texas tech vs. nebraska game notes

Date Opponent Time/Result2/10 vs. #16 BYU! W, 7-5 (9)2/11 vs. Bradley! W, 13-2 (5)2/12 vs. #12 California! W, 5-42/12 vs. Indiana! W, 4-12/13 vs. Appalachian State! W, 10-92/18 Utah Valley^ W, 8-32/18 Bryant^ W, 10-0 (5)2/19 Bryant^ W, 12-2 (5)2/19 Utah Valley^ W, 8-22/20 Bryant^ W, 8-0 (6)2/20 Utah Valley^ W, 14-5 (6)2/25 Northern Illinois+ W, 16-3(5)2/25 St. John’s+ W, 5-32/26 St. John’s + W, 19-8 (5)2/26 Northern Illinois+ W, 8-0 (5)2/27 Wichita State+ W, 10-2 (5)3/4 Howard& W, 8-0 (5)3/4 Dayton& W, 8-0 (5)3/5 Dayton& W, 11-0 (5)3/5 Howard& W, 10-0 (5)3/6 Dayton& W, 10-0 (5)3/6 Howard& W, 7-13/9 New Mexico W, 9-63/9 New Mexico W, 5-33/11 Alcorn State~ L, 2-43/11 Evansville~ W, 8-0 (5)3/12 Evansville~ W, 5-13/12 Alcorn State~ W, 15-0 (5)3/13 Alcorn State~ W, 18-0 (5)3/13 Evansville~ W, 8-0 (5)3/17 vs. Colorado State$ W, 17-5 (5)3/18 vs. Jacksonville% W, 5-13/18 vs. Long Island% W, 8-43/19 vs. UT-Chattanooga% W, 3-13/19 vs. Boston University% W, 4-03/20 vs. Liberty% W, 6-5 (9)3/26 #13 Missouri* L, 1-43/27 #13 Missouri* L, 1-10 (6)4/1 #14 Oklahoma* W, 5-04/2 #14 Oklahoma* L, 6-74/6 #17 Baylor* L, 1-44/6 #17 Baylor* L, 1-104/9 at Iowa State* W, 15-54/10 at Iowa State* W, 16-54/13 Kansas* L, 9-54/13 Kansas* W, 10-0 (5)4/16 at #19 Oklahoma State* L, 1-2 (8)4/17 at #19 Oklahoma State* L, 1-74/22 Texas* L, 2-15 (5)4/23 Texas* L, 5-94/30 at Nebraska* 1 p.m.5/1 at Nebraska* 12 p.m.5/13 at Texas A&M* 6 p.m.5/14 at Texas A&M* 12 p.m.5/20-22 NCAA Regionals TBA5/27-29 NCAA Super Regionals TBA6/2-8 NCAA College World Series TBA

* Big 12 Conference Game! Arizona State Kajikawa Tournament - Tempe, Ariz.^ Texas Tech Invitational - Lubbock, Texas+ Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic - Lubbock, Texas& Red Raider Classic - Lubbock, Texas~ Masked Rider Invitational - Lubbock, Texas$ Game played in Clearwater, Fla.% USF Tournament - Clearwater, Fla.

2011 SCHEDULE

PROBABLE STARTERS

u 2010 NCAA Regional selection u 2010 All-Big 12 second team Emily Bledsoe, Logan Hall, Mikey Kenney u Head Coach Shanon Hays

2011 GAME NOTESRelease Date: April 29, 2011

“Strive for honor evermore, long live the Matadors”

TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

LEADING OFF...Texas Tech will make its final trip to Nebraska this weekend as the Red Raiders and the 14th-ranked Huskers begin a two-game series at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bowlin Stadium.

GAMEDAY CENTRALTexas Tech fans unable to make the trip to Lincoln. can keep up with the action through the Gameday Central page at texastech.com. The page will con-tain live scoring, an in-game blog, and stats and box scores from every game along with postgame video from coach Shanon Hays.

NATIONAL RANKINGSTexas Tech (39-11; 4-10) .......................................... RV/RVNebraska (34-9; 4-6) ............................................No. 19/14(ESPN.com/USA Softball - NFCA/USA Today)

THE SERIESNebraska has historically dominated the series, maintaining a 30-6 all-time lead in the series, includ-ing a 12-2 mark in Lincoln. The Huskers won both games of the series a year ago, taking a 3-1 victory in the first game of the series before closing the week-end with a 2-0 win. Tech split the series in 2009 dur-ing its last trip to Lincoln.

ON DECKFollowing a week off for finals, the Red Raiders will take to the road one final time with the regular sea-son finale at Texas A&M. The series begins at 6 p.m. May 13 in College Station.

SOFTBALL MAKES FINAL TRIP TO LINCOLNThe Red Raiders are the final Texas Tech athletics program to travel to Lincoln as Nebraska will enter the Big 10 Conference beginning next season.

TECH STILL IN THE TOP 30 OF THE RPIThe Red Raiders remained in the top 30 of the rat-ings percentage index (RPI) this week, moving up one spot to No. 28. Tech is one of eight Big 12 schools in the top 30 of the RPI.

A LOOK AT NEBRASKAThe 14th-ranked Huskers come into this weekend’s series with wins in three of their last four games, in-cluding a split series last weekend against Missouri. Nebraska is third in the Big 12 with a .315 average on the year, but the Huskers are only hitting a .195 mark in conference play. Ashley Hagemann, meanwhile, leads the NU pitching staff with a 24-8 record and a 1.92 ERA. The Huskers are 6-3 this season in games played at Bowlin Stadium.

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TEXAS TECHRED RAIDERS

(39-11; 4-10)

No. 14/19NEBRASKA

CORNHUSKERS(34-9; 4-6)

Date ______________ April 30-May 1First Pitch ___________ 1 p.m./NoonLocation ___________ Lincoln, Neb.Venue ___________ Bowlin StadiumLive Video ______ www.huskers.comAudio __________ www.huskers.comLive Stats _____ www.texastech.comLive Blog _____ www.texastech.comSeries Record _______NU leads 30-6In Lubbock _________NU leads 12-2Last Season ____ NU swept the series_________ NU def. TTU, 3-1 (April 10)_________ NU def. TTU, 2-0 (April 11)TTU Head Coach _____ Shanon HaysNU Head Coach ___ Rhonda Revelle

Pos. No. Name GP-GS BA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB OB% SB-ATTC 22 Holley Gentsch 40-30 .300 9 24 4 0 1 15 .388 9 .383 0-01B 18 Sandy James 50-50 .357 31 45 8 1 15 58 .794 31 .484 1-12B 4 Logan Hall 50-50 .396 40 59 10 2 6 54 .611 10 .430 8-93B 3 Emily Bledsoe 50-50 .397 53 56 14 2 3 32 .589 27 .503 12-13SS 19 Raven Richardson 50-50 .375 38 48 5 1 8 40 .617 16 .442 3-5LF 25 McKenzie Clemmons 37-17 .333 17 19 0 1 0 5 .368 4 .377 6-7CF 26 Mikey Kenney 50-50 .353 59 53 15 1 4 31 .547 27 .478 14-14RF 7 Ashley Hamada 45-41 .299 23 29 2 1 1 10 .371 4 .340 4-5DP 56 Cydney Allen 49-49 .398 31 51 7 2 13 52 .789 24 .519 0-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pos. No. Name ERA W L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SOSP 20 Kelsey Dennis (LHP) 2.62 12 3 22 21 9 5 0 91.0 91 38 34 21 70SP 11 Brittany Talley (LHP) 2.79 13 5 24 19 7 4 1 105.1 107 56 42 22 64

2011 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL


WEEKLY SCHEDULEFRIDAY 29

Practice - 12:45 p.m.

Travel to Lincoln

SATURDAY 30

at Nebraska1 p.m.

SUNDAY 1

at NebraskaNoon

MONDAY 2

OFF DAY

TUESDAY 3

Media Interviews1:30 p.m.

Practice - 2 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 4

Practice - TBA

Finals

THURSDAY 5

Practice - TBA

Finals

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation .................................................... Lubbock, TexasFounded ....................................................................... 1923Enrollment ................................................................31,367Nickname ........................................................Red RaidersColors ..................................................... Scarlet and BlackFacility ..............................................Rocky Johnson FieldAffiliation ................................................. NCAA Division IConference.................................................................Big 12Chancellor ........................Kent Hance (Texas Tech ‘65)President ..........................Dr. Guy Bailey (Alabama ‘74)Athletics Director ....... Gerald Myers (Texas Tech ‘59)Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA ....Dr. Judi Henry (Texas Tech ‘75)Department Main Number ................ (806) 742-3355

HISTORYSeasons of Softball ...............20 (1981-85; 1996-Pres.)All-Time Record ................................................ 450-571-4NCAA Regional Appearances .. 3 (1999, 2001, 2010)

FACILITY INFORMATIONName ................................................Rocky Johnson FieldCapacity ... 589, but with room for portable seatingOpened ................................. 2001 (renovated in 2010)

COACHING STAFFHead Coach ................................................. Shanon HaysAlma Mater ................................. Lubbock Christian ‘91Record at Tech ................................77-29 (2nd Season)Career Record ................................191-45 (4th Season)Best time to reach Coach Hays .................... MorningsAssoc. Head Coach ..............Aly Sartini (Arkansas ‘00)Assistant Coach ...................... Kristie Fox (Arizona ‘07)Dir. of Operations .....................Lisa Stratton (LCU ‘09)

TEAM INFORMATION2010 Record................................................................38-18Conference Record .................................................... 7-11Home Record ............................................................... 21-7Away Record ...................................................................6-6Neutral Site Record .................................................... 11-5Postseason .............................NCAA Stanford RegionalFinal Ranking..........................................Receiving VotesLetterwinners Returning/Lost................................ 14/6Starters Returning/Lost ...............................................8/1Pitchers Returning/Lost ..............................................3/1Newcomers ..........................................................................6Top Returners .................... Emily Bledsoe, Logan Hall,........................................................................ Mikey KenneyTop Newcomers ........... Cydney Allen, Kelsey Dennis...........................................Sandy James, Kermitria Ward

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSAssistant AD/Communications ............... Blayne BealE-mail .............................................. [email protected] Director (Softball) .....................Matt DowdyOffice .......................................................... (806) 742-2770Cell .............................................................. (806) 928-5190E-mail .................................... [email protected]

QUICK FACTSTEXAS TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

Matt DowdyAsst. Director/Communications

Blayne BealAssistant AD/Communications

Matt Dowdy - Softball ContactOffice .......................................... (806) 742-2770Cell .............................................. (806) 928-5190e-mail [email protected]

Blayne Beal - Asst. AD/CommunicationsOffice .......................................... (806) 742-2770Cell .............................................. (806) 790-7924e-mail [email protected]

Website .......................... www.texastech.comTwitter ..................twitter.com/TechAthletics...............................twitter.com/TechGamedayFacebook ........ facebook.com/TTUAthletics

MEDIA ACCESSPlayers and coaches are available for interviews every day prior to the start of practice. Practice times vary from week to week, so media members wishing to attend should contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Com-munications office to get a weekly schedule. Players and coaches are not available until following the game on gamedays.

Head coach Shanon Hays can be reached best during the morning hours. Hays’ office is housed in the new softball facility adjacent to Rocky Johnson Field. To setup an interview, please contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office.

Texas Tech players and head coach Shanon Hays will be made available to the media outside the home dug-out following a brief cooling off period. The Texas Tech lockerroom is will remain closed.

CREDENTIALSMedia members wishing to cover the Texas Tech softball team at Rocky Johnson Field during the 2011 sea-son must be issued a working credential from the Texas Tech Athletics Communications office. All requests for both media and photo credentials must be made either in writing or via e-mail at least a day in advance to Matt Dowdy, Assistant Director 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 Sta-dium) or at the entrance to Rocky Johnson Field on gamedays.

WWW.TEXASTECH.COMThis is the official site of the Texas Tech Athletics Department. 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 and neutral games only) streaming of all Red Raider games.

Rocky Johnson Field opened in 2001, giving Texas Tech one of the newest softball facilities in the country. 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 complex 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.

ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD



OffenseBatting Average ...................................................................1st (.361)Runs ...........................................................................................1st (394)Hits .............................................................................................1st (459)Doubles .......................................................................................1st (77)Triples ........................................................................................2nd (11)Home Runs ...............................................................................5th (55)RBI ..............................................................................................1st (345)Walks ........................................................................................ 3rd (174)Strikeouts ................................................................................1st (185)Stolen Bases..............................................................................4th (66)On-Base Percentage ...........................................................1st (.447)Slugging Percentage ........................................................ 2nd (.568)

PitchingWins ........................................................................................T-2nd (39)ERA ........................................................................................... 8th (3.25)Innings Pitched .................................................................4th (312.1)Hits ............................................................................................ 8th (325)Runs .......................................................................................... 8th (168)Walks ..........................................................................................2nd (79)Strikeouts ............................................................................... 9th (224)Shutouts ................................................................................ T-3rd (15)

RED RAIDERS IN THE BIG 12 RANKINGS

RED RAIDERS BOAST NATION’S TOP AVERAGETexas Tech continues to boast the nation’s top bat-ting average entering this weekend as the Red Raid-ers are hitting .361 through 50 games. Eight of Tech’s nine projected starters are hitting above .300 with the lone exception being Ashley Hamada who is hit-ting .299 on the year. Tennessee has the next highest average at .357.

BLEDSOE SUCCESSFUL IN LEADOFF SPOTSince moving to the leadoff spot prior to the second game against Baylor, Emily Bledsoe has hit .448 with hits in eight of nine games. The junior has reached base to start the game in eight of those games as well with six of them coming from hits and the other two resulting from hit by pitches.

TECH ENDS SEASON WITH ATTENDANCE HIGHSOver 1,600 fans crowded Rocky Johnson Field last weekend as the Red Raiders closed its home sched-ule against 5th-ranked Texas. Tech opened the weekend with 837 fans on Friday night before 861 fans returned the following day for the series finale. It marked the fourth and second largest crowds in school history.

JAMES TIES SINGLE-SEASON HOME RUN MARKSandy James’ fourth inning solo home run in the se-ries opener against Texas gave the sophomore 15 on the season, tying the Tech single-season record cur-rently held by teammate Mikey Kenney (2010) and Kim Martinez (1997).

NON-CONFERENCE AND THE RPITexas Tech played five schools on its non-conference schedule that appear in the top 55 of the RPI. The Arizona State Kajikawa Tournament boasts three teams in that group as Cal is No. 7 nationally in the poll while Indiana is one spot below Tech at No. 29 and BYU is 42nd overall. Jacksonville and Chatta-nooga, two of Tech’s opponents from the USF The Game Tournament, are 49th and 50th in the poll as well. Tech went 5-0 in those games.

TOUGH STRETCH TO CLOSE SEASONThe Red Raiders are in the midst of an eight-game

streak against ranked opponents to close the sea-son. Tech will play six of those games on the road as well with the lone home series coming last weekend against 5th-ranked Texas.

SURPASSING LAST SEASONTexas Tech has already surpassed its win total from the 2010 season that ended with a berth to an NCAA regional. The Red Raiders finished 38-18 last year in the first season under head coach Shanon Hays. It marks the most wins for a Tech squad since 1997.

KENNEY LEADS BIG 12 IN DOUBLESAfter starting the year with nine doubles in Tech’s first 16 games, Mikey Kenney currently leads the Big 12 in the category as the sophomore outfielder has recorded 15 doubles on the season, two more than the conference’s next highest total. Kenney has also ranked as high as third in the nation for doubles.

MIDDLE OF THE ORDER SETS RBI STANDARDTech’s middle of the lineup consisting of Logan Hall, Sandy James and Cydney Allen are believed to be the first trio of players to all reach 50 RBIs in a single season. James leads the group with a Big 12 leading 56 RBIs, while Hall trails closely behind with 51 of her own. Allen joined the group against Kansas, driving in two runs, her 51st of the year.

REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKThrough 50 games, the 2011 Texas Tech squad has already laid its mark in the school’s record book, set-ting the single-season records for runs, RBIs, home runs, and games ended via run rule. The Red Raid-ers have also had two no-hitters this season from freshmen Kermitria Ward and Brittany Talley, while several individuals such as Logan Hall, Cydney Allen, and Sandy James have either broken or matched single-game records already in place.

KANSAS LOSS MARKS A FIRSTThe Red Raiders were previously 19-0 this season when leading after five innings before Kansas rallied with a seven-run sixth inning Wednesday to take the first game of a doubleheader, 9-5.

School Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct.Texas 12-0 1.000 43-4 .915Missouri 10-2 .833 39-6 .867Oklahoma State 8-4 .667 37-11 .771Texas A&M 6-5 .545 34-13 .723Baylor 7-6 .538 36-11 .766Oklahoma 7-7 .500 34-15 .694Nebraska 4-6 .400 34-9 .791Texas Tech 4-10 .286 39-11 .780Iowa State 2-8 .200 20-21 .488Kansas 2-14 .125 31-20 .600

Tuesday, April 26Baylor 4, Texas State 1 (5 inn.)Texas 2, UTSA 1 (8 inn.)

Wednesday, April 27Nebraska 9, South Dakota State 1 (6 inn.)Missouri 10, SIU Edwardsville 0 (5 inn.)Kansas 11, Wichita State 3 (6 inn.)Nebraska 1, South Dakota State 0Texas 3, Baylor 0Oklahoma State 2, Oklahoma 1Kansas 6, Wichita State 3

Saturday, April 30Oklahoma at Texas 1 p.m.Texas Tech at Nebraska 1 p.m.Baylor at Iowa State 2 p.m.Missouri at Oklahoma State 2 p.m.Texas A&M at Kansas 2 p.m.

Sunday, May 1Texas A&M at Kansas NoonOklahoma at Texas NoonTexas Tech at Nebraska NoonMissouri at Oklahoma State NoonBaylor at Iowa State Noon

Player of the WeekFeb. 15: Jessica Shults, OklahomaFeb. 22: Taylor Edwards, NebraskaMarch 1: Logan Hall, Texas TechMarch 8: Cydney Allen, Texas TechMarch 15: Sandy James, Texas TechMarch 22: Dani Dobbs, OklahomaMarch 29: Chelsea Garcia, Oklahoma StateApril 5: Lexi Bennett, TexasApril 12: Amy Hooks, TexasApril 19: Nicole Hudson, MissouriApril 26: Courtney Craig, Texas

Pitcher of the WeekFeb. 15: Keilani Ricketts, OklahomaFeb. 22: Blaire Luna, TexasMarch 1: Kat Espinosa, Oklahoma StateMarch 8: Chelsea Thomas, MissouriMarch 15: Whitney Canion, BaylorMarch 22: Blaire Luna, TexasMarch 29: Chelsea Thomas, MissouriApril 5: Ashley Hagemann, NebraskaApril 12: Blaire Luna, Texas Chelsea Thomas, MissouriApril 19: Chelsea Thomas, MissouriApril 26: Blaire Luna, Texas

BIG 12 STANDINGS

Individual OffenseBatting Average ................................... Cydney Allen - 2nd (.398).......................................................................... Logan Hall - 3rd (.396)....................................................................Emily Bledsoe - 5th (.394)............................................................Raven Richardson - 9th (.375)Hits .....................................................................Logan Hall - 2nd (59)....................................................................Emily Bledsoe - T-4th (56)....................................................................Mikey Kenney - T-9th (53)Runs Scored ...............................................Mikey Kenney - 1st (59)...................................................................... Emily Bledsoe - 2nd (53)..............................................................................Logan Hall - 9th (40)Home Runs ..............................................Sandy James - T-3rd (15)..................................................................... Cydney Allen - T-6th (13)Doubles .......................................................Mikey Kenney - 1st (15)...................................................................Emily Bledsoe - T-2nd (14)RBI ................................................................Sandy James - T-1st (58)..............................................................................Logan Hall - 4th (54).........................................................................Cydney Allen - 5th (52)Individual PitchingERA ......................................................... Kelsey Dennis - 15th (2.62)Saves ......................................................... Kermitria Ward - T-1st (3)Shutouts ................................................... Kelsey Dennis - T-7th (5)Games Started .......................................Kelsey Dennis - 10th (21)

WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS



FIRST INNING SUCCESSThe Red Raiders are 27-4 when scoring in the first in-ning this season and 31-4 when scoring before their opponents. Tech is 8-6 this year when its opponent scores in the first inning.

JAMES TIES SINGLE-GAME RBI MARKSandy James almost single-handily defeated Iowa State in the series finale as the sophomore tied the Tech single-game record with eight RBIs in the game. James broke a 2-2 tie in the second with her second grand slam of the season before coming back to the plate later to deliver a two-run double and a two-run single to continue Tech’s offensive output.

OFFENSE COMES TO LIFE AT IOWA STATEThe Red Raiders broke the school mark for most runs in Big 12 play in both games against Iowa State, highlighted by a 16-5 victory in the series finale. It marked Tech’s most runs in league play since scoring 13 at Oklahoma State on May 5, 2007. Tech finished with 31 runs in the series, its most in a conference series all-time.

BASES LOADED SUCCESSThe Red Raiders are 34-for-68 this season with the bases loaded with six of those hits resulting in grand slams. Tech entered this season with only three grand slams in school history. Raven Richardson has appeared the most with the bags full, going 6-for-11, while Logan Hall is a perfect 5-for-5 in bases loaded situations.

PATIENCE, PATIENCE, PATIENCEThe Red Raiders have already broken the school record for single-season walks as Tech has drawn 174 thus far, breaking the previous high of 155 set in 1997. Sandy James leads the team with 31 base on balls taken so far, which marks the most for any Tech player since Elyssa Sigala took a school-record 40 in 2004.

PUTTING THE PRESSURE ONTexas Tech swiped six bags at Iowa State, including five in the series finale, matching the season high. Emily Bledsoe and Mikey Kenney both stole two bases each in the game. It marked the most bases stolen in a game since recording five on Feb. 19 against Utah Valley.

RED RAIDERS SECOND IN THE NATION IN WINSTexas Tech is currently second in the nation in total wins with 39 as No. 3 Alabama is the only squad, through games on Sunday, to reach the 40 win mark. The Crimson Tide is 41-5 on the year.

UNCOMMON ERRORS PLAGUE TECHPart of Tech’s struggles in its midweek series against Baylor stemmed from miscues in the field as the Red Raiders combined to post five errors. Tech entered the doubleheader without an error in each of its last five games and eight of the last nine games overall.

KENNEY MOVES TO FOURTH ON HOME RUN LISTMikey Kenney’s seventh inning home run in the se-ries opener against Baylor moved the sophomore into sole possession of fourth on the school’s career chart. Kenney now trails Jennifer Corkin (2005-08) by three homers for third place. Kim Martinez owns the school record with 27 home runs in the 1997 and 1999 seasons, followed by Paula Workman (1997-2000) with 23 career dingers.

HAYS MAKES CHANGES TO THE LINEUPPrior to the Oklahoma series, Mikey Kenney had led off every game for the Red Raider this season, but Texas Tech head coach Shanon Hays made his first significant change of the year, inserting Logan Hall into the leadoff spot. The second-year Tech skipper made another change in the second game against Baylor, moving Emily Bledsoe to the top of the line-up. Since the change, Mikey Kenney has moved to the No. 3 hole primarily.

EFFICIENCY IS TECH’S NAME ON THE BASESThe Red Raiders are currently fourth in the Big 12 for stolen bases as Tech has swiped 64 bases to this point. The more impressive part, however, is that Tech has only been caught stealing six times, a stat that is tied with Iowa State for fewest in the league. The Cyclones have been successful in 26 of 32 at-tempts this year, giving Tech a slight advantage in success percentage. Mikey Kenney is a perfect 14-14 this season to lead the Red Raiders.

GENTSCH, TONGATE SWINGING HOT BATSSince Big 12 play began, catchers Holley Gentsch and Randi Tongate have combined to go 12-for-37 (.324 avg.) at the plate as both players have seen ac-tion behind the plate. Gentsch added her first home run of the season last weekend at Iowa State.

BIG 12 BOASTS EIGHT RANKED SQUADSWith eight schools currently ranked in the top 25, the Big 12 might be the toughest conference in the country this season as No. 3 Texas (NFCA) leads the pack followed by No. 12 Nebraska, No. 14 Missouri, No. 15 Oklahoma, No. 16 Baylor, No. 19 Oklahoma State, No. 22 Texas A&M, and No. 25 Texas Tech. The Big 12 has the most school ranked in the top 25 than any conference in the nation, leading both the SEC and Pac-10 who both have seven.

SARTINI PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACHTexas Tech head coach promoted assistant coach Aly Sartini to the title of associate head coach on March 31. Sartini, in her second year at Tech, directs the Tech pitching staff and outfielders, while also as-sisting in the program’s recruiting efforts as well as academic and travel matters.

FANS PACK THE ROCKTexas Tech’s 1,248 fans in attendance during the se-ries finale against Missouri easily broke the school record of 853 set on March 28 last year against Iowa State. Three of the five largest crowds in school his-tory have come in Shanon Hays’ two-year tenure and fans are encouraged to once again pack Rocky John-son Field again this weekend against Oklahoma.

RED RAIDERS FACE TOUGH PITCHING IN FLORIDAHeading into the USF The Game Tournament in Florida, one thing head coach Shanon Hays thought might benefit Tech down the road was the improved pitching the Red Raiders would see. Tech for the most part saw each school’s top pitcher, including Jacksonville’s Sarah Sigrest, who one-hit Big 12 foe Texas A&M the day before facing Tech.

PATIENCE HELPS TECH SET SCHOOL RECORDIn Tech’s first game in Clearwater, Fla., the Red Raid-ers took advantage of 18 Colorado State walks at the plate, shattering the school record of 11 that was previously set in 2007 against Oklahoma State.

WARD’S NO-HITTER TIES SCHOOL RECORDKermitria Ward tossed her first career no-hitter

USA TODAY/NFCA (April 12)

Rk. School Rec. Pts. LW 1. Arizona State (27) 24-5 747 2 2. Michigan (3) 42-4 708 1 3. Texas 41-4 692 5 4. Georgia 40-7 634 3 5. Florida 40-8 618 8 6. Tennessee 41-7 607 6 7. Alabama 42-7 601 4 8. UCLA 31-10 506 11 9. Arizona 36-11 473 7 10. California 30-9 470 12 11. Washington 31-8 461 9 12. Missouri 38-6 442 13 13. Stanford 32-10 415 1014. Nebraska 32-9 362 14 15. Oklahoma 34-14 308 15 16. Oklahoma State 36-11 279 18 17. Baylor 35-10 253 16 18. Kentucky 35-11 229 20 19. Oregon 33-11 220 21 20. Georgia Tech 39-8 168 22 21. LSU 31-15 159 23 22. Texas A&M 34-13 151 19 23. Louisiana-Lafayette 38-9 99 17 24. Notre Dame 33-8 82 24 25. Auburn 34-14 23 25 Others Receiving Votes: Fresno State 19, New Mexico St. 4, Texas Tech 4, Florida Atlantic 3, In-diana 3, Pacific (CA) 3, Tulsa 3, BYU 1, Illinois St. 1, Jacksonville 1, Louisville 1

Rk. School Rec. Pts. LW 1. Arizona State (20) 42-5 500 2 2. Michigan 42-4 461 1 3. Texas 41-4 451 6 4. Georgia 40-7 414 T4 5. Tennessee 41-7 410 T4 6. Alabama 42-7 409 3 7. Florida 30-8 397 9 8. Missouri 36-6 369 8 9. California 30-9 326 12 10. Arizona 36-11 313 7 11. UCLA 31-10 306 13 12. Washington 31-8 282 10 13. Stanford 32-10 271 11 14. Oklahoma 34-14 218 15 15. Kentucky 35-11 192 16 16. Oregon 33-11 167 19 17. Baylor 35-10 166 14 Oklahoma State 36-11 166 20 19. Nebraska 32-9 162 18 20. Georgia Tech 39-8 145 22 21. Texas A&M 33-13 92 21 22. Notre Dame 33-8 80 23 23. LSU 31-15 70 24 24. Louisiana-Lafayette 38-9 48 17 25. Fresno State 29-11 36 25 Others receiving votes: Fresno State 19, New Mexico St. 4, Texas Tech 4, Florida Atlantic 3, In-diana 3, Pacific (CA) 3, Tulsa 3, BYU 1, Illinois St. 1, Jacksonville 1, Louisville 1

BOLD indicates 2011 Texas Tech opponent.

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against Alcorn State on March 13, becoming just the fifth Tech pitcher to ever record the feat. Ward joins freshman teammate Brittany Talley in the no-hit club as the duo tied the school record set in 1999 for most no-hitters in a single season. The freshman was making her first collegiate start against the Braves after coming out of the bullpen for most of the year.

TECH KEEPS EARNING WEEKLY ACCOLADESSandy James became the third-consecutive Texas Tech player on March 15 to be named the Big 12 Player of the Week as the sophomore joined Logan Hall and Cydney Allen as weekly accolade honor-ees. Prior to this season, only four Tech players had earned Player of the Week honors. James hit .667 during the Masked Rider Invitational with six home runs to go along with 20 RBIs, pacing Tech to a dou-bleheader sweep of New Mexico and a 7-1 week.

DENNIS RELIABLE IN THE CIRCLEDuring Tech’s 25-game homestand, Kelsey Den-nis has found her groove in the circle. The junior allowed only eight earned runs in 40.2 innings of work, while posting a team-high four shutouts dur-ing that stretch, including three one-hitters.

ONE OF THE FINAL UNBEATENSWhen Texas Tech’s undefeated streak came to an end on March 11, the Red Raiders were one of only five teams still without a loss. Washington earned the title of the nation’s final undefeated squad be-fore eventually falling to Texas on March 17.

JAMES LEAVES HER MARK AGAINST LOBOSSandy James provided a huge lift to the Tech offense against New Mexico, belting two home runs in the doubleheader while adding eight RBIs. Her four RBIs in each game set a new season high as the sopho-more accounted for eight of Tech’s 14 total runs.

PITCHING STAFF SETS SCHOOL RECORDSThe Texas Tech pitching staff set several school re-cords during the Red Raider Classic, including most shutouts in a row (5), consecutive hitless innings (11.2), and consecutive shutout innings (27.1). Brit-tany Talley leads the Red Raiders in wins so far with eight on the year.

HALL NAMED BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEKAfter hitting .583 during the Jeannine McHaney Me-morial Classic, junior infielder Logan Hall was named the Big 12 Player of the Week on March 1. In addi-tion to her 7-for-12 weekend at the plate, Hall added three home runs, two of which were grand slams, and 16 total RBIs to help keep Tech undefeated.

TECH A STAPLE ON ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMFive Red Raiders along were named to the all-tour-nament team of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic while Logan Hall was honored as the tourna-ment’s Top Hitter and Brittany Talley was selected as the Top Pitcher. Cydney Allen, Emily Bledsoe, Kelsey Dennis, Mikey Kenney, and Raven Richardson were all honored on the all-tournament team.

DREWRY MATCHES CAREER RBI NUMBERSAfter only 22 games, Stephanie Drewry is close to matching her RBI total from the previous two sea-sons combined. The junior currently has 17 RBIs this year, matching her total from the previous two sea-sons.

