Red Raiders Head to Waco to Face No. 14 Baylor

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech softball remains on the road this weekend as it travels to Waco, Texas, for a three-game series at No. 14 Baylor, March 31-April 1, at Getterman Stadium.

Potential weather conditions have compacted the schedule for the weekend. Tech and Baylor have agreed to play a doubleheader Friday with game times tentatively set for 4 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. The series finale is currently slated for Saturday at 1:05 p.m.

FOX Sports Southwest Plus will broadcast Friday's doubleheader, while Saturday's contest can be found on FOX College Sports.

The Red Raiders (16-14, 3-0) opened Big 12 play last weekend with a three-game sweep at Iowa State in which it outscored the Cyclones 28-8. The sweep marked Tech's first Big 12 road sweep since 2015 at Oklahoma State. Tech is currently tied atop the league standing with Oklahoma State heading into the weekend.

Baylor (29-6, 2-1) opened Big 12 play taking two of three from Kansas in Lawrence last weekend. The Lady Bears won the series opener, 6-1, dropped the second game, 4-6 (10), and won the third game 5-1. Baylor also topped Abilene Christian Wednesday in a midweek game, 6-0.

Following this weekend's series, Tech returns home as it hosts Abilene Christian Wednesday, April 5, for a single game before hosting Kansas April 7-9 for a three-game tilt.

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SERIES SNAPSHOT
The Red Raiders will be looking for its first series victory over the Bears since the 2012 season this weekend as Tech travels to Waco to take on No. 13/14 Baylor. The Bears swept the series against Tech a year ago, improving to 40-15 all-time against the Red Raiders, including a 21-4 advantage in Waco.

The Red Raiders claimed the 2012 series between the two teams, the first to feature three games. Tech won the series opener, 3-1, and then the finale, 6-5, while dropping the middle game, 8-4. Baylor has proceeded to win each of the past four series, taking two-of-three from Tech during the 2013 series in Waco before posting three straight series sweeps against Tech the last three seasons.

Baylor is led by reigning Big 12 Pitcher of the Week Kelsee Selman, who leads the conference with a 1.48 ERA, and senior Lindsey Cargill, who leads the Big 12 in batting at .465 with 19 stolen bases and 26 runs scored.

QUICK HITS

This weekend marks the third straight week a schedule adjustment has been made for the Red Raiders due to weather.
Friday's doubleheader will mark Tech's third and fourth television appearance of the season after appearing on SEC Network+ for two games at No. 10 Alabama.
The Red Raiders are coming off a three-game sweep at Iowa State to kick off Big 12 play, starting conference play with a win for the fourth time in six years.
Gregory's squad opened Big 12 play 3-0 for the second-straight year after also sweeping Oklahoma State to start the 2016 conference slate.
The Red Raiders open Big 12 play with back-to-back road trips for the first time since 2006. Tech has been on the road six of eight weeks to start the season.
Texas Tech is 1-2 against top-25 teams this season with a 9-6 win against No. 21 Fresno State at the Puerto Vallarta College Classic.
Texas Tech last defeated a ranked Baylor team on May 4, 2013 in Waco by the score of 6-4.
Freshman outfielder Raina O'Neal enters the weekend as the Big 12's leader in home runs with nine this season. She is also tied for third nationally among freshmen in home runs.
Freshman Kassidy Scott leads all Big 12 freshmen in innings pitched with 96.1 in 23 appearances.
Senior Kierra Miles is nine RBI shy of breaking the school's career RBI mark. She currently sits at 141 for her career.

Red Raiders Head to Waco to Face No. 14 Baylor

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