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No. 13 Texas Tech Visits No. 28 San Diego State
March 13, 2015 | Baseball
The Red Raiders are back on the road and in California against another ranked opponent with a three-game series at No. 28 San Diego State. Tech sophomore RHP Ryan Moseley will start the series opener on Friday.
March 13, 2015
LEADING OFF
No. 13 Texas Tech (12-4) returns to California for the second straight weekend taking on its second straight ranked opponent facing No. 28 San Diego State (14-3) for a three-game series, March 13-15, at Tony Gwynn Stadium in San Diego. It marks the first time in school history that Tech has played back-to-back road non-conference series against ranked opponents. Last weekend Tech went 0-3 at No. 30 Cal State Fullerton. The Red Raiders are coming off a sweep over New Mexico State (4-3, 7-4) in a midweek two-game set at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock. The Red Raiders won on Tuesday in come-from-behind fashion with a 12-inning victory and scored four runs in the sixth inning on Wednesday on their way to a 7-4 victory over the NM State Aggies. The Aztecs are off to their best start since 1997 while their .321 batting average and .983 fielding percentage are both best in the Mountain West. SDSU has won 9 of its last 11 while coming off a midweek road victory at Long Beach State, 16-1, on Tuesday. The Aztecs are 9-1 at home this season.
FIRST PITCH
? Texas Tech leads San Diego State 8-1 in the all-time series, including a 5-1 record in San Diego.
? Tech has won 8 straight over SDSU while scoring at least 6 runs in the last 5 matchups.
? Tech last played San Diego State on Feb. 17, 2001 in San Diego while defeating the Aztecs 9-1.
? Tech is 22-28 all-time in games played in California. Red Raiders played at Cal State Fullerton last weekend.
? Tech is playing back-to-back road non-conference series at ranked opponents for first time in Tech history.
? Tech leads Big 12 in batting (.304), doubles (42) and on-base percentage (.393).
? Tech ranks 4th in the NCAA in double plays (20), 6th in doubles (42) and 9th in shutouts (3).
? Tech has 7 come-from-behind wins this season.
? Tech is 9-0 when scoring at least 6 runs this season ... is 10-0 when leading after 6 innings this season.
? Tech ranks 11th nationally in average home attendance (3,514) and 14th in total attendance (28,116).
| SERIES INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Opponent | No. 28 San Diego State |
| Date & Times | Friday, March 13 - 8:00 p.m. (CT) Saturday, March 14 - 4:00 p.m. (CT) Sunday, March 15 - 3:00 p.m. (CT) |
| Location | San Diego, California (Tony Gwynn Stadium - 3,000) |
| Radio | Texas Tech Sports Network from Learfield Sports Brian Hanni (Play-by-Play/3rd Season) Jamie Lent (Analyst/3rd Season) |
| Television | None |
Live Video | None |
Live Audio | Texas Tech TV (www.TexasTech.tv) TuneIn App |
| Online | Live statistics and other coverage can be found at www.TexasTech.com |
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