Series Preview: New Mexico State

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TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (6-2; 0-0) AT NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES (5-2; 0-0)

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OVERALL: 6-2 | BIG 12: 0-0 | H: 3-1 | A: 1-0 | N: 2-1 FEBRUARY • (6-2) 19 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE W, 12-3 20 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE L, 3-10 20 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE W, 9-1 21 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE W, 12-0 24 at Sam Houston State W, 11-6 26 % vs. #9 Houston W, 3-2 27 % vs. #6 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 5-3 (10) 28 % vs. #18 Arkansas L, 6-10 MARCH • (0-0) 1 NEW MEXICO STATE 6:30 p.m. 2 NEW MEXICO STATE 2 p.m. 4 #22 CAL STATE FULLERTON 6:30 p.m. 5 #22 CAL STATE FULLERTON 11:30 a.m. 6 #22 CAL STATE FULLERTON 12 p.m. 8 & vs. Oral Roberts 2 p.m. 11 at California 9 p.m. 12 at California 4 p.m. 12 at California 8 p.m. 13 at California 3 p.m. 15 + vs. UT Arlington 7 p.m. 18 * at Baylor 4 p.m. 19 * at Baylor 3 p.m. 20 * at Baylor 1 p.m. 22 NEW MEXICO 2 p.m. 24 * OKLAHOMA 6:30 p.m. 25 * OKLAHOMA 6:30 p.m. 26 * OKLAHOMA 2 p.m. 28 at UNLV 8:05 p.m. 29 at UNLV 3:05 p.m. APRIL • (0-0) 1 * KANSAS STATE 6:30 p.m. 2 * KANSAS STATE 2 p.m. 3 * KANSAS STATE 12 p.m. 5 ~ vs. Abilene Christian 6:30 p.m. 8 * at Oklahoma State 6 p.m. 9 * at Oklahoma State 3 p.m. 10 * at Oklahoma State 1 p.m. 12 SAM HOUSTON STATE 6:30 p.m. 13 SAM HOUSTON STATE 2 p.m. 15 ^ SAN DIEGO STATE 6:30 p.m. 16 ^ SAN DIEGO STATE 2 p.m. 17 ^ SAN DIEGO STATE 1 p.m. 19 at New Mexico 7 p.m. 20 at New Mexico 2 p.m. 22 * TEXAS 6:30 p.m. 23 * TEXAS 2 p.m. 24 * TEXAS 2 p.m. 26 at Abilene Christian 6:30 p.m. 29 * at TCU 8 p.m. 30 * at TCU 4 p.m. MAY • (0-0) 1 * at TCU 1 p.m. 6 * at Kansas 6 p.m. 7 * at Kansas 2 p.m. 8 * at Kansas 1 p.m. 10 at Oral Roberts 1 p.m. 19 * WEST VIRGINIA 6:30 p.m. 20 * WEST VIRGINIA 2 p.m. 21 * WEST VIRGINIA 1 p.m. 25-29 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship TBA

March 1-2 • 6:30 p.m. / 2 p.m. • Lubbock, Texas • Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park (4,368) • Texas Tech Sports Network from Learfield #23 TEXAS TECH NEW MEXICO STATE Record: 6-2 Overall; 0-0 in Big 12 Record: 5-2 Overall; 0-0 in WAC Home / Away / Netural: 3-1 / 1-0 / 2-1 Home / Away / Netural: 4-0 / 0-0 / 0-0 Rankings: PG: 23 | CB: NR | NCBWA: RV | D1: RV Rankings: PG: NR | CB: NR | NCBWA: NR | BA: NR Head Coach: Tim Tadlock Head Coach: Brian Green Career Record: 108-77 (4th Season) Career Record: 15-41-1 (2nd Season) Record at Texas Tech: Same Record at N.M. State: Same

FIRST PITCH • No. 23 Texas Tech hosts its first midweek series of the season beginning Tuesday night when New Mexico State arrives in Lubbock for the two-game set. The series is slated for 6:30 first pitch on Tuesday evening and then a 2 p.m. start on Wednesday. • Texas Tech is coming off a 3-1 road trip last week with a midweek victory over Sam Houston State and then wins over No. 9 Houston and No. 6 Louisiana in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic hosted at Minute Maid in Houston. The lone loss came to No. 18 Arkansas in Sunday’s tournament finale. • Texas Tech infielder Michael Davis was named to the Shriners College Classic All-Tournament Team after the sophomore hit .583 overall (7-for-12) with a double and two RBI. He also led the Red Raiders with a pair of stolen bases. • Texas Tech will be facing New Mexico State for the fifth-consecutive season and the 62nd time in program history on Tuesday night. The Red Raiders are 44-17 all-time against the Aggies after winning each of the past seven contests. Michael Davis was named to the Shriners Classic All-Tournament Team after • The Red Raiders have dominated the series against New Mexico State at home with a 33-6 all- College hitting .583 for the weekend. time lead in games played in Lubbock. New Mexico State has not defeated Texas Tech on the road since the Aggies pulled off a 7-6 victory on March 27, 2012. • Texas Tech’s 6-2 start to its season marks the sixth time in the past seven years where the Red Raiders have won six of their first eight games. • Entering the third week of the regular season, Texas Tech currently leads the Big 12 Conference in seven offensive categories: on-base percentage, at-bats, runs scored, hits, doubles, RBI and sacrifice flies. • Erikson Lanning will make his second start of the season on Tuesday as the left-hander picked up the win in his collegiate debut against Milwaukee, tossing six shutout innings with only one hit allowed and four strikeouts. • The Red Raiders enter this week ranked second nationally with 12 double plays turned through just eight games. Texas Tech is just one double play back of current NCAA leader, Georgia Tech. • Texas Tech is currently in the midst of a 13-game stretch where the Red Raiders will face 10 games against ranked opponents. SERIES COVERAGE Date TV/Stream March 1 TexasTech.TV March 2 TexasTech.TV

Play-by-Play Analyst Radio Play-by-Play Analyst -- -- TTU Sports Network Robert Giovannetti Jamie Lent -- -- TTU Sports Network Robert Giovannetti Jamie Lent

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ERIKSON LANNING LHP • 6-3 • 180 • Fr./HS Woodstock, Ga. / Sequoyah H.S. W-L 1-0 ERA 0.00 IP 6.0 K/BB 4/1

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