Texas Tech University Athletics
Series Preview: No. 10 Texas Tech Hosts Sam Houston State
April 12, 2016 | Baseball
Ryan Moseley and the Red Raiders return to the friendly confines of Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch Tuesday night against Sam Houston State.
SERIES INFO: Dates: April 12-13 | Times: 6:30 p.m. / 2 p.m. | TV: TexasTech.TV
April 11, 2016
? No. 10 Texas Tech begins a five-game homestand at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park on Tuesday night when the Red Raiders open a midweek series against Sam Houston State with a 6:30 p.m. first pitch. The two-game series concludes with a 2 p.m. start Wednesday afternoon.
? After playing five games on the road last week, all against nationally-ranked opponents, Texas Tech will play eight of its next 10 games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. The Red Raiders, who are 12-4 at home this season, host both San Diego State and Texas in weekend series over the next two weeks.
? Texas Tech and Sam Houston State met earlier this season as the Red Raiders rallied to top the Bearkats, 11-6, on Feb. 24 in Huntsville. Tech benefited from nine two-out RBI in the win, six of which that came in the third inning and erased an early three-run deficit.
? The victory earlier this season improved the Red Raiders to 3-4 all-time against Sam Houston State, which includes a 1-1 mark in games played in Lubbock. This will be just the second trip ever to Lubbock for the Bearkats as the two teams split a midweek series in 2002.
? The Red Raiders are coming off a 4-1 road trip where Texas Tech took victories at both No. 5 Florida State and No. 16 Oklahoma State. Tech concluded the week with a three-game sweep of the Cowboys, its first ever in a road series against a ranked Big 12 opponent.
? Texas Tech heads into its open week on the Big 12 schedule atop the conference standings as the Red Raiders are 11-1 in league play with wins in each of their last 10 games. It marks the best start to Big 12 play in school history and the best for a conference team since Baylor started the 2012 league slate with 18-consecutive victories.
? The Red Raiders appear in all six of the major collegiate baseball polls this week as Texas Tech is ranked as high as 10th by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
? In addition, Texas Tech's road trip to both Florida State and Oklahoma State has moved the Red Raiders to No. 12 in Monday's release of the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) rankings. The Red Raiders began their road trip at No. 29 in the poll before climbing 17 spots after four wins against nationally-ranked opponents.
INSIDE THE SAM HOUSTON STATE SERIES
? Texas Tech and Sam Houston State will meet for the eighth time in program history Tuesday night and the second time already during the 2016 season as the Red Raiders previously topped the Bearkats, 11-6, on Feb. 24 in Huntsville.
? Sam Houston State will be making just its second trip to Lubbock in program history as the two teams previously split a two-game midweek series during the 2002 season.
? The Red Raiders already made their first trip to Huntsville since 1955 earlier this season when Texas Tech used a six-run third inning to overcome an early deficit in its 11-6 victory over the Bearkats. Tech plated nine of its 11 runs with two outs as nine different Red Raiders had at least one RBI in the victory.
? Prior to this season, Texas Tech and Sam Houston State had not met since the 2014 Houston College Classic. Only three current Red Raiders appeared in the 10-6 loss - Ryan Long, Eric Gutierrez and Stephen Smith.
? Texas Tech and Sam Houston State have traditionally scored runs in multitudes against each other as the two schools have combined to average 17.7 runs per game in the previous six meetings.
