Tech Baseball to Have 7 Games Televised
By: Scott Lacefield - Texas Tech University
Updated: January 21, 2013
LUBBOCK, Texas -
Texas Tech has announced its baseball television schedule for the
upcoming season as the Red Raiders will make seven appearances on Texas
Tech
TV on FOX Sports in conjunction with Red Raider Sports Properties, a
division of Learfield Sports.
The
seven home games on Texas Tech TV can be seen on FOX College Sports,
FOX Sports Southwest or FOX Sports Southwest Plus as part of the
third-tier rights package
signed with FOX Sports last September.
Tech
will make its season debut on Texas Tech TV on FOX Sports during its
non-conference weekend series opener with UT Arlington on Friday, March 8
at 6:30 p.m. at
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.
"We
are very excited to play this many of our home games on television in
this region and across the country, which will reach throughout the
majority of our recruiting
area," first-year head coach Tim Tadlock said. "It is also a great
opportunity for our program to form this partnership with FOX. We are
also excited for Gio and Gus to form our broadcast team."
The
Red Raider television broadcast crew will include Robert Giovannetti,
providing the play-by-play action, and Mike Gustafson who will serve as
the color analyst
for the broadcast.
Giovannetti,
a 1986 Tech graduate, was the sports director at FOX 34 in Lubbock
(2010-2011) and served five years as the radio play-by-play voice of Red
Raider baseball
(2008-2012). Gustafson, a four-year Tech baseball letterwinner and
graduate, will serve as analyst for both television and radio broadcast
this season while also continuing to serve as the executive director of
the College Baseball Foundation.
Tech's
Big 12 home opener will also be its first conference game on Texas Tech
TV on FOX Sports when the Red Raiders welcome the TCU Horned Frogs to
Lubbock on Friday,
March 29 with a 6:30 p.m. first-pitch.
Red
Raider Sports Properties is the exclusive, multimedia rights holder of
Texas Tech Athletics.
In addition to Texas Tech, Learfield Sports manages the multimedia
rights for more than 50 collegiate institutions and associations. For
more, visit www.learfieldsports.com.
FOX
Sports Southwest produces over 700 events and nearly 3,000 hours
annually of local original
sports programming in high-definition. The regional sports network
reaches over 9 million television homes in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana,
and Arkansas. Collegiate programming includes Big 12 Conference, SEC,
ACC, and Conference USA events. FOX Sports Southwest
also provides exclusive home team coverage of the Texas Rangers, Dallas
Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, New Orleans
Hornets, Dallas Stars, FC Dallas and the San Antonio Silver Stars. For
complete regional sports news, commentary from team
correspondents, and telecast schedules, visit www.foxsportssouthwest.com.
Texas Tech Baseball TV Broadcast Schedule (Home Games)
March 8 - vs. UT Arlington (6:30 p.m.)
March 19 - vs. Arizona State (6:30 p.m.)
March 29 - vs. TCU (6:30 p.m.)
April 19 - vs. Kansas (6:30 p.m.)
April 30 - vs. New Mexico (6:30 p.m.)
May 3 - vs. Oklahoma State (6:30 p.m.)
May 16 - vs. Baylor (6:30 p.m.)