HALL NAMED STAT STAR ON ESPN.COMFollowing her performance at the Jeannine

TEXAS TECH RECORD WHEN...At Rocky Johnson Field ......................................... 26-9

On the road ...................................................................2-2

At neural sites ........................................................... 11-0

vs. Top 25 teams ..........................................................3-9

vs. Top 10 teams ..........................................................0-2

February ...................................................................... 16-0

March ........................................................................... 19-3

April .................................................................................4-8

May ..................................................................................0-0

June .................................................................................0-0

Non-Conference ...................................................... 35-1

Big 12 ........................................................................... 4-10

Big 12 South .................................................................1-7

Big 12 North .................................................................3-3

Monday ..........................................................................0-0

Tuesday ..........................................................................0-0

Wednesday ...................................................................3-3

Thursday ........................................................................2-0

Friday ........................................................................... 11-2

Saturday ...................................................................... 13-4

Sunday......................................................................... 10-2

vs Left-handed Starter ..............................................6-2

vs Right-handed Starter ........................................ 33-9

1-Run games ................................................................3-2

2-Run games ................................................................4-1

5+Run games ............................................................ 26-4

Extra inns .......................................................................2-1

Shutouts ..................................................................... 15-0

Scoring 0-2 runs ..........................................................0-7

Scoring 3-5 runs ..........................................................9-3

Scoring 6-9 runs ....................................................... 13-1

Scoring 10+ runs...................................................... 17-0

Opponent 0-2 runs ................................................. 24-1

Opponent 3-5 runs ................................................. 12-3

Opponent 6-9 runs ....................................................3-4

Opponent 10+ runs ...................................................0-3

Scored in 1st inning ................................................ 27-4

Opponent scored in 1st inning .............................8-7

Scores first .................................................................. 30-3

Opponent scores first ...............................................9-8

Hit 0 home runs ....................................................... 12-6

Hit 1 home run ......................................................... 13-5

Hit 2+ home runs ..................................................... 14-0

Opponent 0 home runs......................................... 29-1

Opponent 1 home run .............................................4-4

Opponent 2+ HRs .......................................................6-6

Made 0 errors ............................................................ 16-4

Made 1 error .............................................................. 14-3

Made 2+ errors ............................................................9-4

Opp. made 0 errors ................................................. 11-4

Opp. made 1 error ......................................................8-3

Opp. made 2+ errors .............................................. 20-4

Out-hit opponent .................................................... 34-0

Out-hit by opponent .............................................. 2-10

Hits are tied...................................................................3-1

McHaney Memorial Classic, Logan Hall was selected as one of ESPN’s “Stat Stars” for the previous week. The website lists the top performers from the pre-vious week each Monday or Tuesday on its College Sports page.

HALL BOOSTS MIDDLE OF THE ORDERTo say Logan Hall had a successful Texas Tech Invi-tational might be an understatement. The junior infielder hit .611 at the plate (11-for-18) with 11 RBIs, three of which came off a three-run home run against Utah Valley in the weekend finale. Hall leads Tech with 40 RBIs on the year and has recorded a .500 average, the highest on the team.

SPEAKING OF HALL...Logan Hall began the Texas Tech Invitational with a memorable performance against Utah Valley in the early game on Friday. The junior smashed two triples in the game, tying Denise Jackson for the school record that had not been matched since the 1997 season against New Mexico.

ALLEN MAKES SUCCESSFUL DEBUTAfter only one weekend in a Red Raider uniform, Cydney Allen proved why she was one of the most highly sought-after recruits in the nation coming out of Salt Lake Community College. The junior catcher had a hit in each of Tech’s game at the Kaji-kawa Classic and had at least two hits in four of five games. Allen finished with a .556 average off a team-high 10 hits, including a two-run home run against Indiana as part of her five RBIs on the week.

FOX NOT ONLY FAMILY MEMBER IN TOP 25Texas Tech assistant coach Kristy Fox is not the only member of the Fox family ranked in the top 25. Fox’s younger sister, Kellie Fox, is the starting shortstop for 11th-ranked UCLA as only a freshman.

BLEDSOE DELIVERS TOP-FIVE MOMENTEmily Bledsoe has had many big hits in her Texas Tech career, but few may have been bigger than her two-run walkoff home run against Appalachian State that sent Tech to a 10-9 come-from-behind vic-tory. The junior described the hit as a “top five mo-ment” during the following week’s media session.

TALLEY TALLIES UP THE RESULTSFor being only a freshman, Brittany Talley had a lot of responsibility on her left arm in Arizona. The Lit-tle Elm, Texas native got the start against both No. 16 BYU and No. 12 Cal, picking up the win against the Golden Bears. Talley was an out away from a complete game win over BYU before the Cougars responded with a game-tying two-run home run. After going 5.1 innings against Cal, Talley returned to the circle later in the night to close the Indiana game, going the final 2.2 innings to earn the save.

DON’T FORGET ABOUT DREWRYWith all the individual successes of the Kajikawa Classic, the play of Stephanie Drewry should not be forgotten. The junior outfielder went 2-for-3 at the plate against Appalachian State and drove in a career-high five RBIs while posting a .467 average.

KERM PROVING TO BE SOLID RELIEVERFreshman Kermitria Ward proved to be a reliable arm out of the bullpen in Arizona, picking up the win against BYU before earning the save against Cal. The Texas 4A Player of the Year as a high school se-nior, Ward recorded a 2.74 ERA in 7.2 innings during her collegiate debut.



HAYS CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL BIRTHDAYTech’s wins over No. 12 Cal and Indiana was no or-dinary day at the park for head coach Shanon Hays. The second-year coach was celebrating his birthday and received a nice gift in Tech’s second victory over a ranked opponent of the weekend.

BYU GAME MARKS A FIRST FOR TECHPrior to last weekend, Texas Tech had never gone to extra innings in its season opener. The Red Raiders were an out away from ending the game in the sev-enth, but instead won, 7-5, in nine innings.

EARLY TEST SHOULD HELP LATEThe Red Raiders trip to Arizona should pay divi-dends when Big 12 play begins as Tech faced two of the top teams in the nation in BYU and Cal. The con-ference currently has eight schools ranked among the top 25 nationally.

ALLEN FACES FORMER SCHOOLJunior catcher Cydney Allen saw a few familiar faces in the opposite dugout during Tech’s season-open-er against BYU. Allen appeared in 11 games for the Cougars as a freshman in 2009 before transferring to Salt Lake Community College in 2010. She fin-ished 3-for-5 in the game, while also scoring a run.

HALL RETURNS TO HOME STATELogan Hall returned to her home state for the Kaji-kawa Classic. Hall, a native of Tucson, Ariz., played one season at Pima Community College before transferring to Tech for the 2010 season where she was an All-Big 12 second team selection.

HOME SWEET HOMEThe Red Raiders will play 35 of their 54 games at Rocky Johnson Field this season, beginning with the Texas Tech Invitational, Feb. 18-20. Tech will host four-straight weekends of round robin tourna-ments and a midweek doubleheader against New Mexico before completing non-conference play in

GAME-BY-GAME TRENDSSTARTING LINEUP BY POSITION (W-L record)CATCHER:Gentsch, Holley ____________ 27 _______ (21-6)Tongate, Randi ____________ 18 _______ (14-4)Allen, Cydney _____________ 5 _________ (4-1)FIRST BASE:James, Sandy _____________ 48 ______ (38-10)Richardson, Raven _________ 2 _________ (1-1)SECOND BASE:Hall, Logan _______________ 50 ______ (39-11)THIRD BASE:Bledsoe, Emily _____________ 50 ______ (39-11)SHORTSTOP:Richardson, Raven _________ 48 ______ (38-10)Powell, Taylor _____________ 2 _________ (1-1)LEFT FIELD:Drewry, Stephanie _________ 32 _______ (28-4)Clemmons, McKenzie _______ 17 _______ (11-6)Ward, Kermitria ____________ 1 _________ (0-1)CENTER FIELD:Kenney, Mikey _____________ 50 ______ (39-11)RIGHT FIELD:Hamada, Ashley ___________ 41 ______ (31-10)Ward, Kermitria ____________ 9 _________ (8-1)

STARTING LINEUP BY LINEUP (W-L record)LEADOFF:Kenney, Mikey _____________ 38 _______ (35-3)Bledsoe, Emily _____________ 9 _________ (3-6)Hall, Logan _______________ 3 _________ (1-2)2ND SPOT:Drewry, Stephanie _________ 32 _______ (29-3)Clemmons, McKenzie _______ 11 ________ (9-2)Hamada, Ashley ___________ 4 _________ (1-3)Hall, Logan _______________ 3 _________ (0-3)3RD SPOT:Bledsoe, Emily _____________ 38 _______ (35-3)Kenney, Mikey _____________ 12 ________ (4-8)CLEANUP:Allen, Cydney _____________ 43 _______ (37-6)James, Sandy _____________ 6 _________ (1-5)Hall, Logan _______________ 1 _________ (1-0)5TH SPOT:Hall, Logan _______________ 26 _______ (24-2)James, Sandy _____________ 14 _______ (12-2)Allen, Cydney _____________ 6 _________ (1-5)Bledsoe, Emily _____________ 3 _________ (1-2)Richardson, Raven _________ 1 _________ (1-0)6TH SPOT:James, Sandy _____________ 29 _______ (25-4)Hall, Logan _______________ 17 _______ (13-4)Richardson, Raven _________ 2 _________ (1-1)Tongate, Randi ____________ 1 _________ (0-1)Gentsch, Holley ____________ 1 _________ (0-1)7TH SPOT:Richardson, Raven _________ 39 _______ (34-5)Clemmons, McKenzie _______ 6 _________ (2-4)Hamada, Ashley ___________ 3 _________ (2-1)Drewry, Stephanie _________ 1 _________ (0-1)James, Sandy _____________ 1 _________ (1-0)8TH SPOT:Gentsch, Holley ____________ 29 _______ (24-5)Tongate, Randi ____________ 16 _______ (13-3)Richardson, Raven _________ 3 _________ (1-2)Powell, Taylor _____________ 2 _________ (1-1)9TH SPOT:Hamada, Ashley ___________ 34 _______ (28-6)Ward, Kermitria ____________ 10 ________ (8-2)Richardson, Raven _________ 5 _________ (2-3)Tongate, Randi ____________ 1 _________ (1-0)

PLAYER TO WATCH...JUNIOR RAVEN RICHARDSON

Richardson has been near perfect for Tech in the field since Big 12 play began, com-mitting only one er-ror in 14 games.

Florida for the UCF Tournament. The Red Raiders be-gin Big 12 play with their first five conference games at home as Missouri, Oklahoma, and Baylor all travel to Lubbock. Tech will also have home series against Kansas and in-state rival Texas. Tech’s 35 home games is the most in school history.

TECH PICKED TO FINISH SEVENTH IN BIG 12After finishing the 2010 season seventh in the Big 12, the Red Raiders have been picked to finish in the same exact spot this season in the conference’s pre-season poll of league coaches. Big 12 Coaches Preseason Poll1. Oklahoma (7) - 792. Missouri (2) - 713. Texas (1) - 694. Texas A&M - 545. Oklahoma State - 506. Baylor - 407. Texas Tech - 33 8. Nebraska - 269. Iowa State - 1510. Kansas - 13

TECH RECEIVES VOTES IN PRESEASON POLLTexas Tech enters the 2011 season earning votes in both the USA Today/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Soft-ball polls, picking up four votes in each poll.

“THE ROCK” SEES NEW ADDITIONFans entering Rocky Johnson Field this season will see a new addition just off the warning track - a new outfield wall. A black, padded wall replaced the chain-link fence that had been in place since the park’s opening in 2001. The wall also extends down the outfield foul lines.



NO. NAME HT. POS. B/T CLASS-EX. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 1 Stephanie Drewry 5-2 OF L/R Jr-2L Tomball, Texas (St. Pius X HS) 2 Logan Hall 5-6 INF R/R Jr-1L Tucson, Ariz. (Pima C.C.) 3 Emily Bledsoe 5-6 INF L/R Jr-2L Fulshear, Texas (Foster HS) 4 Kermitria Ward 5-0 OF/RHP L/R Fr-HS Waco, Texas (Midway HS) 5 Kristen Reeves 5-11 INF R/R So-1L Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS) 6 Randi Tongate 5-9 C/INF R/R So-1L Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford HS) 7 Ashley Hamada 5-4 OF L/R Jr-2L Touchet, Wash. (DeSales Catholic HS) 10 Meredith Heath 5-10 OF L/R Jr-1L Fort Worth, Texas (Chipola College) 11 Brittany Talley 5-8 LHP L/L Fr-HS Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm HS) 18 Sandy James 5-9 INF R/R So-SQ Dallas, Texas (Angelo State) 19 Raven Richardson 5-8 INF R/R Jr-1L Placentia, Calif (Yavapai C.C.) 20 Kelsey Dennis 5-4 LHP L/L Jr-TR Helena, Ala. (Wallace State C.C.) 22 Holley Gentsch 5-9 C R/R Jr-2L Hewitt, Texas (Midway HS) 23 Ashley Brokeshoulder 5-5 RHP R/R So-1L Shawnee, Okla. (Shawnee HS) 24 Karli Merlich 5-5 LHP L/L Jr-2L Federal Way, Wash. (Kennedy Prep HS) 25 McKenzie Clemmons 5-3 OF L/R So-1L Piedmont, Okla. (Piedmont HS) 26 Mikey Kenney 5-11 OF R/L So-1L Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West HS) 27 Melissa Ryba* 5-8 INF L/R Jr-TR Littleton, Colo. (Northern Colorado) 32 Taylor Powell 5-8 INF R/R Fr-HS Henrietta, Texas (Henrietta HS) 56 Cydney Allen 6-1 C R/R Jr-TR Taylorsville, Utah (Salt Lake C.C.) 77 Jordan Palmer 5-4 OF L/R So-1L Fort Worth, Texas (Joshua HS)

* Will sit out 2011 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Shanon Hays (2nd Season)Associate Head Coach: Aly Sartini (2nd Season)Assistant Coach: Kristie Fox (2nd Season)Director of Operations: Lisa Stratton (2nd Season)Athletic Trainer: Larry Munger

NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNO. NAME POS. 56 Cydney Allen C 3 Emily Bledsoe INF 23 Ashley Brokeshoulder RHP 25 McKenzie Clemmons OF 20 Kelsey Dennis LHP 1 Stephanie Drewry OF 22 Holley Gentsch C 2 Logan Hall INF 7 Ashley Hamada OF 10 Meredith Heath OF 18 Sandy James INF 26 Mikey Kenney OF 24 Karli Merlich LHP 77 Jordan Palmer OF 32 Taylor Powell INF 5 Kristen Reeves INF 19 Raven Richardson INF 27 Melissa Ryba INF 11 Brittany Talley LHP 6 Randi Tongate C/INF 4 Kermitria Ward OF/RHP

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEAshley Brokeshoulder Broke-shoulderStephanie Drewry Drew-reeHolley Gentsch Ghench (rhymes with wrench)Mikey Kenney Mike-eeKarli Merlich Kar-lee Mur-lickRandi Tongate Rand-ee Tong-gateKermitria Ward Ker-me-tree-ah

ROSTER NOTES

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

BY POSITIONCatcher _____________ 3 (Allen, Gentsch, Tongate)Infield ___________ 8 (Bledsoe, Hall, James, Powell_____________ Reeves, Richardson, Ryba, Tongate)Outfield _________ 7 (Clemmons, Drewry, Hamada,__________________ Heath, Kenney, Palmer, Ward)Pitcher _______________ 5 (Brokeshoulder, Dennis,_________________________ Merlich, Talley, Ward)

BY CLASSIFICATIONSeniors _______________________________ NoneJuniors ________11 (Allen, Bledsoe, Dennis, Drewry,_________________ Gentsch, Hall, Hamada, Heath,____________________ Merlich, Richardson, Ryba)Sophomores _______ 7 (Brokeshoulder, Clemmons,_________ James, Kenney, Palmer, Reeves, Tongate,Freshmen _______________3 (Powell, Talley, Ward)

BY HOME STATEAlabama __________________________ 1 (Dennis)Arizona _____________________________ 1 (Hall)California ______________________ 1 (Richardson)Colorado _____________________2 (Kenney, Ryba)Oklahoma _________ 2 (Brokeshoulder, Clemmons)Utah ______________________________ 1 (Allen)Texas _____________11 (Bledsoe, Drewry, Gentsch, ___________ Heath, James, Palmer, Powell, Reeves,________________________ Talley, Tongate, Ward)Washington _______________2 (Hamada, Merlich)

EIGHT STARTERS RETURN FROM LAST YEARWith eight starters returning in the field from the 2010 squad that advanced to the NCAA Stanford Regional, the Red Raiders should have a wealth of experience to rely on when Big 12 play begins. Tech lost Leah Legler, Danielle Matthews, and pitcher Ashly Jacobs from last season’s 38-18 team.

