TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER SOFTBALL Assistant Director/Communications: Matt Dowdy • [email protected] • O: (806) 742-2770 • C: (806) 928-5190 @TechAthletics • @TechGameday • @Matt_Dowdy • #WreckEm 2013 SCHEDULE REBEL CLASSIC March 22-23 • Las Vegas, Nev. • Eller Media Stadium FEBRUARY 8 # vs. Central Florida W, 12-4 (5) # vs. #18 Louisville L, 6-10 9 # vs. Minnesota W, 5-3 # at UNLV W, 10-6 10 # vs. DePaul L, 1-5 15 $ vs. Colorado State L, 3-5 $ vs. UMKC W, 14-2 (5) TEXAS TECH TULSA UNLV BOISE STATE 16 $ vs. UMKC W, 11-3 (5) 25-9 23-5 12-17 21-8 $ vs. Penn State W, 14-3 (5) (NR/NR) (19/18) (NR/NR) (NR/NR) 17 $ at New Mexico State W, 5-3 (8) 22 ^ at Texas State W, 6-1 RED RAIDERS CLOSE NON-CONFERENCE IN VEGAS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE ^ vs. North Texas L, 3-5 Texas Tech will make its second trip this season to Friday, March 12 23 ^ vs. UT Arlington W, 2-0 Las Vegas this weekend as the Red Raiders close Texas Tech vs. Tulsa ___________________4:30 p.m. ^ vs. Sam Houston State L, 0-4 non-conference play with the Rebel Classic hosted UNLV vs. Tulsa _______________________6:15 p.m. 24 ^ vs. Sam Houston State W, 8-3 by UNLV at Eller Media Stadium. UNLV vs. Texas Tech __________________8:30 p.m. MARCH 1 ~ JACKSON STATE W, 18-0 (5) The Red Raiders (25-9) will face 18th-ranked Tulsa Saturday, March 16 ~ MCNEESE STATE W, 3-2 and the host Rebels on Friday before closing the Boise State vs. Texas Tech _______________ 11 a.m. 2 ~ JACKSON STATE L, 2-4 ~ MCNEESE STATE L, 0-1 (8) tournament with a doubleheader against Boise Boise State vs. Texas Tech ______________1:15 p.m. 3 ~ NORTHERN COLORADO W, 8-7 State on Saturday. UNLV vs. Tulsa _______________________3:30 p.m. 8 + UMKC W, 8-0 (5) + IPFW L, 4-5 Texas Tech previously traveled to Las Vegas for the Sunday, March 17 9 + IPFW W, 12-4 (6) season-opening Sportco Kick-Off Classic where the Boise State vs. Tulsa ___________________ 11 a.m. + UMKC W, 9-1 (6) Red Raiders went 3-2 with wins over Central Florida, Boise State vs. Tulsa __________________1:15 p.m. 10 + UMKC W, 16-8 (5) Minnesota and UNLV. Tech fell to No. 18 Louisville, + TROY W, 11-3 (5) 10-6, and DePaul, 5-1, during the tournament. All times listed are central. All games will be played at 11 + TROY W, 15-0 (5) Eller Media Stadium. 13 vs. Bryant W, 7-1 vs. Fairfield W, 9-2 15 % vs. Fairfield W, 8-5 % vs. Seton Hall W, 7-4 16 % vs. Buffalo W, 8-0 (5) TEXAS TECH PROBABLE STARTERS % at San Diego State L, 0-3 17 % vs. Marist W, 6-0 22 ! vs. Tulsa 4:30 p.m. ! at UNLV 8 p.m. 26 - MIKEY KENNEY 23 ! vs. Boise State 11 a.m. .411 - 9 - 31 ! vs. Boise State 1:15 p.m. 28 * at Oklahoma State 7 p.m. 29 * at Oklahoma State 6 p.m. 5 - SHELBY JOHNSON 12 - KATELYN WILLIAMS 30 * at Oklahoma State 12 p.m. .396 - 0 - 20 .436 - 7 - 31 APRIL 5 * KANSAS 7 p.m. 6 * KANSAS 4 p.m. 7 * KANSAS 12 p.m. 12 * OKLAHOMA 7 p.m. 32 - TAYLOR POWELL 33 - SAMANTHA CAMELLO 13 * OKLAHOMA 4 p.m. .298 - 1 - 14 .344 - 1 - 13 14 * OKLAHOMA 12 p.m. 19 * at Iowa State 4 p.m. 20 * at Iowa State 12 p.m. 13 - SYDNIE TAPIA 18 - SANDY JAMES 21 * at Iowa State 12 p.m. .236 - 2 - 16 .343 - 6 - 30 26 * TEXAS 7 p.m. 27 * TEXAS 4 p.m. 28 * TEXAS 12 p.m. DP MAY 2013 STATISTICS 2 * at Baylor (ESPN) 7 p.m. AVG - HR - RBI 9 - ADRIANA PEREZ 3 * at Baylor 6:30 p.m. .346 - 12 - 40 4 * at Baylor 12 p.m. 20 - LEXIE ELKINS 16-19 NCAA Regionals TBA .344 - 0 - 19 23-26 NCAA Super Regionals TBA 30-5 NCAA Women’s College World Series TBA POSSIBLE PITCHERS # Sportco Kick-Off Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) • $ Troy Cox Classic (Las Cruces, N.M.) • ^ Texas Shootout (San Marcos, Texas) • ~ Texas Tech Pitcher APP-GS W-L SV ERA Pitcher APP-GS W-L SV ERA Invitational (Lubbock, Texas) • + Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic 2 - Cara Custer 20-16 10-3 1 2.49 23 - A. Brokeshoulder 5-0 0-2 1 4.90 (Lubbock, Texas) • % San Diego State Classic (Santee, Calif.) • ! Rebel Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) • * Big 12 Series 11 - Brittany Talley 20-13 9-4 0 2.38 30 - Shannon Carrico 5-0 1-0 0 11.20 25 - Gretchen Aucoin 15-5 5-0 2 1.40 6 - Chandler Moore 2-0 0-0 0 3.50 WEEK 7: REBEL CLASSIC • GAMES 35-38 2013 QUICK FACTS TEXAS TECH ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS GENERAL INFORMATION Matt Dowdy (Volleyball, Softball, Women’s Golf) Location ______________________Lubbock, Texas Founded ______________________________ 1923 Assistant Director Enrollment ___________________________32,611 Office ________________________________________ (806) 742-2770 Nickname ________________________Red Raiders Cell _________________________________________ (806) 928-5190 Colors ________________________ Scarlet & Black Email _______________________________ [email protected] Mascot_______________ Masket Rider / Raider Red Twitter _______________________________________ @Matt_Dowdy Affiliation ____________________ NCAA Division I Blayne Beal Matt Dowdy Conference ___________________________ Big 12 Associate AD Assistant Director Chancellor ________________________Kent