No. 9 Tech Opens 12-Game Home Stand Tuesday vs. Zags

LUBBOCK, Texas – No. 9 Texas Tech baseball opens a 12-game home stand this week as it welcomes Gonzaga to town for a two-game midweek set at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.

The Red Raiders (8-3) and Bulldogs (6-5) square off on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and again Wednesday at 1 p.m. Both games will appear on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, or fans can tune in to the radio call on the Texas Tech Sports Network.

Fans are encouraged to check www.TexasTech.com for ticket availability for upcoming home games. Season ticket holders who are unable to attend a game in which they have tickets are encouraged to utilize Texas Tech's mobile ticketing transfer platform to ensure their seats are used on gameday.

Tech is coming off a 5-0 week, including a 3-0 showing at the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic. Jace Jung and Patrick Monteverde were recognized for their strong performance last week with Jung earning Big 12 Player of the Week and Monteverde receiving Big 12 Newcomer of the Week.

Gonzaga is fresh off a series victory over the University of Portland. The Zags dropped the opener, 2-0, before taking the next two by a combined score of 15-1. Annually one of the top programs in the West Coast Conference, the Bulldogs own wins over Kansas State and New Mexico this season and split a four-game series at Dallas Baptist.

PITCHING MATCHUP
Texas Tech will stick with the same midweek starters this week in right-handers Micah Dallas and Chase Hampton. Dallas (1-1, 2.35 ERA) is making his third start of the year after picking up the win over Texas Southern last week with 5.0 shutout innings. Hampton (1-0, 5.40 ERA) receives his second career start after posting 3.0 shutout frames in Tech's run-rule victory over the Tigers.

Gonzaga will start senior right-hander Alek Jacob (1-0, 5.59 ERA) on Tuesday. Its Wednesday starter is TBD. Jacob has 25 career starts and a 2.84 career ERA. So far this season, he has allowed four runs on four hits in 5.0 innings against Kansas State, followed by two runs on four hits in 4.2 innings at Dallas Baptist.

SERIES HISTORY
Texas Tech holds a 2-1 lead over the Bulldogs in the all-time series. This will be the first meeting since 2011, when the two split a midweek series in Lubbock. Tech has averaged more than eight runs per game in the three meetings. Holding a 19-11 all-time record against West Coast Conference Schools, this is the first matchup against a WCC school for Tech since an 11-6 midweek win over San Diego in 2018.

12-GAME HOME STAND
The Gonzaga series opens a 12-game home stand for the Red Raiders that extends through the remainder of March. Tech hosts UConn for a four-game series this weekend before its Big 12 opener the following weekend against Oklahoma State. The home stand finishes with South Florida coming to Lubbock March 26-28 before the Red Raiders hit the road on April 1-3 for a Big 12 battle at Kansas State.

HOME DOMINANCE
Texas Tech is off to a 5-0 start at home this season with a three-game sweep of HBU and a midweek sweep of Texas Southern. The Red Raiders defeated both opponents by a combined tally of 66-8. Tech belted 11 home runs and compiled at least 10 hits in all five contests. The Red Raiders put up at least seven runs in an inning five different times and batted around at least once in four of the five games.

The home success is nothing new for the Red Raiders as they've won 17 straight at home dating back to the 2019 season. Tech also features a home winning streak against teams outside of the conference of 22 games. Tech's last home loss was in the 2019 Super Regional to Oklahoma State, and it's last home loss to a team outside of the Big 12 was to UTRGV on April 30 earlier that year.

MIDWEEK SUCCESS
The Red Raiders head into the midweek set with Gonzaga having won eight consecutive midweek home games. It's the longest midweek home win streak since winning 10 in a row from March 12, 2013 through March 18, 2014. Tech's current streak extends back to May 1, 2019 and a 19-11 win over UTRGV. Over the eight game span, Tech has outscored its opponents 102-29, recording double-digit runs in all but one contest.

Overall, Tech is 71-33 in midweek games under Tim Tadlock and 45-10 at home. The Red Raiders have been victorious in 15 of their last 21 midweek games dating back to the start of the 2019 season.

UP NEXT
Following the midweek series, Tech hosts UConn for a four-game series Friday-Monday at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.

No. 9 Tech Opens 12-Game Home Stand Tuesday vs. Zags

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Players Mentioned

Micah Dallas

Chase Hampton

Jace Jung

Patrick Monteverde

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