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TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER SOFTBALL 2012 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 9 # vs. San Diego State W, 5-4 10 # vs. Northwestern L, 6-14 (6) # vs. #14 Tennessee L, 0-1 11 # vs. #9 Stanford L, 1-7 # vs. Cal Poly L, 0-3 17 $ vs. Ohio State W, 7-4 $ vs. Long Beach State W, 2-0 18 $ vs. Idaho State W, 8-4 $ vs. Portland State W, 5-1 19 $ vs. DePaul W, 2-1 $ vs. Utah State W, 11-2 (5) 24 ^ vs. Texas State W, 6-0 ^ vs. North Texas W, 10-0 (8) 25 ^ vs. UTEP W, 5-2 ^ vs. Stephen F. Austin W, 2-1 (8) 26 ^ vs. Texas State L, 1-3 MARCH 2 ~ BINGHAMTON W, 7-2 ~ UT-ARLINGTON W, 2-0 3 ~ UT-ARLINGTON W, 9-1 (6) ~ BINGHAMTON W, 8-2 4 ~ BINGHAMTON W, 4-3 ~ UT-ARLINGTON W, 7-1 6 at Texas (LHN) L, 0-8 (6) 7 at Texas (LHN) L, 1-2 12 #23 NEW MEXICO W, 9-4 #23 NEW MEXICO W, 8-5 14 at Stony Brook W, 4-1 at Stony Brook W, 6-3 16 + vs. Monmouth W, 4-2 + at Seton Hall W, 11-0 (5) 17 + vs. Manhattan W, 13-2 (5) + vs. Manhattan W, 7-2 18 + at Seton Hall W, 9-0 (5) 27 MIDWESTERN STATE 6 p.m. 30 * IOWA STATE 6 p.m. 31 * IOWA STATE Noon APRIL 1 * IOWA STATE Noon 5 * at Oklahoma 7 p.m. 6 * at Oklahoma 7 p.m. 7 * at Oklahoma Noon 11 * TEXAS 6 p.m. 13 * at Missouri 6 p.m. 14 * at Missouri 2 p.m. 15 * at Missouri Noon 17 * TEXAS A&M (DH) 5 p.m. 17 * TEXAS A&M 5 p.m. 20 * BAYLOR 6 p.m. 21 * BAYLOR Noon 22 * BAYLOR Noon 27 * at Kansas 5 p.m. 28 * at Kansas 2 p.m. 29 * at Kansas Noon MAY 5 * OKLAHOMA STATE 1 p.m. 6 * OKLAHOMA STATE 2 p.m. 7 * OKLAHOMA STATE 4 p.m. 17-20 NCAA Regionals TBA 24-27 NCAA Super Regionals TBA 31-6 NCAA College World Series TBA # ASU Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) • $ Louisville Slug- ger 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. u Back-To-Back NCAA Regional Finalists u 80-34 Record Past Two Seasons u 2011 Top 5 Nationally Ranked Offense Communications Contact: Matt Dowdy • [email protected] • O: (806) 742-2770 • C: (806) 928-5190 TECH CLOSES NON-CONFERENCE TUESDAY After an eight-day break, Texas Tech returns to the dia- mond Tuesday evening when the Red Raiders close non- conference play against Midwestern State. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Rocky Johnson Field. RED RAIDERS WINNERS OF NINE-STRAIGHT The Red Raiders enter Tuesday night’s contest winners of nine-straight overall and 15-straight against non- conference opponents. Tech will be looking to match its season-long winning streak against the Mustangs as the Red Raiders rolled off 10-straight victories from Feb. 17-26 this year, marking the program’s longest run since opening the 2011 season with a 24-0 record. Tech’s last loss to a non-conference foe came Feb. 26 against Texas State in the championship game of the Texas Shootout. GAME INFORMATION Date__________________________ Tuesday, March 27 Location _________________________ Lubbock, Texas Facility _________________ Rocky Johnson Field (1,165) First pitch ________________________________ 6 p.m. Live Stream ________________ Raider Vision All-Access Radio ______________________________KTXT 88.1 FM Play-by-Play ________________________ Luke Wempe Color Analyst _______________________ Joshua Koch Live Stats _____________________ www.texastech.com Live Blog _____________________ www.texastech.com Tickets _______________________ www.texastech.com TEXAS TECH PROBABLE LINEUP 26 - MIKEY KENNEY .337 - 10 - 21 7 - ASHLEY HAMADA .216 - 0 - 0 4 - KATELYN WILLIAMS .222 - 1 - 10 3 - EMILY BLEDSOE .284 - 1 - 13 19 - RAVEN RICHARDSON .314 - 4 - 14 2 - LOGAN HALL .283 - 0 - 8 18 - SANDY JAMES .330 - 7 - 27 6 - RANDI TONGATE .333 - 0 - 3 DP 9 - ADRIANA PEREZ .386 - 9 - 30 2012 STATISTICS AVG - HR - RBI POSSIBLE PITCHERS Pitcher W-L ERA 77 - Cara Custer 14-5 1.98 20 - Kelsey Dennis 2-0 3.00 Pitcher W-L ERA 11 - Brittany Talley 8-2 2.05 8 - Chandler Moore 0-0 5.65 Pitcher W-L ERA 4 - Kermitria Ward 0-0 0.00 23 - Ashley Brokeshoulder 2-0 0.00 -or- 22 - HOLLEY GENTSCH .220 - 1 - 10 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Record ................................................................ 26-7; 0-2 2011 Postseason............................... NCAA Regional Head Coach.............................................. Shanon Hays Record at School..........................................106-41 (3) Career Record ...............................................221-57 (5) Last Five Games ........................................................ 5-0 Last 10 Games............................................................ 9-1 Streak ...................................................................... Won 9 Home/Away/Neutral .............................8-0/4-2/14-5 National Ranking ................................................. None Midwestern State Series.................... First Meeting MIDWESTERN STATE MUSTANGS Record ...................................................................... 14-17 2011 Postseason....NCAA Division II World Series Head Coach................................................Brady Tigert Record at School....................................... 342-152 (9) Career Record .......................................... 501-217 (12) Last Five Games ........................................................ 2-3 Last 10 Games............................................................ 3-7 Streak ....................................................................... Lost 1 Home/Away/Neutral ............................... 6-5/2-8/6-4 National Ranking ................................................. None Texas Tech Series .................................. First Meeting

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Page 1: Midwestern State Game Notes

TEXAS TECHRED RAIDER SOFTBALL

2012 SCHEDULEFEBRUARY 9 # vs. San Diego State W, 5-410 # vs. Northwestern L, 6-14 (6) # vs. #14 Tennessee L, 0-111 # vs. #9 Stanford L, 1-7 # vs. Cal Poly L, 0-317 $ vs. Ohio State W, 7-4 $ vs. Long Beach State W, 2-018 $ vs. Idaho State W, 8-4 $ vs. Portland State W, 5-119 $ vs. DePaul W, 2-1 $ vs. Utah State W, 11-2 (5)24 ^ vs. Texas State W, 6-0 ^ vs. North Texas W, 10-0 (8)25 ^ vs. UTEP W, 5-2 ^ vs. Stephen F. Austin W, 2-1 (8)26 ^ vs. Texas State L, 1-3

MARCH 2 ~ BINGHAMTON W, 7-2 ~ UT-ARLINGTON W, 2-03 ~ UT-ARLINGTON W, 9-1 (6) ~ BINGHAMTON W, 8-24 ~ BINGHAMTON W, 4-3 ~ UT-ARLINGTON W, 7-16 at Texas (LHN) L, 0-8 (6)7 at Texas (LHN) L, 1-212 #23 NEW MEXICO W, 9-4 #23 NEW MEXICO W, 8-514 at Stony Brook W, 4-1 at Stony Brook W, 6-316 + vs. Monmouth W, 4-2 + at Seton Hall W, 11-0 (5)17 + vs. Manhattan W, 13-2 (5) + vs. Manhattan W, 7-218 + at Seton Hall W, 9-0 (5)27 MIDWESTERN STATE 6 p.m.30 * IOWA STATE 6 p.m.31 * IOWA STATE Noon

APRIL 1 * IOWA STATE Noon5 * at Oklahoma 7 p.m.6 * at Oklahoma 7 p.m.7 * at Oklahoma Noon11 * TEXAS 6 p.m.13 * at Missouri 6 p.m.14 * at Missouri 2 p.m.15 * at Missouri Noon17 * TEXAS A&M (DH) 5 p.m.17 * TEXAS A&M 5 p.m.20 * BAYLOR 6 p.m.21 * BAYLOR Noon22 * BAYLOR Noon27 * at Kansas 5 p.m.28 * at Kansas 2 p.m.29 * at Kansas Noon

MAY 5 * OKLAHOMA STATE 1 p.m.6 * OKLAHOMA STATE 2 p.m.7 * OKLAHOMA STATE 4 p.m.17-20 NCAA Regionals TBA24-27 NCAA Super Regionals TBA31-6 NCAA College World Series TBA# ASU Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) • $ Louisville Slug-ger 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.

u Back-To-Back NCAA Regional Finalists u 80-34 Record Past Two Seasons u 2011 Top 5 Nationally Ranked Offense

Communications Contact: Matt Dowdy • [email protected] • O: (806) 742-2770 • C: (806) 928-5190

TECH CLOSES NON-CONFERENCE TUESDAYAfter an eight-day break, Texas Tech returns to the dia-mond Tuesday evening when the Red Raiders close non-conference play against Midwestern State. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Rocky Johnson Field.

RED RAIDERS WINNERS OF NINE-STRAIGHTThe Red Raiders enter Tuesday night’s contest winners of nine-straight overall and 15-straight against non-conference opponents. Tech will be looking to match its season-long winning streak against the Mustangs as the Red Raiders rolled off 10-straight victories from Feb. 17-26 this year, marking the program’s longest run since opening the 2011 season with a 24-0 record. Tech’s last loss to a non-conference foe came Feb. 26 against Texas State in the championship game of the Texas Shootout.

GAME INFORMATIONDate __________________________ Tuesday, March 27Location _________________________ Lubbock, TexasFacility _________________ Rocky Johnson Field (1,165) First pitch ________________________________ 6 p.m. Live Stream ________________ Raider Vision All-AccessRadio ______________________________KTXT 88.1 FMPlay-by-Play ________________________ Luke WempeColor Analyst _______________________ Joshua KochLive Stats _____________________ www.texastech.comLive Blog _____________________ www.texastech.comTickets _______________________ www.texastech.com

TEXAS TECH PROBABLE LINEUP

26 - MIKEY KENNEY.337 - 10 - 21

7 - ASHLEY HAMADA.216 - 0 - 0

4 - KATELYN WILLIAMS.222 - 1 - 10

3 - EMILY BLEDSOE.284 - 1 - 13

19 - RAVEN RICHARDSON.314 - 4 - 14

2 - LOGAN HALL.283 - 0 - 8

18 - SANDY JAMES.330 - 7 - 27

6 - RANDI TONGATE.333 - 0 - 3

DP9 - ADRIANA PEREZ

.386 - 9 - 30

2012 STATISTICSAVG - HR - RBI

POSSIBLE PITCHERS

Pitcher W-L ERA77 - Cara Custer 14-5 1.9820 - Kelsey Dennis 2-0 3.00

Pitcher W-L ERA11 - Brittany Talley 8-2 2.058 - Chandler Moore 0-0 5.65

Pitcher W-L ERA4 - Kermitria Ward 0-0 0.0023 - Ashley Brokeshoulder 2-0 0.00

-or-22 - HOLLEY GENTSCH

.220 - 1 - 10

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERSRecord ................................................................ 26-7; 0-22011 Postseason ............................... NCAA RegionalHead Coach ..............................................Shanon HaysRecord at School ..........................................106-41 (3)Career Record ...............................................221-57 (5)

Last Five Games ........................................................ 5-0Last 10 Games............................................................ 9-1Streak ......................................................................Won 9Home/Away/Neutral .............................8-0/4-2/14-5National Ranking .................................................NoneMidwestern State Series.................... First Meeting

MIDWESTERN STATE MUSTANGSRecord ...................................................................... 14-172011 Postseason ....NCAA Division II World SeriesHead Coach ................................................Brady TigertRecord at School ....................................... 342-152 (9)Career Record ..........................................501-217 (12)

Last Five Games ........................................................ 2-3Last 10 Games............................................................ 3-7Streak .......................................................................Lost 1Home/Away/Neutral ............................... 6-5/2-8/6-4National Ranking .................................................NoneTexas Tech Series .................................. First Meeting

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2 2012 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

WEEK 8: MIDWESTERN STATE • GAME 34

PRACTICESPlayers and coaches are available for interviews ev-ery day prior to the start of practice. Practice usu-ally begins at 2:15 (batting cages) on weekdays, and media members wishing to attend should contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office beforehand.

PLAYER/HEAD COACH INTERVIEWSTexas Tech student-athletes and head coach Sha-non 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.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWSTexas 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.

CREDENTIALSMedia 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 of-fice. All requests for both media and photo creden-tials must be made either in writing or via e-mail at least a day in advance to Matt Dowdy, Assistant Di-rector for Athletic Communications. (Fax: (806) 742-1970; e-mail: [email protected]) 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 game-days.

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GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ______________________ Lubbock, TexasFounded ______________________________ 1923Enrollment ___________________________32,327Nickname ________________________Red RaidersColors ______________________ Scarlet and BlackFacility ___________________ Rocky Johnson FieldAffiliation ____________________ NCAA Division IConference ___________________________ Big 12Chancellor ________________________ Kent HancePresident _______________________ Dr. Guy Bailey Athletics Director _________________ Kirby Hocutt Sr. Associate AD/SWA _____________Dr. Judi HenryDepartment Main Number _______ (806) 742-3355

HISTORYSeason of Softball ____21st (1981-85; 1996-present)All-Time Record _______________ 492-587-4 (.454)NCAA Regional Appearances _______________Four______________________ (1999, 2001, 2010, 2011)

FACILITY INFORMATIONName ____________________ Rocky Johnson FieldCapacity ______ 1,093 (Room for portable seating)Opened _______________________________ 2001

COACHING STAFFHead Coach ____________________ Shanon HaysAlma Mater _______________Lubbock Christian ‘91Record at Tech _____________ 106-41 (3rd Season)Career Record ______________ 221-57 (5th Season)Best time to reach ________ Afternoon, Contact SIDAssoc. Head Coach __________________ Aly SartiniAlma Mater ______________________ Arkansas ‘00Assistant Coach ____________________ Kristie FoxAlma Mater _______________________ Arizona ‘07Dir. of Operations __________ Shannon ArmstrongOffice Number _________________ (806) 742-5001

TEAM INFORMATION2011 Record ___________________________42-16Conference Record __________________ 5-13 (8th)Home Record __________________________26-10Away Record _____________________________3-5Neutral Site Record _______________________13-1Postseason _____________ NCAA Tucson RegionalFinal Ranking __________________ Received VotesLetterwinners Returning/Lost ______________15/5Position Starters Returning/Lost _____________7/1Pitchers Returning Lost ____________________4/1Newcomers _______________________________ 9Top Returning Position Players ____ Emily Bledsoe_________________ Raven Richardson, Logan Hall,____________________ Sandy James, Cydney AllenTop Returning Pitchers ____________Kelsey Dennis_______________________________Brittany TalleyTop Newcomers _______Cara Custer, Adriana Perez__________________ Katelyn Williams, Melisa Ryba

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSAssociate AD/Communications _______ Blayne BealE-mail ___________________ [email protected] Director (Softball) _________ Matt DowdyOffice _________________________ (806) 742-2770Cell __________________________ (806) 928-5190Fax ___________________________ (806) 742-1970Twitter ________________________ @Matt_DowdyE-mail _______________ [email protected] ___________________www.texastech.comTech Twitter______ @TechAthletics, @TechGamedayMailing Address ______________ 6th & Boston Ave.___________________________ Lubbock, TX 79409

QUICK FACTS

MONDAY

Media Availability

1:45 p.m. (CT)

Practice2:15 p.m.

vs. MidwesternState6 p.m.

