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Mississippi State
Preview: Tech set for midweek showdown in Biloxi
March 07, 2022 | Baseball
No. 17Â TEXAS TECH vs. No. 23 MISSISSIPPI STATE
March 8-9, 2022
- Tuesday, 6 p.m..: Watch | Listen | Follow | Stats
- Wednesday, 5 p.m.: Watch | Listen | Follow | Stats
STARTERS
Texas Tech and Mississippi State reunite for two games at MGM Park, home of the Biloxi Shuckers, on Tuesday and Wednesday night. The Red Raiders and Bulldogs paired up for one game last season at the State Farm College Showdown in Arlington (L, 11-5), and two years ago these programs played a pair, March 10-11, 2020, in the same venue in Biloxi. Those two games were the last two games Tech would play in 2020 once the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the remainder of the season. MSU won those two games, 6-3 & 3-2.
The Biloxi Shuckers team of Garrett Greene and Thomas Zinzarella will call the game from inside MGM Park as coverage will be provided via SEC Network+. The broadcast can be accessed from any desktop or laptop computer, any personal cellular device and television streaming services using the ESPN app. Registration for the subscription service can be found at ESPNPlus.com.
Texas Tech Sports Network will also broadcast the game over 46 affiliates throughout the state of Texas and New Mexico as Jamie Lent will have the call alongside analyst, Mike Gustafson. Tuesday's broadcast will also be distributed on satellite radio, XM channel 375.Â
TEXAS TECHÂ IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
- D1Baseball: No. 17
- Baseball America: NR
- NCBWA: No. 15
- Collegiate Baseball: No. 19
- USA Coaches: No. 11
- Perfect Game: No. 16
PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS
- Tuesday, March 8: RHP Chase Hampton (4.09 ERA, 1-0) vs. RHP Parker Stinnett (8.10 ERA, 1-0)
- Wednesday, March 9: TBA vs. TBA
BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK/NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK AWARDS RESIDE AT TEXAS TECH
For the second-straight week, Texas Tech took home the Big 12 Baseball Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week honors, the conference announced on March 7. Parker Kelly was selected the Player of the Week while Owen Washburn was named the Newcomer of the Week for games played Feb. 28-March 6. Ty Coleman was recognized with both honors a week ago.Â
In five games, Kelly hit .421 with 13 RBI and three home runs, and one double. The week included a massive Saturday contest that featured the senior mash all three home runs in one game, including two for Grand Slams, that added up to nine RBI – tying a Texas Tech program record for a single game. His previous RBI high was three against UConn last season. Washburn, a true freshman, recorded his first two career home runs collecting the two in back-to-back games. He owned a .421 batting average over five games, and also collected a double in addition to the two home runs, and racked up eight RBI. Texas Tech scored 70 runs in total to sweep Merrimack over the weekend in four games after posting a big 4-3 extra innings midweek win over Dallas Baptist.
STRAIGHT DEALIN'
The Texas Tech pitching staff has registered 12.0 strikeouts per nine innings through 12 games this season, which ranks No. 7 in Division I baseball and tops in the Big 12. The staff owns a collective 132 strikeouts, which is tied for 13th-most in the nation and also tops in the Big 12. Six different Red Raiders have collected double-digit strikeouts, led by Andrew Morris (24) who is striking batters out at a rate of 15.07 strikeouts per nine innings - ranking No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 22 in the NCAA. Second in the clubhouse is Brandon Birdsell (19), followed by Mason Molina (16), Brendan Girton (14), Chase Hampton (12) and Trendan Parish (12).
In addition to the strikeout count, Red Raiders are limiting opponents to 6.82 hits per nine innings, which ranks No. 27 in NCAA DI and No. 3 in the Big 12.
SCOUTING - MISSISSIPPI STATE
- The 2021 National Champions, Mississippi State, are off to a slow start at 6-6 through 12 games in 2022.
- The Bulldogs lost 2-of-3 at home to Long Beach State to open the season at home.Â
- The Bulldogs most recently dropped 2-of-3 last weekend on the road at Tulane. Tulane is now ranked in No. 18.
- Mississippi State dropped in this week's D1Baseball poll to No. 23 from No. 9 after its two losses at Tulane.Â
- MSU leads the all-time series, 5-3, against Tech. Tech's last win against the Bulldogs was Feb. 17, 2017 - on opening day in 2017 (W, 8-5).
- Mississippi State was tabbed to finish tied for second in the SEC Western Division (behind Arkansas).
- Pitcher Landon Sims and catcher Logan Tanner were tabbed All-SEC preseason first team, while Luke Hancock garnered second-team honors as a designated hitter/utility player.
THIS-N-THAT
- Texas Tech is undefeated this season when scoring first (7-0).
- Tech is 10-0 when scoring three runs or better. Tech's only two losses this season were when scoring 0-2 runs.
- Three of Texas Tech's wins have come after trailing in the sixth inning
- Texas Tech has surged in the fifth and sixth innings offensively this season scoring 23 runs in each over the course of 2022's 12 games.Â
- Texas Tech is 7-0 this season when having at least one home run.
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