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Back-To-Back NCAA Regional Finalists
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80-34 Record Past Two Seasons
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2011 Top 5 Nationally Ranked Offense
Communications Contact: Matt Dowdy • matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu • O: (806) 742-2770 • C: (806) 928-5190 TEXAS STATE BOBCATS Record........................................................ 4-6 2011 Postseason............ NCAA Regional Head Coach........................ Ricci Woodard Record at School..............405-240-1 (12) Career Record.....................................Same
NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN Record........................................................ 4-3 2011 Postseason................................None Head Coach..............................TJ Hubbard Record at School.................... 108-114 (5) Career Record.....................................Same
UTEP MINERS Record........................................................ 4-5 2011 Postseason................................None Head Coach......James & Kathleen Rodriguez Record at School................ 186-258-1 (7) Career Record.... 277-320-2 (10) /354-419-3 (12)
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LADYJACKS Record........................................................ 3-7 2011 Postseason................................None Head Coach............................ Gay McNutt Record at School.................... 111-115 (5) Career Record.......................483-503 (18)
BAYLOR BEARS Record........................................................ 8-1 2011 Postseason.................NCAA WCWS Head Coach...........................Glenn Moore Record at School..................441-222 (11) Career Record.......................580-264 (14)
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Record........................................................ 7-4 2011 Postseason............ NCAA Regional Head Coach...........................Shanon Hays Record at School......................... 87-38 (3) Career Record............................201-54 (5)
RED RAIDERS CLOSE ROAD TRIP IN WACO
Coming off a 6-0 showing last weekend in Las Vegas, Texas Tech closes its 16-game road trip to start the season when the Red Raiders open the Texas Shootout Friday in Waco.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Fri., Feb. 17 Texas Tech vs. Texas State____________________ 10 a.m. Texas Tech vs. North Texas_________________ 3:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 18 Texas Tech vs UTEP_________________________ 10 a.m. Texas Tech vs. Stephen F. Austin____________ 3:30 p.m. Sun., Feb. 19 Seed #3 vs. Seed #4________________________ 10 a.m. Seed #1 vs. Seed #2_____________________ 12:30 p.m. Seed #5 vs. Seed #6_________________________ 3 p.m. All times listed are central.
TEXAS TECH PROBABLE LINEUP 26 - MIKEY KENNEY .258 - 3 - 6
27 - MELISA RYBA .333 - 1 - 3
-or32 - TAYLOR POWELL .300 - 0 - 3
19 - RAVEN RICHARDSON .207 - 1 - 3
3 - EMILY BLEDSOE .200 - 0 - 1 2012 STATISTICS AVG - HR - RBI
7 - ASHLEY HAMADA .167 - 0 - 0
2 - LOGAN HALL .226 - 0 - 1
18 - SANDY JAMES .333 - 4 - 11
56 - CYDNEY ALLEN .125 - 0 - 1 -or22 - HOLLEY GENTSCH .167 - 0 - 5
DP 9 - ADRIANA PEREZ .400 - 3 - 7
POSSIBLE PITCHERS Pitcher Cara Custer - FR Kelsey Dennis - SR
W-L ERA 5-3 3.40 1-0 2.62
Pitcher Brittany Talley - SO Chandler Moore - FR
W-L ERA 1-1 2.33 0-0 9.55
Pitcher Kermitria Ward - SO
W-L ERA 0-0 0.00
2012 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 9 # vs. San Diego State 10 # vs. Northwestern # vs. Tennessee 11 # vs. 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. TBD
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 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. TBD
MARCH 2 ~ BINGHAMTON ~ UT-ARLINGTON 3 ~ UT-ARLINGTON ~ BINGHAMTON 4 ~ BINGHAMTON ~ UT-ARLINGTON 6 at Texas 7 at Texas 9 NEW MEXICO 10 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
1 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 11 a.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 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 12-16
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MEDIA INFORMATION
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 Volleyball 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_______________ 87-38 (3rd Season) Career Record_______________ 201-54 (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 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Office__________________________ (806) 742-2770 24 25 26 Cell___________________________ (806) 928-5190 23 Fax____________________________ (806) 742-1970 Travel to vs. Texas St. vs. UTEP vs. TBD Twitter_________________________ @Matt_Dowdy Waco 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Time TBA E-mail________________ matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu Website____________________www.texastech.com vs. North Texas vs. SFA Tech Twitter______ @TechAthletics, @TechGameday 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Mailing Address_______________ 6th & Boston Ave. ___________________________ Lubbock, TX 79409 2
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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 27 28 29 OFF DAY
Practice 2:15 p.m.
Media Availability 1:45 p.m. Practice 2:15 p.m.
WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 12-16 THE SERIES • Texas State - Tech and the Bobcats will be resuming a longstanding series that hasn’t been played since the 2009 season. The Red Raiders are 12-11 all-time against the Bobcats with a 3-2 advantage in neutral-site contests. Tech has won three of the last four games against Texas State. • North Texas - The Red Raiders are just 2-3 all-time against the Mean Green, who have won each of the last three contests. This will be the first time the two schools have met in a neutral-site contest. • UTEP - Tech and the Miners will be facing each other for the eighth time all-time as Tech currently controls a 5-3 advantage in the series. This will be the first time the two schools have met in a neutralsite contest. • Stephen F. Austin - Saturday’s contest will be the sixth all-time between the two schools with the Ladyjacks controlling a 2-3 advantage. The two schools have faced each other just one time since 2000 which was a 4-1 SFA victory on Feb. 21, 2004. Tech is 0-3 when facing SFA at a neutral site. • Baylor - If Tech and Baylor were to face each other Sunday, it would mark the 38th all-time meeting between the two schools on a softball diamond. Baylor holds a 28-9 lead in the series after winning five of the last six contests, including both games last year in Lubbock. Tech is just 4-11 all-time when facing the Bears in Waco. ON DECK The Red Raiders will play the first of 21 games at Rocky Johnson Field next weekend when Tech hosts the second-annual Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic. Tech will face UT-Arlington and Binghamton in the two-day event that begins March 2. RED RAIDERS REBOUND NICELY IN VEGAS After what many considered a disappointing 1-4 start to the season, the Red Raiders rebounded rather nicely last weekend 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 has now faced six schools that made the postseason last year in its first 11 games, going 4-2 in those contests. 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 201-54 in four-plus seasons as a collegiate coach. Hays, who is 87-38 at Tech, needs three more wins to pass Theresa Wilson for third on the winningest Tech coaches list as Wilson went 89-123 during the 2005-08 seasons.
PEREZ RIDING POWER STREAK Through 12 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 hitting .400 on the year with home runs in each of Tech’s last three games, marking the first time any player had done so since Sandy James during last year’s Masked Rider Invitational. Perez shares the team high with three multiple-hit games so far and has reached base safely in each of Tech’s last seven contests. She ranks second on the team with seven RBI while her three dingers trail James by one for the team high as well. TECH, BAYLOR COULD MEET EARLIER THAN EXPECTED Despite playing in a non-conference tournament, the Red Raiders could very well meet Big 12 foe Baylor in Sunday’s championship game. The two teams would likely need to both go 4-0 in pool play for that to happen. Tech and Baylor have not met in a nonconference game since 1996 when the Bears were not yet competing in the Big 12. Baylor swept that three-game series that was part of the Red Raider Invitational held in Lubbock. The two teams are scheduled to play their three-game series April 2022 in Lubbock. 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 five complete games over the first two weekends, including four times in Vegas. Custer leads the squad as she has finished out each of her last three outings while Talley trails one behind with two complete game performances of her own. 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 Texas Tech’s current six-game winning streak is its longest since running off 11-straight from March 11-20 last year as the Red Raiders closed the nonconference schedule. u Tech’s batting average improved 56 points last weekend as Tech went from a .195 mark to a .251 average following the Utah State win. u Reigning Big 12 Player of the Week Sandy James enters this weekend sharing the conference high in home runs with four which is tied with Oklahoma’s Laura Chamberlain. James also ranks among the top conference hitters in hits, RBI, and total bases. u Cara Custer ended last weekend with the Big 12 lead with five wins. The freshman was also among the conference leaders in innings pitched, appearances, games started, strikeouts, and complete games. u Taylor Powell has made her way into the starting lineup the last three games as the sophomore hit .300 in 10 plate appearances last weekend in Vegas. Powell, who started in left field, had three RBI and two runs scored while also adding a double during a 2-for-3 performance against Portland State. u Mikey Kenney also had a solid weekend in Vegas, finishing with a .353 average while connecting on a pair of home runs en route to four RBI and six runs scored. For the second-straight year, Kenney is already among the Big 12 leaders in runs scored.
