Texas Tech University Athletics
Preview: Red Raiders At New Mexico
April 26, 2010 | Baseball
April 26, 2010
TEXAS TECH at NEW MEXICO
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Isotopes Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
3 PM (CT)
 | MEDIA COVERAGE |
Television - None
Network Radio - Texas Tech Sports Network
Live Audio/Video - RaiderVision All-Access
Gameday Information - Gameday Central
Texas Tech Notes | New Mexico Notes | Big 12 Notes
| | NOTING THE RED RAIDERS |
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Riding the high of a crucial series win at Kansas over the weekend, the Red Raiders will close out a four-game road swing on Tuesday afternoon in Albuquerque. The Red Raiders will face the New Mexico Lobos at 3 p.m. (CT) at Isotopes Park in what will mark the first meeting of the year between these two border rivals. Tech and New Mexico were originally scheduled to play the first of a two-game season series at Dan Law Field on Feb. 23 but inclement weather forced the cancellation of that contest and currently there are no plans to reschedule. Texas Tech enters the contest with a 24-20 overall record thanks to a 2-1 series win over Kansas this past weekend in Lawrence. The Lobos stand at 27-14 after a two-game sweep at Air Force on Sunday in Colorado Springs. The game against New Mexico will be carried live on the Texas Tech Sports Network with the pregame show beginning at 1:30 p.m.
RANKINGS
Neither New Mexico nor Texas Tech is ranked by the USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25 Coaches Poll, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball Magazine or the NCBWA.
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.
UP NEXT
Texas Tech will return home to face the Missouri Tigers in a weekend Big 12 series at Dan Law Field. First pitch on Friday is set for 6:30 p.m. while Saturday's game will get underway at 5 p.m. The series will conclude at noon on Sunday. Tech will then take a 12-day break from games due to the university's final exam period.
THE SERIES
Texas Tech leads the all-time series with New Mexico 58-35-1.
TEXAS TECH-NEW MEXICO SERIES NOTES
- Texas Tech and New Mexico will be meeting for the 95th time on Tuesday.
- Texas Tech and New Mexico will play just one time in 2010 and that will mark the fewest amount of games between the two teams in a single season since 1997. Tech and New Mexico did not play at all in 1997 but have played at least twice each year since 1998.
- Texas Tech and New Mexico split a four-game season series in 2009.
- Texas Tech has won 14 of the last 19 games against the Lobos dating back to 2004.
SCOUTING NEW MEXICO
New Mexico enters Tuesday's game against Texas Tech having won three consecutive games thanks to a doubleheader sweep of Air Force on Sunday in Colorado Springs. The series against the Falcons was reduced to two games due to snowfall. The Lobos claimed the series with a 14-2 win in the first game of the doubleheader and a 6-0 shutout in the finale. New Mexico is now 27-14 on the season and 10-4 in Mountain West play and most pundits have the Lobos projected as a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Offensively, the Lobos are potent as always with a .350 team batting average along with 115 doubles, 18 triples and 27 home runs. New Mexico is 32-of-56 in stolen bases and boasts an on-base percentage of .419. Justin Howard leads the squad with a .438 average along with 46 RBIs and is tied with Rafael Neda for the team lead with eight home runs.
On the mound, the Lobos are much improved from year's past with a 5.29 earned run average and are holding opponents to a .311 batting average. Kenny Toves is the leader of the UNM staff with a 3-1 record and a 3.23 ERA over 47 1/3 innings pitched.
