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Smoke shop owners advocate for legalization

By REECE NATIONS Staff Writer

Head Hunters Smoke Shop has been a part of the Lubbock community since 2012, before the legalization of recreational marijuana use in parts of the United States.

What began as an ordinary tobacco shop stocking pipes, rolling papers and cigarettes has grown into a recognizable staple of Lubbock’s culture.

There are three Head Hunters store locations to choose from. One is located at 2602 34th St. and one at 2910 Slide Road, but the

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store located at 2146 19th St. is one of its kind in Lubbock, where the glass pieces are blown in-house.

“When we first started out, we were pretty much just winging it,” Jake Novak, Head Hunters spokesperson, said. “We didn’t know much about running a business, but a lot of it, we picked up along the way.”

Novak, who is now head music producer at Studio 19, a recording studio and art gallery located next to Head Hunters on 19th Street, was one of the first employees of the original Head Hunters location on 34th Street. Over the years, marijuana legalization became a reality, and the store’s owners had to construct deliberate nomenclature to avoid legal issues with their business, Novak said.

“Terminology is very important in our shops,” Novak said. “You can’t come in here and ask for a bong, because we sell water pipes for tobacco use only.”

Every item stocked and sold at Head Hunters is explicitly said to be used for smoking tobacco only, he said. Every patron has his ID checked upon entering the establishment to confirm that he is at least 18 years of age and can legally purchase tobacco products.

“If somebody comes in

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By BRANDI ADDISON The legalization of marijuana has been an ongoing discussion for the past few years, and the votes for legalization have been on the rise.

Currently, marijuana is legalized for both medical and recreational use in Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, according to Business Insider.

In October, about 60 percent of the 1,017 individuals polled favored the legalization of marijuana, according to the Gallup website. Three years earlier, those who favored legalization became the majority for the first time.

In October’s poll, about 77 percent of individuals between the ages of 18 and 34 years were in support for legalization. Around 61 percent of individuals between 35 and 54 years of age, and 45 percent of individuals older than 55 years, were in support of the legalization of marijuana.

Additionally, the polls also

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and asks for ‘blunt wraps,’ we have to tell them to say ‘cigarillos’ instead,” Novak said. “If they can’t do that, then we have to politely ask them to leave, which we never like doing.”

The store also stocks cannabidiol products, also known as CBD. The substance contains less than 0.5 percent THC and became legal for medical use in Texas in 2015, in large part because of its effectiveness in treating epilepsy, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

CBD is also used to re-

lieve pain, reduce inflammation and treat cancer.

Researchers have uncovered a cellular mechanism through which CBD induces cell death in breast cancer cells, according to the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

“We started carrying CBD products a couple years ago when it was first legalized,” Brett Owen, Head Hunters area manager, said. “You can buy CBD wax, oil and edibles at any of our locations.”

While THC produces a mind-altering effect, CBD has no psychoactive effects,

Owen said. Studies have shown that CBD oil can also relieve anxiety, treat symptoms of nausea and promote cardiovascular health.

“At the federal level, CBD is a Schedule 1 drug because it’s found in cannabis,” she said. “So, even though it’s this awesome medicine used to treat seizures and cancer, the DEA still treats it as though it’s just as harmful as heroin.”

Head Hunters’ popularity among Lubbock residents has allowed for the store to expand over the years. Owen said she hopes for other loca-

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tions to eventually open up in different cities.

What sets Head Hunters apart from other local smoke shops is its selection of one-of-a-kind glass pieces blown on location at the store on 19th Street.

Kai Simpson, a local artist, crafts unique hand pipes, bowl pieces and necklace pendants all by hand.

“It can take anywhere from one hour to 15 hours to make a single pipe,” Simpson said. “It depends a lot on the design I’m going for, but seeing them on display when it’s over is always rewarding.”

Simpson has been handcrafting glass pieces for Head Hunters for about a year and a half. Live glass-blowing demonstrations take place during store hours, and patrons are encouraged to stop by and ask questions about the process.

A fair amount of danger is involved when making a piece from start to finish, Simpson said. Small cuts from shards of glass are common, and the stage that the demonstrations take place on has been outfitted with a kiln.

“The risk is worth the reward, in my opinion,” Simpson said. “I take a lot of pride in what I do, and I want people to think of what I make as art.”

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divided the results into political parties. The highest number in support for legalization, 70 percent, came from those who classified themselves as independents.

