Texas Tech vs. Missouri Games Notes

Date Opponent Time/Result2/10 vs. No. 16 BYU# W, 7-5 (9)2/11 vs. Bradley# W, 13-2 (5)2/12 vs. No. 12 California# W, 5-42/12 vs. Indiana# W, 4-12/13 vs. Appalachian State# W, 10-92/18 Utah Valley^ W, 8-32/18 Bryant^ W, 10-0 (5)2/19 Bryant^ W, 12-2 (5)2/19 Utah Valley^ W, 8-22/20 Bryant^ W, 8-0 (6)2/20 Utah Valley^ W, 14-5 (6)2/25 Northern Illinois+ W, 16-3(5)2/25 St. John’s+ W, 5-32/26 St. John’s + W, 19-8 (5)2/26 Northern Illinois+ W, 8-0 (5)2/27 Wichita State+ W, 10-2 (5)3/4 Howard& W, 8-0 (5)3/4 Dayton& W, 8-0 (5)3/5 Dayton& W, 11-0 (5)3/5 Howard& W, 10-0 (5)3/6 Dayton& W, 10-0 (5)3/6 Howard& W, 7-13/9 New Mexico W, 9-63/9 New Mexico W, 5-33/11 Alcorn State~ L, 2-43/11 Evansville~ W, 8-0 (5)3/12 Evansville~ W, 5-13/12 Alcorn State~ W, 15-0 (5)3/13 Alcorn State~ W, 18-0 (5)3/13 Evansville~ W, 8-0 (5)3/17 vs. Colorado State$ W, 17-5 (5)3/18 vs. Jacksonville% W, 5-13/18 vs. Long Island% W, 8-43/19 vs. UT-Chattanooga% W, 3-13/19 vs. Boston University% W, 4-03/20 vs. Liberty% W, 6-5 (9)3/26 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 at Nebraska* 2 p.m.5/1 at Nebraska* 12 p.m.5/13 at Texas A&M* 6 p.m.5/14 at Texas A&M* 12 p.m.5/20-22 NCAA Regionals TBA5/27-29 NCAA Super Regionals TBA6/2-8 NCAA College World Series TBA

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

2011 SCHEDULE

PROBABLE STARTERS

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

2011 GAME NOTESRelease Date: March 24, 2011

“Strive for honor evermore, long live the Matadors”

TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

LEADING OFF...Texas Tech opens Big 12 play with the first of six-straight conference games at Rocky Johnson Field as the 19th-ranked Red Raiders host No. 13 Missouri in a two-game series beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday.

LIVE STREAMINGTexas Tech will stream every home game free of charge this season at RaiderVision All-Access on the school’s official website, www.texastech.com. Matt Driskill and Harley Chambliss will call the action from Rocky Johnson Field during every Big 12 Con-ference game as the online broadcast can be heard through the video stream.

GAMEDAY CENTRALTexas Tech fans unable to make the trip to Florida 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 box scores from every Tech game along with post-game video from head coach Shanon Hays.

NATIONAL RANKINGSTexas Tech (29-1) ..................................................No. 19/20Missouri ...................................................................No. 13/16(ESPN.com/USA Softball - NFCA/USA Today)

ON DECKThe Red Raiders continue their six-game homestand to begin Big 12 play next weekend against the 7th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners. The two-game series runs April 1-2 at Rocky Johnson Field.

THE SERIESMissouri leads the all-time series against Texas Tech, 24-14, including wins in the last four meetings. The Red Raiders are 4-12 all-time against the Tigers in Lubbock with Tech’s last victory at home coming on April 23, 2000 in a 6-5 win.

RED RAIDERS IN BIG 12 OPENERSThe Red Raiders are only 6-24 all-time in Big 12-opening series. Tech opened conference last year with a series split against Iowa State in Lubbock.

TOP OFFENSE MEETS TOP PITCHING STAFFTexas Tech, which boasts a .392 batting average, will be facing the Big 12’s top pitching staff in Missouri. The Tigers have recorded a 1.07 ERA this season behind aces Chelsea Thomas (10-2; 0.37 ERA) and Kristin Nottelmann (11-0; 1.11 ERA). Tech currently has four players (Cydney Allen, Logan Hall, Raven Richardson, and Emily Bledsoe) that rank among the top-15 batting averages in the league.

www.texastech.com 1 www.twitter.com/TechAthletics

No. 19/20 TEXAS TECH

RED RAIDERS (35-1; 0-0)

No. 13/16 MISSOURI

TIGERS (22-3; 2-0)

Dates _______________ March 26-27First Pitch ___________ 2 p.m./NoonLocation __________Lubbock, TexasVenue _______ Rocky Johnson FieldLive Video ____ www.texastech.comAudio ________ www.texastech.comLive Stats _____ www.texastech.comLive Blog _____ www.texastech.comSeries Record _____ MU leads 24-14In Lubbock ________ MU leads, 12-4Last Series ___________MU Won, 2-0_______4/17-18/10 in Columbia, Mo.Streak ______MU has won 4 straightTTU Head Coach _____ Shanon HaysMU Head Coach __ Ehren Earleywine

