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Communications Contact: Matt Dowdy • matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu • O: (806) 742-2770 • C: (806) 928-5190 NO. 23 NEW MEXICO LOBOS Record..........................................................................17-3 2011 Postseason....................................................None Head Coach..................................................Erica Beach Record at School............................................. 36-29 (2) Career Record.........................................................Same
Last Five Games......................................................... 4-1 Last 10 Games............................................................ 8-2 Streak........................................................................Lost 1 Home/Away/Neutral................................8/2/0-0/9-1 National Ranking......... #23 (NFCA) / None (ESPN) Texas Tech Series.........................................Tied 16-16
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Record................................................................. 17-7; 0-2 2011 Postseason................................ NCAA Regional Head Coach...............................................Shanon Hays Record at School............................................. 97-41 (3) Career Record................................................211-57 (5)
Last Five Games......................................................... 3-2 Last 10 Games............................................................ 7-3 Streak........................................................................Lost 2 Home/Away/Neutral..............................6-0/0-2/11-5 National Ranking..................................................None New Mexico Series......................................Tied 16-16
RED RAIDERS SET FOR ANOTHER TOP 25 TEAM
Texas Tech will host its first ranked non-conference team since 2003 Monday when No. 23 New Mexico travels to Lubbock for a doubleheader at Rocky Johnson Field. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m. with the second game set to begin 30 minutes following.
INSIDE THE NEW MEXICO SERIES
The Red Raiders are 16-16 all-time against New Mexico after sweeping the two-game series last year in Lubbock. The series sweep last year snapped a three-game losing streak to the Lobos. Tech is 6-2 all-time when facing the Lobos in Lubbock thanks to wins in three of the last four contests. This will mark the first time Tech has faced a ranked New Mexico team in school history. The Red Raiders were ranked 19th nationally last year when the two teams met.
SERIES INFORMATION
Date___________________________ Monday, March 12 Location__________________________ Lubbock, Texas Facility__________________ Rocky Johnson Field (1,165) First pitch____________________________11 a.m. (DH) Live Stream_________________ Raider Vision All-Access Play-by-Play_________________________ Luke Wempe Color Analyst________________________ Joshua Koch Radio_______________________________KTXT 88.1 FM Live Stats______________________ www.texastech.com Live Blog______________________ www.texastech.com Tickets________________________ www.texastech.com
TEXAS TECH PROBABLE LINEUP 26 - MIKEY KENNEY .294 - 7 - 13
4 - KATELYN WILLIAMS .227 - 1 - 7
7 - ASHLEY HAMADA .205 - 0 - 0
19 - RAVEN RICHARDSON .227 - 2 - 7
3 - EMILY BLEDSOE .235 - 1 - 7 2012 STATISTICS AVG - HR - RBI
2 - LOGAN HALL .268 - 0 - 4
18 - SANDY JAMES .333 - 5 - 19
6 - RANDI TONGATE .462 - 0 - 1 -or22 - HOLLEY GENTSCH .189 - 1 - 8
DP 9 - ADRIANA PEREZ .357 - 5 - 16
POSSIBLE PITCHERS Pitcher Cara Custer - FR Kelsey Dennis - SR
W-L ERA 10-5 2.05 1-0 2.92
Pitcher Brittany Talley - SO Chandler Moore - FR
W-L ERA 5-2 1.91 0-0 7.41
Pitcher W-L ERA Kermitria Ward - SO 0-0 0.00 Ashley Brokeshoulder - JR 1-0 0.00
2012 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 9 # vs. San Diego State 10 # vs. Northwestern # vs. #14 Tennessee 11 # vs. #9 Stanford # vs. Cal Poly 17 $ vs. Ohio State $ vs. Long Beach State 18 $ vs. Idaho State $ vs. Portland State 19 $ vs. DePaul $ vs. Utah State 24 ^ vs. Texas State ^ vs. North Texas 25 ^ vs. UTEP ^ vs. Stephen F. Austin 26 ^ vs. Texas State
W, 5-4 L, 6-14 (6) L, 0-1 L, 1-7 L, 0-3 W, 7-4 W, 2-0 W, 8-4 W, 5-1 W, 2-1 W, 11-2 (5) W, 6-0 W, 10-0 (8) W, 5-2 W, 2-1 (8) L, 1-3
MARCH 2 ~ BINGHAMTON ~ UT-ARLINGTON 3 ~ UT-ARLINGTON ~ BINGHAMTON 4 ~ BINGHAMTON ~ UT-ARLINGTON 6 at Texas (LHN) 7 at Texas (LHN) 12 NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO 14 at Stony Brook (DH) 16 + vs. Monmouth + at Seton Hall 17 + vs. Manhattan + vs. TBD 18 + vs. TBD 27 MIDWESTERN STATE 30 * IOWA STATE 31 * IOWA STATE
W, 7-2 W, 2-0 W, 9-1 (6) W, 8-2 W, 4-3 W, 7-1 L, 0-8 (6) L, 1-2 11 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 8 a.m. TBD TBD 6 p.m. 6 p.m. Noon
APRIL 1 * IOWA STATE 5 * at Oklahoma 6 * at Oklahoma 7 * at Oklahoma 11 * TEXAS 13 * at Missouri 14 * at Missouri 15 * at Missouri 17 * TEXAS A&M (DH) 17 * TEXAS A&M 20 * BAYLOR 21 * BAYLOR 22 * BAYLOR 27 * at Kansas 28 * at Kansas 29 * at Kansas
Noon 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Noon 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. Noon 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. Noon Noon 5 p.m. 2 p.m. Noon
MAY 5 * OKLAHOMA STATE 6 * OKLAHOMA STATE 7 * OKLAHOMA STATE 17-20 NCAA Regionals 24-27 NCAA Super Regionals 31-6 NCAA College World Series
1 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. TBA TBA TBA
# ASU Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) • $ Louisville Slugger Desert Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) • ^ Texas Shootout (Waco, Texas) • ~ Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Lubbock, Texas) • + Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.) • * Big 12 Series • Central times listed.
WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26
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GENERAL INFORMATION Location_______________________ Lubbock, Texas Founded_______________________________ 1923 Enrollment____________________________ 32,327 Nickname_________________________Red Raiders Colors_______________________ Scarlet and Black Facility____________________ Rocky Johnson Field Affiliation_____________________ NCAA Division I Conference____________________________ Big 12 Chancellor_________________________ Kent Hance President________________________ Dr. Guy Bailey Athletics Director__________________ Kirby Hocutt Sr. Associate AD/SWA______________Dr. Judi Henry Department Main Number________ (806) 742-3355
PRACTICES Players and coaches are available for interviews every day prior to the start of practice. Practice usually begins at 2:15 (batting cages) on weekdays, and media members wishing to attend should contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office beforehand.
WWW.TEXASTECH.COM This is the official site of the Texas Tech Athletics Department. Texas Tech Softball releases as well as a variety of athletics department information can be found on the web. Texas Tech also offers live video (home matches only) streaming of all Red Raider matches.
PLAYER/HEAD COACH INTERVIEWS Texas Tech student-athletes and head coach Shanon Hays are available most days prior to practice. Hays can also be reached at various points during the day. Normally following weekend road trips, players and coaches are available on the following Monday, which is normally the scheduled “off day” for the team. To set up an interview, please contact Matt Dowdy.
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Texas Tech Athletics will provide video highlights and player/coaches interviews through an FTP site hosted by Texas Tech University. Members of the media can download files in QuickTime format that are of broadcast quality. For more information and to get FTP log-in information, please contact Matt Dowdy.
HISTORY Season of Softball_____21st (1981-85; 1996-present) All-Time Record________________ 492-587-4 (.454) NCAA Regional Appearances________________Four ______________________ (1999, 2001, 2010, 2011) FACILITY INFORMATION Name_____________________ Rocky Johnson Field Capacity_______ 1,093 (Room for portable seating) Opened________________________________ 2001 COACHING STAFF Head Coach_____________________ Shanon Hays Alma Mater________________Lubbock Christian ‘91 Record at Tech_______________ 97-41 (3rd Season) Career Record_______________ 211-57 (5th Season) Best time to reach_________ Afternoon, Contact SID Assoc. Head Coach___________________ Aly Sartini Alma Mater_______________________ Arkansas ‘00 Assistant Coach_____________________ Kristie Fox Alma Mater________________________ Arizona ‘07 Dir. of Operations___________ Shannon Armstrong Office Number__________________ (806) 742-5001
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Texas Tech players and head coach Shanon Hays will be made available to the media just outside the home dugout following a brief cooling off period. The Texas Tech clubhouse will remain closed. CREDENTIALS Media members wishing to cover the Texas Tech softball team at Rocky Johnson Field during the 2012 season must be issued a working credential from the Texas Tech Athletics Communications office. All requests for both media and photo credentials must be made either in writing or via e-mail at least a day in advance to Matt Dowdy, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications. (Fax: (806) 7421970; e-mail: matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu) Credentials can be picked up in the Athletics Communications office (south end of Jones AT&T Stadium) or at the ticket office outside the stadium entrance on gamedays.
ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD Rocky Johnson Field opened in 2001, giving Texas Tech one of the newest softball facilities in the country. In the 10 years since its opening, the complex has gone through several changes, including the addition of the team facility down the left field line which opened in 2010, making “The Rock” one of the finest facilities in the country. DIRECTIONS TO ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD Rocky Johnson Field is located on 10th Street near University Medical Center (UMC). The softball complex is adjacent to the McLeod Tennis Center and can be best reached via Texas Tech Parkway. FROM THE AIRPORT: Take I-27 South from Regis Street and exit west on the Marsha Sharp Freeway. Take the Texas Tech Parkway exit and turn north (right) for a quarter of a mile until you reach the first stop light (10th Street). Turn back east (right) and Rocky Johnson Field will be on the right side.
TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Record____________________________42-16 Conference Record___________________ 5-13 (8th) Home Record___________________________26-10 Away Record______________________________3-5 Neutral Site Record________________________13-1 Postseason______________ NCAA Tucson Regional Final Ranking___________________ Received Votes Letterwinners Returning/Lost_______________15/5 Position Starters Returning/Lost______________7/1 Pitchers Returning Lost_____________________4/1 Newcomers________________________________ 9 Top Returning Position Players_____ Emily Bledsoe _________________ Raven Richardson, Logan Hall, ____________________ Sandy James, Cydney Allen Top Returning Pitchers_____________ Kelsey Dennis _______________________________Brittany Talley Top Newcomers________Cara Custer, Adriana Perez __________________ Katelyn Williams, Melisa Ryba ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate AD/Communications________ Blayne Beal E-mail____________________ blayne.beal@ttu.edu Assistant Director (Softball)__________ Matt Dowdy SATURDAY SUNDAY Office__________________________ (806) 742-2770 11 Cell___________________________ (806) 928-5190 10 Fax____________________________ (806) 742-1970 Practice OFF DAY Twitter_________________________ @Matt_Dowdy 2 p.m. E-mail________________ matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu Website____________________www.texastech.com Tech Twitter______ @TechAthletics, @TechGameday Mailing Address_______________ 6th & Boston Ave. ___________________________ Lubbock, TX 79409 2
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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 12 13 14 15 16 New Mexico (DH) 11 a.m.
Travel to New York Practice TBD
at Stony Brook (DH) 1 p.m.
Travel to New York
vs. Monmouth 8 a.m.
Practice TBD
at Seton Hall 10:30 a.m.
WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26 RED RAIDERS AGAINST THE MOUNTAIN WEST Texas Tech is 30-15 all-time against current members of the Mountain West Conference, including a 5-0 mark under head coach Shanon Hays. The Mountain West is currently just a five-team league with Boise State, San Diego State, UNLV, and Colorado State joining New Mexico as schools that participate in softball. The Red Raiders have already defeated one Mountain West school this season as Tech topped San Diego State, 5-4, in the season opener Feb. 9. ON DECK The Red Raiders will travel to the New York area next week for their final non-conference tournament of the season. Tech will face Stony brook in a Wednesday doubleheader before opening the Seton Hall Classic next Friday. The Red Raiders return to Rocky Johnson Stadium March 27 for its final non-conference game of the year against Midwestern State. LOOKING BACK Texas snapped Tech’s six-game winning streak Tuesday when the 6th-ranked Longhorns run-ruled the Red Raiders, 8-0, in the Big 12 Conference opener in Austin. The Longhorns went on to take clinch the season series with a 2-1 victory Wednesday. The two teams, who were opening Big 12 play against each other for the first time in history, will close the season series April 11 in Lubbock. TECH AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS The Red Raiders will be looking for their first victory over a top 25 team in their last 14 tries Saturday as Tech’s last win over a ranked opponent came on April 1 last year in a 5-0 victory over No. 14 Oklahoma. Tech is already 0-4 on the year against ranked teams with losses to No. 9 Stanford, No. 14 Tennessee, and No. 6 Texas. Prior to the losses to Stanford and Tennessee, Tech was 3-0 against non-conference ranked opponents during Shanon Hays’ two seasons with wins over No. 19 Florida State (2-1) in 2010 and then No. 16 BYU (7-5) and No. 12 California (5-4) last season. Tech is also 9-27 against all ranked opponents during Hays’ tenure. The New Mexico series will mark the first time Tech has hosted a ranked non-conference opponent since facing No. 2 Arizona on March 9, 2003 during the Red Raider Classic. The Wildcats took a 1-0 victory in that game, one day after defeating Tech, 10-0. RED RAIDERS SEARCHING FOR HITS If there was one constant during the 2011 season, it was that Tech could consistently put up runs even against the nation’s top pitching staffs. After posting a Big 12 record .340 average last year that ranked fourth nationally, the Red Raiders have struggled to post just a .272 average through 24 games this year. Tech had six players (with 30 or more starts) post an average of .300 or better last year but has only two players (Adriana Perez, Sandy James) above the mark so far. Tech returned all six of those players from last year too. KENNEY NEARING HOME RUN RECORD With her home run Wednesday at Texas, Mikey Kenney needs just two more to become the school’s alltime leader as she has 26 over two-plus seasons. The junior trails Kim Martinez (1997, 1999) by one heading into Saturday’s doubleheader with New Mexico. Kenney has connected on four home runs in Tech’s last eight games, including three during last weekend’s Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic. She has a team-high seven home runs on the season which ranks second among Big 12 players.