About 67 percent of individuals who classified themselves as Democrats favored the legalization of marijuana, and 42 percent of Republicans were in favor.

Melvin Jackson, a senior sports management major from Arlington, said he does not believe marijuana should be legalized.

“I don’t really think it should be legalized,” Jackson said. “I get the money aspect, if you look at states like Colorado and California, but overall, I don’t think legalizing it is the best of ideas.”

The legalization of marijuana would give people an excuse to move onto other drugs recreationally, he said. Unless used as a medicinal aid, marijuana does not have an overall benefit, he said.

“I think it does lead into more drugs,” Jackson said. “Unless you’re someone with cancer — or anything where it would help in that situation — where it is medically needed, but for personal use, no.”

Jackson said he considers marijuana to be a gateway drug that would not have a positive effect if legalized.

However, Nicole Valenti, a junior journalism major from Keller, said she favors the legalization of marijuana.

Beyond the economic benefit from legalization, Valenti said she believes marijuana legalization is an overall plus when it comes to certain health benefits.

Marijuana creates a better focus for some people, she said. It also can help a person sleep or relieve stress when they need.

“I do want it to be legalized, and I do think it is good for recreational use,” Valenti said. “You can use it to do homework, or to chill out and go to sleep, or use it when you play video games, and it can help you focus. It just makes everything much better.”

If legalized, there would be monetary profits from marijuana, she said. These profits could in turn help lower taxes in different areas, and legalization could also create a friendlier environment, she said.

“I really think it would help people be nicer,” Valenti said.

Chris Aguirre, a freshman public relations major from El Paso, said he also favors the legalization of marijuana.

Legalizing marijuana is not likely to lower the number of people who use it recreationally, he said. However, there is a good medicinal purpose within marijuana and its uses.

“People could really benefit from it,” Aguirre said.

“Because those with chronic

migraines or joint pain use it as a remedy for those kind of things.”

While there are health benefits, Aguirre said he favors the legalization more so for the improvement it would have on the economy.

Like the tobacco tax, taxing marijuana would be economically beneficial, he said.

“I think it could be pretty

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profitable. It would really help with taxes and be really profitable for the government, as well. I think, in Colorado, the tax is supposed to go to the schools. So, just the taxes would be a huge benefit in itself,” Aguirre said. “Honestly, that would be the biggest plus: for it to help boost the economy.” @DailyToreador

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Sponsored by Houston Republican Rep. Dan Huberty, the much-watched proposal seeks to increase annual, per-student funding about $210 to $5,350 while raising funding for school district transportation and educating dyslexic students.

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Students, faculty discuss pot’s medical properties

By KIRBY WARNER Staff Writer

As the debate continues over whether marijuana should be legalized and whether it is harmful, one argument in favor of the herb that comes up often is its medical application.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse website, the Food and Drug Administration has yet to approve the medicinal use of marijuana, but studies of the chemicals in marijuana, or cannabinoids, allowed the Food and Drug Administration to approve two pill-based medications using the chemicals.

Charles Seifert, regional dean for Lubbock programs in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s School of Pharmacy, said there are two main ingredients in the marijuana plant: tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, and cannabidiol.

Cannabidiol is the chemical in the plant that helps with vomiting and pain control, Seifert said. For glaucoma, it helps lower pressure built up in the eye by acting

on one of the receptors.

Jasmine Hughes, a freshman kinesiology major from Odessa, said she has seen how marijuana can help treat epilepsy and seizures and help cancer patients reduce pain, as in the case of a relative who had cancer.

“She has started smoking weed,” Hughes said, “and she said that it was helping her better than the morphine pills they were giving her for the pain during her chemo.”

Hughes said the relative is prone to seizures, and the dabs given reduced the number of seizures from six a week to two or three a week.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse website, the marijuana plant has not been FDA approved because clinical trials need to be conducted on hundreds to thousands of human subjects, and researchers have been unable to conduct enough large-scale trials to determine if the benefits outweigh risks.

Recent studies on animals have proven marijuana extracts can help kill certain

cancer cells or reduce other cancer cells in size, according to the website.

Most of the negative qualities associated with marijuana, such as memory impairment and increased heart rate, comes

from the THC in the plant, Seifert said. Marijuana should be legalized at least for its cannabidiol, he said.

Marijuana needs to be standardized when it comes to determining the correct dosage for derivative products,

Seifert said, and the lack of standardization is what leads to some medical studies of marijuana being inconclusive.

