach State, Idaho State, Portland State, De-Paul, and Utah State in the three-day event that be-gins Feb. 17.
TECH VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTSThe Red Raiders are a perfect 3-0 over the last two season when facing a ranked opponent during a non-conference tournament. Tech defeated No. 19 Florida State, 2-1, in 2010 during the USF The Game Tournament then downed No. 16 BYU, 7-5, and No. 12 California, 5-4, during last year’s Kajikawa Classic. The Red Raiders are 9-23 against ranked opponents during Shanon Hays’ two seasons.
TECH PICKS UP VOTES IN PRESEASON POLLSFor the second-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 five votes in the NFCA
poll and then six in the ESPN rankings. One of seven Big 12 schools appearing in the polls, Tech will face a total of 14 teams this season that are ranked or re-ceiving votes in the preseason rankings.
TECH BOASTS SUCCESS AT THE KAJIKAWAFor the fifth time in the last six seasons, the Red Raiders will open the season in the desert with the Arizona State Kajikawa Classic. Despite facing several of the nation’s top teams, Tech has posted a 14-5 record in four appearances, including a 9-1 mark under Shanon Hays. Tech’s 2011 squad went a perfect 5-0 at the event last season, defeating the likes of No. 16 BYU and No. 12 California en route to becoming the only school to leave the tournament still undefeated. Year Record 2011 5-0 2010 4-1 2009 2-2 2008 n/a 2007 3-2
HALL RETURNS HOME ONE FINAL TIMELogan Hall will be returning to her home state this weekend for possibly the last time as a collegiate softball player. The senior, who hails from Tucson, Ariz., has returned to the state three times since transferring from Yuma Community College prior to the 2010 season. Tech begun each of the last two seasons at the Kajikawa Classic and was selected to the NCAA Tucson Regional last year in her home-town. The Red Raiders are 11-3 over the last two sea-sons when playing in the state of Arizona.
RED RAIDERS FACE CHALLENGE IN THE DESERTThe Red Raiders will have a tough task at hand this weekend as four of their five opponents are ranked or receiving votes in the preseason rankings. Stan-ford leads the pack after being ranked No. 9 by the NFCA and No. 10 by ESPN.com, while Tennessee is No. 14 in the NFCA poll and No. 9 in the ESPN rank-ings. San Diego State is receiving votes in both polls while Northwestern picked up two votes in the ESPN rankings. Tennessee, Stanford, and San Diego State were all selected to a NCAA Regional last year with the Lady Vols and Cardinal eventually advancing to the Super Regionals.
RED RAIDERS RETURN 15 PLAYERS FROM 2011 With 15 returners back from its 2011 squad, Tech could be primed for another breakout season in 2012. Of those 15 returners, eight were position starters a year ago while Tech’s top two pitchers, senior Kelsey Dennis and sophomore Brittany Tal-ley, also return in the circle. The Red Raiders had no seniors on their roster last year when Tech finished 42-16 overall after falling to Arizona in the finale of the NCAA Tucson Regional.
TAKING THE NEXT STEPImmediately following Tech’s season-ending loss to Arizona in the NCAA Tucson Regional, head coach Shanon Hays had one message for his young team - to take the next step in 2012. Advancing to the post-season would no longer just be the goal. Knowing the majority of that squad would return this year, he challenged the group to win a regional this season, a feat that has not been accomplished in school his-tory. The Red Raiders have fallen in the regional fi-nale in each of the last two seasons.
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Others Receiving Votes: Syracuse (37); Ohio State (18); Tulsa (15); BYU (8); North Carolina (8); DePaul (6); San Diego State (6); Texas Tech (6); Auburn (3); Fresno State (3); South Florida (3); Florida State (2); Lipscomb (2); Louisville (2); Northwestern (2); Ford-ham (1); UMASS (1); UNLV (1).
* represents final ranking at end of 2011 season.
BOLD represents 2012 Texas Tech opponents
USA TODAY/NFCA TOP 25 POLL
ESPN/USA SOFTBALL TOP 25 POLL
TECH BOASTS A RECORD EIGHT SENIORSAfter only having a total of two seniors on the roster during his first two seasons, Shanon Hays will have a senior-laden squad for the first time as eight seniors return for their final season in scarlet and black. No Tech team had previously boasted more than six seniors on its roster since softball returned as an in-tercollegiate sport in 1996. The only two seniors in Hays’ tenure were in 2010 when Ashly Jacobs and Leah Legler completed their eligibility. Both are still associated with the program this season with Jacobs filling the role of graduate student manager and Legler as the volunteer assistant coach.