2011 BIG 12 STANDINGS School Texas Baylor Oklahoma Texas A&M Kansas Missouri Texas Tech Oklahoma State Iowa State
Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. 0-0 .000 8-0 1.000 0-0 .000 8-1 .800 0-0 .000 6-1 .857 0-0 .000 8-2 .800 0-0 .000 7-2 .778 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 0-0 .000 7-4 .636 0-0 .000 4-4 .500 0-0 .000 2-6 .250
UPCOMING BIG 12 SCHEDULE Tuesday, Feb. 21 Northwestern State at Baylor Northwestern State at Baylor
3 p.m. 5 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23 Florida vs. Texas A&M Fresno State vs. Iowa State Pacific University vs. Oklahoma State New Mexico vs. Texas A&M Brigham Young vs. Oklahoma State Oregon State vs. Iowa State Cal St. Northridge vs. Texas San Diego State vs. Oklahoma San Diego State vs. Texas UC Davis vs. Oklahoma
12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p. m. 8:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24 Fairfield vs. Kansas Texas State vs. Texas Tech Gardner-Webb vs. Kansas Colorado State vs. Iowa State Washington vs. Texas A&M Florida vs. Texas Pacific University vs. Iowa State UTEP at Baylor Brigham Young vs. Texas A&M North Texas vs. Texas Tech Stephen F. Austin at Baylor Boise State vs. Oklahoma Northwestern vs. Oklahoma State Stanford vs. Oklahoma Arizona vs. Oklahoma State UC Davis vs. Missouri
9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25 TBA vs. Kansas UTEP vs. Texas Tech Kansas vs. UNC Wilmington Pacific University vs. Texas A&M Georgia vs. Oklahoma Oregon vs. Oklahoma State San Diego State vs. Iowa State Texas State at Baylor Stephen F. Austin vs. Texas Tech Nebraska vs. Missouri UCLA vs. Texas North Texas at Baylor Washington vs. Missouri
TBA 10:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 26 TBA vs. Texas Tech TBA at Baylor TBA vs. Kansas Nebraska vs. Texas Northwestern vs. Missouri UCLA vs. Missouri
TBA TBA TBA 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
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USA TODAY/NFCA TOP 25 POLL Rk. School 1. California (16) 2. Alabama (1) 3. Florida (3) 4. Arizona State 5. UCLA 6. Oklahoma 7. Washington 8. Texas 9. Tennessee 10. Baylor 11. Missouri 12. Michigan 13. Georgia 14. Texas A&M 15. Stanford 16. Arizona 17. Georgia Tech 18. Louisiana-Lafayette 19. Auburn 20. Louisville 21. Oregon 22. Nebraska 23. Houston 24. North Carolina 25. Florida State
Rec. 8-0 7-0 9-0 10-2 10-0 6-1 9-0 8-0 6-2 6-1 3-1 8-1 8-1 8-2 8-3 8-3 7-3 7-0 8-0 9-0 3-2 8-3 7-2 7-0 9-0
Pts. 494 477 464 415 406 395 375 355 343 310 308 273 247 227 210 202 156 153 115 104 99 73 71 61 41
LW 1 2 3 6 8 4 9 13 7 10 5 11 14 15 12 16 20 21 RV 23 19 22 17 25 RV
Others Receiving Votes: Hawaii (28); Oklahoma State (26); South Florida (20); BYU (11); San Diego State (11); Maryland (10); Syracuse (6); McNeese State (5); Mississippi State (3); Kentucky (2); UMass (2); Arkansas (1); Virginia Tech (1)
ESPN/USA SOFTBALL TOP 25 POLL Rk. School 1. California (14) 2. Alabama (3) 3. Florida 4. Oklahoma 5. Missouri 6. Arizona State 7. Tennessee 8. UCLA 9. Washington 10. Baylor 11. Michigan 12. Stanford 13. Texas 14. Georgia 15. Texas A&M 16. Arizona 17. Houston 18. Oklahoma State 19. Oregon 20. Georgia Tech 21. Louisiana-Lafayette 22. Nebraska 23. Louisville 24. Kentucky 25. North Carolina
Rec. 4-0 4-0 5-0 5-0 0-0 5-2 5-1 4-0 5-0 4-1 4-0 4-1 5-0 4-1 3-2 3-3 5-0 4-1 3-2 4-1 3-0 3-3 5-0 1-3 4-0
Pts. 491 476 455 431 402 380 379 341 314 305 294 292 253 231 211 191 162 159 147 139 79 62 50 40 35
LW 3 2 4 6 5 1 9 13 14 7 T16 10 19 12 15 8 22 T16 11 23 24 T20 RV 18 RV
Others Receiving Votes: LSU (26); Notre Dame (24); South Florida (21); Syracuse (20); Florida State (19); Auburn (18); BYU (18); Ohio State (9); Hawaii (6); Tulsa (4); Mississippi State (3); San Diego State (3); Virginia Tech (1) BOLD represents 2012 Texas Tech opponents
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RYBA MAKES SOLID FIRST IMPRESSION After sitting out a season due to NCAA transfer rules, Melisa Ryba made a solid debut in a Red Raider uniform, homering off the first pitch she saw in the season-opening victory over San Diego State. It marked the first time a Tech player had homored in the opening at-bat of her Red Raider debut since Mikey Kenney did so against Wisconsin in 2010. Ryba wrapped the weekend at Tech’s leading hitter, finishing with a .400 average to go along with three RBI and a run scored. TALLEY NEARLY LEADS TECH PAST TENNESSEE One of the highlights of Tech’s trip to the Kajikawa Classic was Brittany Talley’s complete game against 14th-ranked Tennessee. The sophomore allowed just one run against the Lady Vols which came off a Melissa Brown double in the fifth inning. The complete game was Talley’s 10th over the last two seasons, the most by any current Tech player. Talley finished the weekend 0-1 in the circle while posting a 3.20 ERA over 15.1 innings in the circle.
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 182 games since her freshman season in 2009. Already a regular in the Tech record book, the senior will likely enter the top 10 for career games played midway through the season. 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.
UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY The Red Raiders entered unfamiliar territory last weekend 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 12-16 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. 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. 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.
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 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.
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
BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Feb. 14 Lexy Bennett, Texas, Sr. Feb. 21 Sandy James, Texas Tech, Jr. Feb. 27 March 6 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. 27 March 6 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. 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.