Practice2:15 p.m.

Media Availability1:45 p.m.

Practice2:15 p.m.

vs. Iowa State6 p.m.

vs. Iowa StateNoon

vs. Iowa StateNoon

WWW.TEXASTECH.COMThis is the official site of the Texas Tech Athletics De-partment. Texas Tech Softball 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.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTSTexas 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.

ROCKY JOHNSON FIELDRocky Johnson Field opened in 2001, giving Texas Tech one of the newest softball facilities in the coun-try. 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 FIELDRocky Johnson Field is located on 10th Street near University Medical Center (UMC). The softball com-plex 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.

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MEDIA INFORMATION

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY2827 29

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2012 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL 3

School Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct.Texas 5-0 1.000 26-2 .929Missouri 4-2 .667 23-5 .821Oklahoma 2-1 .667 26-4 .867Texas A&M 2-1 .667 22-9 .701Kansas 2-4 .333 22-6 .786Baylor 2-1 .333 22-8 .733Oklahoma State 1-2 .333 16-12 .571Texas Tech 0-2 .000 26-7 .788Iowa State 0-3 .000 9-18 .333

UPCOMING BIG 12 SCHEDULETuesday, March 27Kansas at Missouri State (DH) 4 p.m.Northern Iowa at Iowa State 4 p.m.Midwestern State at Texas Tech 6 p.m.

Wednesday, March 28Evansville at Missouri (DH) 3 p.m.Drake at Iowa State 4 p.m.Houston at Texas 6 p.m.Baylor at Texas A&M 6:30 p.m.Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 30New Mexico at Texas 5 p.m.Baylor at Missouri 6 p.m.Iowa State at Texas Tech 6 p.m.Kansas at Oklahoma 7 p.m.Texas A&M at Oklahoma State 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 31Tulsa at Texas 11 a.m.Iowa State at Texas Tech NoonNew Mexico at Texas 1:30 p.m.Kansas at Oklahoma 2 p.m.Texas A&M at Oklahoma State 3 p.m.Baylor at Missouri (FSN) 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 1Kansas at Oklahoma NoonTexas A&M at Oklahoma State NoonIowa State at Texas Tech NoonBaylor at Missouri Noon

LAST WEEKEND’S RESULTSFriday, March 23Texas A&M 2, Missouri 1Kansas 1, Oklahoma State 0 (8 inn.)Texas 8, Iowa State 4Oklahoma 2, Baylor 0

Saturday, March 24Missouri 6, Texas A&M 5Texas 7, Iowa State 3Kansas 3, Oklahoma State 2Oklahoma 5, Baylor 0

Sunday, March 25Baylor 1, Oklahoma 0Texas A&M 1, Missouri 0 (8 inn.)Oklahoma State 3, Kansas 1Texas 11, Iowa State 2

2011 BIG 12 STANDINGSINSIDE THE SERIESDespite being roughly 200 miles from each other, this will be the first meeting all-time between Tech and Midwestern State, which is located in Wichita Falls. The Mustangs, who play in the Lone Star Conference, are Tech’s first Division II opponent since facing Eastern New Mexico in a doubleheader March 30, 2005 In Lub-bock. The Red Raiders won both of those games by a combined score of 29-2.

ON DECKThe Red Raiders return to Big 12 play this weekend with their conference home opener against Iowa State. The three-game series begins at 6 p.m. Friday evening at Rocky Johnson Field. The two teams will conclude the series with games at noon on Saturday and Sunday.

LOOKING BACKDespite a week off, the Red Raiders enter this week’s homestand with momentum on their side as Tech went a perfect 9-0 over Spring Break with doubleheader sweeps of No. 23 New Mexico and Stony Brook before taking the Seton Hall Classic title following a 5-0 showing.

RED RAIDERS IN NON-CONFERENCE FINALESTexas Tech has traditionally struggled somewhat in its final non-conference game of the year, posting an 8-8 record since softball was resurrected as an intercollegiate sport in 1996. The Red Raiders have closed non-conference with a win in six of the last nine years, including a 6-5 extra-inning victory over Liberty on March 20 last year. Tech is 1-1 when finishing up non-conference under head coach Shanon Hays. Texas Tech in Non-Conference Finales (Since 2003) Year Opponent (Date) Result 2003 New Mexico State (4/23) W, 8-1 2004 Northwest Oklahoma State (4/29) W, 5-4 2005 Eastern New Mexico (3/30) W, 19-1 2006 UTSA (4/26) W, 4-1 2007 North Texas (3/28) L, 1-4 2008 New Mexico (4/28) L, 0-1 2009 at UTEP (4/23) L, 1-5 2010 vs. Maryland (3/21) L, 2-3 2011 vs. Liberty (3/20) W, 6-5

CUSTER THROWS FIRST CAREER NO-HITTERCuster tossed her first career no-hitter in Tech’s second game of the Seton Hall Classic, a 11-0 run-rule of the host Pirates. It marked the eighth no-hitter in school history and the first since Kermitria Ward held Dayton hitless on March 6 last year. She became just the third Tech freshman to record a no-hitter, joining Ward and fellow teammate Brittany Talley. Custer struck out a season-high nine Pirates in the outing before coming back two days later to keep Seton Hall hitless all the way till the third inning when Colltey Sheldon slapped an infield single. The Spanaway, Wash. native was named the tournament’s top pitcher following the game.

SPRING BREAK GOOD FOR TECH’S AVERAGESTo say the Tech offense enjoyed a successful Spring Break at the plate might be an understatement. During Tech’s nine games during the week, Tech hit .374 as a team, totaling 14 home runs and 71 runs during that span, outscoring opponents 71-19 overall. The Red Raiders had eight players with 10 or more at-bats post at least a .300 average at the plate, led by Raven Richardson’s .600 mark. Texas Tech Over Spring Break AB H AVG. HR RBI Raven Richardson 20 12 .600 2 7 Adriana Perez 31 14 .452 4 14 Melisa Ryba 11 5 .455 1 6 Mikey Kenney 27 12 .444 3 8 Emily Bledsoe 27 11 .407 3 8 Logan Hall 28 9 .321 0 4 Sandy James 25 8 .320 2 8 Holley Gentsch 13 4 .308 0 2

KENNEY PERFECT ON THE BASESWhile Mikey Kenney has recently been known for her hitting balls out of the park, the junior has also made her mark on the base paths this season, going a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen bases which currently ranks sev-enth in the Big 12. Kenney has never been thrown out on a stolen base attempt as she is 29-for-29 over her career. The Arvada, Colo. native tied the Tech single-game record with four stolen bases in the second game against Manhattan March 17. Tech stole seven bases as a team in that game, one shy of the school record.

PEREZ CONTINUES TO CREATE HAVOC IN CLEANUP SPOTAdriana Perez continues to cause problems for opposing pitchers as she is now hitting .386 on the year with nine home runs and a team-high 30 RBI. The junior enters this week as the Big 12 leader in hits (39) while also ranking among the top performers in home runs (9), RBI (30), total bases (71), and slugging percentage (.703). Perez is in the midst of a 10-game hitting streak, the longest for any Tech player this season.

RYBA RETURNS TO THE LINEUPAfter 14 games away from the field, Melisa Ryba returned the field at the Seton Hall Classic, crushing a three-run homer in the first plate appearance. She came off the bench in all five games that weekend, replacing Katelyn Williams in the lineup to go 5-for-11 at the plate. She had not previously seen action since facing UTEP on Feb. 25 in Waco.

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Rk. School Rec. Pts. LW 1. Alabama (28) 25-0 746 1 2. California (2) 25-1 712 2 3. Washington 27-1 692 3 4. Florida 26-2 654 4 5. Arizona St. 28-3 597 5 6. Texas 23-2 588 6 7. Oklahoma 24-3 579 7 8. Louisiana-Lafayette 26-0 565 10 9. Stanford 25-3 504 9 10. Missouri 20-3 463 12 11. Georgia 23-5 439 8 12. Tennessee 19-6 403 11 13. Louisville 22-0 393 14 14. Arizona 18-4 378 13 15. Baylor 21-6 307 15 16. UCLA 20-6 302 16 17. Hawai‘i 24-2 271 18 Oregon 18-4 271 17 19. Texas A&M 20-8 177 22 20. Michigan 17-9 171 19 21. Auburn 23-6 157 20 22. USF 24-5 122 24 23. Florida St. 23-5 112 21 24. North Carolina 21-8 43 RV 25. DePaul 15-7 36 24

Others Receiving Votes: Oregon State 22; Georgia Tech 11; New Mexico 10; LSU 7; S.C. Upstate 7; Syra-cuse 5; Tulsa 3; McNeese State 2; Kansas 1.

Rk. School Rec. Pts. LW 1. Alabama (15) 25-0 494 2 2. California (5) 25-1 480 1 3. Washington 27-1 462 3 4. Florida 26-2 432 4 5. Texas 23-2 398 6 6. Arizona State 28-3 395 5 7. Oklahoma 24-3 385 7 8. Louisiana-Lafayette 26-0 372 11 9. Stanford 25-3 330 T9 10. Missouri 20-3 310 12 11. Tennessee 19-6 298 T9 12. Georgia 23-5 275 8 13. Arizona 18-4 252 13 14. Louisville 22-0 248 15 15. Oregon 18-4 228 14 16. UCLA 20-6 186 T16 17. Hawaii 24-2 175 T19 18. Baylor 21-6 167 T16 19. Texas A&M 20-8 129 21 20. Michigan 17-9 115 T19 21. Auburn 23-6 110 18 22. South Florida 24-5 97 23 23. Florida State 23-5 57 22 24. Syracuse 17-8 22 RV 25. North Carolina 21-8 21 RV

Others Receiving Votes: DePaul (20); Oregon State (19); LSU (11); Tulsa (3); Georgia Tech (2); Lipscomb (2); Nebraska (2); New Mexico (2); Oklahoma State (1).

BOLD represents 2012 Texas Tech opponents

USA TODAY/NFCA TOP 25 POLL

ESPN/USA SOFTBALL TOP 25 POLL

RED RAIDERS RANKED NO. 29 IN FIRST RPI RANKINGSTexas Tech was ranked 29th in the first RPI (ratings percentage index) rankings that were released Monday afternoon, one spot higher than where Tech debuted a year ago. The Red Raiders, who ended last season ranked 30th in the RPI rankings, placed sixth among Big 12 schools in the poll, trailing Texas (No. 8), Texas A&M (No. 12), Oklahoma (No. 13), Missouri (No. 15) and Kansas (No. 25). Tech has played four non-conference opponents (Tennessee, Stanford, DePaul, Texas State) ranked in the top 40 so far this season, going 4-3 in those games.

KENNEY SETS CAREER HOME RUN RECORDAfter setting the Tech career home run record against Stony Brook March 14, Mikey Kenney continued to add to her record in the Seton Hall Classic, pounding her team-leading 10th dinger of the year against the host Pirates during pool play. Kenney now has 29 home runs in her career, two more than previous record holder Kim Martinez who totaled 27 during the 1997 and 1999 seasons. Her 10 home runs on the year currently rank second in the Big 12, two back of Oklahoma’s Lauren Chamberlain.

HAYS EARNS WIN NO. 100 AT TEXAS TECHShanon Hays picked up his 100th victory while the head coach at Texas Tech with the Red Raiders’ 4-1 win in the series opener at Stony Brook. Tech went on to win the second game as well, moving Hays to 101-41 at the time in two-plus seasons at Tech. The Lubbock native, who is 218-57 in five seasons as a collegiate coach, trails only Renee Luers-Gillespie as the school’s all-time winningest coach. Gillespie went 136-159-1 during just over four seasons from 1996-2000.

BLEDSOE HEATS UP DURING TRIP TO NEW YORKAfter struggling for the first part of the season, Emily Bledsoe was able to string several hits together during Tech’s trip the New York area, compiling a .476 average (10-for-21) over the seven-game stretch. Bledsoe also scored six runs during that time while adding five RBI and three doubles. She now has 44 doubles for her career, the most in Tech history, which leave her four shy of entering the Big 12 record book as well. The performance helped Bledsoe move her season average to .284 overall, the highest its been all year.

HALL BECOMES BIG 12 DOUBLES LEADEREven after a week off, Logan Hall remains the Big 12 doubles leader as the senior has nine on the year, one more than Keilani Ricketts of Oklahoma who ranks second. Following a relatively slow start to the season, Hall has posted seven doubles during the month of March alone. She is now hitting .283 on the year with 16 runs scored and eight RBI.

CUSTER REMAINS AMONG BIG 12 WINS LEADERSCara Custer enters this week in a three-way tie for the Big 12 lead in wins as she is 14-5 on the year with a team-leading 1.98 earned-run average. The freshman enters this week tied with Keilani Rickets (Oklahoma) and Mel Dumezich (Texas A&M) for the conference lead in wins. Custer, who tossed her first career no-hitter March 16 against Seton Hall, is also among the league leaders in innings pitched, strikeouts, appearances, games started, saves, shutouts, and complete games.

DON’T FORGET TALLEYEven with Cara Custer’s emergence early in the season, Tech would not be 21-7 on the year without the consistency of sophomore Brittany Talley. The left-hander, who provides a good 1-2 punch in the rotation with Custer, is 8-2 on the year with a 2.05 earned-run average. In 10 starts this season, Talley has given up more than one earned run only three times. She has tossed five complete games on the year, including one shutout, in 75.0 innings.

PENCIL BLEDSOE IN THE LINEUPDuring 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 204 games since her freshman season in 2009. Already a regular in the Tech record book, the senior currently ranks seventh all-time in career games played as she is tied with Heather Parker who played for the Red Raiders from 2004-07. If Bledsoe were to start in each of Tech’s final 23 games, she would wrap her career ranked fifth all-time with 227 games played.

TECH BATS COME TO LIFE AGAINST NEW MEXICOHeading into the New Mexico doubleheader, Tech head coach Shanon Hays had hoped his offense would have produced a few more runs so far this season. He got his wish early on against the 23rd Lobos as Tech set a new season high in hits during the first game en route to scoring a total of 17 runs over the two games. The Red Raiders capitalized on two separate seven-run innings which allowed Tech to break the first game open in the third before using another seven-run frame in the fourth to bounce back from an early 3-0 deficit in the finale.

WILLIAMS EMERGES IN LEFT FIELDFor the first three weekends of the season, Tech used a platoon of players in left field with Melisa Ryba, Taylor Powell, Kermitria Ward, and Katelyn Williams all seeing time. Over the past 16 games, though, Williams has found her way into the lineup, marking the most-consecutive starts for a Tech player in left field this season. During that span, Williams has hit .242 at the plate (10-for-33) with her first career home run and a pair of doubles. She has also drove in 10 RBI and scored four runs during that stretch.

