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The Texas Tech baseball team hasn't been on the right side of .500 all season. The Red Raiders are running out of time to get there.
Tech is 11 games under .500 with 12 regular-season games remaining, and the Red Raiders are on the road this weekend to play the Big 12 leader.
Tech (15-26, 10-11 in the Big 12) faces West Virginia (37-6, 16-3) in a three-game series in Morgantown, West Virginia. Game times (all CDT) are 5:30 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark.
West Virginia is atop the Big 12 power rankings and No. 13 in this week's USA TODAY Sports coaches poll. The Mountaineers have won 14 conference games in a row, which includes sweeping their past four Big 12 series. Last month, they were approaching the program-record win streak — 18 in a row by the 1964 team — when an April 22 loss at Penn State snapped it at 14.
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Tech's quest for .500 could extend beyond the regular season. This year's Big 12 tournament will have 12 teams, and the Red Raiders are tied for seventh place. In conference play, Tech is four games ahead of 13th-place Central Florida, which comes to Lubbock next weekend.
The last time Tech finished below .500 was in 2013, when the Red Raiders were 26-30.
As has been the case for the past month of Tech games, weather could be a factor. The National Weather Service forecast for Morgantown calls for a 30% chance of rain Friday night and early Saturday afternoon, and an increasing probability for rain Saturday evening into Sunday.
Online streaming: ESPN+
Game 1: 5:30 p.m. Friday
Game 2: 3 p.m. Saturday
Game 3: noon Sunday
Information will be added here when the game begins.
Friday: Texas Tech RHP Mac Heuer (2-2, 5.67 ERA) vs. LHP Griffin Kirn (4-0, 3.38)
Saturday: Texas Tech RHP Tyler Boudreau (1-3, 8.10) vs. RHP Gavin Van Kempen (2-0, 6.27)
Sunday: Texas Tech RHP Zane Petty (1-2, 5.66) vs. RHP Jack Kartsonas (5-1, 2.19)
All times CDT. Asterisks (*) denote Big 12 games. Home games in ALL CAPS.
∎ Tuesday: NEW MEXICO STATE, 6 p.m.
∎ Wednesday: NEW MEXICO*, 6 p.m.
∎ May 9: CENTRAL FLORIDA*, 6 p.m.
∎ May 10: CENTRAL FLORIDA*, 2 p.m.
∎ May 11: CENTRAL FLORIDA*, 1 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech baseball at West Virginia: Live updates, how to watch
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Tech is 11 games under .500 with 12 regular-season games remaining, and the Red Raiders are on the road this weekend to play the Big 12 leader.
Tech (15-26, 10-11 in the Big 12) faces West Virginia (37-6, 16-3) in a three-game series in Morgantown, West Virginia. Game times (all CDT) are 5:30 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark.
West Virginia is atop the Big 12 power rankings and No. 13 in this week's USA TODAY Sports coaches poll. The Mountaineers have won 14 conference games in a row, which includes sweeping their past four Big 12 series. Last month, they were approaching the program-record win streak — 18 in a row by the 1964 team — when an April 22 loss at Penn State snapped it at 14.
More: UTRGV turns back Texas Tech baseball ninth-inning rally
More: What does Tim Tadlock think of plan for Texas Tech baseball's cut of revenue share?
Tech's quest for .500 could extend beyond the regular season. This year's Big 12 tournament will have 12 teams, and the Red Raiders are tied for seventh place. In conference play, Tech is four games ahead of 13th-place Central Florida, which comes to Lubbock next weekend.
The last time Tech finished below .500 was in 2013, when the Red Raiders were 26-30.
As has been the case for the past month of Tech games, weather could be a factor. The National Weather Service forecast for Morgantown calls for a 30% chance of rain Friday night and early Saturday afternoon, and an increasing probability for rain Saturday evening into Sunday.
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Where to watch Texas Tech baseball at West Virginia
Online streaming: ESPN+
Texas Tech baseball at West Virginia start times (all times CDT)
Game 1: 5:30 p.m. Friday
Game 2: 3 p.m. Saturday
Game 3: noon Sunday
Texas Tech baseball at West Virginia live updates
Information will be added here when the game begins.
Texas Tech baseball at West Virginia starting pitchers
Friday: Texas Tech RHP Mac Heuer (2-2, 5.67 ERA) vs. LHP Griffin Kirn (4-0, 3.38)
Saturday: Texas Tech RHP Tyler Boudreau (1-3, 8.10) vs. RHP Gavin Van Kempen (2-0, 6.27)
Sunday: Texas Tech RHP Zane Petty (1-2, 5.66) vs. RHP Jack Kartsonas (5-1, 2.19)
Texas Tech baseball next five games
All times CDT. Asterisks (*) denote Big 12 games. Home games in ALL CAPS.
∎ Tuesday: NEW MEXICO STATE, 6 p.m.
∎ Wednesday: NEW MEXICO*, 6 p.m.
∎ May 9: CENTRAL FLORIDA*, 6 p.m.
∎ May 10: CENTRAL FLORIDA*, 2 p.m.
∎ May 11: CENTRAL FLORIDA*, 1 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech baseball at West Virginia: Live updates, how to watch
Continue reading...
