Texas Tech Softball - Red Raider Classic Game Notes

Date Opponent Time/Result2/10 vs. BYU# W, 7-5 (9)2/11 vs. Bradley# W, 13-2 (5)2/12 vs. 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& 1 p.m.3/4 Dayton& 3 p.m.3/5 Dayton& 1 p.m.3/5 Howard& 3 p.m.3/6 Dayton& 10 a.m.3/6 Howard& 12 p.m.3/9 New Mexico 1 p.m.3/9 New Mexico 3 p.m.3/11 Alcorn State~ 1 p.m.3/11 Evansville~ 3 p.m.3/12 Evansville~ 1 p.m.3/12 Alcorn State~ 3 p.m.3/13 Alcorn State~ 12 p.m.3/13 Evansville~ 2 p.m.3/17 vs. Colorado State$ 11 a.m.3/18 vs. Jacksonville% 4:30 p.m.3/18 vs. Long Island% 7 p.m.3/19 vs. UT-Chattanooga% 11:30 a.m.3/19 vs. Boston University% 2 p.m.3/20 vs. Liberty% 8:30 a.m.3/26 Missouri* 2 p.m.3/27 Missouri* 12 p.m.4/1 Oklahoma* 6:30 p.m.4/2 Oklahoma* 11 a.m.4/6 Baylor* 5 p.m.4/6 Baylor* 7 p.m.4/9 at Iowa State* 2 p.m.4/10 at Iowa State* 12 p.m.4/13 Kansas* 3 p.m.4/13 Kansas* 5 p.m.4/16 at Oklahoma State* 4 p.m.4/17 at Oklahoma State* 1 p.m.4/22 Texas* 6 p.m.4/23 Texas* 11 a.m.4/30 Nebraska* 2 p.m.5/1 Nebraska* 12 p.m.5/13 Texas A&M* 6 p.m.5/14 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

Catcher ___________ Holley Gentsch _______ Two-year starter at catcher; will switch with Cydney Allen at DP as well.First Base __________ Sandy James _________ Angelo State transfer has two HRs thus far and a .286 average.Second Base _______ Logan Hall ___________ Reigning Big 12 Player of the Week after 16 RBIs last weekendThird Base _________ Emily Bledsoe ________ Solid presence in the middle of the lineup with a .409 average.Shortstop _________ Raven Richardson _____ Has had at least a hit in 10 of Tech’s last 12 games; hitting .368 overall. Left Field __________ Stephanie Drewry _____ Junior has already set a career high for RBIs in a season with 14 thus far.Center Field ________ Mikey Kenney ________ Powerful hitter who leads the Big 12 with nine doubles.Right Field _________ Ashley Hamada _______ Been reliable out of No. 9 hole with a .400 average and five RBIs.Designated Player __ Cydney Allen _________ Smashed three HRs last weekend; second on team with .462 average.Starting Pitcher _____ Kelsey Dennis ________ Southpaw who is 3-0 on the year following shutout of N. Illinois.Starting Pitcher _____ Ashley Brokeshoulder __ Leads Tech with five wins thus far; second on team with 18 IP.Starting Pitcher _____ Karli Merlich _________ Earned first win of the year against St. John’s last Saturday.Starting Pitcher _____ Brittany Talley ________ Freshman is 5-0 already with 2.53 ERA after team-leading 38.2 IP.Starting Pitcher _____ Kermitria Ward _______ Primarily a reliever with her success out of the pen; recorded 1.50 ERA.

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: March 3, 2011

“Strive for honor evermore, Long live the Matadors”

TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

In the midst of the longest winning streak in school history, No. 19 Texas Tech looks to continue its win-ning ways this weekend in the Red Raider Classic as Dayton and Howard come to Lubbock for the three-day event.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULEFriday, March 4Howard vs. Dayton .................................................. 11 a.m.Texas Tech vs. Howard ..............................................1 p.m.Texas Tech vs. Dayton ................................................3 p.m.

Saturday, March 5Howard vs. Dayton .................................................. 11 a.m.Texas Tech vs. Howard ..............................................1 p.m.Texas Tech vs. Dayton ................................................3 p.m.

Sunday, March 6Texas Tech vs. Dayton ............................................. 10 a.m.Texas Tech vs. Howard ........................................... 12 p.m.

LIVE STREAMINGTexas Tech will stream every game of the Red Raider Classic that involves the Red Raiders online at Raid-erVision All-Access on the school’s official website, www.texastech.com. The online stream will be of-fered free of charge.

