Tim Tadlock and the Texas Tech Red Raiders aren’t the only folks who will be busy on Friday. The entirety of the Big 12 will be in action and 15 games will be played (thanks to the Kansas State Wildcats for playing a doubleheader).
There’s plenty happening across the conference (and also the country thanks to the Big 12’s expanded footprint). Today, the action will get started up over in Arlington at 11 a.m. and continue rolling all the way up to 8 p.m.
Yes, for those wondering, this is still nonconference play. We’re still a few weeks away from getting Big 12 teams facing one another, but that doesn’t mean that these games aren’t worth paying attention to. Especially for Texas Tech, a team that desperately needs to continue building on its existing winning streak.
Big 12 baseball rundown - Friday, February 27: 15 games, ranked opponents and Texas Tech playing in Lubbock
Here’s a glance at the entirety of the Big 12 baseball action happening on Friday:
- Arizona State vs. Mississippi State at 11 a.m. in Arlington, Texas
- CSU Bakersfield vs. Texas Tech at 2 p.m. in Lubbock, Texas
- Columbia vs Kansas State at 2 p.m. in Manhattan, Kansas
- Austin Peay vs. Cincinnati at 2 p.m. in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Houston vs Oregon State at 2 p.m. in Frisco, Texas
- West Virginia vs Kennesaw State at 3 p.m. in Kennesaw, Georgia
- Baylor vs. Ole Miss at 3 p.m. in Houston, Texas
- BYU vs Washington State at 3:05 p.m. in Long Beach, California
- Sam Houston vs Oklahoma State at 4 p.m. in Stillwater, Oklahoma
- South Florida vs UCF at 5 p.m. in Orlando, Florida
- Columbia vs Kansas State at 6 p.m. in Manhattan, Kansas
- Kansas vs Minnesota at 6 p.m. in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- New Haven vs TCU at 6 p.m. in Fort Worth, Texas
- Utah vs UC Santa Barbara at 6:05 p.m. in Santa Barbara, California
- Arizona vs Oregon at 8 p.m. in Las Vegas, Nevada
It’s a full plate of games!
For Texas Tech, at 5-3 overall and 4-0 at home, this is the perfect chance to just keep rolling along. Those three losses all came against opponents in the Shriners Children’s College Showdown against the likes of the Oklahoma Sooners, Vanderbilt Commodores, and Arkansas Razorbacks.
Losing in Arlington the way that the Red Raiders did was alarming, but there’s still plenty of season left for Texas Tech. And this is a great sort of opportunity for the Red Raiders to do just that.