Texas Tech University Athletics
Tech Faces Oklahoma in Elimination Game Thursday
May 26, 2011 | Baseball
May 26, 2011
Game Notes - vs. No. 12 Oklahoma - Big 12 Championships 
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -
Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship
May 26, 2011 - 12:30 p.m.
No. 3 seed Oklahoma (40-16) vs. No. 7 seed Texas Tech (33-24)
Oklahoma City, Okla. - RedHawks Field at Bricktown
GAME COVERAGE
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Network Radio - Texas Tech Sports Network
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Gameday Information - Gameday Central
FIRST PITCH
Texas Tech continues play at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships in Oklahoma City on Thursday with a 12:30 p.m. elimination game against No. 12 nationally-ranked Oklahoma. The Red Raiders lost their first-round game 10-5 against No. 13 Texas A&M. The loss puts Texas Tech into the loser's bracket with the Sooners, who dropped their opening-game 5-4. The winner will face the loser of Texas A&M and Kansas State. The Aggies and Wildcats will play their second round game Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m.
TEXAS TECH BASEBALL AT A GLANCE
Overall Record 33-23
Big 12 Record 12-15
Non-Conference Record 21-9
Midweek Record 11-3
Home Record 21-12
Away Record 10-11
Neutral Record 2-1
Last 5/Last 10 2-3/5-5
Streak Lost 1
National Rankings BA: NR/CB: NR/NCBWA: NR/ESPN: NR
RPI (NCAA/Boyd/Nolan) 44/44/46
TEXAS TECH HEAD COACH Dan Spencer
Overall Record 86-85
Big 12 Record 37-44
Big 12 Championship Record 2-5
vs. Oklahoma 3-7
TEXAS TECH TEAM NOTES - BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
• Is now 14-23 all-time in Big 12 Championship play.
• Is now 3-5 against Texas A&M in Big 12 Championship games... lost four in a row against the Aggies dating back to 2001.
• Played Aggies in three of its last five Big 12 Championship games (all losses).
• Red Raiders also lost to Texas A&M in tournament opener last season.
• Have dropped four consecutive conference tournament openers.
• Last time Tech won in Big 12 tourney 1st round: vs. Nebraska (5-3 in 2005)
• Has lost two consecutive, three of its last four and 10 of its last 12 games in Big 12 Championship competition dating back to 2005.
• Is now 13-19 all-time in Big 12 Championship games in Oklahoma City.
• Last time losing to the same opponent in back-to-back first rounds: Texas (1999-2000).
• Most common opponent in Big 12 tourney: Texas A&M (3-5), Oklahoma (3-5).
• Allowed 10 runs to Texas A&M... first time allowing double-figure runs in Big 12 Championship since giving up 11 against No. 19 Texas A&M (4-11) in 2009... last time allowing 10 or more against someone besides Texas A&M: 10 runs vs. Missouri (L, 1-10) in 2005.
• Now has back-to-back 10-hit games in Big 12 Championship games (10 - vs. Texas A&M, May 25, 2011; 10 - vs. Missouri, May 29, 2010) for the first time since 2006 (10 - vs. Nebraska, May 25, 2006; 11 - vs. Baylor, May 27, 2006).
• 18 hits allowed are the second most given up in a Big 12 Championship game in program history... most since allowing Tech single-game record 21 against Oklahoma (May 18, 1997).
• Five sacrifices (3 flies, 2 bunts) are the most in a Big 12 Championship game in school history. Previous high was three (all bunts) against Missouri on May 22, 2009.
TECH'S PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING WITH: OKLAHOMA
• Texas Tech and Oklahoma meet for the first time in the Big 12 Championship since a 5-2 Oklahoma win on May 20, 2009, during the first round of the tournament in Oklahoma City. The Red Raiders have lost three consecutive to the Sooners in Big 12 Championship play dating back to their second meeting in the 2001 tournament. Tech is 3-5 against Oklahoma in the Big 12 tourney with wins coming in in 2001 (17-5) and two coming in 1998 (5-1, 4-3).
