Post-Game Notes - Big 12 Championship vs. Oklahoma
May 23, 2014 | Baseball
May 23, 2014
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TEXAS TECH
- Dropped to 40-18 overall and to 2-5 on a neutral field this season.
- Dropped all-time record to 1,541-1,215-8 (65th season).
- Dropped all-time neutral site record to 109-91.
- Dropped its first game to Oklahoma this season after sweeping the regular-season series in Lubbock.
- Dropped to 3-8 against Oklahoma all-time at the Big 12 Championship.
- Suffered its first loss this season when leading after seven innings (31-1) and leading after eight innings (32-1)... just its second loss when leading after six (32-2), Game 3 - at Oklahoma State.
- Marks just the second time under second-year head coach Tim Tadlock that Tech has lost when leading after eight innings (56-2 record).
- Both teams combined to leave 26 runners on base (TTU 12, OU 14)... Only game with more this season lasted 12 innings between Texas Tech and Texas (27 runners LOB).
- Lost for the first time this season when posting at least 15 base hits... Tech is now 7-1 when having at least 15 base hits this season.
- The last time Texas Tech had 15 or more hits in a loss was with 18 hits vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State on May 20, 2011.
- Squandered a lead of six or more runs (led 7-1 after top 6th inning) for the first time since leading 10-2 (8 runs) at Kansas State on April 17, 2005 (Lost, 12-13).
TEXAS TECH IN BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES
- Dropped to 15-28 all-time in Big 12 Championship play (14th appearance).
- Dropped to 4-10 in second-round games at the Big 12 Championship... has lost three straight games in second-round action... is now 0-5 against Oklahoma in the second round.
- Dropped to 0-2 as a four-seed in the tournament... this season marked the first time Tech has been a No. 4 seed in the Big 12 Championship.
- Dropped to 3-8 all-time against Oklahoma in Big 12 Championship competition... OU owns a six-game win streak over Tech at the Big 12 Championship (2001-2014).
- Oklahoma has defeated Tech in round two of the tournament in three consecutive seasons.
- Tech's 11 games against Oklahoma marks its most against any league opponent... next closest is eight meetings (3-5) against Texas A&M (1997-2011).
- Dropped to 14-24 in games played in Oklahoma City in tournament action.
- Second-year head coach is now 1-4 in Big 12 Championship games.
- Set a school record for most runners left on base during a BIg 12 Championship game with 12... previous record was 11, vs. No. 11 Texas A&M on May 16, 1998.
- Tied a school record for largest lead to squander with a six-run lead (led 7-1 in 6th inning... lost 9-8)... tied record of the 1997 title game (led 14-8, 5th inning... lost 17-19).
TEXAS TECH - UNDER HEAD COACH Tim Tadlock (2nd Season)
- 66-48 overall
- 3-9 in neutral site games
- 1-4 in Big 12 Championship games
- 23-30 against Big 12 teams - league, non-conference and Big 12 Tournament.
- 53-30 against unranked opponents
- 38-24 in day games
- 19-21 vs. left-handed starting pitchers
- 13-15 in 1-run games
- 43-12 when scoring first
- 55-7 when leading after six innings
- 58-4 when leading after seven innings
- 56-2 when leading after eight innings
- 9-11 in May
- 4-4 against Oklahoma
- 501-175 overall record in 11 years as a collegiate head coach (junior college and NCAA D-I) (Grayson County: 1997-2005; Texas Tech: 2013-Present)
OKLAHOMA ALL-TIME SERIES
- With the loss, Texas Tech drops to 31-42 all-time against Oklahoma... Tech is now 4-9 against Oklahoma all-time on a neutral field... snapped Tech's three-game win streak against the Sooners... Tech swept the regular-season series over OU in Lubbock.
LHP Chris Sadberry (ND, 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO - 94 Pitches)
- Received his ninth no-decision of the season... left the game in the sixth inning with a 7-1 lead.
- Made his 14th consecutive start... only Red Raider this season to start every week of the season.
- Marks the most starts by a Red Raider since 2007 (A.J. Ramos - 15).
- Has pitched at least 5.0 innings in 11-of-14 starts.
LHP Cameron Smith (L, 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO)
- Suffered his second loss of the season... first loss was pitching five innings in relief at New Mexico on April 21 (L, 3-4).
- Is now 24-6 during his collegiate career (New Mexico JC/Texas Tech) with 47 career outings.
- Inherited one base runner that did not score... has inherited 32 base runners allowing only five to score this season.
LF Tyler Neslony (4-FOR-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI)
- Tied a school record for base hits in a Big 12 Championship game (4)... is the sixth Red Raider to accomplish the feat and the first since 2011 (Nick Popescu, vs. Texas A&M).
- Four base hits (4-for-5) marked a career-high.
- Has an 18-game hit streak (.435, 30-for-69, 12 runs, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 14 RBI, 10 walks, .512 on-base percentage, .667 slugging percentage.).
- Marks the longest hit streak by a Red Raider in a decade... last Red Raider to have an 18-game hit streak was Cameron Blair in 2004 (20 games, Apr. 3-May 9, 2004).
- Has reached base safely in 30 consecutive games (longest active streak among Red Raiders)... longest streak by a Red Raider since 2010-11 (Jamodrick McGruder - 39 straight).
- Posted 18th multi-hit game this season (21st career).
- Has three consecutive multi-hit games.
- Through two games, led all players at the Big 12 Championship with a .750 (6-for-8) batting average.
- Has hit safely in 33-of-36 starts this season.
- Has only 11 strikeouts in 150 plate appearances (131 AB) this season.
- Also made several impressive catches in left field, including one catch up against the wall, jumping with his glove near the top of the wall robbing the batter of extra bases.
2B Bryant Burleson (2-FOR-5, R, 2 RBI)
- Tallied 20th multi-hit game this season (44th career).
- Had multi-hit games in four straight contests and in five of his last six games and in seven of his last nine games overall.
- Has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games.
1B Eric Gutierrez (1-FOR-5, R, 2B, RBI)
- Made 114th consecutive start on Thursday... longest streak among active players.
- Has reached base safely in 49-of-58 games this season.
3B Matt Broadbent (2-FOR-4, 2B)
- Notched fourth multi-hit game of the season.
- Hit his sixth double of the season.
SS Tim Proudfoot (3-FOR-5, 2 R, 2B)
- Recorded 13th multi-hit game of the season (28th career).
- Is now batting .368 (7-for-19) with three runs and two doubles during his career at Tech in the Big 12 Championship... batted .400 (4-for-10) during his first career tourney last season.