WILLIAMS EMERGES IN LEFT FIELD For the first three weekends of the season, Tech used a platoon of players in left field with Melisa Ryba, Taylor Powell, Kermitria Ward, and Katelyn Williams all seeing time. Over the past seven games, though, Williams has found her way into the lineup, marking the most-consecutive starts for a Tech player in left field this season. During that span, Williams has hit .263 at the plate (5-for-19) with her first career home run and a pair of doubles. She has also drove in seven RBI and scored two runs. CUSTER ENTERS WEEK AS BIG 12 WINS LEADER Cara Custer enters this weekend tied for the Big 12 lead with 10 wins so far as she is 10-5 on the year with a 2.05 earned-run average. Prior to suffering two losses at Texas this week, the freshman had picked up a victory in nine of her last 10 appearances with the lone exception being a no-decision against Texas State on Feb. 26. Custer went 3-0 last weekend against Binghamton and UT-Arlington while not giving up an earned run over 18.0 innings. She gave up 12 hits during that span while striking out 18 as well. Custer is also among the Big 12 leaders in innings pitched, strikeouts, appearances, games started, and complete games. DON’T FORGET TALLEY Even with Cara Custer’s emergence early in the season, Tech would not be 17-7 on the year without the consistency of sophomore Brittany Talley. The left-hander, who provides a good 1-2 punch in the rotation with Custer, is 5-2 on the year with a teamleading 1.91 earned-run average. In seven starts this season, Talley has given up more than one earned run only once, which came when San Diego State put across three runs in the season opener. Since then, Talley has gone the distance in four of her next six starts while also making five appearances out of the bullpen. She gave up three runs, two of which were earned, in 14.0 innings last weekend against UT-Arlington and Binghamton. She appeared once during the Texas series, giving up three runs, two of which were earned, over the final three innings in the series opener Tuesday. HAYS NEARING 100 VICTORIES AT TEXAS TECH Head coach Shanon Hays enters this weekend needing just three victories to reach the 100-win plateau while at Texas Tech. Hays is 97-41 in two-plus season which already ranks second among five coaches all-time. The Lubbock native, who passed Bobby Reeves’ (2001-04) 94 wins last weekend, trails only Renee Luers-Gillespie who went 138-159 from 19962000 after resurrecting the Tech program. He is 21157 in four-plus seasons as a collegiate softball coach after beginning his career at nearby Lubbock Christian University. PENCIL BLEDSOE IN THE LINEUP During Cal Ripken, Jr.’s historic stretch with the Baltimore Orioles, he earned the iconic nickname “Iron Man” after breaking the major league record for 2,632 consecutive games played. While not nearing Ripken’s mark, Emily Bledsoe has impressed many not just for her glove or bat but for her toughness as well as the Fulshear, Texas native has started in all 195 games since her freshman season in 2009. Already a regular in the Tech record book, the senior needs to appear in just one more game to enter the top 10 for games played in the school record book. With a start in the opener against New Mexico, Bledsoe will tie current volunteer assistant coach Leah Legler for 10th all-time with 196 games played.
2011 BIG 12 STANDINGS School Texas Kansas Oklahoma Missouri Baylor Texas A&M Oklahoma State Iowa State Texas Tech
Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. 2-0 1.000 17-1 .944 0-0 .000 17-2 .895 0-0 .000 17-3 .850 0-0 .000 12-3 .800 0-0 .000 16-5 .762 0-0 .000 15-7 .682 0-0 .000 11-9 .550 0-0 .000 6-11 .353 0-2 .000 17-7 .708
UPCOMING BIG 12 SCHEDULE Tuesday, March 6 Baylor 3, Louisiana Tech 1 Baylor 3, Louisiana Tech 1 Oklahoma 8, Austin Peay 0 (5) Texas 8, Texas Tech 0 (6) Wednesday, March 7 Texas 2, Texas Tech 1 Oklahoma State 7, Tulsa 3 Thursday, March 8 Texas A&M 6, Monmouth 5 Friday, March 4 Oklahoma 14, Indiana 0 (5) Oklahoma State 4, Loyola-Chicago 3 (8) Kansas 17, Delaware State 1 (5) Oklahoma 13, Wichita State 0 (5) Missouri 8, Boise State 0 (5) Kansas 5, Delaware State 2 Missouri 14, Alcorn State 1 (5) North Dakota State at Texas A&M Postponed New Mexico at Texas Tech Postponed Arizona at Baylor Postponed Oklahoma State 2, Nebraska 0 Saturday, March 10 TBA at Oklahoma State New Mexico at Texas Tech Iowa State at Missouri State Alcorn State at Missouri Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Oklahoma State Kansas vs. North Florida Wichita State at Oklahoma Iowa State at Missouri State Arizona at Baylor North Dakota State at Texas A&M Boise State at Missouri Hofstra at Oklahoma Delaware State vs. Kansas Liberty at Texas A&M Sunday, March 11 TBA at Oklahoma State Kansas vs. North Florida Northern Illinois at Missouri Iowa State at Missouri State Arizona at Baylor Wichita State at Oklahoma Alcorn State at Missouri
TBA 11 a.m. 12 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 5:15 p.m. TBA 9:30 a.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m.
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USA TODAY/NFCA TOP 25 POLL Rk. School 1. Alabama (24) 2. California (6) 3. Florida 4. Washington 5. Arizona State 6. Texas 7. Georgia 8. Oklahoma 9. Tennessee 10. Stanford 11. Louisiana-Lafayette 12. Missouri 13. Arizona 14. Michigan 15. Baylor 16. Louisville 17. UCLA 18. Oregon 19. Hawaii 20. Auburn 21. Texas A&M 22. Florida State 23. New Mexico 24. North Carolina 25. DePaul
Rec. 17-0 16-0 19-1 19-1 20-2 17-1 18-2 14-3 14-3 18-3 17-0 10-3 16-4 15-5 14-5 15-0 14-6 13-3 17-0 16-3 14-7 173 17-3 14-5 11-4
Pts. 742 726 681 661 626 606 564 536 503 470 439 417 365 320 312 309 288 260 223 168 159 127 87 38 27
LW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 15 16 10 17 14 18 22 19 21 20 24 RV RV
Others Receiving Votes: Syracuse 17; Oregon State 16, South Florida 14; Arkansas 12; Georgia Tech 12; Oklahoma State 10; Utah 9; South Carolina Upstate 3, LSU 1; Nebraska 1; Pacific 1.
ESPN/USA SOFTBALL TOP 25 POLL Rk. School 1. California (16) 2. Alabama (4) 3. Washington 4. Florida 5. Arizona State 6. Texas 7. Georgia 8. Oklahoma 9. Tennessee 10. Stanford 11. Louisiana-Lafayette 12. Missouri 13. Arizona 14. Michigan 15. Oregon 16. Baylor 17. Louisville 18. UCLA 19. Auburn Hawaii 21. Texas A&M 22. Florida State 23. North Carolina Syracuse 25. South Florida
Rec. 16-0 17-0 19-1 19-1 20-2 17-1 18-2 14-3 14-3 18-3 17-0 10-3 16-4 15-5 13-3 14-5 15-0 14-6 16-3 17-0 14-7 17-3 14-5 9-6 13-4
Pts. 496 478 456 439 420 403 376 357 350 314 289 280 260 217 195 192 183 159 146 146 93 59 43 43 38
LW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 10 12 13 14 15 18 11 19 16 17 22 21 20 24 RV 23
Others Receiving Votes: New Mexico (30); DePaul (19); Arkansas (3); Georgia Tech (3); Kentucky (3); BYU (2); Mississippi State (2); Oregon State (2); Kansas (1); SC Upstate (1); UMass (1); Utah (1). BOLD represents 2012 Texas Tech opponents
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PEREZ CONTINUES TO SHINE IN CLEANUP ROLE Through 24 games this season, Adriana Perez has already showed why she was the two-time California JUCO Catcher of the Year. The Lancaster, Calif. native is currently among the Big 12 leaders as she leads the team with a team-high .357 average. Perez has homored five times so far while also driving in 16 runs. With her emergence, Tech head coach Shanon Hays has been able to move Sandy James, last year’s cleanup hitter, to the No. 3 hole since Perez is protecting her in the lineup.
TECH PITCHERS GOING THE DISTANCE Led by primary starters Brittany Talley and Cara Custer, the Tech pitching staff has been going the distance for the most part this season, already tossing 12 complete games over the first 24 games, including four times at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas. Custer leads the squad as she has finished out eight games so far while Talley has added four complete games of her own. The duo has combined for four shutouts on the year, two of which that took place at the Texas Shootout in Waco.
“THE ROCK” GETS ADDITIONAL SEATING Texas Tech fans have the added comfort of not having to fight for a seat this season as over 500 seats were added to Rocky Johnson Field in the offseason. The seating addition replaced the grass berms that previously stood above both dugouts and over both bullpen areas. The facility currently has seating for 1,165 fans with room to add portable seating as well.
RED RAIDERS REBOUND NICELY IN VEGAS After what many considered a disappointing 1-4 start to the season, the Red Raiders rebounded rather nicely in Las Vegas, going 6-0 while defeating three teams that advanced to the postseason a year ago in Long Beach State, Portland State, and DePaul along with Ohio State who was receiving votes in the top 25 polls at the time. Tech faced six schools that made the postseason last year in its first 11 games, going 4-2 in those contests.
OFFENSE SHINES IN OPENING WEEKEND After hitting just .240 over the first 16 games of the season, the Red Raiders responded with a .386 average over six games last weekend against Binghamton and UT-Arlington, bringing their season average up 42 points in the process. Tech, which ranked fourth nationally in scoring offense and batting average last year, had at least 10 hits in four of six games en route to an undefeated weekend. Mikey Kenney led the way with a .533 average on the weekend that included three home runs and four stolen bases. Logan Hall trailed close behind after going 11-for-21 with three RBI and six runs scored. Tech is 13-1 this year when scoring three or more runs. NOTABLES u Texas Tech’s 16 game road trip to start the season marks the longest stretch away from Lubbock under Shanon Hays. The Red Raiders longest streak away from home to start the season was in 2009 when the Red Raiders opened with their first 22 games were at road tournaments. u Tech built a 10-game winning streak before falling to Texas State in the championship game of the Texas Shootout in Waco. That streak is the Red Raiders’ longest since running off 11-straight from March 11-20 last year as Tech closed the non-conference schedule. u Sandy James, the Feb. 21 Big 12 Player of the Week, enters this weekend among the Big 12 leaders home runs (5) and RBI (19) along with total bases (42). The junior had reached base in each of the last 16 games prior to the Texas series. u The Red Raiders have been aggressive on the base paths so far this season, swiping 29 bases in 36 attempts thus far. Kermitria Ward is among the Big 12 leaders in the category as she is 8-for-9 in attempts this season. Mikey Kenney and Emily Bledsoe have both swiped six bags this year as well. u Tech had a 34.0 errorless inning streak going last weekend until the Red Raiders committed two against Binghamton on Saturday. Tech had been error-free in each of its last four games to that point. u Following four errors in the Texas series, the Red Raiders dropped to third in the Big 12 with a .979 fielding percentage thanks to 15 errors on the year. Tech is still the conference leader in both putouts (245) and assists (248). u After a slow start to the season, Logan Hall enters this week as the Big 12 leader in doubles with six so far. The senior is currently hitting .268 on the year, helped mainly by a .500 average during the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic.
JAMES NAMED BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK After hitting over .400 with a pair of home runs, Sandy James was named the Big 12 Player of the Week Tuesday, marking the second time the junior has earned the honor. She hit .409 at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic while driving in nine RBI to lead the Red Raider offense. She becomes the first Red Raider in school history to be named the league’s Player of the Week twice. She is also just the second Tech player to earn a weekly award on multiple occasions, joining Amanda Renfro who was named the Pitcher of the Week five times over the 1998-01 seasons. HAYS EARNS WIN NO. 200 The Red Raiders’ 2-1 win over DePaul marked win No. 200 for head coach Shanon Hays as the thirdyear head coach is now 205-55 in four-plus seasons as a collegiate coach. Hays, who is 91-39 at Tech, recently passed Theresa Wilson for third on the winningest Tech coaches list as Wilson went 89-123 during the 2005-08 seasons. UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY The Red Raiders entered unfamiliar territory in Las Vegas as Tech had never gone into a game with a losing record under head coach Shanon Hays. Tech lost only five non-conference games over the last two seasons, including only one in 2011 alone. The Red Raiders had a tough weekend in Arizona, though, falling to Northwestern, No. 14 Tennessee, No. 9 Stanford, and Cal Poly in what is the worst start to a season since the 2008 squad opened the year with 12-straight losses. Tech’s four-game losing streak to regular season non-conference opponents also marks its longest since late in the 2009 season. BLEDSOE A CANDIDATE FOR LOWE’S SR. CLASS Earlier this season, Emily Bledsoe was named one of 30 candidates for the prestigious Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award that is presented annually to the softball student-athlete that excels not only on the diamond but also in the classroom and community. The 30 candidates will be trimmed to 10 finalists midway through the season with the winner being named following a nationwide vote at the Women’s College World Series.
WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26 BUILDING THAT RPI Part of Tech’s success over the last two seasons in getting to a NCAA Regional has stemmed from its difficult regular season schedule. Tech played six non-conference teams last year that made the postseason and is set to face seven this year with three of those games taking place at the Kajikawa Classic. The Red Raiders dropped San Diego State, 5-4, before falling to both No. 14 Tennessee and No. 9 Stanford, who both earned national seeds a year ago. Tech faced three more regional squads from a year ago last weekend as Long Beach State, Portland State, and DePaul all made the postseason in 2011.
TECH BOASTS A RECORD EIGHT SENIORS After only having a total of two seniors on the roster during his first two seasons, Shanon Hays will have a senior-laden squad for the first time as eight seniors return for their final season in scarlet and black. No Tech team had previously boasted more than six seniors on its roster since softball returned as an intercollegiate sport in 1996. The only two seniors in Hays’ tenure were in 2010 when Ashly Jacobs and Leah Legler completed their eligibility. Both are still associated with the program this season with Jacobs filling the role of graduate student manager and Legler as the volunteer assistant coach.
RED RAIDERS FACE QUALITY ARMS IN ARIZONA If there was one certainty from Tech’s opening weekend at the Kajikawa Classic, it was that Tech faced two of the country’s top pitchers in Tennessee’s Ellen Renfro and Stanford’s Teagan Gerhart. The duo combined to hold Tech to just one run which came off a Mikey Kenney solo home run in the second inning off the Cardinal. Renfro was the SEC Freshman of the Year last season after compiling a 26-7 record, while Gerhart earned All-Pac 12 first team honors after going 26-13 in the circle.
TECH RETURNS ONE OF NATION’S TOP LINEUPS The majority of last year’s lineup that hit .361 and ranked fourth nationally in both batting average and scoring average returns this season as the Red Raiders bring back eight position starters from a year ago. Tech set the Big 12 Conference record last year with its .361 batting average as seven regulars in the lineup hit .300 or better during the season. Raven Richardson led all hitters with a .384 mark followed closely behind by Emily Bledsoe and her .383 average.