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TECH IN NATIONAL RANKINGS NFCA ESPNPreseason RV RVFeb. 14 n/a n/aFeb. 21 n/a n/aFeb. 28 n/a n/aMarch 6 n/a n/aMarch 13 n/a n/aMarch 20 n/a n/aMarch 27April 3April 10April 17April 24May 1May 8May 15

NOTABLESu 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 Tech built a 10-game winning streak before falling to Texas State in the championship game of the Texas Shootout in Waco. That streak is the Red Raiders’ longest since running off 11-straight from March 11-20 last year as Tech closed the non-conference schedule. u The Red Raiders have been aggressive on the base paths so far this season, swiping 42 bases in 51 at-tempts thus far. Mikey Kenney and Kermitria Ward are among the Big 12 leaders in the category as the duo are a combined 19-for20 in attempts this year.u Tech had a 34.0 errorless inning streak going last weekend until the Red Raiders committed two against Binghamton on Saturday. Tech had been error-free in each of its last four games to that point.u The Red Raiders are currently ranked second in the Big 12 with a .978 hitting percentage that is just points back of conference leader Texas. The Red Raiders, who lead the league in both assists and putouts, have committed 22 errors on the year while turing a conference-high 10 double plays.

“THE ROCK” GETS ADDITIONAL SEATINGTexas Tech fans have the added comfort of not having to fight for a seat this season as over 500 seats were added to Rocky Johnson Field in the offseason. The seating addition replaced the grass berms that previ-ously stood above both dugouts and over both bullpen areas. The facility currently has seating for 1,165 fans with room to add portable seating as well.

OFFENSE SHINES IN OPENING WEEKENDAfter hitting just .240 over the first 16 games of the season, the Red Raiders responded with a .386 average over six games last weekend against Binghamton and UT-Arlington, bringing their season average up 42 points in the process. Tech, which ranked fourth nationally in scoring offense and batting average last year, had at least 10 hits in four of six games en route to an undefeated weekend. Mikey Kenney led the way with a .533 average on the weekend that included three home runs and four stolen bases. Logan Hall trailed close behind after going 11-for-21 with three RBI and six runs scored. Tech is 13-1 this year when scoring three or more runs.

TECH PITCHERS GOING THE DISTANCELed 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 14 complete games over the first 28 games, including four times at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas. Custer leads the squad as she has finished out nine games so far while Talley has added five complete games of her own. The duo has combined for four shutouts on the year, two of which that took place at the Texas Shootout in Waco.

RED RAIDERS REBOUND NICELY IN VEGASAfter what many considered a disappointing 1-4 start to the season, the Red Raiders rebounded rather nicely 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 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 WEEKAfter hitting over .400 with a pair of home runs, Sandy James was named the Big 12 Player of the Week Tues-day, 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. 200The Red Raiders’ 2-1 win over DePaul marked win No. 200 for head coach Shanon Hays as the third-year head coach is now 205-55 in four-plus seasons as a collegiate coach. Hays, who is 91-39 at Tech, recently passed Theresa Wilson for third on the winningest Tech coaches list as Wilson went 89-123 during the 2005-08 sea-sons.

UNFAMILIAR TERRITORYThe Red Raiders entered unfamiliar territory in Las Vegas 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 sea-sons, 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.

BLEDSOE A CANDIDATE FOR LOWE’S SR. CLASSEarlier 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.

BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDSPLAYER OF THE WEEKFeb. 14 Lexy Bennett, Texas, Sr.Feb. 21 Sandy James, Texas Tech, Jr.Feb. 28 Kelsea Roth, Missouri, Fr.March 6 Courtney Craig, Texas, Sr.March 13 Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma, Fr.March 20 Georgia Casey, Oklahoma, Fr.March 27April 3April 10April 17April 24May 1 May 8May 15

PITCHER OF THE WEEKFeb. 14 Whitney Canion, Baylor, Jr.Feb. 21 Blaire Luna, Texas, Jr.Feb. 28 Chelsea Thomas, Missouri, Jr.March 6 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Jr.March 13 Kat Espinosa, Oklahoma State, Jr. March 20 Keilani Rickets, Oklahoma, Jr.March 27April 3April 10April 17April 24May 1 May 8May 15

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BUILDING THAT RPIPart 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.

RED RAIDERS FACE QUALITY ARMS IN ARIZONAIf 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 PICKS UP VOTES IN PRESEASON POLLSFor 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.

RED RAIDERS FACE CHALLENGE IN THE DESERTThe 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. Ten-nessee, 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.

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 Den-nis 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.

TEAM RECORD AGAINST 2012

San Diego State 1-0 18-17

Northwestern 0-1 11-17

Tennessee 0-1 23-7

Stanford 0-1 25-6

Cal Poly 0-1 7-18

Ohio State 1-0 16-11

Long Beach State 1-0 12-18

Idaho State 1-0 3-20

Portland State 1-0 10-11

DePaul 1-0 16-10

Utah State 1-0 9-19

Texas State 1-1 19-11

North Texas 1-0 13-17

UTEP 1-0 12-21

Stephen F. Austin 1-0 8-18

Binghamton 3-0 7-14

UT-Arlington 3-0 11-13

Texas* 0-2 19-1

New Mexico 2-0 22-6

Stony Brook 2-0 17-6

Monmouth 1-0 9-8

Seton Hall 2-0 15-14

Manhattan 2-0 1-18

Midwestern State 0-0 14-17

Iowa State* 0-0 9-18

Oklahoma* 0-0 26-4

Missouri* 0-0 23-5

Texas A&M* 0-0 22-9

Baylor* 0-0 22-8

Kansas* 0-0 22-6

Oklahoma State* 0-0 16-12

Totals 26-7 457-380

TRACKING THE OPPONENTS

PLAYER TO WATCH - #9 ADRIANA PEREZ

• Perez is hitting .452 over Texas Tech’s last nine games with a team-high four home runs and 14 RBI. She was named the Seton Hall Classic MVP after smashing two hom-ers and seven RBI in the championship game against the host Pirates. Perez leads the team with a .386 average this year to go along with nine homers and 30 RBI.

Sandy James

Feb. 21 Big 12 Player of the Week

Emily Bledsoe

USA Softball Preseason Top 50 Watch List

Adriana Perez

Seton Hall Classic MVP

Cara Custer

Seton Hall Classic Top Pitcher

Mikey Kenney

Seton Hall Classic All-Tournament Team

2012 PLAYER AWARDS

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TAKING THE NEXT STEPImmediately 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.

TECH BOASTS A RECORD EIGHT SENIORSAfter 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 intercol-legiate 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.

TECH RETURNS ONE OF NATION’S TOP LINEUPSThe 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 Confer-ence 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 LISTSenior 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-CONFERENCEAfter playing the majority of non-conference games at home the past two sea-sons, 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.

HAYS LOOKS TO CUSTER FOR BOOST IN CIRCLEWhen 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 se-cured her commitment before several of the top programs across the country came calling. Now, the Tech coaching staff is expecting the Spanaway, Wash. na-tive to be a dominating presence in the circle for a Tech pitching staff that had a 3.50 ERA a year ago.

RED RAIDERS ADD JUCO CATCHER OF THE YEARTech 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 OFFMelisa 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 All-Mountain selection.

BIG 12 PLAY TURNS TO THREE-GAME SERIESFor 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 con-ference 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.

TECH PICKED 7TH IN BIG 12 PRESEASON POLLEven 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 confer-ence 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

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In two seasons as Texas Tech’s head softball coach, Shanon Hays has taken the Red Raiders to consecutive NCAA Regional appearances, breaking a nine-year 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 Raid-ers 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 previ-ously 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, dou-bles, 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 two-year 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 fa-ther, 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 OPPONENTSNON-CONFERENCEAlcorn State _________________ 2-1Appalachian State ____________ 1-0Arizona _____________________ 0-1Auburn _____________________ 0-1Binghamton _________________ 3-0Boise St. _____________________ 3-0Boston University _____________ 1-0Bradley _____________________ 1-0Bryant ______________________ 3-0BYU ________________________ 1-0Cal Poly _____________________ 0-1California ____________________ 1-0Chattanooga _________________ 1-0Colorado State _______________ 1-0Dayton _____________________ 3-0DePaul ______________________ 1-0Evansville ___________________ 3-0Florida A&M _________________ 1-0

New Mexico State _____________ 1-1North Carolina Central _________ 3-0North Texas __________________ 1-0Northern Illinois ______________ 2-0Northwestern ________________ 0-1Ohio State ___________________ 1-0Oregon _____________________ 1-0Portland State ________________ 1-0San Diego State ______________ 1-1Seton Hall ___________________ 2-0Southern Utah _______________ 1-0Stony Brook _________________ 2-0St. John’s ____________________ 2-0Stanford ____________________ 1-1Stephen F. Austin _____________ 1-0Tennessee ___________________ 0-1Texas-Arlington ______________ 4-0Texas Southern _______________ 1-0Texas State __________________ 1-1

Florida State _________________ 1-0Harvard _____________________ 1-0Hawai’i ______________________ 0-1Houston Baptist ______________ 2-0Howard _____________________ 3-0Idaho State __________________ 1-0Indiana _____________________ 1-0Jackson State ________________ 3-0Jacksonville __________________ 1-0Liberty ______________________ 1-0Long Beach State _____________ 1-0Long Island __________________ 1-1Maine ______________________ 3-0Manhattan __________________ 2-0Maryland ____________________ 0-1Missouri- Kansas City __________ 3-0Monmouth __________________ 1-0Nebraska ____________________ 1-3New Mexico _________________ 4-0

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDYEAR SCHOOL RECORD2006-07 Lubbock Christian n/a2008 Lubbock Christian 60-9*2009 Lubbock Christian 54-7^2010 Texas Tech 38-18#2011 Texas Tech 42-162012 Texas Tech 21-7Total 215-57

* NAIA National Champions^ NAIA National Championship finalists# NCAA Regional

PERSONAL

High School _____________ Lubbock Monterey ‘86 College __________________Lubbock Christian ‘91Degree ___________________________ EducationWife ___________________________________ TinaChildren ______________ 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.

ACCOMPLISHMENTSu 2008 NAIA National Coach of the Yearu 2008-09 Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Yearu Only person in Tech history to coach two com- pletely different sports (men’s basketball).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 EXPERIENCEYEAR SCHOOL (SEASONS) RECORD1995-96 Frank Phillips (1) 19-91996-99 Abilene Christian (3) 58-261999-01 Texas Tech Asst. Coach (2) 21-342001-02 Abilene Christian AD2002-03 Midland College (1) 30-72004-06 Houston Assoc. HC (2) 39-24Total 187-37

Towson _____________________ 1-0UC Davis ____________________ 1-0Utah State ___________________ 1-0Utah Valley __________________ 3-0UTEP _______________________ 1-0Wichita State _________________ 3-1Wisconsin ___________________ 1-0Total ____________________ 94-17

BIG 12Baylor ______________________ 1-3Iowa State ___________________ 3-1Kansas ______________________ 4-1Missouri_____________________ 0-4Oklahoma ___________________ 2-3Oklahoma St. ________________ 2-2Texas _______________________ 0-6Texas A&M ___________________ 0-4Total ____________________ 12-24

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Record: 27-7 Home: 8-0 Away: 4-2 Neutral: 14-5 Big 12: 0-2

Date Opponent Score r-h-e r-h-e Inns Overall Big 12 Pitcher of record Attend TimeFeb 09, 2012 vs San Diego State W 5-4 5-8-0 4-5-0 7 1-0-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (W 1-0) 215 1:59Feb 10, 2012 vs Northwestern 6-14 L 6-5-3 14-7-0 6 1-1-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (L 1-1) 216 2:32Feb 10, 2012 vs #14 Tennessee 0-1 L 0-2-0 1-6-0 7 1-2-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (L 0-1) 254 1:49Feb 11, 2012 vs Stanford 1-7 L 1-2-0 7-7-0 7 1-3-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (L 1-2) 245 1:41Feb 11, 2012 vs Cal Poly 0-3 L 0-7-0 3-8-0 7 1-4-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (L 1-3) 232 2:04Feb 17, 2012 vs Ohio State W 7-4 7-7-1 4-7-4 7 2-4-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (W 2-3) 150 2:12Feb 17, 2012 vs Long Beach State W 2-0 2-7-0 0-7-2 7 3-4-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (W 3-3) 276 1:22Feb 18, 2012 vs Idaho State W 8-4 8-9-1 4-8-3 7 4-4-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 1-0) 165 2:07Feb 18, 2012 vs Portland State W 5-1 5-7-0 1-5-1 7 5-4-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (W 4-3) 100 1:45Feb 19, 2012 vs DePaul W 2-1 2-7-1 1-3-0 7 6-4-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 1-1) 132 1:41Feb 19, 2012 vs Utah State W 11-2 11-9-1 2-7-2 5 7-4-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (W 5-3) 135 1:46Feb 24, 2012 vs Texas State W 6-0 6-6-0 0-5-3 7 8-4-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 2-1) 0 1:38Feb 24, 2012 vs North Texas W 10-0 10-9-0 0-4-1 (8) 9-4-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (W 6-3) 0 2:04Feb 25, 2012 vs UTEP W 5-2 5-5-2 2-5-2 7 10-4-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (W 7-3) 909 1:59Feb 25, 2012 vs Stephen F. Austin W 2-1 2-6-1 1-3-0 (8) 11-4-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 3-1) 0 1:53Feb 26, 2012 vs Texas State 1-3 L 1-1-0 3-4-1 7 11-5-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (L 3-2) 1047 1:41Mar 02, 2012 BINGHAMTON W 7-2 7-10-0 2-8-2 7 12-5-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 4-2) 215 1:40Mar 02, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON W 2-0 2-7-0 0-5-0 7 13-5-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (W 8-3) 215 1:23Mar 03, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON W 9-1 9-14-0 1-4-2 6 14-5-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 5-2) 365 1:37Mar 03, 2012 BINGHAMTON W 8-2 8-13-2 2-6-2 7 15-5-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (W 9-3) 365 1:54Mar 04, 2012 BINGHAMTON W 4-3 4-8-0 3-4-1 7 16-5-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulder, A. (W 1-0) 295 1:45Mar 04, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON W 7-1 7-12-0 1-3-1 7 17-5-0 0-0-0 Custer, C. (W 10-3) 295 1:46Mar 06, 2012 at Texas* 0-8 L 0-3-3 8-12-0 6 17-6-0 0-1-0 Custer, C. (L 10-4) 505 1:44Mar 07, 2012 at Texas* 1-2 L 1-2-1 2-7-0 7 17-7-0 0-2-0 Custer, C. (L 10-5) 571 1:31Mar 12, 2012 NEW MEXICO W 9-4 9-15-1 4-8-0 7 18-7-0 0-2-0 Custer, C. (W 11-5) 231 1:52Mar 12, 2012 NEW MEXICO W 8-5 8-6-0 5-8-1 7 19-7-0 0-2-0 Talley, B. (W 6-2) 265 1:46Mar 14, 2012 at Stony Brook W 4-1 4-7-0 1-4-2 7 20-7-0 0-2-0 Talley, B. (W 7-2) 31 1:18Mar 14, 2012 at Stony Brook W 6-3 6-9-1 3-5-1 7 21-7-0 0-2-0 Custer, C. (W 12-5) 31 1:25Mar 16, 2012 vsMonmouth W 4-2 4-6-0 2-11-2 7 22-7-0 0-2-0 Talley, B. (W 8-2) 85 2:06Mar 16, 2012 at Seton Hall W 11-0 11-13-0 0-0-2 5 23-7-0 0-2-0 Custer, C. (W 13-5) 120 1:28Mar 17, 2012 vsManhattan W 13-2 13-15-0 2-6-1 5 24-7-0 0-2-0 Dennis, K. (W 2-0) 105 1:33Mar 17, 2012 vsManhattan W 7-2 7-8-4 2-4-2 7 25-7-0 0-2-0 Brokeshoulde (W 2-0) 123 1:50Mar 18, 2012 at Seton Hall W 9-0 9-9-0 0-2-0 5 26-7-0 0-2-0 Custer, C. (W 14-5) 105 1:08