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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 7-4 Total 201-54 * 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 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 6
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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 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 Tennessee____________________ 0-1 UT Arlington__________________ 1-0 Texas Southern________________ 1-0 Towson______________________ 1-0 UC Davis_____________________ 1-0 Utah State____________________ 1-0 Utah Valley___________________ 3-0 Wichita State__________________ 3-1 Wisconsin____________________ 1-0 Total_____________________ 75-14
BIG 12 Baylor_______________________ 1-3 Iowa State____________________ 3-1 Kansas_______________________ 4-1 Missouri_____________________ 0-4 Oklahoma____________________ 2-3 Oklahoma St._________________ 2-2 Texas________________________ 0-4 Texas A&M____________________ 0-4 Total_____________________ 12-22
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2012 RESULTS Record: 7-4 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 7-4 Big 12: 0-0 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
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
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
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
Inns 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5
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
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
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)
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
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2012 OVERALL HITTING STATISTICS Player Perez, Adriana James, Sandy Kenney, Mikey Hall, Logan Richardson, Raven Bledsoe, Emily Gentsch, Holley Hamada, Ashley Allen, Cydney -------------Ryba, Melisa Powell, Taylor Ward, Kermitria Williams, Katelyn Tongate, Randi Moore, Chandler Custer, Cara Talley, Brittany Dennis, Kelsey Heath, Meredith Cooper, Emily Totals Opponents
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% .400 11 11 30 3 12 1 0 3 7 22 .733 3 1 4 0 .471 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 11 11 36 7 12 1 0 4 11 25 .694 3 0 7 1 .385 0 0 0 0 89 6 1 .990 .258 11 11 31 8 8 0 0 3 6 17 .548 5 2 9 0 .385 1 0 1 1 6 1 1 .875 .226 11 11 31 2 7 2 0 0 1 9 .290 1 0 3 0 .250 0 0 1 1 22 34 2 .966 .207 11 11 29 7 6 1 0 1 3 10 .345 5 1 9 0 .343 0 1 1 2 18 26 1 .978 .200 11 11 30 6 6 2 0 0 1 8 .267 5 5 9 0 .400 0 0 2 2 12 20 1 .970 .167 10 5 18 2 3 2 0 0 5 5 .278 0 1 2 0 .211 0 0 0 0 24 3 0 1.000 .167 11 9 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0 2 1 .167 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1.000 .125 10 6 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .125 5 0 6 0 .333 0 0 0 0 21 3 0 1.000 .333 8 7 21 2 7 0 0 1 3 10 .476 0 0 7 0 .333 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 1.000 .300 7 3 10 2 3 1 0 0 3 4 .400 0 1 2 0 .364 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 .167 8 3 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0 2 0 .167 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 1.000 .000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1.000 .000 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1.000 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 .000 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .251 11 11 279 47 70 10 0 12 41 116 .416 27 11 63 2 .340 1 1 9 12 216 110 7 .979 .255 11 11 274 41 70 12 0 7 39 103 .376 25 18 44 4 .356 0 7 2 6 213 67 12 .959
LOB - Team (59), Opp (67). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (5).
2012 OVERALL PITCHING STATISTICS Player Talley, Brittany Custer, Cara -------------Ward, Kermitria Dennis, Kelsey Moore, Chandler Ryba, Melisa Totals Opponents
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 2.33 1 1 6 4 2 0 0 0 27.0 22 9 9 6 15 4 0 1 94 .234 0 7 2 0 5 3.40 5 3 8 6 3 1 0 0 35.0 34 19 17 15 21 7 0 2 135 .252 5 6 1 0 2 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.62 1 0 3 0 0 0 9.55 0 0 2 1 0 0 99.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.60 7 4 11 11 5 1 3.45 4 7 11 11 6 2
0 0 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 .250 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 5 3 2 1 6 1 0 1 21 .238 0 2 1 0 0 0 3.2 5 5 5 1 2 0 0 1 17 .294 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 72.0 70 41 37 25 44 12 0 7 274 .255 5 18 4 0 0 0 71.0 70 47 35 27 63 10 0 12 279 .251 5 11 2 1
PB - Team (3), Allen, C. 3, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Talley, B. (1-4), Gentsch, H. (2-4), Custer, C. (1-2), Allen, C. (0-2).
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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 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 0 279 47 70 41 10 0 12 27 0 9 3 11 1
SF GDP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
K PO A E Avg 6 21 12 0 .286 10 15 5 3 .255 14 21 10 0 .205 6 18 8 0 .177 5 21 14 0 .195 3 21 11 1 .203 4 21 13 0 .213 3 21 5 1 .230 6 21 10 0 .235 2 21 11 1 .241 4 15 11 1 .251 63 216 110 7 .251
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 Totals
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 72.0 70 41 37 25 44 12 0 7 5 4 18 4 0
Score 5-4 6-14 0-1 1-7 0-3 7-4 2-0 8-4 5-1 2-1 11-2 47-41
W L SV 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 7 4 0
ERA 4.00 8.17 5.53 6.16 5.47 5.21 4.41 4.36 3.97 3.66 3.60 3.60
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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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GAME RECAPS GAME 11 Texas Tech 2, DePaul 1
Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 19, 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. GAME 12 Texas Tech 11, Utah State 2
Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 19, 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 in Las Vegas ... marked the first time Tech had run-ruled an opponent this season ... 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.