GAMEDAY CENTRALTexas Tech fans unable to make the trip to Lubbock can keep up with all the action through the Game-day Central page at texastech.com. The page will contain live scoring, an in-game blog, and stats and

RED RAIDER CLASSIC • LUBBOCK, TEXAS • MARCH 4-6 box scores from every Tech game along with post-game video from head coach Shanon Hays. NATIONAL RANKINGSTexas Tech ..............................................................No. 19/20Dayton .............................................................................NoneHoward ............................................................................None(ESPN.com/USA Softball - NFCA/USA Today)

RED RAIDERS MOVE INTO TOP 20 IN BOTH POLLSFollowing another undefeated weekend, Texas Tech once again moved up in the national rankings this week, appearing at No. 19 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll and No. 20 USA Today/NFCA rankings. Tech’s selection in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll is the highest ranking in school history. Tech’s last ap-pearance in the top 25 came at No. 24 in the NFCA poll at the conclusion of the 1999 season.

RED RAIDERS ALREADY OFF TO RECORD SEASONAfter beginning the year with the best start in school history thanks to a 5-0 showing at the ASU Kajikawa Tournament, Tech added to its list of early-season accomplishments last Sunday. The Red Raiders won their 16th-straight game, snapping the previous school record set only a year ago in a 10-2 victory over Wichita State.

ON DECKThe Red Raiders host their first midweek game of the season next Wednesday when New Mexico comes to Lubbock for a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Rocky Johnson Field.

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2011 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL


WEEKLY SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY 2

Practice - 2-4 p.m.

THURSDAY 3

Practice - 2-4 p.m.

FRIDAY 4

vs. Howard- 1 p.m.vs. Dayton - 3 p.m.

SATURDAY 5

vs. Dayton - 1 p.m.vs. Howard - 3 p.m.

SUNDAY 6

vs. Dayton - 10 a.m.vs. Howard - Noon

MONDAY 7

Off Day

TUESDAY 8

Practice - 2-4 p.m.

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 ..................................... 54-18 (1 Season)Career Record ..................................168-34 (3 Seasons)Best time to reach Coach Hays .................... MorningsAssistant 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.......................................................................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

Jody RoginsonInternal Comm./New Media

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

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



2011 Record.......................................................................................5-42010 Postseason ......................................................................... None2010 Record..............................................................................18-36-1Starters Returning/Lost .................................................................5/3Letterwinners R/L ......................................................................... 11/5Newcomers ............................................................................................7Top Hitters...........................................................Rachel Archer (.435 avg., 6 SB).....................................Kathleen Maloof (.419 avg., 12 RBIs, 4 2B)Top Pitcher...........................................Alysha Isaacson (3-1, 25.2 IP, 2.73 ERA)Head Coach .................................................................... Cara LaPlacaRecord at Dayton/Career ............. 56-105-1 (5)/187-231-1 (11)

OPPONENT BREAKDOWN

RED RAIDERS AGAINST ALL OPPONENTS• Dayton - Tech maintains a 3-0 all-time advantage with all three previous encounters coming at neutral sites. The two schools have not met since the 2004 season. • Howard - Friday’s meeting between Tech and the Bison will be the first in each school’s respective his-tories.

HALL NAMED BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEKAfter hitting .583 during the Jeannine McHaney Me-morial Classic, junior infielder Logan Hall was named this week’s Big 12 Player of the Week, Texas Tech’s first weekly accolade since the 2004 season. 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 last weekend while Logan Hall was honored as the tournament’s Top Hitter and Brittany Talley was selected as the Top Pitcher. Cydney Allen, Em-ily Bledsoe, Kelsey Dennis, Mikey Kenney, and Raven Richardson were all honored on the all-tournament team.

RED RAIDERS AMONG THE FINAL UNBEATENTexas Tech enters this weekend as one of the few unbeaten teams left in the country. According to Ul-timate College Softball, only eight teams (Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame, South Car-olina-Upstate, Texas Tech, and Washington) remain undefeated through games Wednesday night.

POWERFUL OFFENSE LEADS THE BIG 12Texas Tech enters this weekend with the top offense in the Big 12 as the Red Raiders have a league-lead-ing .403 average to go along with 155 runs scored and 135 RBIs. The next-highest average in the con-ference is .366 from Texas.

KENNEY PRODUCING IN LEADOFF SPOTSince moving to the leadoff spot to start the year, Mike Kenney has continued to show she is one of the top power hitters in the Big 12 as the sophomore has been one of the main catalysts for the Tech of-fense this year with her .530 on-base percentage and .415 batting average. She leads the Big 12 with

nine doubles, one more than her total from the entire 2010 season. Kenney is currently riding a 10-game hitting streak heading into the weekend.

DREWRY NEARING CAREER RBI NUMBERSAfter only 16 games, Stephanie Drewry is close to matching her RBI total from the previous two sea-sons combined. The junior currently has 14 RBIs this year, four more than her 2010 total and seven more from her freshman season in 2009.

TECH STAYS ON PITCHING BY COMMITTEE PATHEntering the year, Shanon Hays said that Tech would rely on pitching by committee, and after 16 games, the second-year head coach has stayed true to his word. Ashley Brokeshoulder and Brittany Talley lead Tech with five wins each, while Kelsey Dennis has added three of her own. Karli Merlich picked up her first win of the year against St. John’s and Kermitria Ward has served as Tech’s primary closer with two wins and a save.

