The Texas Tech baseball team qualified for the Big 12 Tournament on Sunday without playing.
The Red Raiders' final game of the series, played at No. 20 Oklahoma State, was rained out and there will be no make-up.
This makes Tech the No. 10 seed in the conference tournament, confirming it will play in the first round at Globe Life Field in Arlington on May 21 at 7:30 p.m. If UCF loses its remaining conference games, Tech (30-22, 12-17) will finish tied for ninth place with Central Florida (31-16, 12-13), but the two will face off against each other. The Knights won the head-to-head series. Late March.
Tech has lost eight straight games in the Big 12, including three games at Kansas, three games at home at No. 17 Oklahoma, and two games at Oklahoma State.The Cowboys were 16-4 on Friday and 9-3 on Saturday. won. Tech's slide came just after the Red Raiders swept their home series against West Virginia while the Mountaineers were tied for first in the conference.
The remaining Big 12 teams all have conference series remaining next weekend, but the Red Raiders will conclude the regular season with a game in Tempe, Arizona. Tech will play Arizona State (28-24) on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. CDT, Nevada vs. Las Vegas (25-24) on Friday at 3 p.m., and Arizona State on Friday at 8:30 p.m. .
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Who might the Texas Tech baseball team face in the opening game of the Big 12 Tournament?
Tech's potential matchup in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament comes Sunday with Texas and West Virginia tied for third place. The Longhorns (31-20, 16-10) and Mountaineers (30-19, 16-10) are one game behind Oklahoma State (34-16, 17-9) in Cincinnati. (30-21, 17-9) by 1.5 games. 16-11).
Kansas (29-18, 15-12) also has a chance to advance to the No. 3 seed.
What must the Red Raiders do to make the NCAA Tournament?
Texas Tech will almost certainly have to win the Big 12 Tournament and an automatic bid to advance to the NCAA Tournament. In addition to him finishing in the second division in the Big 12, the Red Raiders are 54th in his RPI rankings, which is not a favorable position.
The Red Raiders have appeared in the NCAA regional tournament for seven consecutive years starting in 2016, making the regional tournament the first five of those years.
Their late-season slump definitely puts their winning streak in jeopardy.