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Series Preview: No. 25 Texas Tech at Baylor
March 17, 2016 | Baseball
The Red Raiders open Big 12 play Friday afternoon with the start of a three-game series at Baylor. First pitch for Friday's series opener is slated for 2:05 p.m. CT from Baylor Ballpark in Waco.
GAME INFO: Dates: March 18-20 | Times: 2 p.m. / 3 p.m. / 1 p.m. | TV: FSSW / FCS / FSSW+
March 17, 2016
All three games of the Baylor series will air on a FOX Sports network this weekend as the two teams will play on FOX Sports Southwest on Friday, FOX College Sports on Saturday and then FOX Sports Southwest-Plus on Sunday.
TIME CHANGE: #TexasTech and Baylor will now open #Big12 play at 2:05 pm Friday in Waco. Game will air on @FOXSportsSW. #WreckEm
- Texas Tech Baseball (@TTU_Baseball) March 18, 2016
? This is the seventh-consecutive season Texas Tech has opened Big 12 play on the road and the fourth time during that span where the Red Raiders have begun its league slate at Baylor.
? Texas Tech is 7-11-1 all-time in Big 12 opening series, including a 3-10 mark in road series.
? Texas Tech is 82-77 all-time against Baylor, including a 27-47 mark in games played in Waco.
? Texas Tech previously opened Big 12 play at Baylor in 2014 (1-2), 2012 (0-3), 2011 (2-1) as well as 2003 (1-2), going a combined 4-8 in those games.
? Davis Martin will make the start for Texas Tech on Friday afternoon, marking the first time a Red Raider freshman has earned the nod on the mound in a Big 12 opener since current Miami Marlins closer AJ Ramos faced Texas in 2006.
? The Red Raiders are coming off a 6-4 midweek victory over UT Arlington on Tuesday night at Globe Life Park. The victory improved the Red Raiders to 3-1 this season in midweek games as well as in contests played at Major League Ballparks.
? Tyler Neslony connected on his third career grand slam and team-leading fourth home run of the season in Texas Tech's 6-4 win Tuesday night.
? The Baylor series concludes a six-game, 11-day road trip for the Red Raiders as Texas Tech began their trip last weekend at No. 9 California. The Red Raiders lost two games at Cal due to inclement weather.
? Texas Tech currently leads the Big 12 with four victories over ranked opponents. Texas is the only school in the conference to play more than eight games already this year against ranked opponents (12).
? Texas Tech head coach Tim Tadlock enters this weekend needing three wins to tie Dan Spencer for third all-time in program history. Tadlock, who was hired by his alma mater prior to the 2013 season, has recorded 112 wins in three-plus seasons.
INSIDE THE BAYLOR SERIES
? Texas Tech and Baylor will meet for the 49th-consecutive season this weekend in Waco.
? Texas Tech is 82-77 all-time against Baylor, which includes a 27-47 mark in games played in Waco.
? Friday's series opener will mark the 160th game all-time between the two schools. It is the second-longest series for Texas Tech against an opponent, trailing only the 160 games the Red Raiders have played historically against TCU.
? Texas Tech is 10-9 all-time versus Baylor in Big 12 series (since 1997). The Red Raiders are 3-7 in series played in Waco.
? Texas Tech leads Baylor, 33-29, in Big 12 play which includes a 11-19 mark in games played in Waco.
? Baylor later ended Texas Tech's season with a 5-4 victory at the Big 12 Championship held in Tulsa, Okla. The loss snapped Tech's four-game winning streak over the Bears.
MARTIN BECOMES FIRST RED RAIDER FRESHMAN TO START A BIG 12 OPENER SINCE RAMOS
Davis Martin will be the first Tech freshman since AJ Ramos (2006) to start in a Big 12 opener Friday.
TEXAS TECH IN BIG 12 SERIES OPENERS
Texas Tech enters its 20th season in the Big 12 Conference this Friday when the Red Raiders open a three-game series at Baylor. Tech is 7-11-1 all-time in Big 12 opening series, including a 3-10 mark in road series. This will be the seventh-straight season Tech has opened league action on the road and the fourth time in the past six years where Baylor has hosted the Red Raiders on the first weekend of conference play. Tech previously opened Big 12 play at Baylor in 2014 (1-2), 2012 (0-3), 2011 (2-1) as well as 2003 (1-2), going a combined 4-8 in those games. In addition, the Red Raiders are 8-11 all-time in Big 12 openers. Below is Tech's history in Big 12 opening weekend series.
| Texas Tech All-Time in Big 12 Series Openers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Opponent | Big 12 Opener | Score | Series Record |
| 2015 | at Oklahoma | W | 6-1 | 1-2 |
| 2014 | at Baylor | L | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| 2013 | at Texas | W | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| 2012 | at Baylor | L | 4-9 | 0-3 |
| 2011 | at #14 Baylor | W | 6-5 | 2-1 |
| 2010 | at #23 Texas A&M | L | 3-6 | 1-2 |
| 2009 | vs. Nebraska | W | 16-8 | 2-1 |
| 2008 | at #22 Texas A&M | L | 5-6 (12) | 1-2 |
| 2007 | vs. Nebraska | W | 7-6 (11) | 2-1 |
| 2006 | vs. #16 Texas | L | 3-4 | 1-1 |
| 2005 | vs. #8 Texas A&M | W | 13-1 | 2-1 |
| 2004 | at #10 Texas A&M | L | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| 2003 | at #8 Baylor | L | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| 2002 | at #17 Texas A&M | L | 6-7 (10) | 0-3 |
| 2001 | vs. #12 Nebraska | L | 2-3 | 0-3 |
| 2000 | at Texas A&M | W | 8-5 | 1-2 |
| 1999 | vs. Kansas | W | 8-1 | 3-0 |
| 1998 | at Texas A&M | L | 4-5 | 1-2 |
| 1997 | at Texas | L | 6-7 | 2-1 |