TECH RETURNS ONE OF NATION’S TOP LINEUPSThe majority of last year’s lineup that hit .361 and ranked fourth nationally in both batting average and scoring average returns this season as the Red Raiders bring back eight position starters from a year ago. Tech set the Big 12 Conference record last year with its .361 batting average as seven regulars in the lineup hit .300 or better during the season. Raven Richardson led all hitters with a .384 mark fol-lowed closely behind by Emily Bledsoe and her .383 average.
BLEDSOE NAMED TO PRESEASON WATCH LISTSenior Emily Bledsoe was named to the USA Soft-ball Player of the Year Watch List prior to the season, joining 49 players nationwide including 10 from the Big 12 Conference. Bledsoe, a Fulshear, Texas native, hit a career-high .383 as a junior and is already a fix-ture in the school’s record book. She is the first Tech player to be named to any preseason watch list in school history.
TECH HITS THE ROAD FOR NON-CONFERENCEAfter playing the majority of non-conference games at home the past two seasons, the Red Raiders will be hitting the road more often this year with four non-conference tournaments away from home. Fol-lowing Tech’s trip to Tempe this weekend, the Red Raiders will travel to Las Vegas (Feb. 17-19) for the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic, Waco (Feb. 24-26) for the Texas Shootout, and South Orange, N.J. (March 16-18) for the Seton Hall Classic.
HAYS SIX WINS SHY OF 200Shanon Hays enters the 2012 season just six wins why of reaching the 200 win plateau for his career that began at nearby Lubbock Christian in 2008. The Tech head coach is 194-50 over four seasons and 80-34 during his two seasons in the Red Raider dugout. He is just 15 wins shy of becoming the second-win-ningest head coach in school history, trailing only Renee Luers-Gillespie, who was 138-159-1 during her five seasons since resuming the Tech program in 1996.
PENCIL BLEDSOE IN THE LINEUPDuring Cal Ripken, Jr.’s historic stretch with the Bal-timore Orioles, he earned the iconic nickname “Iron Man” after breaking the major league record for 2,632 consecutive games played. While not nearing Ripken’s mark, Emily Bledsoe has impressed many not just for her glove or bat but for her toughness as well as the Fulshear, Texas native has started in all 171 games since her freshman season in 2009. Al-ready a regular in the Tech record book, the senior will likely enter the top 10 for career games played midway through the season.
HAYS LOOKS TO CUSTER FOR BOOST IN CIRCLEWhen pitching coach Aly Sartini was out recruiting the Las Vegas area in the summer of 2010, she sat in by chance on the Washington Lady Hawks travel team where this young right-hander with great ve-locity and good movement was retiring hitters left and right. Sartini along with Shanon Hays imme-diately began recruiting that right-hander, current freshman Cara Custer, early and secured her com-mitment before several of the top programs across the country came calling. Now, the Tech coaching staff is expecting the Spanaway, Wash. native to be a dominating presence in the circle for a Tech pitching staff that had a 3.50 ERA a year ago. RED RAIDERS ADD JUCO CATCHER OF THE YEARTech continued to add hitters in the offseason with the signing of two-time California JUCO Catcher of the Year Adriana Perez. One of the top junior college prospects in the country last year, Perez is expected to bolster an already-deep catcher staff that consists of seniors Holley Gentsch and Cydney Allen along with junior Randi Tongate. Perez hit over .500 in each of her two seasons at Antelope Valley College in California, totaling 31 home runs and 117 RBI dur-ing that two year stretch.
RYBA RETURNS TO DIAMOND AFTER YEAR OFFMelisa Ryba will be returning to the softball diamond for the first time since the 2010 season this weekend as the redshirt junior sat out the 2011 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Ryba, who could play varies po-sitions for Tech, transferred from Northern Colorado after hitting .323 as a sophomore with seven home runs and 32 RBI. She was named an All-Independent Co-Freshman of the Year in 2009 before Northern Colorado joined the Pacific Coast Softball Confer-ence in 2010 when she was a second team PCSC All-Mountain selection.
