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20032003 RED RAIDER BASEBALLThe San Francisco Series TEXAS TECH BASEBALL Asst. SID/Baseball Contact: Blayne Beal [email protected] Office: (806) 742-2770; Fax: (806) 742-1970 www.texastech.com SERIES INFORMATION SAN FRANCISCO (1-4) Opponent San Francisco Series Location Lubbock, Texas AT Stadium Dan Law Field Capacity 5,050 Dates Feb. 14-16, 2003 TEXAS TECH (6-1) Game Times 3 p.m./Noon/1 p.m. Dan Law Field Radio Feb. 14-16 All Sports Radio Network (1340 KKAM) 3 p.m./Noon/1 p.m. Mark Finkner (Play-By-Play) Jason Totman (Color) RED RAIDERS CONTINUE HOMESTAND WITH SAN FRANCISCO Internet Texas Tech returns to the diamond this weekend where they will www.texastech.com Game Audio & Live Box Score host yet another team from the West Coast Conference as the San Francisco Dons will come to Dan Law Field for a three-game series The Coaches beginning on Friday. The series continues at noon on Saturday and Nino Giarratano (San Francisco) wraps up at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Overall Record: 94-135 (5 Seasons) The Red Raiders enter the weekend with a 6-1 overall record Record at USF: Same (5 Seasons) while San Francisco comes to town at 1-4. Texas Tech swept 2002 West Coast Conference Champion San Diego this past weekend in Larry Hays (Texas Tech) Lubbock 3-0 while San Francisco was idle. Overall Record: 1,327-707-3 (33 Seasons) Tech is currently in the latter stages of an 11-game homestand Record at Tech: 632-326-2 (17 Seasons) that began Jan. 31 with the season opener against New Mexico. The The Series Red Raiders will wrap up the homestand at 3 p.m. on Tuesday when This weekend will mark the first-ever meeting. they play host to instate rival TCU. Texas Tech will then travel to Fort Worth to take on the Frogs in a three-game series at the new Lupton Pitching Rotations Stadium on the TCU campus. Friday Red Raider fans are reminded that Friday will be Coca-Cola Friday Steve Gooch, RHP (2-0; 1.20 ERA) meaning that all fans who bring an unused Coca-Cola product to the vs. Kevin Rose, RHP (0-1; 6.75 ERA) game will receive $2 off the admission price. On Saturday, fans who Saturday present their Red Raiders vs. Oklahoma basketball game ticket will Nathan Fouts, RHP (1-1; 5.40 ERA) vs. T.J. Franco, RHP (1-0; 3.48 ERA) be admitted to the baseball game free of charge. The men’s basket- Sunday ball team will play the Sooners at 3 p.m. Dusty Buck, RHP (1-0; 6.48ERA) vs. Tony Biale, RHP (0-1; 13.50 ERA) BRIEFLY • Texas Tech will put its non-conference home series win record Probable Texas Tech Starting Lineup to the test again this weekend as the Red Raiders have not lost a home non-conference series in 13 years. The last time Tech lost a Edwards home non-conference series was against Hardin Simmons in 1989 Jordan Alexander and since then Tech has reeled off 71 series wins and 10 splits. • The weekend series with San Francisco will mark the first time Bruce Haney in school history that these two teams have met on the baseball diamond. McGill Beck • Texas Tech is batting a Big 12 best .375 as three Red Raiders have batting averages over .400 (Josh Haney: .545; Evan Shahak: .500 and T.J. Bruce: .458). The Tech defense is also tops in the Big 12 as the Red Raiders are fielding at .996%. Fouts DH: Shahak • Texas Tech remained just outside the of the ESPN/Baseball Weekly Coaches Top 25 poll as Tech ranked 26th with 86 total votes. 2003 RED RAIDER BASEBALL PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP TEXAS TECH QUICK FACTS C ......... Cooper Fouts .................. Currently hitting .348 on the season (8-of- 23) with four RBI...has a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000%...recorded 42 Location ...................................... Lubbock, Texas Chartered ..................................................... 1923 putouts, one assist and one caught stealing. Enrollment .................................................. 27,569 1B ....... Doug Beck ...................... Has all seven starts this season at first Nickname ........................................ Red Raiders base and has been strong both offensively and defensively...hitting .333 with Colors .......................................... Scarlet & Black seven RBI...fielding at 1.000% with 62 putouts and four assists. Facility ........................................... Dan Law Field 2B ....... Josh Haney ..................... Had a stellar week last week as he hit Affiliation ...................................... NCAA Division I .600 in the four games with 10 RBI...was nominated for the Big 12 Player of Conference ................................................. Big 12 Chancellor ................................... Dr. David Smith the Week honor...leads the team with a .545 batting average and is second on President .............. Dr. Donald Haragan (Interim) the team with 12 RBI...fielding at a perfect 1.000% with 19 assists Director of Athletics ....................... Gerald Myers SS ....... T.J. Bruce ........................ Put up big offensive numbers last week- Athletic Dept. Phone ................... (806) 742-3355 end against San Diego as he led the team with a .636 batting average (7-of- Ticket Operations ...................... (806) 742-4412 11) with six RBI...made all seven starts at shortstop...fielding at a perfect 1.000%. MEDIA RELATIONS Director .............................................. Chris Cook 3B ....... Clint McGill ...................... Only player on the team that has recorded Office Phone ............................... (806) 742-2770 a hit in every game this season...shown great defensive ability as he is Baseball Contact .............................. Blayne Beal fielding a perfect 1.000% including 10 assists...made six starts at third base Office Phone ................ (806) 742-2770, ext. 270 this year with the only game he set out being against West Texas A&M. Home Phone ............................... (806) 798-3263 LF ........ Scooter Jordan ............... Has struggled at the plate this season Office Fax ................................... (806) 742-1970 hitting just .211 (4-of-19)...started five out of six games this season. E-mail Address ................... [email protected] CF ....... Madison Edwards ........... Moved over to centerfield during the San DAN LAW FIELD Diego series...currently hitting .391 on the year with nine hits and three RBI. Home Field ................................... Dan Law Field RF ....... Sean Alexander .............. Made three starts this season in the Capacity ...................................................... 5,050 outfield for the Red Raiders...currently hitting .357 with four RBI Dimensions .................... 330-LF, 405-CF, 330-LF DH ....... Evan Shahak ................... Hit his first game-ending home run of his Fence Height ............................................. 12 feet Texas Tech career against San Diego in the final game of that three-game Surface ..................... OF: grass; INF: Astroturf-8 series...currently hitting .500 on the year with five home runs and a team-high PROGRAM HISTORY 15 RBI...has four multiple hit and multiple RBI games to his credit. First Year of Baseball ................. 1926, then 1954 All-Time Program Record ................ 1,181-901-8 No. Years in CWS/Last App. ........................ None NCAA Regionals ............................ (1995-2002) Hosted NCAA Regionals ........... 3 (1996, 97, 99) NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLLS • FEB. 10 PRESEASON BIG 12 Collegiate Baseball Baseball America Baseball Weekly/ NCBWA Projected order of finish of the 10 Rnk. School Rnk. School ESPN Coaches Poll Rnk. School Big 12 schools as voted upon by 1. Texas 1. Georgia Tech Rnk. School 1. Texas the league coaches. 2. Florida State 2. Rice 1. Texas 2. Rice 3. Cal-State Fullerton 3. Florida State 2. Florida State 3. Georgia Tech 1. Texas 4. Rice 4. Texas 3. Georgia Tech 4. Cal-State Fullerton 2. Baylor 5. Georgia Tech 5. Arizona State 4. Rice 5. Florida State 3. Oklahoma 6. LSU 6. Cal-State Fullerton 5. Cal-State Fullerton 6. LSU 4. (tie) Texas Tech 7. Arizona State 7. Wake Forest 6. Arizona State 7. Arizona State Nebraska 8. South Carolina 8. Louisiana State 7. LSU 8. Wake Forest 6. Oklahoma State 9. Long Beach State 9. USC 8. South Carolina 9. Richmond 7. Texas A&M 10. USC 10. Baylor 9. USC 10. USC 8. Kansas State 11. Mississippi State 11. Stanford 10. Wake Forest 11. Notre Dame 12. Stanford 12. Notre Dame 11. Baylor 12. Miami, Fla. 9. Missouri 13. Houston 13. Houston 12. Stanford 13. South Carolina 1o. Kansas 14. Miami, Fla. 14. South Carolina 13. Notre Dame 14. Long Beach State 15. Wake Forest 15. Richmond 14. Clemson 15. Stanford 16. Richmond 16. Long Beach State 15. Long Beach State 16. Nebraska TECH IN THE RANKINGS 17. Baylor 17. Mississippi State 16. Mississippi State 17. South Alabama 18. Clemson 18. Stetson 17. Houston 18. Mississippi State 19. Notre Dame 19. Clemson 18. Richmond 19. Houston N/A 20. South Alabama 20. Nebraska 19. Nebraska 20. Clemson 21. Florida Atlantic 21. Auburn 20. Auburn 21. North Carolina 22. Nebraska 22. North Carolina 21. Miami, Fla. 22. Stetson 23. Tulane 23. South Alabama 22. South Alabama 23. Central Florida 24. S.W. Missouri State 24. Florida Atlantic 23. Florida Atlantic 24. Ohio State 25. Fla. International 25. Tulane 24. Stetson 25. Florida Atlantic 26. Central Florida 25. North Carolina 26. Tulane 27. Oklahoma 27. James Madison 28. James Madison 28. Southwest Missouri St. 29. Ohio State 29. Virginia Tech 30. Wichita State 30. Florida International 2003 RED RAIDER BASEBALL SCOUTING SAN FRANCISCO 2003 SCHEDULE The San Francisco Dons will bring a 1-4 overall record to Dan Date Opponent Time/Result Law Field this weekend where they will take on Texas Tech. San 1/25 Alumni Game W, 11-2 Francisco picked up their first win of year, a 9-8 come-from-behind 1/31 New Mexico W, 4-2 effort on Tuesday against Sonoma State. 2/1 New Mexico W, 10-1 San Francisco, of the West Coast Conference, is batting .262 on 2/2 New Mexico L, 9-6 the season as a team while their opponents are batting .339.