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For the Texas Tech baseball team, the last three games of a 15-game homestand are the first three of the Big 12 schedule.
Tech (11-5) and Kansas (10-6) open conference play this weekend with a series at Dan Law Field/Rip Griffin Park. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 13; 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14; and 1 p.m. Sunday, March 15.
Last year, Kansas went 43-17, including 20-10 in the Big 12, tying for second-most victories in the program's history and most wins in conference play. Dan Fitzgerald was Big 12 coach of the year and got a six-year contract after the season. He's now in his fourth year leading the Jayhawks.
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Of the 10 position players who started at least 33 games last year for the Jayhawks, only two return: preseason all-Big 12 first baseman Brady Ballinger, who hit .353 with 16 home runs and 56 runs batted in last year, and second baseman Dariel Osoria, who batted .324 with 9 homers and 47 RBIs. Ballinger's at .290 so far with 12 RBIs, and Osoria's struggling at .172 with 8 RBIs. Neither has homered.
The Jayhawks have gotten more production from right fielder Jordan Bach (.373-4-12), catcher Augusto Mungarrieta (.269-3-12) and shortstop Tyson Leblanc (.207-2-13).
Tech has four of the Big 12's top nine RBI leaders: shortstop Linkin Garcia (.403-3-28), left fielder Logan Hughes (.368-4-26), third baseman Connor Shouse (.379-4-26) and first baseman Robin Villeneuve (.367-6-22).
Information will be added here at game time.
∎ When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 13; 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14; 1 p.m. Sunday, March 15
∎ Where: Dan Law Field/Rip Griffin Park
∎ Records: Kansas 10-6, 0-0 in the Big 12; Texas Tech 11-5, 0-0
∎ Rankings in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll/RPI: Kansas unranked/47; Texas Tech unranked/175
∎ Online streaming: All games on ESPN+
∎ Friday: Texas Tech RHP Lukas Pirko (2-1, 5.31 earned-run average) vs. RHP Mason Cook (0-0, 3.60)
∎ Saturday: Texas Tech RHP Connor Mohan (0-1, 5.40) vs. RHP Dominic Voegele (2-2, 9.72)
∎ Sunday: Texas Tech RHP Jackson Burns (1-1, 7.04) vs. RHP Mathis Nayral (2-1, 4.74)
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech baseball vs Kansas Big 12 live updates, how to watch
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Tech (11-5) and Kansas (10-6) open conference play this weekend with a series at Dan Law Field/Rip Griffin Park. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 13; 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14; and 1 p.m. Sunday, March 15.
Last year, Kansas went 43-17, including 20-10 in the Big 12, tying for second-most victories in the program's history and most wins in conference play. Dan Fitzgerald was Big 12 coach of the year and got a six-year contract after the season. He's now in his fourth year leading the Jayhawks.
More: Texas Tech baseball making noise in win column, in dugout
More: Texas Tech baseball uses three homers in 7-run sixth to beat UTSA
Of the 10 position players who started at least 33 games last year for the Jayhawks, only two return: preseason all-Big 12 first baseman Brady Ballinger, who hit .353 with 16 home runs and 56 runs batted in last year, and second baseman Dariel Osoria, who batted .324 with 9 homers and 47 RBIs. Ballinger's at .290 so far with 12 RBIs, and Osoria's struggling at .172 with 8 RBIs. Neither has homered.
The Jayhawks have gotten more production from right fielder Jordan Bach (.373-4-12), catcher Augusto Mungarrieta (.269-3-12) and shortstop Tyson Leblanc (.207-2-13).
Tech has four of the Big 12's top nine RBI leaders: shortstop Linkin Garcia (.403-3-28), left fielder Logan Hughes (.368-4-26), third baseman Connor Shouse (.379-4-26) and first baseman Robin Villeneuve (.367-6-22).
Texas Tech baseball vs Kansas live updates
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∎ When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 13; 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14; 1 p.m. Sunday, March 15
∎ Where: Dan Law Field/Rip Griffin Park
∎ Records: Kansas 10-6, 0-0 in the Big 12; Texas Tech 11-5, 0-0
∎ Rankings in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll/RPI: Kansas unranked/47; Texas Tech unranked/175
Texas Tech baseball vs. Kansas how to watch
∎ Online streaming: All games on ESPN+
Texas Tech baseball vs. Kansas pitching matchups
∎ Friday: Texas Tech RHP Lukas Pirko (2-1, 5.31 earned-run average) vs. RHP Mason Cook (0-0, 3.60)
∎ Saturday: Texas Tech RHP Connor Mohan (0-1, 5.40) vs. RHP Dominic Voegele (2-2, 9.72)
∎ Sunday: Texas Tech RHP Jackson Burns (1-1, 7.04) vs. RHP Mathis Nayral (2-1, 4.74)
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech baseball vs Kansas Big 12 live updates, how to watch
Continue reading...