Hughes said she believes legalizing marijuana will help scientists find more conclusive evidence to support

medical use of marijuana.

“I feel like if it was legal, then there’s going to be more people that they can say, ‘Hey, try this,’ and see the side effects and see what it really just does to you,” Hughes said. @KirbyWarner_DT

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Cannabis poses potential unknown health risks to users A l t h o u g h s o m e s t udents view marijuana as relatively harmless, the lack of a scientific census on marijuana’s potential long-term health effects means it might be more dangerous than some people might assume.

According to the Student Counseling Center website, 37 percent of Texas college students reported using marijuana in their lifetime, making it the most commonly used illicit drug. In comparison, 52 percent of college students admitted to using tobacco, and 84 percent admitted to drinking alcohol.

David Trotter, a psychologist and the executive director of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ’s Student Health Services, provides services for students with risky alcohol-use and marijuana-use habits.

“We, honestly, see more problems with risky alcohol use than we do with marijuana use, not to say that marijuana is safe, but more students use alcohol, and so, we see more problems with that,” Trotter said. “We do kind of basic counseling around marijuana, but rarely do w e s e e so me o n e u s i n g marijuana who’s not also using alcohol.”

Part of the reason alcohol is more commonly used is accessibility, Trot-

ter said. Another factor is the social connotations surrounding each drug.

Using marijuana leads to an increased risk for lung, mouth and throat cancer, in a similar way that using cigarettes does, Trotter said.

Students can also become addicted to marijuana and may have to face withdrawal symptoms such as agitation and nausea, Trotter said.

Short-term consequences included impairment and increased risky behavior.

“From a clinical standpoint, we would consider any use of marijuana to be problematic because it’s illegal, and because we don’t know what the health consequences are, especially long-term,” Trotter said. “So clinically, we tend to lump marijuana in with the more severe, illegal substances.”

An issue with marijuana usage is the lack of scientific research on the drug, Trotter said. While some of the effects of marijuana have been established, the long-term health consequences are simply not

known, meaning it cannot be compared to substances such as alcohol.

There are just as many studies that suggest marijuana is not particularly good for you.

DAVID TROTTER DIRECTOR OF TTU HSC STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES “We know a lot about the health effects of alcohol, but we don’t know nearly as much about the health effects of marijuana simply because there hasn’t been as much research on it,” Trotter said.

“I can say in our clinic, we see more adverse health outcomes as a function of alcohol than we do marijuana, but, I wouldn’t say that makes marijuana safer. We just don't see as much here.”

Conducting research on marijuana has been diffi-

cult, Trotter said, because certain local, state and federal permissions are required when studying marijuana, an illegal substance in some states, that are not required when studying alcohol.

Now that marijuana has been legalized in some states, Trotter said he expects to see more research coming out in the next five to 10 years.

The current scientific research might sway some, but there will not be a clear

consensus until more data is available, he said.

“There’s lots of people who would love to get up and say that there’s all these studies that suggest that, you know, marijuana doesn’t have all these negative health consequences, but if you really look at those studies, they’re not very good studies,” Trotter said. “There are just as many studies that suggest marijuana is not particularly good for you.”

Until he has seen the

data, Trotter said he cannot support either side of the debate on the legalization of marijuana. Trotter said he is a data-driven person, and the debate on marijuana has become more political than scientific.

“It’s about really seeing the data,” Trotter said.

“You have a lot of people arguing for and against this, and it’s become really political, and there just isn't data to support either side.” @AkhilaReddyDT

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Marijuana legalization hardly alters life I don’t smoke weed. I’m not sure why I don’t, but I don’t and I won’t.

However, my family just moved to Colorado.

On our way to the dentist, we drive by about three medical marijuana clinics. My Toyota Prius was purchased five minutes from the office of an “alternative medicine practitioner.” Those iconic leaves are plastered on billboards and storefronts.

Marijuana is as easy to purchase in Colorado as spray paint or Gorilla Glue.

Personally, I don’t feel fazed by the accessibility of weed in my town.

Sometimes, it’s funny to assume that our state’s casual relationship with marijuana is the reason w h y my f i v e g ro ce ri e s were put in five different bags. However, it seldom affects me and my family.

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I’d like to say I notice more of a distinction between Colorado and our hometown in Texas, but I don’t. The teenagers in my hometown passed around joints like it was going out of style.