AVERAGES SOURING OVER .400Texas Tech currently has four regular position play-ers with a batting average at .400 or higher. Logan Hall leads all players with a .479 average followed by Cydney Allen, Stephanie Drewry, Mikey Kenney, Em-ily Bledsoe and Ashley Hamada, who all are over the .400 mark so far.

HALL NAMED STAT STAR ON ESPN.COMFollowing last weekend’s performance at the Jean-nine McHaney Memorial Classic, Logan Hall was se-lected as one of ESPN’s “Stat Stars” for the previous week. The website lists the top performers from the previous week each Monday or Tuesday on its Col-lege Sports page.

JEANNINE MCHANEY MEMORIAL CLASSICTexas Tech honored the university’s long-considered founder of women’s athletics last weekend with the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic. The Red Raid-ers faced St. John’s, Northern Illinois, and Wichita State in the three-day event that ran Feb. 25-27 at Rocky Johnson Field. McHaney was the first athlet-ics director when the women’s athletics department was formed in 1975 and remained a top member of the athletics department for the next two decades. She passed away in 1994.

School Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct.Texas Tech 0-0 .000 16-0 1.000Baylor 0-0 .000 16-1 .941Kansas 0-0 .000 14-1 .933Nebraska 0-0 .000 14-2 .875Texas 0-0 .000 14-2 .875Oklahoma State 0-0 .000 13-3 .812Oklahoma 0-0 .000 13-5 .722Texas A&M 0-0 .000 12-5 .706Missouri 0-0 .000 7-3 .700Iowa State 0-0 .000 9-6 .600

Wednesday, March 2Missouri 8, Drake 1Missouri 5, Drake 0Oklahoma State 2, Tulsa 0Oklahoma 3, North Texas 0

Friday, March 4Texas vs. Pittsburgh 10 a.m.Kansas vs. Bradley 11 a.m.Iowa State vs. Ohio State 12:15 p.m.Texas vs. Hofstra 12:30 p.m.Howard at Texas Tech 1 p.m.Texas A&M at Mississippi Valley St. 1 p.m.Missiouri vs. Southeast Missouri St. 1:30 p.m.Dayton at Texas Tech 3 p.m.Kansas vs. San Jose State 3:30 p.m.Iowa State vs. Tulsa 4:45 p.m.Auburn at Oklahoma 6 p.m.Illinois-Chicago at Oklahoma State 7 p.m.Baylor vs. UCLA 10:15 p.m.

Saturday, March 5Iowa State vs. North Dakota 10 a.m.Texas A&M vs. Memphis 10 a.m.Missouri at Saint Louis 11 a.m.Texas at LSU 12:30 p.m.Oklahoma State vs. Auburn 12:30 p.m.Dayton at Texas Tech 1 p.m.Iowa State vs. Drake 2:30 p.m.Howard at Texas Tech 3 p.m.Kansas at UNLV 3:30 p.m.Oklahoma vs. Illinois-Chicago 3:30 p.m.Texas A&M vs. Mississippi State 4 p.m.Baylor vs. Long Beach State 5:45 p.m.Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma 6 p.m.Kansas vs. Troy 8 p.m.

Sunday, March 6Dayton at Texas Tech 10 a.m.Texas vs. TBA 10 a.m.Auburn at Oklahoma State 11 a.m.Missouri vs. Missouri State 11 a.m.Baylor vs. Fresno State 11 a.m.Texas A&M vs. Mississippi Valley St. 11 a.m.Illinois-Chicago at Oklahoma 11:30 a.m.Howard at Texas Tech 12 p.m.Missouri vs. UMKC 1 p.m.Baylor vs. Cal Poly 1:30 p.m.Kansas vs. San Diego 2:15 p.m.

BIG 12 STANDINGS

2011 Record.......................................................................................3-32010 Postseason ......................................................................... None2010 Record..................................................................................26-22Starters Returning/Lost .................................................................5/4Letterwinners R/L ............................................................................9/4Newcomers ............................................................................................8Top Hitters.................................................Ciera Gordon (.438 avg., HR, 3 RBIs)...........................................Rebecca Kirshner (.316 avg., 6H, 2 RBI)Top Returning Pitcher..................................................... Carly Martin (2-0, 13 IP, 3.46 ERA)Head Coach .................................................................Lauren McCoyRecord at Howard/Career .....................................29-25 (2)/Same



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 16 RBIs on the year and has recorded a .444 average, second-highest on the team.

SPEAKING OF HALL...Logan Hall began last weekend 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. Jackson hit two triples against New Mexico that year on Feb. 7.

HOME RUN WATCH BEGINS FOR KENNEYMikey Kenney’s two home run day on Sunday moved the sophomore into a tie for fourth on the school’s career homer chart. She is now tied with Jennifer Bowers (2005-08) with 17 career dingers and is three from tying Jennifer Corking (2005-08) for third all-time. After matching the single-season record with 15 home runs as a freshman, it’s not a stretch to think Kenney could some day match Kim Martinez’ school record of 27.

