Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big 12 (35-19, 8-10)
Big Wins: 3/14 vs DePaul (6-5), 4/5 at Texas (6-5), 4/17 at Kansas (7-5)
Bad Losses: 2/14 vs Weber State (2-3), 2/28 Sam Houston State (0-2), 3/17 vs Harvard (0-6)
Coach: Shanon Hays
Key Field Players:
Sydni Emanuel, Freshman, IF/OF, .418 BA, 24 RBI, 36 SB
Cassie McClure, Freshman, IF, .364 BA, 9 HR, 44 RBI
Kierra Miles, Freshman, IF/OF, .310 BA, 7 HR, 36 RBI
Gretchen Aucoin, Sophomore, P/IF, .287 BA, 7 HR, 31 RBI
Kristi Belshe, Junior, C, .276 BA, 25 RBI
Lea Hopson, Junior, IF/OF, .257 BA, 7 HR, 29 RBI, 21 SB
Key Pitchers:
Gretchen Aucoin, Sophomore, P/IF, 2.43 ERA, 14-9 W/L, 8 CG, 132.1 IP, 141 SO
Brittany Talley, Senior, P, 2.45 BA, 9-2 W/L, 3 CG, 97.1 IP, 64 SO
Cara Custer, Junior, P, 4.41 ERA, 12-7 W/L, 2 CG, 104.2 IP, 66 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .298 (64th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.28 (139, 4)
Doubles per Game: 1.17 (135, 5)
Earned Run Average: 3.17 (102, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .952 (216, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 0.91 (55, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.43 (54, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .473 (44, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.69 (22, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.30 (19, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2011 Regional lost to New Mexico State, defeated Harvard, defeated New Mexico State, eliminated by Arizona
2010 Regional lost to Stanford, defeated UC Davis, defeated Stanford, eliminated by Hawaii
2001 Regional lost to Cal State Fullerton, defeated St. Peter's, defeated Hawaii, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
1999 Regional defeated South Carolina, defeated Pacific, lost to Fresno State, defeated South Carolina, eliminated by Fresno State
*all team stats through 5/4
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