2014 TEXAS TECH BASEBALL SEASON REVIEW ADDITIONAL NOTES IN NO. 11 OKLAHOMA SERIES FINALE - The Red Raiders snapped a 10-game road losing streak. - Tech also snapped a six-game conference road losing streak with its game three win. - Texas Tech’s offensive attack was led by seven players who had at least two hits... It marked the first time seven Red Raiders had multi-hit games since March 21, 2012 when seven Tech players had a multi-hit game against Florida Gulf Coast. - Oklahoma was trying to complete a perfect month at home (April) during Big 12 play, but the loss was the Sooners first of the month during league action and just their second Big 12 home loss this season (Kansas - Game 3). - Tech handed Oklahoma its most lopsided loss of the season with a six-run victory... Previously this year OU had been beaten by five runs twice (Pepperdine and UT Arlington). RED RAIDERS HOLD NMSU AGGIES HITLESS WITH RUNNERS ON BASE IN MIDWEEK TILT Texas Tech’s five pitchers that saw action against New Mexico State on April 23 in Lubbock held the Aggies hitless with runners on base as the Aggies went 0-for-11 with runners aboard. NMSU had six hits and five walks in the contest along with one batter reaching base with a hit-by-pitch. TECH BULLPEN COMING UP STRONG AGAINST KANSAS IN SERIES FINALE AND IN MIDWEEK AGAINST NMSU The Texas Tech bullpen saw tremendous results during a two-game stretch against Kansas (series finale - Apr. 21) and New Mexico State (midweek - Apr. 23) where it recorded a 0.93 ERA allowing just one earned run in 9.2 innings. During that stretch a total of six Red Raiders pitched out of the bullpen while they combined for seven strikeouts and a .188 opponent batting average in both games played in Lubbock at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. THE CALENDAR SAYS “APRIL” DOESN’T IT? Texas Tech had started getting used to playing in warm temperatures on a game-by-game basis, but on Tuesday, April 23, Tech and New Mexico State faced some challenging weather conditions. The first-pitch temperature in Lubbock was 43 degrees with wind chills dipping into the low 30’s for the 6 p.m. contest. It marked Tech’s third coldest first-pitch temperature of the season, just one degree higher than Opening Day’s 42 degrees on Feb. 17 and two degrees warmer than it was in the series opener at West Virginia (Charleston, W. Va.) on April 22 when it was 41 degrees. To compare, Tech’s coldest first-pitch temp last season during the month of April was 61 degrees in Lubbock against Houston on April 15. DALTON BROWN BECOMES TECH’S FIFTH PITCHER WITH A SAVE - FOURTH RED RAIDER FRESHMAN Freshman Dalton Brown slammed the door in the ninth inning and recorded the last out of the eighth inning during Tech’s win over New Mexico State (Apr. 23) while becoming the fifth Red Raider with at least one save. Brown’s save was the fourth by a Red Raider freshman. In fact, the last time Tech had at least five pitchers with a save was in 2010 when six different pitchers had at least one save while setting a school record with 19 saves as a team. PROUDFOOT HITS 2ND CAREER SLAM - FASTEST RED RAIDER TO A PAIR OF GRAND SLAMS SINCE 2007 Sophomore shortstop Tim Proudfoot ended the Kansas series finale with a grand slam while giving Tech the 16-5 win in eight innings. The home run was Proudfoot’s second career grand slam. His first career grand slam was his first career homer in 2012 against Alabama A&M. Since 2006, Texas Tech has hit 15 grand slams, but only three players during that stretch have hit two. Proudfoot is the second fastest Red Raider (since 2006) to hit a pair of grand slams needing just 92 career games. Only Roger Kieschnick has hit two career grand slams faster than Proudfoot as the former Freshman All-American needed only 64 career games. Kieschnick ended up hitting four grand slams in his career. Career Player (Career Grand Slams)________ Career Gams to 2 GS 2006-08 Roger Kieschnick (4)_________________ 64 games (2006-07) 2012-13 Tim Proudfoot (2)____________________ 92 games (2012-13) 2010-12 Bo Altobelli (2)______________________ 99 games (2010-12) RED RAIDER