TECH PICKS UP VOTES IN PRESEASON POLLS For the second-straight season, Texas Tech started the season receiving votes in both the USA Today/ NFCA and the ESPN/USA Softball preseason polls. The Red Raiders picked up five votes in the NFCA poll and then six in the ESPN rankings. One of seven Big 12 schools appearing in the polls, Tech will face a total of 14 teams this season that are ranked or receiving votes in the preseason rankings.
BLEDSOE NAMED TO PRESEASON WATCH LIST Senior Emily Bledsoe was named to the USA Softball Player of the Year Watch List prior to the season, joining 49 players nationwide including 10 from the Big 12 Conference. Bledsoe, a Fulshear, Texas native, hit a career-high .383 as a junior and is already a fixture in the school’s record book. She is the first Tech player to be named to any preseason watch list in school history.
RED RAIDERS FACE CHALLENGE IN THE DESERT The Red Raiders had a tough task at hand at the Kajikawa Classic as four of their five opponents were ranked or receiving votes in the preseason rankings. Stanford led the pack after being ranked No. 9 by the NFCA and No. 10 by ESPN.com, while Tennessee is No. 14 in the NFCA poll and No. 9 in the ESPN rankings. San Diego State was receiving votes in both polls while Northwestern picked up two votes in the ESPN rankings. Tennessee, Stanford, and San Diego State were all selected to a NCAA Regional last year with the Lady Vols and Cardinal eventually advancing to the Super Regionals.
TECH HITS THE ROAD FOR NON-CONFERENCE After playing the majority of non-conference games at home the past two seasons, the Red Raiders will be hitting the road more often this year with four non-conference tournaments away from Lubbock. Following Tech’s trip to Tempe to open the season the Red Raiders will travel to Las Vegas (Feb. 17-19) for the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic, Waco (Feb. 24-26) for the Texas Shootout, and South Orange, N.J. (March 16-18) for the Seton Hall Classic.
RED RAIDERS RETURN 15 PLAYERS FROM 2011 With 15 returners back from its 2011 squad, Tech could be primed for another breakout season in 2012. Of those 15 returners, eight were position starters a year ago while Tech’s top two pitchers, senior Kelsey Dennis and sophomore Brittany Talley, also return in the circle. The Red Raiders had no seniors on their roster last year when Tech finished 42-16 overall after falling to Arizona in the finale of the NCAA Tucson Regional. TAKING THE NEXT STEP Immediately following Tech’s season-ending loss to Arizona in the NCAA Tucson Regional, head coach Shanon Hays had one message for his young team to take the next step in 2012. Advancing to the postseason would no longer just be the goal. Knowing the majority of that squad would return this year, he challenged the group to win a regional this season, a feat that has not been accomplished in school history. The Red Raiders have fallen in the regional finale in each of the last two seasons.
HAYS LOOKS TO CUSTER FOR BOOST IN CIRCLE When pitching coach Aly Sartini was out recruiting the Las Vegas area in the summer of 2010, she sat in by chance on the Washington Lady Hawks travel team where this young right-hander with great velocity and good movement was retiring hitters left and right. Sartini along with Shanon Hays immediately began recruiting that right-hander, current freshman Cara Custer, early and secured her commitment before several of the top programs across the country came calling. Now, the Tech coaching staff is expecting the Spanaway, Wash. native to be a dominating presence in the circle for a Tech pitching staff that had a 3.50 ERA a year ago.
TECH IN NATIONAL RANKINGS Preseason Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15
NFCA ESPN RV RV n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Feb. 14 Lexy Bennett, Texas, Sr. Feb. 21 Sandy James, Texas Tech, Jr. Feb. 28 Kelsea Roth, Missouri, Fr. March 6 Courtney Craig, Texas, Sr. March 13 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 PITCHER OF THE WEEK Feb. 14 Whitney Canion, Baylor, Jr. Feb. 21 Blaire Luna, Texas, Jr. Feb. 28 Chelsea Thomas, Missouri, Jr. March 6 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Jr. March 13 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15
RED RAIDERS ADD JUCO CATCHER OF THE YEAR Tech continued to add hitters in the offseason with the signing of two-time California JUCO Catcher of the Year Adriana Perez. One of the top junior college prospects in the country last year, Perez is expected to bolster an already-deep catcher staff that consists of seniors Holley Gentsch and Cydney Allen along with junior Randi Tongate. Perez hit over .500 in each of her two seasons at Antelope Valley College in California, totaling 31 home runs and 117 RBI during that two year stretch.
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WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26
TRACKING THE OPPONENTS TEAM
RECORD AGAINST
2012
San Diego State
1-0
13-11
Northwestern
0-1 7-11
Tennesee
0-1 14-3
Stanford
0-1 19-3
Cal Poly
0-1
6-9
Ohio State
1-0
11-8
Long Beach State
1-0
7-15
Idaho State
1-0
3-13
Portland State
1-0
9-10
DePaul
1-0 11-4
Utah State
1-0
8-8
Texas State
1-1
12-10
North Texas
1-0
8-10
UTEP
1-0 10-14
Stephen F. Austin
1-0
Binghamton
3-0 3-7
UT-Arlington
3-0 9-8
Texas*
0-2 19-1
New Mexico
0-0
17-3
Stony Brook
0-0
5-3
Monmouth
0-0 3-2
Seton Hall
0-0
Manhattan
0-0 0-0
Midwestern State
0-0
12-10
Iowa State*
0-0
6-11
Oklahoma*
0-0 15-3
Missouri*
0-0 10-3
Texas A&M*
0-0
Baylor*
0-0 16-5
Kansas*
0-0 15-2
7-15
6-8
15-7
Oklahoma State*
0-0
Totals
17-7 302-226
RYBA RETURNS TO DIAMOND AFTER YEAR OFF Melisa Ryba will be returning to the softball diamond for the first time since the 2010 season this weekend as the redshirt junior sat out the 2011 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Ryba, who could play varies positions for Tech, transferred from Northern Colorado after hitting .323 as a sophomore with seven home runs and 32 RBI. She was named an All-Independent Co-Freshman of the Year in 2009 before Northern Colorado joined the Pacific Coast Softball Conference in 2010 when she was a second team PCSC AllMountain selection. TECH PICKED 7TH IN BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL Even with lofty expectations and the majority of its 2011 squad back for another season, Texas Tech was picked seventh in the Big 12 preseason poll of conference coaches. The league is coming off a record year where eight teams (of 10) advanced to the postseason with four of those eventually composing the eight-team Women’s College World Series. Missouri was the preseason favorite to take the league title followed by Oklahoma and then Texas. Team (first-place votes) Points 1. Missouri (3) 59 2. Oklahoma (4) 56 3. Texas (1) 50 4. Baylor 45 5. Texas A&M 37 6. Oklahoma State 32 7. Texas Tech 22 8. Kansas 13 9. Iowa State 10
PLAYER TO WATCH - #26 MIKEY KENNEY
9-9
• Kenney needs just one more home run to tie Kim Martinez for the school record in career home runs. The junior, who leads the team with seven dingers this season, has 26 over her career. She has homored four times over Tech’s last eight games, including three last weekend during the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic.
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BIG 12 PLAY TURNS TO THREE-GAME SERIES For the first time in Big 12 history, all conference series will be three games each. The league had previously gone with a two-game format and a postseason conference tournament until the 2011 season when the tournament was cut. There will be a total of 24 conference games, six more than the 2010 season. With the departure of Nebraska, the league is a nine-team conference as Kansas State does not sponsor softball.
WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26
PERSONAL High School______________ Lubbock Monterey ‘86 College___________________Lubbock Christian ‘91 Degree____________________________ Education Wife____________________________________ Tina Children_______________ Hunter, Heath, Hampton Father is legendary Texas Tech baseball coach Larry Hays, who retired in 2008 as the fourth-winningest coach in NCAA history. Brother, Daren Hays, is the current coach at Lubbock Christian University.
YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD YEAR SCHOOL RECORD 2006-07 Lubbock Christian n/a 2008 Lubbock Christian 60-9* 2009 Lubbock Christian 54-7^ 2010 Texas Tech 38-18# 2011 Texas Tech 42-16 2012 Texas Tech 17-7 Total 211-57 * NAIA National Champions ^ NAIA National Championship finalists # NCAA Regional
ACCOMPLISHMENTS u 2008 NAIA National Coach of the Year
u 2008-09 Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of
the Year
pletely different sports (men’s basketball).
u Only person in Tech history to coach two com- u Led Tech to a 23-game turnaround in first year. u Broken 15 school records in just over a year. u Three Big 12 weekly award recepiants.
u Three All-Big 12 postseason award honorees.
OTHER EXPERIENCE YEAR 1995-96 1996-99 1999-01 2001-02 2002-03 2004-06 Total
SCHOOL (SEASONS) RECORD Frank Phillips (1) 19-9 Abilene Christian (3) 58-26 Texas Tech Asst. Coach (2) 21-34 Abilene Christian AD Midland College (1) 30-7 Houston Assoc. HC (2) 39-24 187-37
In two seasons as Texas Tech’s head softball coach, Shanon Hays has taken the Red Raiders to consecutive NCAA Regional appearances, breaking a nineyear postseason absence and laying the framework for a program on the rise in the process. After inheriting a squad that was only 15-42 in 2009, Hays led the Red Raiders to back-to-back 30-plus win seasons, including a 42-16 campaign in 2011 that marked the highest winning percentage in school history. Prior to Hays’ arrival, Tech had only advanced to the postseason twice in program history with its last trip being in 2001, which was also its most-previous season with a winning record. Tech’s 80-34 record under Hays is one win shy of its previous four seasons combined as the Red Raiders won 81 games from 2006-09. Most importantly, though, the Red Raiders have been in the postseason each season, advancing to the NCAA Stanford Regional in 2010 and the Tucson Regional in 2011. Tech fell in the regional finale each year as eventual College World Series participant Hawaii ended the squad’s run in 2010 while host Arizona dropped the Red Raiders in 2011. No Tech squad had previously advanced to a regional in consecutive seasons, nor had any team previously appeared in the top 25 rankings. The Red Raiders changed that on Feb. 15, 2011 as they appeared in the top 25 of both polls, breaking a drought that lasted over a decade. Tech, which had not been ranked previously in either poll since the end of the 1999 season, climbed as high as No. 19 throughout the year, the highest ranking in school history. Under Hays, Tech has consistently produced one of the top lineups in the nation as the Red Raiders spent most of the 2011 season with the highest batting average in the nation before ending the year fourth overall. The squad’s 7.17 runs per game ranked fourth as well in scoring nationally, while its .533 slugging percentage was just inside the top 10 nationally in ninth. With that type of production up and down the lineup, the Red Raiders have snapped 13 single-season offensive marks in the school record book, including the previous highs for batting average, runs, hits, doubles, home runs, and RBI. While playing in a conference dominated by pitching, Tech has only been shutout six times under Hays as the Red Raiders have been among the Big 12 leaders in most offensive categories as well. Four players - Cydney Allen, Emily Bledsoe, Logan Hall, and Mikey Kenney - have been honored on either the All-Big 12 second team or on the NFCA postseason awards lists following each season. Tech’s transformation should come as little surprise after Hays’ work at Lubbock Christian. Following his appointment as the program’s first head softball coach in 2006, Hays worked for a full academic year in preparation for LCU’s first season in 2008. The Lady Chaps did not disappoint in their inaugural season, compiling a 60-9 record and claiming the NAIA National Championship, earning Hays NAIA National Coach of the Year honors. Hays wrapped his twoyear tenure at LCU with a 114-16 overall record after advancing to the national championship again in 2009. Known as a top-flight recruiter and motivator, Hays was named the Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year both seasons and produced five NFCA and NAIA first team All-Americans during his tenure. Hays turned to softball after a successful career as a basketball coach that included two seasons on the Texas Tech bench as an assistant coach from 1999-2001 under James Dickey. He is the first person at Texas Tech to coach two completely different sports (one men’s and now one women’s). Hays began playing fastpitch softball as a youth, along with baseball and basketball, because his father, the legendary Texas Tech and LCU baseball coach Larry Hays, also played fastpitch softball. Hays, the elder, whose 1,509 career wins were good enough for fourth on the all-time collegiate baseball list, retired as Tech’s all-time winningest coach prior to the 2009 season. He graduated from Lubbock Monterey High School in 1986 and makes his home in Lubbock with his wife, Tina, two sons, Hunter, Heath, and daughter, Hampton. For Hays’ complete bio, visit texastech.com.
