Texas Tech University Athletics
Series Preview: No. 7 Texas Tech Hosts Texas
April 22, 2016 | Baseball
The Red Raiders return to Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park this weekend to host in-state rival Texas in front of a sold out crowd.
SERIES INFO: Dates: April 22-24 | Times: 6:30 p.m. / 2 p.m. / 2 p.m. | TV: FSSW+
April 21, 2016
- No. 7 Texas Tech resumes Big 12 Conference play this weekend when the Red Raiders host in-state rival in front of a sold out crowd at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. All three games of the series will air live on FOX Sports Southwest Plus with Robert Giovannetti and Mike Gustafson calling the action.
- The Red Raiders enter the Texas series as one of just four teams in the country with 30 wins already this season, joining the likes of Louisville (30-7), South Carolina (30-8) and Texas A&M (30-7).
- This is the third-consecutive season where the Red Raiders have reached the 30-win plateau, a feat Texas Tech had not previously accomplished since recording at least 30 wins over 14-straight years from 1993-2006.
- Texas Tech is off to its best start to a season since 1999 when the Red Raiders were 32-8 over their first 40 games.
- Texas Tech has swept each of its last three Big 12 series entering this weekend as the Red Raiders' 10-game winning streak against league foes is the longest in program history.
- Texas Tech heads into its series against Texas atop the Big 12 standings with an 11-1 record which marks its best start to league play in school history. It is also the best start for a Big 12 program since Baylor won each of its first 18 conference games during the 2012 season.
- The Red Raiders are coming off a midweek split series at New Mexico where Texas Tech defeated the Lobos, 7-4, on Tuesday night before falling, 6-5, in extra innings Wednesday afternoon. The loss snapped Tech's 10-game winning streak, its longest since late in the 2002 season.
- The Red Raiders, who are 13-2 so far during the month of April, enter their Texas series with wins in 19 of their last 22 games.
- Texas Tech returns to Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park riding a 12-game home winning streak, its longest since recording 20-consecutive victories from April 8, 2014 to February 15, 2015. It is the third-longest active home winning streak in the nation.
- Texas Tech and Texas will be meeting for the 154th time on a baseball diamond Friday night. The Red Raiders, who are 43-110 all-time against the Longhorns, have won two of the last three series against their in-state rival.
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INSIDE THE TEXAS SERIES
- Texas Tech and Texas will be meeting for the 154th time on a baseball diamond Friday night.
- The Red Raiders are 43-110 all-time against the Longhorns, including a 21-49 mark in games played in Lubbock.
- Texas Tech has won two of the last three series against its in-state rival as the Red Raiders claimed series victories in both 2013 and 2015 in Austin.
- The Red Raiders will be looking for their first series victory against Texas in Lubbock since Texas Tech took two-of-three games during the 2002 season.
- Texas Tech overcame a 3-0 loss in the series opener to Texas last year by winning each of its next two games against the Longhorns as the Red Raiders claimed 9-1 and 5-1 victories in Austin. Texas rebounded weeks later to defeat the Red Raiders, 2-1, at the Big 12 Championship.
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