RED RAIDERS CONTINUE LONG HOMESTANDThe Red Raiders are currently in the middle of a 25-game homestand that began with the Texas Tech Invitational on Feb. 18. Tech will play at home for nearly a month, hosting two more separate tourna-ments and a midweek doubleheader against New Mexico before heading to South Florida for the USF - The Game Tournament. The homestand is the lon-gest in school history.

ALLEN MAKES SUCCESSFUL DEBUTAfter only one weekend in a Red Raider uniform, Cydney Allen has already proved why she was one of the most highly sought-after recruits in the na-tion coming out of Salt Lake Community College. The junior catcher had a hit in each of Tech’s game at the Kajikawa 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 6th-ranked UCLA as only a freshman.

BROKE PULLS TECH OUT OF JAMSWhenever Texas Tech appears to be in a jam, the likely bet is Ashley Brokeshoulder may be heading to the circle soon. The sophomore southpaw has earned a team-high four wins in 13.1 innings of work where she has only allowed one run.

GAMES ENDING EARLYThrough 11 games thus far, Texas Tech has ended five of those earlier than the required seven innings thanks to the eight-run mercy rule. Tech finished four of six games last weekend in five or six innings.

BLEDSOE DELIVERS TOP-FIVE MOMENTEmily Bledsoe has had many significant hits in her Texas Tech career, but few may have been bigger than her two-run walkoff home run against Appa-lachian State that sent Tech to a 10-9 come-from-

behind victory. The junior described the hit as a “top five moment” during Monday’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 for the weekend.

HAMADA RELIABLE IN NO. 9 SLOTAshley Hamada has proved much more than the average No. 9-hole hitter, recording a .429 average through 11 games, the fourth-highest total on the team.

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 last Saturday was no ordinary day at the park for head coach Sha-non 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.

KENNEY MOVES TO LEADOFF SPOTAfter spending most of the 2010 season in the mid-dle of the Tech lineup, Mikey Kenney moved to the leadoff spot to start this season. Known as one of Tech’s top power hitters, Kenney has recorded a .389 average with two home runs and 12 RBIs.

BIG 12 PROVES TOUGH ONCE AGAINTo say the Big 12 schedule will be a cake-walk for any team would be an exaggeration. Seven of the conference’s 10 schools appeared in one of the two major top 25 polls this week with one more (Baylor) also receiving votes.

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 dividends when Big 12 play begins as Tech faced two of the top teams in the nation in BYU and Cal. The conference currently has seven schools ranked among the top 25 nationally with another receiving votes in Baylor.

ALLEN TO FACE FORMER SCHOOLJunior catcher Cydney Allen might see a few familiar faces in the opposite dugout during Tech’s season-

USA TODAY/NFCA Rk. School Rec. Pts. LW 1. Georgia (18) 14-1 730 1 2. Florida (10) 14-0 721 4 3. Alabama (1) 16-0 682 5 4. Arizona (1) 14-2 655 3 5. Washington 13-0 610 7 6. UCLA 13-3 591 2 7. Tennessee 14-2 578 8 8. Michigan 15-0 560 9 9. Arizona State 12-1 498 12 10. Oklahoma 12-5 434 6 11. California 9-1 426 14 12. Texas 14-2 419 11 13. Oregon 13-2 378 13 14. Hawaii 12-4 356 10 15. Nebraska 14-2 301 18 16. Stanford 12-3 292 17 17. Louisiana-Lafayette 14-1 287 15 18. Missouri 5-3 269 16 19. Oklahoma State 12-3 248 19 20. Texas Tech 16-0 183 21 21. LSU 12-5 158 20 22. Texas A&M 12-5 95 24 23. Fresno State 6-1 59 NR 24. Auburn 15-0 49 NR 25. Houston 13-3 38 23 Others Receiving Votes: Kentucky 32, Syracuse 25, Baylor 16, Georgia Tech 14, Notre Dame 14, DePaul 13, Virginia 8, Kansas 6, Memphis, 2, Pa-cific (CA) 2, Southern Illinois 1

Rk. School Rec. Pts. LW 1. Alabama (11) 16-0 485 2 2. Georgia (5) 14-1 473 T3 3. Florida (4) 14-0 472 5 4. Arizona 14-2 429 1 5. Michigan 15-0 411 7 6. Washington 13-0 381 9 7. Arizona State 12-1 375 8 8. Tennessee 14-2 362 10 9. UCLA 12-3 360 T3 10. California 9-1 296 14 11. Oklahoma 12-5 272 6 12. Texas 14-2 270 12 13. Oregon 13-2 260 13 14. Stanford 12-3 217 16 15. Oklahoma State 12-3 213 18 16. Hawaii 12-4 208 11 17. Missouri 5-3 175 15 18. Louisiana-Lafayette 14-1 159 17 19. Texas Tech 16-0 151 19 20. Nebraska 14-2 128 22 21. LSU 12-5 82 20 22. Texas A&M 12-5 70 21 23. Houston 13-3 58 23 24. Kentucky 11-3 43 24 25. Auburn 15-0 33 RV

Others receiving votes: Baylor (32), Fresno State (25), Notre Dame (19), Syracuse (17), San Diego State (5), DePaul (3), SC-Upstate (3), Georgia Tech (2) and Florida State (1).