HAYS AGAINST ALL OPPONENTS NON-CONFERENCE Alcorn State__________________ 2-1 Appalachian State_____________ 1-0 Arizona______________________ 0-1 Auburn______________________ 0-1 Binghamton__________________ 3-0 Boise St.______________________ 3-0 Boston University______________ 1-0 Bradley______________________ 1-0 Bryant_______________________ 3-0 BYU_________________________ 1-0 Cal Poly______________________ 0-1 California_____________________ 1-0 Chattanooga__________________ 1-0 Colorado State________________ 1-0 Dayton______________________ 3-0 DePaul_______________________ 1-0 Evansville____________________ 3-0 Florida A&M__________________ 1-0
Florida State__________________ 1-0 Harvard______________________ 1-0 Hawai’i_______________________ 0-1 Houston Baptist_______________ 2-0 Howard______________________ 3-0 Idaho State___________________ 1-0 Indiana______________________ 1-0 Jackson State _________________ 3-0 Jacksonville___________________ 1-0 Liberty_______________________ 1-0 Long Beach State______________ 1-0 Long Island___________________ 1-1 Maine_______________________ 3-0 Maryland_____________________ 0-1 Missouri- Kansas City___________ 3-0 Nebraska_____________________ 1-3 New Mexico__________________ 2-0 New Mexico State______________ 1-1 North Carolina Central__________ 3-0
North Texas___________________ 1-0 Northern Illinois_______________ 2-0 Northwestern_________________ 0-1 Ohio State____________________ 1-0 Oregon______________________ 1-0 Portland State_________________ 1-0 San Diego State_______________ 1-1 Southern Utah________________ 1-0 St. John’s_____________________ 2-0 Stanford_____________________ 1-1 Stephen F. Austin______________ 1-0 Tennessee____________________ 0-1 Texas-Arlington_______________ 4-0 Texas Southern________________ 1-0 Texas State___________________ 1-1 Towson______________________ 1-0 UC Davis_____________________ 1-0 Utah State____________________ 1-0 Utah Valley___________________ 3-0
UTEP________________________ 1-0 Wichita State__________________ 3-1 Wisconsin____________________ 1-0 Total_____________________ 85-15 BIG 12 Baylor_______________________ 1-3 Iowa State____________________ 3-1 Kansas_______________________ 4-1 Missouri_____________________ 0-4 Oklahoma____________________ 2-3 Oklahoma St._________________ 2-2 Texas________________________ 0-6 Texas A&M____________________ 0-4 Total_____________________ 12-24
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WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26
2012 RESULTS Record: 17-7 Home: 6-0 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 11-5 Big 12: 0-2 Date Feb 09, 2012 Feb 10, 2012 Feb 10, 2012 Feb 11, 2012 Feb 11, 2012 Feb 17, 2012 Feb 17, 2012 Feb 18, 2012 Feb 18, 2012 Feb 19, 2012 Feb 19, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Feb 25, 2012 Feb 25, 2012 Feb 26, 2012 Mar 02, 2012 Mar 02, 2012 Mar 03, 2012 Mar 03, 2012 Mar 04, 2012 Mar 04, 2012 Mar 06, 2012 Mar 07, 2012
Opponent Score vs San Diego State W 5-4 vs Northwestern 6-14 L vs #14 Tennessee 0-1 L vs Stanford 1-7 L vs Cal Poly 0-3 L vs Ohio State W 7-4 vs Long Beach State W 2-0 vs Idaho State W 8-4 vs Portland State W 5-1 vs DePaul W 2-1 vs Utah State W 11-2 vs Texas State W 6-0 vs North Texas W 10-0 vs UTEP W 5-2 vs Stephen F. Austin W 2-1 vs Texas State 1-3 L BINGHAMTON W 7-2 UT-ARLINGTON W 2-0 UT-ARLINGTON W 9-1 BINGHAMTON W 8-2 BINGHAMTON W 4-3 UT-ARLINGTON W 7-1 at Texas* 0-8 L at Texas* 1-2 L
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r-h-e 5-8-0 6-5-3 0-2-0 1-2-0 0-7-0 7-7-1 2-7-0 8-9-1 5-7-0 2-7-1 11-9-1 6-6-0 10-9-0 5-5-2 2-6-1 1-1-0 7-10-0 2-7-0 9-14-0 8-13-2 4-8-0 7-12-0 0-3-3 1-2-1
r-h-e 4-5-0 14-7-0 1-6-0 7-7-0 3-8-0 4-7-4 0-7-2 4-8-3 1-5-1 1-3-0 2-7-2 0-5-3 0-4-1 2-5-2 1-3-0 3-4-1 2-8-2 0-5-0 1-4-2 2-6-2 3-4-1 1-3-1 8-12-0 2-7-0
Inns 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 (8) 7 (8) 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 7
Overall 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 1-4-0 2-4-0 3-4-0 4-4-0 5-4-0 6-4-0 7-4-0 8-4-0 9-4-0 10-4-0 11-4-0 11-5-0 12-5-0 13-5-0 14-5-0 15-5-0 16-5-0 17-5-0 17-6-0 17-7-0
Big 12 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
Pitcher of record Custer, C. (W 1-0) Custer, C. (L 1-1) Talley, B. (L 0-1) Custer, C. (L 1-2) Custer, C. (L 1-3) Custer, C. (W 2-3) Custer, C. (W 3-3) Dennis, K. (W 1-0) Custer, C. (W 4-3) Talley, B. (W 1-1) Custer, C. (W 5-3) Talley, B. (W 2-1) Custer, C. (W 6-3) Custer, C. (W 7-3) Talley, B. (W 3-1) Talley, B. (L 3-2) Talley, B. (W 4-2) Custer, C. (W 8-3) Talley, B. (W 5-2) Custer, C. (W 9-3) Brokeshoulde (W 1-0) Custer, C. (W 10-3) Custer, C. (L 10-4) Custer, C. (L 10-5)
Attend Time 215 1:59 216 2:32 254 1:49 245 1:41 232 2:04 150 2:12 276 1:22 165 2:07 100 1:45 132 1:41 135 1:46 0 1:38 0 2:04 909 1:59 0 1:53 1047 1:41 215 1:40 215 1:23 365 1:37 365 1:54 295 1:45 295 1:46 505 1:44 571 1:31
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2012 OVERALL HITTING STATISTICS Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% Perez, Adriana .357 24 24 70 6 25 2 0 5 16 42 .600 6 1 10 0 .416 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 James, Sandy .333 24 24 72 12 24 2 0 5 19 41 .569 12 0 8 1 .424 1 0 0 0 201 8 3 .986 Kenney, Mikey .294 23 23 68 18 20 1 0 7 13 42 .618 10 2 17 0 .395 1 0 6 6 18 3 2 .913 Hall, Logan .268 24 24 71 8 19 6 0 0 4 25 .352 2 0 8 0 .288 0 2 2 2 48 74 3 .976 Bledsoe, Emily .235 24 24 68 13 16 3 0 1 7 22 .324 9 7 15 0 .376 1 2 6 8 22 55 1 .987 Richardson, Raven .227 24 24 66 14 15 3 0 2 7 24 .364 9 2 18 0 .338 0 1 2 3 38 53 4 .958 Hamada, Ashley .205 24 22 39 7 8 0 0 0 0 8 .205 1 0 5 1 .225 0 2 1 2 17 0 0 1.000 Gentsch, Holley .189 21 11 37 4 7 4 0 1 8 14 .378 1 1 3 0 .225 1 0 0 0 54 6 0 1.000 Allen, Cydney .167 19 9 30 2 5 1 0 0 4 6 .200 7 0 13 0 .324 0 0 0 0 36 4 0 1.000 -------------Cooper, Emily 1.000 21 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 1.000 Hebert, Derryn 1.000 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tongate, Randi .462 7 4 13 0 6 0 0 0 1 6 .462 0 0 1 0 .462 0 1 0 0 17 5 0 1.000 Ryba, Melisa .304 11 7 23 3 7 0 0 1 3 10 .435 0 0 9 0 .304 0 0 1 1 10 1 0 1.000 Powell, Taylor .235 16 7 17 6 4 1 0 1 6 8 .471 3 2 5 0 .409 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1.000 Ward, Kermitria .231 18 6 13 4 3 0 1 0 2 5 .385 0 0 2 0 .231 0 0 8 9 7 0 0 1.000 Williams, Katelyn .227 11 7 22 2 5 2 0 1 7 10 .455 0 0 6 0 .227 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1.000 Moore, Chandler .000 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Custer, Cara .000 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 24 2 .923 Heath, Meredith .000 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Talley, Brittany .000 13 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 1.000 Bell, Hannah .000 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brokeshoulder, Ashley .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dennis, Kelsey .000 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 Totals .272 24 24 611 109 166 25 1 24 97 265 .434 60 15 120 2 .349 4 9 29 36 485 248 16 .979 Opponents .231 24 24 606 66 140 21 1 13 62 202 .333 45 25 107 5 .311 0 14 10 19 463 161 27 .959 LOB - Team (129), Opp (141). DPs turned - Team (7), Opp (5).
2012 OVERALL PITCHING STATISTICS Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Talley, Brittany 1.91 5 2 13 7 4 1 0 0 58.2 46 18 16 11 29 5 1 4 208 .221 0 8 2 0 7 Custer, Cara 2.05 10 5 16 14 8 3 0 0 82.0 71 31 24 27 59 13 0 2 313 .227 11 9 1 0 6 -------------Brokeshoulder, Ashley 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Ward, Kermitria 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 .250 0 1 0 0 0 Dennis, Kelsey 2.92 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 12.0 10 6 5 4 12 2 0 4 45 .222 0 5 1 0 1 Moore, Chandler 7.41 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 9 6 6 1 3 1 0 1 26 .346 0 2 0 0 0 Ryba, Melisa 99.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2.38 17 7 24 24 12 4 0 0 161.2 140 66 55 45 107 21 1 13 606 .231 11 25 4 0 14 Opponents 3.67 7 17 24 24 13 3 0 0 154.1 166 109 81 60 120 25 1 24 611 .272 8 15 2 4 9 PB - Team (4), Allen, C. 3, Tongate, R. 1, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - Gentsch, H. (7-11), Custer, C. (4-8), Talley, B. (4-7), Tongate, R. (2-5), Allen, C. (1-3), Dennis, K. (2-3), Moore, C. (0-1).
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WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26
TEAM HITTING GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent Feb 09, 2012 vs San Diego State Feb 10, 2012 vs Northwestern Feb 10, 2012 vs Tennessee Feb 11, 2012 vs Stanford Feb 11, 2012 vs Cal Poly Feb 17, 2012 vs Ohio State Feb 17, 2012 vs Long Beach State Feb 18, 2012 vs Idaho State Feb 18, 2012 vs Portland State Feb 19, 2012 vs DePaul Feb 19, 2012 vs Utah State Feb 24, 2012 vs Texas State Feb 24, 2012 vs North Texas Feb 25, 2012 vs UTEP Feb 25, 2012 vs Stephen F. Austin Feb 26, 2012 vs Texas State Mar 02, 2012 BINGHAMTON Mar 02, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON Mar 03, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON Mar 03, 2012 BINGHAMTON Mar 04, 2012 BINGHAMTON Mar 04, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON Mar 06, 2012 at Texas Mar 07, 2012 at Texas Totals
AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC 28 5 8 5 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 23 6 5 4 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 22 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 7 7 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 25 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 26 8 9 7 3 0 1 3 0 2 1 4 0 26 5 7 5 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 23 2 7 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 26 11 9 10 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 24 6 6 6 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 32 10 9 9 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 2 2 20 5 5 2 1 0 0 7 0 5 2 1 0 28 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 21 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 29 7 10 7 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 2 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 30 9 14 9 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 30 8 13 7 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 24 4 8 4 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 28 7 12 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 22 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 611 109 166 97 25 1 24 60 0 29 7 15 9
SF GDP K PO A E Avg 1 0 6 21 12 0 .286 0 0 10 15 5 3 .255 0 0 14 21 10 0 .205 0 0 6 18 8 0 .177 0 0 5 21 14 0 .195 0 1 3 21 11 1 .203 0 1 4 21 13 0 .213 0 0 3 21 5 1 .230 0 0 6 21 10 0 .235 0 0 2 21 11 1 .241 0 0 4 15 11 1 .251 1 0 9 21 8 0 .251 0 0 7 24 16 0 .254 0 0 4 21 11 2 .254 0 0 2 24 9 1 .251 0 0 2 21 13 0 .240 0 0 1 21 14 0 .247 0 0 4 21 13 0 .249 0 0 5 18 4 0 .262 0 0 2 21 12 2 .272 1 0 7 21 4 0 .275 1 0 3 21 12 0 .282 0 0 8 17 14 3 .278 0 0 3 18 8 1 .272 4 2 120 485 248 16 .272
TEAM PITCHING GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent Feb 09, 2012 vs San Diego State Feb 10, 2012 vs Northwestern Feb 10, 2012 vs Tennessee Feb 11, 2012 vs Stanford Feb 11, 2012 vs Cal Poly Feb 17, 2012 vs Ohio State Feb 17, 2012 vs Long Beach State Feb 18, 2012 vs Idaho State Feb 18, 2012 vs Portland State Feb 19, 2012 vs DePaul Feb 19, 2012 vs Utah State Feb 24, 2012 vs Texas State Feb 24, 2012 vs North Texas Feb 25, 2012 vs UTEP Feb 25, 2012 vs Stephen F. Austin Feb 26, 2012 vs Texas State Mar 02, 2012 BINGHAMTON Mar 02, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON Mar 03, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON Mar 03, 2012 BINGHAMTON Mar 04, 2012 BINGHAMTON Mar 04, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON Mar 06, 2012 at Texas Mar 07, 2012 at Texas Totals
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IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB 7.0 5 4 4 4 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 5.0 7 14 10 7 2 1 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 7.0 6 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 7 7 0 6 3 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 7.0 8 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.0 7 4 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 7.0 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.0 8 4 4 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.0 5 1 1 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 7.0 3 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5.0 7 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 5 2 2 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 8.0 3 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7.0 4 3 3 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7.0 8 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 5 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 2 0 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 4 3 3 2 8 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 7.0 3 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 12 8 5 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.0 7 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161.2 140 66 55 45 107 21 1 13 11 4 25 7 0
Score 5-4 6-14 0-1 1-7 0-3 7-4 2-0 8-4 5-1 2-1 11-2 6-0 10-0 5-2 2-1 1-3 7-2 2-0 9-1 8-2 4-3 7-1 0-8 1-2 109-66
W L SV ERA 1 0 0 4.00 1 1 0 8.17 1 2 0 5.53 1 3 0 6.16 1 4 0 5.47 2 4 0 5.21 3 4 0 4.41 4 4 0 4.36 5 4 0 3.97 6 4 0 3.66 7 4 0 3.60 8 4 0 3.28 9 4 0 2.98 10 4 0 2.90 11 4 0 2.75 11 5 0 2.76 12 5 0 2.66 13 5 0 2.50 14 5 0 2.44 15 5 0 2.32 16 5 0 2.35 17 5 0 2.29 17 6 0 2.43 17 7 0 2.38 17 7 0 2.38
WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26
GAME RECAPS GAME ONE Texas Tech 5, San Diego State 4
GAME FOUR #9 Stanford 7, Texas Tech 1
GAME SEVEN Texas Tech 2, Long Beach State 0
Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 9, 2012
Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 11, 2012
Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 17, 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 8 0 San Diego St. 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 W: Custer (1-0); L: May (0-1); S: None Attendance: 215 Highlights: The win marked the fourth-straight year Texas Tech had started its season with a victory ... Sandy James homored twice in the game, marking the ninth time in school history a player had done so ... Melisa Ryba finished the day 2-for-3 with two RBI ... she homored in her first career at-bat in a Tech jersey, becoming the first player since Mikey Kenney in 2010 to do so ... Cara Custer earned the win, marking the second-straight year a Tech freshman took the opening-game victory.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Stanford 2 0 0 3 0 2 X 7 7 0 W: Gerhart (3-1); L: Custer (1-2); S: None Attendance: 245 Highlights: The game marked the 14th all-time between the two schools ... the loss dropped Tech to 0-10 all-time when facing the Cardinal at a neutral site ... Mikey Kenney provided Techs’ only run with a second-inning home run ... Kenney happened to be playing on her 21st birthday ... Tech’s top of the lineup struggled as its 1-3 hitters combined to go 0-for-9 at the plate.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Long Beach St. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 Texas Tech 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0 W: Custer (3-3); L: Hansen (0-3); S: None Attendance: 276 Highlights: The win marked Tech’s first this season when scoring two runs or less ... win moved Tech to 2-2 this year when facing a NCAA Regional team from a year ago ... Cara Custer tossed her first career shutout as she worked around seven hits surrendered and two walks ... Cydney Allen provided Tech’s lone RBI with a two-out single up the middle to score Mikey Kenney ... Tech’s other run came from a double play ball off the bat of Ashley Hamada.