For some reason, smoking marijuana must have seemed like a less-serious violation of the law when compared to underage drinking. I suppose everyone just didn’t see the harm in blazing up and breaking the law.

This leads me to wonder if legalization is even a question because no one acts like he needs that legalization.

The consensus has become

that marijuana — especially when compared to other abusable substances — is quite harmless.

However, let me note, this declaration is one which has been made by the users and sellers and growers of marijuana.

Doctors and health professionals often have a different perspective, as I found through the National Center for Biotechnology Information’s website.

Regardless, our nation is beginning to study the effects of marijuana legalization in states like Colorado. There’s an abundance of reasons one could cite to argue in favor of a federal legalization of the smoking, growing and selling of weed.

While I don’t feel passionately enough to take up arms in favor of legalization, many of the

studies that have been done regarding this topic interest me.

First of all, according to Marijuana Business Daily — yes, that is a real publication — the marijuana industry has the potential to be femaledominated executively.

My Toyota Prius was purchased five minutes from the office of an “alternative medicine practitioner.”

What was originally depicted by movies and TV shows as a habit of men could end up being a field that women become more closely associated with, according to The Atlantic.

I wouldn’t have guessed

this to be the case, but now that I think about it, marijuana smoking doesn’t seem quite as gendered as our culture has presented it to be.

Second of all, regardless of whether or not marijuana is legal in Texas, it is absolutely still smoked here. In fact, I’m sure it’s grown and distributed here, too.

Why wouldn’t it be? Just because the administration of the 1920s enforced prohibition doesn’t mean people weren’t drinking alcohol. It’s the same case with marijuana.

However, because we are students at a college in Lubbock, we are closer to Denver than to Houston. Therefore, I have heard several stories of people road-tripping — ironic word choice, I know — to Denver or Colorado

Springs to purchase those bright leaves legally.

I’m a huge fan of Colorado, so I support anyone’s desire to visit our mountainous state.

But, I do grow weary when I think of someone risking his life on that sixhour, twisty drive toward the Rockies just to get high.

Sure, Coloradans drive through the mountains three sheets to the wind all the time.

But, that doesn’t mean someone from this flat town — which, by the way, banned alcohol sales and consumption until 2009 — should venture to Colorado Overall, I don’t think there are many changes to a state once marijuana becomes legal, besides the opening of cannabis stores on every street corner, of course. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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Nintendo continues to make ridiculous decisions

On Nov. 11, Nintendo released the NES Classic Edition to the public.

The console resembled a miniature version of the original 1980s NES — complete with the original controller — featured 30 games and retailed for $60.

However, in a statement to IGN on April 13, Nintendo announced it was discontinuing the NES Classic Edition, just five months after its release.

The reasoning behind th e d i sc o n ti nu a t i o n i s unclear. Upon the console’s release, Nintendo of America tweeted it was “working hard to keep up with consumer demand.”

In January, IGN reported Nintendo had sold 1.5 million NES Classic Edition consoles. Throughout its lifetime, the NES Classic Edition remained a highly sought-after item.

Consumers were buying the consoles faster than Nintendo was pro-

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ducing them, much like the situation with the Nintendo Switch today.

Now, auctions on eBay for the miniature consoles begin at $200, more than three times the retail price.

Polygon reported that after the announcement of the console’s discontinuation, eBay users were purchasing two NES Classic Edition consoles a minute.

The average final price of the auctions is $325.

It doesn’t take a genius to see there is a demand for the nostalgic console.

So why on earth would Nintendo cease production of it?

There are a few theories floating around. IGN pointed out we don’t actually know how profitable

the console was in the first place.

When the $60 price tag is broken down, each game included with the console is priced lower than what it’s sold for on Nintendo’s Virtual Console, a service that provides older games on Nintendo’s newer consoles.

H o w e v e r, t h e N E S Classic Edition is a remake of a console from the early 1980s.

I have a hard time imagining such games are really worth much in 2017, and the hardware needed to power such games certainly isn’t anything special, either.

I don’t think this is a case of poor profitability. I think this is a classic case of Nintendo making really dumb decisions.

Just like pricing “1-2-Switch” at $60, not figuring out the online portion of the Switch in time for its release or the disastrous marketing campaign for the

through advertising revenues generated by the student sales staff with free campus distribution resulting from student service fees.

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Wii U, the discontinuation of the NES Classic Edition is yet another example of Nintendo missing the mark.

