2014 Texas Tech Softball Media Supplement

TEXAS TECH

2014 SOFTBALL MEDIA SUPPLEMENT

TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENTTo Educate, Serve and Grow Fearless Champions

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITYDEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE

ATHLETICS

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CREDITS

EDITORMatt Dowdy

EDITORIAL ASSISTANCEBlayne Beal, Scott Lacefield, Britton Drown, Ryan Lillis, Sarah McDowell, Jody Roginson,

Sheila Tucker

DESIGN/LAYOUTMatt Dowdy

PHOTOGRAPHYMichael Strong, Norvelle Kennedy, Courtney Davis

Office of Communications & Marketing

32014 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER SOFTBALL

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Athletics Communications ______________________________________4-5 Quick Facts ____________________________________________________ 5 Style Guide ____________________________________________________ 6 Texas Tech University ____________________________________________ 7 Texas Tech Traditions ___________________________________________8-9 University Administration _____________________________________10-11 Rocky Johnson Field _________________________________________12-13

2014 SEASON PREVIEW Season Preview _____________________________________________16-17 2014 Schedule ________________________________________________ 18 Non-Conference Opponent Information _________________________19-20 Big 12 Opponent Information ____________________________________ 21

THE RED RAIDERS 2014 Roster __________________________________________________ 24 Radio/Television Roster _________________________________________ 25 Seniors ____________________________________________________26-33 Juniors ____________________________________________________34-39 Sophomores ________________________________________________40-48 Newcomers ________________________________________________49-55

COACHING STAFF Shanon Hays _______________________________________________58-61 Aly Sartini __________________________________________________62-63 Greg Evans _________________________________________________64-65 Holley Gentsch ________________________________________________ 66 Support Staff _________________________________________________ 67

2013 SEASON REVIEW Season Review/Notes ________________________________________70-71 Results ______________________________________________________ 72 Individual Stats _______________________________________________ 73 Big 12 Stats ___________________________________________________ 74 Game Highs __________________________________________________ 75 Game-by-Game Stats _________________________________________76-77

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Starting Lineups _____________________________________________78-79 Miscellaneous Stats ____________________________________________ 80 Home Runs ___________________________________________________ 81 Game-Winning RBI _____________________________________________ 82 Game Recaps _______________________________________________83-87

THE RECORD BOOK Coaching Records _____________________________________________ 90 All-Time Letterwinners__________________________________________ 91 Year-by-Year Results __________________________________________92-98 Big 12 Opponents Series _____________________________________99-100 Non-Conference Opponent Series ____________________________101-105 NCAA Regional Records _____________________________________106-107 Texas Tech in the Rankings _____________________________________ 108 Texas Tech vs. the Top 25 ____________________________________109-111 Single-Season Team Records ____________________________________ 112 Single-Game Team Records _____________________________________ 113 Single-Season Offensive Records _____________________________114-115 Single-Season Fielding Records _________________________________ 115 Single-Season Pitching Records ______________________________116-117 Career Offensive Leaders _______________________________________ 118 Career Pitching Leaders ________________________________________ 119 Yearly Team Statistics _______________________________________120-121 Yearly Offensive Leaders ____________________________________122-123 Yearly Pitching Leaders _____________________________________123-124 Individual Award Winners ______________________________________ 125 Hall of Fame Inductees/Retired Jerseys ___________________________ 126 Perfect Games/No-Hitters Thrown _______________________________ 127 All-Time Player Statistics ____________________________________128-134

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Blayne Beal (Primary Football, Mens Golf )Associate Athletics Director Office ________________________ (806) 742-2770Cell _________________________ (806) 790-7924Email [email protected] _________________________ @BlayneBeal

Travis Cram (W Basketball, W Golf, Multimedia)Associate Director/Director of MultimediaOffice ________________________ (806) 742-2770Cell _________________________ (806) 392-8805Email ____________________ [email protected] _________________________ @TravisCram

Trenten Hilburn (Mens Basketball, Tennis)Associate DirectorOffice ________________________ (806) 742-2770Cell _________________________ (806) 392-3543Email [email protected] ___________________________ @THilburn

Scott Lacefield (Secondary Football, Baseball)Associate DirectorOffice ________________________ (806) 742-2770Cell _________________________ (817) 691-3786Email __________________ [email protected] _______________________@ScottLacefield

Matt Dowdy (Volleyball, Softball)Assistant DirectorOffice ________________________ (806) 742-2770Cell _________________________ (806) 928-5190Email [email protected] _______________________ @Matt_Dowdy

Britton Drown (Secondary Football, Track, Soccer)Assistant DirectorOffice ________________________ (806) 742-2770Cell _________________________ (972) 679-5094Email [email protected] _______________________ @B_DrownTTU

TBA (Multimedia, Texas Tech TV)Assistant DirectorOffice ________________________ (806) 742-2770Email _________________________________ TBATwitter ________________________________ TBA

Sheila Tucker (Office Manager, Reservations)Administrative AssistantOffice ________________________ (806) 742-2770Email ___________________ [email protected]

CONTACT INFORMATION The Texas Tech Athletics Communications office is here to serve the media throughout the 2014 Red Raider Softball season. Media members in need of assistance can contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office at (806) 742-2770.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS Media members covering the Texas Tech softball program at Rocky Johnson Field during the 2014 season 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]) Requests are honored from sports editors of daily and weekly newspapers, editors of sports peri-odicals, and sports directors of radio and television stations who broadcast regularly scheduled daily sports reports and talk shows. Credentials can be picked up in the Athletics Com-munications office (south end of Jones AT&T Sta-dium) or at will call, which is located at the ticket booth outside the parks front gate.

PRESS BOX SERVICESA complete NCAA box score and pertinent game facts will be distributed to members of the working media following the conclusion of the game. Game notes, statistics, lineups, and rosters are provided prior to first pitch. A pregame meal is also served in the press box around 45 minutes prior to first pitch.

PHOTOGRAPHERS Photographers are permitted to shoot around Rocky Johnson Field in approved areas. All photographers must be issued a working credential by the Athletics Communications office to gain access to the facility.

RADIO BROADCASTS The Rocky Johnson Field pressbox houses two radio booths in addition to seating for print media mem-bers. Both radio booths are equipped with phone lines for radio crews wanting to broadcast Texas Tech games. For information on the phone lines, please contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Commu-nications office.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS/NEWS CONFERENCES Video from news conferences and games will be available to the media via FTP. Broadcast quality video footage (game highlights, post-practice in-terviews, postgame interviews, etc) are available at www.ttumedia.com. Please contact the Athletics Communications office for login instructions.

LIVE TELEVISIONTelevision stations are welcome to conduct live in-terviews from Rocky Johnson Field as the stadium can easily accommodate network game coverage. Live interviews can be conducted down the right field line and television trucks can be parked in that area just outside the stadium fence. Please notify Matt Dowdy at least 24 hours in advance for live television setup.

Blayne BealAssociate AD

Travis CramDir. of Multimedia

Trenten HilburnAssociate Director

Scott LacefieldAssociate Director

Matt DowdyAssistant Director

Britton DrownAssistant Director

TBAAssistant Director

Sheila TuckerAdmin. Assistant

TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS


GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ______________________ Lubbock, TexasFounded ______________________________ 1923Enrollment ___________________________32,611Nickname ________________________Red RaidersColors ________________________ Scarlet & BlackMascot_______________Masked Rider / Raider RedAffiliation ____________________ NCAA Division IConference ___________________________ Big 12Chancellor ________________________ Kent HancePresident ________________ M. Duane Nellis, Ph.D.Athletics Director _________________ Kirby Hocutt Sr. Associate AD/SWA _____________Dr. Judi HenryDepartment Main Number _______ (806) 742-3355

HISTORYSeason of Softball ___ 23rd (1981-85; 1996-present)All-Time Record ________________ 563-630-4 (.470)NCAA Regional Appearances _______________ Five_________________ (1999, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012)

FACILITY INFORMATIONName ____________________ Rocky Johnson FieldCapacity ______________________________ 1,093Opened _______________________________ 2001

COACHING STAFFHead Coach ____________________ Shanon HaysAlma Mater _______________Lubbock Christian 91Record at Tech ______________ 151-77 (4 Seasons)Career Record _______________ 265-93 (6 Seasons)Best time to reach __________________Contact SIDAssoc. Head Coach __________________ Aly SartiniAlma Mater ______________________ Arkansas 00Assistant Coach ___________________ Greg EvansAlma Mater __________ Ole Miss 85, Texas Tech 87Vol. Assistant Coach _____________Holley GentschAlma Mater _____________________ Texas Tech 12Dir. of Operations _________________ Brooke ReedOffice Number _________________ (806) 742-5001

TEAM INFORMATION2013 Record ___________________________30-26Big 12 Record _____________________4-14 (T-6th)Home Record ___________________________9-12Away Record _____________________________6-6Neutral Site Record _______________________15-8Postseason ____________________________ NoneFinal Ranking __________________________ NoneLetterwinners Returning/Lost ______________9/11Position Starters Returning/Lost _____________3/6Pitchers Returning Lost ____________________4/3Newcomers ______________________________ 14Top Returning Position Players ________S. Camello ____________________________ T. Powell, S. TapiaTop Returning Pitchers _______ G. Aucoin, C. Custer____________________________________ B. TalleyTop Newcomers __ K. Belshe, S. Emanuel, L. Hopson__________ B. Lee, K. Miles, C. McClure, B. Warnecke

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSAssociate AD/Communications _______ Blayne BealE-mail ___________________ [email protected] Director (Softball) _________ Matt DowdyOffice _________________________ (806) 834-4529Cell __________________________ (806) 928-5190Fax ___________________________ (806) 742-1970Twitter ________________________ @Matt_DowdyE-mail _______________ [email protected] __________________ www.texastech.comTwitter __________@TechAthletics, @TechGamedayMailing Address __________________ 2526 6th St.___________________________Lubbock, TX 79409

WWW.TEXASTECH.COM This is the official site of the Texas Tech Athletics De-partment. Texas Tech Softball releases as well as a variety of athletics department information can be found on the web. Texas Tech also offers live video and audio (home games only) streaming of all Red Raider games.

