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Preview: No. 21 Tech travels to No. 8 Stanford
April 09, 2023 | Baseball
No. 22 TEXAS TECH at No. 8 STANFORD
Stanford, Calif. | Sunken Diamond
April 10-11, 2023
- Monday, 8 p.m. CT/ 6 p.m. PT: Listen | Stats
- Tuesday, 4 p.m. CT/ 2 p.m. PT: Watch | Listen | Stats
STARTERS
The Red Raiders are set to travel to the West Coast for their first action against Stanford in its home ballpark, Sunken Diamond, April 10-11. The two programs have met six times before but these two collegiate baseball power programs have traditionally met in the postseason as five of those six all-time meetings have been after the regular season.
Coverage will be provided via the Pac-12 Network on Monday and Pac-12 Insider on Tuesday. Monday's game is only available only to Pac-12 Network subscribers while Tuesday's contest will be streamed, free of charge.Â
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 Mike Gustafson, live from Sunken Diamond.
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PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS
- Monday, April 10:Â RHP Jacob Rogers (1-1, 5.40 ERA)Â vs. RHP Nick Dugan (0-0, 9.31 ERA)
- Tuesday, April 11:Â TBA vs TBA
A BREAK FROM BIG 12 PLAY
Texas Tech returns to Big 12 play after its Stanford trip but will remain on the road, taking on 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 in conference play having won two of its first two Big 12 series in Lubbock 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
The countdown to Texas Tech career win No. 400 is over for head coach Tim Tadlock. The Red Raiders' skipper became the second head coach to reach 400 wins in Texas Tech history in Saturday's 8-3 win against North Dakota State (DH-game one). He was already the second-winningest head coach in Texas Tech history behind all-timer Larry Hays (813-479-3) and is now one of two coaches to reach the 400 milestone as the Red Raiders head coach.
LAST TIME VERSUS STANFORD
Seven players remain from the 2021 squad that saw their season end against Stanford on the 2023 squad include: Dillon Carter, Drew Woodcox, Andrew Devine, Brendan Girton, Brandon Beckel, Derek Bridges and Josh Sanders. Carter played in both games and started game two. He went 0-for-1 in the first game and 0-for-3 in the second. In game one, Bridges (1.2 IP) for first out of the bullpen and was followed by Girton (0.2 IP). Brandon Beckel (1.0 IP) also tossed in game one. Stanford drove in at least two runs in four different innings in game one, giving starter Brendan Beck plenty of support to lead the Cardinal to a 15-3 victory over Texas Tech. Beck, the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts in 7.1 innings en route to handing the Red Raiders their first loss of the 2021 postseason. Stanford utilized the same formula in game two – solid starting pitching and the long ball – to win 9-0.Â
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 - STANFORD
- Monday's meeting will be the seventh all-time between the two programs.
- This will be Texas Tech's first trip to Stanford in program history
- Five of the six previous meetings occurred in NCAA postseason competition.Â
- The last meeting between the two teams was in the Lubbock Super Regional in 2021. Texas Tech fell short of reaching its fifth College World Series, falling to the Cardinal in two games. The loss marked the first time the Red Raiders had failed to advance out of a Super Regional in school history as Tech was previously 4-0 in such series.
- Prior to the 2021 super, three of the four meetings between the two clubs occurred in the 1995 Midwest I Regional.
- The 1995 Regional was Tech's first-ever regional appearance.
- In the 1995 Regional, Tech defeated Stanford to start 3-0 and move one game away from the College World Series, but the Cardinal rebounded with a pair of one-run victories to eliminate the Red Raiders.
- In 2020, the two teams met for the first time in a regular season pairing, a neutral site contest at the Round Rock Classic in Round Rock, Texas, where the Red Raiders took a 7-2 victory.
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.Â
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 CHAMPIONSHIPÂ
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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