Pos. No. Name GP-GS BA Runs Hits HR RBI SLB% BB OB% SB-ATTC 22 Holley Gentsch 29-21 .259 6 14 0 7 .296 8 .364 0-01B 18 Sandy James 36-36 .360 26 31 12 41 .849 23 .495 1-12B 4 Logan Hall 36-36 .427 35 44 6 47 .718 10 .471 7-83B 3 Emily Bledsoe 36-36 .408 41 40 2 25 .592 22 .524 8-9SS 19 Raven Richardson 36-36 .422 30 38 6 36 .689 13 .491 2-4LF 1 Stephanie Drewry 30-26 .360 24 27 0 17 .453 7 .410 4-4CF 26 Mikey Kenney 36-36 .387 44 43 2 26 .577 22 .500 11-11RF 7 Ashley Hamada 31-27 .355 18 22 1 9 .468 3 .385 3-3DP 56 Cydney Allen 35-35 .460 26 40 11 41 .920 19 .571 0-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pos. No. Name ERA W L APP GS CG SHO SV H R ER BB SOSP 20 Kelsey Dennis (LHP) 2.05 10 0 14 14 7 4 0 46 19 17 14 55SP 11 Brittany Talley (LHP) 1.73 11 1 16 13 6 3 1 65 28 19 15 50

2011 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL


WEEKLY SCHEDULETHURSDAY 24

Practice - 2-4 p.m.

FRIDAY 25

Practice - 2-4 p.m.

SATURDAY 26

vs. Missouri - 2 p.m.

SUNDAY 27

vs. Missouri - Noon

MONDAY 28

Off Day

TUESDAY 29

Media Availability - 1:30 p.m.Practice - 2-4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 30

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 ..................................... 73-19 (1 Season)Career Record ..................................187-35 (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...........................................Sandy James, Kermitria Ward

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

QUICK FACTSTEXAS TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

Matt DowdyAsst. Director/Communications

Blayne BealAssistant AD/Communications

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

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

Website .......................... www.texastech.comTwitter ..................twitter.com/TechAthletics

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

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

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

CREDENTIALSMedia members wishing to cover the Texas Tech softball team at Rocky Johnson Field during the 2011 sea-son must be issued a working credential from the Texas Tech Athletics Communications office. All requests for both media and photo credentials must be made either in writing or via e-mail at least a day in advance to Matt Dowdy, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications. (Fax: (806) 742-1970; e-mail: [email protected]) Credentials can be picked up in the Athletics Communications office (south end of Jones AT&T Sta-dium) or at the entrance to Rocky Johnson Field on gamedays.

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

Rocky Johnson Field opened in 2001, giving Texas Tech one of the newest softball facilities in the country. In the 10 years since its opening, the complex has gone through several changes, including the addition of the team facility down the left field line which opened in 2010, making “The Rock” one of the finest facilities in the country.

DIRECTIONS TO ROCKY JOHNSON FIELDRocky Johnson Field is located on 10th Street near University Medical Center (UMC). The softball complex is adjacent to the McLeod Tennis Center and can be best reached via Texas Tech Parkway.

FROM THE AIRPORT: Take I-27 South from Regis Street and exit west on the Marsha Sharp Freeway. Take the Texas Tech Parkway exit and turn north (right) for a quarter of a mile until you reach the first stop light (10th Street). Turn back east (right) and Rocky Johnson Field will be on the right side.

ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD



OffenseBatting Average ...................................................................1st (.392)Runs ...........................................................................................1st (322)Hits .............................................................................................1st (357)Doubles .......................................................................................1st (55)Triples ..........................................................................................1st (11)Home Runs ..............................................................................2nd (44)RBI ..............................................................................................1st (282)Walks .........................................................................................1st (144)Strikeouts ...................................................................................1st (90)Stolen Bases..............................................................................3rd (51)On-Base Percentage ...........................................................1st (.478)Slugging Percentage ..........................................................1st (.622)

PitchingWins ..............................................................................................1st (35)ERA ........................................................................................... 8th (2.10)Innings Pitched ..................................................................1st (220.0)Hits ..........................................................................................10th (179)Runs .............................................................................................8th (80)Walks ....................................................................................... T-3rd (54)Strikeouts ............................................................................... 8th (179)Shutouts .................................................................................T-1st (13)

RED RAIDERS IN THE BIG 12 RANKINGS

A LOOK AT MISSOURI...Missouri enters this weekend riding a school-record 21 game winning streak after opening Big 12 play Wednesday with a sweep of rival Kansas. Tech and the Tigers have played one common opponent this season, California, who defeated Mizzou, 1-0, on Feb. 20 at the San Diego Classic. The Red Raiders topped Cal, 5-4, on Feb. 12 in the ASU Kajikawa Clas-sic. The Tigers were picked to finish second in the Big 12 behind Oklahoma prior to the season.