FOLLOW THE RED RAIDERSTexas Tech fans can follow the Red Raiders all sea-son on Twitter (@TechAthletics, @TechGameday & @Matt_Dowdy) as well as Facebook and the official website of Texas Tech Athletics, www.TexasTech.com. Texas Tech offers live video streaming of all home games at Rocky Johnson Field on TexasTech.TV, the official multimedia home of the Red Raiders.

WEEKLY RELEASE Texas Techs weekly release and stat package, which includes notes and updated statistics, is available each week online at texastech.com.

PHOTO/VIDEO REQUESTS All still photography requests of Texas Tech players and coaches must be e-mailed to Matt Dowdy. He can be reached electronically at [email protected]. Texas Techs head shots and video footage can also be found at www.ttumedia.com.

PRACTICESAll practices are open to the media and the public. Practices normally begin around 2 p.m. in the in-door batting cages and end around 4:30 p.m. dur-ing the week.

HEAD COACH SHANON HAYS INTERVIEWS Head coach Shanon Hays can be reached best early in the afternoon prior to practice. Hays office is lo-cated in the softball clubhouse just outside the left field fence at Rocky Johnson Field. To arrange an in-terview, please contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office.

PLAYER INTERVIEWS Players and coaches are available for interviews ev-ery 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 Athlet-ics Communications office to get a weekly schedule.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Texas Tech players and head coach Shanon Hays will be made available to the media outside the home dugout following a brief cooling off period. The Tex-as Tech locker room will remain closed.

USE OF AUDIO/VIDEOAny media entity collecting any sort of video or au-dio materials (film, traditional video or audio, digital video or audio, photos, etc.) from Texas Tech Univer-sity Athletics game events or press conference/me-dia events may use that material only for traditional television newscasts, Web-based or print coverage, or other electronic transmission as approved by the University in writing, with a limitation of up to three (3) minutes in length from any single event. Such media entity may not offer any live video, audio or other coverage of the event without the advance, written permission of Texas Tech University Athlet-ics.

This policy includes all games, matches and events involving any of Texas Techs athletic programs. It includes all media events -- press conferences, pre/post-practice interviews and pre/post-game interviews. An exception would be a one-on-one interview arranged through the Texas Tech Athlet-ics Communications office with a Texas Tech, coach, athlete or administrator.

2014 QUICK FACTS

Senior Brittany Talley and head coach Shanon Hays address the media at the 2012 NCAA Seattle Regional.

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ATHLETICS STYLE GUIDEOFFICIAL MARKThe official mark is the Double T, shown here in the 1-color version. In 1994, Texas Tech Univer-sity partnered with the Collegiate Licensing Company to manage the licensing program and to

establish a foundation for promoting and protecting the use of the university trademarks. Texas Tech University has registered the names, logos and trademarks of the university with the U.S. Office of Patent and Trademarks (www.uspto.gov) and the State of Texas. Policies and procedures have been developed to license the use of the marks. The Assistant Athletic Director - External Operations along with the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) administers the licensing program.

The following marks are federally registered in the name of Texas Tech University and should be represented with a registration symbol (): Verbiage - Texas Tech University; Logo - Three-dimensional Double T; Raider Red character; Wreck em Tech; Raiderland

The following marks are registered with the State of Texas in the name of Texas Tech University and should be represented with a TM:Verbiage: Texas Tech University, Red Raiders, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Lady Raiders, Texas Tech Lady Raiders and Red Raider Club.

Logos: Texas Tech University, Texas Tech, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Lady Raiders, Texas Tech Univer-sity and face of masked rider, Double T and masked rider, One-dimensional Double T (old design), Three-dimensional Double T with Texas Tech Red Raiders, Three-dimensional Double T with Texas Tech Lady Raiders, Red Raiders with side view of masked rider on horse, Raiders Rojos with side view of masked rider on horse, Front view of masked rider on horse, Lil Red Raider with masked rider on horse, Texas Tech University System Seal, Texas Tech University Seal.

For information relating to the licensing program:Paige HollandDirector of Digital Media/Licensing/Special ProjectsDirector of Licensing(806) 742-1195 [email protected]

COLORSThe official colors of Texas Tech are scarlet (red) and black.PMS 485c | Process Black | Cool Gray 5 (accent color)

NICKNAMEThe official nickname of Texas Tech is the Red Raiders. At no time is it appropriate to refer to any team as the Raiders.

MASCOTThe official mascot of Texas Tech is the Masked Rider. The Masked Rider, a worldwide symbol of the strength and prestige of Texas Tech University, was recently named by the Associated Press as the ninth-best mascot in college football.

Raider Red was created from a drawing by the late Lubbock cartoonist Dirk West as an alternative to the Masked Rider and is a public relations mascot who shakes hands with the crowds at athletic events and poses for pictures.

SOCIAL MEDIA PRINCIPLESTexas Tech Athletics strives to be a dynamic and innovative leader in the social media universe. We desire to make real time connections with you our passionate and devoted fans. And just like our student-athletes and coaches, we want to be the very best.So we are inviting you into this home away from home and we encourage you to become part of the conversation. Engage with your fellow Red Raiders across all of our social platforms and help us spread our motto of Fearless Champions to the world. Provide us your feedback and let us know how we can help improve your fan experience.Remember, that in this house we are all family and families stick together. Help us Protect Our House!

SOCIAL MEDIA PRINCIPLES

TRANSPARENT We commit to having an open discussion about Texas Tech Athletics. In turn, we ask that you be respectful, be open, exercise good judgment and be PASSIONATE! The world of social media operates just like the real one, so be sure to make the Golden Rule (treat others as you would like to be treated) your guide when joining in on the conversation. We en-courage discussion and debate as long as it falls under mutual respect, and we also ask that you stay on topic as off topic comments only lead to confusion. Texas Tech Athletics has followers of all ages and backgrounds, so help us maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, and inclusive for ALL fans and followers of Texas Tech Athletics. Please remember that our student-athletes are amateurs (most are in the age bracket of 18-23) and are not paid professionals so please dont judge them as such. Most importantly, show us your passion for Texas Tech Athletics and help others join in on the conversation by leading them to our social channels.

ENGAGING Be Social! Thats the number one request that we have because we want to hear from you. Your thoughts and opinions matter and we are providing the tools so that you can engage and communicate with us directly. Our social channels are meant for all fans and they are devoted to constructing a sense of community amongst us.

COMPLIANT Texas Tech Athletics will abide by the governing rules of the NCAA, Big 12 Con-ference and Texas Tech University. There are some topics (i.e. recruiting, gambling, officiating etc.) that we are not allowed to comment on and will not be allowed on our social channels.

HELPFUL Texas Tech Athletics staff members will be available to answer questions and take your feedback. We will make every reasonable effort to respond to all inquiries in a timely manner. Our goal is to keep you informed about all 17 intercollegiate sports at Texas Tech and the many events that surround them. We also pledge to be good listeners and will take your feedback into consideration when making decisions. No one is perfect and we are sure that we will make a misstep in our efforts to engage with the social web, but we will be sure to learn from our mistakes.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHTPosts on any Texas Tech social channel containing profanity, hate speech, and offensive or vulgar language will be deleted. Personal attacks on other users, TTU coaches, student-athletes, administrators and staff members are prohibited. Posts involving prospective student-athletes (recruits) or current student-athletes in any sport will be removed. Posts or comments concerning gambling, betting, odds, or wagering on any sport at any competition level (e.g. college, professional) will be removed. Posts containing off-subject, commercial/political or fund raising solicitations, spam, or copyright/trademark infringement will be deleted. Some users will deliberately post inappropriate or offensive comments on social channels in order to elicit responses from other users. Such comments will be removed and these users banned from that particular social channel. TTU Athletics reserves the right, at our discretion, to remove any post or to revoke a users privilege to post to our social channels. Comments posted by others on this page do not reflect the opinions of TTU Athletics or its employees.

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Located on the South Plains in West Texas, Texas Tech University rests as a beacon of academic excellence. The prestine campus sprawls out over 1,800 acres boasting one of the top research institutes in the country. Texas Tech operates as a major comprehensive research institute, while also serving as a smaller liberal arts university. With its size, Tech has the ability to provide some of the best facilities in the nation, both academically and athletically. Yet with an enrollment of just over 30,000, the school still focuses on the individual student.

Texas Tech is home to students from all 50 states and more than 90 foreign countries. Students come to the campus with the opportunity to pursue over 150 undergraduate programs from within 11 separate colleges. Texas Tech is also home to 100 masters programs, 50 doctoral programs, a school of law and the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. Texas Tech is the only campus in the state of Texas that is home to a major university, law school and medical school.

In early 2013, the university announced it reached its goal of raising over $1 billion through the ambitious Vision and Tradition campaign to raise funds for faculty endowments, campus expansions and over $145 million for student scholarships. Perhaps most impressively, and a reflection of the commitment from alumni and supporters of Tech, the benchmark of $1 billlion was reached nearly a full year ahead of schedule.

The City of Lubbock boasts a lively arts and music scene, featuring the Depot District which comes alive nightly with local bands and restaurants to create a truly unique entertainment hotspot just a few miles from the Texas Tech campus. Meanwhile, the United Spirit Arena, a 15,000-seat state-of-the-art multi-purpose arena nicknamed the The Entertainment Showcase of West Texas, regularly attracts the biggest artists in music including Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, George Strait while also having hosted Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, Elton John and more.