TECH PICKED 7TH IN BIG 12 PRESEASON POLLEven with lofty expectations and the majority of its 2011 squad back for another season, Texas Tech was picked seventh in the Big 12 preseason poll of conference coaches. The league is coming off a re-cord year where eight teams (of 10) advanced to the postseason with four of those eventually composing the eight-team Women’s College World Series. Mis-souri was the preseason favorite to take the league title followed by Oklahoma and then Texas. Team (first-place votes) Points 1. Missouri (3) 59 2. Oklahoma (4) 56 3. Texas (1) 50 4. Baylor 45 5. Texas A&M 37 6. Oklahoma State 32 7. Texas Tech 22 8. Kansas 13 9. Iowa State 10
BIG 12 PLAY TURNS TO THREE-GAME SERIESFor the first time in Big 12 history, all conference se-ries will be three games each. The league had previ-ously gone with a two-game format and a postsea-son conference tournament until the 2011 season when the tournament was cut. There will be a total of 24 conference games, six more than the 2010 season. With the departure of Nebraska, the league is a nine-team conference as Kansas State does not sponsor softball.
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In two seasons as Texas Tech’s head softball coach, Shanon Hays has taken the Red Raiders to consecutive NCAA Regional appearances, breaking a nine-year postseason absence and laying the framework for a program on the rise in the process. After inheriting a squad that was only 15-42 in 2009, Hays led the Red Raid-ers to back-to-back 30-plus win seasons, including a 42-16 campaign in 2011 that marked the highest winning percentage in school history. Prior to Hays’ arrival, Tech had only advanced to the postseason twice in program history with its last trip being in 2001, which was also its most-previous season with a winning record. Tech’s 80-34 record under Hays is one win shy of its previous four seasons combined as the Red Raiders won 81 games from 2006-09. Most importantly, though, the Red Raiders have been in the postseason each season, advancing to the NCAA Stanford Regional in 2010 and the Tucson
Regional in 2011. Tech fell in the regional finale each year as eventual College World Series participant Hawaii ended the squad’s run in 2010 while host Arizona dropped the Red Raiders in 2011. No Tech squad had previously advanced to a regional in consecutive seasons, nor had any team previ-ously appeared in the top 25 rankings. The Red Raiders changed that on Feb. 15, 2011 as they appeared in the top 25 of both polls, breaking a drought that lasted over a decade. Tech, which had not been ranked previously in either poll since the end of the 1999 season, climbed as high as No. 19 throughout the year, the highest ranking in school history. Under Hays, Tech has consistently 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. The squad’s 7.17 runs per game ranked fourth as well in scoring nationally, while its .533 slugging percentage was just inside the top 10 nationally in ninth. With that type of production up and down the lineup, the Red Raiders have snapped 13 single-season offensive marks in the school record book, including the previous highs for batting average, runs, hits, dou-bles, home runs, and RBI. While playing in a conference dominated by pitching, Tech has only been shutout six times under Hays as the Red Raiders have been among the Big 12 leaders in most offensive categories as well. Four players - Cydney Allen, Emily Bledsoe, Logan Hall, and Mikey Kenney - have been honored on either the All-Big 12 second team or on the NFCA postseason awards lists following each 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 inaugural season, compiling a 60-9 record and claiming the NAIA National Championship, earning 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 championship 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). Hays began playing fastpitch softball as a youth, along with baseball and basketball, because his fa-ther, the legendary Texas Tech and LCU baseball coach Larry Hays, also played fastpitch softball. Hays, the elder, whose 1,509 career wins were good enough for fourth on the all-time collegiate baseball list, retired as Tech’s all-time winningest coach prior to the 2009 season. He graduated from Lubbock Monterey High School in 1986 and makes his home in Lubbock with his wife, Tina, two sons, Hunter, Heath, and daughter, Hampton.
For Hays’ complete bio, visit texastech.com.
