Red Raiders Host Clemson In Final Non-Conference Tuneup

March 18, 2004

TEXAS TECH vs. CLEMSON
March 19-21, 2004; Dan Law Field
Lubbock, Texas; 6:30 p.m./2 p.m./Noon

Texas Tech vs. Clemson - Gameday Central

Ticket Information
Tickets for this weekend's series against Clemson are still available and can be purchased through the Texas Tech Athletic Ticket Office that is located in the south end of Jones SBC Stadium (Football). Tickets can also be purchased by phone at (806) 742-TECH or 1-888-GOBIG12. Fans who wish to purchase tickets online line can do so by visiting the Texas Tech Ticket Office here at www.texastech.com.

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Weekend Promotions
The Texas Tech Athletics Department will sponsor one promotion for each of the three games against Clemson.
Friday - Coca-Cola Friday and 80's Night; Fans will receive a special soft drink coupon that can be redeemed for a 32-ounce drink for $2.
Saturday - The first 500 fans to the game will receive a Texas Tech Athletics seat cushion as part of Seat Cushion Day at Dan Law Field.
Sunday - ABC Bank Super Sunday; One fan per inning will be selected for a chance to win up to $5,000 in cash. Fans will sign up for the promotion at the game program stand.

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Red Raiders Host Clemson In Final Non-Conference Tuneup
The Texas Tech Red Raiders will have one final non-conference tune-up before the start of Big 12 play and it will be a big one as the Red Raiders will host the Clemson Tigers in a three-game series at Dan Law Field. First pitch on Friday night is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. while Saturday's game will get underway at 2 p.m. The series will conclude at noon on Sunday.

Texas Tech (13-6) enters the weekend on a two-game losing streak after dropping a game to No. 8 Notre Dame on Saturday in Round Rock and a 4-1 decision to New Mexico in Albuquerque on Tuesday night. Texas Tech will face a Clemson team that is 7-7 on the season and will be making its first trip to the State of Texas since 1999 when they took on Texas A&M in the NCAA Super Regionals in College Station.

The Red Raiders will be looking for some old fashion home cooking this weekend as the squad looks to jump start it's offense. Tech, who has scored just three runs in the last 26 innings, will hope its Dan Law Field magic returns as the Red Raiders are batting .373 with 175 runs scored in 13 home games this season.

There will be several promotions on tap for this weekend as Friday night will be Coca-Cola Friday and 80's Night. On Saturday, the first 500 fans to the game will receive a Texas Tech Athletics seat cushion and on Sunday fans will have the opportunity to win up to $5,000 as part of the ABC Bank Super Sunday.

All three games of the weekend series will be broadcasted as part of the Red Raider Baseball Radio Network. The pregame show gets underway 25 minutes prior to first pitch and fans can tune in locally to KKAM 1340. Play-by-play man Mark Finkner and color analyst Jason Totman will have the call. Fans can also tune in via the world wide web as live streaming audio and video will be available as part of the College Sports Pass. For more information on the CSP, log on to www.texastech.com.

TEXAS TECH PROJECTED ROTATIONName    Day R/L W-L ERA GS  CG  SV  IP  H   R   ER  BB  SOSteven Thomas   Fri.    RHP 2-1 2.89    3   7   0   28.0    23  14  9   10  26Dallas Braden   Sat.    LHP 1-1 4.94    5   5   0   23.2    27  14  13  5   30M. McGowan  Sun.    RHP 1-0 0.00    2   2   0   9.2 6   0   0   3   8
CLEMSON PROJECTED ROTATIONName    Day R/L W-L ERA GS  CG  SV  IP  H   R   ER  BB  SOJ. Berken   Fri.    RHP 2-1 5.17    3   3   0   15.2    11  9   9   8   18TBA Sat.TBA Sun.
TEXAS TECH PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPPos.    Name            Class.  Avg.    GS  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBIC   Cooper Fouts Junior  .324    14  9   12  1   0   1   61B  Josh Brady Junior  .346    19  22  28  8   0   6   342B  Jose Delgado Junior  .320    19  25  24  1   3   1   12SS  Cameron Blair   Junior  .355    19  21  33  10  0   4   303B  Josh Haney Senior  .352    19  24  25  7   0   3   17LF  Cody Fuller   Junior  .259    17  22  15  5   0   1   12CF  Michael Mask Junior  .380    19  24  27  5   1   7   29RF  Madison Edwards   Junior  .385    12  19  20  0   2   4   17DH  Ryan Andrews Junior  .320    15  13  16  8   1   1   13

Thomas Solidifies Spot In Rotation
Senior right-hander Steven Thomas solidified his spot in the weekend rotation against Illinois on Friday in the first game of the Round Rock College Classic. Thomas, who pitched a complete game against Harvard in his first career start two weeks ago, fell just short of his second straight complete game as he went eight innings against the Illini allowing just one earned run on four hits and struckout five.