Lubbock offers the convenience and luxury of a metropolitan city, while never losing touch with its small-town culture. The city has a comfortable population of just over 225,000 and offers students of Texas Tech and local residents one of the most attractive lifestyles in the state of Texas.

Graduates from Texas Tech have governed three states, flown space missions and even won Olympic Gold Medals. With such a wealth of opportunities at Texas Tech, its easy to see why from here, its possible.

WELCOME TO TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

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TEXAS TECH TRADITIONSARBOR DAYWhen Texas Tech first started, most of the funds went towards the buildings, but the campus was lacking its landscape. Then, in 1937, president Knapp decided to dedicate one day every spring to beautify the campus. On the first day of this now annual tradition, 20,000 trees were planted. This Tech tradition still goes on today as student and teachers plant trees and beautify the campus on Arbor Day.

BANGIN BERTHA (SADDLE TRAMP BELL)Saddle Tramps carry Bangin Bertha, a bell on a trailer, to all home football games and homecoming events. Bertha was designed in 1959 by Saddle Tramp Joe Winegar, and was donated by the Santa Fe Railroad. Bangin Bertha is considered a spirit-raiser and a big tradition at Texas Tech.

BLARNEY STONEOn St. Patricks Day in 1939 Texas Tech University unveiled that they had discovered a piece of the Blarney Stone. According to the legend the stone was discovered by a group of petroleum engineers while they were on a field trip. After doing tests it was discovered that the stone was a piece of the original Blarney Stone. The stone now lies on a stand in front of the old Electrical Engineering Building. It is said that seniors that kiss the Blarney Stone upon graduation will receive the gift of eloquent speech.

CAROL OF LIGHTSTo celebrate the holiday season Texas Tech holds an annual event called the Carol of Lights. The event starts off with the Texas Tech University Combined Choirs performing selections of classic holiday songs at the Science Quadrangle. When the lighting ceremony commences, Students as well as those who came for the show stand in awe as over 25,000 red, white, and orange lights illuminate the 13 buildings surrounding memorial circle.

This tradition started in 1959 when Harold Hinn came up with the idea and provided the funds to cover the science quadrangle and the administration building with lights. Unfortunately students were away on Christmas break and did not see the display. The next year the Residence Hall Association created the Christmas Sing, which is now known as the Carol of Lights. Today, the Carol of Lights is one of Texas Techs favorite traditions.

DOUBLE T BENCHLocated in the courtyard behind the Administration Building, this special bench was given by the seniors of the class of 1931. It was an announced tradition that no freshmen were allowed to sit on it.

DOUBLE T SADDLE MONUMENTBefore the football team goes out onto the field they touch the sculpture of a saddle. The saddle was dedicated by the Saddle Tramps to Double T, one of the many Masked Rider Horses that served proudly over the years.

DOUBLE TThere is no other symbol more recognized with Texas Tech than the Double T symbol. Though no one has yet stepped forward to claim credit for its design, historical evidence points to Texas Techs first football coach E.Y. Freeland, who put the Double T logo on sweaters for the football players.

FIGHT SONG (FIGHT! RAIDERS! FIGHT!)Fight, Raiders, Fight! Fight, Raiders, Fight!Fight for the school we love so dearly.Youll hit em high, youll hit em low.Youll push the ball across the goal,Tech, Fight! Fight!

Well praise your name, boost you to fame.Fight for the Scarlet and Black.You will hit em, you will wreck em.Hit em! Wreck em, Texas Tech!And the Victory Bells will ring out!----Written by Carroll McMath

GOIN BAND FROM RAIDERLANDThe Goin Band from Raiderland - is one of the largest spirit raisers on campus and among the finest bands in the country. The original band in 1925, numbering only 21 members, was dressed in matador uniforms. In recent years, the bands 400 members have returned to variations on that original look. The Goin Band performs at home and away football games, parades and at other special events. Following home games, devoted fans stick around to join the band in their traditional march out of Jones AT&T Stadium, through the engineering key, around the circle, by the Administration Building and ending at the band parking lot behind the Music Building. The band was the 1998 recipient of the prestigious Sudler Trophy as the nations top marching band.

GUNS UPThe Guns Up sign is the widely recognized greeting of one Red Raider to another. It is also the sign of victory displayed by the crowd at every athletic event. The sign is made by extending the index finger outward while extending the thumb upward and tucking in the middle, little and fourth fingers to form a gun.

The sign can be traced back to L. Glenn Dippel, a 1961 alumnus of Texas Tech. He and his wife Roxie were living in Austin and faced the daily presence of the Hook em Horns hand sign used by University of Texas fans. So, the Dippels decided to retaliate. They looked to mascot Raider Red and his raised guns for their inspiration and in 1971 developed the Guns Up hand symbol. The Saddle Tramps and Texas Tech cheerleaders immediately adopted Guns Up and a new tradition was born.

The Masked Rider became the official Texas Tech mascot in 1954 when the late Joe Kirk Fulton led the Red Raider football team onto the field at the Gator Bowl.

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MASKED RIDERThe Masked Rider is the oldest and most popular mascot of Texas Tech University that still exists today. Originally the Masked Rider started as a dare in 1936 and was then called the ghost rider, because no one knew the riders identity. These ghost riders circled the field at home football games and then disappeared.

The Masked Rider did not become an official mascot until 1954, when Joe Kirk Fulton led the team out onto the field at the Gator Bowl. Fulton, wearing Levis, red shirt, a black cape and mounted on a black horse awed the crowd as the team made one of the most sensational entrances ever.

Today the Masked Rider, with his or her guns up, leads the team out onto the field for all of the home games. The Masked Rider is one of the most visible figures at Tech.

MATADOR SONG (ALMA MATER)Fight, Matadors, for Tech!Songs of love well sing to thee,Bear our banners far and wide.Ever to be our pride,Fearless champions ever be.Stand on heights of victory.Strive for honor evermore.Long live the Matadors!----Music by Harry Lemaire, words by R.C. Marshall

RAIDER REDPrior to the 1971 season, the Southwest Conference passed a rule that prevented members of the conference from taking live animals to non-home games unless the host team had no objections. So Jim Gaspard, a member of the Saddle Tramps, created Raider Red from a drawing by the late Lubbock cartoonist Dirk West as an alternative to the Masked Rider. Raider Reds student persona is kept a secret from the Tech community. Red is a public relations mascot who shakes hands with the crowds at athletic events and poses for pictures. He changes from boots to high-top court shoes for basketball games. Raider Red fires his two 12-gauge shotguns using powder-filled shells after every Tech touchdown and field goal.

SADDLE TRAMPSFormed by Tech student Arch Lamb in 1936, this all-male booster organization supports mens athletics at Texas Tech. The name Saddle Tramp came from the stories of traveling men who would come to a farm for a brief time, fix up some things and move on. Lamb said he decided that he could fix up some things himself before moving on, and the Saddle Tramps were born. Since that time the Saddle Tramps believe if something was for the betterment of Texas Tech then they would work at it.

These Midnight Raiders paint the campus red with crepe paper before big home games, form the legendary Bell Circle moments before kickoff, ring Bangin Bertha, participate in parades and other campus events (including the Carol of Lights), and ring the Victory Bells after Red Raider victories.

TEXAS TECH SEALDesigned by the campus master planner, William Ward Watkin, in 1924, the Tech Seals symbols are the lamp, which represents school, the key for home, the book for church, and the star for state. Cotton bolls represent the areas strong cotton industry and the eagle is suggestive of our country. The seal first appeared on Tech diplomas in 1948, but it wasnt officially approved as The Seal of Texas Tech University until 1953. On April 27, 1972, the seal was placed at the Broadway and University entrance to the campus in what became known as the Amon G. Carter Plaza. It is made of red granite and stands 12 feet high. It has been referred to by students through the years as the Oreo.

VICTORY BELLSIn 1936 victory bells were given to Texas Tech as a class gift. The bells rang for the first time at the 1936 classs graduation. It is said that after the win over TCU, the following year, the bells rang through out the night. The bells kept Lubbock residents up all night. Thereafter, the bell ringing was limited to 30 minutes. Saddle Tramps ring the bells after Texas Tech victories and during special occasions. The Victory Bells - one large and one small, which combine to weigh 1,200 pounds - hang in the east tower of the Administration Building.

WILL ROGERS AND SOAPSUDSOne of the most well known landmarks on campus is the statue of Will Rogers and his horse Soapsuds. This memorial was dedicated on February 16, 1950 by longtime friend of Rogers, Amon G. Carter. Carter believed Texas Tech was the perfect setting for the statue and that it would fit into the traditions and scenery of West Texas.

The statue stands at 911 tall and weighs 3,200 pounds; its estimated cost was $25,000. On the base of the statue, the inscription reads Lovable Old Will Rogers on his favorite horse, Soapsuds, riding into the Western sunset.

Today Texas Tech tradition and legends surrounds the statue. According to one legend, the plan to face Will Rogers so that he could be riding off into the sunset did not work out as it would cause Soapsuds rear to be facing downtown. To solve this problem, the horse and Will was turned 23 degrees to the east so the horses posterior was facing in the direction of Texas A&M, one of the schools rivals.

Before every home football game the Saddle Tramps wrap Old Will with red crepe paper. Will Rogers and Soapsuds have also been wrapped up in black crepe paper to mourn national tragedies.

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The Will Rogers statue is located at the main campus entrance and is wrapped in red crepe paper prior to every Red Raider home football game.


Kent Hance became the third chancellor of the Texas Tech University System on December 1, 2006.

As chancellor, Hance is the chief executive officer of all campuses and academic sites of Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Angelo State

University. He is focusing his energies on continuing quality enrollment growth, enhancing research in areas of excellence and accentuating the programs and opportunities that prepare students for professional and personal success. Foremost on the agenda is fundraising for scholarships, professorships and endowments as well as capital contributions. The chancellor also works in Austin and Washington, D.C. to enhance funding for all institutions.