GAME TWO Northwestern 14, Texas Tech 6
GAME FIVE Cal Poly 3, Texas Tech 0
GAME EIGHT Texas Tech 8, Idaho State 4
Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 10, 2012
Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 11, 2012
Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 18, 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Texas Tech 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 5 3 Northwestern 3 0 5 0 2 4 14 7 0 W: Letourneau (1-0); L: Custer (1-1); S: None Attendance: 216 Highlights: The loss was only the second all-time for Tech at the Kajikawa Classic under Shanon Hays ... Tech used every pitcher in the game except Brittany Talley ... Melisa Ryba finished the game with her second-straight multiple-hit performance, going 2-for-4 with a RBI ... Adriana Perez drop in two runs from the DP spot, giving her three RBI through two games ... Tech issued seven walks in the game and also hit seven batters.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cal Poly 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 0 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 W: Patton (1-1); L: Custer (1-3); S: None Attendance: 232 Highlights: The loss was Tech’s fourth straight, marking the school’s longest regular season nonconference losing streak since midway through the 2009 season ... loss also guaranteed the Red Raiders their worst start to a season since 2008 ... Melisa Ryba went 2-for-3 at the plate, her third multiple-hit game of the Kajikawa Classic ... Brittany Talley relieved Cara Custer in the fifth, allowing no runs over final 2.1 innings.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Idaho State 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 8 3 Texas Tech 4 1 0 0 3 0 X 8 9 1 W: Dennis (1-0); L: Fitzsimmons (2-2); S: None Attendance: 165 Highlights: Tech’s eight runs and nine hits both marked season highs ... Red Raiders’ four runs in the first were their most in the opening frame this season ... Chandler Moore earned her first start of the year, giving up four runs over 2.2 innings ... Kelsey Dennis picked up her first win after tossing 3.1 shutout innings ... Mikey Kenney led off the game with a home run, marking the first time she had ever done so.
GAME THREE #14 Tennessee 1, Texas Tech 0
GAME SIX Texas Tech 7, Ohio State 4
GAME NINE Texas Tech 5, Portland State 1
Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 10, 2012
Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 17, 2012
Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 18, 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Tennessee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 W: Renfroe (2-0); L: Talley (0-1); S: None Attendance: 254 Highlights: The loss marked the first time Tech had lost consecutive regular season non-conference games since dropping a double header to UTEP on April 23, 2009 ... Brittany Talley tossed her 10th career complete game, allowing the Lady Vols only one run off six hits while striking out four ... Tech’s two hits in the game were its fewest since being no-hit by New Mexico State in the opener of last year’s NCAA Tucson Regional ... the shutout makred the first against Tech in a regular season non-conference game since Notre Dame did so in back-to-back games on March 6-7, 2009 during the UNLV Invitational.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 7 7 1 Ohio State 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 7 4 W: Custer (2-3); L: Endicott (0-3); S: None Attendance: 150 Highlights: The loss snapped a four-game losing streak for the Red Raiders ... Tech’s seven runs in the game marked a season high ... first time any Tech opponent recorded an error this season ... Holley Gentsch and Mikey Kenney both drove in two RBI in the game ... Cara Custer earned the win after coming on in relief to shutout the Buckeyes over the final three innings.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 Portland State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 W: Custer (4-3); L: Holladay (0-2); S: None Attendance: 100 Highlights: The win was Tech’s fourth straight, its longest streak since winning 11 in a row from March 11-20 last year ... marked the second time during the tournament where Tech defeated a NCAA Regional team from last year ... Sandy James and Adriana Perez both homored in the five-run first inning ... Tech had not previously homored twice in the first inning under Shanon Hays ... Taylor Powell made her first start of the season in left field, finishing 2-for-3 at the plate ... Cara Custer earned her third win of the weekend after giving up one run in the complete game performance.
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WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26
GAME RECAPS GAME TEN Texas Tech 2, DePaul 1
GAME 13 Texas Tech 10, North Texas 0 (8)
GAME 16 Texas State 3, Texas Tech 1
Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 19, 2012
Waco, Texas - SW Regional Complex Feb. 24, 2012
Waco, Texas - Getterman Stadium Feb. 26, 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E DePaul 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Texas Tech 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2 7 1 W: Talley (1-1); L: Verdun (1-1); S: None Attendance: 132 Highlights: The win comes against Tech’s final NCAA Regional team of the tournament ... Red Raiders wrapped weekend 3-0 in such games ... game marked the first time Tech had trailed and come back to win since the season opener against San Diego State ... Adriana Perez had a solo shot in the second to tie the game and then Sandy James drove in game-winning run with fifth inning single ... Brittany Talley gave up only three hits in the complete game performance, earning her first win of the season.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 9 0 North Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 W: Custer (6-3); L: Kirk (1-3); S: None Attendance: 140 Highlights: The win was Tech’s eighth straight ... marked the second shutout for the Red Raiders on the day ... Cara Custer threw a complete game effort for her sixth win on the year, allowing only four hits over eight innings ... it was the longest outing for a Tech pitcher since Kermitria Ward went 8.2 innings last year against Liberty ... Tech’s 10-run eighth marked its most runs in a single inning since scoring 11 against St. John’s on Feb. 26 last year ... game marked the largest margin of victory for an extrainning contest in school history.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas State 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 4 1 Texas Tech 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 W: Taylor (6-3); L: Talley (3-2); S: None Attendance: 1,047 Highlights: The loss snapped a 10-game winning streak for the Red Raiders ... Tech’s one run scored in the game was its fewest since Cal Poly shut out the Red Raiders Feb. 11 to close the Kajikawa Classic ... Texas State starter Anne Marie Taylor held the Red Raiders to just one hit in the game, Tech’s fewest since being no-hit by New Mexico State last year ... Sandy James had Tech’s lone hit with a RBI single up the middle in the first inning ... Tech was previously 56-4 under Shanon Hays when leading or tied following six innings.
GAME 11 Texas Tech 11, Utah State 2
GAME 14 Texas Tech 5, UTEP 2
GAME 17 Texas Tech 7, Binghamton 2
Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 19, 2012
Waco, Texas - Getterman Stadium Feb. 25, 2012
Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 2, 2012
1 2 3 4 5 R H E Texas Tech 2 1 1 0 7 11 9 1 Utah State 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 2 W: Custer (5-3); L: Chaplin (1-1); S: None Attendance: 135 Highlights: The win completed a perfect 6-0 weekend ... win was Tech’s sixth-straight, its longest since winning 11 in a row midway through 2011 season ... Tech’s seven-run fifth inning was its most in an inning since leading off the game with seven against Harvard last year in the NCAA Tucson Regional ... Adriana Perez hit a home run for the third-straight game ... Cara Custer picked up her fourth win of the weekend in the complete game performance ... Sandy James finished 4-for-4 at the plate with a team-high four RBI.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E UTEP 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 2 Texas Tech 2 2 1 0 0 0 X 5 5 2 W: Custer (7-3); L: Villastrigo (3-3); S: None Attendance: 909 Highlights: The win continued Tech’s winning streak, moving it to nine-straight ... UTEP’s two runs in the fifth broke up 22-straight scoreless innings by the Tech pitching staff ... Cara Custer threw her fifth-straight complete game while matching her season high with seven strikeouts ... Mikey Kenney had Tech’s only two RBI as she doubled home a pair of runs in the second ... all of Tech’s other runs came off aggressive base running or UTEP errors.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Binghamton 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 2 Texas Tech 0 0 3 1 0 3 X 7 10 0 W: Talley (4-2); L: Mansteller (1-3); S: None Attendance: 215 Highlights: The win marked the third-straight season Tech has won its home opener ... first all-time meeting between the two schools ... Tech’s 10 hits in the game marked a season high at the time ... the Red Raiders crushed three home runs, matching their season high ... Tech’s home runs came from Adriana Perez, Mikey Kenney, and Emily Bledsoe ... marked Bledsoe’s first home run of the season ... Randi Tongate went 2-for-3 with a RBI in first start behind the plate.
GAME 12 Texas Tech 6, Texas State 0
GAME 15 Texas Tech 2, Stephen F. Austin 1 (8) Waco, Texas - SW Regional Complex Feb. 25, 2012
GAME 18 Texas Tech 2, UT-Arlington 0
Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 2, 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 Texas Tech 0 0 0 1 5 0 X 6 6 0 W: Talley (2-1); L: Hall (1-4); S: None Attendance: 100 Highlights: Brittany Talley tossed Tech’s second shutout of the season ... it was Talley’s first shutout of the year and the third of her career ... marked the fourth-straight game where a Tech pitcher has thrown a complete game ... Raven Richardson hit her second home run of the season with a three-run shot in the fifth ... dinger moved Richardson to seventh all-time in the school record book.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 1 SFA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 W: Talley (3-1); L: Mixon (0-1); S: None Attendance: 150 Highlights: The win was Tech’s 10th-straight, its longest such streak since winning 11 in a row to close the non-conference portion of last year’s schedule ... win moved Tech to the Texas Shootout championship game ... was the second-straight Tech had a game go into extra innings, improving to 2-0 in the process ... Tech had previously gone into extra innings two days in a row since March 10-11, 2001 ... Adriana Perez went 2-for-3 at the plate for her teamleading fifth multiple-hit game of the season.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E UT-Arlington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Texas Tech 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0 W: Custer (8-3); L: Lyles (4-3); S: None Attendance: 215 Highlights: The shutout was the fourth for Tech this season and the third for starter Cara Custer ... it was also Custer’s sixth complete game of the year ... Tech defense did not commit an error for the thirdstraight game ... Mikey Kenney led off the game with a solo home run to left field ... marked the second time she has opened a game with a leadoff homer ... Kenney finished 3-for-3 at the plate for her second multiple-hit game of the year ... her home run was the 24th of her career, moving her to second all-time in Tech history ... Logan Hall added her first multiple-hit game of the year as she finished 2-for-3 with a RBI.
Waco, Texas - Getterman Stadium Feb. 24, 2012
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WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26
GAME RECAPS GAME 19 Texas Tech 9, UT-Arlington 1 (6)
GAME 22 Texas Tech 7, UT-Arlington 1
Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 3, 2012
Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 4, 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E UT-Arlington 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 Texas Tech 4 1 0 3 0 1 9 14 0 W: Talley (5-2); L: Lyles (4-4); S: None Attendance: 365 Highlights: Tech’s 14 hits in the game marked a new season high ... was the second time Tech had runruled an opponent this year ... Tech’s nine runs in the game were two less than its season high set against Utah State Feb. 18 ... Mikey Kenney went 3-for-3 at the plate for the second-straight game ... she also homored for the third-straight game, making her the second Tech player this season to do so ... Brittany Talley tossed her fourth complete game of the year after giving up one run off four hits.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E UT-Arlington 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 Texas Tech 0 4 1 0 0 2 X 7 12 0 W: Custer (10-3); L: Collins (5-4); S: None Attendance: 295 Highlights: The win completed Tech’s 6-0 sweep of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic ... marked Tech’s 16th win in its last 17 contests ... UT-Arlington’s three hits matched the season low for a Tech opponent this season ... Cara Custer picked up her Big 12-leading 10th victory of the year after throwing four shutout innings ... Katelyn Williams drove in a career-high three RBI in a 1-for-3 performance ... Emily Bledsoe went 3-for-4 at the plate for her second multiple-hit game of the year ... Logan Hall totaled her fourth multiple-hit game of the year after a 2-for-3 day at the plate.
GAME 20 Texas Tech 8, Binghamton 2
GAME 23 #6 Texas 8, Texas Tech 0
Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 3, 2012
Austin, Texas - McCombs Field March 6, 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Binghamton 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 Texas Tech 4 0 1 1 1 1 X 8 13 2 W: Custer (9-3); L: Emerling (0-2); S: None Attendance: 365 Highlights: The win clinched Tech the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic title ... the Red Raiders came close to matching their season high in hits set just the game before ... the win was Tech’s 14th in its last 15 contests ... Katelyn Williams recorded her first career home run with a solo shot in the fifth inning ... Holley Gentsch went 2-for-3 at the plate with her first home run of the season ... Kermitria Ward posted Tech’s first triple of the year that nearly stretched into an inside-the-park home run.
1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Texas 1 1 3 1 1 1 8 12 0 W: Luna (8-0); L: Custer (10-4); S: None Attendance: 505 Highlights: The game marked the earliest Tech had opened Big 12 play in school history ... loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the Red Raiders ... Tech was shut out for only the third time this season and first since falling to Cal Poly at the Kajikawa Classic ... loss marked the second-straight year Tech dropped its conference opener ... Red Raiders were run-ruled in the series opener against Texas for the second-straight year ... marked second time Tech had been run-ruled this year.
GAME 21 Texas Tech 4, Bingamton 3
GAME 24 #6 Texas 2, Texas Tech 1
Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 3, 2012
Austin, Texas - McCombs Field March 7, 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Binghamton 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 4 1 Texas Tech 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 4 8 0 W: Brokeshoulder (1-0); L: Laney (1-2); S: None Attendance: 295 Highlights: The victory marked Tech’s fourth onerun victory of the year ... Tech went error free for the fourth time in its last five games ... win was the 15th in Tech’s last 16 contests ... Katelyn Williams posted her first career multiple-hit game after a 2-for-3 day at the plate that included a pair of RBI ... Ashley Brokeshoulder came on in relief of starter Kelsey Dennis in her first appearance of the season ... Brokeshoulder earned her first victory of the year after throwing a perfect 2.1 innings of relief ... Binghamton hit three home runs, the most for a Tech opponent this year.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 Texas 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 2 7 0 W: Fox (6-0); L: Custer (10-5); S: None Attendance: 571 Highlights: The loss marked Tech’s ninth straight to Texas and eighth straight in Austin ... Tech had not previously lost a one-run game to Texas since falling 1-0 on April 2, 2003 in Austin ... loss dropped Tech to 6-28 all-time in Big 12 opening series ... loss was also Tech’s 13th-straight to teams ranked in the top 25 ... Mikey Kenney connected on her team-leading seventh home run of the season in the sixth inning ... homer marked the 26th of her career, leaving her one shy of the school record held my Kim Martinez ... Cara Custer became the first Tech pitcher to appear in both conference opening games since Ashly Jacobs did so in 2007 against No. 3 Oklahoma.
