Softball Travels to Stillwater to Face Oklahoma State

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech softball heads to Stillwater, Okla., this weekend for a three-game series at Oklahoma State on April 21-23 at Cowgirl Stadium.

Friday's game is set for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch, while Saturday is slated for 3 p.m., followed by Sunday's series finale at noon. All three games will be broadcast on the FOX Sports family of networks and the FOX Sports Go app with Friday's contest available on FOX Sports Plus, while Saturday and Sunday's tilts will air on FOX Sports Oklahoma.

The Red Raiders (17-23, 4-8) wrapped up a seven-game home stand last weekend with three losses to Texas after winning one of three against Kansas the previous weekend. After being picked to finish sixth in the Big 12 preseason poll, Tech currently sits at fourth in the Big 12 standings with one more three-game series remaining after this weekend.

Oklahoma State (29-17, 8-1) enters the weekend after a series win at Iowa State and a pair of midweek games against Central Arkansas and Tulsa. The Cowgirls started Big 12 play 8-0 with sweeps of Texas and Kansas and two wins over ISU, but the Cyclones ended the streak with a 10-9 win Sunday, marking their first Big 12 win of the season.

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LEADING OFF
• The Red Raiders are back on the road following a seven-game home stand, the longest of the season for Tech.
• Tech leads the Big 12 with 40 home runs in 40 games, including a Big 12-best 14 home runs in 12 conference games.
• Texas Tech holds a seven-game winning streak against Oklahoma State, it's longest win streak ever against any current or former Big 12 member.
• After being picked to finish sixth in the Big 12 preseason poll, Texas Tech enters the fifth week of conference play in fourth place in the Big 12 standings.
• Of 19 players who have contributed this season for the Red Raiders, nine of them are seniors highlighted by outfielder Kierra Miles, who is hitting .322, and first baseman Devon Thomey, hitting .304.
• The Tech offense has been on fire since the start of Big 12 play as Tech is second in the conference in runs scored, second in walks drawn, third in hits and RBI and fourth in hitting.
• Texas Tech is outscoring foes 32-11 in the first inning and is 13-6 overall when it scores first.
• Tech is 11-4 when scoring six or more runs, but 6-19 when scoring five or fewer.
• Since the start of conference play, Tech's fielding percentage is .964, up from .946 during non-conference play.
• Freshman outfielder Raina O'Neal is tied for the Big 12 lead in home runs with 10 this season. She is also tied for sixth nationally among freshmen in home runs.
• Freshman pitcher Kassidy Scott leads all Big 12 freshmen and ranks second in the conference overall in innings pitched with 142.1 in 33 appearances. She has started 10 of Tech's 12 conference games this season.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Texas Tech and Oklahoma State will meet for the 54th time in school history Friday evening when they begin a three-game series at Cowgirl Stadium.

The Red Raiders are currently on a seven-game win streak against the Cowgirls and have won each of the last three series between the two teams. Tech's seven game winning streak over OSU is its longest win over any current or former conference foe since the Big 12 Conference began.

Despite Tech's recent success, Oklahoma State remains in the lead in the all-time series, 30-23, including a 13-7 advantage in Stillwater. The Red Raiders swept OSU in Stillwater in 2015 and haven't lost a game in the series since 2014. The current crop of Red Raider seniors enter the weekend 8-1 against the Cowgirls.

OSU is led by junior Vanessa Shippy at the plate, who is second in the Big 12 batting .419. Seniors Shea Coats and Brandi Needham lead the pitching staff. Coats has a 1.52 ERA in Big 12 play while Needham is right behind at 1.53.

UP NEXT
Following the three-game series in Stillwater, Okla., Texas Tech returns home to host No. 8 Oklahoma on senior weekend slated for Frida-Sunday, April 28-30. Three seniors will be honored prior to each game, as Friday's game begins at 6 p.m., Saturday's at 4 p.m., and Tech's regular-season home finale is set for noon Sunday.

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