TECH AGAINST TOP 25 TEAMS UNDER HAYSThe Red Raiders have won more than a handful of games against top 25 opponents under second-year head coach Shanon Hays. Tech is 8-11 against ranked teams under Hays, including 2-0 so far this season. Saturday’s game will mark the first time Tech has faced a ranked opponent under Hays when the Red Raiders are also among the top 25.

RED RAIDERS BOAST MOST WINS IN THE NATIONTexas Tech enters this weekend with the most wins (35) among any Division-1 team in the country as the Red Raiders are one of only four teams with at least 30 wins this season, joining Alabama (30-2), Arizona State (30-2), and Florida (30-1).

DENNIS, TALLEY EXPECTED TO STARTHead coach Shanon Hays will likely go with left-handers Kelsey Dennis (10-0) and Brittany Talley (11-1) in both games this weekend as the duo has combined to win 21 games between them. Fresh-man right-hander Kermitria Ward (5-0; 3 saves) and sophomore righty Ashley Brokeshoulder (7-0) will be two of Tech’s likely options out of the bullpen.

REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKThrough only 36 games, the 2011 Texas Tech squad has already laid its mark in the school’s record book, setting the single-season records for runs, RBIs, home runs, and games ended via run rule. The Red Raiders have also had two no-hitters this season from freshmen Kermitria Ward and Brittany Talley, while several individuals such as Logan Hall, Cyd-ney Allen, and Sandy James have either broken or matched single-game records already in place.

TOUGH STRETCH TO START CONFERENCE PLAYPrior to the season, both Oklahoma and Missouri were picked to finish first and second in the Big 12, respectively. Texas Tech, who was picked to finish seventh, will host both schools to open Big 12 play as the Red Raiders will get an early test to see where it stands in the Big 12 ranks. Not to make things easier, the Red Raiders will then face No. 15 Baylor in a midweek doubleheader on April 6 as Tech will open Big 12 play with three-straight series against ranked opponents.

RED RAIDERS BOAST BIG 12’s TOP OFFENSE Texas Tech enters this week’s action with the top of-fense in the Big 12 Conference as the Red Raiders have posted a .392 average so far. The next highest average in the conference is .354 from Nebraska.

KENNEY LEADS BIG 12 IN DOUBLESAfter starting the year with nine doubles in Texas Tech’s first 16 games, Mikey Kenney currently leads the Big 12 in the category as the sophomore out-fielder has recorded 13 doubles on the season, three more than the conference’s next highest total.

BLEDSOE ENDS CAREER HIGH HITTING STREAKEmily Bledsoe finally snapped her career-long 13 game hitting streak in Tech’s 5-1 victory over Jack-sonville. The junior infielder went 0-for-1 at the plate but reached base three times off two walks and a hit by pitch.

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

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

School Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct.Missouri 2-0 1.000 24-3 .889Texas Tech 0-0 .000 35-1 .972Texas 0-0 .000 26-3 .897Nebraska 0-0 .000 26-3 .897Baylor 0-0 .000 24-4 .857Oklahoma State 0-0 .000 27-6 .818Texas A&M 0-0 .000 27-7 .794Oklahoma 0-0 .000 26-8 .765Iowa State 0-0 .000 14-8 .636Kansas 0-2 .000 26-5 .839

Tuesday, March 22Nebraska 8, UTEP 0 (6 inn.)Nebraska 16, UTEP 0 (5 inn.)Oklahoma State 1, Missouri State 0 (8 inn.)

Wednesday, March 23Missouri 3, Kansas 2Oklahoma State 9, North Texas 5Texas 6, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0Texas A&M 10, Sam Houston State 1 (5 inn.)Missouri 6, Kansas 5Tulsa 1, Oklahoma 0Texas 2, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0

Thursday, March 24Florida International at Baylor (DH) 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 26Kansas at Texas 2 p.m.Oklahoma State at Iowa State 2 p.m.Nebraska at Oklahoma 2 p.m.Missouri at Texas Tech 2 p.m.Texas A&M at Baylor 2 p.m.

Sunday, March 27Missouri at Texas Tech NoonNebraska at Oklahoma NoonKansas at Texas NoonOklahoma State at Iowa State NoonBaylor at Texas A&M 3 p.m.