NO SENIORS, NO PROBLEMThe Red Raiders will have one noticeable difference in their roster than every other school in the Big 12 - Tech has no seniors on its 2011 roster. Instead, second-year head coach Shanon Hays will rely on an experienced group of 11 juniors.

HAYS ADDS SIX NEWCOMERSEven with most of his roster from a year ago back, Tech head coach Shanon Hays added seven new-comers this spring, most notably junior college transfers Cydney Allen and Kelsey Dennis and fresh-man Kermitria Ward. Freshmen Brittany Talley and Taylor Powell along with sophomore transfer Sandy James will add to the list of newcomers.

FROM ACROSS THE NATIONNearly half of Texas Tech’s 21 players are originally from a state other than Texas as only 11 players hail from the Lone Star State. All together eight states are represented on this year’s roster, including Ala-bama Arizona, California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Tex-as, Utah, and Washington.

ALL-BIG 12 TRIO RETURNSTech’s trio of All-Big 12 second team selections from a year ago in Emily Bledsoe, Logan Hall, and Mikey Kenney all return to the diamond this spring. Bled-

soe and Hall will both be juniors, while Kenney will be entering only her sophomore season. The trio combined for 31 home runs and 122 RBI last season, giving Tech three reliable bats in the lineup.

RED RAIDERS TURN TO NEW ARMSFollowing the graduation of former standout pitch-er Ashly Jacobs, Tech will look at several new faces in the circle, including junior college transfer Kelsey Dennis and freshmen Brittany Talley and Kermitria Ward. Ashley Brokeshoulder and Karli Merlich both return to the circle as well, giving Tech five pitchers for the season. Ward will also split time as an out-fielder and will occasionally pinch run.

RYBA TO REDSHIRT 2011 SEASONDespite appearing on Tech’s roster, junior infielder Melissa Ryba will redshirt the 2011 season in order to comply with NCAA transfer rules. Ryba spent the past two seasons at Northern Colorado.

TECH SIGNS FIVE IN FALL PERIOD Texas Tech head coach Shanon Hays announced the signing of five future student-athletes to national letters of intent this fall as Hannah Bell, Cara Custer, Chandler Moore, Adriana Perez and Katelyn Williams will all join the program for the 2012 season.



No stranger to building programs, Shanon Hays took over as head coach of the Texas Tech softball team in 2010 and immediately led the Red Raiders back to the NCAA postseason in only his first season, laying the groundwork for a pro-gram on the rise. The fifth head coach since the resurrection of the program in 1996, Hays helped guide the Red Raiders to a 23-win improvement last year from the 2009 season, while eventually advancing all the way to the championship game of the NCAA Stanford Regional. Under Hays, all facets of the game improved as the Tech hitters snapped the school record for runs, slugging percentage, and home runs in a season, while the pitching staff boasted its lowest earned-run average since 2001 and the Tech defense committed its fewest errors in school history. Most importantly, Tech’s win-loss record received the biggest improvement

under Hays, whose 38-18 record in his first season is the best finish for a first-year head coach in program his-tory. Three Tech players - Emily Bledsoe, Logan Hall, and Mikey Kenney, were named to the All-Big 12 second team following the regular 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 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (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). Prior to accepting the softball position at LCU, Hays was the associate head men’s basketball coach at the University of Houston in 2005-06. Working under head coach Tom Penders, Hays found his knack as a recruiter, helping sign one of the nation’s top 15 recruiting classes in only his first season where the Cougars won 18 games and advanced to a national tournament for the first time in three years. In addition to his time at the Division-I level, Hays has also made stops as the head coach at Frank Phil-lips College (1995-96), Abilene Christian (1996-99), and Midland College (2002-03), while also serving as the Abilene Christian athletics director from 2001-02. 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 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. In a rare twist, Larry Hays succeeded his son at LCU for one season prior to Daren Hays, Shanon’s broth-er and former Tech assistant baseball coach and director of operations, accepted the position to lead the Lady Chaps beginning with the 2011 season. Shanon Hays began and ended his college career at LCU, graduating with his degree in Education in 1991 after also matriculating at Texas Tech and competing from 1988 - 1990 for his father on the Red Raiders’ baseball team. He competed for LCU prior to that in both baseball and on the basketball teams. He graduated from Lubbock Monterey High School in 1986 and makes his home in Lubbock with his wife, Tina, his two sons, Hunter, Heath, and his daughter, Hampton.

HEAD COACH SHANON HAYS

HAYS AGAINST ALL OPPONENTSUC Davis ____________________ 1-0Utah Valley __________________ 3-0Wichita State _________________ 3-1Wisconsin ___________________ 1-0Total ______________________65-7

BIG 12Baylor ______________________ 1-3Iowa State ___________________ 3-1Kansas ______________________ 4-1Missouri_____________________ 0-4Nebraska ____________________ 0-2Oklahoma ___________________ 2-3Oklahoma St. ________________ 2-2Texas _______________________ 0-4Texas A&M ___________________ 0-2Total ____________________ 12-22

NON-CONFERENCEAlcorn State _________________ 2-1Appalachian State ____________ 1-0Auburn _____________________ 0-1Boise St. _____________________ 3-0Boston University _____________ 1-0Bradley _____________________ 1-0Bryant ______________________ 3-0BYU ________________________ 1-0California ____________________ 1-0Chattanooga _________________ 1-0Colorado State _______________ 1-0Dayton _____________________ 3-0Evansville ___________________ 3-0Florida A&M _________________ 1-0Florida State _________________ 1-0Hawai’i ______________________ 0-1Houston Baptist ______________ 2-0Howard _____________________ 3-0

Indiana _____________________ 1-0Jackson State ________________ 3-0Jacksonville __________________ 1-0Liberty ______________________ 1-0Long Island __________________ 1-1Maine ______________________ 3-0Maryland ____________________ 0-1Missouri- Kansas City __________ 3-0New Mexico _________________ 2-0North Carolina Central _________ 3-0Northern Illinois ______________ 2-0Oregon _____________________ 1-0San Diego State ______________ 1-0Southern Utah _______________ 1-0St. John’s ____________________ 2-0Stanford ____________________ 1-1UT Arlington _________________ 1-0Texas Southern _______________ 1-0Towson _____________________ 1-0

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 39-9Total 191-43

* 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 completely 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



RADIO/TV ROSTER

Stephanie DrewryOF • 5-2 • Jr-2LTomball, TexasSt. Pius X H.S.

1Logan Hall

INF • 5-6 • Jr-1LTucson, Ariz.

Pima C.C.

2Emily Bledsoe

INF • 5-6 • Jr-2LFulshear, Texas

Foster H.S.

3Kermitria Ward

OF/RHP • 5-0 • Fr-HSWaco, TexasMidway H.S.

4Kristen ReevesINF • 5-11 • So-1L

Missouri City, TexasElkins H.S.

5

Ashley HamadaOF • 5-4 • Jr-2LTouchet, Wash.

DeSales Catholic H.S.

7Meredith Heath

OF • 5-10 • Jr-1LFort Worth, TexasChipola College

10Brittany TalleyLHP • 5-8 • Fr-HSLittle Elm, Texas

Little Elm H.S.

11Sandy JamesINF • 5-9 • So-SQ

Dallas, TexasAngelo State

18Raven Richardson

INF • 5-8 • Jr-1LPlacentia, Calif.

Yavapai C.C.

19

Holley GentschC • 5-9 • Jr-2LHewitt, TexasMidway H.S.

22Ashley Brokeshoulder

RHP • 5-5 • So-1LShawnee, Okla.Shawnee H.S.

23Karli MerlichLHP • 5-5 • Jr-2L

Federal Way, Wash.Kennedy Prep H.S.

24McKenzie Clemmons

OF • 5-3 • So-1LPiedmont, Okla.Piedmont H.S.

25Mikey KenneyOF • 5-11 • So-1L

Arvada, Colo.Arvada West H.S.

26

Randi TongateC/INF • 5-9 • So-1L

Weatherford, TexasWeatherford H.S.

6

Kelsey DennisLHP • 5-4 • Jr-TR

Helena, Ala.Wallace State C.C.

20

Melissa RybaINF • 5-8 • Jr-TRLittleton, Colo.

Northern Colorado

27

Taylor PowellINF • 5-8 • Fr-HSHenrietta, Texas

Henrietta H.S.

32Cydney Allen

C • 6-1 • Jr-TRTaylorsville, Utah

Salt Lake C.C.

56Jordan Palmer

OF • 5-4 • So-1LFort Worth, Texas

Joshua H.S.

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Shanon HaysHead Coach

Aly SartiniAssociate Head Coach

Kristie FoxAssistant Coach

Lisa StrattonDir. of Operations



2011 RESULTS

Record: 39-11 Home: 26-9 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 11-0 Big 12: 4-10

Date Opponent Score r-h-e r-h-e Inns Overall Big 12 Pitcher of record Attend TimeFeb 10, 2011 vs BYU W 7-5 7-9-3 5-6-2 (9) 1-0-0 0-0-0 Ward, K. (W 1-0) 0 2:40Feb 11, 2011 vs Bradley W 13-2 13-11-2 2-4-3 5 2-0-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 1-0) 0 1:35Feb 12, 2011 vs California W 5-4 5-7-3 4-6-2 7 3-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 1-0) 0 1:49Feb 12, 2011 vs Indiana W 4-1 4-7-1 1-6-1 7 4-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulder, A. (W 1-0) 0 1:48Feb 13, 2011 vs Appalachian State W 10-9 10-17-0 9-11-0 7 5-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulder, A. (W 2-0) 0 2:15Feb 18, 2011 UTAH VALLEY W 8-3 8-8-2 3-5-0 7 6-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 2-0) 215 1:56Feb 18, 2011 BRYANT W 10-0 10-14-1 0-3-2 5 7-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulder, A. (W 3-0) 215 2:18Feb 19, 2011 BRYANT W 10-2 10-13-1 2-1-3 5 8-0-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 2-0) 240 1:24Feb 19, 2011 UTAH VALLEY W 8-2 8-9-1 2-6-1 7 9-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulder, A. (W 4-0) 301 2:01Feb 20, 2011 BRYANT W 8-0 8-12-0 0-4-1 6 10-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 3-0) 205 1:32Feb 20, 2011 UTAH VALLEY W 14-5 14-13-1 5-7-0 6 11-0-0 0-0-0 Ward, K. (W 2-0) 245 1:57Feb 25, 2011 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 16-3 16-13-2 3-6-3 5 12-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulder, A. (W 5-0) 230 1:50Feb 25, 2011 ST. JOHN’S W 5-3 5-4-1 3-6-1 7 13-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 4-0) 245 1:42Feb 26, 2011 ST. JOHN’S W 19-8 19-10-0 8-10-1 5 14-0-0 0-0-0 Merlich, K. (W 1-0) 252 2:02Feb 26, 2011 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 8-0 8-8-1 0-6-3 5 15-0-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 3-0) 254 1:20Feb 27, 2011 WICHITA STATE W 10-2 10-12-0 2-6-1 5 16-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 5-0) 195 1:40Mar 04, 2011 HOWARD W 8-0 8-8-0 0-1-0 5 17-0-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 4-0) 235 1:06Mar 04, 2011 DAYTON W 8-0 8-9-0 0-0-2 5 18-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 6-0) 255 1:09Mar 05, 2011 DAYTON W 11-0 11-11-1 0-3-2 5 19-0-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 5-0) 275 1:29Mar 05, 2011 HOWARD W 10-0 10-10-0 0-4-4 5 20-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulder, A. (W 6-0) 283 1:23Mar 06, 2011 DAYTON W 10-0 10-10-1 0-3-0 5 21-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulder, A. (W 7-0) 232 1:34Mar 06, 2011 HOWARD W 7-1 7-9-0 1-4-3 7 22-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 7-0) 265 1:54Mar 09, 2011 NEW MEXICO W 9-6 9-8-3 6-8-0 7 23-0-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 8-0) 243 1:59Mar 09, 2011 NEW MEXICO W 5-3 5-8-1 3-8-2 7 24-0-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 6-0) 254 2:30Mar 11, 2011 ALCORN STATE 2-4 L 2-6-2 4-6-2 7 24-1-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (L 8-1) 112 1:39Mar 11, 2011 EVANSVILLE W 8-0 8-8-0 0-3-2 5 25-1-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 7-0) 132 1:07Mar 12, 2011 EVANSVILLE W 5-1 5-10-2 1-4-0 7 26-1-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 9-1) 187 1:44Mar 12, 2011 ALCORN STATE W 15-0 15-18-4 0-1-3 5 27-1-0 0-0-0 Merlich, K. (W 2-0) 213 1:27Mar 13, 2011 ALCORN STATE W 18-0 18-16-1 0-0-4 5 28-1-0 0-0-0 Ward, K. (W 3-0) 248 1:14Mar 13, 2011 EVANSVILLE W 8-0 8-8-0 0-1-0 5 29-1-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 8-0) 290 1:08Mar 17, 2011 vs Colorado State W 17-5 17-9-1 5-8-0 5 30-1-0 0-0-0 Ward, K. (W 4-0) 101 2:26Mar 18, 2011 vs Jacksonville W 5-1 5-6-0 1-4-2 7 31-1-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 9-0) 126 1:54Mar 18, 2011 vs Long Island W 8-4 8-12-0 4-7-1 7 32-1-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 10-1) 133 1:57Mar 19, 2011 vs Chattanooga W 3-1 3-5-0 1-7-0 7 33-1-0 0-0-0 Dennis, K. (W 10-0) 185 1:43Mar 19, 2011 vs Boston University W 4-0 4-9-2 0-5-0 7 34-1-0 0-0-0 Talley, B. (W 11-1) 175 1:50Mar 20, 2011 vs Liberty W 6-5 6-10-0 5-9-2 (9) 35-1-0 0-0-0 Ward, K. (W 5-0) 118 2:24Mar 26, 2011 MISSOURI* 1-4 L 1-3-0 4-11-0 7 35-2-0 0-1-0 Dennis, K. (L 10-1) 462 1:29Mar 27, 2011 MISSOURI* 1-10 L 1-2-0 10-14-2 6 35-3-0 0-2-0 Talley, B. (L 11-2) 1,248 1:30Apr 01, 2011 OKLAHOMA* W 5-0 5-6-0 0-2-1 7 36-3-0 1-2-0 Dennis, K. (W 11-1) 336 1:37Apr 02, 2011 OKLAHOMA* 6-7 L 6-8-0 7-11-2 7 36-4-0 1-3-0 Talley, B. (L 11-3) 337 2:11Apr 06, 2011 BAYLOR* 1-5 L 1-2-2 5-6-1 7 36-5-0 1-4-0 Ward, K. (L 5-1) 312 1:42Apr 06, 2011 BAYLOR* 3-10 L 3-11-3 10-17-1 7 36-6-0 1-5-0 Merlich, K. (L 2-1) 315 2:13Apr 09, 2011 at Iowa State* W 15-5 15-14-1 5-9-2 7 37-6-0 2-5-0 Dennis, K. (W 12-1) 313 2:17Apr 10, 2011 at Iowa State* W 16-5 16-15-0 5-10-2 7 38-6-0 3-5-0 Talley, B. (W 12-3) 174 2:18Apr 13, 2011 KANSAS* 5-9 L 5-11-1 9-12-1 7 38-7-0 3-6-0 Ward, K. (L 5-2) 245 2:22Apr 13, 2011 KANSAS* W 10-0 10-11-1 0-2-2 5 39-7-0 4-6-0 Talley, B. (W 13-3) 256 1:24Apr 16, 2011 at Oklahoma State* 1-2 L 1-5-1 2-6-0 (8) 39-8-0 4-7-0 Dennis, K. (L 12-2) 458 1:46Apr 17, 2011 at Oklahoma State* 1-7 L 1-1-2 7-10-0 7 39-9-0 4-8-0 Talley, B. (L 13-4) 187 1:33Apr 22, 2011 TEXAS* 2-15 L 2-4-0 15-18-0 5 39-10-0 4-9-0 Dennis, K. (L 12-3) 837 1:33Apr 23, 2011 TEXAS* 5-9 L 5-9-1 9-18-2 7 39-11-0 4-10-0 Talley, B. (L 13-5) 861 2:18