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WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26
BREAKDOWN
STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION
(Win-Loss record in parenthesis) PITCHER: Custer, Cara_________________ 14__________ Talley, Brittany______________ 7___________ Dennis, Kelsey_______________ 2___________ Moore, Chandler_____________ 1___________
Date Opp.
CF
RF
DP
Allen
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Ryba
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
Allen
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Ward
Kenney
Ryba
Perez
Gentsch
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Ryba
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
Gentsch
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Ryba
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
Poly
Allen
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Ryba
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
2/17
OSU
Gentsch
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Ryba
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
2/17
LBSU
Allen
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Ward
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
2/18
ISU
Gentsch
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Ward
Kenney
Ryba
Perez
2/18
PSU
Allen
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Powell
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
2/19
DEP
Gentsch
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Powell
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
2/19
USU
Allen
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Powell
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
SECOND BASE: Hall, Logan_________________ 24_________ (17-7)
2/24
TX ST
Gentsch
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Powell
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
2/24
UNT
Allen
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Powell
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
THIRD BASE: Bledsoe, Emily_______________ 24_________ (17-7)
2/25
UTEP
Allen
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Powell
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
2/26
SFA
Gentsch
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Ward
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
2/27
TX ST
Gentsch
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Ward
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
3/2
BING
Tongate
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Powell
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
3/2
UTA
Gentsch
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Williams
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
3/3
UTA
Tongate
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Williams
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
(5-2) (7-0) (2-3) (3-2)
3/3
BING
Gentsch
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Williams
Hamada
Ward
Perez
3/4
BING
Allen
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Williams
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
3/4
UTA
Tongate
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Williams
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
CENTER FIELD: Kenney, Mikey_______________ 21_________ (16-5) Hamada, Ashley_____________ 1___________ (1-0)
3/6
UT
Tongate
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Williams
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
3/7
UT
Gentsch
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Williams
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
(8-6) (6-1) (2-0) (1-0)
CATCHER: Gentsch, Holley______________ 11__________ (7-4) Allen, Cydney_______________ 9___________ (7-2) Tongate, Randi______________ 4___________ (3-1) FIRST BASE: James, Sandy_______________ 24_________ (17-7)
SHORTSTOP: Richardson, Raven___________ 24_________ (17-7) LEFT FIELD: Williams, Katelyn____________ Powell, Taylor_______________ Ryba, Melisa________________ Ward, Kermitria______________
7___________ 7___________ 5___________ 5___________
2/9
SDSU
2/10
NU
2/10
TENN
2/11
STAN
2/11
3/9 UNM 3/10 UNM
RIGHT FIELD: Hamada, Ashley_____________ 21_________ (15-6) Ryba, Melisa________________ 2___________ (1-1) Ward, Kermitria______________ 1___________ (1-0)
3/14 SBU
DESIGNATED PLAYER: Perez, Adriana_______________ 24_________ (17-7)
3/17 MAN
3/14 SBU 3/16 MON 3/16 SHU 3/17 TBD 3/18 TBD 3/27 MSU 3/30 ISU 3/31 ISU 4/1 ISU 4/5 OU 4/6 OU 4/7 OU 4/11 UT 4/13 MU 4/14 MU 4/15 MU 4/17
A&M-1
4/17
A&M-2
4/20 BU 4/21 BU 4/22 BU 4/27 KU 4/28 KU 4/29 KU 5/5 OSU 5/6 OSU 5/7 OSU
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1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26
STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER Date Opp. Leadoff
BREAKDOWN
2nd
3rd
Cleanup
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
Richardson
Kenney
James
Allen
Hall
Perez
Ryba
Hamada
Bledsoe
Ryba
Kenney
James
Allen
Richardson
Perez
Hall
Ward
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Richardson
Ryba
Gentsch
Hall
Hamada
STAN
Bledsoe
Richardson
James
Perez
Kenney
Ryba
Gentsch
Hall
Hamada
Poly
Bledsoe
Hall
Kenney
James
Perez
Allen
Richardson
Ryba
Hamada
2/17
OSU
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Ryba
Hall
2/17
LBSU
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Allen
Hall
Richardson
Ward
2/18
ISU
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Richardson
Ryba
Hall
Gentsch
Ward
2/18
PSU
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Allen
Richardson
Hall
Powell
Hamada
2/19
DEP
Kenney
Hall
James
Perez
Gentsch
Powell
Hamada
2/19
USU
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Allen
Richardson
Hall
Powell
Hamada
2/24
TX ST
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Richardson
Hall
Gentsch
Powell
Hamada
2/24
UNT
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Richardson
Hall
Allen
Powell
Hamada
2/25
UTEP
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Richardson
Allen
Hall
Powell
Hamada
2/26
SFA
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Richardson
Hall
Gentsch
Ward
Hamada
2/27
TX ST
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Richardson Gentsch
Hall
Ward
Hamada
3/2
BING
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Richardson
Powell
Tongate
Hamada
3/2
UTA
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Gentsch
3/3
UTA
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Hall
3/3
BING
Bledsoe
Hall
James
Perez
3/4
BING
Bledsoe
Hall
James
Perez
3/4
UTA
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
3/6
UT
Bledsoe
Hall
James
Perez
3/7
UT
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
2/9
SDSU
Bledsoe
2/10
NU
2/10
TENN
2/11 2/11
Richardson Bledsoe
Hall Hall
Hall
Richardson Williams
Richardson Williams
Richardson Gentsch Kenney
Gentsch Richardson Hamada
Allen
Ward
Tongate
Hamada
Hamada Hamada
Williams
Hamada
Richardson Williams
Hamada
Richardson Tongate
Williams
Hamada
Kenney Richardson Tongate
Williams
Hamada
Williams
Hamada
Hall
Richardson Gentsch
3/9 UNM 3/10 UNM 3/14 SBU 3/14 SBU 3/16 MON 3/16 SHU 3/17 MAN 3/17 TBD 3/18 TBD 3/27 MSU 3/30 ISU 3/31 ISU 4/1 ISU 4/5 OU 4/6 OU 4/7 OU 4/11 UT 4/13 MU 4/14 MU 4/15 MU 4/17
A&M-1
4/17
A&M-2
(Win-Loss record in parenthesis) LEADOFF: Kenney, Mikey__________________ 17______ (14-3) Bledsoe, Emily__________________ 7________ (3-4) 2ND SPOT: Bledsoe, Emily__________________ 16______ (13-3) Hall, Logan____________________ 5________ (3-2) Richardson, Raven______________ 2________ (1-1) Ryba, Melisa___________________ 1________ (0-1) 3RD SPOT: James, Sandy__________________ 21______ (16-5) Kenney, Mikey__________________ 3________ (1-2) CLEANUP: Perez, Adriana__________________ 21______ (16-5) James, Sandy__________________ 3________ (1-2) 5TH SPOT: Richardson, Raven______________ 10_______ Allen, Cydney__________________ 5________ Hall, Logan____________________ 3________ Kenney, Mikey__________________ 3________ Ryba, Melisa___________________ 1________ Perez, Adriana__________________ 1________ Gentsch, Holley_________________ 1________
(8-2) (4-1) (2-1) (1-2) (1-0) (0-1) (1-0)
6TH SPOT: Hall, Logan____________________ Richardson, Raven______________ Ryba, Melisa___________________ Allen, Cydney__________________ Gentsch, Holley_________________ Bledsoe, Emily__________________
8________ 7________ 3________ 3________ 2________ 1________
(8-0) (4-3) (1-2) (2-1) (1-1) (1-0)
7TH SPOT: Gentsch, Holley_________________ Hall, Logan____________________ Richardson, Raven______________ Perez, Adriana__________________ Tongate, Randi_________________ Williams, Katelyn_______________ Powell, Taylor__________________ Allen, Cydney__________________ Ward, Kermitria_________________
7________ 5________ 4________ 2________ 2________ 1________ 1________ 1________ 1________
(4-3) (4-1) (3-1) (1-1) (1-1) (1-0) (1-0) (1-0) (1-0)
8TH SPOT: Powell, Taylor__________________ Williams, Katelyn_______________ Hall, Logan____________________ Ward, Kermitria_________________ Tongate, Randi_________________ Ryba, Melisa___________________ Richardson, Raven______________ Gentsch, Holley_________________
6________ 6________ 3________ 3________ 2________ 2________ 1________ 1________
(6-0) (4-2) (0-3) (2-1) (2-0) (1-1) (1-0) (1-0)
9TH SPOT: Hamada, Ashley________________ 22______ (16-6) Ward, Kermitria_________________ 2________ (1-1)
4/20 BU 4/21 BU 4/22 BU 4/27 KU 4/28 KU 4/29 KU 5/5 OSU 5/6 OSU 5/7 OSU
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TEAM GAME HIGHS
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
BATTING At bats:.......................... 32......................................................vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Runs scored:................ 11........................................................ vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Hits:................................. 14................................................... vs UT-Arlington (Mar 03, 2012) RBIs:................................ 10........................................................ vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Doubles:......................... 4.................................................... vs UT-Arlington (Mar 03, 2012) Triples:............................ 1.....................................................vs Binghamton (Mar 03, 2012) Home runs:................... 3...............................................vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) .......................................... 3......................................................... vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) .......................................... 3.....................................................vs Binghamton (Mar 02, 2012) Total bases:.................. 24................................................... vs UT-Arlington (Mar 03, 2012) Walks:.............................. 7....................................................................vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Strikeouts:.................... 14.........................................................vs Tennessee (Feb 10, 2012) Sac hits:.......................... 2.......................................................vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) .......................................... 2............................................vs Stephen F. Austin (Feb 25, 2012) Sac flies:.......................... 1............................................................................................. (4 games) Stolen bases:................ 5....................................................................vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Hit by pitch:.................. 4........................................................vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012) Caught stealing:.......... 2....................................................................vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Runners LOB:................ 9.......................................................vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Hit into DP:.................... 2..................................................vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012)
BATTING At bats:........................... 5.........................Kenney, Mikey vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) .......................................... 5................................Hall, Logan vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Runs scored:................. 3........................... Kenney, Mikey vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Hits:.................................. 4..............................James, Sandy vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) RBIs:................................. 4..............................James, Sandy vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Doubles:......................... 2.............................Hall, Logan vs UT-Arlington (Mar 03, 2012) Triples:............................ 1.....................Ward, Kermitria vs Binghamton (Mar 03, 2012) Home runs:................... 2...................James, Sandy vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) Total bases:................... 8...................James, Sandy vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) .......................................... 8..............................James, Sandy vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Walks:.............................. 3...........................James, Sandy vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Strikeouts:..................... 3............................................................................................. (4 games) Sac hits:.......................... 1............................................................................................. (9 games) Sac flies:.......................... 1............................................................................................. (4 games) Stolen bases:................ 2...................................... Bledsoe, Emily vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) .......................................... 2...................... Kenney, Mikey vs UT-Arlington (Mar 02, 2012) .......................................... 2...................... Kenney, Mikey vs UT-Arlington (Mar 03, 2012) Hit by pitch:.................. 2.....................Bledsoe, Emily vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Caught stealing:.......... 1............................................................................................. (7 games) Runners LOB:................ 5................................Hall, Logan vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012)
FIELDING Putouts:......................... 24......................................................vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) ......................................... 24...........................................vs Stephen F. Austin (Feb 25, 2012) Assists:........................... 16......................................................vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Errors:.............................. 3...................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) .......................................... 3....................................................................at Texas (Mar 06, 2012) Passed balls:................. 1............................................................................................. (4 games) DPs turned:................... 2....................................................................at Texas (Mar 06, 2012)
FIELDING Putouts:......................... 14..........................James, Sandy vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) ......................................... 14........................ James, Sandy vs Binghamton (Mar 02, 2012) Assists:............................ 6............................................................................................. (5 games) Errors:.............................. 2........................................ James, Sandy vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) .......................................... 2..............................Richardson, Raven at Texas (Mar 06, 2012) Passed balls:................. 1............................................................................................. (4 games)
PITCHING Innings pitched:.........8.0.....................................................vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) .........................................8.0..........................................vs Stephen F. Austin (Feb 25, 2012) Runs allowed:.............. 14..................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Earned runs:................. 10..................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Walks allowed:............. 7...................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Strikeouts:..................... 8.....................................................vs Binghamton (Mar 04, 2012) Hits allowed:................ 12...................................................................at Texas (Mar 06, 2012) Doubles allowed:........ 3............................................................. vs Stanford (Feb 11, 2012) Triples allowed:........... 1....................................................................at Texas (Mar 06, 2012) Homers allowed:......... 3...................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) .......................................... 3.....................................................vs Binghamton (Mar 04, 2012) Wild pitches:................. 2...............................................vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) .......................................... 2..................................................vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) .......................................... 2....................................................................vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Hit batters:.................... 7...................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012)
