Texas Tech Red Raiders softball

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Texas Tech Red Raiders
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Founded1981
University Texas Tech University
Head coach Craig Snider (1st season)
Conference Big 12
Location Lubbock, TX
Home stadiumRocky Johnson Field (Capacity: 589)
Nickname Red Raiders
ColorsScarlet and black [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1999, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019

The Texas Tech Red Raiders softball team competes in the NCAA Division I, representing Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech has played its home games at Rocky Johnson Field in Lubbock, Texas since 2001. [2]

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History

Coaching history

YearsCoachRecord%
1981–1982Cindy Carleton
1983–1985Kathy Welter
1986–1995No Team
1996–2000Renee Luers-Gillispie121–133–1.476
2000Carla Marchetti17–26.395
2001–2004Bobby Reeves94–141.400
2005–2008 Teresa Wilson 89–123.420
2009 Amy Suiter 15–42.263
2010–2014 Shanon Hays 186–96.660
2015–2020 Adrian Gregory 157–147.516
2021–2022Sami Ward21–26.447
2022–presentCraig Snider33–23.589

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Coaching staff

NamePosition coachedConsecutive season at
Texas Tech in current position
Craig Snider Head Coach 1st
Reference: [4]

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References

  1. "Primary Colors". TTU.edu. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  2. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/w-softbl/auto_pdf/SB_2011RecordBook.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. "Texas Tech Softball Record Book" (PDF). TexasTech.com. Texas Tech University. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. "Texas Tech Softball Coaches". TexasTech.com. Texas Tech University. Retrieved 19 May 2019.