The Red Raiders are on their way to Raleigh, North Carolina to play the Butler Bulldogs on Thursday, as Tech is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007.
What happened Wednesday night in Kansas City was exactly the thing that couldn't happen for the Red Raiders to ensure they'd go dancing: a first-round loss to the lowest Big 12 tourney seed, TCU.
One of college baseball's best teams visited the Hub City this weekend to take on the Red Raiders, and Tech certainly had their hands full with the Titans. Falling in game one, Tech was able to battle back in game two, but succumbed to great defense in game three.
More than a couple great things happened this weekend involving the men's basketball team for Texas Tech. The team was victorious over Kansas State to log an even conference record for the regular season, but some other things you might've missed happened as well.
Four runs here, five runs there...it was a big day for the Red Raiders on the diamond. An offensive onslaught coupled with a gem of an outing from starting pitcher Steven Gingery split the series with the Aggies after a 14-2 final.
Tuesday, the Red Raiders returned to action in the Hub City against the Aggies of New Mexico State, but were unable to overcome two innings of three-run bursts from the visiting team and fell 7-6.
The 23rd-ranked Texas Tech baseball team took a trip to Houston to compete in the Shriners Hospitals for for Children College Classic and came home with two wins and a loss after a weekend of action.
The #48 team may've taken home the checkered flag on Sunday, but the victory was the 76th in Jimmie Johnson's top-tier career, tying the late legend Dale Earnhardt.
Sadly, the wild streak has come to an end. A remarkable run of five wins was thwarted on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse as the Kansas Jayhawks were just too much for Tech, taking the game (and at least a share of their 12th-straight conference title) by a score of 67-58.
The TCU Horned Frogs gave the Red Raiders all they could handle on Tuesday, but Tech found a way to pull out its fifth consecutive win in conference play, which is a feat that hasn't been done before.
The Texas Tech Red Raider baseball team was back on the diamond this weekend, opening up the regular season against the Milwaukee Panthers. Tech won three of four games during the weekend stretch.