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2012 RESULTS

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Player 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%Perez, Adriana .386 33 33 101 10 39 5 0 9 30 71 .703 7 1 11 0 .431 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000Kenney, Mikey .337 32 32 95 28 32 2 0 10 21 64 .674 15 3 21 0 .439 1 0 10 10 21 4 2 .926James, Sandy .330 33 33 97 23 32 5 0 7 27 58 .598 18 0 13 3 .424 3 0 1 1 267 10 5 .982Richardson, Raven .314 33 33 86 21 27 5 0 4 14 44 .512 15 2 20 0 .427 0 2 3 5 53 67 5 .960Bledsoe, Emily .284 33 33 95 20 27 6 1 1 13 38 .400 10 9 18 1 .393 3 4 7 9 26 71 1 .990Hall, Logan .283 33 33 99 16 28 9 0 0 8 37 .374 6 0 10 0 .324 0 2 5 5 61 101 4 .976Gentsch, Holley .220 27 16 50 5 11 4 0 1 10 18 .360 2 2 4 0 .273 1 1 0 0 77 7 0 1.000Hamada, Ashley .216 33 30 51 13 11 0 0 0 0 11 .216 2 0 5 1 .245 0 3 3 4 26 0 0 1.000Allen, Cydney .211 28 9 38 3 8 1 0 1 10 12 .316 9 0 16 0 .362 0 0 0 0 39 4 0 1.000--------------Cooper, Emily 1.000 27 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 1.000Hebert, Derryn 1.000 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Ryba, Melisa .353 16 7 34 7 12 3 0 2 9 21 .618 2 0 9 0 .389 0 0 1 1 11 1 0 1.000Tongate, Randi .333 12 8 21 3 7 0 0 0 3 7 .333 4 0 2 0 .440 0 2 0 0 41 6 1 .979Ward, Kermitria .263 24 7 19 6 5 0 1 0 2 7 .368 1 0 2 0 .300 0 0 9 10 8 0 0 1.000Powell, Taylor .263 21 7 19 8 5 1 0 2 8 12 .632 4 2 5 0 .440 0 0 0 0 5 7 1 .923Williams, Katelyn .222 20 16 36 4 8 3 0 1 10 14 .389 0 0 6 0 .222 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 1.000Dennis, Kelsey .000 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000Moore, Chandler .000 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500Heath, Meredith .000 17 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Bell, Hannah .000 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Totals .300 33 33 846 180 254 44 2 38 165 416 .492 97 19 145 5 .381 8 15 42 51 656 323 22 .978Opponents .229 33 33 820 85 188 27 1 14 80 259 .316 59 33 156 7 .307 1 18 13 22 619 219 38 .957

LOB - Team (188), Opp (192). DPs turned - Team (10), Opp (9).

Player 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 SHACuster, Cara 1.98 14 5 22 18 11 5 0 2 109.1 89 39 31 33 90 16 0 2 413 .215 11 12 1 0 6Talley, Brittany 2.05 8 2 16 10 5 1 0 0 75.0 64 24 22 14 39 7 1 5 272 .235 1 11 2 1 8--------------Brokeshoulder, Ashley 0.00 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.1 4 1 0 2 8 0 0 0 26 .154 0 0 0 0 2Ward, Kermitria 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 .125 1 1 0 0 0Dennis, Kelsey 3.00 2 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 16.1 15 8 7 6 13 2 0 4 61 .246 0 6 1 0 1Moore, Chandler 5.65 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 8.2 12 8 7 2 5 2 0 1 37 .324 0 3 0 0 1Ryba, Melisa 99.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 1.000 0 0 0 0 0Totals 2.27 26 7 33 33 16 6 0 1 218.2 188 85 71 59 156 27 1 14 820 .229 13 33 4 1 18Opponents 4.72 7 26 33 33 17 3 0 0 206.1 254 180 139 97 145 44 2 38 846 .300 14 19 2 8 15

PB - Team (5), Allen, C. 3, Gentsch, H. 1, Tongate, R. 1, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (1), Tongate, R. 1. SBA/ATT - Gentsch, H. (8-12), Custer, C. (6-10), Talley, B. (5-8), Tongate, R. (4-7), Dennis, K. (2-3), Allen, C. (1-3), Moore, C. (0-1).

2012 OVERALL HITTING STATISTICS

2012 OVERALL PITCHING STATISTICS

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Player 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%Kenney, Mikey .500 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 5 1.250 1 0 0 0 .600 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1.000Tongate, Randi .500 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1.000Hamada, Ashley .333 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000Perez, Adriana .200 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Hall, Logan .000 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0 0 3 9 1 .923James, Sandy .000 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .167 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 1.000Bledsoe, Emily .000 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .167 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1.000Richardson, Raven .000 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .200 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 .714Williams, Katelyn .000 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000Gentsch, Holley .000 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1.000Allen, Cydney .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Bell, Hannah .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Cooper, Emily .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Ward, Kermitria .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Totals .122 2 2 41 1 5 0 0 1 1 8 .195 4 0 11 0 .200 0 0 1 2 35 22 4 .934Opponents .388 2 2 49 10 19 2 1 1 9 26 .531 3 0 6 0 .423 0 2 2 4 39 9 0 1.000

LOB - Team (5), Opp (9). DPs turned - Team (2).

Player 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 SHACuster, Cara 3.11 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 9.0 14 7 4 2 6 2 0 0 38 .368 0 0 0 0 2Talley, Brittany 5.25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 11 .455 0 0 0 0 0Totals 3.60 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 11.2 19 10 6 3 6 2 1 1 49 .388 0 0 0 0 2Opponents 0.54 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 13.0 5 1 1 4 11 0 0 1 41 .122 0 0 0 0 0

SBA/ATT - Custer, C. (2-4), Tongate, R. (1-3), Gentsch, H. (1-1).

2012 BIG 12 ONLY HITTING STATISTICS

2012 BIG 12 ONLY PITCHING STATISTICS

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TEAM HITTING GAME-BY-GAME

Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E AvgFeb 09, 2012 vs San Diego State 28 5 8 5 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 21 12 0 .286 Feb 10, 2012 vs Northwestern 23 6 5 4 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 10 15 5 3 .255 Feb 10, 2012 vs Tennessee 22 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 21 10 0 .205 Feb 11, 2012 vs Stanford 23 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 18 8 0 .177 Feb 11, 2012 vs Cal Poly 27 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 21 14 0 .195 Feb 17, 2012 vs Ohio State 30 7 7 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 21 11 1 .203 Feb 17, 2012 vs Long Beach State 25 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 21 13 0 .213 Feb 18, 2012 vs Idaho State 26 8 9 7 3 0 1 3 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 3 21 5 1 .230 Feb 18, 2012 vs Portland State 26 5 7 5 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 21 10 0 .235 Feb 19, 2012 vs DePaul 23 2 7 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 21 11 1 .241 Feb 19, 2012 vs Utah State 26 11 9 10 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 11 1 .251 Feb 24, 2012 vs Texas State 24 6 6 6 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 21 8 0 .251 Feb 24, 2012 vs North Texas 32 10 9 9 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 7 24 16 0 .254 Feb 25, 2012 vs UTEP 20 5 5 2 1 0 0 7 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 21 11 2 .254 Feb 25, 2012 vs Stephen F. Austin 28 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 24 9 1 .251 Feb 26, 2012 vs Texas State 21 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 21 13 0 .240 Mar 02, 2012 BINGHAMTON 29 7 10 7 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 14 0 .247 Mar 02, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON 25 2 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 21 13 0 .249 Mar 03, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON 30 9 14 9 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 18 4 0 .262 Mar 03, 2012 BINGHAMTON 30 8 13 7 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 12 2 .272 Mar 04, 2012 BINGHAMTON 24 4 8 4 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 21 4 0 .275 Mar 04, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON 28 7 12 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 21 12 0 .282 Mar 06, 2012 at Texas 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 17 14 3 .278 Mar 07, 2012 at Texas 22 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 8 1 .272 Mar 12, 2012 NEW MEXICO 32 9 15 9 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 10 1 .281 Mar 12, 2012 NEW MEXICO 22 8 6 8 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 21 9 0 .281 Mar 14, 2012 at Stony Brook 28 4 7 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 21 6 0 .280 Mar 14, 2012 at Stony Brook 28 6 9 6 2 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 21 11 1 .282 Mar 16, 2012 vs Monmouth 25 4 6 3 0 0 1 6 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 21 6 0 .280 Mar 16, 2012 at Seton Hall 25 11 13 11 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 4 0 .288 Mar 17, 2012 vs Manhattan 30 13 15 12 4 0 2 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 15 11 0 .296 Mar 17, 2012 vs Manhattan 25 7 8 6 1 0 1 8 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 2 21 10 4 .297 Mar 18, 2012 at Seton Hall 20 9 9 9 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 15 8 0 .300 Totals 846 180 254 165 44 2 38 97 0 42 9 19 15 8 5 145 656 323 22 .300

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TEAM PITCHING GAME-BY-GAME

Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W L SV ERAFeb 09, 2012 vs San Diego State 7.0 5 4 4 4 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 5-4 1 0 0 4.00Feb 10, 2012 vs Northwestern 5.0 7 14 10 7 2 1 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 6-14 1 1 0 8.17Feb 10, 2012 vs Tennessee 7.0 6 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 1 2 0 5.53Feb 11, 2012 vs Stanford 6.0 7 7 7 0 6 3 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 1-7 1 3 0 6.16Feb 11, 2012 vs Cal Poly 7.0 8 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0-3 1 4 0 5.47Feb 17, 2012 vs Ohio State 7.0 7 4 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 7-4 2 4 0 5.21Feb 17, 2012 vs Long Beach State 7.0 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2-0 3 4 0 4.41Feb 18, 2012 vs Idaho State 7.0 8 4 4 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8-4 4 4 0 4.36Feb 18, 2012 vs Portland State 7.0 5 1 1 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5-1 5 4 0 3.97Feb 19, 2012 vs DePaul 7.0 3 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2-1 6 4 0 3.66Feb 19, 2012 vs Utah State 5.0 7 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11-2 7 4 0 3.60Feb 24, 2012 vs Texas State 7.0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-0 8 4 0 3.28Feb 24, 2012 vs North Texas 8.0 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10-0 9 4 0 2.98Feb 25, 2012 vs UTEP 7.0 5 2 2 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5-2 10 4 0 2.90Feb 25, 2012 vs Stephen F. Austin 8.0 3 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2-1 11 4 0 2.75Feb 26, 2012 vs Texas State 7.0 4 3 3 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1-3 11 5 0 2.76Mar 02, 2012 BINGHAMTON 7.0 8 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7-2 12 5 0 2.66Mar 02, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON 7.0 5 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2-0 13 5 0 2.50Mar 03, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9-1 14 5 0 2.44Mar 03, 2012 BINGHAMTON 7.0 6 2 0 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8-2 15 5 0 2.32Mar 04, 2012 BINGHAMTON 7.0 4 3 3 2 8 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4-3 16 5 0 2.35Mar 04, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON 7.0 3 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7-1 17 5 0 2.29Mar 06, 2012 at Texas 5.2 12 8 5 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0-8 17 6 0 2.43Mar 07, 2012 at Texas 6.0 7 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 17 7 0 2.38Mar 12, 2012 NEW MEXICO 7.0 8 4 4 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9-4 18 7 0 2.45Mar 12, 2012 NEW MEXICO 7.0 8 5 5 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8-5 19 7 0 2.55Mar 14, 2012 at Stony Brook 7.0 4 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4-1 20 7 1 2.49Mar 14, 2012 at Stony Brook 7.0 5 3 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6-3 21 7 1 2.47Mar 16, 2012 vs Monmouth 7.0 11 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4-2 22 7 1 2.46Mar 16, 2012 at Seton Hall 5.0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-0 23 7 1 2.40Mar 17, 2012 vs Manhattan 5.0 6 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13-2 24 7 1 2.40Mar 17, 2012 vs Manhattan 7.0 4 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7-2 25 7 1 2.33Mar 18, 2012 at Seton Hall 5.0 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-0 26 7 1 2.27Totals 218.2 188 85 71 59 156 27 1 14 13 4 33 10 0 180-85 26 7 1 2.27

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GAME RECAPS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 8 0San Diego St. 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 5 0W: Custer (1-0); L: May (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 215Highlights: 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, mark-ing the second-straight year a Tech freshman took the opening-game victory.

GAME ONETexas Tech 5, San Diego State 4

Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports ComplexFeb. 9, 2012

GAME TWONorthwestern 14, Texas Tech 6

Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports ComplexFeb. 10, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 R H ETexas Tech 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 5 3Northwestern 3 0 5 0 2 4 14 7 0W: Letourneau (1-0); L: Custer (1-1); S: NoneAttendance: 216Highlights: 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 Brit-tany 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.

GAME THREE#14 Tennessee 1, Texas Tech 0

Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports ComplexFeb. 10, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETennessee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0W: Renfroe (2-0); L: Talley (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 254Highlights: 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 Tuc-son 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 ETexas Tech 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0Stanford 2 0 0 3 0 2 X 7 7 0W: Gerhart (3-1); L: Custer (1-2); S: NoneAttendance: 245Highlights: The game marked the 14th all-time be-tween 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.

GAME FOUR#9 Stanford 7, Texas Tech 1

Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports ComplexFeb. 11, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ECal Poly 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 0Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0W: Patton (1-1); L: Custer (1-3); S: NoneAttendance: 232Highlights: The loss was Tech’s fourth straight, marking the school’s longest regular season non-conference losing streak since midway through the 2009 season ... loss also guaranteed the Red Raid-ers 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 re-lieved Cara Custer in the fifth, allowing no runs over final 2.1 innings.

GAME FIVECal Poly 3, Texas Tech 0

Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports ComplexFeb. 11, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 7 7 1Ohio State 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 7 4W: Custer (2-3); L: Endicott (0-3); S: NoneAttendance: 150Highlights: 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 com-ing on in relief to shutout the Buckeyes over the final three innings.

GAME SIXTexas Tech 7, Ohio State 4

Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig ParkFeb. 17, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ELong Beach St. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2Texas Tech 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0W: Custer (3-3); L: Hansen (0-3); S: NoneAttendance: 276Highlights: 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 ca-reer shutout as she worked around seven hits sur-rendered 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 SEVENTexas Tech 2, Long Beach State 0Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park

Feb. 17, 2012

GAME EIGHTTexas Tech 8, Idaho State 4

Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig ParkFeb. 18, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EIdaho State 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 8 3Texas Tech 4 1 0 0 3 0 X 8 9 1W: Dennis (1-0); L: Fitzsimmons (2-2); S: NoneAttendance: 165Highlights: 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 sea-son ... 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 shut-out innings ... Mikey Kenney led off the game with a home run, marking the first time she had ever done so.

