Preview: No. 22 Tech welcomes North Dakota State

NORTH DAKOTA STATE at No. 22 TEXAS TECH
Lubbock, Texas | Rip Griffin Park

UPDATE (Fri., 10 a.m.): Due to additional travel issues for the North Dakota State baseball team, Friday's first pitch has been shifted to 7 p.m.

April 7-8, 2023

Friday, 2 p.m.: Watch | Listen | Stats | Tickets
Saturday, 2 p.m.: Watch | Listen | Stats | Tickets
Saturday, Gm. 2: Watch | Listen | Stats | Tickets

Saturday is a scheduled doubleheader. Game 2 will begin approximately 30 - 45 minutes after the end of Game 1.

Texas Tech Game Notes (PDF) | North Dakota State Game Notes (PDF)

Promotional Notes

Friday
- Military Appreciation Day: All veterans and active military have access to $10 tickets and the Red Raiders will wear special edition camo caps during the game.
Saturday
- Little League Day: The first 200 kids will receive a free t-shirt at the gate.

STARTERS
Following a few unexpected days off, Texas Tech will be back on the diamond Friday and host a doubleheader on Saturday to get its three-game series in versus North Dakota State. Inclement weather in the Lubbock area forced its Tuesday contest versus Abilene Christian to be shifted to May 9 while this series was originally planned to begin on Thursday. The Fargo area, where NDSU is located, experienced blizzard conditions that impeded the ability to travel to Lubbock on Wednesday and pushed travel plans to Thursday for an NDSU team scheduled to play its 28th-straight game away from home on Friday.

Coverage will be provided via Big 12 Now on ESPN+. John Harris will be on the mic for play-by-play duties while former Red Raider baseball player Mike Gustafson will provide the analysis for all three games. All broadcasts can be accessed from any desktop or laptop computer, 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 well as on the web via the Varsity App. Geoff Haxton will have the call alongside Jamie Lent for each contest over the weekend.

NOTE FOR THURSDAY SINGLE GAME TICKET HOLDERS
Owners of single-game tickets to Thursday's contest, purchased via the Texas Tech tickets office, will receive tickets to Saturday's doubleheader. This exchange must be made with the Texas Tech tickets office. This does not apply to season ticket holders or third-party vendors. Fans can contact the Texas Tech Ticket Office at (806) 742-8324 with additional questions or visit TexasTech.com/Tickets.

TEXAS TECH IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
After the 2-2 week between a road trip to New Mexico and hosting TCU, the Red Raiders remained ranked in all six primary national baseball Top 25 rankings, released on April 3. Of the six polls - D1Baseball, Baseball America, NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball, USA Today Coaches and Perfect Game - Texas Tech has been ranked inside the top 25 of all six polls with the exception of a one-week absence from the D1Baseball poll in the March 6/Week 3 poll.

D1Baseball: No. 22 (-)
Baseball America: No. 18 (+2)
NCBWA: No. 19 (-)
Collegiate Baseball: 23 (-1)
USA Coaches: No. 23 (-2)
Perfect Game: No. 13 (+2)

The Big 12 recognizes D1Baseball for its primary rankings therefore when one ranking is needed, Texas Tech follows suit with the conference in those scenarios.

PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS

Friday, April 7: RHP Brendan Girton (2-0, 4.83 ERA) vs. RHP Cade Feeney (2-3, 5.91 ERA)
Saturday, April 8 (DH1): LHP Mason Molina (2-2, 4.37 ERA) vs. RHP Tristen Roehrich (2-4, 4.82 ERA)
Saturday, April 8 (DH2): RHP Trendan Parish (1-0, 4.97 ERA) vs. RHP Parker Puetz (0-0, 3.68 ERA)

NCAA STAT MACHINES
Entering the Friday game, Tech ranks in the NCAA Top 10 in nine different statistical categories (NCAA stat report following games played Wednesday, April 5):

No. 1 in sacrifice flies (28)
No. 3 in hits (341)
No. 3 in double plays (32)
No. 4 in double plays per game (1.10)
No. 5 in walks (183)
No. 6 in runs (285)
No. 7 in batting average (.326)
No. 7 in runs per game (9.8)
No. 8 in triples (13)

A BREAK FROM BIG 12 PLAY
Texas Tech enters a stretch of five consecutive nonconference games, taking a break from Big 12 play until a road trip to Oklahoma, April 14-16. Texas Tech, who was picked to finish third in the 2023 Big 12 Preseason Poll, is off to a solid start having won two of its first two Big 12 series in Lubbock this season against preseason No. 1 TCU and preseason No. 2 Oklahoma State. Despite that success, the Red Raiders remain 4-5 in league play with its series loss to preseason choice No. 4 Texas. Tech's next Big 12 series, at Oklahoma, is the No. 5 team in the preseason poll.