Before becoming chancellor, Hance was a partner in Hance Scarborough, an Austin law firm. His firms primary focus was on state and federal administrative law, regulatory law and legislative law. In addition, he advised clients in oil, gas and other energy-related matters.

Hance earned a bachelors degree in business administration from Texas Tech University in 1965 and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1968. He returned to Lubbock to practice law and teach business law at Texas Tech. In 1973, he was named an outstanding professor at Texas Tech.

Hance began a career in politics in 1974 when he won a seat in the Texas State Senate. While in the Senate, he was one of only four members who served jointly on the chambers two most powerful committees: Finance and State Affairs. Four years later, he won election to the 19th Congressional District. In 1981, Hance authored and won passage of President Reagans tax bill. While a member of Congress, Hance served on the Ways and Means Committee, the Agriculture Committee and the Science and Technology Committee. After Congress, Hance won election to the Texas Railroad Commission.

Hance is a native of Dimmitt, Texas. He and his wife, Susie Hance, also an attorney, have five children and seven grandchildren.

KENT HANCEChancellor, Texas Tech System

M. Duane Nellis was named as the 16th president of Texas Tech University on March 22, 2013. He will begin his term in June 2013. Nellis comes to Texas Tech from the University of Idaho, where he began serving as president in July 2009. There, he was instrumental in producing record student enrollments, gaining national recognition of the university research mission

with dramatic funding increases, and extending university programs to benefit the people of the state educationally and economically. Independent studies now show the university boosts Idahos economy by more than $1 billion each year, in part due to Nellis Vision 2020 goals that seek to provide a sustainable economic base for the university by 2020.

Nellis also led a major capital campaign at the University of Idaho, Inspiring Futures, oversaw over $80 million in campus facility improvements, created the Presidents Diversity Council, enhanced what became a nationally award-winning engagement effort through creation of the Office for Community Partnerships, improved major inter-disciplinary initiatives, and significantly improved business partnerships between the University of Idaho and business and commodity groups throughout the Northwest.

As the chief executive officer of Idahos nationally recognized research and land-grant university, he was responsible for nearly 14,000 employees and students as well as a budget in excess of $453 million. That responsibility extended to 42 statewide extension offices and nearly 28 other research and educational facilities across the state including campus locations in Boise, Coeur dAlene and Idaho Falls. This includes general education as well as programs funded separately from the University of Idaho to include the Agricultural Research and Extension Service, the Forest Utilization Research program, the Idaho Geological Survey, the Washington-Idaho Veterinary Program and the multi-state WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) Medical Education program.

Nellis is nationally recognized and active. He served as a commissioner for the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities one of the eight nationally recognized bodies that determine whether higher education institutions are accredited. While at Idaho, he was appointed as a commissioner of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education that coordinates higher education efforts for 15 western states. Nellis has held other leadership positions and continues to be active in other national and international bodies, including the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities; the Association of American Geographers; the National Council for Geographic Education; and Gamma Theta Upsilon, the international geographic honor society.He is recognized nationally and internationally for his research that utilizes satellite data and geographic information systems to analyze various dimensions of the earths land surface. This research has been funded by more than 50 sources such as NASA, the National Geographic Society, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. His research has led to more than 100 articles and reports in a wide range of professional journals, and 17 books and book chapters. He has given more than 100 professional presentations and has been invited to speak at more than 60 universities and related settings internationally.

He also has been recognized nationally and internationally for his research and teaching through numerous awards from organizations such as the Association of American Geographers (AAG), AAGs John Fraser Hart Award for Excellence in Research, the Outstanding Contributions Award by the AAGs Remote Sensing Specialty Group, the Young Research Scholar Award by the Institute of British Geographers, the Kansas State University Outstanding Teaching Award and University Adviser of the Year Award, as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and as a Distinguished Alumni Fellow Award recipient from Oregon State University. Nellis is familiar with Big 12 conference peer institutions, as he previously served as provost and senior vice president at Kansas State University. He also served as dean of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University, the institutions largest academic college.

Nellis is a native of the Northwest: he was born in Spokane, Wash. He met and married his wife, Ruthie, while pursuing his bachelors degree in earth sciences/geography at Montana State University. He received his masters and doctoral degrees in geography from Oregon State University.

M. DUANNE NELLIS, PH.D.President, Texas Tech University

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Kirby Hocutt (@kirbyhocutt on twitter) was officially named Texas Techs 13th athletics director in school history on March 2, 2011. He joined the Red Raider family after spending three years at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. Hocutt, who was recognized with Street & Smiths

SportsBusiness Journal Forty Under 40 Award as one of the most promising young executives in sports business, becomes the 13th athletics director in school history.

Hocutt, 40, is no stranger to the Big 12 Conference as both a student-athlete at Kansas State and as an administrator at both Kansas State and Oklahoma. A four-year letterman on the Wildcat football team, Hocutt led the former Big 8 Conference in tackles his junior season, while earning All-Big 8 accolades. Following his playing career, he moved into administration at Kansas State. He later served seven years at the University of Oklahoma where he oversaw fundraising efforts for the Sooners and was the primary administrator for the OU football program.

Hocutt comes to Texas Tech from the University of Miami where he was named athletics director on February 8, 2008. While at Miami, he oversaw $26 million in new projects, including the construction of a basketball practice facility as well as upgrades to Alex Rodriguez at Mark Light Field (Baseball). Under his direction in 2010, Miami recorded a program-best Graduation Success Rate of 86 percent, while all 18 teams excelled in the NCAAs Academic Progress Rate Report (APR).

At the age of 33, Hocutt got his first opportunity as an athletic director at the Division I level with the Ohio University Bobcats in 2005. At Ohio, Hocutt significantly increased fundraising by more than 75 percent, including the securing of the second largest major gift in school athletics history. He also increased season ticket sales in football by 112 percent and in mens basketball by 50 percent.

In his three years at Ohio, the school won 11 team championships, and four head coaches were recognized as conference coaches of the year. In 2006, the football team played in its first bowl game in 38 years.

Hocutt earned his bachelors degree from Kansas State in 1995 and his masters of education degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2001. He and his wife, Diane, have two sons: Drew and Brooks.

KIRBY HOCUTTDirector of Athletics

Brian Shannon is the Charles Tex Thornton Professor of Law at the Texas Tech University School of Law, where he has been a member of the law faculty since 1988. In addition to his teaching duties, Professor Shannon serves as the Universitys Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA and the Big 12 Conference. In that role, Shannon is the Big 12 delegate to

the national board for the 1A FAR association. In September 2012 he will become president of that organization, which is comprised of faculty athletics representatives at all NCAA Division I institutions in the Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly known as Division 1A.

Shannon earned his law degree in 1982 from the University of Texas School of Law, where he graduated first in his class, and he received a B.S. in Mathematics, summa cum laude, from Angelo State University in 1979. He formerly served as an attorney-advisor in the Office of the General Counsel to the Secretary of the Air Force at the Pentagon, and practiced law at an Austin law firm. During his years at Tech Law he has taught a wide array of classes including Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, Products Liability, Law & Psychiatry, and others. He also served as an associate dean for six years.

Shannon is also an appointed member of the board for the Lubbock Regional MHMR Center, and has been on the board for the last 20 years. Shannon is an elected member of the American Law Institute, is a past president of the Lubbock County Bar Association, and was appointed by the Governor to four terms on the Texas Governors Committee on People with Disabilities. He is also a past chair of the State Bar of Texas Disability Issues Committee and served as an appointee of the Lt. Governor on the Task Force that re-wrote the states criminal competency statutes. He is the author of several books and numerous articles, and he won the Texas Bar Foundations Outstanding Law Journal Award in both 2002 and 2008. He was also recognized as an outstanding alumnus of Angelo State in 2004. He has filed briefs in federal courts, the Texas Supreme Court, and the United States Supreme Court. Shannon and his wife, Jeannine, have one daughter, Julia, who is a violin performance major in the School of Music and in the Honors College at Texas Tech.

BRIAN SHANNONFaculty Athletics Representative

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ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD - HOME OF THE RED RAIDERS

Texas Tech boasted two of its largest crowds in school history during the 2013 season as 1,025 fans were on hand to watch the Red Raiders battle in-state rival on April 28, 2013. The crowd marked the second-largest to ever attend a game at The Rock and followed 923 fans from the day before.

Rocky Johnson Field, the home of the Red Raider softball team since the 2001 season, is now one of the finest softball venues in the Big 12, after several renovations have been completed in the decade that followed.

The original field was constructed at a cost of $2.5 million and would have not been possible without the kind support of James L. Rocky Johnson, who was a distinguished alumnus of the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech and was CEO of GTE for many years. He also served on the Texas Tech Board of Regents. The Barbara Peevy Press Box was added prior to the 2001 season and remains one of the best media facilities for the sport in the conference. With two televi-sion/radio booths and seating for a dozen media members, the building has the potential to expand to accommodate more because of the ample space behind primary seating areas.

The Red Raiders played their first-ever game at Rocky Johnson Stadium on March 29, 2001, when Tech topped in-state rival and 20th-ranked Texas A&M, 1-0, in the opening game of an afternoon doubleheader. Tech has gone on to defeat seven more ranked teams since then en route to a 126-101 record all-time at the complex.

Major renovations to the field and dugout areas were realized in time for the 2009 season and then, in time for the 2010 season, construction concluded on a state-of-the-art indoor facility. The softball complex located just outside the left field fence includes coaching offices, a meeting room, a players lounge, equip-ment rooms and locker rooms. In addition, the Red Raider softball team now has the luxury of also practicing in their new indoor and outdoor batting cages, thanks to these renovations.