HAYS AGAINST ALL OPPONENTSUT Arlington _________________ 1-0Texas Southern _______________ 1-0Towson _____________________ 1-0UC Davis ____________________ 1-0Utah Valley __________________ 3-0Wichita State _________________ 3-1Wisconsin ___________________ 1-0Total ______________________67-7BIG 12Baylor ______________________ 1-3Iowa State ___________________ 3-1Kansas ______________________ 4-1Missouri_____________________ 0-4Nebraska ____________________ 1-3Oklahoma ___________________ 2-3Oklahoma St. ________________ 2-2Texas _______________________ 0-4Texas A&M ___________________ 0-4Total ____________________ 13-25
NON-CONFERENCEAlcorn State _________________ 2-1Appalachian State ____________ 1-0Arizona _____________________ 0-1Auburn _____________________ 0-1Boise St. _____________________ 3-0Boston University _____________ 1-0Bradley _____________________ 1-0Bryant ______________________ 3-0BYU ________________________ 1-0California ____________________ 1-0Chattanooga _________________ 1-0Colorado State _______________ 1-0Dayton _____________________ 3-0Evansville ___________________ 3-0Florida A&M _________________ 1-0Florida State _________________ 1-0Harvard _____________________ 1-0Hawai’i ______________________ 0-1
Houston Baptist ______________ 2-0Howard _____________________ 3-0Indiana _____________________ 1-0Jackson State ________________ 3-0Jacksonville __________________ 1-0Liberty ______________________ 1-0Long Island __________________ 1-1Maine ______________________ 3-0Maryland ____________________ 0-1Missouri- Kansas City __________ 3-0New Mexico _________________ 2-0New Mexico State _____________ 1-1North Carolina Central _________ 3-0Northern Illinois ______________ 2-0Oregon _____________________ 1-0San Diego State ______________ 1-0Southern Utah _______________ 1-0St. John’s ____________________ 2-0Stanford ____________________ 1-1
YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDYEAR SCHOOL RECORD2006-07 Lubbock Christian n/a2008 Lubbock Christian 60-9*2009 Lubbock Christian 54-7^2010 Texas Tech 38-18#2011 Texas Tech 42-16Total 194-50
* NAIA National Champions^ NAIA National Championship finalists# NCAA Regional
PERSONAL
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.
ACCOMPLISHMENTSu 2008 NAIA National Coach of the Yearu 2008-09 Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Yearu Only person in Tech history to coach two com- pletely different sports (men’s basketball).u Led Tech to a 23-game turnaround in first year.u Broken 15 school records in just over a year.u Three Big 12 weekly award recepiants.u Three All-Big 12 postseason award honorees.
OTHER EXPERIENCEYEAR SCHOOL (SEASONS) RECORD1995-96 Frank Phillips (1) 19-91996-99 Abilene Christian (3) 58-261999-01 Texas Tech Asst. Coach (2) 21-342001-02 Abilene Christian AD2002-03 Midland College (1) 30-72004-06 Houston Assoc. HC (2) 39-24Total 187-37
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2011 RESULTSTexas Tech Softball
Game Results for Texas Tech (as of Feb 06, 2012)(All games)
Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Big 12 Pitcher of record Attend TimeFeb 10, 2011 vs #16 BYU W 7-5 (9) 1-0-0 0-0-0 Ward, K. (W 1-0) 0 2:40Feb 11, 2011 vs Bradley W 13-2 5 2-0-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 1-0) 0 1:35Feb 12, 2011 vs #12 California W 5-4 7 3-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 1-0) 0 1:49Feb 12, 2011 vs Indiana W 4-1 7 4-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulde (W 1-0) 0 1:48Feb 13, 2011 vs Appalachian State W 10-9 7 5-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulde (W 1-0) 0 2:15Feb 18, 2011 UTAH VALLEY W 8-3 7 6-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 2-0) 2 1 5 1:56Feb 18, 2011 BRYANT W 10-0 5 7-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulde (W 3-0) 2 1 5 2:18Feb 19, 2011 BRYANT W 10-2 5 8-0-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 2-0) 2 4 0 1:24Feb 19, 2011 UTAH VALLEY W 8-2 7 9-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulde (W 4-0) 3 0 1 2:01Feb 20, 2011 BRYANT W 8-0 6 10-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 3-0) 2 0 5 1:32Feb 20, 2011 UTAH VALLEY W 14-5 6 11-0-0 0-0-0 Ward, K. (W 2-0) 2 4 5 1:57Feb 25, 2011 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 16-3 5 12-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulde (W 5-0) 2 3 0 1:50Feb 25, 2011 ST. JOHN'S W 5-3 7 13-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 4-0) 2 4 5 1:42Feb 26, 2011 ST. JOHN'S W 19-8 5 14-0-0 0-0-0 Merlich, K. (W 1-0) 2 5 2 2:02Feb 26, 2011 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 8-0 5 15-0-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 3-0) 2 5 4 1:20Feb 27, 2011 WICHITA STATE W 10-2 5 16-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 5-0) 1 9 5 1:40Mar 04, 2011 HOWARD W 8-0 5 17-0-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 4-0) 2 3 5 1:06Mar 04, 2011 DAYTON W 8-0 5 18-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 6-0) 2 5 5 1:09Mar 05, 2011 DAYTON W 11-0 5 19-0-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 5-0) 2 7 5 1:29Mar 05, 2011 HOWARD W 10-0 5 20-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulde (W 6-0) 2 8 3 1:23Mar 06, 2011 DAYTON W 10-0 5 21-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulde (W 7-0) 2 3 2 1:34Mar 06, 2011 HOWARD W 7-1 7 22-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 7-0) 2 6 5 1:54Mar 09, 2011 NEW MEXICO W 9-6 7 23-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 8-0) 2 4 3 1:59Mar 09, 2011 NEW MEXICO W 5-3 7 24-0-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 6-0) 2 5 4 2:30Mar 11, 2011 ALCORN STATE L 2-4 7 24-1-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (L 8-1) 1 1 2 1:39Mar 11, 2011 EVANSVILLE W 8-0 5 25-1-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 7-0) 1 3 2 1:07Mar 12, 2011 EVANSVILLE W 5-1 7 26-1-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 9-1) 1 8 7 1:44Mar 12, 2011 ALCORN STATE W 15-0 5 27-1-0 0-0-0 Merlich, K. (W 2-0) 2 1 3 1:27Mar 13, 2011 ALCORN STATE W 18-0 5 28-1-0 0-0-0 Ward, K. (W 3-0) 2 4 8 1:14Mar 13, 2011 EVANSVILLE W 8-0 5 29-1-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 8-0) 2 9 0 1:08Mar 17, 2011 vs Colorado State W 17-5 5 30-1-0 0-0-0 Ward, K. (W 4-0) 1 0 1 2:26Mar 18, 2011 vs Jacksonville W 5-1 7 31-1-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 9-0) 1 2 6 1:54Mar 18, 2011 vs Long Island W 8-4 7 32-1-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 10-1) 1 3 3 1:57Mar 19, 2011 vs Chattanooga W 3-1 7 33-1-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 10-0) 1 8 5 1:43Mar 19, 2011 vs Boston University W 4-0 7 34-1-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 11-1) 1 7 5 1:50Mar 20, 2011 vs Liberty W 6-5 (9) 35-1-0 0-0-0 Ward, K. (W 5-0) 1 1 8 2:24
* Mar 26, 2011 #13 MISSOURI L 1-4 7 35-2-0 0-1-0 Dennis, K. (L 10-1) 4 6 2 1:29* Mar 27, 2011 #13 MISSOURI L 1-10 6 35-3-0 0-2-0 Talley, B. (L 11-2) 1 2 4 8 1:30* Apr 01, 2011 #14 OKLAHOMA W 5-0 7 36-3-0 1-2-0 Dennis, K. (W 11-1) 3 3 6 1:37* Apr 02, 2011 #14 OKLAHOMA L 6-7 7 36-4-0 1-3-0 Talley, B. (L 11-3) 3 3 7 2:11* Apr 06, 2011 #17 BAYLOR L 1-5 7 36-5-0 1-4-0 Ward, K. (L 5-1) 3 1 2 1:42* Apr 06, 2011 #17 BAYLOR L 3-10 7 36-6-0 1-5-0 Merlich, K. (L 2-1) 3 1 5 2:13* Apr 09, 2011 at Iowa State W 15-5 7 37-6-0 2-5-0 Dennis, K. (W 12-1) 3 1 3 2:17* Apr 10, 2011 at Iowa State W 16-5 7 38-6-0 3-5-0 Talley, B. (W 12-3) 1 7 4 2:18* Apr 13, 2011 KANSAS L 5-9 7 38-7-0 3-6-0 Ward, K. (L 5-2) 2 4 5 2:22* Apr 13, 2011 KANSAS W 10-0 5 39-7-0 4-6-0 Talley, B. (W 13-3) 2 5 6 1:24* Apr 16, 2011 at #19 Oklahoma State L 1-2 (8) 39-8-0 4-7-0 Dennis, K. (L 12-2) 4 5 8 1:46* Apr 17, 2011 at #19 Oklahoma State L 1-7 7 39-9-0 4-8-0 Talley, B. (L 13-4) 1 8 7 1:33* Apr 22, 2011 #5 TEXAS L 2-15 5 39-10-0 4-9-0 Dennis, K. (L 12-3) 8 3 7 1:33* Apr 23, 2011 #5 TEXAS L 5-9 7 39-11-0 4-10-0 Talley, B. (L 13-5) 8 6 1 2:18* Apr 30, 2011 at #14 Nebraska L 0-7 7 39-12-0 4-11-0 Dennis, K. (L 12-4) 9 0 9 1:57* May 01, 2011 at #14 Nebraska W 5-0 7 40-12-0 5-11-0 Talley, B. (W 14-5) 6 0 8 1:56* May 13, 2011 at #18 Texas A&M L 0-3 7 40-13-0 5-12-0 Talley, B. (L 14-6) 1 0 2 8 1:45* May 14, 2011 at #18 Texas A&M L 2-5 7 40-14-0 5-13-0 Dennis, K. (L 12-5) 1 3 3 3 2:03