CAREER WIN No. 400 ON THE HORIZON
The countdown to Texas Tech career win No. 400 is down to one for head coach Tim Tadlock (399). The Red Raiders' skipper is poised to be the second head coach in Texas Tech history to reach that milestone. He is already the second-winningest Texas Tech coach behind all-timer Larry Hays (813-479-3). Tadlock is currently one of three coaches to achieve 300 or more wins as the Red Raiders head coach.

BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Texas Tech's Gage Harrelson was selected as the Big 12 Baseball Newcomer of the Week, announced by the league on Monday. The award covers the Red Raiders' four games played, March 28-April 2, and is voted upon by a select group of media members. It is the first career weekly award for the Texas Tech freshman, Harrelson. In four games, one at New Mexico and three against TCU, Harrelson hit .500 from the plate going 11-for-22 with one double, one triple, five runs scored and five RBIs. Harrelson produced multiple hits in all four games he played during the week.

THREE ON 2023 OPENING DAY ROSTERS
Former Texas Tech pitchers Parker Mushinski (Houston Astros) and Danny Coulombe (Baltimore), and 2019 first-round draft choice Josh Jung (Texas Rangers) were named to respective 2023 MLB Opening Day rosters.

Pitchers Mushinski (Houston Astros), Caleb Kilian (Chicago Cubs), Davis Martin (Chicago White Sox), plus infielder Jung (Texas Rangers) made their respective MLB debuts last season, therefore, Kilian and Martin could be back in the show at any time. Mushinski made his debut in a reliever role on April 17 against Seattle, Martin started at Kansas City on May 17 while Kilian on June 4 in a start versus St. Louis. Jung saw his first action on Sept. 9 and connected for a home run on his first career MLB at-bat versus the Toronto Blue Jays.

SERIES HISTORY - NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Texas Tech and North Dakota State are set to square off against one another for the first time in their program's respective histories.
Until North Dakota State, each of Texas Tech's previous 29 games in 2023 has been against familiar foes. But in 2022, first all-time meetings were somewhat of a regular occurrence as the Red Raiders faced Auburn, California Baptist, Georgia Southern, Kent State, Merrimack and UNC Greensboro for the first time.

SNAPSHOT OF THE OPPONENT - NORTH DAKOTA STATE

The Red Raiders welcome North Dakota State to Lubbock this weekend, a member of the Summit League. Earlier this season Texas Tech hosted fellow Summit League member Western Illinois, Feb. 24-26.
North Dakota State's nickname is the Bison. The campus is in Fargo, N.D. and has an enrollment of 12,846.
The Bison play at Newman Outdoor Field (4,172) but have yet to host a home game in 2023. The first scheduled game is set for April 18. They will play 13 of its final 18 games of the season at home. They are also scheduled to host the Summit League Championship this season, May 24-27.
Of the seven Summit League members, NSDU was picked second. Western Illinois was picked seventh.
The Bison will make their second trek to the state of Texas this season after already facing Texas State, Texas and Houston Christian. NDSU is 2-6 in the state of Texas this season.
Junior outfielder Dallan Quigley is a native of Lubbock, Texas and was a two-year starter at Monterey High School, which is located just under three miles from the Texas Tech campus. Quigley went on to play at Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas before joining the Bison this season.
NDSU head coach Tyler Oakes is in his second season. In year one, he guided NDSU to its first Summit League regular season title in program history after assembling a 30-17 (17-5 Summit) overall record. Oakes became the first coach in NDSU baseball history to earn Summit League Coach of the Year honors.

ACU RESCHEDULED
Texas Tech announced on Wednesday, April 5 that it will host Abilene Christian on Tuesday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Rip Griffin Park. It is a rescheduled date for the game postponed on April 4. Due to inclement weather, Texas Tech and Abilene Christian mutually agreed to push the game to a later date. The postponed game versus ACU was also Texas Tech's annual Bark in the Park game, the event will be rescheduled for Tuesday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. when the Red Raiders host Grand Canyon.

Game tickets for the April 4 contest will be valid for the rescheduled May 9 matchup, or may be traded in for either of the two midweek contests left on the Red Raiders' schedule, April 18-19 versus Grand Canyon. All ticket exchanges are only valid if originally purchased through the Texas Tech ticket office (excludes third party and season tickets). Fans can contact the Texas Tech Ticket Office at (806) 742-8324 with additional questions or visit TexasTech.com/Tickets.

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship, will be hosted at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, May 24-28. For info on attending and tickets, visit Big12Sports.com.

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Preview: No. 22 Tech welcomes North Dakota State

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