March 9, 2010

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LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech Softball (19-2) will play host to a pair of teams that, as a program, they have never faced as the Red Raiders welcome Jackston State and North Carolina Central to its final tournament.

Games begin on Friday with a JSU versus NCC matchup at 2 p.m., followed by JSU and Texas Tech at 4 p.m. and then NCC versus TTU following that scheduled for 6 p.m. (As softball fans know, times for the second and third games of the day at a tournament are theoretical.)

Jackson State brings a 3-10 record to Rocky Johnson Field and is led by sophomore infielder Wendi Reed's .317 average and in the circle by Tynett Sims (1-5) 2.81 earned run average. The Tigers are coached by Kenya Peters. Before making the trek to Lubbock, JSU will face Southern Mississippi for a double header on Wednesday.

North Carolina Central (2-9) is led by freshman outfielder Shakemia Edwards' .435 average and in the circle by Kayla McPeek (1-2) with a 7.43 earned run average. The Eagles are coached by Mike Charlton. The team has a double header scheduled with St. Paul's College before coming to the tournament.

Tech will compete in only one more pre-conference tournament in Tampa, Fla., from March 19 - 21 (the end of the Spring break week) after this final home event and will host a double header with Texas State on March 16 at noon and 2 p.m. (Think of that one as a "business-person's special" and come on out to the ball park!)

Broadcast Note:
This weekend's game will be broadcast only via the Game Tracker feature as the audio broadcasts for Texas Tech games will continue on March 16 with the double header vs. Texas State. All conference home games will be called by Matt Driskill and Harley Chambliss and the remaining away games will be called by Jody Roginson. Fans can access those broadcasts by signing up for the All-Access service which does carry with it a monthly fee. Fans can opt out of the service at any time (although a one-month fee would apply) should they decide they do not need the service or are bored with Jody's old jokes.