The inclusion of a state-of-the-art team facility which also includes complete athletic training and equipment storage areas along with a luxurious team room can play host to pre-event functions and will serve as an overflow media center during tournaments. In the summer of 2010, Rocky Johnson Field played host to a weeklong pro-fessional series of softball, featuring the Orlando and Chicago franchises who boasted a number of USA national players on their rosters, which culminated in a Saturday evening game of the week on the ESPN family of networks. The more

than 2,600 fans in attendance represented the largest crowd to ever attend a softball game on campus.

Prior to the 2012 season, Texas Tech added just over 500 seats to the complex, pushing the facilitys official capacity to just under 1,100, one of the largest in the conference. The project, which replaced the grass berms over the first and third base dugouts, allowed for seating to be available all the way down the baselines up until each teams bullpen.

The renovation marks the second for Tech since the facility officially opened in 2001. After three trips to the postseason in the last four years, Tech is now more prepared to be a NCAA Regional site with its increased capacity. The facility has the ability to add portable seating as needed as well.

The extra seats were needed in 2013 as two of the largest crowds in program his-tory saw the Red Raiders battle in-state rival Texas. After a large crowd on Friday night, 923 fans attended the Saturday contest against the Longhorns followeed by an announced crowd of 1,025 on Sunday for the series finale.

The final two games marked the second- and third-largest crowds to ever attend a game at Rocky Johnson Field. Over 2,300 fans attended the series overall, the largest three-day total in program history.

Tech plans to further improve the stadium in the future, beginning in January 2014 when fiberoptics are run to the facility which will allow the Red Raiders to appear more frequently on TV thanks to the athletics departments third-tier rights agreement with FOX Sports.

ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD QUICK FACTSDimensions: 200 x 220 x 200Surface: Natural GrassFence Height: 6 feetCapacity: 1,093

ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD


ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD RECORDSSingle-Season Winning Percentage2012 - 18-4 (.818) Most Wins in a Single Season26 - 2011Most Losses in a Single Season12 - 2004 & 2002First Game at Rocky Johnson FieldMarch 29, 2001 vs. Texas A&M (DH)First Victory at Rocky Johnson FieldMarch 29, 2001- Texas Tech 1, Texas A&M 0

TOP CROWDS ALL-TIME AT THE ROCK1,248 on March 27, 2011 vs. Missouri 1,025 on April 28, 2013 vs. Texas923 on April 27, 2013 vs. Texas861 on April 23, 2011 vs. Texas 853 on March 28, 2010 vs. Iowa State 837 on April 22, 2011 vs. Texas 808 on April 5, 2009 vs. Kansas

ALL-TIME RECORD126-111 (.531)

TOP 25 WINS AT ROCKY JOHNSON FIELDMarch 29, 2001 - vs. #20 Texas A&M (1-0, 10 innings)March 19, 2003 - vs. #22 Texas A&M (4-1)April 1, 2006 - vs. #15 Texas A&M (3-2)April 22, 2010 - vs. #7 Oklahoma State (DH) (6-0, 4-1)April 1, 2011 - vs. #14 Oklahoma (5-0)April 11, 2012 - vs. #5 Texas (5-2)April 18, 2012 - vs. #19 Texas A&M (8-6)April 20, 2012 - vs. #25 Baylor (3-1)April 22, 2012 - vs. #25 Baylor (6-5)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDYEAR RECORD WIN %2001* 5-5 .500 2002 3-12 .2002003 8-10 .4442004 12-12 .5002005 6-10 .3752006 4-7 .3642007 0-7 .0002008 13-6 .6842009 1-9 .1002010 21-7 .7502011 26-10 .7222012 18-4 .8182013 9-12 .429Total 126-111 .531

* First game at The Rock was delayed until March 29, 2001, against No. 20 Texas A&M.

The 2013 Texas series marked the largest three-day total in school history as over 2,300 fans were on hand to watch the Red Raiders take on their in-state rival.

Texas Tech finished construction of its state-of-the-art softball facility prior to the 2010 season. The club-house features locker rooms, meeting areas and a players lounge.

As part of its new softball facility, Texas Tech added indoor batting cages which allow the Red Raiders to work on their swing all year.

ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD

2014 SEASON PREVIEW


When Texas Tech head coach Shanon Hays looked across the diamond during the first preseason practice of 2014, he noticed a few familiar faces missing.

Gone were regulars such as Mikey Kenney, Sandy James and Adriana Perez. In their place stood several new faces, mainly freshmen.

For Hays, though, it was a group that will determine much of Techs future, beginning right away when the 2014 season opens Feb. 6 at the Lion Classic hosted by Southeastern Louisiana.

Weve been looking forward to this freshman class getting to campus for a while now, said Hays, who is already the winningest coach in program history in just his fifth season. We graduated several great players who made up quite a bit of our offense but we believe this group can pick up right where they left off.

The Red Raiders have recorded at least 30 wins every season under Hays and narrowly missed out on their fourth-straight NCAA Regional appearance a year ago with a 30-26 record.

To return to the postseason, Tech will rely on a rather young roster that features 16 of 25 players classified as either of a freshman or sophomore. Of the nine upperclassmen, only six were with the Red Raiders in 2013 as Kristi Belshe, Lea Hopson and Kaylyn Archuleta all joined the programs from the junior college ranks.

NEW TEAM. NEW YEAR. NEW FOCUS: 2014 PREVIEWWhile still young, the bulk of Techs roster will still have several experienced returners to learn from in seniors Brittany Talley and Taylor Powell along with junior Cara Custer.

We have so much potential, said Taylor Powell, one of just three seniors on the roster. Everybody keeps harping on our youth, and thats true, but we have so potential to tap into. With that youth comes a lot of energy and a lot of excitement and going into the Big 12, were going to need that.

Powell, Talley and Custer are the only three Red Raiders who played in Techs last postseason appearance which came at the 2012 Seattle Regional.

Talley and Custer will be looked at not just for their experience, though, as they will be part of a Tech pitching staff that will have a pair of upperclassmen in the circle for the first time in Hays tenure.

This may be the most experienced pitching staff Ive ever had, Hays said. We have really relied on Cara and Brittany the past two seasons and then Gretchen (Aucoin) came on with a nice freshman season last year. We also feel good about Chandler (Moore) and our freshman Cassie McClure as well, so I think we are very fortunate to have some depth in the circle.

Talley went 9-5 in 2013 with a team-leading 2.77 earned-run average while Custer, coming off the best season ever for a Tech freshman pitcher, finished 14-16 with a 3.10 ERA after tossing nearly half of Techs total innings.

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QUICK FACTSRETURNING POSITION STARTERS (3)Samantha Camello .311, 34 R, HR, 19 RBITaylor Powell .265, 24 R, 15 RBI, 8 SBSydnie Tapia .236, 2 HR, 20 RBI

RETURNING PITCHERS (4)Gretchen Aucoin 6-3, 3.35 ERA, 60.2 IPCara Custer 14-16, 3.10 ERA, 124 SOChandler Moore 0-0, 7.88 ERA, 2.2 IPBrittany Talley 9-5, 2.77 ERA, 106.0 IP

RETURNING RESERVES (2)Gretchen Aucoin .317, HR, 9 RBI, .414 OB%Brooke Scott .116, 41 GP, 8 BB, .321 OB%

KEY NEWCOMERS (7)Kristi Belshe OF/CSydni Emanuel OF/INFLea Hopson INFBrittany Lee C/OFCassie McClure RHP/INFKierra Miles OF/INFBrittany Warnecke INF

KEY LOSSES (3)Mikey Kenney .354, 13 HR, 47 RBI, 12 SBSandy James .321, 9 HR, 17 2B, 40 RBIAdriana Perez .279, 14 HR, 50 RBI

2014 SEASON PREVIEW


They were helped with the emergence of Aucoin, who started in nine games, including several during Big 12 Conference play. The right-hander ended the year 6-3 overall with a 3.35 ERA while hitting .317 at the plate with a home run and nine RBI.

Hays and pitching coach Aly Sartini plan to add both Moore and McClure in the mix after Moore recorded her best fall so far in her collegiate career while McClure comes in after being named the Texas 4A-5A Player of the Year last year out of Kingwood High School.

I really feel great about our pitching staff as a whole, said Talley, who enters her senior season already among the Tech career leaders in both wins and ERA. We know we play a big part in our success, and I think thats something we all enjoy. We want the ball when the game is on the line.

In the field, Tech will be forced to replace its entire outfield along with James at first base. Freshman Brittany Lee and sophomore transfer Kady Crow are expected to help fill the void behind the plate as well.

Sophomore infielder Samantha Camello is one of three returning position starters for the Red Raiders, joining Powell and Sydnie Tapia. Despite a young roster, Hays says this could be his most talented and deepest club in his tenure.

Hays brought in 2013 NJCAA All-Americans Lea Hopson and Kristi Belshe to boost the front part of Techs lineup that will also likely include the likes of Aucoin and McClure along with fellow freshmen Kierra Miles, Sydni Emanuel and Brittany Warnecke.

I think we will still have the same type of power and offense that weve had in years past, Hays said. We recruited these kids for what they could do at the plate and we feel they will come in and make us a better team immediately. There will be some growing

pains but I like where this group is heading into the season.

Tech will need to play to its potential to navigate t h r o u g h a n o t h e r c h a l l e n g i n g B i g 1 2 schedule that includes

road trips to defending national champion Oklahoma and fellow Womens College World Series participant Texas.

The Red Raiders, who were picked sixth in the conference preseason poll, are no stranger to high expectations

But even with a mainly a new team, the expectations remain the same for Hays.

We expect to compete and be in contention for a Big 12 title, Hays said. Thats our goal each and every year and this year will be no different. I expect big things from this group and so do they.

THREE TO WATCHBRITTANY TALLEYOne of three seniors on the 2014 roster, Tech will once again rely on Talleys left arm as the Little Elm, Texas native is one of four Red Raiders returning to the circle this season, joining fellow mainstays Cara Custer and Gretchen Aucoin. Talley, who is already among the Texas Tech career leaders in both wins and ERA, finished 9-5 in 2013 with a team-leading 2.77 ERA. Besides her efforts in the season, Tech will rely on Talleys senior leadership with a young roster composed mainly of freshmen and sophomores.