GAME NINETexas Tech 5, Portland State 1

Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig ParkFeb. 18, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0Portland State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1W: Custer (4-3); L: Holladay (0-2); S: NoneAttendance: 100Highlights: 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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EDePaul 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0Texas Tech 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2 7 1W: Talley (1-1); L: Verdun (1-1); S: NoneAttendance: 132Highlights: The win comes against Tech’s final NCAA Regional team of the tournament ... Red Raid-ers 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 Di-ego State ... Adriana Perez had a solo shot in the sec-ond 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 TENTexas Tech 2, DePaul 1

Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig ParkFeb. 19, 2012

GAME 11Texas Tech 11, Utah State 2

Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig ParkFeb. 19, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 R H ETexas Tech 2 1 1 0 7 11 9 1Utah State 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 2W: Custer (5-3); L: Chaplin (1-1); S: NoneAttendance: 135Highlights: The win completed a perfect 6-0 week-end ... 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 in-ning 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.

GAME 12Texas Tech 6, Texas State 0

Waco, Texas - Getterman StadiumFeb. 24, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3Texas Tech 0 0 0 1 5 0 X 6 6 0W: Talley (2-1); L: Hall (1-4); S: NoneAttendance: 100Highlights: Brittany Talley tossed Tech’s second shutout of the season ... it was Talley’s first shutout of the year and the third of her career ... marked the fourth-straight game where a Tech pitcher has thrown a complete game ... Raven Richardson hit her second home run of the season with a three-run shot in the fifth ... dinger moved Richardson to sev-enth all-time in the school record book.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H ETexas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 9 0North Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1W: Custer (6-3); L: Kirk (1-3); S: NoneAttendance: 140Highlights: The win was Tech’s eighth straight ... marked the second shutout for the Red Raiders on the day ... Cara Custer threw a complete game ef-fort for her sixth win on the year, allowing only four hits over eight innings ... it was the longest outing for a Tech pitcher since Kermitria Ward went 8.2 in-nings last year against Liberty ... Tech’s 10-run eighth marked its most runs in a single inning since scor-ing 11 against St. John’s on Feb. 26 last year ... game marked the largest margin of victory for an extra-inning contest in school history.

GAME 13Texas Tech 10, North Texas 0 (8)Waco, Texas - SW Regional Complex

Feb. 24, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EUTEP 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 2Texas Tech 2 2 1 0 0 0 X 5 5 2W: Custer (7-3); L: Villastrigo (3-3); S: NoneAttendance: 909Highlights: The win continued Tech’s winning streak, moving it to nine-straight ... UTEP’s two runs in the fifth broke up 22-straight scoreless innings by the Tech pitching staff ... Cara Custer threw her fifth-straight complete game while matching her season high with seven strikeouts ... Mikey Kenney had Tech’s only two RBI as she doubled home a pair of runs in the second ... all of Tech’s other runs came off aggressive base running or UTEP errors.

GAME 14Texas Tech 5, UTEP 2

Waco, Texas - Getterman StadiumFeb. 25, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H ETexas Tech 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 1SFA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0W: Talley (3-1); L: Mixon (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 150Highlights: The win was Tech’s 10th-straight, its lon-gest such streak since winning 11 in a row to close the non-conference portion of last year’s schedule ... win moved Tech to the Texas Shootout champi-onship game ... was the second-straight Tech had a game go into extra innings, improving to 2-0 in the process ... Tech had previously gone into extra innings two days in a row since March 10-11, 2001 ... Adriana Perez went 2-for-3 at the plate for her team-leading fifth multiple-hit game of the season.

GAME 15Texas Tech 2, Stephen F. Austin 1 (8)

Waco, Texas - SW Regional ComplexFeb. 25, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas State 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 4 1Texas Tech 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0W: Taylor (6-3); L: Talley (3-2); S: NoneAttendance: 1,047Highlights: The loss snapped a 10-game winning streak for the Red Raiders ... Tech’s one run scored in the game was its fewest since Cal Poly shut out the Red Raiders Feb. 11 to close the Kajikawa Clas-sic ... Texas State starter Anne Marie Taylor held the Red Raiders to just one hit in the game, Tech’s fewest since being no-hit by New Mexico State last year ... Sandy James had Tech’s lone hit with a RBI single up the middle in the first inning ... Tech was previously 56-4 under Shanon Hays when leading or tied fol-lowing six innings.

GAME 16Texas State 3, Texas Tech 1

Waco, Texas - Getterman StadiumFeb. 26, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EBinghamton 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 2Texas Tech 0 0 3 1 0 3 X 7 10 0W: Talley (4-2); L: Mansteller (1-3); S: NoneAttendance: 215Highlights: The win marked the third-straight sea-son Tech has won its home opener ... first all-time meeting between the two schools ... Tech’s 10 hits in the game marked a season high at the time ... the Red Raiders crushed three home runs, match-ing their season high ... Tech’s home runs came from Adriana Perez, Mikey Kenney, and Emily Bledsoe ... marked Bledsoe’s first home run of the season ... Randi Tongate went 2-for-3 with a RBI in first start behind the plate.

GAME 17Texas Tech 7, Binghamton 2

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson FieldMarch 2, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EUT-Arlington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0Texas Tech 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0W: Custer (8-3); L: Lyles (4-3); S: NoneAttendance: 215Highlights: The shutout was the fourth for Tech this season and the third for starter Cara Custer ... it was also Custer’s sixth complete game of the year ... Tech defense did not commit an error for the third-straight game ... Mikey Kenney led off the game with a solo home run to left field ... marked the second time she has opened a game with a leadoff homer ... Kenney finished 3-for-3 at the plate for her second multiple-hit game of the year ... her home run was the 24th of her career, moving her to sec-ond all-time in Tech history ... Logan Hall added her first multiple-hit game of the year as she finished 2-for-3 with a RBI.

GAME 18Texas Tech 2, UT-Arlington 0

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson FieldMarch 2, 2012

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1 2 3 4 5 6 R H EUT-Arlington 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2Texas Tech 4 1 0 3 0 1 9 14 0W: Talley (5-2); L: Lyles (4-4); S: NoneAttendance: 365Highlights: Tech’s 14 hits in the game marked a new season high ... was the second time Tech had run-ruled an opponent this year ... Tech’s nine runs in the game were two less than its season high set against Utah State Feb. 18 ... Mikey Kenney went 3-for-3 at the plate for the second-straight game ... she also homored for the third-straight game, making her the second Tech player this season to do so ... Brit-tany Talley tossed her fourth complete game of the year after giving up one run off four hits.

GAME 19Texas Tech 9, UT-Arlington 1 (6)

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson FieldMarch 3, 2012

GAME 20Texas Tech 8, Binghamton 2

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson FieldMarch 3, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EBinghamton 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2Texas Tech 4 0 1 1 1 1 X 8 13 2W: Custer (9-3); L: Emerling (0-2); S: NoneAttendance: 365Highlights: The win clinched Tech the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic title ... the Red Raiders came close to matching their season high in hits set just the game before ... the win was Tech’s 14th in its last 15 contests ... Katelyn Williams recorded her first career home run with a solo shot in the fifth inning ... Holley Gentsch went 2-for-3 at the plate with her first home run of the season ... Kermitria Ward post-ed Tech’s first triple of the year that nearly stretched into an inside-the-park home run.

GAME 21Texas Tech 4, Bingamton 3

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson FieldMarch 3, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EBinghamton 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 4 1Texas Tech 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 4 8 0W: Brokeshoulder (1-0); L: Laney (1-2); S: NoneAttendance: 295Highlights: The victory marked Tech’s fourth one-run victory of the year ... Tech went error free for the fourth time in its last five games ... win was the 15th in Tech’s last 16 contests ... Katelyn Williams posted her first career multiple-hit game after a 2-for-3 day at the plate that included a pair of RBI ... Ashley Brokeshoulder came on in relief of starter Kelsey Dennis in her first appearance of the season ... Brokeshoulder earned her first victory of the year after throwing a perfect 2.1 innings of relief ... Bing-hamton hit three home runs, the most for a Tech op-ponent this year.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EUT-Arlington 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1Texas Tech 0 4 1 0 0 2 X 7 12 0W: Custer (10-3); L: Collins (5-4); S: NoneAttendance: 295Highlights: The win completed Tech’s 6-0 sweep of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic ... marked Tech’s 16th win in its last 17 contests ... UT-Arling-ton’s three hits matched the season low for a Tech opponent this season ... Cara Custer picked up her Big 12-leading 10th victory of the year after throw-ing four shutout innings ... Katelyn Williams drove in a career-high three RBI in a 1-for-3 performance ... Emily Bledsoe went 3-for-4 at the plate for her sec-ond multiple-hit game of the year ... Logan Hall to-taled her fourth multiple-hit game of the year after a 2-for-3 day at the plate.

GAME 22Texas Tech 7, UT-Arlington 1

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson FieldMarch 4, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 R H ETexas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3Texas 1 1 3 1 1 1 8 12 0W: Luna (8-0); L: Custer (10-4); S: NoneAttendance: 505Highlights: The game marked the earliest Tech had opened Big 12 play in school history ... loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the Red Raiders ... Tech was shut out for only the third time this sea-son and first since falling to Cal Poly at the Kajikawa Classic ... loss marked the second-straight year Tech dropped its conference opener ... Red Raiders were run-ruled in the series opener against Texas for the second-straight year ... marked second time Tech had been run-ruled this year.

GAME 23#6 Texas 8, Texas Tech 0

Austin, Texas - McCombs FieldMarch 6, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 Texas 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 2 7 0W: Fox (6-0); L: Custer (10-5); S: NoneAttendance: 571Highlights: The loss marked Tech’s ninth straight to Texas and eighth straight in Austin ... Tech had not previously lost a one-run game to Texas since falling 1-0 on April 2, 2003 in Austin ... loss dropped Tech to 6-28 all-time in Big 12 opening series ... loss was also Tech’s 13th-straight to teams ranked in the top 25 ... Mikey Kenney connected on her team-leading seventh home run of the season in the sixth inning ... homer marked the 26th of her career, leaving her one shy of the school record held my Kim Martinez ... Cara Custer became the first Tech pitcher to ap-pear in both conference opening games since Ashly Jacobs did so in 2007 against No. 3 Oklahoma.

GAME 24#6 Texas 2, Texas Tech 1

Austin, Texas - McCombs FieldMarch 7, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ENew Mexico 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 0Texas Tech 1 1 7 0 0 0 X 9 15 1W: Custer (11-5); L: Sheehan (6-2); S: NoneAttendance: 231Highlights: The win was Tech’s first over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 14 Oklahoma, 5-0, on April 1 last year ... Red Raiders set a new season high with 15 hits in the game ... Raven Richardson led the way with a 4-for-4 day at the plate, setting a new career high for hits ... Richardson and Cydney Allen both homored in the game ... Allen’s three-run shot in the fifth was her first of the year and highlighted a seven-run third inning ... the big inning marked third time Tech had scored seven-plus in a frame this season.

GAME 25Texas Tech 9, #23 New Mexico 4

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson FieldMarch 12, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ENew Mexico 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 8 1Texas Tech 0 0 0 7 0 1 X 8 6 0W: Talley (6-2); L: DeBroeck (10-2); S: Custer (1)Attendance: 265Highlights: The win gave Tech its first two-game sweep of a ranked opponent since defeating No. 7 Oklahoma State in a April 22, 2010 doubleheader in Lubbock ... win was the fourth-straight over New Mexico ... improved Tech to 2-4 on the year against ranked opponents ... Mikey Kenney highlighted a seven-run fourth inning with a one-out grand slam ... homer was her eighth of the season and the 27th of her career, tying the junior with Kim Martinez for the school record.

GAME 26Texas Tech 8, #23 New Mexico 5

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson FieldMarch 12, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 7 0Stony Brook 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2W: Talley (7-2); L: Cukrov (4-4); S: NoneAttendance: 31Highlights: The game marked the first for Tech in the state of New York in school history ... Emily Bled-soe sparked the four-run fifth inning with a two-out double that brought in two runs ... Brittany Talley tossed her fifth complete game of the year as she gave up one run off only four hits ... Tech was previ-ously 1-5 on the year when trailing after four innings ... marked the first game between the two schools ... head coach Shanon Hays earned his 100th victory while at Texas Tech, improving to 100-41 with the win.

GAME 27Texas Tech 4, Stony Brook 1

Stony Brook, N.Y. - University FieldMarch 14, 2012

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 9 1Stony Brook 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 1W: Custer (12-5); L: Lucido (4-1); S: NoneAttendance: 31Highlights: The win marked Tech’s 10th-straight over non-conference opponents ... gave Tech its second doubleheader sweep of the week ... Tech got started early with a two-run single in the first by Randi Tongate ... Emily Bledsoe, Raven Richardson, and Mikey Kenney all had multiple-hit games ... Ken-ney set the Tech career home run record with her solo shot in the second inning ... the dinger was the 28th of Kenney’s career, passing Kim Martinez who had 27 during the 1997 and 1999 seasons ... win im-proved Tech 17-2 when scoring before its opponent.

GAME 28Texas Tech 6, Stony Brook 3

Stony Brook, N.Y. - University FieldMarch 14, 2012

GAME 29Texas Tech 4, Monmouth 2

South Orange, N.J. - Ivy Hill ParkMarch 16, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 6 0Monmouth 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 2W: Talley (8-2); L: Sulick (5-5); S: Custer (2)Attendance: 85Highlights: The game was the first all-time between Tech and Monmouth ... the Red Raiders had to over-come an early deficit, moving Tech to 3-5 this year when trailing after three innings ... the win marked the second time this year Tech won when being out-hit by its opponent ... Melisa Ryba connected on her second home run of the season with a pinch hit three-run shot in the fourth inning ... Brittany Talley picked up the win after giving up two runs over the first 5.1 innings.

GAME 30Texas Tech 11, Seton Hall 0

South Orange, N.J. - Ivy Hill ParkMarch 16, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 R H ESeton Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Texas Tech 2 0 9 0 X 11 13 0W: Custer (13-5); L: Tull (2-3); S: NoneAttendance: 120Highlights: Cara Custer tossed her first career no-hitter and first for a Tech player since Kermitria Ward did so on March 4 last year against Dayton ... it was the eighth no-hitter in school history (including perfect games) ... Custer was a walk away from the perfect game ... the game was the first between the two schools in history ... Sandy James recorded two home runs for the third time in her career and the second time this season ... Tech finished with four home runs in the game as Mikey Kenney and Adri-ana Perez also provided long balls ... Tech’s 11 runs in the game matched its season high ... Red Raiders did not commit an error for the fourth time in the last five game.

1 2 3 4 5 R H ETexas Tech 1 8 0 2 2 13 15 0 Manhattan 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 1W: Dennis (2-0); L: Romero (0-2); S: NoneAttendance: 105Highlights: Marked the second-straight game Tech ended via run-rule ... Tech scored a season high in runs in the game, breaking the previous total of 11 set against Utah State and then the day before against Seton Hall ... Kelsey Dennis picked up her second victory of the year after giving up a run over the first three innings ... Emily Bledsoe went 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of RBI and two doubles in the game ... Logan Hall and Raven Richardson also had multiple-hit games with 2-for-4 performances.

