Texas Tech University Athletics
Preview: Red Raiders At Nebraska
May 20, 2010 | Baseball
May 20, 2010
TEXAS TECH vs. NEBRASKA
May 21-23, 2010
Haymarket Park, Lincoln, Neb.
6:35 p.m./2:05 p.m./1:05 p.m. (CT)
 | MEDIA COVERAGE |
Television - CBS College Sports (Saturday)
Network Radio - Texas Tech Sports Network
Live Audio/Video - RaiderVision All-Access
Gameday Information - Gameday Central
Texas Tech Notes | Nebraska Game Notes | Big 12 Notes
| | NOTING THE RED RAIDERS |
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Texas Tech will close out the regular-season portion of its 2010 schedule this weekend as the Red Raiders travel to Lincoln, Neb., to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Tech enters the series with a 27-24 overall record and a 13-11 mark in Big 12 play after suffering a 2-1 series loss at home over the weekend against Baylor. Nebraska enters the series with a 24-27 overall mark and a 7-17 record in league play after suffering a sweep at Missouri. The series gets underway at 6:35 p.m. on Friday and will resume at 2:05 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Tech and Nebraska will conclude the weekend series on Sunday with a 1:05 p.m. first pitch. Advance tickets can be purchased online by visiting the Nebraska athletics website at www.huskers.com.
RANKINGS
Neither Nebraska nor Texas Tech is ranked by the USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25 Coaches Poll, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball Magazine or the NCBWA.
TELEVISION
Saturday's game will be broadcast nationally on CBS College Sports with Kevin Kugler calling the action and Adrian Fiala providing analysis. CBS College Sports can be found on channel 512 on Suddenlink Cable in Lubbock and on channel 643 on AT&T U-Verse.
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 travel to Oklahoma City for the 2010 Big 12 Championships set to be held at Bricktown Ballpark May 26-30. Seeds for the tournament will be announced on Sunday night.
THE SERIES
Nebraska holds a 26-21 lead in the all-time series against Texas Tech.
TEXAS TECH/NEBRASKA SERIES NOTES
- Texas Tech and Nebraska will be meeting for the 48th time on Friday evening when the two schools begin a three-game series at Haymarket Park. The Huskers hold a 26-21 advantage in the all-time series.
- Texas Tech and Nebraska first met back on March 26, 1990 in Lubbock and the Cornhuskers came out victorious with an 8-3 win. The two teams played a total of five times as non-conference foes before both schools joined the Big 12 Conference back in 1997. Since Big 12 play began, the Huskers have posted a 24-18 record against the Red Raiders.
- Texas Tech will be in search of just its second series win at Haymarket Park as the last time the Red Raiders were victorious there in a three-game series was in 2004 when Tech won 2-of-3 from the Huskers. Nebraska owns a 14-5 record against Tech in games played in Lincoln.
- Texas Tech claimed a series win over the Huskers (2-1) last year in Lubbock but Nebraska has won six of the last 10 meetings dating back to the 2006 season.
SCOUTING THE HUSKERS
The Nebraska Cornhuskers enter the weekend series fresh off a 21-5 thrashing of in-state rival Creighton on Tuesday. The game against the Blue Jays was played at Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium and marked the final appearance for the Huskers in that historic venue. The win gives Nebraska a 24-27 overall record heading into the weekend series against the Red Raiders.
Offensively, the Huskers are powered by one of the best hitters in the country in right fielder Adam Bailey. Bailey leads the Big 12 with 17 home runs and has driven in 63 runs, all the while tallying a season batting average of .370. DJ Belfonte leads the squad with a .378 clip while Cody Asche is second behind Bailey with 54 RBIs.
On the mound, Nebraska owns a 5.20 staff earned run average and is led by reliever Casey Hauptman. Hauptman owns a 4.26 ERA over 69 2/3 innings pitched and has made 17 relief appearances and owns three saves.
