Texas Tech University Athletics
Baseball Hosts Southwest Texas State
April 17, 2000 | Baseball
April 17, 2000
Southwest Texas State (22-21) at Texas Tech (24-18)
Tuesday, April 18 - 2:30 p.m.
Dan Law Field - Lubbock, Texas
A QUICK LOOK AT TEXAS TECH
The Texas Tech Red Raiders host the Southwest Texas State Bobcats at Dan Law Field in Lubbock. Tech has won eight of their last 11 games and 12 of the last 14 at home. Last weekend, the Red Raiders won two of three games against Texas. After dropping the first game, 3-1, on Friday night, the Red Raiders won games two and three, 11-9 and 6-4. Texas Tech left the bases loaded on Friday night in the ninth inning.
The Red Raiders lead the Big 12 in runs (359), hits (448), doubles (99), runs batted in (310), walks (240) and sacrifice flys (30). Over the last eight games, the Tech pitching staff has posted a 3.93 ERA (31 ER/71.0 IP) and have walked just 20 batters (2.5 BB per 9.0 IP).
Tech will go on the road next weekend when they travel to Lawrence, Kansas for a three-game series with the Jayhawks. That series will open on Friday, April 21 at 7 p.m. Game two will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday's game will start at 1 p.m. All three games will be televised live on College Sports Southwest.
AT THE PLATE
Through 42 games, the Red Raiders have outscored opponents 359-284 ? Tech is averaging 8.5 runs and 10.7 hits per game ? they have reached the double-figure mark in runs 17 times this season, but just twice in the last 13 games ? as a team, Texas Tech is hitting .307 with 99 doubles, 15 triples, 40 home runs and 311 RBI ? the team batting average is at the lowest point of the season ? Tech hitters have walked 240 times (5.7 BB per game) while opponents have walked 145 times ? with runners in scoring position, they are hitting .320 (161-503) and are averaging 8.4 runners left on base per game (354 in 42 games) ? when runners are on base, the team is batting .332 (259-780) and when the bases are empty the average drops to .278 (189-681) ? with the bases loaded, Tech is 28-73 (.384) ? the Red Raiders are hitting .311 (78-251) against lefties while going 370-1,210 (.306) against right-handers ? Tech pinch hitters are 17-43 (.395) ? the lineup has notched 30 sacrifice flys in 2000 ? the 1988 team set the school record with 34 ? Texas Tech has hit five grand slams and 12 Red Raiders have hit a home run ? in the Texas series: hit .257 (26-101) in the three games ? defensively, committed just two errors in 123 chances (.984 FLD%) and turned four double plays ? was outhit 32-26, but outscored the Longhorns 18-16 ? left the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth in Friday night's 3-1 loss ? Jason Rainey's two-homer game was the second multi-homer game this season (Eiguren, 3 HR, 2/22 at New Mexico) ? Landry and Rainey's back-to-back home runs were the third time this season (Eiguren-Rainey, 2/22 and Eiguren-Holzhauer, 2/8).
ON THE MOUND
The Tech pitching staff owns a 6.06 ERA (245 ER/363.2 IP) in 42 games this year ? in Big 12 games, the staff holds a 1.3:1 (109 SO/84 BB) strikeout-to-walk ratio while in non-conference games, the rate is 2.2:1 (137 SO/61 BB) ? Red Raider pitchers are averaging 6.1 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (246 SO/363.2 IP) and own a 1.7:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio (246 SO/145 BB) ? starting pitchers have walked 83 batters in 216.2 IP (3.4 BB per 9.0 IP) and the bullpen is averaging 6.6 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (108 SO/147.0 IP) ? opponents are hitting .312 (462-1,479) with 35 home runs, 16 triples and 99 doubles ? Tech pitchers have hit at least one batter in 28 games this year and at one point, hit a batter in 10 straight games (2/18-3/4) ? the Red Raiders are 16-12 in those 28 games ? have not thrown a wild pitch in 10 games ? in the Texas series: used just five pitchers ? posted a 4.67 ERA (14 ER/27.0 IP) on 32 hits ? ? struck out nine and walked nine ? Kevin Tracey earned his fifth save and fifth win in the series ? saved a game and tossed a complete game win for the second straight weekend.