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BREAKDOWN
STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION
(Win-Loss record in parenthesis) PITCHER: Custer, Cara_________________ 6___________ (3-3) Talley, Brittany______________ 4___________ (3-1) Moore, Chandler_____________ 1___________ (1-0)
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
FIRST BASE: James, Sandy_______________ 11__________ (7-4)
2/18
ISU
Gentsch
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Ward
Kenney
Ryba
Perez
2/18
PSU
Allen
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Powell
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
SECOND BASE: Hall, Logan_________________ 11__________ (7-4)
2/19
DEP
Gentsch
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Powell
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
2/19
USU
Allen
James
Hall
Bledsoe
Richardson
Powell
Kenney
Hamada
Perez
2/24
TX ST
CATCHER: Allen, Cydney_______________ 6___________ (4-2) Gentsch, Holley______________ 5___________ (3-2)
THIRD BASE: Bledsoe, Emily_______________ 11__________ (7-4) SHORTSTOP: Richardson, Raven___________ 11__________ (7-4) LEFT FIELD: Ryba, Melisa________________ 5___________ (2-3) Powell, Taylor_______________ 3___________ (3-0) Ward, Kermitria______________ 3___________ (2-1) CENTER FIELD: Kenney, Mikey_______________ 11__________ (7-4) RIGHT FIELD: Hamada, Ashley_____________ 9___________ (6-3) Ryba, Melisa________________ 2___________ (1-1) DESIGNATED PLAYER: Perez, Adriana_______________ 11__________ (7-4)
2/9
SDSU
2/10
NU
2/10
TENN
2/11
STAN
2/11
2/24 UNT 2/25 UTEP 2/26 SFA 2/27 TBD 3/2 BING 3/2 UTA 3/3 UTA 3/3 BING 3/4 BING 3/4 UTA 3/6 UT 3/7 UT 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
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 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 12-16
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
Richardson
Bledsoe
Gentsch
Powell
Hamada
2/19
USU
Kenney
Bledsoe
James
Perez
Allen
Richardson
Hall
Powell
Hamada
2/24
TX ST
2/9
SDSU
Bledsoe
2/10
NU
2/10
TENN
2/11 2/11
Gentsch Richardson Hamada Hamada
(Win-Loss record in parenthesis) LEADOFF: Kenney, Mikey__________________ 7________ (6-1) Bledsoe, Emily__________________ 4________ (1-3) 2ND SPOT: Bledsoe, Emily__________________ Richardson, Raven______________ Hall, Logan____________________ Ryba, Melisa___________________
6________ 2________ 2________ 1________
(5-1) (1-1) (1-1) (0-1)
3RD SPOT: James, Sandy__________________ 8________ (6-2) Kenney, Mikey__________________ 3________ (1-2) CLEANUP: Perez, Adriana__________________ 8________ (6-2) James, Sandy__________________ 3________ (1-2)
2/24 UNT 2/25 UTEP 2/26 SFA 2/27 TBD 3/2 BING 3/2 UTA 3/3 UTA 3/3 BING 3/4 BING 3/4 UTA 3/6 UT 3/7 UT 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
5TH SPOT: Allen, Cydney__________________ Richardson, Raven______________ Perez, Adriana__________________ Kenney, Mikey__________________ Ryba, Melisa___________________
5________ 3________ 1________ 1________ 1________
(4-1) (2-1) (0-1) (0-1) (1-0)
6TH SPOT: Richardson, Raven______________ Ryba, Melisa___________________ Hall, Logan____________________ Bledsoe, Emily__________________ Allen, Cydney__________________
3________ 3________ 3________ 1________ 1________
(2-1) (1-2) (3-0) (1-0) (0-1)
7TH SPOT: Gentsch, Holley_________________ Hall, Logan____________________ Perez, Adriana__________________ Richardson, Raven______________
4________ 3________ 2________ 2________
(2-2) (3-0) (1-1) (1-1)
8TH SPOT: Powell, Taylor__________________ Hall, Logan____________________ Ryba, Melisa___________________ Ward, Kermitria_________________ Richardson, Raven______________ Gentsch, Holley_________________
3________ 3________ 2________ 1________ 1________ 1________
(3-0) (0-3) (1-1) (1-0) (1-0) (1-0)
9TH SPOT: Hamada, Ashley________________ 9________ (6-3) Ward, Kermitria_________________ 2________ (1-1)
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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TEAM GAME HIGHS
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
BATTING At bats:.......................... 30........................................................ vs Ohio State (Feb 17, 2012) Runs scored:................ 11........................................................ vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Hits:.................................. 9........................................................vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012) .......................................... 9......................................................... vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) RBIs:................................ 10........................................................ vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Doubles:......................... 3........................................................vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012) Home runs:................... 3...............................................vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) .......................................... 3......................................................... vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Total bases:.................. 19........................................................ vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Walks:.............................. 6......................................................... vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Strikeouts:.................... 14.........................................................vs Tennessee (Feb 10, 2012) Sac hits:.......................... 1................................................................ vs DePaul (Feb 19, 2012) Sac flies:.......................... 1...............................................vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) Stolen bases:................ 3...............................................vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) Hit by pitch:.................. 4........................................................vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012) Caught stealing:.......... 1...............................................................vs Cal Poly (Feb 11, 2012) .......................................... 1........................................................vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012) .......................................... 1..................................................vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) Runners LOB:................ 7............................................................................................. (5 games) Hit into DP:.................... 2..................................................vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012)