Hance Interim President _______ Dr. Lawrence Schovanec The Texas Tech Athletics Communications office is VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS/NEWS CONFERENCES Athletics Director _________________ Kirby Hocutt here to serve the media throughout the 2013 Red Video from news conferences and games will be Sr. Associate AD/SWA _____________Dr. Judi Henry Raider Softball season. Media members in need of available to the media via FTP. Broadcast quality Department Main Number _______ (806) 742-3355 assistance can contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics video footage (game highlights, post-practice in- Communications office at (806) 742-2770. terviews, post-game interviews, etc) are available HISTORY at www.ttumedia.com. Please contact the athletics Season of Softball ___22nd (1981-85; 1996-present) MEDIA CREDENTIALS communications office for login instructions. All-Time Record _______________ 533-604-4 (.467) Media members covering the Texas Tech softball NCAA Regional Appearances _______________ Five program at Rocky Johnson Field during the 2013 WWW.TEXASTECH.COM _________________ (1999, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012) season must be issued a working credential from the This is the official site of the Texas Tech Athletics De- Texas Tech Athletics Communications office. partment. Texas Tech Softball releases as well as a FACILITY INFORMATION • All requests for both media and photo credentials variety of athletics department information can be Name ____________________ Rocky Johnson Field must be made either in writing or via e-mail at least found on the web. Texas Tech also offers live video Capacity ______________________________1,093 a day in advance to Matt Dowdy, Assistant Director and audio (home matches only) streaming of all Red Opened _______________________________ 2001 for Athletic Communications. (Fax: (806) 742-1970; Raider games. e-mail: [email protected]) COACHING STAFF • Requests are honored from sports editors of daily FOLLOW THE RED RAIDERS Head Coach ____________________ Shanon Hays and weekly newspapers, editors of sports peri- Texas Tech fans can follow the Red Raiders all season Alma Mater _______________Lubbock Christian ‘91 odicals, and sports directors of radio and television on Twitter (@TechAthletics, @TechGameday and @ Record at Tech ____________ 142-59 (4th Seasons) stations who broadcast regularly scheduled daily Matt_Dowdy) as well as Facebook and the official Career Record _____________ 256-75 (6th Seasons) sports reports and talk shows. website of Texas Tech Athletics, www.TexasTech. Best time to reach __________________Contact SID • Credentials can be picked up in the Athletics Com- com. Texas Tech offers live video streaming of all Assoc. Head Coach __________________ Aly Sartini munications office (south end of Jones AT&T Stadi- home games at Rocky Johnson Field on TexasTech. Alma Mater ______________________ Arkansas ‘00 um) or at will call, which is located at the ticket booth TV, the official multimedia home of the Red Raiders. Assistant Coach __________ Chrissy Schoonmaker outside the park’s front gate. Alma Mater ______________ South Carolina ‘07, ‘09 HEAD COACH SHANON HAYS INTERVIEWS Vol. Assistant Coach _______________Sarah Sigrest PRESS BOX SERVICES Head coach Shanon Hays can be reached best early Alma Mater ____________________Jacksonville ‘12 A complete NCAA box score and pertinent game in the afternoon prior to practice. Hays’ office is lo- Dir. of Operations __________ Shannon Armstrong facts will be distributed to members of the working cated in the softball facility just outside the left field Office Number _________________ (806) 742-5001 media following the conclusion of the game. Game fence at Rocky Johnson Field. To arrange an inter- notes, statistics, lineups, and rosters are provided view, please contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics TEAM INFORMATION prior to first pitch. A pregame meal is also served in Communications office. 2012 Record ___________________________41-17 the press box approximately 45 minutes prior to first Big 12 Record _____________________ 13-10 (5th) pitch. PLAYER INTERVIEWS Home Record ___________________________18-4 Players and coaches are available for interviews ev- Away Record _____________________________8-6 PHOTOGRAPHERS ery day prior to the start of practice. Practice times Neutral Site Record _______________________15-7 Photographers are permitted to shoot around Rocky vary from week to week, so media members wishing Postseason _____________ NCAA Seattle Regional Johnson Field in approved areas. All photographers to attend should contact Matt Dowdy in the Athlet- Final Ranking __________________ Received Votes must be issued a working credential by the Athletics ics Communications office to get a weekly schedule. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ____________ 10/11 Communications office to gain access through the Position Starters Returning/Lost _____________4/5 stadium entrance.