Texas Tech at Texas
WHEN: 2 p.m. Friday, 12 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: UFCU Disch-Falk Field
RECORDS: Texas Tech 28-10, 8-7 Big 12 Conference; Texas 34-9, 12-3 Big 12 Conference
RANKINGS: Texas Tech – No. 11 DIBaseball.com, No. 11 USA Today/coaches’ poll; Texas – No. 3 DIBaseball.com, No. 3 USA Today/coaches’ poll
LAST MEETING/SERIES: Tech has won three of the last four series in Austin (2013, 2015, 2017). The Red Raiders dropped the series in 2019 2 games to 1 despite outhitting the Longhorns 22-10 over the weekend. The Red Raiders had the leadoff man in 8 of 9 innings that year but went 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position to leave 12 runners stranded.
LAST TIME OUT: The Red Raiders took down the New Mexico Lobos 10-4 in a midweek tilt on the final trip to Lubbock for UNM Head Coach Ray Birmingham as he announced his retirement recently taking effect at the end of the season. Texas Tech honored Birmingham prior to the game on Wednesday. Last weekend the Red Raiders lost their first Big 12 series at home this season dropping the Friday game 12-4 to Baylor, bouncing back with a 4-1 victory Saturday behind 10 Ks from Micah Dallas, and dropped the rubber match 13-3 on Sunday.
BAYLOR RECAPS: Game 3
RADIO: 97.3-FM | TuneIn Radio App
TV: Longhorn Network
INTERNET: RedRaiderDugout.com
TWITTER: @RandyRosetta | @RedRaiderDugout | @KeithBPatrick
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Friday – Texas Tech LH Patrick Monteverde (6-2, 56.1 IP, 3.20 ERA, 61 SO/11 BB, .220 BAA) vs. Texas RH Ty Madden (6-1, 64.1 IP, 1.68 ERA, 77/22 BB, .183 BAA)
Saturday – Texas Tech RH Micah Dallas (1-2, 39 IP, 3.23 ERA, 45 SO/10 BB, .247 BAA) vs. Texas RH Tristan Stevens (7-1, 62.1 IP, 2.74 ERA, 47 SO/11 BB, .227 BAA)
Sunday – Texas Tech LH Mason Montgomery (2-2, 45 IP, 3.23 ERA, 56 SO/19 BB, .214 BAA) vs. Texas RH Kolby Kubichek (5-3, 47 IP, 3.26 ERA, 39SO/23 BB, .249 BAA)
OUT OF THE BULLPEN
Texas Tech – RH Ryan Sublette (5-1, 1 save, 26 IP, 3.12 ERA, 34 SO/9 BB, .216 BAA), RH Chase Hampton (1-0, 1 save, 20 IP, 4.95 ERA, 13 SO/9 BB, .203 BAA), RH Brendan Girton (2-0, 1 save, 18 IP, 5.00 ERA, 18 SO/13 BB, .235 BAA); LH Derek Bridges (0-0, 5.2 IP, 5.68 ERA, 7 SO/0 BB, .320 BAA); RH Connor Queen (1-0, 4 saves, 12 IP, 5.25 ERA, 12 SO/5 BB, .333 BAA), LH Eli Riechmann (1-0, 8 IP, 5.63 ERA. 6 SO/4 BB, .300 BAA) RH Josh Sanders (0-0, 8.2 IP, 3.12 ERA, 8 SO/4 BB, .276 BAA)
Texas – RH Tanner Witt (2-0, 3 saves, 32.2 IP, 2.76 ERA, 45 SO/17 BB, .213 BAA); RH Cole Quintanilla (3-0, 21.2 IP, 2.08 ERA, 20 SO/5 BB, .211 BAA); LH Lucas Gordon (0-0, 17.2 IP, 3.06 ERA, 17 SO/8 BB, .155 BAA); RH Aaron Nixon (3-2, 5 saves, 21.1 IP, 2.53 ERA, 20 SO/4 BB, .250 BAA); LH Pete Hansen (4-1, 49.1 IP, 2.19 ERA, 33 SO/14, .206 BAA), RH Palmer Wenzel (3-0, 19.2 IP, 3.66 ERA, 13 SO/9 BB, .289 BAA), RH Jared Southard (0-0, 7.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 11/6 BB, .120 BAA)
LINEUP LEADERS
Texas Tech – LF Dru Baker (.391/.458/.519, 38 R, 17 RBIs, 7 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 13-15 SB); 2B Jace Jung (.368/.481/.743, 36 R, 52 RBIs, 9 2B, 15 HR, 32 BB); SS Cal Conley (.340/.407/.577, 29 R, 37 RBIs, 10 2B, 9 HR, 5-6 SB); C Braxton Fulford (.281/.376/.612, 25 R, 34 RBIs, 9 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR); RF Easton Murrell (.261/.390/.300/, 22 R, 13 RBIs, 7 2B, 2 2B, 3 HR, 18 BB)
Texas – 2B Daly Mitchell (.358/.417/.480, 23 R, 24 RBIs, 9 2B, 2 HR, 6-9 SB); DH Ivan Melendez (.352/.448/.680, 23 R, 11 2B, 9 HR, 39 RBIs); 1B Zach Zubia (.326/.466/.548, 34 R, 40 RBIs, 8 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 35 BB); RF Douglas Hodo III (.299/.373/.417 33 R, 29 RBIs, 5 2B, 4 HR, 4-7 SB); 3B Cam Williams (.276/.377/.567, 22 R, 31 RBIs, 13 2B, 8 HR), LF Eric Kennedy (.270/.346/.337, 29 R, 12 RBIs, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 16-18 SB), CF Mike Antico (.241/.400/.462, 39 R, 33 RBIs, 10 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 37 BB, 24-27 SB
UP NEXT
Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma (Non-Conference) in Hodgetown Stadium, Amarillo, Texas. Tuesday, May 4, 6 p.m.
AROUND THE HORN
- Friday will mark the 166th meeting between the two teams, they’ve met annually since 1968 with the exception of the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
- Texas holds a 116-49 advantage all-time and a 56-22 lead in Austin.
- Jace Jung comes into the weekend tied for 2nd nationally in home runs (15) and RBIs (52). The Red Raiders are tied with K-State for the most homers in the league (59), which ranks sixth in the country.
- Texas’s Mike Antico and Zach Zubia rank 2nd and 3rd in the conference with 37 and 35 walks respectively. Jace Jung is 4th with 32.
- Two of the league’s best pitchers will be facing off Friday as Ty Madden is 2nd in the conference in ERA (1.68), opponent batting average (.183), and strikeouts (77). Patrick Monteverde is 10th in ERA (3.20), 8th in strikeouts (61), and it tied for 6th with only 11 base-on-balls issued this season. Both Madden and Monteverde have 6 wins in 2021.