* = Conference game() extra inning game



2011 OVERALL HITTING STATISTICS

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%Allen, Cydney .398 49 49 128 31 51 7 2 13 52 101 .789 24 9 28 2 .519 1 2 0 0 31 4 0 1.000Bledsoe, Emily .397 50 50 141 53 56 14 2 3 32 83 .589 27 6 24 0 .503 3 2 12 13 51 64 9 .927Hall, Logan .396 50 50 149 40 59 10 2 6 54 91 .611 10 2 14 1 .430 4 2 8 9 127 83 4 .981Richardson, Raven .375 50 50 128 38 48 5 1 8 40 79 .617 16 1 26 0 .442 2 1 3 5 89 75 8 .953James, Sandy .357 50 50 126 31 45 8 1 15 58 100 .794 31 1 16 1 .484 1 0 1 1 264 16 5 .982Kenney, Mikey .353 50 50 150 59 53 15 1 4 31 82 .547 27 9 31 1 .478 0 1 14 14 55 2 0 1.000Gentsch, Holley .300 40 30 80 9 24 4 0 1 15 31 .388 9 3 4 0 .383 2 2 0 0 123 7 1 .992Hamada, Ashley .299 45 41 97 23 29 2 1 1 10 36 .371 4 2 10 0 .340 0 9 4 5 29 3 0 1.000Drewry, Stephanie .290 40 33 93 25 27 7 0 0 17 34 .366 8 3 8 0 .362 1 13 4 4 34 3 1 .974--------------Palmer, Jordan .500 38 0 4 20 2 1 0 0 1 3 .750 3 0 0 0 .714 0 0 5 6 1 0 0 1.000Heath, Meredith .500 35 0 4 15 2 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 1 0 0 .600 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1.000Tongate, Randi .429 30 18 56 7 24 2 0 2 15 32 .571 6 0 6 1 .469 2 0 1 1 79 8 5 .946Powell, Taylor .429 29 2 21 12 9 2 0 2 11 17 .810 3 1 4 0 .520 0 0 1 1 10 13 4 .852Clemmons, McKenzie .333 37 17 57 17 19 0 1 0 5 21 .368 4 0 6 0 .377 0 2 6 7 21 1 2 .917Ward, Kermitria .290 37 12 31 12 9 0 0 0 3 9 .290 2 0 5 0 .333 0 3 4 4 10 13 2 .920Reeves, Kristen .250 8 0 8 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0 3 0 .250 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 .600Merlich, Karli .000 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 .857Dennis, Kelsey .000 22 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 1.000Talley, Brittany .000 24 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 2 15 3 .850Brokeshoulder, Ashley .000 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 1.000Totals .361 50 50 1273 394 459 77 11 55 345 723 .568 174 38 185 6 .447 16 37 66 73 937 336 49 .963Opponents .266 50 50 1224 168 325 34 1 44 150 493 .403 79 25 224 12 .321 8 27 27 35 860 330 69 .945

LOB - Team (287), Opp (263). DPs turned - Team (15), Opp (7). CI - Team (1), Tongate, R. 1. IBB - Team (6), James, S. 4, Allen, C. 1, Hall, L. 1, Opp (2). Picked off - Bledsoe, E. 1.

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 SHADennis, Kelsey 2.62 12 3 22 21 9 5 2 0 91.0 91 38 34 21 70 8 1 12 350 .260 3 8 2 1 9Talley, Brittany 2.79 13 5 24 19 7 4 0 1 105.1 107 56 42 22 64 14 0 12 414 .258 3 7 3 2 9Ward, Kermitria 2.94 5 2 20 2 1 1 2 3 50.0 47 24 21 17 46 1 0 7 185 .254 1 5 1 4 2--------------Brokeshoulder, Ashley 4.70 7 0 18 7 1 1 2 0 41.2 45 29 28 13 37 7 0 8 167 .269 3 3 3 0 3Merlich, Karli 5.75 2 1 14 1 0 0 2 0 24.1 35 21 20 6 7 4 0 5 108 .324 1 2 1 1 4Totals 3.25 39 11 50 50 18 15 4 4 312.1 325 168 145 79 224 34 1 44 1224 .266 11 25 10 8 27Opponents 8.24 11 39 50 50 17 0 0 1 287.0 459 394 338 174 185 77 11 55 1273 .361 31 38 6 16 37

PB - Team (7), Tongate, R. 5, Gentsch, H. 2, Opp (14). Pickoffs - Team (1), Gentsch, H. 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Gentsch, H. (10-13), Tongate, R. (9-13), Talley, B. (8-10), Ward, K. (8-10), Allen, C. (8-9), Dennis, K. (6-8), Merlich, K. (4-4), Brokeshoulder, A. (1-3).

2011 OVERALL PITCHING STATISTICS



2011 HITTING STATISTICS (BIG 12 ONLY)

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%Gentsch, Holley .385 11 9 26 3 10 2 0 1 8 15 .577 1 1 2 0 .429 0 1 0 0 27 2 1 .967Bledsoe, Emily .372 14 14 43 12 16 6 0 1 7 25 .581 5 2 13 0 .451 1 0 4 4 14 17 2 .939James, Sandy .350 14 14 40 5 14 4 0 3 17 27 .675 8 0 8 0 .458 0 0 0 0 88 4 0 1.000Hall, Logan .326 14 14 46 5 15 2 0 0 7 17 .370 0 0 8 0 .326 0 1 1 1 40 38 3 .963Tongate, Randi .278 10 5 18 1 5 0 0 0 1 5 .278 0 0 4 1 .278 0 0 0 0 19 6 2 .926Allen, Cydney .268 14 14 41 5 11 4 0 2 11 21 .512 5 4 16 1 .400 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000Richardson, Raven .263 14 14 38 8 10 1 0 2 4 17 .447 3 0 15 0 .317 0 0 1 1 27 23 1 .980Kenney, Mikey .256 14 14 39 15 10 2 0 2 5 18 .462 5 6 15 1 .420 0 0 3 3 22 1 0 1.000Hamada, Ashley .200 14 14 35 5 7 0 0 0 1 7 .200 1 2 5 0 .263 0 1 1 2 15 1 0 1.000Drewry, Stephanie .000 10 7 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 3 3 0 .182 0 4 0 0 11 1 1 .923--------------Powell, Taylor .333 5 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 .667 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000Ward, Kermitria .250 11 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1.000Clemmons, McKenzie .167 12 6 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 .167 1 0 4 0 .231 0 1 0 0 9 0 1 .900Heath, Meredith .000 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000Dennis, Kelsey .000 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.000Merlich, Karli .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000Brokeshoulder, Ashley .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1.000Palmer, Jordan .000 10 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000Talley, Brittany .000 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .667Totals .281 14 14 363 72 102 22 0 11 63 157 .433 30 18 95 3 .364 1 8 15 16 277 105 12 .970Opponents .361 14 14 404 88 146 16 0 30 83 252 .624 25 7 45 6 .403 6 5 11 16 275 85 16 .957

LOB - Team (73), Opp (82). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (3). Picked off - Bledsoe, E. 1.

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 SHADennis, Kelsey 3.61 2 3 8 7 2 1 0 0 33.0 45 19 17 7 15 5 0 9 138 .326 0 2 0 1 2Talley, Brittany 5.68 2 4 8 6 1 1 0 0 28.1 42 28 23 7 14 7 0 8 120 .350 0 3 0 2 2Ward, Kermitria 6.43 0 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 16.1 29 17 15 8 10 1 0 5 71 .408 1 2 1 3 1--------------Brokeshoulder, Ashley 10.08 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 8.1 14 12 12 2 6 1 0 4 39 .359 1 0 1 0 0Merlich, Karli 13.26 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 16 12 12 1 0 2 0 4 36 .444 0 0 0 0 0Totals 5.99 4 10 14 14 3 2 0 0 92.1 146 88 79 25 45 16 0 30 404 .361 2 7 2 6 5Opponents 4.58 10 4 14 14 6 0 0 1 91.2 102 72 60 30 95 22 0 11 363 .281 5 18 1 1 8

PB - Team (1), Gentsch, H. 1, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Gentsch, H. (6-7), Tongate, R. (3-7), Talley, B. (4-5), Ward, K. (3-5), Dennis, K. (2-3), Merlich, K. (2-2), Allen, C. (2-2), Brokeshoulde (0-1).

2011 PITCHING STATISTICS (BIG 12 ONLY)



GAME HIGHS

TEAM GAME HIGHS

BATTINGAt bats: ......................... 35 ........................................vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)Runs scored: ............... 19 .......................................................... vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)Hits: ................................ 18 ....................................................vs Alcorn State (Mar 12, 2011)RBIs: ............................... 17 .......................................................... vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)......................................... 17 ....................................................vs Alcorn State (Mar 13, 2011)Doubles: ........................ 5 ................................................................vs Kansas (Apr 13, 2011)Triples: ........................... 3 .......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 18, 2011)Home runs: .................. 5 ........................................................... vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)Total bases: ................. 28 ........................................................at Iowa State (Apr 09, 2011)Walks: ............................ 18 .............................................. vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011)Strikeouts: ................... 14 .............................................at Oklahoma State (Apr 17, 2011)Sac hits: ......................... 3 .......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 20, 2011)Sac flies: ......................... 2 ............................................................................................ (4 games)Stolen bases: ............... 5 .......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 19, 2011).......................................... 5 .........................................................at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011)Hit by pitch: ................. 5 .........................................................vs Oklahoma (Apr 01, 2011)Caught stealing: ......... 2 ...............................................................vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011)Runners LOB: .............. 11 ...............................................................vs Kansas (Apr 13, 2011)Hit into DP: ................... 1 ............................................................................................ (7 games)

FIELDINGPutouts: ........................ 27 .................................................................... vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011)......................................... 27 ..............................................................vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011)Assists: .......................... 14 ................................................................ vs Baylor (Apr 06, 2011)Errors: ............................. 4 .....................................................vs Alcorn State (Mar 12, 2011)Passed balls:................. 2 ............................................... vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011)DPs turned: .................. 2 .......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 19, 2011).......................................... 2 ................................................................. vs Baylor (Apr 06, 2011).......................................... 2 .........................................................at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011)

PITCHINGInnings pitched: ........9.0 ................................................................... vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011).........................................9.0 .............................................................vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011)Runs allowed: ............. 15 ..................................................................vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011)Earned runs: ................ 14 ..................................................................vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011)Walks allowed: ............ 5 ................................................................vs Kansas (Apr 13, 2011)Strikeouts: ................... 12 ........................................vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)Hits allowed: ............... 18 ..................................................................vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011)......................................... 18 ..................................................................vs Texas (Apr 23, 2011)Doubles allowed: ....... 4 ................................................................. vs Baylor (Apr 06, 2011)Triples allowed:........... 1 .............................................................. vs Bradley (Feb 11, 2011)Homers allowed: ........ 7 ...................................................................vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011)Wild pitches: ................ 1 ..........................................................................................(11 games)Hit batters: ................... 2 ............................................................. vs Howard (Mar 06, 2011).......................................... 2 ............................................... vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011).......................................... 2 ...................................................vs Chattanooga (Mar 19, 2011)

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

BATTINGAt bats: .......................... 5 ............................................................................................ (6 games)Runs scored: ................ 5 ...........................Kenney, Mikey at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011)Hits: ................................. 4 ............................. James, Sandy at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011)RBIs: ................................ 8 ............................. James, Sandy at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011)Doubles: ........................ 2 .......................... Drewry, Stephanie vs Bryant (Feb 20, 2011).......................................... 2 ...........................Kenney, Mikey vs Oklahoma (Apr 02, 2011).......................................... 2 ..................................Bledsoe, Emily vs Kansas (Apr 13, 2011)Triples: ........................... 2 ................................Hall, Logan vs Utah Valley (Feb 18, 2011)Home runs: .................. 2 ....................................Hall, Logan vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011).......................................... 2 .................................. James, Sandy vs Dayton (Mar 05, 2011).......................................... 2 .............................Allen, Cydney vs Evansville (Mar 11, 2011)Total bases: .................. 8 ............................................................................................ (4 games)Walks: ............................. 4 ...................Allen, Cydney vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011)Strikeouts: .................... 3 .........................Richardson, Raven vs Indiana (Feb 12, 2011).......................................... 3 ... Richardson, Raven vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011).......................................... 3 ................................... Kenney, Mikey vs Baylor (Apr 06, 2011)Sac hits: ......................... 2 ................. Drewry, Stephanie vs Utah Valley (Feb 20, 2011)Sac flies: ......................... 1 ..........................................................................................(16 games)Stolen bases: ............... 2 ............................................................................................ (5 games)Hit by pitch: ................. 2 ............................ Allen, Cydney vs Oklahoma (Apr 01, 2011).......................................... 2 ...................Drewry, Stephanie vs Oklahoma (Apr 01, 2011).......................................... 2 ...........................Kenney, Mikey at Iowa State (Apr 10, 2011)Caught stealing: ......... 1 ............................................................................................ (7 games)Runners LOB: ............... 6 .............................Gentsch, Holley vs Howard (Mar 06, 2011)

FIELDINGPutouts: ........................ 13 ..................................James, Sandy vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011)Assists: ........................... 5 ............................................................................................ (6 games)Errors: ............................. 2 ............................................................................................ (4 games)Passed balls:................. 2 ................ Tongate, Randi vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011)

PITCHINGInnings pitched: ........8.2 .............................Ward, Kermitria vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011)Runs allowed: .............. 7 ................Talley, Brittany at Oklahoma State (Apr 17, 2011)Earned runs: ................. 6 ........................... Brokeshoulder, Ash vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011).......................................... 6 .....................................Talley, Brittany vs Texas (Apr 23, 2011)Walks allowed: ............ 3 .......................Brokeshoulder, Ash vs Dayton (Mar 06, 2011).......................................... 3 ........................... Dennis, Kelsey vs Evansville (Mar 13, 2011).......................................... 3 ................................. Ward, Kermitria vs Baylor (Apr 06, 2011)Strikeouts: .................... 9 .........Ward, Kermitria vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011).......................................... 9 .................................Dennis, Kelsey vs Dayton (Mar 05, 2011).......................................... 9 .....................Dennis, Kelsey vs Chattanooga (Mar 19, 2011)Hits allowed: ............... 11 ....................................Talley, Brittany vs Texas (Apr 23, 2011)Doubles allowed: ....... 3 ....................Brokeshoulder, Ash vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011).......................................... 3 ................................... Dennis, Kelsey vs Baylor (Apr 06, 2011).......................................... 3 ................Talley, Brittany at Oklahoma State (Apr 17, 2011)Triples allowed:........... 1 .................................Dennis, Kelsey vs Bradley (Feb 11, 2011)Homers allowed: ........ 3 ........................... Brokeshoulder, Ash vs Texas (Apr 22, 2011)Wild pitches: ................ 1 ..........................................................................................(11 games)Hit batters: ................... 2 ............................... Talley, Brittany vs Howard (Mar 06, 2011).......................................... 2 ............... Ward, Kermitria vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011).......................................... 2 .....................Dennis, Kelsey vs Chattanooga (Mar 19, 2011)