Thomas is now 2-1 on the season with a 2.89 ERA in 28 innings of work. Thomas will be joined by junior left-hander Dallas Braden and junior right-hander Michael McGowan in the rotation against Clemson.

Scouting Clemson
The Clemson Tigers enter the weekend series against Texas Tech with a 7-7 overall record and fell out of the nation's top 25 for the first time this week. The Tigers, ranked as high as 11th by Baseball America in the preseason, have struggled out of the gates so far this season but have played three ranked teams, including two teams in the top 10.

The Tigers are outscoring opponents 94-63 on the season despite a .278 team batting average. The leading hitter for Clemson is senior third baseman and All-America candidate Brad McCann. McCann is hitting .410 and leads the team in hits (25), RBI (17) and is tied with Travis Storrer and Lou Santangelo with four home runs.

On the hill, the Tigers have a combined staff ERA of 3.89 while Kris Harvey has been the individual leader with a 4-0 record a 2.11 ERA. Patrick Hogan has been the team's closer as he already has three saves on the season and is 0-1 with a 2.92 ERA.

Statistical ComparisonTM  Avg.    R   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  SOCU  .278    94  29  2   23  85  46  109TT  .329    208 52  8   30  188 108 124
TM  ERA CG  SV  IP  ER  BB  SO  FLD%CU  3.89    0   4   127.1   55  47  138 .960TT  4.18    1   1   170.0   79  45  154 .966

Tech Holds No. 20 Spot In RPI
Texas Tech has a No. 20 RPI according to Boyd Nation who is editor of the college baseball website Boydsworld.com. Tech has the third best RPI in the Big 12 Conference behind Texas (2) and Texas A&M (14). The Clemson Tigers are just one spot ahead of the Red Raiders in this week's rankings at No. 19

Friday Night Lights
The Red Raider Sports Television Network in conjunction with KJTV Fox 34 will begin baseball telecasts on April 2 when the Red Raiders take on Texas. A total of four Big 12 Friday night games will be shown locally on UPN (Cox Cable Channel 6) while the package also includes the Sunday game against Oklahoma on April 25.

Tech To Take On Houston In Midland
Texas Tech will make just its second ever appearance in Midland on Tuesday night as the Red Raiders will take on the Houston Cougars at First American Bank Ballpark. Midland, just one hour and 45 minutes south of Lubbock, will host the two teams on an annual basis beginning this season. The game against Houston will mark the first regular-season game ever played by the Red Raiders in the city of Midland. The last time Texas Tech played in Midland was in 1996 when the Red Raiders lost an exhibition game to the Midland Angels 7-6.

The game will be a homecoming of sorts for three current Red Raiders who all hail from Midland. Senior third baseman Josh Haney graduated from Midland Lee and played two years at Midland College before transferring to Texas Tech last season. Junior Madison Edwards and freshman Casey Zachry are both Midland High products who helped lead the Bulldogs to the 2001 Class 5A State Championship.

Tickets for the game are currently on sale through the Midland Rockhounds Ticket Office at (432) 520-2255.

Briefly

The Texas Tech offense has gone through a bit of a slump lately as the Red Raiders have scored just three runs in the last 26 innings. Texas Tech entered the Round Rock College Classic with a team batting average of .355 but that mark has since fallen to .329.
The Tech pitching staff has held opponents scoreless in 21 of the last 26 innings and has watched its ERA drop 20 points in the last three games.
Texas Tech has now gone three straight games without hitting a home run, marking a season high.

Big 12 Play Looms On The Horizon
Texas Tech's three games against Clemson and Tuesday game against Houston will mark the end of non-conference preparations as the Red Raiders will open Big 12 play at arch-rival Texas A&M. The Red Raiders will take on the ninth-ranked Aggies in a three-game series March 26-28 at Olsen Field.

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