We expect to compete and be in contention for a Big 12 title. Thats our goal each and every year and this year will be no different. I expect big things from this group and so do they.- Shanon Hays

SAMANTHA CAMELLOCamello recorded one of the top freshman seasons in school history in 2013 as the Temecula, Calif. na-tive hit .311 with 19 RBI while scoring an impressive 34 times. The performance marked just the sixth time a Red Raider starting freshman had hit .300 or better during her rookie season. Camello, who split time between second and shortstop last season, heads into this spring penciled in as Techs everyday shortstop, a position where she started 22 times as a freshman.

BRITTANY LEEWhen Texas Tech signed Lee out of Keller High School, head coach Shanon Hays knew he had just secured the type of player who could start behind the plate all four years. Lee, one of a school record 11 freshmen on the Red Raider roster, will likely earn the opening day start for Tech behind the plate after a successful prep career where she was a two-time Triple Crown All-American and three-time first team all-district honoree. Besides catcher, Lee should also see time in the outfield and possibly first base.

BY THE NUMBERS

94% Percentage of innings pitched coming back for the Red Raiders with the return of Aucoin, Custer and Talley.

85% Percentage of Techs wins picked up by either Custer or Talley the past two seasons.

84% Percentage of total assists returning in the field from the likes of Camello, Pow-ell, Scott and Tapia.

37.8 Average wins per season Tech has aver-aged under fifth-year head coach Sha-non Hays.

24 Total games the Red Raiders will play in 2014 at Rocky Johnson Field, beginning Feb. 28 with Texas Tech Invitational.

14 Total newcomers on Techs roster, the most for a Red Raider team in school history.

11 Total number of freshmen on the 2014 roster, the largest freshman class in school history.

4 Consecutive 30-win seasons the Red Raiders have recorded since Shanon Hays took over in 2010.

3 Total number of Big 12 Conference se-ries to be held at Rocky Johnson Field during 2014 season.

2014 SEASON PREVIEW


FEBRUARYDATE OPPONENT LOCATION STADIUM TIME6 ^ at Southeastern Louisiana Hammond, La. North Oak Park 5 p.m.7 ^ vs. Akron Hammond, La. North Oak Park 3 p.m.7 ^ vs. Nicholls State Hammond, La. North Oak Park 5 p.m.8 ^ vs. Buffalo Hammond, La. North Oak Park 10 a.m.8 ^ vs. UMKC Hammond, La. North Oak Park 3 p.m.9 ^ vs. Texas Southern Hammond, La. North Oak Park 12 p.m.14 + vs. Northern Colorado Las Cruces, N.M. NMSU Softball Complex 10 a.m.14 + vs. Weber State Las Cruces, N.M. NMSU Softball Complex 2:30 p.m.15 + vs. Texas A&M-CC Las Cruces, N.M. NMSU Softball Complex 10 a.m.15 + vs. Weber State Las Cruces, N.M. NMSU Softball Complex 12:30 p.m.16 + at New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. NMSU Softball Complex 2:30 p.m.20 % at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas Allan Saxe Field 7 p.m.21 % vs. Creighton Arlington, Texas Allan Saxe Field 2 p.m.21 % vs. UMKC Arlington, Texas Allan Saxe Field 4 p.m.22 % vs. Illinois Arlington, Texas Allan Saxe Field 9 a.m.22 % vs. Creighton Arlington, Texas Allan Saxe Field 11:30 a.m.28 $ SAM HOUSTON STATE Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 3 p.m.28 $ SOUTHERN Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 5:30 p.m.MARCH1 $ SOUTHERN Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 3 p.m.1 $ SAM HOUSTON STATE Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 5:30 p.m.2 $ ABILENE CHRISTIAN Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 12:30 p.m.7 = ABILENE CHRISTIAN Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 5:30 p.m.8 = NORTHERN COLORADO Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 3 p.m.8 = UT ARLINGTON Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 5:30 p.m.9 = NORTHERN COLORADO Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 12:30 p.m.9 = NEW MEXICO STATE Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 3 p.m.14 ~ vs. DePaul Fullerton, Calif. Anderson Family Field 5:30 p.m.14 ~ vs. Canisius Fullerton, Calif. Anderson Family Field 8 p.m.15 ~ vs. UNLV Fullerton, Calif. Anderson Family Field 2 p.m.15 ~ at Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. Anderson Family Field 4:30 p.m.16 & vs. Long Beach State San Diego, Calif. SDSU Softball Stadium 2:30 p.m.16 & at San Diego State San Diego, Calif. SDSU Softball Stadium 5 p.m.17 & vs. Harvard San Diego, Calif. SDSU Softball Stadium 5:30 p.m.19 NORTH TEXAS (DH) Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 6 p.m.21 TEXAS STATE Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 7 p.m.22 TEXAS STATE Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 4 p.m.23 TEXAS STATE Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 12 p.m.28 * BAYLOR Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 7 p.m.29 * BAYLOR Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 4 p.m.30 * BAYLOR Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 12 p.m.APRIL4 * at Texas Austin, Texas McCombs Field 4:30 p.m.5 * at Texas Austin, Texas McCombs Field 4 p.m.6 * at Texas Austin, Texas McCombs Field 12 p.m.11 * OKLAHOMA STATE Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 7 p.m.12 * OKLAHOMA STATE Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 4 p.m.13 * OKLAHOMA STATE Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 12 p.m.17 * at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. Arrocha Ballpark 5 p.m.18 * at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. Arrocha Ballpark 5 p.m.19 * at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. Arrocha Ballpark 1 p.m.25 * IOWA STATE Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 7 p.m.26 * IOWA STATE Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 4 p.m.27 * IOWA STATE Lubbock, Texas Rocky Johnson Field 12 p.m.MAY2 * at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. OU Softball Complex 6:30 p.m.3 * at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. OU Softball Complex 2 p.m.4 * at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. OU Softball Complex 12 p.m.16-18 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites TBA TBA23-25 NCAA Super Regionals Campus Sites TBA TBA29-31 NCAA WCWS Oklahoma City, Okla. ASA Hall of Fame Stadium TBAJUNE1-4 NCAA WCWS Oklahoma City, Okla. ASA Hall of Fame Stadium TBA

^ Lion Classic (Hammond, La.)+ Troy Cox Classic (Las Cruces, N.M.)% UTA Hilton Invitational (Arlington, Texas)$ Texas Tech Invitational (Lubbock, Texas)= Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Lubbock, Texas)~ Titan Classic Tournament (Fullerton, Calif.)& San Diego State Classic II (San Diego, Calif.)* Big 12 Conference Series All times listed are Central

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TEXAS SOUTHERNSoftball Contact: Andrew Roberts Email: [email protected]: (713) 313-6829Cell: n/aHead Coach: Worley BakerCareer Record: 162-120 (9 Seasons)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 33-162013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: n/aPosition Starters R/L: n/aPitchers R/L: n/aNewcomers: n/aConference: Southwestern Athletic (SWAC)Website: www.tsuball.com

NORTHERN COLORADOSoftball Contact: Collin BoylesEmail: [email protected]: (970) 351-3645Cell: (701) 771-1108Head Coach: Shana EasleyCareer Record: 16-30-1 (1 Season)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 16-30-12013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 8/7Position Starters R/L: 5/3Pitchers R/L: 3/1Newcomers: 7Conference: Big SkyWebsite: www.uncbears.com

WEBER STATESoftball Contact: Justin JohnsonEmail: [email protected]: (801) 626-7414Cell: (801) 690-6891Head Coach: Mary Kay AmiconeCareer Record: 514-175-2 (9 Seasons)Record at School: First Season2013 Record: 10-382013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 15/4Position Starters R/L: 6/3Pitchers R/L: 3/0Newcomers: 8Conference: Big SkyWebsite: www.weberstatesports.com

TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTISoftball Contact: Amber SleekEmail: [email protected]: (361) 825-2831Cell: n/aHead Coach: Stephanie HughesCareer Record: xxxRecord at School: xxx2013 Record: 11-392013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 12/1Position Starters R/L: 8/1Pitchers R/L: 2/1Newcomers: 7Conference: SouthlandWebsite: www.goislanders.com

NEW MEXICO STATESoftball Contact: Stephanie TaylorEmail: [email protected]: (575) 646-3269Cell: (505) 804-4249Head Coach: Kathy Rodolph Career Record: 487-373 (15 Seasons)Record at School: 292-282 (10 Seasons)2013 Record: 37-202013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 14/6Position Starters R/L: 5/4Pitchers R/L: 3/1Newcomers: 9Conference: Western Athletic (WAC)Website: www.NMStateSports.com

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANASoftball Contact: Kemmler ChappleEmail: [email protected]: (985) 549-3221Cell: n/aHead Coach: Pete LangloisCareer Record: 402-547 (19 Seasons)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 32-222013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 16/5Position Starters R/L: 4/4Pitchers R/L: 2/2Newcomers: 9Conference: SouthlandWebsite: www.lionsports.com

AKRONSoftball Contact: Dana LeRoyEmail: [email protected]: (330) 972-7171Cell: (330) 957-3473Head Coach: Julie JonesCareer Record: 407-462-3 (17 Seasons)Record at School: 163-202-1 (8 Seasons)2013 Record: 23-282013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 12/2Position Starters R/L: 7/2Pitchers R/L: 1/0Newcomers: 4Conference: Mid-American (MAC)Website: www.gozips.com

NICHOLLS STATESoftball Contact: Jamie BustosEmail: [email protected]: (985) 448-4281Cell: (419) 786-0415Head Coach: Angel SantiagoCareer Record: 36-57 (2 Seasons)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 22-262013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 9/7Position Starters R/L: 3/6Pitchers R/L: 2/1Newcomers: 12Conference: SouthlandWebsite: www.geauxcolonels.com