BOLD indicates 2011 Texas Tech opponent.

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opener against BYU. Allen appeared in 11 games for the Cougars as a freshman in 2009 before transfer-ring to Salt Lake Community College in 2010.

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

EIGHT STARTERS RETURN FROM REGIONAL TEAMWith 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 tournaments and a midweek doubleheader against New Mexico before completing non-conference play in Florida for the UCF Tournament. The Red Raiders begin 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 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 as the Red Raiders picked up four votes in each poll.

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.

TEXAS TECH RECORD WHEN...At Rocky Johnson Field ......................................... 11-0

On the road ...................................................................0-0

At neural sites ..............................................................5-0

vs. Top 25 teams ..........................................................2-0

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

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

March ..............................................................................0-0

April .................................................................................0-0

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

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

Non-Conference ...................................................... 16-0

Big 12 ..............................................................................0-0

Big 12 South .................................................................0-0

Big 12 North .................................................................0-0

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

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

Wednesday ...................................................................0-0

Thursday ........................................................................1-0

Friday ..............................................................................5-0

Saturday .........................................................................6-0

Sunday............................................................................4-0

vs Left ..............................................................................2-0

vs Right ........................................................................ 14-0

1-Run games ................................................................2-0

2-Run games ................................................................2-0

5+Run games ............................................................ 11-0

Extra inns .......................................................................1-0

Shutouts ........................................................................3-0

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

Scoring 3-5 runs ..........................................................3-0

Scoring 6-9 runs ..........................................................5-0

Scoring 10+ runs.........................................................8-0

Opponent 0-2 runs ....................................................8-0

Opponent 3-5 runs ....................................................6-0

Opponent 6-9 runs ....................................................2-0

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

Scored in 1st inning ................................................ 12-0

Opponent scored in 1st inning .............................5-0

Scores first .................................................................. 10-0

Opp. scores first ...........................................................6-0

Hit 0 home runs ..........................................................7-0

Hit 1 home run ............................................................4-0

Hit 2+ home runs ........................................................5-0

Opponent 0 home runs......................................... 11-0

Opponent 1 home run .............................................2-0

Opponent 2+ HRs .......................................................3-0

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

Made 1 error .................................................................7-0

Made 2+ errors ............................................................5-0

Opp. made 0 errors ....................................................3-0

Opp. made 1 error ......................................................6-0

Opp. made 2+ errors .................................................7-0

Out-hit opponent .................................................... 14-0

Out-hit by opponent .................................................1-0

Hits are tied...................................................................1-0

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.

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

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.

“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.

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.

2010 SEASON IN REVIEWu Texas Tech returned to a NCAA Regional last sea-son for the first time in 10 seasons, eventually falling to Hawaii in the championship game of the regional, held on the Stanford campus in Palo Alto, Calif. Ha-waii went on to advance to the College World Series.u Emily Bledsoe, Logan Hall, and Mikey Kenney were all named to the All-Big 12 second following after all three players hit over .300 for the season and had at least 40 RBI.u Tech finished the year 38-18 overall, the second-most wins in school history. u Ashly Jacobs wrapped her stellar career in a Tech uniform with a 15-9 record and team-best 2.01 earned-run average. u In only her true freshman season, Mikey Kenney tied the Tech single-season record with 15 home runs to go along with 40 RBI.u Tech swept 7th-ranked Oklahoma State in a Wednesday doubleheader on April 22, taking the first game, 6-0, before winning the finale, 4-1. u The Red Raiders finished the non-conference portion of the schedule 28-4 before turning to Big 12 play. Tech began the year with wins in 18 of its first 19 games.



No stranger to building programs, Shanon Hays took over as head coach of the Texas Tech softball team in 2010 and imme-diately led the Red Raid-ers 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 Raid-ers 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 Re-gional.

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 com-mitted 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 history. Three Tech play-ers - 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

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)Assistant 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

HEAD COACH SHANON HAYS • 2nd Season • Lubbock Christian ‘91

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 inaugu-ral 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 motiva-tor, 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 un-der 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 each coaching stop, Hays left as the winningest head coach in school history according to winning percentage. He ended his collegiate basketball ten-ure with a 107-42 record as a head coach.

Hays began playing fastpitch softball as a youth, along with baseball and basketball, because his father, 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 brother and former Tech assistant baseball coach and direc-tor 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 com-peting 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.

Record at Tech: 54-18 (1 Season)Career Record: 168-38 (3 Seasons)



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

Kensey 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.

