First pitch from Dan Regulation Subject at Rip Griffin Park is about for six:30 p.m.
Tech returns dwelling after salvaging the weekend sequence in Waco on Sunday afternoon, closing out a come-from-behind 8-3 win over Baylor to maneuver again right into a tie with Arizona for the ultimate spot within the 2026 Massive 12 Match.
The midweek with DBU kicks off a busy 4 sport week for Texas Tech that additionally features a three-game sequence this Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoon in opposition to BYU.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
MATCHUP: Texas Tech (23-24) vs. DBU (28-20)
DATE: Tuesday, Could 5, 2026
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Lubbock, Texas (Dan Regulation Subject at Rip Griffin Park)
PITCHING MATCHUP: RHP Connor Mohan (0-3, 12.09 ERA) vs. Jared Schaeffer (4-0, 6.11 ERA)
HEADLINES IN 1-2-3:
* After a rain impacted week (Tech noticed its Tuesday contest with Oklahoma canceled as a result of climate and noticed its weekend sequence modified to a two-day sequence), Tech returns dwelling for the ultimate homestand of 2026, when Dallas Baptist (Tuesday) and BYU (Thurs-Sat) come to Lubbock. First pitch from Dan Regulation Subject is about for six:30 on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, whereas Saturday’s Senior Day contest is about for a 1 p.m. first pitch. The Thursday-through-Saturday sequence in opposition to BYU would be the penultimate sequence of Massive 12 play.
* Tech returns dwelling with a little bit of momentum after Sunday’s come-from-behind win at Baylor. After initially racing out to a 1-0 lead, the Crimson Raiders noticed Baylor strike for 3 runs within the sixth inning to take a 3-1 lead after six. After the 2 groups traded zeros within the seventh, Tech obtained a game-tying dwelling run from Logan Hughes (a two-run shot) to tie the sport. Tech finally took the lead for good with a five-run ninth inning jumpstarted by an RBI single from Connor Shouse. The five-spot additionally included a two-run double from Caden Ferraro straight adopted by a two-run dwelling run from catcher Matt Quintanar. Within the backside of the ninth, Tech obtained a scorless inning from Jonny Lowe to snap a nine-game Massive 12 shedding streak and win a convention sport for the primary time since Apr. 11 vs. No. 17 WVU.
* After being held to only three runs over the primary 16 innings of the sequence and to only 5 runs within the first seven innings of all three video games, the Crimson Raiders exploded for seven runs mixed in each the eighth and ninth innings within the closing two video games. In Recreation Two on Saturday, Tech scored 4 within the eighth and three in ninth, whereas on Sunday Tech used the two-run blast from Hughes within the eighth and 5 runs within the ninth. On the weekend, Tech was led by Connor Shouse who went 8-for-11 with 4 runs scored, two dwelling runs and 7 RBIs. Shouse’s two-homer sport was second profession and marked the primary HRs since Mar. 27 at TCU.
MIDWEEK NOTES (DBU):
T-LO STAYED HOT
Tracer Lopez continues to shine in his closing season with the Scarlet and Black, as to date in 2026 Lopez is hitting .364 with a career-high 68 hits and a career-best 18 doubles. Lopez has now performed in 210 profession video games and made 203 profession begins recording 771 at-bats, 168 runs scored and 231 complete hits. Lopez is now solo sixth within the all-time hits class and wishes simply 4 knocks to move Randy DuRoss for fifth all-time on the Crimson Raiders hit record. Lopez’s 168 runs scored are eighth all-time in program historical past. Lopez wants to attain simply three extra occasions to tie former OF Barrett Barnes (171) for seventh on the all-time run record. In Sunday’s win over Baylor, Lopez appeared in his 210th profession sport shifting to with two video games of tying Michael Davis and Madison Edwards for fourth on the all-time record. If Lopez seems in all seven of the Crimson Raiders remaining video games, he’ll move Taylor Ashby and transfer into third place on the all-time video games performed record. Lopez has additionally taken the fourth-most at-bats in class historical past and wishes simply 11 at-bats to tie Ashby for the third-most Abs in program historical past. Lopez is already simply considered one of 4 gamers in program historical past to achieve 210 profession hits and 200 video games performed becoming a member of Eric Gutierrez (264 hits in 244 video games), Taylor Ashby (228 hits in 216 video games) and Clint Bryant (341 hits in 240 video games).
BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN
After dropping each ends of a doubleheader on Saturday, the Crimson Raiders used a key come-from-behind win on Sunday in opposition to Baylor to snap a five-game shedding streak general and a nine-game Massive 12 Convention shedding streak, because the Crimson Raiders averted getting swept for the third-straight weekend. The win additionally put the Crimson Raiders right into a tie with Arizona for the twelfth and closing Massive 12 Convention Match spot within the occasion. If Tech and Arizona finish the season tied within the standings, the Crimson Raiders would win the tiebreaker by advantage of the March sequence win in Tucson. Tech performs host to BYU this weekend earlier than touring to Cincinnati subsequent week for a three-game set within the Queen Metropolis. The Wildcats welcome Houston for a weekend set this weekend earlier than touring to Stillwater for a weekend sequence with Oklahoma State to shut Massive 12 play. The Crimson Raiders are additionally now simply inside two video games of Kansas State for eleventh within the Massive 12 standings. KST who obtained swept over the weekend in Morgantown, welcomes Cincinnati this weekend earlier than touring to UCF to shut convention play. If Tech might catch Kansas State it could additionally maintain the tiebreaker because the tiebreaker would transfer to outcomes in opposition to the best seed opponent. On this case Tech and Okay-St have Kansas as their frequent opponent with the best standing in Massive 12 play. The Crimson Raiders took 2-of-3 from Kansas whereas KST was swept at dwelling by KU.
HUGHES IS HEATING UP AND ROCKETING UP THE DRAFT BOARDS
A yr after main the Massive 12 in complete dwelling runs (19) and Massive 12 solely dwelling runs (11) within the common season, Texas Tech outfielder Logan Hughes continues to shine in Massive 12 play. After hitting .376 with 11 dwelling runs and 30 RBIs in Massive 12 play a season in the past and slashing .376/.436/.760, Hughes has as soon as once more been some of the productive gamers in Massive 12 play once more in 2026, because the outfielder is now 37-for-94 (.394) in convention play this season and is slashing .394/.486/.670 by way of his first 24 video games this season. On Sunday Hughes hit his six homer of the season in Massive 12 play and his seventeenth profession dwelling run in league play. Hughes’ 11 lengthy balls in league play a season in the past have been the fourth-most dwelling runs in a Massive 12 season in Texas Tech historical past behind simply Joe Dillion (15), Josh Bard (12) and Jace Jung (12). Regardless of enjoying slightly below two full seasons Hughes sits in solo fifth all-time in Massive 12 dwelling runs hit and wishes only one extra Massive 12 dinger to tie Cameron Blair for third all-time in B12 Solely dwelling runs. Hughes with two extra massive flies in league play can tie Keith Ginter and Jace Jung at 19 Massive 12 solely dwelling runs. The 2-run dwelling run have been additionally the forty ninth and fiftieth profession Massive 12 RBIs for Hughes by way of simply 54 all-time convention video games. Hughes wants simply three runs batted in to crack the top-10. The outfielder after being projected within the late Second Spherical of the 2026 MLB Draft is now getting buzz at a First Spherical Decide within the 2026 MLB Draft held in Philadelphia throughout All-Star Weekend. Hughes was mocked at No. 28 to the Houston Astros in Excellent Video games’ newest MLB Mock Draft. Hughes was tabbed the No. 46 prospect within the draft by Baseball America
BACK IN THE 806
Texas Tech opens its closing homestand of the 2026 season on Tuesday night time when it welcomes DBU for the primary assembly in Lubbock between the 2 in-state foes since a Feb. 22, 2022 matchup between the 2 colleges. Tuesday’s contest in opposition to DBU would be the dwelling portion of the home-and-home sequence Tech agreed to previous to the beginning of the 2026 season. The Crimson Raiders and Patriots performed in Dallas again on Mar. 17. Following Tuesday’s contest with DBU, the Crimson Raiders will shut out the 2026 dwelling slate with a three-game dwelling sequence in opposition to BYU this Thursday night time, Friday night time and Saturday afternoon. Tech is 17-11 at Dan Regulation Subject at Rip Griffin Park this season and are 13-4 in opposition to non-Massive 12 colleges at dwelling this season.
FOUR FROM 500
In his 14th season on the helm of his alma matter, head coach Tim Tadlock enters Tuesday’s midweek contest with DBU simply 4 wins shy of reaching 500 profession wins. Tadlock, who has guided the Crimson Raiders to 3 Massive 12 titles and 4 journeys to Omaha, enters the midweek with a profession file of 496-300. In Saturday’s dwelling finale in opposition to BYU, Tadlock will coach in his 800th profession sport because the Crimson Raiders head coach. If Tadlock can attain 500 wins this season he would be part of Larry Hayes (813-479-3) as the one head coaches in program historical past to achieve 500 profession win and can be the fifteenth lively head coach to achieve 500 wins in faculty. Tadlock will sq. off with one of many 14 lively head coaches with 500-plus wins in Dallas Baptists’ Dan Hefner.
UP NEXT:
The Crimson Raiders shut out the 2026 dwelling slate this Thursday by way of Saturday when BYU involves city. First pitch for the sequence opener on Thursday night time is about for six:30 p.m.