GAME 31Texas Tech 15, Manhattan 2South Orange, N.J. - Ivy Hill Park

March 17, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EManhattan 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 2Texas Tech 2 1 1 1 0 2 X 7 8 4W: Brokeshoulder (2-0); L: Redding (0-6); S: NoneAttendance: 123Highlights: The win was the first in the tournament format of the event ... Tech swiped seven bases in the game, one shy of the Tech single-game record ... Mikey Kenney had four of those stolen bases which actually tied the single-game individual record ... the Red Raiders committed a season-high four er-rors in the game ... Ashley Brokeshoulder made her first start of the season, picking up the win after giv-ing up a run over the first five innings ... Chandler Moore and Kermitria Ward both saw action in relief.

GAME 32Texas Tech 7, Manhattan 2

South Orange, N.J. - Ivy Hill ParkMarch 16, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 R H ESeton Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Texas Tech 2 0 2 5 X 9 9 0W: Custer (14-5); L: Tull (2-4); S: NoneAttendance: 105Highlights: The win gave Tech the Seton Hall Clas-sic title ... marked the third time in the five-game tournament that Tech won via run-rule ... win marked Tech’s 15th-straight over a non-conference opponent ... was Tech’s ninth-straight victory over-all ... Adriana Perez went 3-for-3 in the game with two home runs and seven RBI ... she finished one RBI of the school record ... marked the third time a Tech player had homored twice in a game this year ... following the game, Perez was named the tourna-ment MVP while Cara Custer picked up top pitching honors and Mikey Kenney was named to the all-tournament team ... Custer picked up her 14th win of the year, moving her into a tie for eighth already on the school single-season chart.

GAME 33Texas Tech 9, Seton Hall 0

South Orange, N.J. - Ivy Hill ParkMarch 16, 2012

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BREAKDOWN(Win-Loss record in parenthesis)PITCHER:Custer, Cara ________________ 18 ________ (12-6)Talley, Brittany______________ 10 _________ (9-1)Dennis, Kelsey ______________ 3 __________ (3-0)Moore, Chandler ____________ 1 __________ (1-0)Brokeshoulder, Ashley _______ 1 __________ (1-0)

CATCHER:Gentsch, Holley _____________ 16 ________ (12-4)Allen, Cydney ______________ 9 __________ (7-2)Tongate, Randi _____________ 8 __________ (7-1)

FIRST BASE:James, Sandy ______________ 33 ________ (26-7)

SECOND BASE:Hall, Logan ________________ 33 ________ (26-7)

THIRD BASE:Bledsoe, Emily ______________ 33 ________ (26-7)

SHORTSTOP:Richardson, Raven __________ 33 ________ (26-7)

LEFT FIELD:Williams, Katelyn ___________ 16 ________ (14-2)Powell, Taylor ______________ 7 __________ (7-0)Ryba, Melisa _______________ 5 __________ (2-3)Ward, Kermitria _____________ 5 __________ (3-2)

CENTER FIELD:Kenney, Mikey ______________ 32 ________ (25-7)Hamada, Ashley ____________ 1 __________ (1-0)

RIGHT FIELD:Hamada, Ashley ____________ 29 ________ (23-6)Ward, Kermitria _____________ 2 __________ (2-0)Ryba, Melisa _______________ 2 __________ (1-1)

DESIGNATED PLAYER:Perez, Adriana ______________ 33 ________ (26-7)

STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION

Date Opp. C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DP2/9 SDSU Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ryba Kenney Hamada Perez

2/10 NU Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ward Kenney Ryba Perez

2/10 TENN Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ryba Kenney Hamada Perez

2/11 STAN Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ryba Kenney Hamada Perez

2/11 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

2/18 ISU Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ward Kenney Ryba Perez

2/18 PSU Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Powell Kenney Hamada Perez

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 Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Powell Kenney Hamada Perez

2/24 UNT Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Powell Kenney Hamada Perez

2/25 UTEP Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Powell Kenney Hamada Perez

2/26 SFA Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ward Kenney Hamada Perez

2/27 TX ST Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ward Kenney Hamada Perez

3/2 BING Tongate James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Powell Kenney Hamada Perez

3/2 UTA Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

3/3 UTA Tongate James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

3/3 BING Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Hamada Ward Perez

3/4 BING Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

3/4 UTA Tongate James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

3/6 UT Tongate James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

3/7 UT Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

3/12 UNM Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

3/12 UNM Tongate James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

3/14 SBU Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

3/14 SBU Tongate James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

3/16 MON Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

3/16 SHU Tongate James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

3/17 MAN Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

3/17 MAN Tongate James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Ward Perez

3/18 SHU Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Williams Kenney Hamada Perez

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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BREAKDOWN (Win-Loss record in parenthesis)LEADOFF:Kenney, Mikey _________________ 26 _____ (23-3)Bledsoe, Emily _________________ 7 _______ (3-4)

2ND SPOT:Bledsoe, Emily _________________ 25 _____ (22-3)Hall, Logan ___________________ 5 _______ (3-2)Richardson, Raven _____________ 2 _______ (1-1)Ryba, Melisa __________________ 1 _______ (0-1)

3RD SPOT:James, Sandy _________________ 30 _____ (25-5)Kenney, Mikey _________________ 3 _______ (1-2)

CLEANUP:Perez, Adriana _________________ 30 _____ (25-5)James, Sandy _________________ 3 _______ (1-2)

5TH SPOT:Hall, Logan ___________________ 12 _____ (11-1)Richardson, Raven _____________ 10 ______ (8-2)Allen, Cydney _________________ 5 _______ (4-1)Kenney, Mikey _________________ 3 _______ (1-2)Ryba, Melisa __________________ 1 _______ (1-0)Gentsch, Holley ________________ 1 _______ (1-0)Perez, Adriana _________________ 1 _______ (0-1)

6TH SPOT:Richardson, Raven _____________ 16 _____ (13-3)Hall, Logan ___________________ 8 _______ (8-0)Allen, Cydney _________________ 3 _______ (2-1)Ryba, Melisa __________________ 3 _______ (1-2)Gentsch, Holley ________________ 2 _______ (1-1)Bledsoe, Emily _________________ 1 _______ (1-0)

7TH SPOT:Gentsch, Holley ________________ 12 ______ (9-3)Hall, Logan ___________________ 5 _______ (4-1)Richardson, Raven _____________ 4 _______ (3-1)Tongate, Randi ________________ 4 _______ (3-1)Williams, Katelyn ______________ 2 _______ (2-0)Ward, Kermitria ________________ 2 _______ (2-0)Perez, Adriana _________________ 2 _______ (1-1)Allen, Cydney _________________ 1 _______ (1-0)Powell, Taylor _________________ 1 _______ (1-0)

8TH SPOT:Williams, Katelyn ______________ 14 _____ (12-2)Powell, Taylor _________________ 6 _______ (6-0)Ward, Kermitria ________________ 3 _______ (2-1)Tongate, Randi ________________ 3 _______ (3-0)Hall, Logan ___________________ 3 _______ (0-3)Ryba, Melisa __________________ 2 _______ (1-1)Gentsch, Holley ________________ 1 _______ (1-0)Richardson, Raven _____________ 1 _______ (1-0)

9TH SPOT:Hamada, Ashley _______________ 30 _____ (24-6)Ward, Kermitria ________________ 2 _______ (1-1)Tongate, Randi ________________ 1 _______ (1-0)

STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER

Date Opp. Leadoff 2nd 3rd Cleanup 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th2/9 SDSU Bledsoe Richardson Kenney James Allen Hall Perez Ryba Hamada

2/10 NU Bledsoe Ryba Kenney James Allen Richardson Perez Hall Ward

2/10 TENN Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Ryba Gentsch Hall Hamada

2/11 STAN Bledsoe Richardson James Perez Kenney Ryba Gentsch Hall Hamada

2/11 Poly Bledsoe Hall Kenney James Perez Allen Richardson Ryba Hamada

2/17 OSU Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Ryba Hall Gentsch Richardson Hamada

2/17 LBSU Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Allen Hall Richardson Ward Hamada

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 Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Hall Gentsch Powell Hamada

2/24 UNT Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Hall Allen Powell Hamada

2/25 UTEP Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Allen Hall Powell Hamada

2/26 SFA Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Hall Gentsch Ward Hamada

2/27 TX ST Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Gentsch Hall Ward Hamada

3/2 BING Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Hall Powell Tongate Hamada

3/2 UTA Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Gentsch Hall Richardson Williams Hamada

3/3 UTA Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Hall Richardson Williams Tongate Hamada

3/3 BING Bledsoe Hall James Perez Richardson Gentsch Ward Williams Hamada

3/4 BING Bledsoe Hall James Perez Kenney Allen Richardson Williams Hamada

3/4 UTA Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Hall Richardson Tongate Williams Hamada

3/6 UT Bledsoe Hall James Perez Kenney Richardson Tongate Williams Hamada

3/7 UT Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Hall Richardson Gentsch Williams Hamada

3/12 UNM Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Hall Richardson Gentsch Williams Hamada

3/12 UNM Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Hall Richardson Tongate Williams Hamada

3/14 SBU Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Hall Richardson Gentsch Williams Hamada

3/14 SBU Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Hall Richardson Tongate Williams Hamada

3/16 MON Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Hall Richardson Gentsch Williams Hamada

3/16 SHU Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Hall Richardson Williams Tongate Hamada

3/17 MAN Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Hall Richardson Gentsch Williams Hamada

3/17 MAN Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Hall Richardson Ward Williams Tongate

3/18 SHU Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Hall Richardson Gentsch Williams Hamada

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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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

BATTINGAt bats: ......................... 32 .....................................................vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012)......................................... 32 ................................................... vs New Mexico (Mar 12, 2012)Runs scored: ............... 13 ......................................................vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012)Hits: ................................ 15 ................................................... vs New Mexico (Mar 12, 2012)......................................... 15 ......................................................vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012)RBIs: ............................... 12 ......................................................vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012)Doubles: ........................ 4 ................................................... vs UT-Arlington (Mar 03, 2012).......................................... 4 .......................................................vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012)Triples: ........................... 1 ....................................................vs Binghamton (Mar 03, 2012).......................................... 1 ..................................................... at Stony Brook (Mar 14, 2012)Home runs: .................. 4 .........................................................vs Seton Hall (Mar 16, 2012)Total bases: ................. 28 ........................................................vs Seton Hall (Mar 16, 2012)Walks: ............................. 8 .......................................................vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012)Strikeouts: ................... 14 ........................................................vs Tennessee (Feb 10, 2012)Sac hits: ......................... 3 ...................................................... vs Monmouth (Mar 16, 2012)Sac flies: ......................... 1 ............................................................................................ (8 games)Stolen bases: ............... 7 .......................................................vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012)Hit by pitch: ................. 4 .......................................................vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012)Caught stealing: ......... 2 ...................................................................vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012)Runners LOB: .............. 10 ..................................................... vs Monmouth (Mar 16, 2012)......................................... 10 ......................................................vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012)Hit into DP: ................... 2 .................................................vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012)

FIELDINGPutouts: ........................ 24 .....................................................vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012)......................................... 24 ..........................................vs Stephen F. Austin (Feb 25, 2012)Assists: .......................... 16 .....................................................vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012)Errors: ............................. 4 .......................................................vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012)Passed balls:................. 1 ............................................................................................ (5 games)DPs turned: .................. 2 ...................................................................at Texas (Mar 06, 2012)

PITCHINGInnings pitched: ........8.0 ....................................................vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012).........................................8.0 .........................................vs Stephen F. Austin (Feb 25, 2012)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: .................... 9 .........................................................vs Seton Hall (Mar 16, 2012)Hits allowed: ............... 12 ..................................................................at Texas (Mar 06, 2012)Doubles allowed: ....... 3 ............................................................ vs Stanford (Feb 11, 2012)Triples allowed:........... 1 ...................................................................at Texas (Mar 06, 2012)Homers allowed: ........ 3 ..................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012).......................................... 3 ....................................................vs Binghamton (Mar 04, 2012)Wild pitches: ................ 2 ..............................................vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012).......................................... 2 .................................................vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012).......................................... 2 ...................................................................vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012)Hit batters: ................... 7 ..................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012)

BATTINGAt bats: .......................... 5 ...............................Hall, Logan vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012).......................................... 5 ........................Kenney, Mikey vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012)Runs scored: ................ 3 .......................... Kenney, Mikey vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012).......................................... 3 .............................James, Sandy vs Seton Hall (Mar 16, 2012).......................................... 3 ................................Hall, Logan vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012)Hits: ................................. 4 .............................James, Sandy vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012).......................................... 4 ...............Richardson, Raven vs New Mexico (Mar 12, 2012)RBIs: ................................ 7 ...........................Perez, Adriana vs Seton Hall (Mar 18, 2012)Doubles: ........................ 2 ............................Hall, Logan vs UT-Arlington (Mar 03, 2012).......................................... 2 ............... Richardson, Raven at Stony Brook (Mar 14, 2012).......................................... 2 ......................... Bledsoe, Emily vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012)Triples: ........................... 1 ....................Ward, Kermitria vs Binghamton (Mar 03, 2012).......................................... 1 ....................... Bledsoe, Emily at Stony Brook (Mar 14, 2012)Home runs: .................. 2 ..................James, Sandy vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012).......................................... 2 .............................James, Sandy vs Seton Hall (Mar 16, 2012).......................................... 2 ...........................Perez, Adriana vs Seton Hall (Mar 18, 2012)Total bases: ................. 10 ............................James, Sandy vs Seton Hall (Mar 16, 2012)......................................... 10 ..........................Perez, Adriana vs Seton Hall (Mar 18, 2012)Walks: ............................. 3 ..........................James, Sandy vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012).......................................... 3 ...............Richardson, Raven vs New Mexico (Mar 12, 2012)Strikeouts: .................... 3 ............................................................................................ (4 games)Sac hits: ......................... 1 ..........................................................................................(15 games)Sac flies: ......................... 1 ............................................................................................ (8 games)Stolen bases: ............... 4 .........................Kenney, Mikey vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012)Hit by pitch: ................. 2 ....................Bledsoe, Emily vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012)Caught stealing: ......... 1 ............................................................................................ (9 games)Runners LOB: ............... 5 ...............................Hall, Logan vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012)

FIELDINGPutouts: ........................ 14 .........................James, Sandy vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012)......................................... 14 ....................... James, Sandy vs Binghamton (Mar 02, 2012)Assists: ........................... 6 ............................................................................................ (6 games)Errors: ............................. 2 ....................................... James, Sandy vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012).......................................... 2 .............................Richardson, Raven at Texas (Mar 06, 2012)Passed balls:................. 1 ............................................................................................ (5 games)

PITCHINGInnings pitched: ........8.0 ........................... Custer, Cara vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012)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: .................... 9 ................................Custer, Cara vs Seton Hall (Mar 16, 2012)Hits allowed: ............... 10 ....................... Talley, Brittany vs Monmouth (Mar 16, 2012)Doubles allowed: ....... 2 ............................................................................................ (6 games)Triples allowed:........... 1 .....................................Talley, Brittany at Texas (Mar 06, 2012)Homers allowed: ........ 3 ...................... Dennis, Kelsey vs Binghamton (Mar 04, 2012)Wild pitches: ................ 2 .....................Custer, Cara vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012).......................................... 2 ........................ Custer, Cara vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012).......................................... 2 .............Custer, Cara vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012 at Waco, Texas)Hit batters: ................... 3 .........................Custer, Cara vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012).......................................... 3 ............................Custer, Cara vs New Mexico (Mar 12, 2012)