• The Red Raiders and Sooners won the first two Big 12 Championships in 1997 (Oklahoma) and 1998 (Texas Tech).
• In fact, the Sooners claimed the inaugural tournament title with a 19-17 win over the Red Raiders in the championship game in 1997 in Oklahoma City. The following season, Texas Tech knocked off OU twice on its way to the tournament title.
• Six of the eight all-time meetings in the tournament have resulted in contests that have ended in games decided by three or fewer runs, including the last three dating back to 2001.
TEXAS TECH TEAM NOTES: OFFENSE
• Finished with 10 hits (vs. Texas A&M) for the third time in the last four games.
• Season-high four consecutive games hitting a home run was snapped in tournament opener... had four straight games with a HR twice this season.
• Three sacrifice flies matched a season-high (2nd time)... five total sacrifices are the most this season and the most since also tallying five on May 23, 2010 at Nebraska.
• Only struck out three times against Texas A&M matching its fewest in a game since April 26 (vs. New Mexico) at Dan Law Field when it had one.
TEXAS TECH TEAM NOTES: PITCHING
• Allowed 18 base hits, its most since giving up 21 hits against Texas A&M on April 10 at Dan Law Field... third most hits allowed in a game this season.
• Allowed only two walks, marks the fourth consecutive game allowing two or fewer walks.
TEXAS TECH MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Has now played 19 games against nationally-ranked opponents this season (most in Big 12).
• Dropped to 21-9 in non-conference games this season... has won 12 of its last 15 non-conference games since March 12.
• Loss to Texas A&M marks Tech's first non-conference loss away from Dan Law Field this season... Red Raiders are now 8-1 in non-conference games on the road/neutral site.
TEXAS TECH TEAM NOTES: DEFENSE
• Leads the Big 12 with 742 assists while fielding percentage (.970) ranks eighth and 63 double plays turned is second among Big 12 teams (Oklahoma State - 71).
• 63 double plays matches its most (2005) since the 2000 season (64).
• Team's .970 fielding percentage is its best since 2008 (.971)... Only the third time in the last eight years with a fielding percentage higher than .969.
• Three starting infielders (2B-SS-3B) all have fewer than 10 errors each.
TEXAS TECH PLAYERS EARNING ALL-BIG 12 ACCOLADES
Bo Altobelli Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Barrett Barnes 1st Team (Coaches)
1st Team (College Baseball Daily)
2nd Team (Waco Tribune-Herald)
Trey Masek All-Freshman Team (Coaches)
All-Freshman Team (College Baseball Daily)
Jamodrick McGruder 1st Team (Waco Tribune-Herald)
1st Team (College Baseball Daily)
Honorable Mention (Coaches)
John Neely 2nd Team (Coaches)
2nd Team (Waco Tribune-Herald)
David Paiz 1st Team (Coaches)
All-Freshman Team (College Baseball Daily)
All-Freshman Team (Coaches)
Reid Redman Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Kelby Tomlinson 2nd Team (Coaches)
2nd Team (Waco Tribune-Herald)
Duke von Schamann All-Freshman Team (College Baseball Daily)
TEXAS TECH IN NCAA REGIONAL COMPETITION
Year Seed Regional Site Results
2004 #2 Georgia Tech Regional Atlanta, Ga 2-2
2002 #2 Rice Regional Houston, Texas 1-2
2001 #3 Fullerton Regional Fullerton, Calif. 3-2
2000 #3 Rice Regional Houston, Texas 1-2
1999 #2 Central Lubbock Regional Lubbock, Texas 2-2
1998 #4 Atlantic I Miami (Fla.) Regional Miami, Fla. 1-2
1997 #1 Central Lubbock Regional Lubbock, Texas 0-2
1996 #2 Central Lubbock Regional Lubbock, Texas 2-2
1995 #1 Midwest I Regional Wichita, Kan. 3-2