Player of the WeekFeb. 15: Jessica Shults, OklahomaFeb. 22: Taylor Edwards, NebraskaMarch 1: Logan Hall, Texas TechMarch 8: Cydney Allen, Texas TechMarch 15: Sandy James, Texas TechMarch 22: Dani Dobbs, Oklahoma

Pitcher of the WeekFeb. 15: Keilani Ricketts, OklahomaFeb. 22: Blaire Luna, TexasMarch 1: Kat Espinosa, Oklahoma StateMarch 8: Chelsea Thomas, MissouriMarch 15: Whitney Canion, BaylorMarch 22: Blaire Luna, Texas

BIG 12 STANDINGS

Individual OffenseBatting Average ..................................... Cydney Allen - 1st (.460)......................................................................... Logan Hall - 5th (..427)............................................................Raven Richardson - 7th (.422)Hits .....................................................................Logan Hall - 2nd (44)....................................................................Mikey Kenney - T-3rd (43)........................................Emily Bledsoe, Cydney Allen - T-5th (40)Runs Scored ...............................................Mikey Kenney - 1st (44)...................................................................... Emily Bledsoe - 2nd (41).......................................................................... Logan Hall - T-4th (35)Home Runs ..............................................Sandy James - T-3rd (12).........................................................................Cydney Allen - 5th (11)Doubles .......................................................Mikey Kenney - 1st (13)RBI ......................................................................Logan Hall - 2nd (47)..........................................Cydney Allen, Sandy James - T-4th (41)............................................................... Raven Richardson - 8th (36)

Individual PitchingERA ......................................................... Brittany Talley - 11th (1.73)Saves .............................................................Kermitria Ward - 1st (3)Shutouts ................................................... Kelsey Dennis - T-7th (4)Innings Pitched ................................. Brittany Talley - 10th (77.0)Games Started ......................................Kelsey Dennis - T-6th (14)

WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS



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

WARD’S NO-HITTER TIES SCHOOL RECORDKermitria Ward tossed her first career no-hitter against Alcorn State on Sunday, becoming just the fifth Tech pitcher to ever record the feat. Ward joins freshman teammate Brittany Talley in the no-hit club as the duo tied the school record set in 1999 for most no-hitters in a single season. The freshman was making her first collegiate start against the Braves after coming out of the bullpen for most of the year.

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

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

NEW MEXICO PROVES TO BE TOUGH TESTTech’s doubleheader against New Mexico ended up being two of Tech’s closest games this season as the Red Raiders took game one, 9-6, before closing the day with a 5-3 win. Tech had previously played only one game (St. John’s on Feb. 25) since the season-opening Arizona State Kajikawa Tournament that was decided by three runs or less.

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

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

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

AVERAGES SOURING OVER .400Texas Tech currently has four regular position play-ers with a batting average at .400 or higher. Cydney Allen leads all players with a .460 average followed by Logan Hall, Raven Richardson, and Emily Bledsoe. Mikey Kenney is slightly under the group with a .387 average.

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

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 .500 on-base percentage and .387 batting average. She leads the Big 12 with 13 doubles, four more than her total from the entire 2010 season.

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

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

JEANNINE MCHANEY MEMORIAL CLASSICTexas Tech honored the university’s long-consid-ered founder of women’s athletics with the Jean-nine McHaney Memorial Classic. The Red Raiders 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 athletics direc-tor 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.

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

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

HOME RUN WATCH BEGINS FOR KENNEYMikey Kenney’s two home run day to close the Texas Tech Invitational 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 Cork-ing (2005-08) for third all-time. After matching the single-season record with 15 home runs as a fresh-man, it’s not a stretch to think Kenney could some day match Kim Martinez’ school record of 27.

USA TODAY/NFCA (March 22)

Rk. School Rec. Pts. LW 1. Alabama (16) 29-1 496 2 2. Florida (4) 29-1 482 3 3. Michigan 29-2 444 6 4. Georgia 23-4 434 1 5. Arizona State 30-2 431 5 6. Washington 23-2 385 4 7. Oklahoma 26-7 351 8 8. California 21-3 342 9 9. Arizona 26-6 337 7 10. Texas 24-3 308 14 11. Tennessee 23-4 296 T11 12. Stanford 17-3 292 10 13. Missouri 22-3 273 13 UCLA 20-5 273 T1115. Baylor 24-4 204 15 16. Oregon 22-4 201 16 17. Oklahoma State 25-6 175 18 18. Nebraska 24-3 174 17 19. Texas Tech 35-1 119 22 20. Louisiana-Lafayette 17-10 105 19 21. Texas A&M 26-7 91 23 22. Auburn 25-4 81 24 23. Kentucky 19-6 59 21 24. LSU 17-12 39 25 25. Hawaii 22-9 32 20 Others Receiving Votes: Georgia Tech 14, Syra-cuse 10, Kansas 9, Fresno St. 8, BYU 5, S.C. Upstate 2, Long Beach St. 1, North Carolina 1, Notre Dame 1

Rk. School Rec. Pts. LW 1. Alabama 29-1 744 3 2. Florida 30-1 723 2 3. Georgia 23-4 664 1 4. Michigan 29-2 659 5 5. Arizona State 30-2 620 6 6. Washington 22-2 609 4 7. UCLA 20-5 529 8 8. Texas 24-3 524 12 9. Arizona 26-6 516 7 10. California 21-3 460 10 11. Tennessee 23-4 443 11 12. Oklahoma 26-7 437 9 13. Stanford 17-3 391 13 14. Nebraska 24-3 361 14 15. Oregon 22-4 337 15 16. Missouri 22-3 303 17 17. Baylor 24-4 259 18 18. Oklahoma State 25-6 218 20 19. Louisiana-Lafayette 24-5 208 19 20. Texas Tech 35-1 180 21 21. Hawaii 22-9 143 16 22. Texas A&M 26-7 133 22 23. Auburn 25-4 113 23 24. Kentucky 19-6 56 24 25. LSU 17-12 29 25

Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech (26); Notre Dame (14); BYU (9); Fresno State (9); Syracuse (7); UAB (4); SC Upstate (4); Kansas (2); Long Beach State (1)

BOLD indicates 2011 Texas Tech opponent.