Nintendo has an unfortunate habit of being so close, but so far from getting things just right.

Nintendo has an unfortunate habit of being so close, but so far from getting things just right.

If you ask me, the discontinuation of the NES Classic Edition is a result of the Switch’s online service.

Launched in March, the online service requires a subscription, much like PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Along with allowing users online capabilities for the Switch, subscrib-

ers are given a free game each month — they only have that game for one month, however — to play on their Switch.

These temporarily-free games are chosen from — you guessed it — the NES’ and SNES’ libraries.

Putting aside the fact that temporarily offering one free game from the 1980s is a pathetic incentive to subscribe, my bet is Nintendo pulled the NES Classic Edition — released before the Switch — because of this.

They hope users will pick up a Nintendo Switch to play older titles, instead of the nostalgic console.

Sound dumb? It certainly is, but this is Nintendo we’re talking about.

Of course, Nintendo will likely never say for certain why it discontinued the NES Classic Edition.

The company did mention it was never intended to be a long-term product

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to IGN, but ceasing production after five months when there is still a large demand for the product just doesn’t add up. Either way, this is just Nintendo being Nintendo.

I wish Nintendo didn’t make such dumb decisions, but it has been happily doing so for years despite criticisms from fans.

I suppose Nintendo is like that one friend who constantly makes nonsensical decisions time and time again.

You try to help him understand his misguided ways, but he never listens, no matter what you do.

Nonetheless, you can’t help but love him.

Nintendo, you frustrate the hell out of me sometimes, but I still love you and your weird consoles and your wonderful games.

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No. 7 Lady Raiders play regular season finale today

By ARIANA HERNANDEZ Staff Writer

The No. 7 Texas Tech women’s tennis team will host New Mexico for its final match in regular season play at 3 p.m. today at the McLeod Tennis Center. Senior Lynn Kiro will be recognized before the start of the game for senior day.

Kiro has been a part of two Sweet 16 teams and has helped the Lady Raiders to four straight NCAA tournament appearances, according to Tech Athletics.

The Lady Raiders are heading into today’s contest after a 4-1 loss to TCU on Saturday. The loss on Satur-

day broke Tech’s 13-match winning streak, according to Tech Athletics.

With the loss on Saturday, the Lady Raiders are 20-4 overall, according to Tech Athletics. Even though the loss broke Tech’s perfect conference record to make it 8-1, Tech has a perfect home record of 9-0.

Junior Gabriela Talaba earned the only Tech point on Saturday when she defeated her opponent in two sets of 6-3 and 6-3, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech has an overall record of 83-40 and a conference record of 25-13 in singles action, according to Tech Athletics.

Freshman Alba Cortina-

Pou leads Tech in singles with a record of 5-1 and 2-0 in conference play, according to Tech Athletics.

On the other hand, the New Mexico Lobos are coming off a win over Colorado State, 4-3, as they hit the road to Lubbock for their second to last regular season game.

Before the win on Sunday, New Mexico fell to Wyoming on Friday, 4-2, according to New Mexico Athletics.

The win on Sunday improved New Mexico’s overall record to 6-12, according to New Mexico Athletics. The Lobos are 3-1 in conference play, 1-8 on the road and 4-2 at home this season.

In doubles action, the

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Lobos have a 27-40 overall record and a record of 5-4 in conference play, according to New Mexico Athletics.

In singles action, senior Rachana Bhat leads New Mexico with an overall record of 16-5 and a conference record of 3-0, according to New Mexico Athletics.

As a team, in singles action, the Lobos have a record of 73-75 overall and 13-10 in conference play, according to New Mexico Athletics. Doubles pair comprised of freshmen Cassie Chung and Diana Wong lead New Mexico in doubles action with a record of 2-3 overall. @A_HernandezDT

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Junior Gabriela Talaba serves the ball during the women’s tennis match against Oklahoma State at the McLeod Tennis Center on March 31. The Lady Raiders host New Mexico at 3 p.m. today for the final regular season match.

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Brown snags second Big 12 honor Kiro to be honored for senior day Sophomore Charles Brown was named the Big 12 Male Track & Field Athlete of the Week on Wednesday. This is Brown’s second time receiving the award this outdoor season.

