Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders Begin Homestand With Texas Tech Invitational
February 17, 2011 | Softball
Feb. 17, 2011
Gameday Central | Game Notes | Promotions
LUBBOCK, Texas - Coming off its best start in school history, Texas Tech opens a 25-game homestand with the Texas Tech Invitational, hosting Utah Valley and Bryant on Friday through Sunday at Rocky Johnson Field.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb. 18
Utah Valley State vs. Bryant - 11 a.m.
Texas Tech vs. Utah Valley - 1 p.m.
Texas Tech vs. Bryant - 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 19
Utah Valley State vs. Bryant - 11 a.m.
Texas Tech vs. Bryant - 1 p.m.
Texas Tech vs. Utah Valley - 3 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 20
Texas Tech vs. Bryant - 10 a.m.
Texas Tech vs. Utah Valley - 12 p.m.
LIVE STREAMING
Texas Tech will stream every game of the Texas Tech Invitational that involves the Red Raiders through the online portal RaiderVision All-Access on the school's official website, www.texastech.com. The online stream will be offered free of charge.
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Texas Tech fans unable to make the trip to Lubbock can keep up with all the action through the Gameday Central page at texastech.com. The page will contain live scoring, an in-game blog, stats and box scores from every Tech game.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Texas Tech - No. 21/24
Bryant - None
Utah Valley - None
(ESPN.com/USA Softball - NFCA/USA Today)
RED RAIDERS ENTER TOP 25 RANKINGS
For the first time in over a decade, Texas Tech is ranked in one of softball's two main polls. The Red Raiders appeared at No. 21 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll and No. 24 in the NFCA/USA Today rankings. Tech's selection in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll is the highest ranking in school history. Tech's last appearance in the top 25 came at No. 24 in the NFCA poll at the conclusion of the 1999 season.
TECH TOPS TWO RANKED TEAMS IN ARIZONA
Heading into the Arizona State Kajikawa Classic, Tech head coach Shanon Hays really didn't know what to expect from his young squad. The Red Raiders ended the week with two wins over ranked opponents in No. 16 BYU and No. 12 Cal en route to a perfect 5-0 record, the only school among the 27 participating to do so. Tech also topped Bradley, Indiana, and Appalachian State last weekend on the way to its best start in school history.
UP NEXT
Texas Tech continues its homestand next weekend with the start of the Jannine McHaney Memorial Classic. The Red Raiders will face St. John's, Northern Illinois, and Wichita State during the three-day event that runs Feb. 25-27 at Rocky Johnson Field.
