Texas Tech Opens Big 12 Championship Wednesday Facing Texas
May 19, 2015 | Baseball
Texas Tech senior LHP Cameron Smith will start the tournament opener against the Texas Longhorns on Wednesday at 9 a.m. at ONEOK Field in Tulsa.
May 19, 2015
LEADING OFF
Texas Tech (30-22) makes its 15th appearance at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship May 20-24 as the tournament moves to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the first time with action this week at ONEOK Field - Double-A home of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Red Raiders tied for third place in the league and are the No. 4 seed in the tournament for the second straight season - also for the second straight year will face off with Texas (26-25) in the opening round while playing the first game of the tournament on Wednesday at 9 a.m. CT. This year's tournament features a pair of four-team brackets with a double-elimination format. Joining Tech and UT on its side of the bracket is regular season champion TCU (43-9) who faces No. 8 seed Baylor (21-30) at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The winners of Tech/UT and TCU/BU will play at 4 p.m. on Thursday while the losers will play an elimination game at 9 a.m. on Thursday. The other side of the bracket features No. 3 seed Oklahoma vs. No. 6 seed K-State while No. 2 seed Oklahoma State faces No. 7 seed West Virginia.
FIRST PITCH
? Texas Tech is 15-28 all-time at the Big 12 Championship while making its debut at ONEOK Field in Tulsa.
? Tech won the Big 12 Championship in 1998 - 2nd year of the Big 12 - with a 14-7 win vs. No. 11 Texas A&M.
? Tech also played in the first title game in 1997 while falling 19-17 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma.
? Tech has 15 players (9 position players/6 pitchers) that have played in the Big 12 Championship.
? Tech third-year coach Tim Tadlock makes his third appearance at the Big 12 Championship (1-4 record).
? Tech defeated UT 2-of-3 games in Austin this season, May 1-3. Red Raiders won the final two games.
? Tech and UT face off in the Big 12 Championship opening round for the second straight season.
? Tech and UT play in the Big 12 Championship for the seventh time as UT leads, 4-2.
? Tech lost 8-3 against No. 19 Texas in the first round in 2014 in Oklahoma City at Bricktown Ballpark.
? Tech and UT have played three times in the Big 12 tourney during the last 14 years (2006, 2010, 2014).
? Tech is looking for its 1st opening-round win at the Big 12 Championship since 2005 (W, 5-3 vs. No. 5 NEB).
? Tech is 5-9 in 1st round games with 6 straight losses (2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014).
? Tech and UT face off for the 153rd time - the Longhorns lead the all-time series, 109-43.
? Tech and UT face each other on a neutral field for the 11th time with UT leading Tech, 6-4.
? Tech played its final two conference series on the road for the first time since 1994.
? Tech is 7-4 during its last 11 road/neutral site games (at ACU/at K-State/vs. ACU/at UT/at WVU)
? Tech is 21-2 when scoring at least 6 runs this season and is 27-2 when leading after 6 innings.
| BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Opponent | Texas (26-25, 11-13 Big 12) |
| Date & Time | Wednesday, May 20 - 9:00 a.m. (CT) |
| Location | Tulsa, Okla. (ONEOK Field - 7,833) |
| Radio | Texas Tech Sports Network from Learfield Sports Brian Hanni (Play-by-Play/3rd Season) Jamie Lent (Analyst/3rd Season) |
| Television | FOX College Sports Chad McKee (Play-by-Play) Mickey Tettleton (Analyst) |
| Live Video | www.big12sports.com |
| Live Audio | Texas Tech TV (www.TexasTech.tv) TuneIn App |
| Online | Live statistics and other coverage can be found at www.TexasTech.com |
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