Brown is the first track and field athlete in Red Raider history to receive this honor more than once in an outdoor season, according to a Texas Tech Athletics news release. Additionally, Brown is the second athlete in school history to achieve this mark in the indoor and outdoor

seasons combined. Before Brown, Kennedy Kithuka did so in backto-back weeks in the 2013 BROWN indoor season.

This marks the third weekly Big 12 Conference award for Brown, according to the release.

At the Horned Frog Invitational over the weekend, Brown cleared a jump of 8.30 m/27-2.75 to claim first place and set a school record, ac-

cording to the release. This jump also puts Brown at No. 1 in the world for windassisted long jumps.

At the Texas Relays on March 29, Brown had a wind-assisted jump of 8.25 m/27-1, which gave him the nation-leading mark, according to the release.

On Saturday, Brown and the rest of the track and field team will compete at the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco. @ABoutwellDT

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Senior Lynn Kiro will be honored during today’s match against New Mexico as part of a senior day celebration. First serve for the match is set for 3 p.m. at the McLeod Tennis Center, and the celebration will be hosted before the match.

Tech is sending Kiro out with her first Big 12 Championship during her time at Tech.

“Lynn has been a great Lady Raider,” Tech coach Todd Petty said in the release. “She has lifted this program to new heights.

She is a very special player but as a person, she is one of a kind.”

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No. 5 Tech hosts Oklahoma State

By ALEXA BOUTWELL Sports Editor

After facing the New Mexico State Aggies for a midweek contest, the No. 5 Texas Tech Red Raiders will get back to Big 12 Conference action this weekend. Tech rallied past New Mexico State, 6-4, on Tuesday in Midland.

After the win over New Mexico State, Tech will host Oklahoma State for a threegame series from Friday through Sunday at Dan Law Field, according to Tech Athletics. Friday’s game is set to start at 6:30 p.m., while both Saturday and Sunday games will begin at 2 p.m. This will be the Red Raiders’ fifth conference series of the season and the second time to host a conference series.

The Red Raiders are on a three-game winning streak after facing the Aggies, according to Tech Athletics. Tech has an overall record of 32-8, a home record of 16-2 and a conference record of 8-4.

For Oklahoma State, the Cowboys are coming off a win over Oral Roberts, 7-6, on

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Texas Tech junior infielder Michael Davis rounds third base on a double from Hunter Hargrove as third-base coach J-Bob Thomas waves on freshman infielder Josh Jung. Texas Tech played Baylor on April 7 at Dan Law Field. The team will face Oklahoma State for a three-game series this weekend.

Tuesday, according to Oklahoma State Athletics. The Cowboys have a 21-15 overall record, a 15-7 home record and

a 4-7 away record this season.

With a conference record of 8-4, the Red Raiders are tied for second with West Vir-

ginia in the Big 12, according to Big12Sports. Oklahoma State is in seventh place with a conference record of 4-8

this season. Tech leads the Big 12 in team batting with a batting average of .303, an on-base percentage of .388 and a slugging percentage of .459. In team pitching, the Red Raiders are fourth in the conference with a team ERA of 3.44.

Two Red Raiders are in the top 10 individually in batting this season, according to Big12Sports. Senior infielder/ outfielder Hunter Hargrove sits at fifth in the Big 12 with a .344 batting average, a .403 on-base percentage and a .550 slugging percentage.

Freshman infielder Grant Little follows behind Hargrove in seventh place with a batting average of .339, an onbase percentage of .423 and a slugging percentage of .415.

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Steven Gingery has appeared in nine games this season and leads the conference with an ERA of 1.48, according to Big12Sports.

Gingery also has a perfect 7-0 record this season.

Oklahoma State is third in the conference in team batting with a batting average

of .276, an on-base percentage of .385 and a slugging percentage of .425, according to Big12Sports. In individual batting, a Cowboy sits at first in the conference: junior outfielder Garrett McCain.

McCain has appeared in 35 games this season, and he leads the conference with a batting average of .371, an onbase percentage of .488 and a slugging percentage of .515, according to Big12Sports.

Last season, Tech and Oklahoma State met on the field for a three-game away series from April 8 to April 10, 2016, according to Tech Athletics. The Red Raiders defeated the Cowboys in each contest and swept the series.

Tech defeated Oklahoma State in the first meeting, 5-1, and went on to clinch the series with an 8-2 win in the second game. In the final contest, the Red Raiders defeated the Cowboys, 15-5.

