TEXAS TECH 2016 RED RAIDER SOFTBALL @TTUSB | @TechAthletics | #WreckEm FIVE ncaa REGIONAL APPERANCES | 45 ALL BIG 12 SELECTIONS | 20 NFCA ALL-REGION HONOREES GAME TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (19-21, 4-5) - ABILENE CHRISTIAN (18-18, 12-6) 2016 SCHEDULE / RESULTS 44 April 20 | 6 p.m. | Lubbock, Texas | Rocky Johnson Field OVerall: 19-24 | BIG 12: 4-5 | H: 11-3 | A: 3-16 | N: 5-5 FEBRUARY LEADING OFF... 11 ^ at UNLV W, 7-3 12 ^ vs. Utah Valley W, 4-2 • Texas Tech will break from Big 12 play for a rare midweek game against Abilene Christian Wednesday 12 ^ vs. No. 20 Washington L, 14-5 night at Rocky Johnson Field. 13 ^ vs. Long Beach State W, 4-2 13 ^ vs. No. 14 Minnesota L, 7-4 19 + vs. San Diego L, 6-0 Texas Tech Abilene Christian • Texas Tech will look to reach the 20 win plateau 19 + at San Diego State L, 13-3 19-24, 4-5 Big 12 18-18; 12-6 Southland for the seventh consecutive season in Wednesday’s 20 + vs. No. 18 Kentucky L, 10-0 contest. The Red Raiders have won 20 or more games 20 + vs. No. 22 California W, 2-0 THE MATCHUPS every season since 2010, and have twice reached 40 21 + vs. South Dakota L, 5-3 wins. TEXAS TECH 25 at No. 6 Louisiana Lafayette L, 6-2 Record ____________________________ 19 -21; 4-5 Big 12 25 at No. 6 Louisiana Lafayette L, 11-5 Home / Away / Neutral ________________ 11-3 / 3-13 / 5-5 • The Red Raiders have turned a league leading 17 27 % vs. Illinois State W, 5-2 Streak ________________________________________ L-2 double plays. Texas Tech turned five double plays last Last 5 / Last 10 Games _______________________3-2 / 4-6 27 % at No. 5 LSU L, 3-2 Ranking _____________________________________ None weekend in their three-game series against Kansas. 28 % vs. Illinois State W, 5-3 RPI ___________________________________________ 66 In conference play, Texas Tech and Texas lead the Big 28 % at No. 5 LSU L, 5-3 Head Coach__________________________Adrian Gregory 12 with seven double plays. MARCH Career Record _________________ 44-50 (2nd Season) 4 $ vs. McNeese State W, 4-1 Record at Texas Tech ________________________Same • Senior Jordan Bettiol recorded her 21st stolen 4 $ vs. Ohio W, 7-5 base of the season during the three-game stand in 5 $ vs. McNeese State W, 11-6 Lawrence this past weekend. The 21 stolen bases 5 $ vs. Ohio L, 6-2 ABILENE CHRISTIAN Record ________________________ 18-18; 12-6 Southland in 2016 tied Bettiol with Sandy Butler (2000) and 6 $ Stephen F. Austin L, 10-1 Home / Away / Neutral __________________ 5-1 / 4-8 / 3-5 Lea Hopson (2014) for sixth all-time in Red Raider 6 $ UTSA W, 6-4 Streak ________________________________________ L-1 softball history in stolen bases in a single season. 11 at No. 10 Texas A&M L, 9-5 Last 5 / Last 10 Games _______________________3-2 / 7-3 12 at No. 10 Texas A&M L, 7-6 Ranking _____________________________________ None • The Red Raiders are off to the races again this 13 at No. 10 Texas A&M L, 17-3 RPI __________________________________________ 113 season, ranking among the league leaders in stolen 17 ~ Georgia Southern W, 4-1 Head Coach___________________________Bobby Reeves bases. So far this season Texas Tech has stolen 52 18 ~ Boise State W, 8-1 Career Record ______________________________262-311 bases on 74 attempts. The Red Raiders are averaging 19 ~ Gerogia Southern W, 14- 5 Record at Abilene Christian ___________________133-146 just under one stolen base per game in conference 19 ~ Boise State W, 6-5 play. 20 ~ Boise State L, 8-4 24 at No. 21 Arizona State L, 3-1 GAME INFORMATION 25 at No. 21 Arizona State L, 4-3 Date ______________________________________ April 20 • Texas Tech has proven through the first two thirds of the season that they are a formidable long ball 26 at No. 21 Arizona State L, 7-3 Game Times ________________________________ 6 p.m. threat. The Red Raiders have blasted 42 homeruns 30 at Abilene Christian W, 6-1 Location ____________________________ Lubbock, Texas in 2016 including nine homers in the last two weeks APRIL Stadium _________________________Rocky Johnson Field alone. The 43 homeruns on the season is second in 1 * Oklahoma State W, 9-7 Dimensions _________________202 (LF), 210 (CF), 202 (RF) the Big 12 to Oklahoma’s 45 homers this season. 2 * Oklahoma State W,19-18 Television ____________________________ TexasTech.TV 3 * Oklahoma State W, 8-7 Live Stats ____________________________ TexasTech.com 8 * at Texas W, 3-2 • Wednesday’s game against ACU will mark the All-Time Series _______________________Tech leads 10-0 9 * at Texas L, 2-0 In Lubbock ____________________________ Tech 5-0 second midweek game for the Red Raiders in the 10 * at Texas L, 8-4 In Abilene _____________________________ Tech 5-0 2016 season with the only other midweek game 15 * at Kansas L, 10-0 At Neutral Sites ______________________________0-0 coming in Abilene against the Wildcats on March 30. The Red Raiders are 1-0 in Wednesday games and 3-3 16 * at Kansas L, 6-2 on the season in games played outside of the normal 17 * at Kansas L, 9-1 Fri.