Leading Off
Hartwell vs. Jung. As a side project, I was thinking that it might be fun to do a home run tracker between Jessica Hartwell and Josh Jung. Hartwell was amazing last year for Texas Tech, hitting .400, slugging .897, on-base at .490 with 20 home runs and 61 RBI (in just 58 games). Hartwell absolutely mashed the ball last year. Jung was great too, batting .392, slugging .639, on-base .491, but he “only” had 12 home runs last year, but he also had an amazing 80 RBI (in 65 games). Hartwell has 1 home run through 4 games this weekend (she didn’t appear to play the 5th game on Sunday).
Texas Tech Track and Field
.@odudurudivine1 and @LimpSara lead the way in a strong opening day of the Texas Tech Shootout! 📰⬇️https://t.co/uN8St97M3m
— Texas Tech T&F/XC (@TexasTechTF) February 9, 2019
More great marks followed on day ✌️ of the Texas Tech Shootout, highlighted by a school record in Axel Hubert’s first collegiate hep! 📰⬇️#WreckEm https://t.co/BWxOEyNPv0
— Texas Tech T&F/XC (@TexasTechTF) February 10, 2019
Texas Tech Golf
#TexasTech takes sixth in Hawaii after shooting 29-under-par at the Amer Ari Invitational.
🔴#WreckEm⚫️
📊https://t.co/nizYaJn0u7 https://t.co/RCrLK6AbHT
— Texas Tech Men’s Golf (@TexasTechMGolf) February 10, 2019
Texas Tech Tennis
The Men. The men lost to #14 Mississippi State but defeated #19 Tulane.
Big, big win against No. 19 Tulane. Read about how it all went down at the link below.
🔴#WreckEm⚫️
— Texas Tech Men’s Tennis (@TexasTechMTEN) February 10, 2019
The Women. The ladies fell to #17 Miami on Saturday but got back in the winning column with a win against Florida International.
RECAP | Lady Raiders jump back into the win column with 4-0 sweep over FIU on Sundayhttps://t.co/jZmr7WJDmL
— Texas Tech Women’s Tennis (@TexasTechWTEN) February 10, 2019
Texas Tech Softball
5-0. The ladies started on absolute fire, defeating Omaha 13-2, then Nebraska twice, 15-10 and 4-1, Wisconsin on Saturday, 8-3, then defeating Lamar 3-1 on Sunday. The ladies will be in Auburn Alabama next weekend to take on Drake, UAB, Auburn, and Furman.
After beating Lamar, we’re perfect through ✋ games! https://t.co/BVPiFnUVit
🔴#WreckEm⚫️
— Texas Tech Softball (@TexasTechSB) February 10, 2019
Lady Raider Basketball
Big Win. The ladies had dropped 8 in a row, a handful of those losses were lost in the second half, but the ladies were able to hold on and get this win on Saturday.
RECAP | Big Fourth Quarter Propels Lady Raiders to 90-78 Win Over Oklahoma Statehttps://t.co/cNxZGIXzV5
— Lady Raider WBB (@LadyRaiderWBB) February 10, 2019
Supporting #Play4Kay and picking up a win along the way. #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/c0wxemmWO3
— Lady Raider WBB (@LadyRaiderWBB) February 10, 2019
Texas Tech Baseball
Opening Day. Opening day is on Friday, as Texas Tech hosts Oregon for a 4-game series, Friday through Monday, one game a day. I updated the series thread a bit and I have it ready to post (shocking that I got it done a weekend ahead of time), and I know that LaBarre and Keith will around this week to get you ready.
One week.
🔴#WreckEm⚫️ pic.twitter.com/7zL92FMHaX
— Texas Tech Baseball (@TTU_Baseball) February 8, 2019
Texas Tech Basketball
Shots on Shots on Shots.
That’s what we’re talking about, right there. 🔥🔒#4To1
🔴#WreckEm⚫️ pic.twitter.com/SEc7Cn5mSA
— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) February 10, 2019
New AP Out Today. On Monday the AP Top 25 is always released and prior to that, I present the best ranker in college basketball, CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish with Texas Tech at #14, one spot behind Kansas:
The Red Raiders are 4-1 in their past five games with the lone loss coming at Kansas. Texas Tech is 9-5 vs. top-100 KenPom teams with zero sub-35 losses.
Ham Loves Texas Tech. A-J Media’s Stephen Hunt writes about how former Red Raider basketballer Darvin Ham loves his Texas Tech roots:
But no matter where basketball has taken him, he has remained a Red Raider through and through, someone who takes great pride in the program’s current success. Ham knows plenty about success being named to the Southwest Conference Defensive Team, the All-SWC Second Team, and winning the 1996 NCAA Slam Dunk Championship during his collegiate career.
“I’m ecstatic. Chris Beard and his staff are doing a phenomenal job of not only getting people excited about the program, really taking the program to the levels where it was when I left,” Ham said. “He’s doing a great job of reintegrating former players. We went back this summer-myself, Tony Battie, Ronald Ross, Martin Zeno. He had a lot of the former players back to do the fantasy camp and it was awesome. I love Chris, his energy, he’s organized, he’s humble. I love what he’s doing and the type of person he is.”
Texas Tech Football
Supporting the Lady Raiders. Loved seeing the football team support the Lady Raiders.
Thank you @TexasTechFB for walking on the treadmill in support of #Play4Kay and the @KayYowFund! pic.twitter.com/uBIkPxQ2sa
— Lady Raider WBB (@LadyRaiderWBB) February 10, 2019
New Tradition. Calcote is a walk-on linebacker from Shreveport, Louisiana, and attended Evangel Christian Academy
New year. New tradition.
Aaron Calcote is our first Academic All-Raider honoree for his work in the classroom!
🔴#WreckEm | #WeUsOurProgram⚫ pic.twitter.com/Txo0gu8iuy
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) February 8, 2019