May 20, 2011 vs New Mexico State L 0-9 5 40-15-0 5-13-0 Talley, B. (L 14-7) 2 0 0 0 1:24May 21, 2011 vs Harvard W 7-0 7 41-15-0 5-13-0 Dennis, K. (W 13-5) 2 4 9 0 1:31May 21, 2011 vs New Mexico State W 6-4 7 42-15-0 5-13-0 Brokeshoulde (W 8-0) 2 4 9 0 2:09May 22, 2011 vs #10 Arizona L 2-10 6 42-16-0 5-13-0 Dennis, K. (L 13-6) 2 2 4 6 2:18
* = Conference game() extra inning game
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2011 STATISTICSTexas Tech Softball
Overall Statistics for Texas Tech (as of Feb 06, 2012)(All games Sorted by Batting avg)
LOB - Team (326), Opp (309). DPs turned - Team (17), Opp (8). CI - Team (1), Tongate, R. 1. IBB - Team (6), James, S. 4,Allen, C. 1, Hall, L. 1, Opp (2). Picked off - Richardson 1, Bledsoe, E. 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha
PB - Team (8), Tongate, R. 5, Gentsch, H. 3, Opp (14). Pickoffs - Team (2), Gentsch, H. 1, Tongate, R. 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT -Tongate, R. (14-18), Gentsch, H. (11-16), Talley, B. (13-16), Ward, K. (8-10), Dennis, K. (7-10), Allen, C. (8-9), Merlich,K. (4-4), Brokeshoulde (1-3).
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BREAKDOWN (2011)(Win-Loss record in parenthesis)PITCHER:Dennis, Kelsey _____________ 26 _______ (18-8)Talley, Brittany_____________ 22 _______ (16-6)Brokeshoulder, Ashley ______ 7 _________ (6-1)Ward, Kermitria ____________ 2 _________ (1-1)Merlich, Karli ______________ 1 _________ (1-0)
BATTINGAt bats: .......................... 5 ............................................................................................ (6 games)Runs scored: ................ 5 ...........................Kenney, Mikey at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011)Hits: ................................. 4 ............................. James, Sandy at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011)RBIs: ................................ 8 ............................. James, Sandy at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011)Doubles: ........................ 2 .......................... Drewry, Stephanie vs Bryant (Feb 20, 2011).......................................... 2 ...........................Kenney, Mikey vs Oklahoma (Apr 02, 2011).......................................... 2 ..................................Bledsoe, Emily vs Kansas (Apr 13, 2011)Triples: ........................... 2 ................................Hall, Logan vs Utah Valley (Feb 18, 2011)Home runs: .................. 2 ....................................Hall, Logan vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011).......................................... 2 .................................. James, Sandy vs Dayton (Mar 05, 2011).......................................... 2 .............................Allen, Cydney vs Evansville (Mar 11, 2011)Total bases: .................. 8 ............................................................................................ (4 games)Walks: ............................. 4 ...................Allen, Cydney vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011)Strikeouts: .................... 3 .........................Richardson, Raven vs Indiana (Feb 12, 2011).......................................... 3 ... Richardson, Raven vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011).......................................... 3 ................................... Kenney, Mikey vs Baylor (Apr 06, 2011)Sac hits: ......................... 2 ................. Drewry, Stephanie vs Utah Valley (Feb 20, 2011)Sac flies: ......................... 1 ..........................................................................................(16 games)Stolen bases: ............... 