-Sat. game days. 20 Abilene Christian 6 p.m. 22 * Iowa State 6 p.m. TEXAS TECH PROBABLE STARTERS (Based off previous games) 23 * Iowa State 4 p.m. POS # Name HT. Yr.-Exp. Hometown GP-GS AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-ATT 24 * Iowa State 12 p.m. CF 11 Jordan Bettiol 5-8 Sr.-1L College Station, Texas 43-43 .357 27 51 6 0 0 12 21-25 27 at North Texas 1 p.m. LF 3 Kiani Ramsey 5-2 Fr.-HS Portland, Texas 41-40 .422 20 43 5 3 0 14 2-10 27 at North Texas 3 p.m. RF 42 Kierra Miles 5-8 Jr.-2L Mustang, Okla. 43-43 .351 29 46 10 0 14 42 11-13 29 * Baylor 6 p.m. 1B 24 Brittany Warnecke 5-10 Jr.-2L Plainfield, Ill. 43-43 .314 16 38 8 0 6 22 0-0 30 * Baylor 4 p.m. 3B 9 Jessica Hartwell 5-7 Fr.-HS Galt, Calif. 39-38 .247 19 24 6 0 5 15 2-3 MAY 2B 7 Kirsten Schwirtlich 5-7 Sr.-SQ Corpus Christi, Texas 38-31 .262 14 22 4 2 4 14 3-5 1 * Baylor 12 p.m. DP 21 Karli Hamilton 5-2 Fr.- HS Houston, Texas 33-21 .247 9 18 4 0 6 21 0-0 6 * at Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. C 4 Susan Welborn 5-9 Jr.-2L N. Richland Hills, Texas 42-42 .228 10 21 3 0 5 17 0-0 7 * at Oklahoma 2 p.m. SS 22 Brooke Scott 5-7 Sr.-3L Broken Arrow, Okla. 42-42 .268 19 26 5 1 2 13 7-10 8 * at Oklahoma 12 p.m. 2016 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL Texas Tech Single Season Records HOME RUNS Freshman MAKING BIG Impact ON RED RAIDER TEAM 1. Sandy James (2011) _______________________16 The 2016 Red raiders have proved to be a skilled mix of veteran leadership and young talent. While 2. Mikey Kenney (2010) ______________________15 upperclassman such as Jordan Bettiol and Kierra Miles established themselves as consistent offensive Kim Martinez (1997) _______________________15 threats early in the season, freshmen Karli Hamilton, Jessica Hartwell and Kiani Ramsey have proven to be Adriana Perez (2012) ______________________15 just as effective. All three have worked themselves into the starting lineup for the Red Raiders this season. 5. Adriana Perez (2013) ______________________14 Ramsey leads the team with three triples so far this season, a mark that places her fifth in the Texas Tech all- 6. Kierra Miles (2016) _______________________13 time season leaders. Hamilton burst onto the scene as the freshman slugger combined for four home runs Cydney Allen (2011) _______________________13 in just her first weekend of play in the 2016 season. Hartwell has provided timely hitting, providing a game Mikey Kenney (2012) ______________________13 winning walk-off home run to win the first game of the OSU series. Mikey Kenney (2013) ______________________13 10. Kim Martinez (1999) _______________________12 Kierra MILES ClosinG IN ON SINGLE SEASON AND CAREER Records 11. Elyssa Sigala (2004) ________________________11 Texas Tech junior outfielder Kierra Miles has quickly vaulted herself into one of the top hitters to ever wear Sandy James (2012) _______________________11 the scarlet and black. The Mustang, Okla., native is already tied for sixth in the single season homerun 13. Raven Richardson (2011) ___________________10 leaders with 13, and is quickly closing in on the single season RBI leaderboard. Miles needs just three RBI Jennifer Corkin (2007) _____________________10 in the remaining 15 games to crack the RBI leaders for a single season. Miles’ 119 career RBI rank her third all-time in Texas Tech softball history in that category needing just 30 RBI to become the all-time RBI leader RBI in Tech history. 1. Kim Martinez (1997) _______________________70 2. Sandy James (2011) _______________________62 INSIDE THE SERIES 3. Logan Hall (2011) _________________________55 ABILENE CHRSITIAN Cydney Allen (2011) _______________________55 The Red Raiders and Wildcats will meet for the 11th time in softball program history on Wednesday night. Adriana Perez (2012) ______________________55 Wednesday’s contest will mark the fifth meeting between the two teams in Lubbock, and first home 6. Adriana Perez (2013) ______________________50 contest for the Red Raiders in the series since the 2014 season. 7. Mikey Kenney (2013) ______________________47 8. Sandy James (2012) _______________________45 9. Montana Patin (2008) ______________________44 The Red Raiders enter Wednesday’s contest holding a 10-0 lead in the all-time sereies record, including a Cassie McClure (2014) _____________________44 5-0 mark against the Wildcats in Lubbock.