Texas Tech University Athletics
Baseball Hosts Wayland Baptist
April 24, 2000 | Baseball
April 24, 2000
Wayland Baptist (36-18) at Texas Tech (27-19)
Tuesday, April 25 - 7:00 p.m.
Dan Law Field - Lubbock, Texas
A QUICK LOOK AT TEXAS TECH
The Texas Tech Red Raiders start the final homestand of the season Tuesday night against Wayland Baptist. Texas Tech has won five of their last six games and 13 of the last 15 at home. Since losing a season-high five straight from 3/11-14, the Red Raiders have won 14 of 20 games. Last weekend, Tech won two of three games against Kansas in Lawrence. The Red Raiders won the series opener on Friday night 9-4, lost game two 4-0 on Saturday and won the finale 12-4 on Sunday.
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 12 games, the Tech pitching staff has posted a 3.91 ERA (46 ER/106.0 IP) and have walked just 24 batters (2.0 BB per 9.0 IP).
Texas Tech will host the Oklahoma Sooners next weekend in a three-game set at Dan Law Field. Tech's 10 seniors will be honored on prior to the Sunday afternoon game. The final two home games of the year will be May 2-3 against UT-San Antonio.
AT THE PLATE
Through 46 games, the Red Raiders have outscored opponents 399-300 ... Tech is averaging 8.7 runs and 10.7 hits per game ... they have reached the double-figure mark in runs 19 times this season, but just four times in the last 17 games ... as a team, Texas Tech is hitting .307 with 105 doubles, 17 triples, 44 home runs and 347 RBI ... Tech hitters have walked 267 times (5.8 BB per game) while opponents have walked 149 times ... with runners in scoring position, they are hitting .324 (183-565) and are averaging 8.6 runners left on base per game (397 in 46 games) ... when runners are on base, the team is batting .331 (287-867) and when the bases are empty the average drops to .280 (207-740) ... with the bases loaded, Tech is 31-82 (.378) ... the Red Raiders are hitting .309 (94-304) against lefties while going 400-1,303 (.307) against right-handers ... Tech pinch hitters are 18-45 (.400) ... the lineup tied the single-season school record with their 34th sacrifice fly 4/23 at Kansas ... the 1988 team set the record with 34 ... Texas Tech has hit five grand slams and 10 Red Raiders have at least two home runs ... in the Kansas series: hit .315 (35-111) in the three games ... defensively, committed just one error in 117 chances (.991 FLD%) and turned two double plays ... was outhit 36-35, but outscored the Jayhawks 21-12 ... left 33 men on base ... walked 14 times compared to just twice for Kansas ... successful in six of seven stolen base attempts ... Eiguren and Rainey's back-to-back home runs were the fourth time this season (Eiguren-Rainey, 2/22, Eiguren-Holzhauer, 2/8 and Landry-Rainey, 4/15) ... it was the second time that Eiguren and Rainey combined for back-to-back bombs.
ON THE MOUND
The Tech pitching staff owns a 5.87 ERA (260 ER/398.2 IP) in 46 games this year ... Tech pitchers have walked just four batters over the last 44.0 IP (5 games) ... an average of 0.8 BB per 9.0 IP ... in Big 12 games, the staff holds a 1.5:1 (127 SO/86 BB) strikeout-to-walk ratio while in non-conference games, the rate is 2.2:1 (140 SO/63 BB) ... Red Raider pitchers are averaging 6.0 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (267 SO/398.2 IP) and own a 1.8:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio (267 SO/149 BB) ... starting pitchers have walked 85 batters in 244.1 IP (3.1 BB per 9.0 IP) and the bullpen is averaging 6.6 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (113 SO/154.1 IP) ... opponents are hitting .313 (508-1,624) with 36 home runs, 17 triples and 105 doubles ... right-handers are hitting .329 (343-1,044) while lefties are batting .284 (165-580) ... Tech pitchers have hit at least one batter in 30 games this year and at one point, hit a batter in 10 straight games (2/18-3/4) ... the Red Raiders are 17-13 in those 30 games ... in the Kansas series: used just four pitchers ... posted a 3.81 ERA (11 ER/26.0 IP) on 36 hits ... struck out 18 while walking just two ... held Kansas to four runs in all three games.
TEXAS TECH VS. WAYLAND BAPTIST
The Red Raiders and Pioneers have met just one time prior to Tuesday's game. Tech won the first and only meeting last year, 16-3 in seven innings. The game was played on March 3 at Dan Law Field.
INJURY REPORT
Tech outfielder/first baseman Chad Landry is questionable for the Wayland Baptist game and Oklahoma series after recovering from surgery last Tuesday. Landry had his appendix removed on Tuesday evening. He took light batting practice on Monday.
Shortstop Scott Holzhauer's eardrum was ruptured in practice last Wednesday after he was hit by a ball. The batted ball caught Holzhauer in the side of his head after it ricocheted off a screen during batting practice. He played in all three games at Kansas and is listed as probable.
Outfielder Miles Durham will miss the Wayland Baptist game and possibly the Oklahoma series with a pulled hamstring. He originally injured the leg on Feb. 15 at TCU and reinjured it at Texas A&M and Iowa State.
