| Date | Start Time | Texas Tech Starting Pitcher |
Texas A&M Starting Pitcher |
Result |
| 4/7/2009 | 3:30 p.m. | Lorenzo Douglas (0-1, 7.11) | Marc Gomez (1-1, 7.77) | - |
| 4/7/2009 | 6:30 p.m. | Nate Karns (1-3, 6.75) | Andy Benedict (1-1, 4.50) | - |
Outfield:
LF - Michael Reed (Jr.); CF - Taylor Ashby (Jr.); RF - Mason Macnoll (Fr.)
Infield:
3RD - Justin Berry (Fr.); SS - Joey Kenworthy (Jr.); 2ND - Garrett Totten (Fr.); 1ST - Chris Richburg (Sr.)
C - Jeremy Mayo (Fr.)
DH - Scott LeJeune (Fr.)
*Click on the score for boxscore. Texas Tech series preview (pdf).
DT's Mike Graham has a preview of the mid-week double-header with UT-San Antonio in Midland, a neutral location for both teams. Here's Graham on the Roadrunners:
However, UTSA has a 4-3 record against common opponents with Tech, including two wins apiece against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and San Francisco. The Roadrunners lost to Texas A&M 16-6 on March 31. The Red Raiders dropped both games of a two-game series with TAMU-CC and dropped their one-game match up with San Francisco.Offensively, UTSA has several high-power hitters. Outfielder Jose Hernandez averages more than a run per game and leads the team with a .369 average. In total, UTSA has five hitters above the .320 mark.
The Roadrunners are a little less threatening pitchingwise, allowing opponents a .311 batting average. The bullpen combines for a 6.73 ERA compared to their combined opponents' 6.66.
And head coach Dan Spencer is watching his guys get all growns-up:
"Our guys are growing up in their areas," Tech coach Dan Spencer said. "I think they're getting more comfortable, and I think they think they can win. I was saying to (Tech pitching coach) Eddy (Gustafson), 'I don't think there's any team in the country that have played more ranked teams in a row than we have.'"