ESPN.com/USA SOFTBALL (March 22)



RED RAIDERS END LONG HOMESTANDThe Red Raiders ended a 25-game homestand on March 13 that began with the Texas Tech Invitational on Feb. 18. Tech played at home for nearly a month, hosting four separate tournaments and a midweek doubleheader against New Mexico before traveling to Florida for the USF The Game Tournament. The homestand was the longest in school history.

ALLEN MAKES SUCCESSFUL DEBUTAfter only one weekend in a Red Raider uniform, Cydney Allen proved why she was one of the most highly sought-after recruits in the nation coming out of Salt Lake Community College. The junior catcher had a hit in each of Tech’s game at the Kajikawa Clas-sic 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 7th-ranked UCLA as only a freshman.

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

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

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

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

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

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

TEXAS TECH RECORD WHEN...At Rocky Johnson Field ......................................... 24-1

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

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

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

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

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

March ........................................................................... 19-1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday ...................................................................2-0

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

Friday ........................................................................... 10-1

Saturday ...................................................................... 12-0

Sunday............................................................................9-0

vs Left-handed Starter ..............................................4-0

vs Right-handed Starter ........................................ 31-1

1-Run games ................................................................3-0

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

5+Run games ............................................................ 22-0

Extra inns .......................................................................2-0

Shutouts ..................................................................... 13-0

Scoring 0-2 runs ..........................................................0-1

Scoring 3-5 runs ..........................................................8-0

Scoring 6-9 runs ....................................................... 13-0

Scoring 10+ runs...................................................... 14-0

Opponent 0-2 runs ................................................. 22-0

Opponent 3-5 runs ................................................. 10-1

Opponent 6-9 runs ....................................................3-0

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

Scored in 1st inning ................................................ 24-0

Opponent scored in 1st inning .............................7-0

Scores first .................................................................. 21-1

Opponent scores first ...............................................9-0

Hit 0 home runs ....................................................... 10-1

Hit 1 home run ......................................................... 13-0

Hit 2+ home runs ..................................................... 12-0

Opponent 0 home runs......................................... 27-0

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

Opponent 2+ HRs .......................................................4-0

Made 0 errors ............................................................ 14-0

Made 1 error .............................................................. 12-0

Made 2+ errors ............................................................9-1

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

Opp. made 1 error ......................................................7-0

Opp. made 2+ errors .............................................. 17-1

Out-hit opponent .................................................... 30-0

Out-hit by opponent .................................................2-0

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

GAME-BY-GAME TRENDSSTARTING LINEUP BY POSITION (W-L record)PITCHER:Dennis, Kelsey _____________ 14 _______ (14-0)Talley, Brittany_____________ 13 _______ (13-0)Brokeshoulder, Ash _________ 7 _________ (6-1)Ward, Kermitria ____________ 1 _________ (1-0)Merlich, Karli ______________ 1 _________ (1-0)CATCHER:Gentsch, Holley ____________ 18 _______ (18-0)Tongate, Randi ____________ 13 _______ (13-0)Allen, Cydney _____________ 5 _________ (4-1)FIRST BASE:James, Sandy _____________ 34 _______ (34-0)Richardson, Raven _________ 2 _________ (1-1)SECOND BASE:Hall, Logan _______________ 36 _______ (35-1)THIRD BASE:Bledsoe, Emily _____________ 36 _______ (35-1)SHORTSTOP:Richardson, Raven _________ 34 _______ (34-0)Powell, Taylor _____________ 2 _________ (1-1)LEFT FIELD:Drewry, Stephanie _________ 25 _______ (25-0)Clemmons, McKenzie _______ 11 _______ (10-1)CENTER FIELD:Kenney, Mikey _____________ 36 _______ (35-1)RIGHT FIELD:Hamada, Ashley ___________ 27 _______ (27-0)Ward, Kermitria ____________ 9 _________ (8-1)DESIGNATED PLAYER:Allen, Cydney _____________ 30 _______ (30-0)Gentsch, Holley ____________ 3 _________ (3-0)James, Sandy _____________ 2 _________ (1-1)Drewry, Stephanie _________ 1 _________ (1-0)