BUFFALOSoftball Contact: Brian WolffEmail: [email protected]: (716) 365-6993Cell: (716) 359-2750Head Coach: Jennifer TeagueCareer Record: 88-158 (5 Seasons)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 16-322013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 11/5Position Starters R/L: 6/3Pitchers R/L: 3/1Newcomers: 7Conference: Mid-AmericanWebsite: www.ubbulls.com

UMKCSoftball Contact: Kolby PaxtonEmail: [email protected]: (816) 235-1053Cell: (479) 422-3605Head Coach: Meredith Smith NealCareer Record: 137-210 (7 Seasons)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 19-272013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 8/8Position Starters R/L: 8/2Pitchers R/L: 2/1Newcomers: 7Conference: Western Athletic (WAC)Website: www.UMKCKangaroos.com

UT ARLINGTONSoftball Contact: Melissa CeboldEmail: [email protected]: (817) 272-9588Cell: n/aHead Coach: Kristie FoxCareer Record: 25-28 (1 Season)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 25-282013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 8/5Position Starters R/L: 5/4Pitchers R/L: 2/1Newcomers: 9Conference: Sun BeltWebsite: www.utamavs.com

CREIGHTONSoftball Contact: Jeremy StrachanEmail: [email protected]: (402-280-5801Cell: n/aHead Coach: Brent VignessCareer Record: 783-517-4 (25 Seasons)Record at School: 635-446-3 (20 Seasons)2013 Record: 29-182013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 15/3Position Starters R/L: 7/2Pitchers R/L: 3/1Newcomers: 7Conference: BIG EAST Website: www.GoCreighton.com

ILLINOISSoftball Contact: Marla GlasserEmail: [email protected]: (217) 333-3592Cell: (610) 291-6657Head Coach: Terri SullivanCareer Record: 438-316-2 (14 Seasons)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 22-272013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 13/7Position Starters R/L: 9/1Pitchers R/L: 1/2Newcomers: 6Conference: Big TenWebsite: www.FightingIllini.com

SAM HOUSTON STATESoftball Contact: Jason BarfieldEmail: [email protected]: (936) 294-1764Cell: n/aHead Coach: Bob BrockCareer Record: 1,047-631 (29 Seasons)Record at School: 316-330 (12 Seasons)2013 Record: 37-242013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 12/4Position Starters R/L: 5/9Pitchers R/L: 3/3Newcomers: 5Conference: SouthlandWebsite: www.gobearkats.com

SOUTHERNSoftball Contact: Pamela SmithEmail: [email protected]: (225) 771-5908Cell: n/aHead Coach: Lee Dobbins Career Record: 33-70-1 (3 Seasons)Record at School: 6-42 (1 Season)2013 Record: 6-422013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 8/6Position Starters R/L: 5/4Pitchers R/L: 1/2Newcomers: 7Conference: Southwestern Athletic (SWAC)Website: www.gojagssports.com

NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENT INFORMATION


ABILENE CHRISTIANSoftball Contact: Chris MacalusoEmail: [email protected]: (325) 674-6171Cell: n/aHead Coach: Bobby ReevesCareer Record: 215-236 (8 Seasons)Record at School: 86-71 (3 Seasons)2013 Record: 28-262013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 11/6Position Starters R/L: 5/4Pitchers R/L: 1/2Newcomers: 6Conference: SouthlandWebsite: www.acusports.com

DEPAULSoftball Contact: Brendan BergenEmail: [email protected]: (773) 325-8609Cell: n/aHead Coach: Eugene LentiCareer Record: 1,170-570-6 (32 Seasons)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 32-212013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 13/5Position Starters R/L: 8/2Pitchers R/L: 4/0Newcomers: 5Conference: Big EastWebsite: www.DePaulBlueDemons.com

CANISIUSSoftball Contact: Matt ReitnourEmail: [email protected]: (716) 888-3756Cell: n/aHead Coach: Mike RapplCareer Record: 813-496-2 (34 Seasons)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 22-252013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 12/5Position Starters R/L: 8/1Pitchers R/L: 2/2Newcomers: 5Conference: Metro Atlantic (MAAC)Website: www.gogriffs.com

UNLVSoftball Contact: Jeffrey Seals Email: [email protected]: (702) 895-3134Cell: (702) 683-8050Head Coach: Lisa DoddCareer Record: 21-31 (1 Season)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 21-312013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 12/5Position Starters R/L: 8/2Pitchers R/L: 2/0Newcomers: 7Conference: Mountain WestWebsite: www.unlvrebels.com

CAL STATE FULLERTONSoftball Contact: Shafi KarimEmail: [email protected]: (657) 278-3981Cell: (657) 278-3141Head Coach: Kelly FordCareer Record: 28-28 (1 Season)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 28-282013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 12/8Position Starters R/L: 6/3Pitchers R/L: 4/1Newcomers: 18Conference: Big WestWebsite: www.fullertontitans.com

LONG BEACH STATESoftball Contact: Roger KirkEmail: [email protected]: (562) 985-7565Cell: (562) 505-0975Head Coach: Kim SowderCareer Record: 233-152 (7 Seasons)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 37-202013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 19/12Position Starters R/L: 7/2Pitchers R/L: 5/0Newcomers: 6Conference: Big WestWebsite: www.LongBeachState.com

SAN DIEGO STATESoftball Contact: Jamie McConeghyEmail: [email protected]: (619) 594-4348Cell: n/aHead Coach: Kathy Van WykCareer Record: 577-394-1 (17 Seasons)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 36-202013 Postseason: NCAA Tempe RegionalLetterwinners R/L: 12/4Position Starters R/L: 7/3Pitchers R/L: 2/1Newcomers: 5Conference: Mountain WestWebsite: www.GoAztecs.com

HARVARDSoftball Contact: Jeff SelesnickEmail: [email protected]: (617) 495-2206Cell: n/aHead Coach: Jenny AllardCareer Record: 484-364-2 (19 Seasons)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 22-222013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: n/aPosition Starters R/L: 8/1Pitchers R/L: 2/2Newcomers: 7Conference: Ivy LeagueWebsite: www.gocrimson.com

NORTH TEXASSoftball Contact: Tim McNamaraEmail: [email protected]: (940) 565-3671Cell: (972) 890-7723Head Coach: Tracey KeeCareer Record: 684-362-1 (16 Seasons)Record at School: First Season2013 Record: 29-242013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 13/4Position Starters R/L: 8/2Pitchers R/L: 3/2Newcomers: 5Conference: Conference USAWebsite: www.meangreensports.com

TEXAS STATESoftball Contact: Jen LawsonEmail: [email protected]: (512) 245-2988Cell: (217) 369-4402Head Coach: Ricci Woodard Career Record: 458-289-1 (13 Seasons)Record at School: Same2013 Record: 18-382013 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 10/7Position Starters R/L: 5/4Pitchers R/L: 3/1Newcomers: 8Conference: Sun BeltWebsite: www.txstatebobcats.com

The Red Raiders will travel to five different tournaments in 2014 with stops in Hammond, La., Las Cruces, N.M., Arlington, Texas, Fullerton, Calif., and San Diego, Calif.

NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENT INFORMATION


BAYLORSoftball Contact: Kyle RobartsEmail: [email protected]: (254) 710-3065Cell: (254) 227-1975Head Coach: Gleen MooreCareer Record: 656-303 (16 Seasons)Record at School: 517-261 (13 Seasons)Assistant Coaches: Mark Lumley, Britni Sneed Newman2013 Record: 42-17Big 12 Record (Finish): 10-8 (3rd)2013 Postseason: NCAA College Station RegionalFinal Ranking: No. 20 (NFCA)Letterwinners R/L: 15/3Position Starters R/L: 8/2Pitchers R/L: 3/1Newcomers: 6All-Time Series: Baylor leads 31-12Stadium: Getterman Stadium (1,250)Website: www.baylorbears.com

IOWA STATESoftball Contact: Patrick TarboxEmail: [email protected]: (515) 294-5778Cell: (515) 509-1189Head Coach: Stacy Gemeinhardt-CeslerCareer Record: 326-308 (12 Seasons)Record at School: 173-231 (8 Seasons)Assistant Coaches: Brittany Weil-Miller, Lindsey Ubrun2013 Record: 21-34Big 12 Record (Finish): 4-14 (T-6th)2013 Postseason: NoneFinal Ranking: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 11/7Position Starters R/L: 8/2Pitchers R/L: 1/3Newcomers: 7All-Time Series: Tech leads 24-14Stadium: Cyclone Sports Complex (2,000)Website: www.cyclones.com

KANSASSoftball Contact: Theresa KurtzEmail: [email protected]: (785) 864-7488 Cell: (785) 312-1053Head Coach: Megan SmithCareer Record: 158-113 (5 Seasons)Record at School: 117-93 (4 Seasons)Assistant Coaches: xAdam Roorbach, Abbie Sims2013 Record: 34-16Big 12 Record (Finish): 9-8 (4th)2013 Postseason: NoneFinal Ranking: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 10/9Position Starters R/L: 7/4Pitchers R/L: 3/1Newcomers: 7All-Time Series: Kansas leads 29-15Stadium: Arrocha Ballpark (750)Website: www.kuathletics.com

OKLAHOMASoftball Contact: Karl AndersonEmail: [email protected]: (405) 325-8571Cell: n/aHead Coach: Patty GassoCareer Record: 1,089-342-3 (23 Seasons)Record at School: 928-282-2 (19 Seasons)Assistant Coaches: Melyssa Lombardi, Tripp MacKay2013 Record: 57-4Big 12 Record (Finish): 15-2 (1st)2013 Postseason: NCAA National ChampionsFinal Ranking: No. 1 (NFCA/USA Softball)Letterwinners R/L: 14/7Position Starters R/L: 4/4Pitchers R/L: 3/2Newcomers: 4All-Time Series: OU leads 36-7Stadium: OU Softball Complex (1,000)Website: www.soonersports.com