2 ............................................................................................ (5 games)Hit by pitch: ................. 2 ...................Drewry, Stephanie vs Oklahoma (Apr 01, 2011).......................................... 2 ............................ Allen, Cydney vs Oklahoma (Apr 01, 2011).......................................... 2 ...........................Kenney, Mikey at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011)Caught stealing: ......... 1 ..........................................................................................(10 games)Runners LOB: ............... 6 .............................Gentsch, Holley vs Howard (Mar 06, 2011)
FIELDINGPutouts: ........................ 13 ..................................James, Sandy vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011)Assists: ........................... 5 ............................................................................................ (6 games)Errors: ............................. 2 ............................................................................................ (4 games)Passed balls:................. 2 ................ Tongate, Randi vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011)
PITCHINGInnings pitched: ........8.2 .............................Ward, Kermitria vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011)Runs allowed: .............. 7 ................Talley, Brittany at Oklahoma State (Apr 17, 2011)Earned runs: ................. 6 ........................... Brokeshoulder, Ash vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011).......................................... 6 .....................................Talley, Brittany vs Texas (Apr 23, 2011)Walks allowed: ............ 6 ...............................Talley, Brittany vs Arizona (May 22, 2011)Strikeouts: .................... 9 .........Ward, Kermitria vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011).......................................... 9 .................................Dennis, Kelsey vs Dayton (Mar 05, 2011).......................................... 9 .....................Dennis, Kelsey vs Chattanooga (Mar 19, 2011)Hits allowed: ............... 11 ....................................Talley, Brittany vs Texas (Apr 23, 2011)Doubles allowed: ....... 3 ....................Brokeshoulder, Ash vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011).......................................... 3 ................................... Dennis, Kelsey vs Baylor (Apr 06, 2011).......................................... 3 ................Talley, Brittany at Oklahoma State (Apr 17, 2011)Triples allowed:........... 1 .................................Dennis, Kelsey vs Bradley (Feb 11, 2011).......................................... 1 ......................... Talley, Brittany at Texas A&M (May 13, 2011)Homers allowed: ........ 3 ........................... Brokeshoulder, Ash vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011).......................................... 3 ............................. Dennis, Kelsey at Nebraska (Apr 30, 2011).......................................... 3 ........ Ward, Kermitria vs New Mexico State (May 20, 2011)Wild pitches: ................ 1 ..........................................................................................(11 games)Hit batters: ................... 3 ............................. Dennis, Kelsey at Nebraska (Apr 30, 2011)
TEAM GAME HIGHS