OFFENSE EXPLODES FOR SEASON-HIGHS IN NUMEROUS AREAS AGAINST KANSAS Texas Tech ended a nine-game losing streak on Sunday, April 21 with a huge offensive output in a 16-5 eight-inning run-rule victory over Kansas in Lubbock. The Red Raiders accomplished a lot in that victory. Here is a look at most of them. - 16 runs: Most runs scored this season and most by the Red Raiders since scoring 25 vs. Alabama A&M in 2012. - 18 hits: Most hits this season and most by the Red Raiders since recording 19 hits against Houston in 2012. - 16 runs: Most runs scored in a Big 12 game since scoring 16 against Missouri in 2010. - 18 hits: Most hits in a Big 12 game since posting 18 against No. 22 Oklahoma State in 2011. - Run-Rule Win: First run-rule victory since an 18-4 (7 inn.) win over Alabama A&M in 2010. - Run-Rule Win: First run-rule victory vs. Big 12 opponent since a 19-4 (7 inn.) win at home over Kansas State in 2008. - 12 unanswered runs: Most unanswered runs scored since scoring 21 against Alabama A&M in 2010. PROUDFOOT HITS SECOND CAREER GRAND SLAM TO SEAL RUN-RULE WIN OVER KANSAS Sophomore Tim Proudfoot hit his second career grand slam to give Texas Tech a 16-5 win over Kansas in eight innings due to the 10-run mercy rule. Proudfoot has five career homers, with two of them coming with the bases loaded. TECH YOUTH ON DISPLAY AT NO. 22 RICE Texas Tech lost at No. 22 Rice, 11-2, while using seven pitchers, six of which were freshmen. Freshman right-handed pitcher Justin Bethard started the game, marking his first career start. Other freshmen pitchers to see action against Rice were RHP Dalton Brown (0.1 IP), RHP Matt Withrow (2.0 IP), RHP Matt Custred (0.1 IP), RHP Johnathon Tripp (1.1 IP) and LHP Reid Meyer (0.1 IP). Overall, Tech has seven freshman pitchers and five freshman position players who have played this season. RED RAIDERS SCORE NINE RUNS - HIT 3 HOME RUNS IN 2ND INNING AT DALLAS BAPTIST Texas Tech scored nine runs and hit three home runs in the second inning at Dallas Baptist on April 9 at Horner Ballpark. The Red Raiders scored nine runs in an inning for the first time since March 19, 2011 at No. 14 Baylor. Tech hit three home runs for the first time since May 2, 2010 vs. Missouri in the 4th inning at then Dan Law Field in Lubbock. JAKE BARRIOS BECOMES THIRD RED RAIDER NAMED BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK Junior 3B Jake Barrios - a transfer to Tech from Seward County C.C. - became the third Red Raider this season to be named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Monday, April 1. Barrios batted .400 (6-for-15) on the week with a triple, two walks and five two-out RBI. He finished the week with back-to-back multi-hit games against TCU. His bases-clearing triple in the first inning of the series finale helped guide Tech to an 8-7 victory - the Red Raiders first over TCU since 2007, which snapped a 13-game losing streak against the Horned Frogs. SPEAKING OF BARRIOS... Barrios was the Red Raiders leading hitting during March with a .270 (20-for-74) batting average in 21 games. He also tallied 21 RBI - which marked the most by a Red Raider in the month of March since 2009 when former Red Raider Chris Richburg posted 23 RBI during the month of March. In addition, Barrios fielded .986 (19 putouts, 50 assists, 1 error) during the month. SCOTT LeJEUNE - CAREER MILESTONE TRACKER (Texas Tech All-Time Career Record Books) Texas Tech senior infielder Scott LeJeune is back for his fourth season in scarlet and black and is looking to reach numerous school career top-10 record book lists. Below is a look at LeJeune’s career stats and where he ranks all-time at Tech. Career Stats Category Total (Ranks) Next In Line All-Time Record At-Bats 705 (7th) Joey Kenworthy (721) Clint Bryant (918) Hits 215 (8th) Joey Kenworthy (218) Clint Bryant (341) Doubles 58 (3rd) Josh Bard/Clint Bryant (73) Josh Bard/Clint Bryant (73) RBI 144 (T-8th) Dion Ruecker (150) Clint Bryant (271) Total Bases 302 (NR) Jason Landreth (313) Clint Bryant (574) Games Played 189 (8th) Cody Fuller (193) Clint Bryant (240)
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