STARTING LINEUP BY LINEUP (W-L record)LEADOFF:Kenney, Mikey _____________ 36 _______ (35-1)2ND SPOT:Drewry, Stephanie _________ 26 _______ (26-0)Clemmons, McKenzie _______ 10 ________ (9-1)3RD SPOT:Bledsoe, Emily _____________ 36 _______ (35-1)CLEANUP:Allen, Cydney _____________ 35 _______ (34-1)Hall, Logan _______________ 1 _________ (1-0)5TH SPOT:Hall, Logan _______________ 25 _______ (24-1)James, Sandy _____________ 10 _______ (10-0)Richardson, Raven _________ 1 _________ (1-0)6TH SPOT:James, Sandy _____________ 25 _______ (24-1)Hall, Logan _______________ 10 _______ (10-0)Richardson, Raven _________ 1 _________ (1-0)7TH SPOT:Richardson, Raven _________ 34 _______ (33-1)Clemmons, McKenzie _______ 1 _________ (1-0)James, Sandy _____________ 1 _________ (1-0)8TH SPOT:Gentsch, Holley ____________ 21 _______ (21-0)Tongate, Randi ____________ 13 _______ (13-0)Powell, Taylor _____________ 2 _________ (1-1)9TH SPOT:Hamada, Ashley ___________ 27 _______ (27-0)Ward, Kermitria ____________ 9 _________ (8-1)

PLAYER TO WATCH...JUNIOR KELSEY DENNIS

Kelsey Dennis en-ters this weekend 10-0 in the circle with a team-high four shutouts.

“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.

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

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

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.



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: 73-19 (2nd Season)Career Record: 187-39 (3rd 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 RESULTS

Record: 35-1 Home: 24-1 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 11-0 Big 12: 0-0

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

* = 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%Allen, Cydney .460 35 35 87 26 40 3 2 11 41 80 .920 19 5 12 1 .571 1 2 0 0 28 4 0 1.000Hall, Logan .427 36 36 103 35 44 8 2 6 47 74 .718 10 2 6 1 .471 4 1 7 8 87 45 1 .992Richardson, Raven .422 36 36 90 30 38 4 1 6 36 62 .689 13 1 11 0 .491 2 1 2 4 62 52 7 .942Bledsoe, Emily .408 36 36 98 41 40 8 2 2 25 58 .592 22 4 11 0 .524 2 2 8 9 37 47 7 .923Kenney, Mikey .387 36 36 111 44 43 13 1 2 26 64 .577 22 3 16 0 .500 0 1 11 11 33 1 0 1.000James, Sandy .360 36 36 86 26 31 4 1 12 41 73 .849 23 1 8 1 .495 1 0 1 1 176 12 5 .974Drewry, Stephanie .360 30 26 75 24 27 7 0 0 17 34 .453 7 0 5 0 .410 1 9 4 4 23 2 0 1.000Hamada, Ashley .355 31 27 62 18 22 2 1 1 9 29 .468 3 0 5 0 .385 0 8 3 3 14 2 0 1.000Gentsch, Holley .259 29 21 54 6 14 2 0 0 7 16 .296 8 2 2 0 .364 2 1 0 0 96 5 0 1.000--------------Tongate, Randi .500 20 13 38 6 19 2 0 2 14 27 .711 6 0 2 0 .543 2 0 1 1 60 2 3 .954Palmer, Jordan .500 28 0 4 16 2 1 0 0 1 3 .750 3 0 0 0 .714 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 1.000Heath, Meredith .500 27 0 4 13 2 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 1 0 0 .600 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1.000Powell, Taylor .444 24 2 18 11 8 1 0 2 9 15 .833 3 1 3 0 .545 0 0 1 1 10 11 4 .840Clemmons, McKenzie .378 25 11 45 14 17 0 1 0 5 19 .422 3 0 2 0 .417 0 1 6 7 12 1 1 .929Ward, Kermitria .296 26 10 27 10 8 0 0 0 3 8 .296 2 0 4 0 .345 0 3 2 2 10 11 2 .913Reeves, Kristen .250 8 0 8 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0 3 0 .250 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 .600Talley, Brittany .000 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 2 13 2 .882Dennis, Kelsey .000 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 1.000Merlich, Karli .000 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 .833Brokeshoulder, Ashley .000 13 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 1.000

Totals .392 36 36 910 322 357 55 11 44 282 566 .622 144 20 90 3 .478 15 29 51 57 660 231 37 .960Opponents .218 36 36 820 80 179 18 1 14 67 241 .294 54 18 179 6 .281 2 22 16 19 585 245 53 .940

LOB - Team (214), Opp (181). DPs turned - Team (9), Opp (4). CI - Team (1), Tongate, R. 1. IBB - Team (6), James, S. 4, Allen, C. 1, Hall, L. 1, Opp (2).

