No. 12/14 Red Raiders headed to Waco

LUBBOCK, Texas – No. 12/14 Texas Tech (20-7, 2-1) will be back on the road this weekend against Baylor (12-14, 1-2) for the second Big 12 weekend of the season. The series will begin on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Getterman Stadium followed by a 2 p.m. start on Saturday and a 1 p.m. start on Sunday to close the weekend.

The Red Raiders are coming off a big series win over Oklahoma State last weekend; their first series win over the Cowgirls since 2016. The Bears lost their series to Kansas last weekend and split their mid-week contests against Northwestern and Lamar.

Previously in Tech softball:

Tech earned its first series win over Oklahoma State since 2016. The Red Raiders jumped all over the Cowgirls in the first two games, beating them by a combined score of 11-0 over 12.0 innings. The Cowgirls got one back on Sunday thanks to a quick start, but the series was already secured.
Bailey Lindemuth earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors for her impressive performance against the Cowgirls. She hit .625 with five hits including a two-run homer in game one to secure the run-rule victory in walk-off fashion. The freshman third baseman went 2-for- 3 with four RBI and two runs in Tech's 9-0 domination of Oklahoma State.
Tech got its 11th and 12th shutout victories of the season and are now No. 1 in the country in that category. Chloe Riassetto and NiJaree Canady again combined to shut out the opponent's offense, throwing 12.0 shutout innings.
Alexa Langeliers continues to find her rhythm in a Texas Tech uniform after a slow start to the season. Against the Cowgirls she batted .571 with four hits including a double and a home run. She also posted a 1.143 slugging percentage which led the team.

Series Notes:

The Bears lead the series 22-60 all time and have won 6 of the last 10 meetings.
Baylor took the series 2-1 last season in Waco by a combined score of 16-8.
This will be the first time since 2019 that Baylor is not ranked while Texas Tech is when they are facing off.

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Players Mentioned

NiJaree Canady

Alexa Langeliers

Bailey Lindemuth

Chloe Riassetto