77

Shanon HaysHead Coach

Aly SartiniAssistant Coach

Kristie FoxAssistant Coach

Lisa StrattonDir. of Operations



2011 RESULTSRecord: 16-0 Home: 11-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 5-0 Big 12: 0-0

Date Opponent Score r-h-e r-h-e Inns Overall Big 12 Pitcher of record Attend TimeFeb 10, 2011 vsBYU 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 vsBradley 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 vsCalifornia 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 vsIndiana W 4-1 4-7-1 1-6-1 7 4-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulde (W 1-0) 0 1:48Feb 13, 2011 vsAppalachian State W 10-9 10-17-0 9-11-0 7 5-0-0 0-0-0 Brokeshoulde (W 1-0) 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 Brokeshoulde (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 Brokeshoulde (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 Brokeshoulde (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 1:40

* = Conference game() extra inning game



2011 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% 2 Hall, Logan .479 16 16 48 15 23 2 2 5 32 44 .917 2 2 3 0 .500 2 1 3 3 42 29 0 1.00056 Allen, Cydney .462 15 15 39 8 18 1 1 4 17 33 .846 6 3 5 1 .563 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 1.000 1 Drewry, Stephanie .432 15 14 37 12 16 5 0 0 14 21 .568 6 0 2 0 .500 1 7 3 3 9 2 0 1.00026 Kenney, Mikey .415 16 16 53 22 22 9 0 2 17 37 .698 11 2 6 0 .530 0 0 3 3 16 1 0 1.000 3 Bledsoe, Emily .409 16 16 44 21 18 5 2 1 12 30 .682 12 3 8 0 .550 1 0 3 3 19 28 2 .959 7 Hamada, Ashley .400 14 12 30 12 12 0 1 0 5 14 .467 2 0 2 0 .438 0 2 0 0 7 1 0 1.00019 Richardson, Raven .368 16 16 38 16 14 2 1 2 9 24 .632 8 1 8 0 .489 0 0 2 3 27 16 5 .89618 James, Sandy .286 16 16 42 9 12 2 0 2 13 20 .476 7 1 4 0 .392 1 0 1 1 84 7 3 .96822 Gentsch, Holley .267 15 11 30 4 8 1 0 0 6 9 .300 5 1 2 0 .378 1 1 0 0 42 1 0 1.000--------------10 Heath, Meredith 1.000 13 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 6 Tongate, Randi .571 10 4 14 3 8 1 0 2 4 15 1.071 2 0 0 0 .588 1 0 0 0 18 0 0 1.00025 Clemmons, McKenzie .462 12 3 13 8 6 0 1 0 1 8 .615 2 0 1 0 .533 0 1 3 3 6 1 0 1.000 4 Ward, Kermitria .455 12 4 11 6 5 0 0 0 2 5 .455 2 0 1 0 .538 0 2 1 1 5 7 2 .85732 Powell, Taylor .400 13 1 10 7 4 0 0 1 3 7 .700 0 1 3 0 .455 0 0 0 0 7 7 4 .778 5 Reeves, Kristen .000 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 .75011 Talley, Brittany .000 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 .71477 Palmer, Jordan .000 11 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.00020 Dennis, Kelsey .000 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.00024 Merlich, Karli .000 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1.00023 Brokeshoulder, As .000 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1.000Totals .403 16 16 414 155 167 28 8 19 135 268 .647 67 14 47 1 .494 7 14 22 23 294 121 19 .956Opponents .248 16 16 375 49 93 9 1 9 38 131 .349 23 6 65 4 .302 0 15 5 7 259 106 24 .938

LOB - Team (103), Opp (78). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (1). IBB - Team (2), Hall, L. 1, James, S. 1, Opp (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 SHA 4 Ward, Kermitria 1.50 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 14.0 10 3 3 3 20 0 0 2 49 .204 0 1 0 0 111 Talley, Brittany 2.53 5 0 8 6 3 1 0 1 38.2 37 20 14 7 22 3 0 3 151 .245 2 2 3 0 623 Brokeshoulder, Ash. 3.50 5 0 8 4 1 1 0 0 18.0 19 9 9 5 11 5 0 2 71 .268 1 1 1 0 124 Merlich, Karli 3.50 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 12.0 12 7 6 3 4 1 0 1 48 .250 1 1 1 0 220 Dennis, Kelsey 4.11 3 0 5 5 2 1 0 0 15.1 15 10 9 5 8 0 1 1 56 .268 2 1 2 0 5Totals 2.93 16 0 16 16 6 3 0 2 98.0 93 49 41 23 65 9 1 9 375 .248 6 6 7 0 15Opponents 10.26 0 16 16 16 3 0 0 0 86.2 167 155 127 67 47 28 8 19 414 .403 11 14 5 7 14

