Texas Tech University Athletics
Post-Game Notes - Big 12 Championship vs. Texas
May 23, 2014 | Baseball
May 23, 2014
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May 22, 2014
TEXAS TECH
- Dropped to 40-17 overall and to 2-4 on a neutral field this season.
- Dropped all-time record to 1,541-1,214-8 (65th season).
- Dropped all-time neutral site record to 109-90.
- Dropped to 1-3 against Texas this season.
TEXAS TECH IN BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES
- Texas Tech will face Oklahoma in an elimination game of Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on Thursday, May 22 at 12:30 p.m. at Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.
- Dropped to 15-27 all-time in Big 12 Championship play (14th appearance).
- Lost its sixth straight Big 12 Championship opener (2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014).
- Dropped to 2-4 against Texas in Big 12 Championship competition... marked Tech and
Texas' first meeting in the tournament since 2010.
- Dropped to 14-23 in games played in Oklahoma City in tournament action.
- Dropped to 0-1 all-time as the No. 4 seed of the tournament... This season marks that first.
- Second-year head coach is now 1-3 in Big 12 Championship games.
TEXAS TECH - UNDER HEAD COACH Tim Tadlock (2nd Season)
- 66-47 overall
- 3-8 in neutral site games
- 1-3 in Big 12 Championship games
- 23-29 against Big 12 teams - league, non-conference and Big 12 Tournament.
- 13-18 against ranked opponents
- 9-17 against ranked opponents (No. 11-35)
- 28-24 in night games
- 47-27 vs. right-handed starting pitchers
- 31-17 in 5-plus run games
- 43-11 when scoring first
- 6-36 when trailing after six innings
- 4-38 when trailing after seven innings
- 3-37 when trailing after eight innings
- 9-10 in May
- 3-4 against Texas
- 501-174 overall record in 11 years as a collegiate head coach (junior college and NCAA D-I) (Grayson County: 1997-2005; Texas Tech: 2013-Present)
TEXAS ALL-TIME SERIES
- With the loss, Texas Tech drops to 40-106 all-time against Texas... Tech is now 4-6 against Texas all-time on a neutral field... Tech falls to 2-4 against Texas in Big 12 Championship play... tonight marked Texas' first win over Tech in Big 12 Championship play since both teams' opening game in 2006.
RHP Corey Taylor (L, 1.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO - 43 Pitches)
- Marked his career debut at the Big 12 Championship... made sixth start of the season and second on a neutral site (vs. TCU - Abilene).
- 1.2 innings marked shortest career start.
- dropped to 5-3 on the season and to 1-3 as a starter on the year.
RHP Johnathon Tripp (4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO)
- Retired 11-of-12 batters faced from 6th-to-8th inning.
- Has five scoreless outings this season... three of his last four appearances have been scoreless.
LF Tyler Neslony (2-FOR-4, RBI)
- Has a 17-game hit streak (.406, 26-for-64, 11 runs, 5 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 12 RBI, 10 walks, .493 on-base percentage, .641 slugging percentage.).
- Has reached base safely in 29 consecutive games (longest active streak among Red Raiders)... longest streak by a Red Raider since 2010-11 (Jamodrick McGruder - 39 straight).
- Posted 17th multi-hit game this season (20th career).
- Has hit safely in 32-of-35 starts this season.
- Has only 11 strikeouts in 145 plate appearances (126 AB) this season.
2B Bryant Burleson (2-FOR-4, R, 2B, RBI)
- Posted 19th double of the season - now has 43 career doubles... tied with Joey Kenworthy (2007-10) and David Lindstrom (1994-96) for 10th all-time in school history.
- Tallied 19th multi-hit game this season (43rd career).
- Has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games.
1B Eric Gutierrez (0-FOR-5)
- Made 113th consecutive start on Wednesday... longest streak among active players.
- Did not reach base safely in the game... has reached base safely in 48-of-57 games this season.
DH Anthony Lyons (2-FOR-4)
- Posted third multi-hit game this season.
