The Red Raiders may have the best one-two pitching punch in the country, but head coach Gerry Glasco says the offense isn't there yet.
LUBBOCK, Texas - Make no mistake, the pitching of Texas Tech softball will remain the lifeline of the team as long as generational talent NiJaree Canady is on the roster, but even with Kaitlyn Terry also having a fantastic season in the circle and the No. 2-ranked Red Raiders holding a 22-1 record, head coach Gerry Glasco isn't satisfied.
He's most on edge about the team's hitting. That reaction comes even despite Texas Tech sweeping their home-opening weekend slate at the Jeannie McHaney Memorial Classic, where at times the offensive was just as much of a story as the defense.
Canady and Terry shined with back-to-back no hitters in Saturday's double-header. The offense did its job to only allow one game to go the distance and avoid ending in a mercy rule win as the pitching dominated.
The home-opener Thursday was a 24-0 onslaught over Abilene Christian in five innings and Friday saw a victory over North Texas 10-2 in five.
Saturday Canady no-hit Texas A&M Corpus Christi in an 18-0 win for Tech, and Terry followed suit going five innings against Detroit Mercy and not allowing a hit in the 9-0 win.
The Red Raiders finished Sunday beating Texas A&M Corpus Christi 24-1 and getting past North Texas 7-2 in the only full seven-inning ball game of the weekend.
"I don't think we're at where we need to be," Glasco said about his team's hitting. "I think their expectation of what they can do, they need to raise the bar. I think we can hit with more power than what they realize as a ball club, and that's what they've been preaching all weekend."
Texas Tech's team batting average sits at .411 - No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference. They outscored their opponents 92-5 in the six games to begin play at Rocky Johnson Field and set program records for home runs (8) and total hits (24) in a game (Sunday vs. TAMUCC).
The team ranks inside the top 10 nationally in average, runs, hits, home runs, runs batted in, and slugging percentage.
If Glasco believes there can be even more where came from, that's a frightening warning to the rest of the country.
Up next for the Red Raiders is a three-game series at Houston with one game each day from March 6-8. Texas Tech then trips over Tarleton State for a midweek game on Tuesday March 10 before returning home to face Arizona on March 13.