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

2011 PITCHING STATISTICS



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: ................................ 17 ........................................vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)RBIs: ............................... 17 .......................................................... vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)Doubles: ........................ 4 ................................................... vs Wichita State (Feb 27, 2011)Triples: ........................... 3 .......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 18, 2011)Home runs: .................. 5 ........................................................... vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)Total bases: ................. 27 ......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 20, 2011)Walks: ............................ 12 .......................................................... vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)Strikeouts: .................... 8 .............................................................. vs Indiana (Feb 12, 2011)Sac hits: ......................... 3 .......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 20, 2011)Sac flies: ......................... 2 ................................................... vs Wichita State (Feb 27, 2011)Stolen bases: ............... 5 .......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 19, 2011)Hit by pitch: ................. 4 ........................................................... vs St. John’s (Feb 25, 2011)Caught stealing: ......... 1 ..................................................................... vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011)Runners LOB: .............. 10 .................................................................... vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011)Hit into DP: ................... 1 ..................................................................... vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011)

FIELDINGPutouts: ........................ 27 .................................................................... vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011)Assists: .......................... 13 ............................................................. vs Indiana (Feb 12, 2011)......................................... 13 ......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 19, 2011)Errors: ............................. 3 ..................................................................... vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011).......................................... 3 .......................................................... vs California (Feb 12, 2011)Passed balls:................. 1 ................................................................ vs Bryant (Feb 19, 2011)DPs turned: .................. 2 .......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 19, 2011)

PITCHINGInnings pitched: ........9.0 ................................................................... vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011)Runs allowed: .............. 9 .........................................vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)Earned runs: ................. 9 .........................................vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)Walks allowed: ............ 3 .........................................vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011).......................................... 3 .......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 18, 2011)Strikeouts: ................... 12 ........................................vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)Hits allowed: ............... 11 ........................................vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)Doubles allowed: ....... 3 ........................................................... vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)Triples allowed:........... 1 .............................................................. vs Bradley (Feb 11, 2011)Homers allowed: ........ 3 .........................................vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)Wild pitches: ................ 1 ............................................................................................ (6 games)Hit batters: ................... 1 ............................................................................................ (6 games)

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

BATTINGAt bats: .......................... 5 .........................................Allen, Cydney vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011).......................................... 5 ........... Bledsoe, Emily vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)Runs scored: ................ 3 ............................................................................................ (7 games)Hits: ................................. 3 ..........................................................................................(10 games)RBIs: ................................ 7 ......................Hall, Logan vs Northern Illinois (Feb 25, 2011).......................................... 7 ....................................Hall, Logan vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)Doubles: ........................ 2 .......................... Drewry, Stephanie vs Bryant (Feb 20, 2011)Triples: ........................... 2 ................................Hall, Logan vs Utah Valley (Feb 18, 2011)Home runs: .................. 2 ....................................Hall, Logan vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)Total bases: .................. 8 ....................................Hall, Logan vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)Walks: ............................. 3 .........................Kenney, Mikey vs Utah Valley (Feb 20, 2011).......................................... 3 .......Drewry, Stephanie vs Northern Illinois (Feb 25, 2011)Strikeouts: .................... 3 .........................Richardson, Raven vs Indiana (Feb 12, 2011).......................................... 3 ... Richardson, Raven vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)Sac hits: ......................... 2 ................. Drewry, Stephanie vs Utah Valley (Feb 20, 2011)Sac flies: ......................... 1 ............................................................................................ (7 games)Stolen bases: ............... 2 ......................... Bledsoe, Emily vs Utah Valley (Feb 19, 2011)Hit by pitch: ................. 1 ..........................................................................................(14 games)Caught stealing: ......... 1 ............................... Richardson, Raven vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011)Runners LOB: ............... 4 .........................Richardson, Raven vs Indiana (Feb 12, 2011)

FIELDINGPutouts: ........................ 12 .............................. James, Sandy vs St. John’s (Feb 25, 2011)Assists: ........................... 5 ....................................... Bledsoe, Emily vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011).......................................... 5 ....................................Hall, Logan vs St. John’s (Feb 25, 2011).......................................... 5 ............................. Bledsoe, Emily vs St. John’s (Feb 25, 2011)Errors: ............................. 2 ............................... Richardson, Raven vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011)Passed balls:................. 1 ................................Gentsch, Holley vs Bryant (Feb 19, 2011)

PITCHINGInnings pitched: ........7.0 ........................... Talley, Brittany vs St. John’s (Feb 25, 2011)Runs allowed: .............. 5 ....................................... Talley, Brittany vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011).......................................... 5 ......................... Dennis, Kelsey vs Utah Valley (Feb 20, 2011).......................................... 5 ....................Brokeshoulder, Ash vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)Earned runs: ................. 5 ......................... Dennis, Kelsey vs Utah Valley (Feb 20, 2011).......................................... 5 ....................Brokeshoulder, Ash vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)Walks allowed: ............ 2 ............................................................................................ (6 games)Strikeouts: .................... 9 .........Ward, Kermitria vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)Hits allowed: ................ 6 ............................................................................................ (6 games)Doubles allowed: ....... 3 ....................Brokeshoulder, Ash vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)Triples allowed:........... 1 .................................Dennis, Kelsey vs Bradley (Feb 11, 2011)Homers allowed: ........ 2 ....................................... Talley, Brittany vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011).......................................... 2 .........Ward, Kermitria vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011).......................................... 2 ..... Brokeshoulder, Ash vs Northern Illinois (Feb 25, 2011)Wild pitches: ................ 1 ............................................................................................ (6 games)Hit batters: ................... 1 ............................................................................................ (6 games)



