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Texas Tech baseball at Arizona preview, how to watch Big 12 series

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Texas Tech baseball looks to keep the heat on Arizona in Red Raiders' first Big 12 road series.

The Texas Tech baseball team plays its first Big 12 road series of the season this weekend at Arizona . A year ago, that would have sounded daunting. It might still be, given the Red Raiders' 7.

29 team earned-run average, worst in the Big 12 by nearly a full run per game. Worse even than the past two years' 6. 00-plus ERAs that got longtime pitching coach Matt Gardner dismissed .

Arizona has issues of its own, though. The Wildcats, after going 44-21 last year and reaching the College World Series, are far below . 500 five weeks into this season.

Arizona (7-13, 1-2 in the Big 12) hosts Texas Tech (13-7, 2-1) at 8 p. m. CDT Friday, March 20; 8 p.