TEAM GAME HIGHS

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No. Player (#) Opponent (Date) Runs Outs Count Inning Pitcher 1. Sandy James (1) San Diego State (2/9) 1 0 0-2 2 May 2. Melisa Ryba (1) San Diego State (2/9) 1 0 0-0 3 May 3. Sandy James (2) San Diego State (2/9) 1 0 2-2 4 May 4. Mikey Kenney (1) Stanford (2/11) 1 1 0-1 2 Gerhart 5. Raven Richardson (1) Ohio State (2/17) 1 2 2-2 5 Endicott 6. Mikey Kenney (2) Idaho State (2/18) 1 0 2-0 1 Fitzsimmons 7. Sandy James (3) Portland State (2/18) 3 0 2-1 1 Holliday 8. Adriana Perez (1) Portland State (2/18) 1 0 0-0 1 Holliday 9. Adriana Perez (2) DePaul (2/19) 1 0 1-0 2 Verdun 10. Mikey Kenney (3) Utah State (2/19) 1 2 1-1 2 Harmon 11. Sandy James (4) Utah State (2/19) 1 0 2-1 3 Harmon 12. Adriana Perez (3) Utah State (2/19) 2 0 2-2 5 Harmon 13. Raven Richardson (2) Texas State (2/24) 3 1 2-2 5 Hall 14. Taylor Powell (1) North Texas (2/24) 3 1 2-1 8 Poole 15. Adriana Perez (4) Binghamton (3/2) 2 1 0-0 3 Marsteller 16. Mikey Kenney (4) Binghamton (3/2) 1 0 2-2 4 Marsteller 17. Emily Bledsoe (1) Binghamton (3/2) 3 0 1-1 6 Price 18. Mikey Kenney (5) UT-Arlington (3/2) 1 0 3-1 1 Lyles 19. Mikey Kenney (6) UT-Arlington (3/3) 1 1 3-2 2 Lyles 20. Adriana Perez (5) UT-Arlington (3/3) 1 2 0-0 4 Lyles 21. Katelyn Williams (1) Binghamton (3/3) 1 0 3-2 4 Emerling 22. Holley Gentsch (1) Binghamton (3/3) 1 1 2-2 5 Laney 23. Sandy James (5) Binghamton (3/4) 1 0 0-0 5 Laney 24. Mikey Kenney (7) Texas (3/7) 1 1 3-1 6 Fox 25. Raven Richardson (4) New Mexico - 1 (3/12) 1 0 1-0 2 Sheehan 26. Cydney Allen (1) New Mexico - 1 (3/12) 3 1 3-1 3 Sheehan 27. Mikey Kenney (8) New Mexico - 2 (3/12) 4 1 2-2 4 DeBroeck 28. Mikey Kenney (9) Stony Brook - 2 (3/14) 1 1 3-1 2 Lucido 29. Melisa Ryba (2) Monmouth (3/16) 3 1 1-2 4 Sulick 30. Sandy James (6) Seton Hall (3/16) 2 1 3-2 1 Tull 31. Mikey Kenney (10) Seton Hall (3/16) 3 2 3-1 3 Tull 32. Sandy James (7) Seton Hall (3/16) 2 2 1-0 3 Tull 33. Adriana Perez (6) Seton Hall (3/16) 1 2 2-0 3 Tull 34. Raven Richardson (5) Manhattan - 1 (3/17) 1 0 2-2 2 Romero 35. Adriana Perez (7) Manhattan - 1 (3/17) 2 2 0-1 2 Romero 36. Taylor Powell (2) Manhattan - 2 (3/17) 2 1 1-1 6 Redding 37. Adriana Perez (8) Seton Hall (3/18) 2 2 2-0 1 Tull 38. Adriana Perez (9) Seton hall (3/18) 2 2 2-2 3 Tull

HOME RUN BREAKDOWNat Home ________________________________ 12on the Road ______________________________ 7at Neutral Site ____________________________ 19

vs. RHP__________________________________ 36vs. LHP ___________________________________ 2

vs. Big 12 Teams ___________________________ 1vs. Non-Conference Teams __________________ 37

with 0 outs ______________________________ 16with 1 out _______________________________ 13with 2 outs _______________________________ 9

Solo HR _________________________________ 222-Run HR _________________________________ 83-Run HR _________________________________ 7Grand Slam _______________________________ 1

February ________________________________ 14March __________________________________ 24April _____________________________________ 0May _____________________________________ 0June _____________________________________ 0

in 1st inning ______________________________ 6in 2nd inning _____________________________ 9in 3rd inning ______________________________ 8in 4th inning ______________________________ 6in 5th inning ______________________________ 5in 6th inning ______________________________ 3in 7th inning ______________________________ 0in extra innings ____________________________ 1

Leadoff hitter _____________________________ 92-Hole ___________________________________ 13-Hole ___________________________________ 5Cleanup _________________________________ 115-Hole ___________________________________ 26-Hole ___________________________________ 47-Hole ___________________________________ 08-Hole ___________________________________ 49-Hole ___________________________________ 0Pinch hitter _______________________________ 2

Day Games ______________________________ 28Night Games ______________________________ 0

Starters _________________________________ 31Relievers _________________________________ 7

To tie the game ____________________________ 2To put Tech ahead _________________________ 9Walkoff HR _______________________________ 0

To leadoff a game __________________________ 2To leadoff an inning _______________________ 12

Record with HR __________________________21-2Record without HR ________________________5-5

TEXAS TECH HOME RUNS

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SITUATIONAL RECORDS ALL BIG 12All Opponents 26-7 0-2At Rocky Johnson Field 8-0 0-0On the road 4-2 0-2At neural sites 14-5 0-0Ranked Teams 2-4 0-2Top-10 Teams (NFCA) 0-3 0-2Top-5 Teams (NFCA) 0-0 0-0 February 11-5 0-0March 15-2 0-2April 0-0 0-0May 0-0 0-0June 0-0 0-0

Monday 2-0 0-0Tuesday 0-1 0-1Wednesday 2-1 0-1Thursday 1-0 0-0Friday 8-2 0-0Saturday 8-2 0-0Sunday 5-1 0-0

Series Openers 2-1 0-1Middle Games 0-1 0-1Series Finales 2-0 0-0

Last at-bat wins 0 0Last at-bat losses 0 0

vs Left-handed Starter 2-1 0-0vs Right-handed Starter 24-6 0-2

1-Run games 4-2 0-12-Run games 3-1 0-05+Run games 12-3 0-1Extra innings 2-0 0-0Shutouts 6-3 0-1

Scoring 0-2 runs 4-6 0-2Scoring 3-5 runs 6-0 0-0Scoring 6-9 runs 12-1 0-0Scoring 10+ runs 4-0 0-0Opponent 0-2 runs 19-2 0-1Opponent 3-5 runs 7-2 0-0Opponent 6-9 runs 0-2 0-1Opponent 10+ runs 0-1 0-0Scored in 1st inning 14-2 0-0Opponent scored in 1st inning 4-4 0-1Scores first 22-2 0-0Opponent scores first 4-5 0-2Hit 0 home runs 5-5 0-1Hit 1 home run 11-2 0-1Hit 2+ home runs 10-0 0-0Opponent 0 home runs 19-4 0-1Opponent 1 home run 6-2 0-1Opponent 2+ HRs 1-1 0-0Made 0 errors 16-4 0-0Made 1 error 7-1 0-1Made 2+ errors 3-2 0-1Opponent made 0 errors 6-6 0-2Opponent made 1 error 7-1 0-0Opponent made 2+ errors 13-0 0-0Out-hit opponent 21-0 0-0Out-hit by opponent 2-7 0-2Hits are tied 3-0 0-0

Record when team scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 0-3 0-3 4-0 0-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 4-0 3-0 3-0 4-0Record when opponent scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 6-0 6-1 7-1 2-2 4-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1Record when leading after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 13-2 15-2 17-1 20-1 19-0 20-0Record when trailing after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 1-3 2-4 3-5 2-5 0-6 0-4Record when tied after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 12-2 9-1 6-1 4-1 3-1 1-1

General Summary:Current winning streak: 9Longest winning streak: 10Longest losing streak: 4

Home attendance: 2,246 (8 dates avg = 280)Away attendance: 5,752 (25 dates avg = 230)Total attendance: 7,998 (33 dates avg = 242)

GAMES SUMMARY

HITTING STREAKS _________ Longest __ CurrentPerez, Adriana ________________ 10 ______ 10Hall, Logan __________________ 6 ________ 1Kenney, Mikey ________________ 6 ________ 6Richardson, Raven ____________ 5 ________ -Bledsoe, Emily ________________ 5 ________ 1James, Sandy ________________ 5 ________ 4Tongate, Randi _______________ 4 ________ -Williams, Katelyn _____________ 4 ________ -Ryba, Melisa _________________ 3 ________ 3Gentsch, Holley _______________ 2 ________ -Ward, Kermitria _______________ 2 ________ -Powell, Taylor ________________ 2 ________ 1Hamada, Ashley ______________ 2 ________ -Allen, Cydney ________________ 2 ________ 1Hebert, Derryn _______________ 1 ________ 1Cooper, Emily ________________ 1 ________ 1

REACHED BASE STREAK ____ Longest __ CurrentJames, Sandy ________________ 16 ______ 10Bledsoe, Emily ________________ 11 _______ 9Perez, Adriana ________________ 10 ______ 10Kenney, Mikey ________________ 8 ________ 8Hall, Logan __________________ 7 ________ 7Richardson, Raven ____________ 7 ________ -Tongate, Randi _______________ 7 ________ -Powell, Taylor ________________ 5 ________ 5Williams, Katelyn _____________ 4 ________ -Ward, Kermitria _______________ 3 ________ 3Ryba, Melisa _________________ 3 ________ 3Allen, Cydney ________________ 3 ________ 1Gentsch, Holley _______________ 2 ________ -Hamada, Ashley ______________ 2 ________ -Cooper, Emily ________________ 1 ________ 1Hebert, Derryn _______________ 1 ________ 1

MULTIPLE HIT GAMES ____ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _5+ __ TotPerez, Adriana _____________9__ 2 _ - _ - ____ 11James, Sandy _____________5__ 1 _ 1 _ - ____ 7Kenney, Mikey _____________4__ 3 _ - _ - ____ 7Hall, Logan _______________5__ 1 _ - _ - ____ 6Richardson, Raven _________5__ - _ 1 _ - ____ 6Bledsoe, Emily _____________3__ 2 _ - _ - ____ 5Ryba, Melisa ______________4__ - _ - _ - ____ 4Gentsch, Holley ____________2__ - _ - _ - ____ 2Powell, Taylor _____________1__ - _ - _ - ____ 1Tongate, Randi ____________1__ - _ - _ - ____ 1Williams, Katelyn __________1__ - _ - _ - ____ 1TEAM ___________________ 40 _ 9 _ 2 _ 0 ____ 51

MULTIPLE RBI GAMES ____ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _5+ __ TotJames, Sandy _____________4__ 1 _ 2 _ - ____ 7Perez, Adriana _____________3__ 3 _ - _ 1 ____ 7Kenney, Mikey _____________2__ 1 _ 1 _ - ____ 4Ryba, Melisa ______________2__ 1 _ - _ - ____ 3Gentsch, Holley ____________3__ - _ - _ - ____ 3Bledsoe, Emily _____________2__ 1 _ - _ - ____ 3Richardson, Raven _________2__ 1 _ - _ - ____ 3Williams, Katelyn __________2__ 1 _ - _ - ____ 3Powell, Taylor _____________1__ 1 _ - _ - ____ 2Hall, Logan _______________2__ - _ - _ - ____ 2Allen, Cydney _____________1__ 1 _ - _ - ____ 2Tongate, Randi ____________1__ - _ - _ - ____ 1TEAM ___________________ 25 _ 11 3 _ 1 ____ 40

MISCALLENOUS RECORDS

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TEXAS TECH GAME-WINNING RBINo. Player (#) Date Opponent Runs Outs Count Inning Final Score Play1. Melisa Ryba (1) 2/9 San Diego State 1 2 3-2 6 5-4 Single to left field2. Holley Gentsch (1) 2/17 Ohio State 2 0 0-1 6 7-4 Single to right field3. Cydney Allen (1) 2/17 Long Beach State 1 2 2-2 1 2-0 Single up the middle4. Sandy James (1) 2/18 Idaho State 1 1 2-2 2 8-4 Single up the middle5. Sandy James (2) 2/18 Portland State 3 0 2-1 1 5-1 HR to center field6. Sandy James (3) 2/19 DePaul 1 2 3-2 5 2-1 Single past shortstop7. Sandy James (4) 2/19 Utah State 1 0 2-1 3 11-2 HR to left field8. Holley Gentsch (2) 2/24 Texas State 1 1 1-2 4 6-0 Sac fly to right field9. Adriana Perez (1) 2/24 North Texas 2 0 1-1 8 10-0 Single to left field10. Mikey Kenney (1) 2/25 UTEP 2 2 3-1 2 5-2 Double to left field11. Mikey Kenney (2) 2/25 Stephen F. Austin 1 1 0-2 8 2-1 Fielder’s choice to short12. Randi Tongate (1) 3/2 Binghamton 1 2 2-2 3 7-2 Single to left field13. Mikey Kenney (3) 3/2 UT-Arlington 1 0 3-1 1 2-0 Leadoff HR to left field14. Adriana Perez (2) 3/3 UT-Arlington 2 1 0-0 1 9-1 Double to left center15. Holley Gentsch (3) 3/3 Binghamton 1 2 2-0 1 8-2 Double to left field16. Sandy James (5) 3/4 Binghamton 1 0 0-0 5 4-3 HR to center field17. Katelyn Williams (1) 3/4 UT-Arlington 2 1 2-2 2 7-1 Single to left field18. Raven Richardson (1) 3/12 New Mexico - 1 1 1 1-2 3 9-4 Single up the middle19. Mikey Kenney (4) 3/12 New Mexico - 2 4 1 2-2 4 8-5 Grand slam to left field20. Emily Bledsoe (1) 3/14 Stony Brook - 1 2 2 1-1 5 4-1 Double to left field21. Mikey Kenney (5) 3/14 Stony Brook - 2 1 1 3-1 2 6-3 Home run to left field22. Melisa Ryba (2) 3/16 Monmouth 3 1 1-2 4 4-2 Home run to center field23. Sandy James (6) 3/16 Seton Hall 2 1 3-2 1 11-0 Home run to right field24. Emily Bledsoe (2) 3/17 Manhattan - 1 2 2 1-0 2 13-2 Double to left center25. Emily Bledsoe (3) 3/17 Manhattan - 2 1 1 3-2 2 7-2 SAC fly to center field26. Adriana Perez (3) 3/18 Seton Hall 2 2 2-0 1 9-0 Home run to left field