With eight conference wins under their belts this season, the Red Raiders will look for another sweep over the Cowboys as they host them this weekend. @ABoutwellDT

WOMEN’S GOLF

Tech prepares for Big 12 Championship this weekend

By JACK DENSMORE Staff Writer

The Texas Tech women’s golf team will travel to San Antonio for the Big 12 Championship from Friday through Sunday. The Lady Raiders recently finished 11th in the Silverado Shutdown that took place from April 9-11 in Napa, California.

Over the championship’s history, No. 18 Oklahoma State has claimed the title nine times, including last year. No. 23 Texas and No. 20 Oklahoma have earned the title three times each in their programs histories, and Baylor earned the title once in 2015, according to the Big12Sports website. Although no longer in the conference, Texas A&M has earned the title four times.

“They’re playing great, we’ve had a good spring,” Tech coach JoJo Robertson said.

“Each player has had some of their best scores. I think everyone’s excited and looking forward to the week.”

Tech has not won the championship since its inception in 1997, according to Big12Sports.

Last year, Tech finished last in the championship, one point under Kansas State.

This season, the Lady Raiders first faced Big 12 Conference teams in the Jim West Challenge from Oct. 9-10 in Houston. Tech battled with TCU, Texas and Oklahoma.

Texas finished in fourth place, while Oklahoma finished sixth, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech finished in seventh place, just five points under Oklahoma and TCU that finished in 10th place.

Robertson said the confidence from the players comes from the work they have displayed.

“Both Lauren (Mason) and Gabby (Barker) have put in the time. They’re both close to playing great golf. It’s just right around the corner,” Robertson said. “So, I know they both feel great, and the rest of the team has been supportive all year.

They’ve all had great scores.”

Tech then faced Texas and Baylor at the Betsy Rawls Invitational from Oct. 17-18 in Austin. At the tournament, Texas finished third, Baylor finished fourth and Tech followed close behind in fifth, according to Tech Athletics.

Each player has had some of their best scores. I think everyone’s excited and looking forward to the week.

JOJO ROBERTSON WOMEN’S GOLF COACH At the Landfall Tradition from Oct. 28-30, in Wilmington, North Carolina, Tech battled against Oklahoma while also facing 16 other teams. Oklahoma finished in fifth place, while Tech tied for seventh along with North Carolina State with 882 points, according to Tech Athletics.

Junior Lauren Mason said the Lady Raiders have a good chance to do something special in the Big 12 tournament.

“I think our team’s peaking

at that right time, and I’m really looking forward to going and seeing what happens this week,” Mason said.

The Trinity Forest Invitational from Nov. 7-8 in Dallas also featured three Big 12 teams for Tech to face: Kansas, Baylor and Kansas State. In the end, the Lady Raiders tied for eighth place with Kansas and Kansas State, which each scored 315 points, according to Tech Athletics. Baylor tied for third with Ohio State, scoring 306 points.

Tech played against three Big 12 teams in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic from Feb. 12-14 in San Juan, Puerto Rico: Baylor, Iowa State and TCU. The Horned Frogs finished the highest at fourth, with Baylor coming in sixth and Tech placing seventh with 893 points overall. Iowa State placed 10th in the tournament with 900 overall points, according to Tech Athletics.

“Oklahoma State won it last year,” Mason said. “TCU is always there in the mix, too.

We beat them last week, so it feels good to get a head up on them, but really Oklahoma State is just someone to keep up with on the leaderboard. If we can do that throughout the week, then we’re going to have a good tournament.”

During the Silverado Shutdown from April 9-11, TCU finished 12th with 892 points, whereas Tech finished 11th with 885 points, overall, according to Tech Athletics.

Then, at the Dickson Invitational from Feb. 27-28 in Houston, Tech battled against TCU and Oklahoma. TCU placed third, while the Lady

Raiders placed fifth. However, Tech placed higher than Oklahoma in the tournament, which placed eighth, according to Tech Athletics.

After that tournament, Tech defeated Texas in a match on March 5 at The Rawls Course, according to Tech Ath-

letics. In the Briar’s Creek Invitational from March 20-21 in Charleston, South Carolina, Tech tied for seventh, while Kansas finished last in the tournament among 18 teams.

Junior Gabby Barker said the Lady Raiders have built momentum up to this

point, and only positive outcomes are expected from the Big 12 Championship.

“I feel like our momentum is just growing, and I feel like coming into Big 12, we have a really good chance at winning,” Barker said. @JackDensmore_DT

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