BATTING At bats:........................... 4...........................................................................................(13 games) 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:......................... 1...........................................................................................(10 games) 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:.............................. 2............................................................................................. (6 games) Strikeouts:..................... 3............................Bledsoe, Emily vs Tennessee (Feb 10, 2012) .......................................... 3............................Kenney, Mikey vs Tennessee (Feb 10, 2012) .......................................... 3................................Ryba, Melisa vs Tennessee (Feb 10, 2012) Sac hits:.......................... 1.......................... Richardson, Raven vs DePaul (Feb 19, 2012) Sac flies:.......................... 1.................Kenney, Mikey vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) Stolen bases:................ 1............................................................................................. (9 games) Hit by pitch:.................. 2.....................Bledsoe, Emily vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Caught stealing:.......... 1.................................. Cooper, Emily vs Cal Poly (Feb 11, 2012) .......................................... 1...................... Hamada, Ashley vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012) .......................................... 1............ Richardson, Raven vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) Runners LOB:................ 4.......................James, Sandy vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) .......................................... 4............................James, Sandy vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012)
FIELDING Putouts:......................... 21............................................................................................ (8 games) Assists:........................... 14..............................................................vs Cal Poly (Feb 11, 2012) Errors:.............................. 3...................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Passed balls:................. 1...................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) .......................................... 1............................................vs Long Beach State (Feb 17, 2012) .......................................... 1..................................................vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) DPs turned:................... 1............................................................................................. (4 games) PITCHING Innings pitched:.........7.0........................................................................................... (8 games) 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:..................... 7..................................................vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) Hits allowed:................. 8...............................................................vs Cal Poly (Feb 11, 2012) .......................................... 8........................................................vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012) Doubles allowed:........ 3............................................................. vs Stanford (Feb 11, 2012) Homers allowed:......... 3...................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Wild pitches:................. 2...............................................vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) .......................................... 2..................................................vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) Hit batters:.................... 7...................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012)
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FIELDING Putouts:......................... 11.............................James, Sandy vs Tennessee (Feb 10, 2012) ......................................... 11...............James, Sandy vs Long Beach State (Feb 17, 2012) Assists:............................ 6.................................. Hall, Logan vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Errors:.............................. 1............................................................................................. (7 games) Passed balls:................. 1...................... Allen, Cydney vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) .......................................... 1............... Allen, Cydney vs Long Beach State (Feb 17, 2012) .......................................... 1......................Allen, Cydney vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) PITCHING Innings pitched:.........7.0........................................................................................... (4 games) 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......................... Custer, Cara vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) Hits allowed:................. 7...................Custer, Cara vs Long Beach State (Feb 17, 2012) .......................................... 7.................................Custer, Cara vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Doubles allowed:........ 2...................................... Custer, Cara vs Cal Poly (Feb 11, 2012) .......................................... 2...................Custer, Cara vs Long Beach State (Feb 17, 2012) Homers allowed:......... 2.........................Ryba, Melisa vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Wild pitches:................. 2......................Custer, Cara vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) .......................................... 2......................... Custer, Cara vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) Hit batters:.................... 3..........................Custer, Cara vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012)
WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 12-16
TEXAS TECH HOME RUNS No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
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)
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)
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
Inning 2 3 4 2 5 1 1 1 2 2 3 5
Pitcher May May May Gerhart Endicott Fitzsimmons Holliday Holliday Verdun Harmon Harmon Harmon
at Home__________________________________ 0 on the Road_______________________________ 0 at Neutral Site_____________________________ 12 vs. RHP__________________________________ 11 vs. LHP____________________________________ 1 vs. Big 12 Teams____________________________ 0 vs. Non-Conference Teams___________________ 12 with 0 outs________________________________ 9 with 1 out_________________________________ 1 with 2 outs________________________________ 2 Solo HR__________________________________ 10 2-Run HR__________________________________ 1 3-Run HR__________________________________ 1 Grand Slam________________________________ 0 February_________________________________ 12 March____________________________________ 0 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_____________________________
