Red Raiders head to Tallahassee for Super Regional

Thursday, May 22

Tallahassee, FL

6:00 p.m. CT

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Red Raiders head to Tallahassee for Super Regional

May 20, 2025 | Softball

Game Notes NCAA Super Regional Pre-Super Regional Press Conference

No. 12 Texas Tech continues its historic season against No. 5 Florida State

By: Jay Strader

LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 12-seed Red Raiders (48-12) will travel to Tallahassee, Florida to take on No. 5-seed Florida State (49-10) at JoAnne Graf field in Texas Tech's first ever appearance in the NCAA Super Regional round.

Tech advanced to the NCAA Super Regional following a 3-0 performance in the first ever NCAA Regional hosted in Lubbock this past weekend. The Red Raiders took down Brown and Mississippi State twice to continue its historic season.

The Seminoles went 3-1 in their home regional, taking down Robert Morris, USF and Auburn to advance to the program's 12^th NCAA Super Regional.

Previously in Tech softball:
The Red Raiders earned their first ever Big 12 regular season title this year after going 20-4 in league play and defended that title in the Big 12 Championship winning all three games with a run differential of 26-0. The Red Raiders won three more postseason games in the first ever Lubbock Regional to advance to the program's first Super.

NiJaree Canady is still at the top of her game. She boasts a 0.92 ERA and is 28-5 on the season. Her ERA is second in the nation and her wins are second most in program history for a season. Canady was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, unanimously, and was also a First Team All-Big 12 selection in her first year in the league. Canady was also named a Top 3 Finalist for National POTY on Monday.

Senior outfielder Demi Elder has been a huge lift for the Red Raiders offense since returning to the starting lineup. Since Elder's return the team is 25-3 and she has reached base safely in 25 of those 28 games.

Mihyia Davis continues to improve. The junior speedster has also been hitting for power lately, totaling a career-high five home runs to go along with 10 doubles and 6 triples while swiping 26 bases. Davis is not only a good bat, but a highlight real in the outfield as she was Big 12 All-First Team and Big 12 All-Defensive Team.

The left side of Gerry Glasco's infield is played by freshmen. Hailey Toney has started every game at shortstop this season - the only freshman from a power four school to do so - while Bailey Lindemuth has played 58 of her 60 games at third base (the other two coming in the circle). Both were named to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team.

Historic season by the numbers: (Team)

Historic season by the numbers: (Program Records - Individual)

Most Big 12 First Team selections (4)
Most wins in season (48)
Most Big 12 wins in a season (20)
Fewest Big 12 losses (2)
Consecutive Big 12 wins (12)
Most Big 12 home wins (10)
Consecutive Big 12 home wins (8)
Most Big 12 road wins (10)
Consecutive Big 12 road wins (6)
Most shutout wins in a season (24)
Best home record (20-2)
Stolen bases (102)
Hit (507)
Total bases (791)
Consecutive shutout innings (33.0)
Tied record for most double plays (32)

Mihyia Davis-
2^nd in hits – (record is 91) (82)
2^nd in runs – (record is 63) (61)
2^nd in triples – (record is 8) (6)
3^rd in at-bats – (record is 219) (212)
T-3^rd in stolen bases – (record is 36) (26)
4^th in total bases – (record is 165) (119)

NiJaree Canady-
1^st in ERA – (previous record 1.08) (0.92)
1^st in win % - (previous record .800) (.848)
2^nd in wins – (record is 34) (28)
4^th in strikeouts – (record is 421) (272)

Super Regional Schedule:

Game 1: No. 12 Texas Tech at No. 5 Florida State – May 22 at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2
Game 2: No. 12 Texas Tech at No. 5 Florida State – May 23 at 2 p.m. CT on ESPN2
Game 3 (if necessary): No. 12 Texas Tech at No. 5 Florida State – May 24 at 6 p.m. CT on TBD