Texas Tech Red Raiders softball

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.^[3]

Texas Tech Red Raiders
2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders softball season
Founded	1981 (44 years ago)
University	Texas Tech University
Head coach	Gerry Glasco (1st season)
Conference	Big 12
Location	Lubbock, TX
Home stadium	Rocky Johnson Field (Capacity: 1,181[1])
Nickname	Red Raiders
Colors	Scarlet and black[2]
NCAA WCWS runner-up
2025
NCAA WCWS appearances
2025
NCAA super regional appearances
2025
NCAA Tournament appearances
1999, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2025
Conference tournament championships
2025
Regular-season conference championships
2025

History

Coaching history

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	54–14	.794

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Coaching staff

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Texas Tech in current position
Gerry Glasco	Head Coach	1st
Tara Archibald	Associate Head coach	1st
Hunter Veach	Assistant coach	1st
Kayla Kowalik	Assistant coach	1st
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Notable players

National awards

NFCA National Pitcher of the Year

• NiJaree Canady (2025)

Conference awards

Big 12 Pitcher of the Year

• NiJaree Canady (2025)

Big 12 Coach of the Year

• Gerry Glasco (2025)

See also

• List of NCAA Division I softball programs