{{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox college softball team |name = Texas Tech Red Raiders |founded = 1981 (45 years ago) |logo = Texas Tech Athletics logo.svg |logo_size = 120px |university = Texas Tech University |conference = Big 12 Conference |conference_short = Big 12 |division = |city = Lubbock |stateabb = TX |state = Texas |coach = Gerry Glasco |tenure = 2nd |stadium = Tracy Sellers Field |capacity = 1,181<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/texastech.com/documents/2024/2/10/2024_Quick_Fact.pdf |title=2024 Softball Schedule |date=February 10, 2024 |website=TexasTech.com |access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |nickname = Red Raiders |national_champion = |wcws_runnerup = 2025 |wcws = 2025, 2026 |super_regional = 2025, 2026 |ncaa_tourneys = 1999, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2025, 2026 |conference_tournament = 2025 |conference_champion = 2025, 2026 |CurrentSeason=2026 Texas Tech Red Raiders softball team}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/w-softbl/auto_pdf/SB_2011RecordBook.pdf | title=Texas Tech Softball Record Book | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/w-softbl/auto_pdf/SB_2011RecordBook.pdf | archive-date=2017-12-01}}</ref>
==History== ===Coaching history===
{| class="wikitable" |-style="text-align:center;" {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Texas Tech Red Raiders|Years|Coach|Record|%}} |- | 1981–1982 || Cindy Carleton || 12–37 || {{winpct|12|37}} |- | 1983–1985 || Kathy Welter || 64–51–3 || {{winpct|64|51|3}} |- | 1986–1995 || No Team || || |- | 1996–2000 || Renee Luers-Gillispie || 121–133–1 || {{winpct|121|133|1}} |- | 2000 || Carla Marchetti || 17–26 || {{winpct|17|26}} |- | 2001–2004 || Bobby Reeves || 94–141 || {{winpct|94|141}} |- | 2005–2008 || Teresa Wilson || 89–123 || {{winpct|89|123}} |- | 2009 || Amy Suiter || 15–42 || {{winpct|15|42}} |- | 2010–2014 || Shanon Hays|| 186–96 || {{winpct|186|96}} |- | 2015–2020 || Adrian Gregory || 157–147 || {{winpct|157|147}} |- | 2021–2022 || Sami Ward || 21–26 || {{winpct|21|26}} |- | 2023–2024 || Craig Snider || 60–43 || {{winpct|60|43}} |- | 2025–present || Gerry Glasco || 54–14 || {{winpct|54|14}} |- |}<ref>{{cite web |title=Texas Tech Softball Record Book |url=https://texastech.com/documents/2018/6/8/2019_RecordBook.pdf |website=TexasTech.com |publisher=Texas Tech University |access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/techathletics/docs/2013_sb_mediaguide/76 |title=2013 Texas Tech Softball Media Supplement |access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref>
==Coaching staff== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:93%;" |- {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Texas Tech Red Raiders|Name|Position coached|Consecutive season at<br />Texas Tech in current position}}
|- | Gerry Glasco || Head coach ||align=center| 2nd |- | Tara Archibald || Associate head coach ||align=center| 2nd |- | Hunter Veach || Assistant coach ||align=center| 2nd |- | Kayla Kowalik || Assistant coach ||align=center| 2nd |- | colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"|'''Reference:'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Texas Tech Softball Coaches |url=https://texastech.com/coaches.aspx?path=softball |website=TexasTech.com |publisher=Texas Tech University |access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> |}
==Notable players== ===National awards=== ;NFCA National Pitcher of the Year *NiJaree Canady (2025)
===Conference awards=== ;Big 12 Pitcher of the Year *NiJaree Canady (2025, 2026)
;Big 12 Coach of the Year *Gerry Glasco (2025, 2026)
==See also== *List of NCAA Division I softball programs
== References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{Official website}}
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