April 24, 2008

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
(20-23; 5-13 Big 12)
Larry Hays (1,504-853-4)

THE OPPONENT
Oklahoma Sooners
(26-16-1; 4-10-1 Big 12)
Sunny Galloway (452-224-1)

GAME/SERIES LOCATION
Dan Law Field (5,050)
Lubbock, Texas

DATES/TIMES
Friday, April 25; 6:05 p.m.
Saturday, April 26; 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 27; 1 p.m.

SERIES HISTORY
Oklahoma leads the all-time series 26-22-1 while Tech holds a 10-7
advantage in Lubbock.

LAST MEETING
Texas Tech 15, Oklahoma 6; May 20, 2007

TELEVISION
None

RADIO
Texas Tech Sports Network
KKAM-1340 AM in Lubbock
Robert Giovannetti (Play-by-Play)
Matt Miller (Color)
Steve Pitz (Engineer)

LIVE STATS
www.texastech.com

LIVE AUDIO/VIDEO
Live audio and video will be available through RaiderVision All-Access at texastech.com.

Complete Texas Tech Release in PDF Format

SETTING THE SCENE
Texas Tech will take a three-game win streak into what will be one of the most crucial Big 12 series' of the year for the Red Raiders as they play host to the Oklahoma Sooners at Dan Law Filed this weekend. The three-game set gets underway at 6:05 p.m. on Friday night and will continue at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The third and final game of the weekend is set for a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday afternoon. Tickets for all three games are available for purchase through the Texas Tech Athletics Ticket Office or online at www.texastech.com. The Dan Law Field Box Office will open two hours prior to first pitch on all three days.

This weekend will be key for the Red Raiders if they hope to advance to the 2008 Big 12 Championship at Bricktown Ballpark in late May. Only the top eight teams receive bids to the conference tournament and the Red Raiders will be in looking for its first bid to the tourney since 2006. Oklahoma and Texas Tech rank ninth and 10th respectively in the current Big 12 standings.

The Red Raiders (20-23; 5-13) will be riding a wave of momentum into the series as Tech has won its last three games by a combined margin of 47-16. Tech salvaged the series finale against Kansas State on Sunday (19-4) and then swept New Mexico State in the midweek by scores of 12-2 and 16-10. Oklahoma comes into the weekend with a 26-16-1 overall record and a 4-10-1 mark in league play. The Sooners defeated TCU 11-6 on Tuesday but fell to Southern Nazarene 8-4 on Wednesday afternoon.

All three games of the Oklahoma series will be carried live on the Texas Tech Sports Network (KKAM 1340 in Lubbock) with Robert Giovannetti and Matt Miller calling the action live from Dan Law Field. Live audio and video will be available on the official website of Texas Tech Athletics, www.texastech.com.