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No. Player (#) Opponent (Date) Runs Outs Count Inning Pitcher 1. L. Hall (1) Bradley (2/11) 3 0 2-2 1 Hufeld 2. R. Richardson (1) Bradley (2/11) 2 0 1-0 4 Lynch-Crumri 3. C. Allen (1) Indiana (2/12) 2 2 3-1 7 Melloh 4. S. James (1) Appalachian State (2/13) 1 2 3-2 6 Seader 5. E. Bledsoe (1) Appalachian State (2/13) 2 2 0-1 7 Seader 6. M. Kenney (1) Bryant (2/20) 1 2 1-1 5 Hart 7. R. Tongate (1) Utah Valley (2/20) 1 0 1-1 2 Summers 8. L. Hall (2) Utah Valley (2/20) 3 2 1-1 2 Summers 9. S. James (2) Utah Valley (2/20) 2 2 2-1 2 Flanary 10. M. Kenney (2) Utah Valley (2/20) 3 2 3-1 6 Flanary 11. C. Allen (2) Northern Illinois (2/25) 2 0 3-2 3 Owens 12. L. Hall (3) Northern Illinois (2/25) 4 2 0-1 4 Germillion 13. C. Allen (3) St. John’s (2/25) 2 2 1-1 1 Sumrall 14. R. Richardson (2) St. John’s (2/26) 2 1 1-2 2 Lawrence 15. L. Hall (4) St. John’s (2/26) 3 0 3-2 3 Lawrence 16. L. Hall (5) St. John’s (2/26) 4 1 2-1 3 Link 17. C. Allen (4) St. John’s (2/26) 3 1 2-1 4 Beza 18. T. Powell (1) St. John’s (2/26) 1 1 0-0 4 Beza 19. R. Tongate (2) Wichita State (2/27) 1 1 3-1 5 Anderson 20. R. Richardson (3) Dayton (3/4) 2 0 2-0 2 Daly 21. S. James (3) Dayton (3/5) 1 0 2-0 3 Isaacson 22. C. Allen (5) Dayton (3/5) 1 1 0-0 4 Isaacson 23. S. James (4) Dayton (3/5) 2 1 0-1 4 Daly 24. C. Allen (6) Dayton (3/6) 1 0 3-2 2 Wedel 25. C. Allen (7) Howard (3/6) 3 2 2-1 4 Johnson 26. R. Richardson (4) Howard (3/6) 1 0 0-2 5 Johnson 27. S. James (5) New Mexico (3/9 - #1) 2 1 3-2 2 Gutierrez 28. R. Richardson (5) New Mexico (3/9 - #1 4 2 1-1 5 Gutierrez 29. S. James (6) New Mexico (3/9 - #2) 3 2 2-1 1 DeBroeck 30. C. Allen (8) Evansville (3/11) 2 1 2-0 1 Morris 31. C. Allen (9) Evansville (3/11) 2 2 2-0 2 Morris 32. S. James (7) Evansville (3/11) 1 2 1-0 2 Morris 33. S. James (8) Evansville (3/12) 4 1 1-0 3 Meyer 34. S. James (9) Alcorn State (3/12) 2 2 3-1 1 Duncan 35. R. Richardson (6) Alcorn State (3/12) 3 2 3-1 3 Rancilio 36. S. James (10) Alcorn State (3/13) 3 0 1-1 2 Rubio 37. A. Hamada (1) Evansville (3/13) 1 2 3-2 2 Kautz 38. C. Allen (10) Evansville 1 0 2-2 5 Kautz 39. T. Powell (2) Colorado State (3/17) 3 2 0-0 5 Laswell 40. C. Allen (11) Jacksonville (3/18) 4 2 2-2 7 Sigrest 41. L. Hall (6) Long Island (3/18) 1 0 0-1 3 Reynolds 42. E. Bledsoe (2) Chattanooga (3/19) 1 2 1-1 1 Fuzzard 43. S. James (11) Chattanooga (3/19) 2 0 0-1 4 Fuzzard 44. S. James (12) Liberty (3/20) 2 2 2-2 3 Smith 45. R. Richardson (7) Missouri (3/26) 1 0 1-0 3 Thomas 46. M. Kenney (3) Baylor (4/6 - Game 1) 1 0 2-2 7 Canion 47. E. Bledsoe (3) Baylor (4-6 - Game 2) 1 0 2-2 3 Paul 48. S. James (13) Iowa State (4/11) 3 2 1-1 1 Zabriskie 49. H. Gentsch (1) Iowa State (4/11) 3 1 3-2 5 Kennewell 50. M. Kenney (4) Iowa State (4/11) 1 0 1-1 6 Torrescano 51. R. Richardson (8) Iowa State (4/11) 2 0 1-0 7 Holliday 52. S. James (14) Iowa State (4/12) 4 2 0-2 2 Zabriskie 53. C. Allen (12) Iowa State (4/12) 3 0 1-2 4 Zabriskie 54. C. Allen (13) Oklahoma State (4/17) 1 1 3-2 2 Freeman 55. S. James (15) Texas (4/22) 1 1 1-0 4 Luna 56. S. Richardson (9) New Mexico State (5/21) 2 1 1-1 2 Newman 57. S. James (16)^ New Mexico State (5/21) 2 0 0-2 5 Walker 58. R. Richardson (1) Arizona (5/22) 1 1 0-0 4 Fowler
* Texas Tech’s 58 home runs and six grand slams are both school records. ^ Sandy James’ 16 home runs snapped the single-season school record.
HOME RUN BREAKDOWNat Home _________________________________ 0on the Road ______________________________ 0at Neutral Site _____________________________ 0
vs. RHP___________________________________ 0vs. LHP ___________________________________ 0
vs. Big 12 Teams ___________________________ 0vs. Non-Conference Teams ___________________ 0
with 0 outs _______________________________ 0with 1 out ________________________________ 0with 2 outs _______________________________ 0
Solo HR __________________________________ 02-Run HR _________________________________ 03-Run HR _________________________________ 0Grand Slam _______________________________ 0
NO. NAME POS. 56 Cydney Allen C 17 Hannah Bell RHP 3 Emily Bledsoe INF 23 Ashley Brokeshoulder RHP 28 Emily Cooper OF 77 Cara Custer RHP 20 Kelsey Dennis LHP 22 Holley Gentsch C 2 Logan Hall INF 7 Ashley Hamada OF 10 Meredith Heath OF 29 Derryn Hebert UTIL 18 Sandy James INF 26 Mikey Kenney OF 14 Katibeth King C 8 Chandler Moore RHP/INF 9 Adriana Perez C 32 Taylor Powell INF/OF 19 Raven Richardson INF 27 Melisa Ryba INF/OF 11 Brittany Talley LHP 6 Randi Tongate C 4 Kermitria Ward OF/RHP 12 Katelyn Williams OF