Rivalry renewed. Longhorns v. Red Raiders. Former Big 12 foes square off tonight as the Horns look to extend their winning streak while the Red Raiders look to continue working back from a disappointing first couple of weeks. The big question for Texas is how does the bullpen bounce back after a subpar game last night. Offensively, can Texas continue to put up runs and how does the Tech offense stack up?
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#15 TEXAS LONGHORNS v. Texas Tech Red Raiders
Date: March 1st
Where: Las Vegas Ballpark
Time: 630pm CT
TV: D1Baseball.com – Use code TEX25 for $10 off the fee
Radio: AM-1300 The Zone
The Red Raiders have certainly not started the season how they would have liked, but some of that can absolutely be attributed to the schedule. The Red Raiders opened the season on the road against a Top 10 ranked North Carolina squad. Tech battled but ended up getting swept. Texas Tech then welcomed UC Irvine into Lubbock, only to lose the series 2-1 to a tough Anteaters squad. Offensively and defensively, the Red Raiders have struggled mightily.
What this team is currently capable of has yet to truly be seen, as there are some talented guys on the roster, but so far, this is a team that is struggling to find an identity and play well in all aspects.
Offensively, the name to know is TJ Pompey who has started the season with a bang after an impressive freshman campaign. One thing to watch this weekend is if Junior reliever Zane Petty is moved to the starting rotation. He has been solid out of the pen, but did make 11 starts as a freshman back in 2023.
SERIES MATCHUP:
- First meeting: 1968
- Last meeting: 2024 (Texas won the opening conference series in Lubbock 2-1) but fell to the Tech in the opening game of the Big 12 Tourney in Arlington.
- All-Time Series: 121-54
- Home: 64-24
- Away: 50-25
- Neutral: 7-4
- Texas Tech is picked to finish 6th out of 14 in the Big 12 by D1Baseball.com
RECORDS:
Texas: 7-1 (0-0 SEC)
Texas Tech: 2-5 (0-0 Big 12)
PITCHING MATCHUPS:
Saturday – Texas LHP Luke Harrison (1-0, 0.93 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, 9.2 IP) v. Texas Tech RHP Lukas Pirko (0-0, 4.82 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 9.1 IP)
Red Raiders Top Relievers:
- Zane Petty (0-0, 1.69 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 2 apps, 3.1 IP)
- Zach Crotchfelt (1-0, 3.86 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 2 apps, 4.2 IP)
- Trendan Parish (0-1, 10.80 ERA, 3.00 WHIP, 2 apps, 3.1 IP)
- Tyler Boudreau (0-0, 2.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 2 apps, 3.1 IP)
Red Raiders Offensive Leaders:
- TJ Pompey (.409 BA, 1.480 OPS, 1x 2B, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 1.000 SLG%, .480 OB%, 1-1 SB)
- Damian Bravo (.304 BA, .864 OPS, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .435 SLG%, .429 OB%, 2-2 SB)
- Kyeler Thompson (.292 BA, .872 OPS, 1x 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .458 SLG%, .414 OB%, 5-5 SB)
STARTING LINEUPS:
Tech Lineup:
| 1 | cf | 2 Thompson, Kyeler | R | .345 | |
| 2 | rf | 31 Bravo, Damian | R | .345 | |
| 3 | dh | 7 Boehm, Garet | R | .000 | |
| 4 | 1b | 28 Villeneuve, Robin | R | .333 | |
| 5 | lf | 10 Hughes, Logan | L | .179 | |
| 6 | c | 26 Maxcey, Dylan | R | .261 | |
| 7 | 3b | 5 Pompey, TJ | R | .407 | |
| 8 | 2b | 3 Lopez, Tracer | L | .185 | |
| 9 | ss | 1 Ryan, Coleman | R | .182 |
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