NCAA ACTION IN LUBBOCK NCAA Regionals: 2019, 2018, 2017 2016, 1999, 1997, 1996 The 2017 Regional League welcomed 4,732 spectators for the four competitions for a total of 18,928 fans to see the No. 5 Red Raiders salute Arizona, Sam Houston State and Delaware in Lubbock. The 1999 Regional Four-Team Tournament placed sixth among the 16 regionals present when the tournament attracted 19,869 fans to see Texas Tech, Rice, Rutgers and UW-Milwaukee. The average attendance was 2,838 people during the tournament with seven matches. The region attracted 23,407 fans in 1997, an average of 2,304 fans per game. In the 1996 regional league, there was an average of 2,808 fans per game when Texas Tech hosted a six-team regional team in the NCAA Super Regionals in Lubbock: 2019, 2018, 2016, 2014 In 2019, Texas Tech made its first consecutive World Series appearances in the history of the program and its fourth in the last six years, when the Red Raiders swept the NCAA Lubbock Regional and defeated their Big 12 opponent, Oklahoma State, in a memorable Slugfest. Exceeded. As the No. 8 national seed, Tech Dallas hosted Baptist, Florida and Army over the weekend in front of 13,776 fans for an average of 4,592 fans per game. The Inter-Conference Super Regional Series surpassed the 2018 Duke Series as the second-highest three-game series played at Rip Griffin Park with 4,782 fans per competition. The second game of the series drew a Rip Griffin Park record of 4,833 fans. In 2018, Texas Tech won the NCAA Lubbock Regional as No.
9 on the national seed list and received Duke in the Super Regional Round. On average, 4,511 fans filled Rip Griffin Park for the area as Tech hosted Louisville, New Mexico State and Kent State. The Red Raiders hosted Duke in the Super Regional with 14,110 tech fans gathered at Rip Griffin Park for an average of 4,703 per competition, which was ranked as the second-highest total for a three-game series in Rip Griffin Park history. The atmosphere led Tech to the Blue Devils in his third World Series appearance in five years. In 2016, the Red Raiders received the program`s first national seed and placed 5th, giving Tech the right to host the NCAA Regional and Super Regional Rounds. Both series recorded a record 4,732 (regional) and 4,817 (super regional), while Tech hosted New Mexico, Fairfield and Dallas Baptist in the region and East Carolina in the super regional. The sold-out participants were an integral part of the Red Raiders, who made their second trip to the College World Series in three years. In 2014, the Texas Tech baseball program made history on its home field by advancing to the NCAA College World Series after a 1-0 shutout against No. 16 College Charleston. The Red Raiders, who hosted an NCAA Super Regional for the first time in the program`s history, set a school record for home wins (33) in 2014, while hosting 4,811 Red Raider fans in a row at Tech`s Road to Omaha.
RIP GRIFFIN PARK FACTS: All-time record (2012-19): 199-63 First game: February 17, 2012 vs. No. 31 Missouri State (W, 4-1) Highest attendance: 4,833 – 8. June 2019 (NCAA Super Regional); Oklahoma State 6, Texas Tech 5 Prohibited bags include, but are not limited to: handbags larger than a purse, briefcases, backpacks, belly bags, RCA bags, luggage of any kind, unauthorized seat cushions or backrests*, computer bags, diaper bags, binocular bags and camera bags. A full description of this policy can be found HERE. The new bag transparency policy limits the size and type of bags that can be brought to any Texas Tech sports venue. Fans can bring the following bag, parcel or container style and size to the site: Starting in 2016, TTU Athletic Events introduced a new pocket policy for TTU sporting events. Please refer to the transparent bag policy below for the size and type of bags allowed for TTU Athletics events. The new bag policy is designed to allow fans to enjoy pre-game activities in approved tailgate areas and then enter the site at a much smoother pace. Texas Tech Athletics will continue to leave items like binoculars, cameras (not long lenses) and smartphones in its sites.
It is forbidden to stroll, trespass, advertise / peddle, resell tickets, goods or clothing on the arena grounds. Any exemption from this policy must be approved in advance by United Supermarkets Arena and Texas Tech University. CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR RENOVATIONS: 1988 – Dan Law Field, lighting system was installed, first night game ever played. 1990 – Formerly a pure grass field, the Astro Turf 8 facility took care of Dan Law Field Infield. 1992 – Concession stand, ticket office, toilets installed. 1993 – Addition of a bulletin board to the dashboard structure. 1994 – Original locker rooms built on the side of the first and third base. 1996 – 14 luxury skyboxes installed. 1999 – Installation of a new indoor turf. 2001 – Added a new clubhouse, outfield fence with major league style bullpens, brick interior façade and new outdoor fence. 2004 – LED video card (15` X 20`) installed.
2007 – Installation of FieldTurf. 2009 – Renovations to the Clubhouse that include 67-inch hdTVs as well as theater-style seating, Wi-Fi, individual seating at each locker, and game tables. 2011 – Announced plans for a $5 million renovation with a new press box and suites, as well as the addition of a club level with outdoor seating. A new shade structure will cover the area in the central part of the grandstand and rise above the new suites and press box. The shading structure will be directly on 1,154 individual chair back seats, which will be installed at Dan Law Field for the first time in the stadium`s history. 2011 – Announcement of the name change of the stadium to Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. 2012 – The game begins in the renovated Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. 2015 – Installation of a new FieldTurf interface and replacement of the video card with an updated version that previously occupied Jones AT&T Stadium. 2016 – Installation of a new padded exterior fence, the dimensions on the walls remaining the same and the height of the fence falling to 7`6″. From 1988 to 2011, the baseball stadium was named Dan Law Field after Alabama-born Lubbock businessman and former Texas Tech baseball player Dan Law (1932-2019)[3], who was instrumental in renovating the stadium. Law played for the Red Raider football team from 1955 to 1956 and baseball from 1956 to 1957.[4] [5] Since the 2012 season, the baseball field has been known as Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.