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PITCHING Innings pitched:.........8.0............................ Custer, Cara vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Runs allowed:............... 7..........................Custer, Cara vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Earned runs:.................. 5..........................Custer, Cara vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Walks allowed:............. 4..........................Custer, Cara vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Strikeouts:..................... 7............................................................................................. (4 games) Hits allowed:................. 7............................................................................................. (4 games) Doubles allowed:........ 2............................................................................................. (4 games) Triples allowed:........... 1......................................Talley, Brittany at Texas (Mar 06, 2012) Homers allowed:......... 3....................... Dennis, Kelsey vs Binghamton (Mar 04, 2012) Wild pitches:................. 2......................Custer, Cara vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) .......................................... 2......................... Custer, Cara vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) .......................................... 2........................................... Custer, Cara vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Hit batters:.................... 3..........................Custer, Cara vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012)
WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26
TEXAS TECH HOME RUNS No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Player (#) Sandy James (1) Melisa Ryba (1) Sandy James (2) Mikey Kenney (1) Raven Richardson (1) Mikey Kenney (2) Sandy James (3) Adriana Perez (1) Adriana Perez (2) Mikey Kenney (3) Sandy James (4) Adriana Perez (3) Raven Richardson (2) Taylor Powell (1) Adriana Perez (4) Mikey Kenney (4) Emily Bledsoe (1) Mikey Kenney (5) Mikey Kenney (6) Adriana Perez (5) Katelyn Williams (1) Holley Gentsch (1) Sandy James (5) Mikey Kenney (7)
Opponent (Date) San Diego State (2/9) San Diego State (2/9) San Diego State (2/9) Stanford (2/11) Ohio State (2/17) Idaho State (2/18) Portland State (2/18) Portland State (2/18) DePaul (2/19) Utah State (2/19) Utah State (2/19) Utah State (2/19) Texas State (2/24) North Texas (2/24) Binghamton (3/2) Binghamton (3/2) Binghamton (3/2) UT-Arlington (3/2) UT-Arlington (3/3) UT-Arlington (3/3) Binghamton (3/3) Binghamton (3/3) Binghamton (3/4) Texas (3/7)
HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Runs Outs Count 1 0 0-2 1 0 0-0 1 0 2-2 1 1 0-1 1 2 2-2 1 0 2-0 3 0 2-1 1 0 0-0 1 0 1-0 1 2 1-1 1 0 2-1 2 0 2-2 3 1 2-2 3 1 2-1 2 1 0-0 1 0 2-2 3 0 1-1 1 0 3-1 1 1 3-2 1 2 0-0 1 0 3-2 1 1 2-2 1 0 0-0 1 1 3-1
Inning 2 3 4 2 5 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 5 8 3 4 6 1 2 4 4 5 5 6
Pitcher May May May Gerhart Endicott Fitzsimmons Holliday Holliday Verdun Harmon Harmon Harmon Hall Poole Marsteller Marsteller Price Lyles Lyles Lyles Emerling Laney Laney Fox
at Home__________________________________ 9 on the Road_______________________________ 1 at Neutral Site_____________________________ 14 vs. RHP__________________________________ 22 vs. LHP____________________________________ 2 vs. Big 12 Teams____________________________ 1 vs. Non-Conference Teams___________________ 23 with 0 outs_______________________________ 14 with 1 out_________________________________ 7 with 2 outs________________________________ 3 Solo HR__________________________________ 18 2-Run HR__________________________________ 2 3-Run HR__________________________________ 4 Grand Slam________________________________ 0 February_________________________________ 14 March___________________________________ 10 April______________________________________ 0 May______________________________________ 0 June______________________________________ 0 in 1st inning_______________________________ in 2nd inning______________________________ in 3rd inning_______________________________ in 4th inning_______________________________ in 5th inning_______________________________ in 6th inning_______________________________ in 7th inning_______________________________ in extra innings_____________________________
4 5 3 4 5 2 0 1
Leadoff hitter______________________________ 2-Hole____________________________________ 3-Hole____________________________________ Cleanup___________________________________ 5-Hole____________________________________ 6-Hole____________________________________ 7-Hole____________________________________ 8-Hole____________________________________ 9-Hole____________________________________
4 1 1 4 2 1 0 3 0
Day Games_______________________________ 24 Night Games_______________________________ 0 Starters__________________________________ 17 Relievers__________________________________ 7 To tie the game_____________________________ 1 To put Tech ahead__________________________ 8 Walkoff HR________________________________ 0 To leadoff a game___________________________ 2 To leadoff an inning________________________ 10 Record with HR___________________________13-2 Record without HR_________________________4-5
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SITUATIONAL RECORDS
MISCALLENOUS RECORDS
All Opponents At Rocky Johnson Field On the road At neural sites Ranked Teams Top-10 Teams (NFCA) Top-5 Teams (NFCA)
ALL 17-5 6-0 0-2 11-5 0-4 0-3 0-0
BIG 12 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-0
February March April May June
11-5 0-0 6-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 4-1 0-0
Series Openers Middle Games Series Finales
0-1 0-1 0-0
0-1 0-1 0-0
0 0
0 0
2-1 15-6
0-0 0-2
Last at-bat wins Last at-bat losses vs Left-handed Starter vs Right-handed Starter 1-Run games 2-Run games 5+Run games Extra innings Shutouts Scoring 0-2 runs Scoring 3-5 runs Scoring 6-9 runs Scoring 10+ runs Opponent 0-2 runs Opponent 3-5 runs Opponent 6-9 runs Opponent 10+ runs Scored in 1st inning Opponent scored in 1st inning Scores first Opponent scores first Hit 0 home runs Hit 1 home run Hit 2+ home runs Opponent 0 home runs Opponent 1 home run Opponent 2+ HRs Made 0 errors Made 1 error Made 2+ errors Opponent made 0 errors Opponent made 1 error Opponent made 2+ errors Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits are tied 18
4-2 0-1 2-1 0-0 7-3 0-1 2-0 0-0 4-3 0-1 4-6 4-0 7-1 2-0 13-2 4-2 0-2 0-1 8-2 2-4 16-2 1-5 4-5 7-2 6-0 11-4 5-2 1-1 10-4 5-1 2-2 4-6 4-1 9-0 14-0 0-7 3-0
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0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0
HITTING STREAKS__________ Longest___ Current Hall, Logan___________________ 6_________ Perez, Adriana_________________ 5_________ 1 Kenney, Mikey_________________ 5_________ 2 James, Sandy_________________ 5_________ Bledsoe, Emily_________________ 4_________ Richardson, Raven_____________ 4_________ Williams, Katelyn______________ 4_________ Tongate, Randi________________ 4_________ 4 Allen, Cydney_________________ 2_________ Ryba, Melisa__________________ 2_________ Powell, Taylor_________________ 2_________ Hamada, Ashley_______________ 2_________ Cooper, Emily_________________ 1_________ 1 Ward, Kermitria________________ 1_________ 1 Gentsch, Holley________________ 1_________ Hebert, Derryn________________ 1_________ 1 REACHED BASE STREAK_____ Longest___ Current James, Sandy_________________ 16________ 1 Bledsoe, Emily_________________ 11________ Richardson, Raven_____________ 7_________ Perez, Adriana_________________ 7_________ 1 Kenney, Mikey_________________ 7_________ 2 Hall, Logan___________________ 6_________ Tongate, Randi________________ 4_________ 4 Williams, Katelyn______________ 4_________ Powell, Taylor_________________ 3_________ 3 Allen, Cydney_________________ 3_________ Ryba, Melisa__________________ 2_________ Hamada, Ashley_______________ 2_________ Hebert, Derryn________________ 1_________ 1 Cooper, Emily_________________ 1_________ 1 Ward, Kermitria________________ 1_________ 1 Gentsch, Holley________________ 1_________ -
MULTIPLE HIT GAMES_____ 2__ Perez, Adriana______________6__ James, Sandy______________5__ Hall, Logan________________3__ Ryba, Melisa_______________3__ Kenney, Mikey______________1__ Bledsoe, Emily______________1__ Richardson, Raven__________2__ Powell, Taylor______________1__ Tongate, Randi_____________1__ Williams, Katelyn___________1__ Gentsch, Holley_____________1__ TEAM____________________ 25__
3__ 4__5+___ Tot 1__ -__ -_____ 7 -__ 1__ -_____ 6 1__ -__ -_____ 4 -__ -__ -_____ 3 2__ -__ -_____ 3 1__ -__ -_____ 2 -__ -__ -_____ 2 -__ -__ -_____ 1 -__ -__ -_____ 1 -__ -__ -_____ 1 -__ -__ -_____ 1 5__ 1__ 0_____ 31
MULTIPLE RBI GAMES_____ 2__ Perez, Adriana______________2__ James, Sandy______________3__ Gentsch, Holley_____________3__ Williams, Katelyn___________1__ Kenney, Mikey______________2__ Powell, Taylor______________-___ Richardson, Raven__________-___ Bledsoe, Emily______________-___ Ryba, Melisa_______________1__ Hall, Logan________________1__ Allen, Cydney______________1__ TEAM____________________ 14__
3__ 4__5+___ Tot 3__ -__ -_____ 5 1__ 1__ -_____ 5 -__ -__ -_____ 3 1__ -__ -_____ 2 -__ -__ -_____ 2 1__ -__ -_____ 1 1__ -__ -_____ 1 1__ -__ -_____ 1 -__ -__ -_____ 1 -__ -__ -_____ 1 -__ -__ -_____ 1 8__ 1__ 0_____ 23
GAMES SUMMARY Record when team scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-L 0-3 0-3 4-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 1-1 3-0 Record when opponent scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-L 4-0 5-1 4-1 1-2 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 Record when leading after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 8-2 10-2 11-1 12-1 13-0 14-0 Record when trailing after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 0-3 0-4 1-5 1-5 0-6 0-4 Record when tied after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 9-2 7-1 5-1 4-1 3-1 1-1 General Summary: Current losing streak: Longest winning streak: Longest losing streak:
2 10 4
Home attendance: 1,750 (6 dates avg = 291) Away attendance: 5,152 (18 dates avg = 286) Total attendance: 6,902 (24 dates avg = 287)
8 9 10+ 2-0 1-0 2-0 8 9 10+ 0-1 0-0 0-1
WEEK 5: vs. NEW MEXICO • GAMES 25-26
TEXAS TECH GAME-WINNING RBI No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
Player (#) Melisa Ryba (1) Holley Gentsch (1) Cydney Allen (1) Sandy James (1) Sandy James (2) Sandy James (3) Sandy James (4) Holley Gentsch (2) Adriana Perez (1) Mikey Kenney (1) Mikey Kenney (2) Randi Tongate (1) Mikey Kenney (3) Adriana Perez (2) Holley Gentsch (3) Sandy James (5) Katelyn Williams (1)
Date 2/9 2/17 2/17 2/18 2/18 2/19 2/19 2/24 2/24 2/25 2/25 3/2 3/2 3/3 3/3 3/4 3/4
Opponent San Diego State Ohio State Long Beach State Idaho State Portland State DePaul Utah State Texas State North Texas UTEP Stephen F. Austin Binghamton UT-Arlington UT-Arlington Binghamton Binghamton UT-Arlington
Runs 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
Outs 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 1
Count 3-2 0-1 2-2 2-2 2-1 3-2 2-1 1-2 1-1 3-1 0-2 2-2 3-1 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-2
Inning Final Score 6 5-4 6 7-4 1 2-0 2 8-4 1 5-1 5 2-1 3 11-2 4 6-0 8 10-0 2 5-2 8 2-1 3 7-2 1 2-0 1 9-1 1 8-2 5 4-3 2 7-1
Play Single to left field Single to right field Single up the middle Single up the middle HR to center field Single past shortstop HR to left field Sac fly to right field Single to left field Double to left field Fielder’s choice to short Single to left field Leadoff HR to left field Double to left center Double to left field HR to center field Single to left field
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CAREER OFFENSIVE RECORD BOOK WATCH BATTING AVERAGE (Min. 100 AB) 1. Kim Martinez (1997,1999) ______________.386 2. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________.337 3. Elyssa Sigala (2003-04)_________________.315 4. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________.312 Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________.312 Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)__________________.312 7. Kim Tillett (1996-98)___________________.308 Current Players: Randi Tongate________________________.348 Sandy James_________________________.346 Logan Hall___________________________.333 Cydney Allen_________________________.328 Emily Bedsoe_________________________.318 Mikey Kenney________________________.314 Raven Richardson_____________________.310
RBI 1. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 114 2. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________ 107 Kim Martinez (1997,1999)_______________ 107 4. Logan Hall (2010-present)______________ 100 5. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 96 6. Montana Patin (2006-08)_________________ 85 7. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 84 Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 84 9. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)________________ 83 10. Sandy James (2011-present)_____________ 81 11. Raven Richardson (2010-present)________ 76 12. Holley Gentsch (2009-present)___________ 69 13. Andrea Joachims (2000-04)______________ 65 Approaching: Cydney Allen (2011-present)_____________ 59
AT-BATS 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________ 760 2. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 675 3. Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 642 4. Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)__________ 622 5. Eva Harshman (1999-2002)______________ 630 6. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________ 590 7. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________ 560 8. Andrea Joachims (2000-04)_____________ 538 9. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)___________ 529 10. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)_______________ 515 HITS 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________ 256 2. Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 200 3. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________ 184 4. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________ 168 Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)___________ 168 6. Paula Workman (1997-00)_______________ 163 7. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)__________________ 153 8. Kim Martinez (1997,1999)_______________ 149 9. Eva Harshman (1999-2002)______________ 142 10. Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)__________ 139 Approaching: Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 136 Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 125 Raven Richardson (2010-present)_________ 113
HOME RUNS 1. Kim Martinez (1997, 1999)_______________ 27 2. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 26 3. Paula Workman (1997-2000)______________ 23 4. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)________________ 21 Sandy James (2011-present)_____________ 21 6. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)________________ 17 7. Raven Richardson (2010-present)________ 16 8. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 15 9. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 14 10. Cydney Allen (2011-present)_____________ 13 11. Montana Patin (2006-08)_________________ 12 Elyssa Sigala (2003-04)__________________ 12 Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 12
RUNS 1. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 135 2. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)___________ 124 3. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________ 122 Mikey Kenney (2010-present)___________ 122 5. Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 112 6. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________ 105 7. Raven Richardson (2010-present)________ 88 8. Stephanie Drewry (2009-11)______________ 85 9. Kim Martinez (1997,1999)________________ 84 10. Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 82 11. Devin Zaragoza (2005-08)________________ 75 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)___________ 75 Approaching: Ashley Hamada (2009-present)___________ 68
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TRIPLES 1. Denise Jackson (1997-98)_________________ 8 Paula Workman (1997-2000)_______________ 8 3. Whitney Riley (2005-08)__________________ 6 4. Leah Legler (2007-10)____________________ 5 Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)_________________ 5 Kim Martinez (1997,1999)_________________ 5 Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)_____________ 5 8. Kristi Robles (2002-03)____________________ 4 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)____________ 4 Ellen Middleton (1997-98)_________________ 4 DOUBLES 1. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 41 2. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)________________ 36 Kim Martinez (1997,1999)________________ 36 4. Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 33 5. Paula Workman (1997-2000)______________ 32 Eva Harshman (1999-2002)_______________ 32 7. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 30 8. Brandy Moulin (2004-07)_________________ 24 Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 24 10. Kristi Robles (2002-03)___________________ 23 Jenny Kohler (1998-99)__________________ 23 Amiee Weathers (1998-99)_______________ 23
