Texas Tech University Athletics
Connor Shouse named Co-Newcomer of the Week
March 23, 2026 | Baseball
The infielder/pitcher becomes the third different Red Raider to take home the Big 12s Newcomer of the Week award
IRVING, Texas – Texas Tech two-way standout Connor Shouse was named the Big 12s Newcomer of the Week, the league announced Monday.
With Monday's honor, Shouse became the third different Red Raider this season to earn Newcomer of the Week honors over the season's first six weeks. Freshman Linkin Garcia and Junior Caden Ferraro were the other two Red Raiders to win the league's newcomer of the week award.
A native of Jasper, Ga., Shouse went 10-for-21 in the Red Raiders four contests last week and hit three home runs and drove in nine. Four of Shouse's 10 hits were for extra bases including three home runs. He also threw a scoreless inning on the mound and struck out two.
Shouse recorded at least two hits in all four contests and scored a run in all four games as well.
After going 3-for-6 with two home runs and three RBIs on Tuesday against DBU, Shouse combined to go 7-for-15 in the three-game weekend series against the Wildcats helping the Red Raiders to back-to-back Big 12 series wins to open conference play and to five-straight series wins overall.
Tech has won five straight series for the first time since 2022 when the Red Raiders won six straight series against Kent State (Feb. 26-27), Merrimack (Mar. 4-6), at Rice (Mar. 11-13), vs. No. 2 Texas (Mar. 25-27) and at Kansas (Apr. 1-3).
On Friday night, Shouse tied the game on his first triple as a Red Raider and ultimately scored the winning run. On Saturday night, the two-way player went 2-for-5 at the plate and tossed a scoreless eighth inning with
two strikeouts.
And while the game-tying triple was a big swing, Shouse saved his biggest and most important swing for the series finale at UofA when he lifted a 432-foot three-run home run that gave Tech a 10-7 lead. Shouse also drove in a run in the second inning on a bases loaded free pass.
The Red Raiders who sit at 15-8 and 4-2 in Big 12 play due in large part to Shouse's heroics have now won back-to-back Big 12 series for the first time since the 2023 season (Apr. 14-16 at Oklahoma; Apr. 21-23 vs. Baylor) when the Red Raiders took 2-of-3 from both OU and Baylor).
Texas Tech has also won its first two Big 12 series of the season for the first time since the 2022 season when Tech won 2-of-3 from No. 2 Texas (Mar. 25-27) and won a weekend set at Kansas (Apr. 1-3).
Shouse and the Red Raiders face New Mexico on Tuesday afternoon. First pitch from Rip Griffin Park at Dan Law Field is set for 2 p.m.
With Monday's honor, Shouse became the third different Red Raider this season to earn Newcomer of the Week honors over the season's first six weeks. Freshman Linkin Garcia and Junior Caden Ferraro were the other two Red Raiders to win the league's newcomer of the week award.
A native of Jasper, Ga., Shouse went 10-for-21 in the Red Raiders four contests last week and hit three home runs and drove in nine. Four of Shouse's 10 hits were for extra bases including three home runs. He also threw a scoreless inning on the mound and struck out two.
Shouse recorded at least two hits in all four contests and scored a run in all four games as well.
After going 3-for-6 with two home runs and three RBIs on Tuesday against DBU, Shouse combined to go 7-for-15 in the three-game weekend series against the Wildcats helping the Red Raiders to back-to-back Big 12 series wins to open conference play and to five-straight series wins overall.
Tech has won five straight series for the first time since 2022 when the Red Raiders won six straight series against Kent State (Feb. 26-27), Merrimack (Mar. 4-6), at Rice (Mar. 11-13), vs. No. 2 Texas (Mar. 25-27) and at Kansas (Apr. 1-3).
On Friday night, Shouse tied the game on his first triple as a Red Raider and ultimately scored the winning run. On Saturday night, the two-way player went 2-for-5 at the plate and tossed a scoreless eighth inning with
two strikeouts.
And while the game-tying triple was a big swing, Shouse saved his biggest and most important swing for the series finale at UofA when he lifted a 432-foot three-run home run that gave Tech a 10-7 lead. Shouse also drove in a run in the second inning on a bases loaded free pass.
The Red Raiders who sit at 15-8 and 4-2 in Big 12 play due in large part to Shouse's heroics have now won back-to-back Big 12 series for the first time since the 2023 season (Apr. 14-16 at Oklahoma; Apr. 21-23 vs. Baylor) when the Red Raiders took 2-of-3 from both OU and Baylor).
Texas Tech has also won its first two Big 12 series of the season for the first time since the 2022 season when Tech won 2-of-3 from No. 2 Texas (Mar. 25-27) and won a weekend set at Kansas (Apr. 1-3).
Shouse and the Red Raiders face New Mexico on Tuesday afternoon. First pitch from Rip Griffin Park at Dan Law Field is set for 2 p.m.
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