Texas Tech University Athletics
Baseball Closes Out Nine-Game Homestand On Tuesday
March 01, 2010 | Baseball
March 1, 2010
TEXAS TECH vs. DALLAS BAPTIST
Tuesday, March 1
Dan Law Field, Lubbock, Texas
5 p.m. (CT)
 | MEDIA COVERAGE |
Television - None
Network Radio - Texas Tech Sports Network
Live Audio/Video - RaiderVision All-Access
Gameday Information - Gameday Central
Texas Tech Notes | Dallas Baptist Game Notes | Big 12 Notes
| | NOTING THE RED RAIDERS |
 Dan Spencer  | |
Texas Tech will be looking to close out a nine-game homestand on a winning note on Tuesday afternoon when the Red Raiders host the Dallas Baptist Patriots. The Red Raiders are 6-2 overall after going 2-2 in last weekend's Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic at Dan Law Field. Washington State won the three team, round-robin tournament with a 4-0 record, including a 10-7 win over the Red Raiders in the finale on Sunday. Texas Tech and Dallas Baptist are set for a 5 p.m. first pitch on Tuesday and advance tickets for the game can be purchased online at www.texastech.com or by calling the athletics ticket office at 806-742-TECH. The Dan Law Field ticket office will open at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
TUESDAY TICKET PROMOTIONS
- Double T Day - kids 12 and under free with paying adult.
- Texas Tech / Texas Tech HSC Faculty Staff Appreciation - $3 tickets with ID.
RANKINGS
Neither Dallas Baptist nor Texas Tech is ranked by the USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25 Coaches Poll, Baseball America or the NCBWA (National Collegiate Baseball Writers).
TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK
All 56 regular-season games will be carried live by Learfield Sports on the Texas Tech Sports Network. Red Raiders fans can listen to all the action on Double T 104.3 (the flagship station of the Texas Tech Sports Network) in Lubbock or KHOB 1390 AM in Hobbs, N.M. Fans outside of the above listening areas can tune in via the world wide web at texastech.com and purchase a monthly subscription to RaiderVision All-Access. Robert Giovannetti returns to the broadcast booth for his third season as the play-by-play voice while Daren Hays joins the network as the full-time color analyst.
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Red Raider fans unable to make it out to the ballpark can follow Texas Tech baseball games anywhere in the world through Gameday Central at texastech.com. Live scoring, audio and video (video only available for home games and select road games), a live game blog and twitter updates can all be found at Gameday Central. Comprehensive parking, weather, tailgating, security and ticket information can also be found in this convenient location.
THE SERIES
Texas Tech and Dallas Baptist will be meeting for the 14th time on Tuesday afternoon when the two teams battle at Dan Law Field. The Red Raiders hold a narrow lead in the all-time series against the Patriots at 7-6 and won the last meeting 9-6 on May 6, 2009 (in Dallas).
DALLAS BAPTIST SERIES NOTES
- Tuesday's game will mark the first of two midweek meetings between the two schools as the Red Raiders will travel to Dallas on April 14.
- Texas Tech and Dallas Baptist have played annually since 2004 with the Patriots claiming the first win of the series 4-3 on May 12, 2004 at Dan Law Field.
- The Patriots hold a 5-3 advantage in games played at Dan Law Field, including an 11-2 win last season (March 11).
- Dallas Baptist made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2008 but did not qualify in 2009.
- RHP Brandon Williamson of Midland is the only West Texas native on the Patriot roster.
SCOUTING DALLAS BAPTIST
Dallas Baptist will bring a three-game win streak to Dan Law Field on Tuesday as the Patriots swept a weekend series against Western Michigan at Patriot field in Dallas. Dallas Baptist crushed the Broncos 17-4 on Friday and clinched the series with a 13-9 decision on Saturday. A walk-off home by third baseman Tyler Robbins in the second game of the Saturday doubleheader gave the Patriots a 4-3 win and a three-game sweep. The Patriots only setback of the 2010 season was a 7-2 loss at No. 5 Texas last Tuesday.
Shortstop Travis Meiners is the leading hitter for the Patriots with a .480 average and his 12 RBIs on the year is tied with teammate Duncan McAlpine. McAlpine leads the squad with three home runs. On the mound, DBU owns a 4.35 staff earned run average and is led by Ryan Millard (1-0) who has been perfect through 4 1/3 innings of relief. The Patriots are coached by Dan Heefner who is in his third season as head coach.
MAYO NAMED TO JOHNNY BENCH AWARD WATCH LIST
Junior catcher Jeremy Mayo has been named one of 53 preseason candidates for the 2010 Johnny Bench Award which honors the nation's top collegiate catcher and is presented annually by The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission. He is one of four catchers from the Big 12 Conference named to the list as he joins Oklahoma State's Kevin David, Texas' Cameron Rupp and Oklahoma's Tyler Ogle.
KENWORTHY ENJOYING HOT START
Senior shortstop Joey Kenworthy is off to a white hot start to his senior season as he is third on the squad with a .385 average and has driven in eight runs. Kenworthy has hit safely in 6-of-8 games this season while ringing up four multiple-hit games. Against Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, he drove in a career-high five RBIs and while hitting just the fifth home run of his career and his first of the year.
In each of the last two weekend tournaments, he has been named to the all-tournament team at shortstop and this past weekend he led all Tech hitters with a .500 average.
PETITE TO GET FIRST START
Since Canada defeated the U.S. for the Olympic gold medal in hockey, maybe now is the perfect time for freshman right-hander Brandon Petite (1-0; 12.00 ERA) to get his first career start. Petite, a native of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, has made two relief appearances so far in 2010 but will get his first action as a starter in Tuesday's game against Dallas Baptist. He pitched 2/3 of an inning in relief against Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 27) in his last outing where he gave up one run on two hits. His only other outing came against Jacksonville State on Feb. 21 and he picked up a win after logging 2 1/3 innings of relief.
FIVE PLAYERS NAMED TO BWC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Texas Tech placed five players on the Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic All-Tournament team: Jeremy Mayo (catcher), Joey Kenworthy (shortstop), Taylor Ashby (outfield), Scott LeJeune (designated hitter) and Bobby Doran (starting pitcher).
OFFENSE LEADING THE BIG 12
Texas Tech's offense is currently leading the Big 12 Conference with a team batting average of .357. The Red Raiders are averaging 12 hits per-game and 9.6 runs. Tech has scored double digit runs in 4-of-8 games this year and already blasted 10 home runs.