OKLAHOMA STATESoftball Contact: Mike NotewareEmail: [email protected]: (405) 744-7756Cell: (405) 612-4843Head Coach: Rich WieligmanCareer Record: 228-170 (7 Seasons)Record at School: SameAssistant Coaches: Tom Gray, Kelsi Dunne2013 Record: 30-26Big 12 Record (Finish): 6-12 (5th)2013 Postseason: NoneFinal Ranking: NoneLetterwinners R/L: 10/6Position Starters R/L: 7/2Pitchers R/L: 1/1Newcomers: 9All-Time Series: OSU leads 29-15Stadium: Cowgirl Stadium (750)Website: www.okstate.com

TEXASSoftball Contact: Steve HelmEmail: [email protected]: (512) 232-1539Cell: (267) 421-3911Head Coach: Connie ClarkCareer Record: 696-293-3 (17 Seasons)Record at School: SameAssistant Coaches: Corrie Hill, Jennifer McFalls2013 Record: 51-10Big 12 Record (Finish): 14-4 (2nd)2013 Postseason: NCAA Womens College World SeriesFinal Ranking: No. 3 (NFCA/USA Softball)Letterwinners R/L: 12/4Position Starters R/L: 6/3Pitchers R/L: 2/2Newcomers: 7All-Time Series: Texas leads 30-6Stadium: Red & Charline McCombs Field (1,254)Website: www.texassports.com

BIG 12 CONFERENCESoftball Contact: Braxton BanningEmail: [email protected]: (469) 524-1040

Texas Tech will host Baylor, Oklahoma State and Iowa State in three-game series this season at Rocky Johnson Field.

BIG 12 OPPONENT INFORMATION

THE RED RAIDERS


NO. NAME HT. POS. B/T CLASS-EX. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 1 Sarah Weber 5-2 OF L/R Fr-HS Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista H.S.) 2 Cara Custer 5-8 RHP R/R Jr-2L Tacoma, Wash. (Spanaway Lake H.S.) 3 Lea Hopson 5-6 INF R/R Jr-TR Sequim, Wash. (Southern Idaho)

4 Susan Welborn 5-9 OF R/R Fr-HS North Richland Hills, Texas (Birdville H.S.) 5 Sydni Emanuel 5-6 OF/INF L/R Fr-HS Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point H.S.) 6 Marisa Malazzo 5-3 INF S/R Sr-1L Coppell, Texas (Navarro College) 7 Brittany Lee 5-6 C/OF R/R Fr-HS Keller, Texas (Keller H.S.) 8 Chandler Moore 5-8 RHP/INF R/R Jr-2L Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield H.S.) 9 Mattison Maisel 5-10 RHP R/R Fr-RS Spring, Texas (Klein Oak H.S.) 10 Camaury Washington 5-5 OF L/R Fr-HS Missouri City, Texas (Hightower H.S.) 11 Brittany Talley 5-8 LHP L/L Sr-3L Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm H.S.) 12 Kady Crow 5-6 C R/R So-TR Lampasas, Texas (McLennan C.C.) 13 Sydnie Tapia 5-4 INF/OF R/R So-1L Arlington, Texas (Summit H.S.) 14 Kaylyn Archuleta 5-11 C R/R Jr-TR Alamagordo, N.M. (Odessa College) 19 Lacie Stevens 5-5 INF R/R Fr-HS Houston, Texas (Stratford H.S.) 21 Cassie McClure 5-7 RHP/INF R/R Fr-HS Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood H.S.) 22 Brooke Scott 5-7 INF/OF R/R So-1L Broken Arrow, Okla. (Central Florida) 23 Ashley Fultz 5-5 INF R/R Fr-HS Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound H.S.) 24 Brittany Warnecke 5-10 INF R/R Fr-HS Plainfield, Ill. (Oswega East H.S.) 25 Gretchen Aucoin 5-11 RHP/INF L/R So-1L Ocean Springs, Miss. (Ocean Springs H.S.) 29 Derryn Hebert 5-7 INF R/R Jr-1L Pasadena, Texas (Deer Park H.S.) 32 Taylor Powell 5-8 INF/OF R/R Sr-3L Henrietta, Texas (Henrietta H.S.) 33 Samantha Camello 5-6 INF R/R So-1L Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley H.S.) 42 Kierra Miles 5-8 OF/INF R/R Fr-HS Mustang, Okla. (Mustang H.S.) 50 Kristi Belshe 5-4 OF/C L/R Jr-TR Honolulu, Haw. (Lake Land College)

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Shanon Hays (5th Season)Associate Head Coach: Aly Sartini (5th Season)Assistant Coach: Greg Evans (1st Season)Volunteer Assistant Coach: Holley Gentsch (2nd Season)Director of Operations: Brooke Reed (1st Season)Graduate Student Manager: Sandy Wellmann (1st Season)Athletic Trainer: Amanda Martinez (3rd Season)

BY POSITIONInfield __________________________________ 10__________ Aucoin, Camello, Fultz, Hebert, Hopson_____ Malazzo, McClure, Moore, Stevens, WarneckeOutfield __________________________________ 5________ Belshe, Lee, Washington, Weber, WelbornInfield/Outfield ____________________________ 5_____________ Emanuel, Miles, Powell, Scott, TapiaCatcher __________________________________ 4___________________ Archuleta, Belshe, Crow, LeePitcher ___________________________________ 6_____ Aucoin, Custer, Maisel, McClure, Moore, Talley

BY CLASSIFICATIONSeniors __________________________________ 3________________________Malazzo, Powell, TalleyJuniors ___________________________________ 6_________________Belshe, Hopson, Hebert, Moore____________________________ Custer, ArchuletaSophomores ______________________________ 5_____________ Aucoin, Camello, Crow, Tapia, ScottFreshmen _______________________________ 11____________________ Emanuel, Fultz, Lee, Maisel______________ McClure, Miles, Stevens, Warnecke__________________ Washington, Weber, Welborn

NO. NAME POS. 14 Kaylyn Archuleta C 25 Gretchen Aucoin RHP/INF 50 Kristi Belshe OF/C 33 Samantha Camello INF 12 Kady Crow C 2 Cara Custer RHP 5 Sydni Emanuel OF/INF 23 Ashley Fultz INF 29 Derryn Hebert INF 3 Lea Hopson INF 7 Brittany Lee C/OF 9 Mattison Maisel RHP 6 Marissa Malazzo INF 21 Cassie McClure RHP/INF 42 Kierra Miles OF/INF 8 Chandler Moore RHP/INF 32 Taylor Powell INF/OF 22 Brooke Scott INF/OF 19 Lacie Stevens INF 11 Brittany Talley LHP 13 Sydnie Tapia INF/OF 24 Brittany Warnecke INF 10 Camaury Washington OF 1 Sarah Weber OF 4 Susan Welborn OF

BY HOME STATECalifornia _________________________________ 2_____________________________ Camello, WeberColorado _________________________________ 1_____________________________________ MooreHawaii ___________________________________ 1_____________________________________ BelsheIllinois ___________________________________ 1__________________________________ WarneckeMississippi ________________________________ 1____________________________________ AucoinOklahoma ________________________________ 2_________________________________ Miles, ScottNew Mexico ______________________________ 1__________________________________ ArchuletaTexas ___________________________________ 14______________ Crow, Emanuel, Fultz, Hebert, Lee, ________ Maisel, Malazzo, McClure, Powell, Stevens ______________ Talley, Tapia, Washington, WelbornWashington ______________________________ 2______________________________Custer, Hopson

Kaylyn Archuleta Arch-you-let-ahGretchen Aucoin Ah-coinKristi Belshe Bell-sheSamantha Camello Cah-mel-lowSydni Emanuel Ee-man-you-elDerryn Hebert He-burtMattison Maisel May-zullMarisa Malazzo Mah-lah-zoKierra Miles Key-air-ahSydnie Tapia Tap-EE-ahBrittany Warnecke Wurn-nuh-keeCamaury Washington Cah-mar-eeSusan Welborn Well-born

COACHESHolley Gentsch Ghench (rhymes with wrench)

NUMERICAL ROSTER

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

2014 ROSTER


Sarah Weber5-2 OF L/R FR-HS

Danville, Calif.

1Cara Custer

5-8 RHP R/R JR-2L

Tacoma, Wash.

2Lea Hopson

5-6 INF R/R JR-TR

Sequim, Wash.

3Susan Welborn

5-9 OF R/R FR-HS

N. Richland Hills, Texas

4Sydni Emanuel

5-6 OF/INF L/R FR-HS

Missouri City, Texas

5Marisa Malazzo

5-3 INF S/R SR-1L

Coppell, Texas

6

Brittany Lee5-6 C/OF R/R FR-HS

Keller, Texas

7Chandler Moore

5-8 RHP/INF R/R JR-2L

Broomfield, Colo.

8Mattison Maisel

5-10 RHP R/R FR-RS

Spring, Texas

9Camaury Washington5-5 OF L/R FR-HS

Missouri City, Texas

10Brittany Talley

5-8 LHP L/L SR-3L

Little Elm, Texas

11Kady Crow

5-6 C R/R SO-TR

Lampasas, Texas

12

Sydnie Tapia5-4 INF/OF R/R SO-1L

Arlington, Texas

13Kaylyn Archuleta

5-11 C R/R JR-TR

Alamagordo, N.M.

14Lacie Stevens

5-5 INF R/R FR-HS

Houston, Texas

19Cassie McClure

5-7 RHP/INF R/R FR-HS

Kingwood, Texas

21Brooke Scott

5-7

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2014 Texas Tech Softball Media Supplement