STOLEN BASES 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)________________ 84 2. Ashley Parker (2004-07)_________________ 78 3. Leah Legler (2007-10)___________________ 39 4. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 32 5. Stephanie Walls (1997-99)________________ 30 6. Heather Parker (2004-07)________________ 28 7. Eva Harshman (1999-2002)_______________ 27 8. Devin Zaragoza (2005-08)________________ 25 _ Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 25 10. Rebecca Eimen (2001-02)________________ 23 11. Whitney Riley (2005-08)_________________ 21 12. Stephanie Drewry (2009-11)______________ 20 WALKS 1. Paula Workman (1997-2000)______________ 78 2. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)________________ 76 3. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 65 4. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)________________ 59 5. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 57 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)___________ 57 7. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 54 8. Sandy James (2011-present)_____________ 49 9. Montana Patin (2006-08)_________________ 46 10. Raven Richardson (2010-present)________ 45 11. Jessica Karenke (1996-98)________________ 44 12. Leah Legler (2007-10)___________________ 43 Brandy Moulin (2004-07)_________________ 43 Eva Harshman (1997-2002)_______________ 43 GAMES PLAYED 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________ 241_ 2. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 239_ 3. Eva Harshman (1999-2002)______________ 231 4. Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)__________ 229 5. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________ 210 Andrea Joachims (2000-04)_____________ 210 7. Heather Parker (2004-07)_______________ 204 8. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)_______________ 199 Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 199 10. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________ 196 Approaching: Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 195 Ashley Hamada (2009-present)__________ 182 Holley Gentsch (2009-present)___________ 174 Bolder type = active player
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CAREER PITCHING RECORD BOOK WATCH EARNED RUN AVERAGE (Min. 100 IP) 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________1.28 2. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________2.62 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________2.71 4. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________2.92 5. Julie Hauck (2004-06)__________________3.02 6. Kristina Blair (2002-03)_________________3.13 7. Tye Coats (2008-09)___________________3.84 Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________3.84 Approaching: Brittany Talley (2011-present)_________ 2.67 Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)_________ 2.93 Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)__ 3.36 WINS 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)_____________ 93 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)__________________ 51 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_________________ 42 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)__________________ 35 5. Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 24 6. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)________________ 22 7. Brittany Talley (2011-present)___________ 19 8. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)____ 17 9. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)___________ 14 10. Karli Merlich (2009-11)__________________ 13 LOSSES 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)_____________ 72 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)__________________ 57 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_________________ 43 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)__________________ 39 5. Amie Stines (2002-03)__________________ 32 6. Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 28 Julie Hauck (2004-06)___________________ 28 8. Alex Watkins (2006-09)__________________ 24 Sarah Losleben (2005-08)________________ 24 10. Jenny Cannon (1996-98)________________ 20 SAVES 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)______________ 6 Erin Crawford (2003-06)__________________ 6 Julie Hauck (2004-06)____________________ 6 4. Amie Stines (2002-03)___________________ 3 Brittany Talley (2011-present)____________ 3 Kermitria Ward (2011-present)___________ 3 8. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)___________________ 2 Karli Merlich (2009-11)___________________ 2 Tye Coats (2008-09)_____________________ 2 Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_________________ 2 Maggie Ayres (2001-02)__________________ 2 Hillary Phillips (2010)____________________ 2
GAMES STARTED 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 160 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________ 120 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_________________ 96 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)__________________ 85 5. Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 48 6. Julie Hauck (2004-06)___________________ 43 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)__________________ 42 8. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)________________ 38 9. Kristina Blair (2002-03)__________________ 32 10. Alex Watkins (2006-09)__________________ 31 Approaching: Brittany Talley (2011-present)____________ 29_ Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)____________ 28 COMPLETE GAMES 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 147 2. Emily Hayes (1996-99)__________________ 64 3. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)__________________ 52 4. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_________________ 38 5. Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 30 6. Amie Stines (2002-03)__________________ 20 7. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)________________ 17 8. Jenny Cannon (1996-98)________________ 15 9. Alex Watkins (2006-09)__________________ 14 10. Brittany Talley (2011-present)____________ 13 11. Kristina Blair (2002-03)__________________ 12 Approaching: Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)_____________ 9 INNINGS PITCHED 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)_________ 1,181.2 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)________________698.0 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_______________614.2 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)________________556.1 5. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)______________341.0 6. Amie Stines (2002-03)________________268.0 7. Danielle Brady (1996-98)______________266.2 8. Julie Hauck (2004-06)_________________255.0 9. Alex Watkins (2006-09)________________225.2 10. Jenny Cannon (1996-98)______________191.1 Approaching: Brittany Talley (2011-present)__________186.1 APPEARANCES 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 195 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________ 149 Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________ 146 4. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________ 116 5. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________ 106 6. Julie Hauck (2004-06)___________________ 74 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)__________________ 65 8. Alex Watkins (2006-09)__________________ 59 Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 59 10. Kristina Blair (2002-03)__________________ 58
RUNS ALLOWED 1. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________ 379_ 2. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________ 341 3. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 314 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________ 310 5. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________ 258 6. Danielle Brady (1996-98)_______________ 219 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________ 187 8. Alex Watkins (2006-09)_________________ 183 9. Jenny Cannon (1996-98)_______________ 178 10. Julie Hauck (2004-06)__________________ 154 WALKS 1. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________ 304 2. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 221 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________ 179 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________ 158 5. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________ 136 6. Alex Watkins (2006-09)_________________ 131 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________ 111 8. Kristina Blair (2002-03)__________________ 82 9. Julie Hauck (2004-06)___________________ 79 10. Tye Coats (2008-09)____________________ 78 FEWEST WALKS PER 7 INNINGS 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________1.31 2. Brittany Talley (2011-present)_________ 1.73 3. Danielle Brady (1996-97)_______________1.74 4. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)_________ 1.84 5. Emily Hayes (1996-97)_________________1.99 6. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________2.04 7. Julie Hauck (2004-06)__________________2.17 8. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)__ 2.33 9. Jenny Cannon (1996-97)_______________2.45 10. Karli Merlich (2009-present)_____________2.52 STRIKEOUTS 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)___________1,226 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________ 470 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________ 436 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________ 319 5. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________ 298 6. Alex Watkins (2006-09)_________________ 181 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________ 157 8. Julie Hauck (2004-06)__________________ 147 9. Danielle Brady (1996-98)_______________ 114 10. Brittany Talley (2011-present)__________ 109 STRIKEOUTS PER 7 INNINGS (MIN. 100 IP) 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________7.26 2. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________6.12 3. Alex Watkins (2006-09)_________________5.62 4. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)_________ 5.28 5. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)__ 5.22 6. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________4.92 7. Tye Coats (2008-09)___________________4.75 8. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________4.71 9. Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________4.10 10. Brittany Talley (2011-present)_________ 4.09
Bolder type = active player
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NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 17 18 19 20 22 23 26 27 28 29 32 56 77
NAME Logan Hall Emily Bledsoe Kermitria Ward Randi Tongate Ashley Hamada Chandler Moore Adriana Perez Meredith Heath Brittany Talley Katelyn Williams Katibeth King Hannah Bell Sandy James Raven Richardson Kelsey Dennis Holley Gentsch Ashley Brokeshoulder Mikey Kenney Melisa Ryba Emily Cooper Derryn Hebert Taylor Powell Cydney Allen Cara Custer
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER HT. 5-6 5-6 5-0 5-9 5-4 5-8 5-5 5-7 5-8 5-6 5-4 5-5 5-9 5-8 5-4 5-9 5-5 5-11 5-8 5-6 5-7 5-8 6-1 5-8
POS. INF INF OF/RHP C OF RHP/INF C OF LHP OF C RHP INF INF LHP C RHP OF INF/OF OF Util. INF/OF C RHP
B/T CLASS-EX. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) R/R Sr-2L Tucson, Ariz. (Pima C.C.) L/R Sr-3L Fulshear, Texas (Foster H.S.) L/R So-1L Waco, Texas (Midway H.S.) R/R Jr-2L Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford H.S.) L/R Sr-3L Touchet, Wash. (DeSales Catholic H.S.) R/R Fr-HS Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield H.S.) R/R Jr-TR Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley College) L/R Sr-2L Fort Worth, Texas (Chipola College) L/L So-1L Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm H.S.) L/L Fr-HS Ceder Park, Texas (Vista Ridge H.S.) R/R Fr-HS Plano, Texas (Prestonwood Christian H.S.) R/R Fr-HS Dayton, Texas (Dayton H.S.) R/R Jr-1L Dallas, Texas (Angelo State) R/R Sr-2L Placentia, Calif (Yavapai C.C.) L/L Sr-1L Helena, Ala. (Wallace State C.C.) R/R Sr-3L Hewitt, Texas (Midway H.S.) R/R Jr-2L Shawnee, Okla. (Shawnee H.S.) R/L Jr-2L Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West H.S.) L/R Jr-RS Littleton, Colo. (Northern Colorado) R/R Jr-TR Des Moines, Iowa (Yavapa College) R/R Fr-HS Pasadena, Texas (Deer Park H.S.) R/R So-1L Henrietta, Texas (Henrietta H.S.) R/R Sr-1L Taylorsville, Utah (Salt Lake C.C.) R/R Fr-HS Spanaway, Wash. (Spanaway Lake H.S.)
NO. NAME 56 Cydney Allen 17 Hannah Bell 3 Emily Bledsoe 23 Ashley Brokeshoulder 28 Emily Cooper 77 Cara Custer 20 Kelsey Dennis 22 Holley Gentsch 2 Logan Hall 7 Ashley Hamada 10 Meredith Heath 29 Derryn Hebert 18 Sandy James 26 Mikey Kenney 14 Katibeth King 8 Chandler Moore 9 Adriana Perez 32 Taylor Powell 19 Raven Richardson 27 Melisa Ryba 11 Brittany Talley 6 Randi Tongate 4 Kermitria Ward 12 Katelyn Williams
POS. C RHP INF RHP OF RHP LHP C INF OF OF UTIL INF OF C RHP/INF C INF/OF INF INF/OF LHP C OF/RHP OF
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Shanon Hays (3rd Season) Associate Head Coach: Aly Sartini (3rd Season) Assistant Coach: Kristie Fox (3rd Season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Leah Legler (1st Season) Director of Operations: Shannon Armstrong (1st Season) Athletic Trainer: Amanda Martinez (1st Season) Graduate Student Manager: Ashly Jacobs (2nd Season)
ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY POSITION Infield____________________________________ 8 ___________________ Bledsoe, Hall, Hebert, James _______________ Moore, Powell, Richardson, Ryba Outfield___________________________________ 9 ________________ Cooper, Hamada, Heath, Hebert ____________ Kenney, Powell, Ryba, Ward, Williams Catcher___________________________________ 5 __________________________Allen, Gentsch, King ______________________________ Perez, Tongate Pitcher____________________________________ 7 ____________________ Bell, Brokeshoulder, Custer, ____________________Dennis, Moore, Talley, Ward BY CLASSIFICATION Seniors___________________________________ 8 ________________ Allen, Bledsoe, Dennis, Gentsch, _______________ Hall, Hamada, Heath, Richardson Juniors____________________________________ 7 ________________ Brokeshoulder, Cooper, Kenney, ___________________ James, Perez, Ryba, Tongate Sophomores_______________________________ 3 __________________________ Powell, Talley, Ward Freshmen_________________________________ 6 __________________________ Bell, Custer, Hebert, _________________________King, Moore, Williams
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BY HOME STATE Alabama__________________________________ 1 ____________________________________ Dennis Arizona___________________________________ 1 _______________________________________ Hall California__________________________________ 2 ____________________________Perez, Richardson Colorado__________________________________ 3 _________________________ Kenney, Moore, Ryba Iowa______________________________________ 1 ____________________________________ Cooper Oklahoma_________________________________ 1 ______________________________ Brokeshoulder Texas____________________________________ 12 ____________Bell, Bledsoe, Gentsch, Heath, Hebert _____________________ James, King, Powell, Talley _______________________Tongate, Ward, Williams Utah_____________________________________ 1 ______________________________________ Allen Washington_______________________________ 2 _____________________________ Custer, Hamada
Ashley Brokeshoulder Broke-shoulder Cara Custer Cuh-ster Holley Gentsch Ghench (rhymes with wrench) Ashley Hamada Hah-mah-da Derryn Hebert He-burt Mikey Kenney Mike-ee Meilisa Ryba Ree-bah Randi Tongate Rand-ee Tong-gate Kermitria Ward Ker-me-tree-ah
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RADIO/TELEVISION ROSTER
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Logan Hall
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Emily Bledsoe
INF • 5-6 • Sr-2L • R/R Tucson, Ariz. Pima C.C.
INF • 5-6 • Sr-3L • L/R Fulshear, Texas Foster H.S.
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Adriana Perez
C • 5-5 • Jr-TR • R/R Lancaster, Calif. Antelope Valley College
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Sandy James
INF • 5-5 • JR-1L • R/R Dallas, Texas Angelo State
27
Melisa Ryba
INF/OF • 5-8 • Jr-RS • L/R Littleton, Colo. Northern Colorado
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Kermitria Ward
RHP/OF • 5-1 • SO-1L • R/R Waco, Texas Foster H.S.
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C • 5-9 • Jr-2L • R/R Weatherford, Texas Weatherford H.S.
OF • 5-4 • Sr-3L • L/R Touchet, Wash. DeSales Catholic H.S.
Randi Tongate
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OF • 5-7 • Sr-2L • L/R Fort Worth, Texas Chipola College
LHP • 5-8 • So-1L • L/L Little Elm, Texas Little Elm H.S.
OF • 5-6 • Fr-HS • L/L Ceder Park, Texas Vista Ridge H.S.
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INF • 5-8 • Sr-3L • R/R Placentia, Calif. Yavapai C.C.
LHP • 5-4 • Sr-1L • L/L Helena, Ala. Wallace State C.C.
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Meredith Heath
Raven Richardson
Emily Cooper
OF • 5-6 • Jr-TR • R/R Des Moines, Iowa Yavapa College
Shanon Hays Head Coach 3rd Season
Brittany Talley
Kelsey Dennis
Derryn Hebert
UTIL • 5-7 • Fr-HS • R/R Pasadena, Texas Deer Park H.S.
Aly Sartini
Assoc. Head Coach 3rd Season
Ashley Hamada
14
Katelyn Williams
Katibeth King
C • 5-4 • Fr-HS • R/R Plano, Texas Prestonwood Christian H.S.
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Holley Gentsch
Ashley Brokeshoulder
C • 5-9 • Sr-3L • R/R Hewitt, Texas Midway H.S.
RHP • 5-5 • Jr-2L • R/R Shawnee, Okla. Shawnee H.S.
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Taylor Powell
INF/OF • 5-8 • So-1L • R/R Henrietta, Texas Henrietta H.S.
Kristie Fox
Assistant Coach 3rd Season
Cydney Allen
C • 6-1 • Sr-1L • R/R Taylorsville, Utah Taylorsville H.S.
Leah Legler
Vol. Assistant Coach 1st Season
8
Chandler Moore
RHP/INF • 5-8 • Fr-HS • R/R Broomfield, Colo. Broomfield H.S.
17
Hannah Bell
RHP • 5-5 • Fr-HS • R/R Dayton, Texas Dayton H.S.
26
Mikey Kenney
OF • 5-11 • Jr-2L • R/R Arvada, Colo. Arvada West H.S.
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Cara Custer
RHP • 5-8 • Fr-HS • R/R Spanaway, Wash. Spanaway Lake H.S.
Shannon Armstrong Director of Operations 1st Season
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