Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech to Host Iowa State
June 21, 1999 | Baseball
March 31, 1999
LUBBOCK, Texas - No. 16 Texas Tech (25-8, 7-4 Big 12) hosts Big 12 rival Iowa State (7-20, 0-12 Big 12) for a weekend series. Game times are 7 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m on Sunday.
Texas Tech enters the weekend after winning its last 24 consecutive home games.
Texas Tech leads the all-time series with Iowa State at a 5-1 record. Head coach Larry Hays is 5-1 as well and Tech is 3-0 vs. Iowa State at Dan Law Field. Tech was defeated last year at Iowa State in game two of a three-game series.
Probable starters for Texas Tech are RHP Shane Wright, RHP Kevin Tracey and RHP Brad Ralston.
TECH ON 24-GAME HOME WIN STREAK
With its 8-3 victory Tuesday against UT-Arlington, Texas Tech is currently on a 24-game home winning streak. Texas Tech is obviously a tough team to beat at Dan Law Field. Already Tech has amassed a perfect 18-0 record at "The Law" this season.
Upon entering this weekend, the Red Raiders have their 24-game home winning streak in tact since last losing at home 15-1 to Oklahoma on April 24, 1998.
Texas Tech has had six straight .800+ seasons at Dan Law Field. That proves that Dan Law Field is one of the toughest venues to win at for an opponent.
The all-time home winning streak record is 30 straight games set from 4/28/95-4/27/96. Upcoming home games include Iowa State (3 games), College of the Southwest (1 game), Southwest Texas State (1 game) and Eastern New Mexico (1 game), then Nebraska (3 games). TECH BECOMES FIRST BIG 12 TEAM TO REACH 20 VICTORIES
With its 5-1 victory on March16 against West Texas A&M, Texas Tech became the first team in the Big 12 to reach 20 wins. At the time, Texas had 19 wins while Baylor had 17. Several other schools around the nation already had won 20+ games including Rice, Auburn, Florida International and Arizona State among others.
TEXAS TECH SWEPT FOR FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS
Texas Tech was swept for the first time in three years last weekend at Baylor. The last time Texas Tech was swept in a series was in 1996 when the Red Raiders lost three games to Texas in Austin. All three were close one-run games.
WEBER IS THE "EXTRA BASE MONGER"
Jon Weber, nicknamed the "RBI Monger" earlier in the season by teammate Josh Bard, could also be nicknamed the "Extra Base Monger." Twenty-seven (27) of Webers 43 hits have gone for extra-bases. Upon entering this weekend, Weber has totaled 12 doubles, six triples and nine home runs. He has 94 total bases on the season for a .758 slugging percentage. Weber is already tied for seventh among Texas Tech season leaders in triples with six. He needs only three more triples to break the single season record (8) held by Ron Mattson (1975) and Stubby Clapp (1996).
WRIGHT REACHES 20-COMPLETE GAME/30-VICTORY MILESTONES
With his complete game against Texas A&M, Shane Wright pitched his 20th career complete game. He also won his 29th career game against Texas A&M and his 30th-career game in a complete game win against UT-Pan American. He is currently and is 30-4 with 21 complete games in his career at Texas Tech.
CUNNINGHAM RANKED IN STEALS
Leadoff hitter Marco Cunningham has stolen 27 bases through 33 games. He is already ranked ninth among Texas Tech all-time season leaders in steals. The Texas Tech season record is 51 set by Matt Kastelic. Cunningham is also leading the Big 12 in steals.
BARD MOVES TO 2ND IN DOUBLES
Josh Bard has moved into second place on the Texas Tech school career doubles list. Upon entering this weekend, Bard has 18 doubles on the season, giving him 63 doubles in his career. Clint Bryant (1993-96) holds the career record for doubles- 73 in his four-year career. At his current pace, Bard would break the record sometime later in the season.
RUIZ MOVES TO 9TH IN CAREER STEALS
Ryan Ruiz moved into eighth place on the all-time Texas Tech career steals list. He currently has 23 steals on the season and 45 in his career. The all-time steals leader is
WEBER SETS BIG 12 SERIES RBI MARK...Weber finishes weekend with 20 RBI in four games!
Junior outfielder Jon Weber set a Big 12 Conference RBI record for a series against Howard when he drove in 20 RBI in the four-game series.
RAIDERS TIE SCHOOL WALKS RECORD...Texas Tech ties school game bases-on-balls record with 17 walks on Saturday vs. Howard
Howard pitching yielded 17 bases-on-balls Saturday in Texas Techs 16-5 victory against the Bison. The 17 walks ties the Texas Tech school record of 17 walks also set on Feb. 14, 1995 vs. West Texas A&M and on March 23, 1996 vs. Baylor.
HONORS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
HONORS EARNED
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week
Jon Weber (week of February 1)
Big 12 Baseball Player/Pitcher of the Week
Jon Weber (week of February 1)
Shane Wright (week of February 22)
Kevin Tracey (week of March 8)
Collegiate Baseball Preaseason All America
Shane Wright (First Team), Josh Bard (Second Team)
Baseball America Preseason All America
Josh Bard (Second Team)
Baseball America Preseason All Big 12
Josh Bard, Shane Wright, Miles Durham, Brennan Burns
Collegiate Baseball Preseason "Players to Watch"
Shane Wright, Josh Bard, Brad Ralston, Ryan Ruiz
Baseball America Preseason Top Prospects (1999)
Josh Bard
Baseball America Preseason Top Prospects (2000)
Miles Durham
Baseball America Best Big 12 Tools
Best Pure Hitter- Josh Bard; Fastest Runner- Chris Sampson; Catcher/Best Arm- Josh Bard; Best Control- Shane Wright
Big 12 Commissioners Semester Honor Roll List: Cade Allison, Josh Bard, Brennan Burns, Clancy Fossum, Jason Huth, Ben Long, Trey Lunsford, David OKeeffe, Brad Ralston, Chad Reynolds, Steve Rowe, Ryan Stonerock, Kevin Tracey
SCHOOL RECORDS BROKEN
Shane Wright- career victories
Shane Wright- career complete games
Ryan Ruiz, game bases-on-balls vs. Howard 2/6/99 (5)
Texas Tech, game bases-on balls vs. Howard, 2/6/99 (17)
BIG 12 RECORDS BROKEN
Jon Weber- Big 12 RBI (series), 20 vs. Howard (4 games)
Texas Tech, game bases-on-balls vs. Howard, 2/6/99 (17)
TEXAS TECH IN THE 1999 POLLS Week CB BA BW TSN Preseason 13 19 20 N/A Feb. 8 13 19 N/A N/A Feb. 15 13 22 17 N/A Feb. 22 17 23 19 N/A March 2 18 18 13 N/A March 8 21 18 17 N/A March 15 18 13 13 N/A March 23 14 10 13 N/A March 29 21 16 20 N/APoll Key: CB=Collegiate Baseball; BA=Baseball America; BW=USA Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches Poll; TSN=The Sporting News