MISCELLANEOUS STATSMULTIPLE HIT GAMES ______ 2 3 __ 4 __ 5+ _ TotHall, Logan _______________ 14 _ 3 __ - ___ - __ 17Bledsoe, Emily _____________ 12 _ 3 __ - ___ - __ 15Kenney, Mikey _____________ 11 _ 3 __ - ___ - __ 14Allen, Cydney _____________ 12 _ 2 __ - ___ - __ 14James, Sandy _____________ 10 _ - __ 1 ___ - __ 11Richardson, Raven __________ 9 __ 1 __ - ___ - __ 10Tongate, Randi _____________ 8 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 8Drewry, Stephanie __________ 5 __ 2 __ - ___ - ___ 7Hamada, Ashley ____________ 6 __ 1 __ - ___ - ___ 7Clemmons, McKenzie ________ 2 __ 2 __ - ___ - ___ 4Powell, Taylor ______________ 2 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 2Gentsch, Holley _____________ 1 __ 1 __ - ___ - ___ 2Ward, Kermitria _____________ 1 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 1TEAM ____________________ 93 18 _ 1 ___ 0 __112

MULTIPLE RBI GAMES ______ 2 __ 3 __ 4 __ 5+ _ TotAllen, Cydney _____________ 11 _ 3 __ 2 ___ - __ 16James, Sandy ______________ 6 __ 5 __ 3 ___ 1 __ 15Richardson, Raven __________ 8 __ 3 __ 2 ___ - __ 13Hall, Logan ________________ 5 __ 2 __ 2 ___ 2 __ 11Kenney, Mikey ______________ 6 __ 3 __ - ___ - ___ 9Bledsoe, Emily ______________ 5 __ 2 __ - ___ - ___ 7Powell, Taylor ______________ 3 __ 1 __ - ___ - ___ 4Drewry, Stephanie __________ 2 __ 1 __ - ___ 1 ___ 4Gentsch, Holley _____________ 3 __ - __ 1 ___ - ___ 4Tongate, Randi _____________ 2 __ 1 __ - ___ - ___ 3Hamada, Ashley ____________ 2 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 2Clemmons, McKenzie ________ 1 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 1TEAM ____________________ 54 21 _ 10 __ 4 __ 89

HITTING STREAKS _________ Longest ______ CurrentBledsoe, Emily _____________ 13 ________________ 2Kenney, Mikey _____________ 12 _________________ -Richardson, Raven _________ 10 ________________ 1Hall, Logan _______________ 9 _________________ 2Drewry, Stephanie _________ 8 __________________ -James, Sandy _____________ 8 _________________ 2Allen, Cydney _____________ 7 __________________ -Tongate, Randi ____________ 5 _________________ 1Clemmons, McKenzie _______ 5 __________________ -Ward, Kermitria ____________ 4 _________________ 1Hamada, Ashley ___________ 4 _________________ 1Gentsch, Holley ____________ 3 _________________ 3Powell, Taylor _____________ 2 __________________ -Palmer, Jordan ____________ 2 _________________ 2Reeves, Kristen ____________ 2 _________________ 2Heath, Meredith ___________ 1

REACHED BASE STREAK ____ Longest ______ CurrentBledsoe, Emily _____________ 34 ________________ 2Kenney, Mikey _____________ 23 ________________ 1James, Sandy _____________ 21 ________________ 2Hall, Logan _______________ 21 ________________ 2Allen, Cydney _____________ 13 _________________ -Richardson, Raven _________ 12 ________________ 1Drewry, Stephanie _________ 9 __________________ -Ward, Kermitria ____________ 7 _________________ 1Tongate, Randi ____________ 7 _________________ 1Hamada, Ashley ___________ 5 _________________ 1Gentsch, Holley ____________ 5 _________________ 3Clemmons, McKenzie _______ 5 __________________ -Reeves, Kristen ____________ 2 _________________ 2Heath, Meredith ___________ 2 _________________ 2Powell, Taylor _____________ 2 __________________ -Palmer, Jordan ____________ 2 _________________ 2

Record when team scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 0-0 0-5 0-2 1-1 2-0 6-2 1-1 2-0 9-0 1-0 17-0Record when opponent scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 15-0 5-0 4-1 4-0 2-2 6-1 1-0 0-2 1-0 1-2 0-3Record when leading after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 24-2 28-2 34-3 35-1 19-1 16-0Record when trailing after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 4-6 5-6 1-8 1-8 1-7 1-8

GAME SUMMARY

TEXAS TECH HOME RUNS No. Player (#) Opponent (Date) Runs Outs Count Inning Pitcher 1. L. Hall (1) Bradley (2/11) 3 0 2-2 1 Hufeld 2. R. Richardson (1) Bradley (2/11) 2 0 1-0 4 Lynch-Crumri 3. C. Allen (1) Indiana (2/12) 2 2 3-1 7 Melloh 4. S. James (1) Appalachian State (2/13) 1 2 3-2 6 Seader 5. E. Bledsoe (1) Appalachian State (2/13) 2 2 0-1 7 Seader 6. M. Kenney (1) Bryant (2/20) 1 2 1-1 5 Hart 7. R. Tongate (1) Utah Valley (2/20) 1 0 1-1 2 Summers 8. L. Hall (2) Utah Valley (2/20) 3 2 1-1 2 Summers 9. S. James (2) Utah Valley (2/20) 2 2 2-1 2 Flanary 10. M. Kenney (2) Utah Valley (2/20) 3 2 3-1 6 Flanary 11. C. Allen (2) Northern Illinois (2/25) 2 0 3-2 3 Owens 12. L. Hall (3) Northern Illinois (2/25) 4 2 0-1 4 Germillion 13. C. Allen (3) St. John’s (2/25) 2 2 1-1 1 Sumrall 14. R. Richardson (2) St. John’s (2/26) 2 1 1-2 2 Lawrence 15. L. Hall (4) St. John’s (2/26) 3 0 3-2 3 Lawrence 16. L. Hall (5) St. John’s (2/26) 4 1 2-1 3 Link 17. C. Allen (4) St. John’s (2/26) 3 1 2-1 4 Beza 18. T. Powell (1) St. John’s (2/26) 1 1 0-0 4 Beza 19. R. Tongate (2) Wichita State (2/27) 1 1 3-1 5 Anderson 20. R. Richardson (3) Dayton (3/4) 2 0 2-0 2 Daly 21. S. James (3) Dayton (3/5) 1 0 2-0 3 Isaacson 22. C. Allen (5) Dayton (3/5) 1 1 0-0 4 Isaacson 23. S. James (4) Dayton (3/5) 2 1 0-1 4 Daly 24. C. Allen (6) Dayton (3/6) 1 0 3-2 2 Wedel 25. C. Allen (7) Howard (3/6) 3 2 2-1 4 Johnson 26. R. Richardson (4) Howard (3/6) 1 0 0-2 5 Johnson 27. S. James (5) New Mexico (3/9 - #1) 2 1 3-2 2 Gutierrez 28. R. Richardson (5) New Mexico (3/9 - #1 4 2 1-1 5 Gutierrez 29. S. James (6) New Mexico (3/9 - #2) 3 2 2-1 1 DeBroeck 30. C. Allen (8) Evansville (3/11) 2 1 2-0 1 Morris 31. C. Allen (9) Evansville (3/11) 2 2 2-0 2 Morris 32. S. James (7) Evansville (3/11) 1 2 1-0 2 Morris 33. S. James (8) Evansville (3/12) 4 1 1-0 3 Meyer 34. S. James (9) Alcorn State (3/12) 2 2 3-1 1 Duncan 35. R. Richardson (6) Alcorn State (3/12) 3 2 3-1 3 Rancilio 36. S. James (10) Alcorn State (3/13) 3 0 1-1 2 Rubio 37. A. Hamada (1) Evansville (3/13) 1 2 3-2 2 Kautz 38. C. Allen (10) Evansville 1 0 2-2 5 Kautz 39. T. Powell (2) Colorado State (3/17) 3 2 0-0 5 Laswell 40. C. Allen (11) Jacksonville (3/18) 4 2 2-2 7 Sigrest 41. L. Hall (6) Long Island (3/18) 1 0 0-1 3 Reynolds 42. E. Bledsoe (2) Chattanooga (3/19) 1 2 1-1 1 Fuzzard 43. S. James (11) Chattanooga (3/19) 2 0 0-1 4 Fuzzard 44. S. James (12) Liberty (3/20) 2 2 2-2 3 Smith 45. R. Richardson (7) Missouri (3/26) 1 0 1-0 3 Thomas 46. M. Kenney (3) Baylor (4/6 - Game 1) 1 0 2-2 7 Canion 47. E. Bledsoe (3) Baylor (4-6 - Game 2) 1 0 2-2 3 Paul 48. S. James (13) Iowa State (4/11) 3 2 1-1 1 Zabriskie 49. H. Gentsch (1) Iowa State (4/11) 3 1 3-2 5 Kennewell 50. M. Kenney (4) Iowa State (4/11) 1 0 1-1 6 Torrescano 51. R. Richardson (8) Iowa State (4/11) 2 0 1-0 7 Holliday 52. S. James (14) Iowa State (4/12) 4 2 0-2 2 Zabriskie 53. C. Allen (12) Iowa State (4/12) 3 0 1-2 4 Zabriskie 54. C. Allen (13) Oklahoma State (4/17) 1 1 3-2 2 Freeman 55. S. James (15) Texas (4/22) 1 1 1-0 4 Luna



GAME RECAPSGAME ONETexas Tech 7, No. 16 BYU 5Feb. 10, 2011 at Tempe Sports Complex, Tempe, Ariz. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H ETexas Tech 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 7 9 3BYU 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 6 2W: Ward (1-0); L: Howell (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 0Highlights: Brittany Talley fell one out shy of the complete game win, finishing with 6.2 innings and ... Emily Bledsoe drove in the winning run off a field-er’s choice grounder to first ... Cydney Allen finished 3-for-5 at the plate with a run scored against her former school ... Kermitria Ward picked up the win in her first collegiate outing ... win extended Tech’s winning streak in season openers to three games.

GAME TWOTexas Tech 13, Bradley 2Feb. 11, 2011 at Tempe Sports Complex, Tempe, Ariz. 1 2 3 4 5 R H EBradley 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 3Texas Tech 8 2 1 2 X 13 11 2W: Dennis (1-0); L: Hufeld (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 0Highlights: Tech’s eight-run first inning was its most runs scored in a single inning since scoring 20 against North Carolina Central on March 12, 2010 ... every Tech starter had at least one hit in the game except Ashley Hamada, whose only plate appear-ance resulted in a walk ... Logan Hall and Raven Rich-ardson both have home runs in the game ... Kelsey Dennis earned her first win in a Tech uniform ... Emily Bledsoe, Cydney Allen, and Richardson all had two hits in the game ... game was called after five innings due to run rule.

GAME THREETexas Tech 5, No. 12 Cal 4Feb. 12, 2011 at Tempe Sports Complex, Tempe, Ariz. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ECal 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 6 2Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 5 0 X 5 7 3W: Talley (1-0); L: Erceg (1-1); S: Ward (1)Attendance: 0Highlights: Brittany Talley earned her first career win, going 5.2 innings and not allowing any earned wins ... Stephanie Drewry finished 3-for-4 at the plate with a run scored ... Mikey Kenney and Cydney Allen both had RBIs in the five-run fifth inning ... was the second win for Tech over a ranked opponent early in the season.

GAME FOURTexas Tech 4, Indiana 1Feb. 12, 2011 at Tempe Sports Complex, Tempe, Ariz. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 1Indiana 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1W: Brokeshoulder (1-0); L: Melloh (1-2); S: Talley (1)Attendance: 0Highlights: The win gave Tech its best start in school history ... Cydney Allen wrapped a 2-for-4 day at the plate with a two-run home run in the top of the seventh ... Brittany Talley earned the save after pick-ing up the win over Cal earlier in the night ... Mikey Kenney finished 2-for-2 at the plate with two runs scored and an RBI ... Ashley Brokeshoulder pitched two shutout innings of relief to earn the win, allow-ing only one hit during that stretch.

GAME FIVETexas Tech 10, Appalachian State 9Feb. 13, 2011 at Tempe Sports Complex, Tempe, Ariz. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EAppal. St. 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 9 11 0Texas Tech 1 3 0 1 1 1 3 10 17 0W: Brokeshoulder (2-0); L: Seader (0-2); S: NoneAttendance: 0Highlights: Emily Bledsoe hit a two-run walkoff home run with two outs in the bottom of the sev-enth ... hit helped Tech complete a 5-0 outing at the ASU Kajikawa Classic ... Tech trailed the entire game until the final at-bat ... Stephanie Drewry finished 2-for-3 with a career-high five RBIs ... Bledsoe went 3-for-5 at the plate with two runs scored and three RBIs ... Ashley Hamada wrapped the day 3-for-4 at the plate ... Tech’s 17 hits were its most since finish-ing with 20 against North Carolina Central on March 12, 2010.

GAME SIXTexas Tech 8, Utah Valley 3Feb. 18, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EUtah Valley 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0Texas Tech 2 0 4 0 2 0 X 8 8 2W: Talley (2-0); L: Summers (2-3); S: NoneAttendance: 215Highlights: Logan Hall finished 2-for-2 with two runs and four RBIs ... Sandy James also added a 2-for-3 day with a run scored and two RBIs ... Brittany Tal-ley earned her second win of the year after going four innings with four innings and two runs scored ... Kermitria pitched the final 2.2 innings, giving up no runs on one hit ... Tech’s eight hits was its fewest of the Texas Tech Invitational.

GAME SEVENTexas Tech 10, Bryant 0Feb. 18, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EBryant 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2Texas Tech 1 3 5 1 X 10 14 1W: Brokeshoulder (3-0); L: Houseal (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 215Highlights: Ashley Brokeshoulder continued her strong start to the season with her third win on a complete game shutout off just three hits ... Taylor Powell and Kermitria Ward earned their first career starts and combined for three hits, two runs scored, and three RBIs ... Stephanie Drewry added two RBIs on a 1-for-1 day ... McKenzie Clemmons took advan-tage of a pinch hit opportunity with her first career triple.

GAME EIGHTTexas Tech 10, Bryant 2Feb. 19, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EBryant 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3Texas Tech 1 0 2 2 5 10 13 1W: Dennis (2-0); L: Hart (1-1); S: NoneAttendance: 240Highlights: Kelsey Dennis retired the final 14 hit-ters in order as part of a one-hit complete game ... was the second-straight outing a Tech pitcher threw a complete game ... Tech’s top two hitters in the lineup, Mikey Kenney and Stephanie Drewry, both went 3-for-4 on the day with an RBI ... Cydney Allen went 2-for-3 with her first career triple ... Logan Hall, Sandy James, and Ashley Hamada each had two RBIs in the game.

GAME NINETexas Tech 8, Utah Valley 2Feb. 19, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EUtah Valley 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 1Texas Tech 1 3 1 3 0 0 X 8 9 1W: Brokeshoulder (4-0); L: Summers (1-5); S: NoneAttendance: 215Highlights: After 12 scoreless innings to start the year, Ashley Brokeshoulder finally surrendered her first run in the top of the fourth ... Brokeshoulder earned her team-leading fourth win of the year af-ter going five innings with three hits and one run ... Stephanie Drewry and Cydney Allen both had two RBIs in the game ... win guaranteed the Red Raiders the Texas Tech Invitational title.