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 SHAWard, Kermitria 1.25 5 0 13 1 1 1 2 3 33.2 18 7 6 9 36 0 0 2 114 .158 0 3 0 1 1Talley, Brittany 1.73 11 1 16 13 6 3 0 1 77.0 65 28 19 15 50 7 0 4 294 .221 3 4 3 0 7Dennis, Kelsey 2.05 10 0 14 14 7 4 2 0 58.0 46 19 17 14 55 3 1 3 212 .217 3 6 2 0 7Brokeshoulder, Ash 3.36 7 0 13 7 1 1 2 0 33.1 31 17 16 11 31 6 0 4 128 .242 2 3 2 0 3--------------Merlich, Karli 3.11 2 0 9 1 0 0 2 0 18.0 19 9 8 5 7 2 0 1 72 .264 1 2 1 1 4

Totals 2.10 35 1 36 36 15 13 4 4 220.0 179 80 66 54 179 18 1 14 820 .218 9 18 8 2 22Opponents 9.96 1 35 36 36 11 0 0 0 195.1 357 322 278 144 90 55 11 44 910 .392 26 20 5 15 29

PB - Team (6), Tongate, R. 5, Gentsch, H. 1, Opp (10). Pickoffs - Team (1), Gentsch, H. 1. SBA/ATT - Allen, C. (6-7), Tongate, R. (6-6), Gentsch, H. (4-6), Talley, B. (4-5), Den-nis, K. (4-5), Ward, K. (5-5), Brokeshoulde (1-2), Merlich, K. (2-2).

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: ................................ 18 ....................................................vs Alcorn State (Mar 12, 2011)RBIs: ............................... 17 .......................................................... vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011)......................................... 17 ....................................................vs Alcorn State (Mar 13, 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)......................................... 27 ....................................................vs Alcorn State (Mar 12, 2011)Walks: ............................ 18 .............................................. vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011)Strikeouts: .................... 8 .................................................................vs Indiana (Feb 12, 201)Sac hits: ......................... 3 .......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 20, 2011)Sac flies: ......................... 2 ............................................................................................ (4 games)Stolen bases: ............... 5 .......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 19, 2011)Hit by pitch: ................. 4 ........................................................... vs St. John’s (Feb 25, 2011)Caught stealing: ......... 2 ...............................................................vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011)Runners LOB: .............. 10 .................................................................... vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011)......................................... 10 ............................................................ vs Howard (Mar 06, 2011)......................................... 10 .............................................. vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011)Hit into DP: ................... 1 ............................................................................................ (4 games)

FIELDINGPutouts: ........................ 27 .................................................................... vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011)......................................... 27 ..............................................................vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011)Assists: .......................... 13 ............................................................. vs Indiana (Feb 12, 2011)......................................... 13 ......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 19, 2011)Errors: ............................. 4 .....................................................vs Alcorn State (Mar 12, 2011)Passed balls:................. 2 ............................................... vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011)DPs turned: .................. 2 .......................................................vs Utah Valley (Feb 19, 2011)

PITCHINGInnings pitched: ........9.0 ................................................................... vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011).........................................9.0 .............................................................vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011)Runs allowed: .............. 9 .........................................vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)Earned runs: ................. 9 .........................................vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)Walks allowed: ............ 4 .................................................... vs New Mexico (Mar 09, 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 ............................................................................................ (9 games)Hit batters: ................... 2 ............................................................. vs Howard (Mar 06, 2011).......................................... 2 ............................................... vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011).......................................... 2 ...................................................vs Chattanooga (Mar 19, 2011)

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

BATTINGAt bats: .......................... 5 .........................................Allen, Cydney vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011).......................................... 5 ........... Bledsoe, Emily vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011).......................................... 5 .................................Kenney, Mikey vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011)Runs scored: ................ 4 ................. Kenney, Mikey vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011)Hits: ................................. 3 ..........................................................................................(14 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).......................................... 2 .................................. James, Sandy vs Dayton (Mar 05, 2011).......................................... 2 .............................Allen, Cydney vs Evansville (Mar 11, 2011)Total bases: .................. 8 ....................................Hall, Logan vs St. John’s (Feb 26, 2011).......................................... 8 .................................. James, Sandy vs Dayton (Mar 05, 2011).......................................... 8 .............................Allen, Cydney vs Evansville (Mar 11, 2011)Walks: ............................. 4 ...................Allen, Cydney vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011)Strikeouts: .................... 3 .........................Richardson, Raven vs Indiana (Feb 12, 2011).......................................... 3 ... Richardson, Raven vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011)Sac hits: ......................... 2 ................. Drewry, Stephanie vs Utah Valley (Feb 20, 2011)Sac flies: ......................... 1 ..........................................................................................(15 games)Stolen bases: ............... 2 ......................... Bledsoe, Emily vs Utah Valley (Feb 19, 2011).......................................... 2 .............................Hall, Logan vs New Mexico (Mar 09, 2011).......................................... 2 ...................... Kenney, Mikey vs New Mexico (Mar 09, 2011)Hit by pitch: ................. 1 ..........................................................................................(20 games)Caught stealing: ......... 1 ............................................................................................ (6 games)Runners LOB: ............... 6 .............................Gentsch, Holley vs Howard (Mar 06, 2011)