MISCELLANEOUS STATSMULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot2 Hall, Logan _______________ 5 __ 2 __ - ___ - ___ 7 3 Bledsoe, Emily ____________ 5 __ 1 __ - ___ - ___ 626 Kenney, Mikey ___________ 4 __ 2 __ - ___ - ___ 656 Allen, Cydney ____________ 4 __ 1 __ - ___ - ___ 5 1 Drewry, Stephanie ________ 2 __ 2 __ - ___ - ___ 4 6 Tongate, Randi ___________ 3 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 318 James, Sandy ____________ 3 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 3 7 Hamada, Ashley __________ 1 __ 1 __ - ___ - ___ 219 Richardson, Raven ________ 1 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 1 4 Ward, Kermitria ___________ 1 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 132 Powell, Taylor ____________ 1 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 125 Clemmons, McKenzi ______ - __ 1 __ - ___ - ___ 1TEAM ___________________ 30 _ 10 _ 0 ___ 0 __ 40

MULTIPLE RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot 2 Hall, Logan ______________ 1 __ 1 __ 2 ___ 2 ___ 656 Allen, Cydney ____________ 5 __ 1 __ - ___ - ___ 626 Kenney, Mikey ___________ 3 __ 2 __ - ___ - ___ 518 James, Sandy ____________ 3 __ 1 __ - ___ - ___ 4 1 Drewry, Stephanie ________ 2 __ 1 __ - ___ 1 ___ 4 3 Bledsoe, Emily ____________ 2 __ 2 __ - ___ - ___ 419 Richardson, Raven ________ 2 __ 1 __ - ___ - ___ 3 7 Hamada, Ashley __________ 2 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 222 Gentsch, Holley __________ 2 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 232 Powell, Taylor ____________ 1 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 1 6 Tongate, Randi ___________ 1 __ - __ - ___ - ___ 1TEAM ___________________ 24 __ 9 __ 2 ___ 3 __ 38

HITTING STREAKS __________ Longest _____ Current19 Richardson, Raven ________ 10 _______________ 126 Kenney, Mikey ___________ 10 ______________ 10 2 Hall, Logan ______________ 9 ________________ 3 1 Drewry, Stephanie ________ 8 ________________ 156 Allen, Cydney ____________ 7 _________________ - 7 Hamada, Ashley __________ 4 ________________ 118 James, Sandy ____________ 4 ________________ 2 6 Tongate, Randi ___________ 3 ________________ 3 3 Bledsoe, Emily ____________ 3 ________________ 322 Gentsch, Holley __________ 3 ________________ 1 4 Ward, Kermitria ___________ 2 ________________ 225 Clemmons, McKenzi ______ 2 ________________ 210 Heath, Meredith __________ 1 ________________ 132 Powell, Taylor ____________ 1 _________________ -

STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION (Team W-L record)CATCHER:22 Gentsch, Holley __________ 8 ______________(8-0) 6 Tongate, Randi ___________ 4 ______________(4-0)56 Allen, Cydney ____________ 4 ______________(4-0)FIRST BASE:18 James, Sandy ____________ 15 ____________(15-0)19 Richardson, Raven ________ 1 ______________(1-0)SECOND BASE: 2 Hall, Logan ______________ 16 ____________(16-0)THIRD BASE: 3 Bledsoe, Emily ____________ 16 ____________(16-0)SHORTSTOP:19 Richardson, Raven ________ 15 ____________(15-0)32 Powell, Taylor ____________ 1 ______________(1-0)LEFT FIELD: 1 Drewry, Stephanie ________ 13 ____________(13-0)25 Clemmons, McKenzi ______ 3 ______________(3-0)CENTER FIELD:26 Kenney, Mikey ___________ 16 ____________(16-0)RIGHT FIELD: 7 Hamada, Ashley __________ 12 ____________(12-0) 4 Ward, Kermitria ___________ 4 ______________(4-0)DESIGNATED PLAYER:56 Allen, Cydney ____________ 11 ____________(11-0)22 Gentsch, Holley __________ 3 ______________(3-0)18 James, Sandy ____________ 1 ______________(1-0)

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

General summary:Current winning streak: 16Longest winning streak: 16Longest losing streak: 0

Home attendance: 2,597 (11 dates avg = 236)Away attendance: 0 (5 dates avg = 0)Total attendance: 2,597 (16 dates avg = 162)

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



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.

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