The Texas Tech Red Raiders softball team competes in the NCAA Division I, by representing Texas Tech University as they are a member of the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech has played their home games at the now Tracy Sellers Field in Lubbock, Texas since the 2026 season.[3]
| Texas Tech Red Raiders | |
|---|---|
 2026 Texas Tech Red Raiders softball team | |
 | |
| Founded | 1981 (45 years ago) |
| University | Texas Tech University |
| Head coach | Gerry Glasco (2nd season) |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Location | Lubbock, Texas, US |
| Home stadium | Tracy Sellers Field (capacity: 1,181[1]) |
| Nickname | Red Raiders |
| Colors | Scarlet and black[2] |
| NCAA WCWS runner-up | |
| 2025, 2026 | |
| NCAA WCWS appearances | |
| 2025, 2026 | |
| NCAA super regional appearances | |
| 2025, 2026 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1999, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2025, 2026 | |
| Conference tournament championships | |
| 2025 | |
| Regular-season conference championships | |
| 2025, 2026 | |
History
editCoaching history
edit| Years | Coach | Record | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–1982 | Cindy Carleton | 12–37 | .245 |
| 1983–1985 | Kathy Welter | 64–51–3 | .555 |
| 1986–1995 | No Team | ||
| 1996–2000 | Renee Luers-Gillispie | 121–133–1 | .476 |
| 2000 | Carla Marchetti | 17–26 | .395 |
| 2001–2004 | Bobby Reeves | 94–141 | .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 |
| 2021–2022 | Sami Ward | 21–26 | .447 |
| 2023–2024 | Craig Snider | 60–43 | .583 |
| 2025–present | Gerry Glasco | 115–23 | .833 |
Coaching staff
edit| Name | Position coached | Consecutive season at Texas Tech in current position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Glasco | Head coach | 2nd | |||
| Tara Archibald | Associate head coach | 2nd | |||
| Hunter Veach | Assistant coach | 2nd | |||
| Kayla Kowalik | Assistant coach | 2nd | |||
| Reference:[6] | |||||
Notable players
editNational awards
editConference awards
edit- NiJaree Canady (2025, 2026)
- Gerry Glasco (2025, 2026)
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "2024 Softball Schedule" (PDF). TexasTech.com. February 10, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Visual Identity | Colors". July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ↑ "Texas Tech Softball Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-01.
- ↑ "Texas Tech Softball Record Book" (PDF). TexasTech.com. Texas Tech University. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ↑ "2013 Texas Tech Softball Media Supplement". Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Texas Tech Softball Coaches". TexasTech.com. Texas Tech University. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
External links
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