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CAREER OFFENSIVE RECORD BOOK WATCHBATTING AVERAGE (Min. 100 AB) 1. Kim Martinez (1997,1999) _____________.386 2. Sandy Butler (1998-2001) ______________.337 3. Elyssa Sigala (2003-04) ________________.315 4. Leah Legler (2007-10) _________________.312 Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________.312 Kelly Rhyne (2003-05) _________________.312 7. Kim Tillett (1996-98) __________________.308 Current Players: Adriana Perez ________________________.386 Sandy James ________________________.343 Randi Tongate _______________________.333 Logan Hall __________________________.332 Cydney Allen ________________________.330 Raven Richardson ____________________.326 Emily Bedsoe ________________________.322 Mikey Kenney _______________________.322

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. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) __________ 556 9. Andrea Joachims (2000-04) ____________ 538 10. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08) ______________ 515 HITS 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001) ______________ 256 2. Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 200 3. Leah Legler (2007-10) _________________ 184 4. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) __________ 179 5. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08) ______________ 168 6. Paula Workman (1997-00) ______________ 163 7. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05) _________________ 153 8. Kim Martinez (1997,1999) ______________ 149 9. Logan Hall (2010-present) ______________ 145 10. Eva Harshman (1999-2002) _____________ 142 11. Tamara Harrington (1997-2000) _________ 139 Approaching: Mikey Kenney (2010-present) ___________ 137 Raven Richardson (2010-present) ________ 125

RUNS 1. Paula Workman (1997-2000) ____________ 135 2. Mikey Kenney (2010-present) __________ 132 3. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) __________ 131 4. Sandy Butler (1998-2001) ______________ 122 5. Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 112 6. Leah Legler (2007-10) _________________ 105 7. Raven Richardson (2010-present) _______ 95 8. Stephanie Drewry (2009-11) _____________ 85 Logan Hall (2010-present) ______________ 90 10. Kim Martinez (1997,1999) _______________ 84 11. Devin Zaragoza (2005-08) _______________ 75 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000) __________ 75 Approaching: Ashley Hamada (2009-present) __________ 74

RBI 1. Paula Workman (1997-2000) ____________ 114 2. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08) ______________ 107 Kim Martinez (1997,1999) ______________ 107 4. Logan Hall (2010-present) _____________ 104 5. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) __________ 102 6. Mikey Kenney (2010-present) ___________ 92 7. Sandy James (2011-present) ____________ 89 8. Montana Patin (2006-08) ________________ 85 9. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05) __________________ 84 10. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08) _______________ 83 Raven Richardson (2010-present) _______ 83 12. Holley Gentsch (2009-present) __________ 71 13. Andrea Joachims (2000-04) _____________ 65 Cydney Allen (2011-present) ____________ 65

HOME RUNS 1. Mikey Kenney (2010-present) ___________ 29 2. Kim Martinez (1997, 1999) ______________ 27 3. Paula Workman (1997-2000) _____________ 23 Sandy James (2011-present) ____________ 23 5. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08) _______________ 21 6. Raven Richardson (2010-present) _______ 18 7. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08) _______________ 17 8. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05) __________________ 15 9. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) ___________ 14 Cydney Allen (2011-present) ____________ 14 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 Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) ____________ 6 4. Leah Legler (2007-10) ___________________ 5 Jennifer Bowers (2005-08) ________________ 5 Kim Martinez (1997,1999) ________________ 5 8. Kristi Robles (2002-03) ___________________ 4 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000) ___________ 4 Ellen Middleton (1997-98) ________________ 4

DOUBLES 1. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) ___________ 44 2. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08) _______________ 36 Kim Martinez (1997,1999) _______________ 36 Logan Hall (2010-present) ______________ 36 5. Paula Workman (1997-2000) _____________ 32 Eva Harshman (1999-2002) ______________ 32 7. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05) __________________ 30 8. Mikey Kenney (2010-present) ___________ 25 9. Brandy Moulin (2004-07) ________________ 24 10. Kristi Robles (2002-03) __________________ 23 Jenny Kohler (1998-99) _________________ 23 Amiee Weathers (1998-99) ______________ 23 Approaching: Raven Richardson (2010-present) _________ 21

STOLEN BASES 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001) _______________ 84 2. Ashley Parker (2004-07)_________________ 78 3. Leah Legler (2007-10) __________________ 39 4. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) ___________ 33 5. Stephanie Walls (1997-99) _______________ 30 6. Mikey Kenney (2010-present) ___________ 29 7. Heather Parker (2004-07) _______________ 28 8. Eva Harshman (1999-2002) ______________ 27 9. Devin Zaragoza (2005-08) _______________ 25 10. Rebecca Eimen (2001-02) _______________ 23 11. Whitney Riley (2005-08) ________________ 21 12. Stephanie Drewry (2009-11) _____________ 20

WALKS 1. Paula Workman (1997-2000) _____________ 78 2. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08) _______________ 76 3. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) ___________ 66 4. Sandy Butler (1998-2001) _______________ 59 Mikey Kenney (2010-present) ___________ 59 6. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05) __________________ 57 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000) __________ 57 8. Sandy James (2011-present) ____________ 55 9. Raven Richardson (2010-present) _______ 51 10. Montana Patin (2006-08) ________________ 46 11. Jessica Karenke (1996-98) _______________ 4412. Leah Legler (2007-10) __________________ 43 Brandy Moulin (2004-07) ________________ 43 Eva Harshman (1997-2002) ______________ 43

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 Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) ___________ 204 9. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08) ______________ 199 Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 199 11. Leah Legler (2007-10) _________________ 196 Approaching: Ashley Hamada (2009-present) _________ 191 Holley Gentsch (2009-present) __________ 180

Bolder type = active player

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CAREER PITCHING RECORD BOOK WATCHEARNED 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. Kristina Blair (2002-03) ________________3.13 7. Tye Coats (2008-09) __________________3.84 Amie Stines (2002-03) ________________3.84 Approaching: Cara Custer (2012-present) ____________1.98 Brittany Talley (2011-present) __________2.66 Kelsey Dennis (2011-present) __________2.94 Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present) ____3.24

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 Brittany Talley (2011-present) __________ 22 8. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)____ 18 9. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present) __________ 15 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 Brittany Talley (2011-present) ___________ 32 11. Alex Watkins (2006-09) _________________ 31

Approaching: Kelsey Dennis (2011-present) ___________ 29

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 Brittany Talley (2011-present) __________ 14 11. Kristina Blair (2002-03) _________________ 12 Approaching: Cara Custer (2012-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. Brittany Talley (2011-present) _______ 202.2 11. Jenny Cannon (1996-98) _____________191.1

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) _________________ 154

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 (MIN. 100 IP) 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001) ___________1.31 2. Brittany Talley (2011-present) ________ 1.69 3. Danielle Brady (1996-97) ______________1.74 4. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present) ________ 1.88 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)__ 2.34 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. Brittany Talley (2011-present) _________ 119 10. Danielle Brady (1996-98) ______________ 114

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. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)__ 5.22 5. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present) ________ 5.15 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) ________ 4.11 10. Amie Stines (2002-03) ________________4.10

Bolder type = active player

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NO. NAME HT. POS. B/T CLASS-EX. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 2 Logan Hall 5-6 INF R/R Sr-2L Tucson, Ariz. (Pima C.C.) 3 Emily Bledsoe 5-6 INF L/R Sr-3L Fulshear, Texas (Foster H.S.) 4 Kermitria Ward 5-0 OF/RHP L/R So-1L Waco, Texas (Midway H.S.) 6 Randi Tongate 5-9 C R/R Jr-2L Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford H.S.) 7 Ashley Hamada 5-4 OF L/R Sr-3L Touchet, Wash. (DeSales Catholic H.S.) 8 Chandler Moore 5-8 RHP/INF R/R Fr-HS Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield H.S.) 9 Adriana Perez 5-5 C R/R Jr-TR Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley College) 10 Meredith Heath 5-7 OF L/R Sr-2L Fort Worth, Texas (Chipola College) 11 Brittany Talley 5-8 LHP L/L So-1L Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm H.S.) 12 Katelyn Williams 5-6 OF L/L Fr-HS Ceder Park, Texas (Vista Ridge H.S.) 14 Katibeth King 5-4 C R/R Fr-HS Plano, Texas (Prestonwood Christian H.S.) 17 Hannah Bell 5-5 RHP R/R Fr-HS Dayton, Texas (Dayton H.S.) 18 Sandy James 5-9 INF R/R Jr-1L Dallas, Texas (Angelo State) 19 Raven Richardson 5-8 INF R/R Sr-2L Placentia, Calif (Yavapai C.C.) 20 Kelsey Dennis 5-4 LHP L/L Sr-1L Helena, Ala. (Wallace State C.C.) 22 Holley Gentsch 5-9 C R/R Sr-3L Hewitt, Texas (Midway H.S.) 23 Ashley Brokeshoulder 5-5 RHP R/R Jr-2L Shawnee, Okla. (Shawnee H.S.) 26 Mikey Kenney 5-11 OF R/L Jr-2L Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West H.S.) 27 Melisa Ryba 5-8 INF/OF L/R Jr-RS Littleton, Colo. (Northern Colorado) 28 Emily Cooper 5-6 OF R/R Jr-TR Des Moines, Iowa (Yavapa College) 29 Derryn Hebert 5-7 Util. R/R Fr-HS Pasadena, Texas (Deer Park H.S.) 32 Taylor Powell 5-8 INF/OF R/R So-1L Henrietta, Texas (Henrietta H.S.) 56 Cydney Allen 6-1 C R/R Sr-1L Taylorsville, Utah (Salt Lake C.C.) 77 Cara Custer 5-8 RHP R/R Fr-HS Spanaway, Wash. (Spanaway Lake H.S.)

COACHING STAFFHead 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)

BY POSITIONInfield ___________________________________ 8___________________ Bledsoe, Hall, Hebert, James_______________ Moore, Powell, Richardson, Ryba Outfield __________________________________ 9________________ Cooper, Hamada, Heath, Hebert____________ Kenney, Powell, Ryba, Ward, WilliamsCatcher __________________________________ 5__________________________Allen, Gentsch, King______________________________ Perez, TongatePitcher ___________________________________ 7____________________ Bell, Brokeshoulder, Custer,____________________Dennis, Moore, Talley, Ward

BY CLASSIFICATIONSeniors __________________________________ 8________________ Allen, Bledsoe, Dennis, Gentsch, _______________ Hall, Hamada, Heath, RichardsonJuniors ___________________________________ 7________________ Brokeshoulder, Cooper, Kenney, ___________________ James, Perez, Ryba, TongateSophomores ______________________________ 3__________________________ Powell, Talley, WardFreshmen ________________________________ 6__________________________ Bell, Custer, Hebert,_________________________King, Moore, Williams

NO. NAME POS. 56 Cydney Allen C 17 Hannah Bell RHP 3 Emily Bledsoe INF 23 Ashley Brokeshoulder RHP 28 Emily Cooper OF 77 Cara Custer RHP 20 Kelsey Dennis LHP 22 Holley Gentsch C 2 Logan Hall INF 7 Ashley Hamada OF 10 Meredith Heath OF 29 Derryn Hebert UTIL 18 Sandy James INF 26 Mikey Kenney OF 14 Katibeth King C 8 Chandler Moore RHP/INF 9 Adriana Perez C 32 Taylor Powell INF/OF 19 Raven Richardson INF 27 Melisa Ryba INF/OF 11 Brittany Talley LHP 6 Randi Tongate C 4 Kermitria Ward OF/RHP 12 Katelyn Williams OF

BY HOME STATEAlabama _________________________________ 1____________________________________ DennisArizona __________________________________ 1 _______________________________________ HallCalifornia _________________________________ 2____________________________Perez, RichardsonColorado _________________________________ 3_________________________ Kenney, Moore, RybaIowa _____________________________________ 1____________________________________ CooperOklahoma ________________________________ 1______________________________ BrokeshoulderTexas ___________________________________ 12____________Bell, Bledsoe, Gentsch, Heath, Hebert_____________________James, King, Powell, Talley_______________________Tongate, Ward, WilliamsUtah ____________________________________ 1______________________________________ AllenWashington ______________________________ 2_____________________________ Custer, Hamada

Ashley Brokeshoulder Broke-shoulderCara Custer Cuh-sterHolley Gentsch Ghench (rhymes with wrench)Ashley Hamada Hah-mah-daDerryn Hebert He-burtMikey Kenney Mike-eeMeilisa Ryba Ree-bahRandi Tongate Rand-ee Tong-gateKermitria Ward Ker-me-tree-ah

NUMERICAL ROSTER

ROSTER BREAKDOWN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

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RADIO/TELEVISION ROSTER

Logan HallINF • 5-6 • Sr-2L • R/R

Tucson, Ariz.Pima C.C.

2Emily Bledsoe

INF • 5-6 • Sr-3L • L/RFulshear, Texas

Foster H.S.

3Kermitria Ward

RHP/OF • 5-1 • SO-1L • R/RWaco, TexasFoster H.S.

4Randi TongateC • 5-9 • Jr-2L • R/R

Weatherford, TexasWeatherford H.S.

6Ashley HamadaOF • 5-4 • Sr-3L • L/R

Touchet, Wash.DeSales Catholic H.S.

7

Adriana PerezC • 5-5 • Jr-TR • R/R

Lancaster, Calif.Antelope Valley College

9Meredith HeathOF • 5-7 • Sr-2L • L/R

Fort Worth, TexasChipola College

10Brittany Talley

LHP • 5-8 • So-1L • L/LLittle Elm, Texas

Little Elm H.S.

11Katelyn WilliamsOF • 5-6 • Fr-HS • L/L

Ceder Park, TexasVista Ridge H.S.

12Katibeth King

C • 5-4 • Fr-HS • R/RPlano, Texas

Prestonwood Christian H.S.

14

Sandy JamesINF • 5-5 • JR-1L • R/R

Dallas, TexasAngelo State

18Raven RichardsonINF • 5-8 • Sr-3L • R/R

Placentia, Calif.Yavapai C.C.

19 20Holley GentschC • 5-9 • Sr-3L • R/R

Hewitt, TexasMidway H.S.

22Ashley Brokeshoulder

RHP • 5-5 • Jr-2L • R/RShawnee, Okla.Shawnee H.S.

23

Chandler MooreRHP/INF • 5-8 • Fr-HS • R/R

Broomfield, Colo.Broomfield H.S.

8

Hannah BellRHP • 5-5 • Fr-HS • R/R

Dayton, TexasDayton H.S.

17

Mikey KenneyOF • 5-11 • Jr-2L • R/R

Arvada, Colo.Arvada West H.S.

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Shanon HaysHead Coach3rd Season

Kristie FoxAssistant Coach

3rd Season

Leah LeglerVol. Assistant Coach

1st Season

Melisa RybaINF/OF • 5-8 • Jr-RS • L/R

Littleton, Colo.Northern Colorado

27Emily Cooper

OF • 5-6 • Jr-TR • R/RDes Moines, Iowa

Yavapa College

28Derryn Hebert

UTIL • 5-7 • Fr-HS • R/RPasadena, TexasDeer Park H.S.

29Taylor Powell

INF/OF • 5-8 • So-1L • R/RHenrietta, Texas

Henrietta H.S.

32Cydney Allen

C • 6-1 • Sr-1L • R/RTaylorsville, UtahTaylorsville H.S.

56Cara Custer

RHP • 5-8 • Fr-HS • R/RSpanaway, Wash.

Spanaway Lake H.S.

77

Aly SartiniAssoc. Head Coach

3rd Season

Shannon ArmstrongDirector of Operations

1st Season

Kelsey DennisLHP • 5-4 • Sr-1L • L/L

Helena, Ala.Wallace State C.C.