Texas Tech vs. West Virginia Baseball Preview

Records:

#29 Texas Tech Red Raiders: 29-20 overall, 12-9 Big 12 (8-10 on the road).

West Virginia Mountaineers: 25-24 overall, 7-12 Big 12 (6-9 at home, only counting games played at the new Monongalia County Ballpark that opened April 10).

Game Times:

Game #1: Thursday, May 14 at 5PM/ Monongalia County Ballpark/ Morgantown, West Virginia

TV: None, Radio: Texas Tech Sports Network

Game #2: Friday, May 15 at 5PM/ Monongalia County Ballpark/ Morgantown, West Virginia

TV: None, Radio: Texas Tech Sports Network

Game #3: Saturday, May 16 at 12PM/ Monongalia County Ballpark/ Morgantown, West Virginia

TV: None, Radio: Texas Tech Sports Network

Probable Starters:

Game #1: TTU- Ryan Moseley (RHP); 3.18 ERA; W-L: 4-5. WVU- Chad Donato (RHP); 2.83 ERA; W-L: 6-5.

Game #2: TTU- Cameron Smith (LHP); 2.64; W-L: 6-3. WVU- Starter has not been announced.

Game #3: Starters have not been announced.

Team Notes:

Texas Tech: The Red Raiders won their previous series against the Longhorns 2-1, in the first weekend of May… RHP Corey Taylor continues to lead the NCAA with a .36 ERA in 17 game appearances…Bryant Burleson was name Big 12 Co-Player of the Week on May 4… Tech won last season’s series in Lubbock 2-1, and lead the all-time series 4-2.

West Virginia: The Mountaineers are 1-5 in the month of May … SS Taylor Munden has the most home runs by a Big 12 player this year with 11… CF KC Huth had the #1 play on ESPN’s Sportcenter Top 10 for a diving catch he made on May 12… West Virginia won the previous series, in Morgantown, against Tech 2-1, in 2013.

Big 12 Standings:

#3 TCU: 40-9 overall, 15-5 Big 12

#14 Oklahoma State: 32-16 overall, 14-8 Big 12

Oklahoma: 32-22 overall, 13-8 Big 12

#29 Texas Tech: 29-20 overall, 12-9 Big 12

Texas: 24-24 overall, 9-12 Big 12

Kansas State: 24-27 overall, 8-13 Big 12

Baylor: 20-28 overall, 8-13 Big 12

West Virginia: 25-24 overall, 7-12 Big 12

Kansas: 22-30 overall, 7-13 Big 12

*Rankings based off May 11, 2015 ncaa.com rankings