GAME 10Texas Tech 8, Bryant 0Feb. 20, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H EBryant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1Texas Tech 0 4 2 0 1 1 8 12 0W: Talley (3-0); L: Houseal (1-5); S: NoneAttendance: 205Highlights: Brittany Talley threw her first career shutout, going six innings with only four hits ... Mikey Kenney and Stephanie Drewry combined for five hits and six RBIs at the top of the lineup ... Dre-wry extended her hit streak to a career-high eight games ... Kenney hit her first home run of the year in the fifth inning ... Cydney Allen left the game in the top of the second due to a foul ball of her leg.

GAME 11Texas Tech 14, Utah Valley 5Feb. 20, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H EUtah Valley 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 7 0Texas Tech 2 6 0 0 0 6 14 13 1W: Ward (2-0); L: Summers (1-6); S: NoneAttendance: 245Highlights: Mikey Keney hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning to end the game for Tech ... Logan Hall went 3-for-4 at the plate with four RBIs, includ-ing a three-run homer in the second ... Tech finished the game with four home runs total as Randi Ton-gate and Sandy James both went deep in the sec-ond inning as well ... Tongate finished 2-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored and a RBI ... Stephanie Drewry saw her eight-game hit streak come to an end after a 0-for-2 day that includes to sacrafice hits ... Kermitria Ward earned the win after 3.2 shutout innings of relief.

GAME 12Texas Tech 16, Northern Illinois 3Feb. 25, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EN. Illinois 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 3 Texas Tech 5 2 5 4 X 16 13 2 W: Brokeshoulder (5-0); L: Owens (0-3); S: NoneAttendance: 230Highlights: Logan Hall recorded a career-high sev-en RBIs as part of a 3-for-3 day at the plate ... she con-nected on a grand slam in the fourth inning for her third home run of the year ... Hall was one RBI shy of the school record ... Emily Bledsoe added a 2-for-3 day at the plate with three RBIs and three runs scoed ... Cydney Allen crushed a two-run home run in the fourth inning for her second long ball of the year ... Ashley Brokeshoulder picked up her fifth of the win.



GAME 13Texas Tech 5, St. John’s 3Feb. 25, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ESt. John’s 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 6 1Texas Tech 2 0 2 1 0 0 X 5 4 1W: Talley (4-0); L: Sumrall (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 245Highlights: Game was the smallest win margin for Tech since defeating Appalachian State, 10-9, on Feb. 13 ... Cydney Allen hit her second home run of the day with a two-run blast in the first inning ... Tech’s four hits were its fewest in a game this season ... Brittany Talley picked up the win after a complete game effort, going a career-high seven innings.

GAME 14Texas Tech 19, St. John’s 8Feb. 26, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H ESt. John’s 2 3 0 0 3 8 10 1 Texas Tech 0 2 11 6 X 19 10 0 W: Merlich (1-0); L: Lawrence (4-2); S: NoneAttendance: 252Highlights: Tech’s 19 runs were a new season high ... were also the most for the Red Raiders since scoring 24 last year against North Carolina Central ... Logan Hall had another seven RBI game, this time with the total coming all in one inning ... Hall led off the third with a three-run homer and came up again later in the inning to deliver a grand slam ... Raven Richard-son extended her hitting streak to a career-high 10 games after a 1-for-2 day ... Cydney Allen hit a home run for the third-consecutive game which was fol-lowed by the first career homer from Taylor Powell.

GAME 15Texas Tech 8, Northern Illinois 0Feb. 26, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EN. Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 Texas Tech 4 2 2 0 X 8 8 1 W: Dennis (3-0); L: Germillion (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 254Highlights: The win was Tech’s 15th in a row, tying the longest winning streak in school history ... Kelsey Dennis threw her first career shutout with five in-nings pitched and only six hits ... Mikey Kenney went 1-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs ... Sandy James also added two RBIs ... Logan Hall picked up her 16th RBI of the weekend after a 1-for-3 day.

GAME 16Texas Tech 10, Wichita State 2Feb. 27, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EWichita St. 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 1 Texas Tech 1 0 5 2 2 10 12 0 W: Talley (5-0); L: Smet (1-5); S: NoneAttendance: 195Highlights: Tech broke the school record for longest winning streak as the Red Raiders won their 16th-straight ... it was Wichita State who snapped Tech’s winning streak last year ... Mikey Kenney extended her hitting streak to 10 games with a 3-for-4 game at the plate ... Randi Tongate connected on her sec-ond home run of the year in the third inning ... Raven Richardson and Tongate both finished with two RBIs to lead Tech ... Brittany Talley picked up her fifth win of the year in the complete game effort ... Tech has now ended eight of the last 10 games by run rule.

GAME RECAPSGAME 17Texas Tech 8, Howard 0March 4, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EHoward 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Texas Tech 3 1 1 0 3 8 8 0 W: Dennis (4-0); L: Martin (2-1); S: NoneAttendance: 235Highlights: After a leadoff double to begin the game, Kelsey Dennis did not allow another hit in the one-hit shutout ... marked Dennis’ second one-hitter of the season ... Mikey Kenney extended her hitting streak to 11 games after a 1-for-2 day at the plate ... Cydney Allen and Raven Richardson both drove in two RBIs ... Tech ended the game via run rule for the ninth time in the last 11 games.

GAME 18Texas Tech 8, Dayton 0March 4, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EDayton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Texas Tech 1 3 0 4 X 8 9 0W: Talley (6-0); L: Daly (2-2); S: NoneAttendance: 255Highlights: Brittany Talley threw Tech’s first no-hit-ter since the 2001 season ... the freshman allowed only one runner off a walk in the second inning ... was the sixth no-hitter in school history ... Tech al-lowed only one hit in its two games against Howard and Dayton to start the tournament ... Mikey Ken-ney extended her hitting streak to a career-high 12 games after a 3-for-3 day with two runs scored and a RBI ... was the fifth-straight game to end after five innings.

GAME 19Texas Tech 11, Dayton 0March 5, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EDayton 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Texas Tech 5 0 2 4 X 11 11 1W: Dennis (5-0); L: Isaacson (4-2); S: NoneAttendance: 275Highlights: Until a Dayton double with two outs in the second, Brittany Talley and Kelsey Dennis had combined to go 11.2-consecutive innings without allowing a hit, a new school record ... the shutout was Tech’s third-straight as well, tying the school re-cord ... Mikey Kenney ended her 12-game hit streak after a 0-for-2 day at the plate ... Sandy James hit two home runs in the game to drive in three runs, match-ing her season high ... Cydney Allen also hit a solo home run after a 3-for-3 day at the plate.

GAME 20Texas Tech 10, Howard 0March 5, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EHoward 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Texas Tech 4 1 5 0 X 10 10 0W: Brokeshoulder (6-0); L: Gatson (1-1); S: NoneAttendance: 283Highlights: The shutout runs Tech’s streak to a school record four-consecutive games ... Tech ended its seventh-straight game via run rule ... the Tech defense went without an error for the fourth time in five games ... Ashley Brokeshoulder pitched three shutout innings for her sixth win of the year ... Emily Bledsoe, Logan Hall, and Raven Richardson all had two RBIs in the game ... Mikey Kenney hit her 10th double of the year as part of a 2-for-2 day.

GAME 21Texas Tech 10, Dayton 0March 6, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EDayton 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0Texas Tech 0 4 1 5 X 10 10 1W: Brokeshoulder (7-0); L: Wedel (1-3); S: NoneAttendance: 232Highlights: The shutout was Tech’s fifth-straight in the tournament ... marked the eighth-straight game Tech ended via run rule ... shutout moved Tech to 26.1-consecutive innings without allowing a run, breaking the previous school record set in 2008 ... Mikey Kenney went 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBIs ... Raven Richardson finished 3-for-3 with three RBIs ... Cydney Allen crushed her sixth home run of the year to leadoff the second inning.

GAME 22Texas Tech 7, Howard 1March 6, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EHoward 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3Texas Tech 2 0 0 3 1 1 X 7 9 0W: Talley (7-0); L: Johnson (1-4); S: NoneAttendance: 265Highlights: Howard snapped Tech’s scoreless in-nings streak in the top of the first ... Tech had gone 27-straight innings without allowing a run before ... Tech went the full seven innings for the first time in its last eight games ... Brittany Talley struck out a season-high seven batters for her seventh win of the year ... Logan Hall extended her hitting streak to nine games, matching her season high after a 2-for-4 day that included two RBIs ... Cydney Allen hit her second home run of the day, giving her a team-lead-ing seven on the year ... Tech finished the Red Raider Classic hitting .438 as a team.

GAME 23Texas Tech 9, New Mexico 6March 9, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ENew Mexico 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 6 8 0Texas Tech 0 2 0 1 6 0 X 9 8 3W: Talley (8-0); L: Gutierrez (2-4); S: Ward (2)Attendance: 243Highlights: Sandy James finished 2-for-2 with two runs scored and a season-high four RBIs, two which came off a second-inning home run ... Raven Rich-ardson crushed a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth as part of a six-inning ... Brittany Talley picked up her team leading eighth win of the year ... Tech trailed in the fifth inning for the first time since fac-ing Appalachian State on Feb. 13.

GAME 24Texas Tech 5, New Mexico 3March 9, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ENew Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 2Texas Tech 4 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 8 1W: Dennis (6-0); L: DeBroeck (2-4); S: Ward (3)Attendance: 254Highlights: Sandy James added another four RBI game, highlighted by a three-run homer in the first ... Emily Bledsoe added Tech’s other RBI ... Kelsey Dennis picked up her sixth win of the year ... Ker-mitria Ward earned her second save of the day after getting the final out ... Mikey Kenney recorded her 10th multiple-hit game of the year after going 2-for-4 at the plate.



GAME 25Alcorn State 4, Texas Tech 2March 11, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EAlcorn State 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 6 2Texas Tech 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 2W: Rancilio (1-0); L: Talley (8-1); S: None Attendance: 112Highlights: The loss marked Tech’s first of the sea-son, breaking a school record 24-game winning streak ... was also the first loss in Brittany Talley’s career ... Emily Bledsoe was Tech’s only player with multiple hits, finishing 2-for-3 with a RBI ... Ashley Brokeshoulder allowed two runs over five innings af-ter getting the start ... Talley gave up two runs, none of which were earned, in two innings.

GAME 26Texas Tech 8, Evansville 0March 11, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EEvansville 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2Texas Tech 2 6 0 0 X 8 8 0W: Dennis (7-0); L: Morris (1-5); S: NoneAttendance: 132Highlights: Cydney Allen finished 2-for-2 at the plate with four RBIs coming off two home runs in the game ... Kelsey Dennis threw her third shutout of the season, allowing three hits in five innings ... Sandy James also added a solo home run for Tech ... Tech picked up the win after dropping its first game of the season in the day’s earlier game against Al-corn State.

GAME 27Texas Tech 5, Evansville 1March 12, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EEvansville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0Texas Tech 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 5 10 2W: Talley (9-1); L: Meyer (0-2); S: NoneAttendance: 187Highlights: Sandy James recorded her third four RBI outing in Tech’s last four games ... the sophomore finished 2-for-3 at the plate with a run scored while adding her eighth home run of the year ... Emily Bledsoe and Stephanie Drewry both had two hits in the game as well ... Brittany Talley recovered from the loss the day earlier to pick up her team-leading ninth win of the year ... the freshman went the com-plete seven innings, allowing one run (unearned) off four hits.

GAME 28Texas Tech 15, Alcorn State 0March 12, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EAlcorn State 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3Texas Tech 3 8 4 0 X 15 18 4W: Merlich (2-0); L: Duncan (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 213Highlights: Tech recovered from its loss the day be-fore against the Braves to put away the game early ... Raven Richardson drove in four runs off a 2-for-3 day that included two runs scored and her sixth home run of the year ... McKenzie Clemmons also added a 2-for-4 day with two RBIs ... Sandy James hit a home run for the third-consecutive game, giving her nine on the season ... Kelsey Dennis made the start but was pulled after two innings where she allowed one hit and struck out six hitters ... Karli Merlich earned the win after three innings of relief.

GAME RECAPSGAME 29Texas Tech 18, Alcorn State 0March 13, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EAlcorn State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4Texas Tech 7 3 6 2 X 18 16 1W: Ward (3-0); L: Rubio (0-1); S: NoneAttendance: 248Highlights: Kermitria Ward tossed her first career no-hitter as the freshman allowed two base runners via walk ... it marks the second no-hitter for Tech this season ... Ward becomes just the fifth Tech pitcher to throw a no-hitter ... Tech’s 18 runs was one shy of its season high set against St. John’s on Feb. 26 ... Sandy James had a home run for the fourth-consecutive game off a three-run blast in the second inning ... Emily Bledsoe, Logan Hall, Raven Richardson, and Taylor Powell each had two RBIs in the game ... Randi Tongate matched her career high of three RBIs after a 2-for-3 day that included a double.

GAME 30Texas Tech 8, Evansville 0March 13, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EEvansville 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Texas Tech 0 4 3 0 1 8 8 0W: Dennis (8-0); L: Kautz (1-3); S: NoneAttendance: 290Highlights: The win wrapped a 25-game home-stand for the Red Raiders ... Kelsey Dennis threw a one-hit shutout, her third one-hitter of the year ... Emily Bledsoe extended her career-high hitting streak to 12 games after a 1-for-3 day that included a RBI double in the second ... Ashley Hamada smashed her first home run of the season in the second as well ... Cydney Allen finished the game to leadoff the fifth with a solo home run, her 10th of the year ... Tech ended its 17th game via run rule this season.

GAME 31Texas Tech 17, Colorado State 5March 17, 2011 at Eddie Moore Complex, Clearwater, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 R H ETexas Tech 3 2 7 2 3 17 9 1Colorado St. 0 0 3 0 2 5 8 0W: Ward (4-0); L: O’Brien (3-10); S: NoneAttendance: 101Highlights: Tech drew a school record 18 walks in the game ... Red Raiders ended their 18th game by run rule, matching the school record ... Taylor Powell hit Tech’s 39th home run of the year which also ties the school’s single-season record ... Cydney Allen matched the school record with four walks in the game ... Raven Richardson added a 2-for-2 day with three RBIs.

GAME 32Texas Tech 5, Jacksonville 1March 18, 2011 at Eddie Moore Complex, Clearwater, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 6 0Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2W: Dennis (9-0); L: Sigrest (8-4); S: NoneAttendance: 126Highlights: Cydney Allen connected on a two-out grand slam in the top of the seventh inning to give Tech the lead ... Allen finished 2-for-4 at the plate ... Kelsey Dennis allowed one run in a complete game effort, making one mistake on a Allison Schmidt solo home run in the sixth ... Stephanie Drewry also added a 2-for-4 day at the plate with a run scored.

GAME 33Texas Tech 8, Long Island 4March 18, 2011 at Eddie Moore Complex, Clearwater, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 12 0Long Island 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 7 1W: Talley (10-1); L: Reynolds (4-11); S: NoneAttendance: 133Highlights: Brittany Talley became Tech’s first 10-game winner after allowing one run over 5.2 innings ... McKenzie Clemmons went 3-for-4 at the plate, matching her career high for hits ... Logan Hall con-nected on her sixth home run of the season, con-necting on a solo shot to start the third inning ... Tech broke the single-season RBI record in the game ... the Red Raiders began the game with a six-run first inning, its second-largest output in the opening inning this season.

GAME 34Texas Tech 3, Chattanooga 1March 19, 2011 at Eddie Moore Complex, Clearwater, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EChattanooga 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0Texas Tech 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 5 0W: Dennis (10-0); L: Fuzzard (8-4); S: NoneAttendance: 185Highlights: Kelsey Dennis allowed only one run off seven hits in a complete game effort ... Dennis became Tech’s second 10-game winner, joining Brit-tany Talley ... Emily Bledsoe connected on a solo home run with two outs in the first two give Tech an early lead ... Sandy James added a two-run shot of her own in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie ... Tech only had five hits in the game, its second-lowest amount this year.

