Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Baseball Ranked 19th in Baseball America Preseason Poll
June 21, 1999 | Baseball
January 7, 1999
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech baseball team will begin its season ranked No. 19 in the nation by Baseball America in a poll released January 2, 1999. Texas Tech concluded its season last year with a 44-20 record and Big 12 Tournament championship. The program also enjoyed its fourth straight NCAA Regional appearance in Miami, Fla.
In December, Texas Tech was nationally ranked 13th by Collegiate Baseball in its preseason poll.
Texas Tech was one of only three Big 12 teams ranked in the Baseball America poll. Texas A&M was 11th while Oklahoma State is 21st. Southern California was named the preseason No. 1 team by the poll. The Red Raiders will play the No. 1 Trojans in a three-game series on February 12-14.
Texas Tech will begin its season with a Saturday, January 30th Alumni Game at 3 p.m. at Dan Law Field. Practice begins on January 14 and the Red Raiders open their season at home with a four-game series against Howard from February 5-7.
1999 BASEBALL AMERICA PRESEASON POLL
1. Southern California 49-17 (1), 2. Long Beach State 43-23 (10), 3. Miami 51-12 (3), 4. Florida State 52-20 (7), 5. Wichita State 56-7 (8), 6. Rice 46-17 (15), 7. Stanford 42-14 (6), 8. LSU 48-19 (4), 9. Georgia Tech 41-22 (19), 10. Florida 46-18 (5), 11. Texas A&M 46-18 (10), 12. Arizona State 41-23 (2), 13. Alabama 46-18 (2), 14. Cal State-Fullerton 47-17 (13), 15. Clemson 43-16 (21), 16. North Carolina 42-23 (24), 17. Wake Forest 43-23 (NR), 18. Auburn 46-18 (9), 19. TEXAS TECH 44-20 (25), 20. Washington 41-17 (17), 21. Oklahoma State 40-21 (NR), 22. Arkansas 38-21 (NR), 23. California 22-32 (NR), 24. Houston 34-25 (NR), 25. South Carolina 44-18 (NR)
1999 PRESEASON POLLS (as of January 7, 1999)
Collegiate Baseball: 13th (Big 12 teams- 13. Texas Tech, 17. Texas A&M, 19. Oklahoma State, 22. Baylor, 31. Texas, 32. Oklahoma)
Baseball America: 19th (Big 12 teams- 11. Texas A&M, 19. Texas Tech, 21. Oklahoma State
1999 PRESEASON ALL AMERICA SELECTIONS (for Texas Tech)
Collegiate Baseball: First Team- Shane Wright, Second Team- Josh Bard
Baseball America (selected by scouts): Second Team-Josh Bard
OTHER PRESEASON HONORS (for Texas Tech)
Collegiate Baseball's Projected 1999 Big 12 Conference Champion: Texas Tech (Texas A&M, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Nebraska)
Collegiate Baseball "Players to Watch": Shane Wright, Josh Bard, Brad Ralston, Ryan Ruiz