3 4 2 1 2 0 0 0
Leadoff hitter______________________________ 2-Hole____________________________________ 3-Hole____________________________________ Cleanup___________________________________ 5-Hole____________________________________ 6-Hole____________________________________ 7-Hole____________________________________ 8-Hole____________________________________ 9-Hole____________________________________
0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
Day Games_______________________________ 12 Night Games_______________________________ 0 Starters___________________________________ 4 Relievers__________________________________ 0 To tie the game_____________________________ 1 To put Tech ahead__________________________ 5 Walkoff HR________________________________ 0 To leadoff a game___________________________ 1 To leadoff an inning_________________________ 6 Record with HR____________________________6-1 Record without HR_________________________1-3
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WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 12-16
SITUATIONAL RECORDS All Opponents At Rocky Johnson Field On the road At neural sites Ranked Teams Top-10 Teams (NFCA) Top-5 Teams (NFCA)
MISCALLENOUS RECORDS ALL 7-4 0-0 0-0 7-4 0-2 0-1 0-0
BIG 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
February March April May June
7-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-0 0-0
Series Openers Middle Games Series Finales
0-0 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0
0 0
0 0
vs Left-handed Starter vs Right-handed Starter
1-0 6-4
0-0 0-0
1-Run games 2-Run games 5+Run games Extra innings Shutouts
2-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0
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
2-3 2-0 2-1 1-0 4-1 3-1 0-1 0-1 4-1 2-3 6-1 1-3 1-3 3-1 3-0 4-2 3-1 0-1 3-3 4-0 0-1 2-4 1-0 4-0 5-0 0-4 2-0
Last at-bat wins Last at-bat losses
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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
HITTING STREAKS__________ Longest___ Current James, Sandy_________________ 5_________ 5 Richardson, Raven_____________ 4_________ Kenney, Mikey_________________ 4_________ 4 Bledsoe, Emily_________________ 4_________ Perez, Adriana_________________ 3_________ 3 Powell, Taylor_________________ 2_________ Ryba, Melisa__________________ 2_________ Hall, Logan___________________ 2_________ 1 Ward, Kermitria________________ 1_________ Hamada, Ashley_______________ 1_________ Allen, Cydney_________________ 1_________ 1 Gentsch, Holley________________ 1_________ REACHED BASE STREAK_____ Longest___ Current Perez, Adriana_________________ 7___________ 7 Bledsoe, Emily_________________ 7___________ 7 Kenney, Mikey_________________ 6___________ 6 Richardson, Raven_____________ 5___________ 1 James, Sandy_________________ 5___________ 5 Powell, Taylor_________________ 3___________ Allen, Cydney_________________ 2___________ 1 Ryba, Melisa__________________ 2___________ Hall, Logan___________________ 2___________ 1 Ward, Kermitria________________ 1___________ Gentsch, Holley________________ 1___________ Hamada, Ashley_______________ 1___________ -
MULTIPLE HIT GAMES_____ 2__ Perez, Adriana______________3__ James, Sandy______________2__ Ryba, Melisa_______________3__ Kenney, Mikey______________1__ Powell, Taylor______________1__ TEAM____________________ 10__
3__ 4__5+___ Tot -__ -__ -_____ 3 -__ 1__ -_____ 3 -__ -__ -_____ 3 -__ -__ -_____ 1 -__ -__ -_____ 1 0__ 1__ 0_____ 11
MULTIPLE RBI GAMES_____ 2__ James, Sandy______________1__ Perez, Adriana______________1__ Gentsch, Holley_____________2__ Ryba, Melisa_______________1__ Kenney, Mikey______________1__ TEAM_____________________6__
3__ 4__5+___ Tot 1__ 1__ -_____ 3 1__ -__ -_____ 2 -__ -__ -_____ 2 -__ -__ -_____ 1 -__ -__ -_____ 1 2__ 1__ 0_____ 9
GAMES SUMMARY Record when team scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ W-L 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 Record when opponent scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ W-L 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Record when leading after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 5-0 Record when trailing after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Record when tied after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 General Summary: Current losing streak: Longest winning streak: Longest losing streak: Home attendance: Away attendance: Total attendance:
6 6 4 0 (0 dates avg = 0) 958 (6 dates avg = 159) 958 (6 dates avg = 159)
WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 12-16
TEXAS TECH GAME-WINNING RBI No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Player (#) Melisa Ryba (1) Holley Gentsch (1) Cydney Allen (1) Sandy James (1) Sandy James (2) Sandy James (3) Sandy James (4)
Date 2/9 2/17 2/17 2/18 2/18 2/19 2/19
Opponent San Diego State Ohio State Long Beach State Idaho State Portland State DePaul Utah State
Runs 1 2 1 1 3 1 1
Outs 2 0 2 1 0 2 0
Count 3-2 0-1 2-2 2-2 2-1 3-2 2-1
Inning 6 6 1 2 1 5 3
Final Score Play 5-4 Single to LF 7-4 Single to RF 2-0 Single up the middle 8-4 Single up the middle 5-1 HR to center field 2-1 Single past shortstop 11-2 HR to left field
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WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 12-16
CAREER OFFENSIVE RECORD BOOK WATCH BATTING AVERAGE (Min. 100 AB) 1. Kim Martinez (1997,1999) ______________.386 2. Logan Hall (2010-present)_____________ .342 3. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________.337 4. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)__________ .324 5. Raven Richardson (2010-present)______ .323 7. Elyssa Sigala (2003-04)_________________.315 8. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________.312 Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________.312 Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)__________________.312 11. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)__________ .311 12. Kim Tillett (1996-98)___________________.308 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. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)_______________ 515 10. Whitney Riley (2005-08)________________ 492 Approaching: Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 491 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 5. Paula Workman (1997-00)_______________ 163 6. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)___________ 158 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)_______________ 124 Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 113 Raven Richardson (2010-present)_________ 104 RUNS 1. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 135 2. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________ 122 3. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)___________ 117 4. Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 112 Mikey Kenney (2010-present)___________ 112 5. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________ 105 7. Stephanie Drewry (2009-11)______________ 85 8. Kim Martinez (1997,1999)________________ 84 9. Raven Richardson (2010-present)________ 81 10. Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 76 12. Devin Zaragoza (2005-08)________________ 75 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)___________ 75 Approaching: Ashley Hamada (2009-present)___________ 63
