Series Details

Good Guys: Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-5, 0-0)
Bad Guys: Illinois Illini (5-2), Texas Longhorns (6-1) and Washington Huskies (3-6)
When to Watch: Friday, February 28th – Sunday, March 2nd
Where to Watch: Las Vegas Ballpark | Las Vegas, Nevada
How to Listen: 97.3 FM | Affiliates | TuneIn App
Series Notes: Preview | PDF
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 70-53

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When asked in early February who on a challenging early schedule he most looked forward to facing, Red Raiders catcher Dylan Maxcey said, “I’m just super excited, really, to go to Vegas and play Texas. I think all of us are really excited for that. We’re going to be kind of with a mentality that if we don’t run-rule ’em, then we lost. … And I would say Arizona coming here is going to be pretty cool, really cool and also a very good challenge for us.”

Tadlock mostly downplayed the game against the Longhorns, especially given the Red Raiders have another game before then. Under 20th-year coach Dan Hartleb, Illinois won the Big Ten in 2011, 2015 and 2024. The Fighting Illini were 35-21 last year and 18-6 in the conference.

“Illinois looks like a really good team to me,” Tadlock said. “Some older guys, look pretty physical.”

Game 1 | Friday, February 28th

First Pitch: 4:00 p.m.
Television: D1 Baseball ($10/mo)
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Texas Tech Probable Starter: RHP Mac Heuer (0-1, 9.39 ERA)
Illinois Probable Starter: RHP Tyler Schmitt (1-0, 3.86)
Final Score: –
Links: Recap | Box Score

Game 2 | Saturday, March 1st

First Pitch: 6:00 p.m.
Television: D1 Baseball ($10/mo)
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Texas Tech Probable Starter: RHP Lukas Pirko (0-0, 4.82 ERA)
Texas Probable Starter: LHP Jared Spencer (0-0, 0.90 ERA)
Final Score: –
Links: Recap | Box Score

Game 3 | Sunday, March 2nd

First Pitch: 5:00 p.m.
Television: D1 Baseball ($10/mo)
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Texas Tech Probable Starter: RHP Zane Petty (0-0, 1.69 ERA)
Washington Probable Starter: RHP Tommy Brandenburg (0-1, 4.22 ERA)
Final Score: –
Links: Recap | Box Score