The do-or-die, balls-to-the-wall attitude rang as true as the Victory Bells this weekend in Lubbock, as Texas Tech escaped having its season ended early by East Carolina on its own turf.
The #41 team decided it was best to go on a limb and see if Kurt Busch could drive his red and black Chevy to victory lane on limited fuel. Turns out the common gamble in the NASCAR circuit paid off for Busch and company, and he finally got the win he needed.
Ian Desmond did the necessary damage in the 8th for the Rangers Tuesday night, as Sam Dyson was able to dash any hopes of a rally in the top of the ninth as the team took the victory 4-3.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders have their work cut out for them this weekend, as the team will host three other hungry, talented baseball squads eager to usurp Tech's thunder.
It seemed like Martin Truex Jr. used the All-Star Race to really get things perfect for this week's race at Charlotte. Truex Jr. led almost every single lap on Sunday night, crossing the start/finish line in the lead spot 392 of 400 times.
With points out of the question and a cool million on the line, Joey Logano did what he had to do and clinched a victory at the All-Star Race on Saturday.
The Kansas State Wildcats are next on the list for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, a team that's now polling as high as sixth in the nation, as the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship starts Wednesday afternoon in Oklahoma City.
Texas Tech's men's and women's track teams, which are No. 10 and No. 19, respectively, have qualified 32 entries into the NCAA West Preliminaries, May 26-28 in Lawrence, Kansas.
Earning yet another series win in the Big 12, and more importantly over a top Big 12 team in TCU in Ft. Worth, has Texas Tech again on the rise in various polls around the nation.
Tech baseball has been good for a few years now, but we're starting to see something a little different from this year's team. Coach Tadlock said at the beginning of the year that he really likes the team he has, and we're seeing why game after game.