GAME 35Texas Tech 4, Boston University 0March 19, 2011 at Eddie Moore Complex, Clearwater, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 9 2Boston Univ. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0W: Talley (11-1); L: Floetker (8-5); S: NoneAttendance: 175Highlights: Brittany Talley tossed her first career seven-inning shutout, allowing only five hits in the game ... Randi Tongate finished 2-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI, her fourth-straight game with a RBI ... Mikey Kenney added a two-run double in the fourth to extend Tech’s lead ... the double was her Big 12-leading 13th of the season ... Raven Richard-son recorded a 2-for-3 day, her eighth multiple-hit game this season.

GAME 36Texas Tech 6, Liberty 5March 20, 2011 at Eddie Moore Complex, Clearwater, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H ETexas Tech 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 10 0Liberty 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 2W: Ward (5-0); L: Smith (3-5); S: NoneAttendance: 118Highlights: Kermitria Ward did not allow an earned run over 8.2 innings of relief ... it marked the longest outing for a Tech pitcher since Karli Merlich went 8.2 innings against Oklahoma on April 15, 2010 ... the win moves Tech to 2-0 in extra inning games this season ... all but one Tech starter had a hit in the game ... Sandy James hit her team-leading 12th home run of the year in the third, tying the game ... Cydney Allen finished 2-for-4 with a RBI.



GAME RECAPSGAME 37Missouri 4, Texas Tech 1March 26, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EMissouri 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 11 0Texas Tech 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0W: Thomas (11-2); L: Dennis (10-1); S: NoneAttendance: 462Highlights: Raven Richardson plated Tech’s only run off a solo home run to lead off the third inning ... Kelsey Dennis was charged with the loss, her first of the season ... Tech’s one run and three hits both marked season lows ... the loss was Tech’s first since falling to Alcorn State, 4-2, on March 11.

GAME 38Missouri 10, Texas Tech 1March 27, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H EMissouri 1 0 2 1 3 3 10 14 2 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0W: Thomas (12-2); L: Talley (11-2); S: NoneAttendance: 1,248Highlights: The Red Raiders were held without a hit till a Mikey Kenney out-single in the sixth inning ... the loss marked Tech’s largest margin of defeat in the Shanon Hays era ... Emily Bledsoe delivered Tech’s only RBI, driving in Kenney in the sixth ... Tech used four different pitchers in the game ... the 1,248 fans in attendance broke the Rocky Johnson Field record that was set March 28, 2010 against Iowa State.

GAME 39Texas Tech 5, Oklahoma 0April 1, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EOklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1Texas Tech 3 0 0 0 0 2 X 5 6 0W: Dennis (11-1); L: Ricketts (16-6); S: NoneAttendance: 336Highlights: The win marked Tech’s first against OU in Lubbock all-time ... Emily Bledsoe sparked a three-run first inning for Tech with a two-out double that scored Mikey Kenney and Cydney Allen ... Tech was hit by a season-high five pitches in the game ... Kelsey Dennis threw her fifth shutout of the season, limiting the Sooners to only two hits in the game ... Holley Gentsch went 2-for-3 at the plate with a RBI ... game marked first time Mikey Kenney had not been in the leadoff spot for Tech this season.

GAME 40Oklahoma 7, Texas Tech 6April 2, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EOklahoma 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 11 2Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 8 0W: Ricketts (17-6); L: Talley (11-3); S: NoneAttendance: 337Highlights: Sandy James was Tech’s tying run on second base when OU got the final out ... Mikey Ken-ney recorded two doubles during Tech’s comeback attempt over the final two innings ... the Red Raiders five-run seventh was its most single-inning output since scoring six runs in the first inning against Long Island March 18 ... OU’s six-run first inning was the most allowed by Tech in a single inning this season ... Emily Bledsoe loaded the bases with a walk in the first, marking the 39th game this year she has reached base ... Tech left six runners on base in the first three innings of the game.

GAME 41Baylor 5, Texas Tech 1April 6, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EBaylor 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 5 6 1Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2W: Canion (16-4); L: Ward (5-1); S: NoneAttendance: 312Highlights: Mikey Kenney broke up a no-hitter with a solo home run to lead off the seventh inning ... the homer was Kenney’s third of the year and moved the sophomore into sole possession of fourth on the school’s career home run chart ... Cydney Allen fol-lowed with a single for Tech’s only other hit in the game ... the two hits matched a season low for Tech ... the Red Raiders also committed two errors in the game, breaking a streak of five games without any miscues ... only two runs given up by Kermitria Ward and Brittany Talley were earned.

GAME 42Baylor 10, Texas Tech 3April 6, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EBaylor 0 1 2 0 4 3 0 10 17 1Texas Tech 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 11 3W: Repka (8-1); L: Merlich (2-1); S: Canion (2)Attendance: 315Highlights: Baylor broke open a 3-3 run tie with a 3-run Holly Holl home run ... Cydney Allen put Tech on the board first with a RBI single in the first ... Em-ily Bledsoe added a solo home run in the third ... the home run marked the 41st game Bledsoe has reached base this season ... Tech’s other RBI came from Ashley Hamada ... the Red Raiders left 10 run-ners on base, matching their season high.

GAME 43Texas Tech 15, Iowa State 5April 9, 2011 at SW Athletic Complex, Ames, Iowa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 3 0 0 5 3 1 3 15 14 1Iowa State 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 9 2W: Dennis (12-1); L: Zabriskie (11-10); S: NoneAttendance: 313Highlights: Tech’s 15 runs were its most in a Big 12 game in school history ... Sandy James got the Tech offense going with a three-run first inning homer, her 13th of the season ... Tech connected on four home runs in the game as Raven Richardson, Holley Gentsch and Mikey Kenney all added one as well ... Gentsch’s dinger was her first of the season ... all but one starter had a hit in the game.

GAME 44Texas Tech 16, Iowa State 5April 10, 2011 at SW Athletic Complex, Ames, Iowa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 2 4 0 3 0 3 4 16 15 0Iowa State 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 10 2W: Talley (12-3); L: Zabriskie (11-11); S: NoneAttendance: 174Highlights: Tech broke the school record for most runs in a Big 12 game for the second day in a row ... Sandy James matched the school record with eight RBIs in the game ... she hit a grand slam and had a two-run double and a single later in the game ... Mikey Kenney also broke the Tech single-game re-cord as she scored five times ... Cydney Allen also added a three-run homer, her 12th of the season ... Tech’s 31 runs in the series were the most for the Red Raiders in a conference series all-time.

GAME 45Kansas 9, Texas Tech 5April 13, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H EKansas 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 9 12 1Texas Tech 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 11 1W: Jones (5-0); L: Ward (5-2); S: NoneAttendance: 245Highlights: The loss marked the first time this sea-son Tech had lost a game when leading after five innings ... Kansas hit four home runs in the game, matching the season high surrendered by the Tech pitching staff ... Sandy James recorded her third-straight multiple RBI game as she finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs ... Emily Bledsoe matched her career high with three hits in the game ... Tech left a season high 11 runners on base.

GAME 46Texas Tech 10, Kansas 0April 13, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H EKansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2Texas Tech 0 4 5 1 X 10 11 1W: Talley (13-3); L: Martinez (12-8); S: NoneAttendance: 256Highlights: Brittany Talley held Kansas to only two hits for her fourth shutout of the season ... marked the first time Tech had ended a game versus a Big 12 opponent since defeating Baylor, 8-0, on May 10, 2001 in the Big 12 Tournament ... was the first regu-lar season conference game to end with Tech win-ning via run rule in school history ... Emily Bledsoe continued her hot hitting from the first game, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and a RBI ... the win moved Tech to 39-7 on the year, surpassing its win total from the prior year.

GAME 47Oklahoma State 2, Texas Tech 1April 16, 2011 at Cowgirl Stadium, Stillwater, Okla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H ETexas Tech 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 Oklahoma St. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0W: Espinosa (17-5); L: Dennis (12-2); S: NoneAttendance: 458Highlights: The loss marked Tech’s first when hold-ing its opponent between 0-2 runs ... the three runs in the game marked the lowest combined score in any Tech game this year ... Tech’s middle of its lineup combined to go 0-for-9 at the plate ... Holley Gentsch drove in Tech’s only run with a RBI single in the fifth ... Kelsey Dennis threw her ninth complete game this year, while her 7.1 innings pitched marked her sea-son high.

GAME 48Oklahoma State 2, Texas Tech 1April 16, 2011 at Cowgirl Stadium, Stillwater, Okla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas Tech 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Oklahoma St. 2 1 0 0 4 0 X 7 10 0W: Freeman (9-5); L: Talley (13-4); S: NoneAttendance: 187Highlights: Cydney Allen had Tech’s only hit in the game, a second-inning home run ... Tech had not been one-hit since facing Nebraska on March 10 last year ... Simone Freeman struck out 14 Tech batters, a season high for the Red Raiders ... Emily Bledsoe fin-ished 0-for-2 at the plate, marking her second game of the year to not reach base.



GAME 49Texas 15, Texas Tech 2April 22, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 R H ETexas 3 3 3 1 5 15 18 0Texas Tech 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 0W: Luna (23-2); L: Dennis (12-3); S: NoneAttendance: 837Highlights: The Tech pitching staff gave up seven home runs in the game, marking the most in school history ... the Red Raiders were run ruled in five in-nings for the first time since the end of the 2009 sea-son ... Sandy James tied the school’s single-season record with her 15th home run in the fourth inning ... Emily Bledsoe led off the game with her 14th dou-ble of the season.

GAME 50Texas 9, Texas Tech 5April 23, 2011 at Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ETexas 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 9 18 2Texas Tech 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1W: Luna (24-2); L: Talley (13-5); S: NoneAttendance: 861Highlights: Tech’s five runs in the game marked the second-most allowed by Texas this season ... the Longhorns finished with 18 hits for the second-straight day, which matches the Tech school record for an opposing team ... Logan Hall went 2-for-4 at the plate with a RBI, her team-leading 17th multiple-hit game of the year ... Tech’s 861 fans in attendance marked the second-largest crowd to watch a game at Rocky Johnson Field in school history.

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2010 COMBINED STATISTICS AGAINST NEBRASKA

The Automated ScoreBookStatistics Summary for Texas Tech (as of Apr 29, 2011)

Record: 0-2 Home: 0-2 Away: 0-0 Big 12: 0-2

Date Opponent Score*4/10 NEBRASKA L 1-3*4/11 NEBRASKA L 0-2

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-attClemmons, McKenzi . 3 3 3 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0Legler, Leah . 2 5 0 2-2 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-0Gentsch, Holley . 2 5 0 2-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0-0Kenney, Mikey . 0 0 0 2-2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0Hall, Logan . 0 0 0 2-2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0Richardson, Raven . 0 0 0 2-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0-0Bledsoe, Emily . 0 0 0 2-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0-0Drewry, Stephanie . 0 0 0 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0Hamada, Ashley . 0 0 0 2-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1-1Lee, Jennifer . 0 0 0 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0Heath, Meredith . 0 0 0 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0Palmer, Jordan . 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0Totals . 0 9 1 2 44 1 4 0 0 0 1 8 2 11 1-1Opponents . 2 9 3 2 58 5 17 2 0 1 5 6 1 4 2-3

LOB - Team (14), Opp (20).

Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb soJacobs, Ashly 1 . 6 2 0-1 2 1 0 0 0 8.2 7 2 2 4 2Brokeshoulder, A. 3 . 9 4 0-1 2 1 0 0 0 5.1 10 3 3 2 2Totals 2 . 5 0 0-2 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 17 5 5 6 4Opponents 0 . 5 0 2-0 2 2 0 1 2 14.0 4 1 1 8 11

SBA/ATT - Gentsch (2-3), Jacobs (1-2), Brokeshoulde (1-1).

Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TotalTexas Tech 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1Opponents 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 5

Win-loss breakouts: Day 0-2; Night 0-0; vs Left 0-0; vs Right 0-2;1-run games 0-0; 2-run games 0-2; 5+run games 0-0; Extra inns 0-0; Shutouts 0-1.Current streak: Lost 2; Longest winning streak: 0; Longest losing streak: 2.Attendance: Home 589 (avg 294); Away 0 (avg 0); Total 589 (avg 294).



2010 NEBRASKA BOX SCORES

The Automated ScoreBookNebraska at Texas Tech

Apr 10, 2010 at Lubbock, Texas (Rocky Johnson Field)

Nebraska 3 (22-17,2-3 Big 12)

Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob

Foland 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0Haget lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1Guile c 3 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 Drake pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Brechtel 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4Thomason rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0Banda 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Mackin p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Hagemann p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Hupp dh 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0Barrett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Southworth ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Tyson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0Totals 28 3 7 3 2 2 21 6 7

Texas Tech 1 (30-8,2-4 Big 12)


Legler, Leah ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 3Drewry, Stephanie lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1Bledsoe, Emily 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Kenney, Mikey cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 3Hall, Logan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0Gentsch, Holley c 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 Heath, Meredith pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Clemmons, McKenzie dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lee, Jennifer dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hamada, Ashley rf 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0Richardson, Raven 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 0Jacobs, Ashly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brokeshoulder, A. p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 23 1 1 1 5 5 21 5 7

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ENebraska 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 1Texas Tech 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1

E - Barrett(12); Legler(8). LOB - NU 7; TTU 7. HR - Thomason(7). HBP - Bledsoe. SH - Barrett(4). SB - Drake(1);Hamada(6).

Nebraska ip h r er bb so ab bf

Mackin 4.1 1 1 1 3 4 15 19Hagemann 2.2 0 0 0 2 1 8 10

Texas Tech ip h r er bb so ab bf

Jacobs, Ashly 6.0 4 2 2 2 1 22 25Brokeshoulder, A. 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 6 6

Win - Hagemann (11-8). Loss - Jacobs (11-4). Save - Mackin (2).HBP - by Mackin (Bledsoe). BK - Hagemann(1).

Umpires - HP: Tim Ellis 1B: Walter Hill 3B: Wyman StephensStart: 2 p.m. Time: 2:05 Attendance: 312Weather: 80s n'ary a cloud, sans wind



2010 NEBRASKA BOX SCORES

The Automated ScoreBookNebraska at Texas Tech

Apr 11, 2010 at Lubbock, Texas (Rocky Johnson Field)

Nebraska 2 (24-17,3-3 Big 12)


Foland 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 2Haget lf 4 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0Guile c 3 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 Drake pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Brechtel 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2Thomason rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 2Banda 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2Mackin p 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 Hagemann p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0Hupp dh 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2Barrett ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 Gay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tyson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Totals 30 2 10 2 4 2 21 5 13

Texas Tech 0 (30-9,2-5 Big 12)


Legler, Leah ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1Drewry, Stephanie lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0Bledsoe, Emily 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2Hall, Logan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1Kenney, Mikey cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0Gentsch, Holley c 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 Palmer, Jordan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hamada, Ashley rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0Richardson, Raven 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 3Lee, Jennifer dh 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Heath, Meredith dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clemmons, McKenzie dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Brokeshoulder, A. p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Jacobs, Ashly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 21 0 3 0 3 6 21 10 7

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H ENebraska 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 10 1Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

E - Haget(5); Legler(9). LOB - NU 13; TTU 7. 2B - Haget(3); Mackin(2). HBP - Guile; Gentsch. SH - Brechtel(2);Drewry 2(11); Hamada(6). SB - Banda(4). CS - Foland(3).

Nebraska ip h r er bb so ab bf

Mackin 4.0 2 0 0 3 1 11 18Hagemann 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 10 10

Texas Tech ip h r er bb so ab bf

Brokeshoulder, A. 4.1 7 2 2 2 1 20 24Jacobs, Ashly 2.2 3 0 0 2 1 10 12

Win - Mackin (10-9). Loss - Brokeshoulde (7-4). Save - Hagemann (3).HBP - by Brokeshoulde (Guile); by Mackin (Gentsch).

Umpires - HP: Walter Hill 1B: Wyman Stephens 3B: Tim EllisStart: Noon Time: 2:15 Attendance: 277Weather: Today, we have clouds but 70s

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