FIELDINGPutouts: ........................ 13 ..................................James, Sandy vs Liberty (Mar 20, 2011)Assists: ........................... 5 ............................................................................................ (5 games)Errors: ............................. 2 ............................... Richardson, Raven vs BYU (Feb 10, 2011).......................................... 2 .......................Bledsoe, Emily vs Alcorn State (Mar 11, 2011).......................................... 2 ......................Reeves, Kristen vs Alcorn State (Mar 12, 2011)Passed balls:................. 2 ................ Tongate, Randi vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011)

PITCHINGInnings pitched: ........8.2 .............................Ward, Kermitria vs Liberty (Mar 20, 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: ............ 3 .......................Brokeshoulder, Ash vs Dayton (Mar 06, 2011).......................................... 3 ........................... Dennis, Kelsey vs Evansville (Mar 13, 2011)Strikeouts: .................... 9 .........Ward, Kermitria vs Appalachian State (Feb 13, 2011).......................................... 9 .................................Dennis, Kelsey vs Dayton (Mar 05, 2011).......................................... 9 .....................Dennis, Kelsey vs Chattanooga (Mar 19, 2011)Hits allowed: ................ 7 .......................Dennis, Kelsey vs New Mexico (Mar 09, 2011).......................................... 7 .....................Dennis, Kelsey vs Chattanooga (Mar 19, 2011)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 ............................................................................................ (9 games)Hit batters: ................... 2 ............................... Talley, Brittany vs Howard (Mar 06, 2011).......................................... 2 ............... Ward, Kermitria vs Colorado State (Mar 17, 2011).......................................... 2 .....................Dennis, Kelsey vs Chattanooga (Mar 19, 2011)



MISCELLANEOUS STATSMULTIPLE HIT GAMES ______ 2 3 __ 4 __ 5+ _ TotHall, Logan ________________ 11 2 __ - ___ - __ 13Bledsoe, Emily ______________ 11 1 __ - ___ - __ 12Kenney, Mikey ______________ 8 3 __ - ___ - __ 11Allen, Cydney ______________ 9 2 __ - ___ - __ 11James, Sandy ______________ 8 - __ - ___ - ___ 8Richardson, Raven __________ 7 1 __ - ___ - ___ 8Tongate, Randi _____________ 7 - __ - ___ - ___ 7Drewry, Stephanie __________ 5 2 __ - ___ - ___ 7Clemmons, McKenzie ________ 2 2 __ - ___ - ___ 4Hamada, Ashley ____________ 3 1 __ - ___ - ___ 4Powell, Taylor ______________ 2 - __ - ___ - ___ 2Ward, Kermitria _____________ 1 - __ - ___ - ___ 1TEAM ____________________ 74 14 _ 0 ___ 0 __ 88

MULTIPLE RBI GAMES ______ 2 3 __ 4 __ 5+ _ TotAllen, Cydney ______________ 9 2 __ 2 ___ - __ 13James, Sandy ______________ 5 4 __ 3 ___ - __ 12Richardson, Raven __________ 7 3 __ 2 ___ - __ 12Hall, Logan ________________ 5 1 __ 2 ___ 2 __ 10Kenney, Mikey ______________ 4 3 __ - ___ - ___ 7Bledsoe, Emily ______________ 4 2 __ - ___ - ___ 6Drewry, Stephanie __________ 2 1 __ - ___ 1 ___ 4Tongate, Randi _____________ 2 1 __ - ___ - ___ 3Powell, Taylor ______________ 2 1 __ - ___ - ___ 3Hamada, Ashley ____________ 2 - __ - ___ - ___ 2Gentsch, Holley _____________ 2 - __ - ___ - ___ 2Clemmons, McKenzie ________ 1 - __ - ___ - ___ 1TEAM ____________________ 45 18 _ 9 ___ 3 __ 75

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

INHERITED RUNNERS/SCOREDBrokeshoulder, Ashley ________________________8/1Dennis, Kelsey _______________________________0/0Merlich, Karley ______________________________2/0Talley, Brittany_______________________________3/3Ward, Kermitria _____________________________20/4

WINNING STREAKSCurrent winning streak: 11Longest winning streak: 24Longest losing streak: 1

ATTENDANCEHome attendance: 5,821 (25 dates avg = 232)Away attendance: 8 (11 dates avg = 76)Total attendance: 6,659 (36 dates avg = 184)

Record when team scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 2-0 5-0 1-0 2-0 9-0 1-0 14-0Record when opponent scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 13-0 5-0 4-0 4-0 2-1 4-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0Record when leading after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 22-0 24-0 30-1 31-0 16-0 13-0Record when trailing after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 4-0 5-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1Record when tied after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 9-1 6-1 4-0 3-1 1-1 2-0

GAME SUMMARY

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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