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RBI 1. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 114 2. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________ 107 Kim Martinez (1997,1999)_______________ 107 4. Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 97 5. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 90 6. Montana Patin (2006-08)_________________ 85 7. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 84 8. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)________________ 83 9. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 77 10. Sandy James (2011-present)_____________ 73 11. Raven Richardson (2010-present)________ 72 12. Holley Gentsch (2009-present)___________ 66 13. Andrea Joachims (2000-04)______________ 65 Approaching: Cydney Allen (2011-present)_____________ 56 HOME RUNS 1. Kim Martinez (1997, 1999)_______________ 27 2. Paula Workman (1997-2000)______________ 23 3. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 22 4. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)________________ 21 5. Sandy James (2011-present)_____________ 20 6. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)________________ 17 7. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 15 Raven Richardson (2010-present)________ 15 9. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 13 Cydney Allen (2011-present)_____________ 13 11. Montana Patin (2006-08)_________________ 12 Elyssa Sigala (2003-04)__________________ 12 Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 12 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)____________ 40 2. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)________________ 36 Kim Martinez (1997,1999)________________ 36 4. Paula Workman (1997-2000)______________ 32 Eva Harshman (1999-2002)_______________ 32 6. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 30 7. Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 29 8. Brandy Moulin (2004-07)_________________ 24 9. Kristi Robles (2002-03)___________________ 23 Jenny Kohler (1998-99)__________________ 23 Amiee Weathers (1998-99)_______________ 23 Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 23
STOLEN BASES 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)________________ 84 2. Ashley Parker (2004-07)_________________ 78 3. Leah Legler (2007-10)___________________ 39 4. Stephanie Walls (1997-99)________________ 30 5. Heather Parker (2004-07)________________ 28 Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 28 7. Eva Harshman (1999-2002)_______________ 27 8. Devin Zaragoza (2005-08)________________ 25 9. Rebecca Eimen (2001-02)________________ 23 10. Whitney Riley (2005-08)_________________ 21 11. Stephanie Drewry (2009-11)______________ 20 Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 20 WALKS 1. Paula Workman (1997-2000)______________ 78 2. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)________________ 76 3. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 61 4. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)________________ 59 5. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 57 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)___________ 57 7. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 49 8. Montana Patin (2006-08)_________________ 46 9. Jessica Karenke (1996-98)________________ 44 10. Leah Legler (2007-10)___________________ 43 Brandy Moulin (2004-07)_________________ 43 Eva Harshman (1997-2002)_______________ 43 Approaching: Raven Richardson (2010-present)__________ 41 Sandy James (2011-present)______________ 40 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)____________ 182 Ashley Hamada (2009-present)__________ 169 Holley Gentsch (2009-present)___________ 162 Bolder type = active player
WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 12-16
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. Brittany Talley (2011-present)_________ 3.03 Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)_________ 3.03 8. Kristina Blair (2002-03)_________________3.13 9. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)__ 3.42 10. Tye Coats (2008-09)___________________3.84 Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________3.84 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. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)____ 16 8. Brittany Talley (2011-present)___________ 15 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)_____________ 26 Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)_____________ 26 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. Kristina Blair (2002-03)__________________ 12 Approaching: Brittany Talley (2011-present)_____________ 11 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)___________154.2 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)__________________ 159 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. Danielle Brady (1996-97)_______________1.74 3. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)_________ 1.76 4. Brittany Talley (2011-present)_________ 1.86 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)__ 2.37 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. Kristina Blair (2002-03)_________________ 101 11. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)____ 97 12. Brittany Talley (2011-present)___________ 95 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)_________ 5.22 5. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)__ 5.11 6. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________4.92 7. Tye Coats (2008-09)___________________4.75 8. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________4.71 9. Brittany Talley (2011-present)_________ 4.30 10. Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________4.10 Bolder type = active player 2012 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL
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WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 12-16
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
WEEK 3: TEXAS SHOOTOUT • GAMES 12-16
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
18
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
4
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.
23
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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