No. 8 Texas Tech to host No. 9 Stanford in Super Regional

Texas Tech’s Nate Rombach (21) bats in the fifth inning during an NCAA baseball game against Mississippi State on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Arlington,…

Texas Tech’s Nate Rombach (21) bats in the fifth inning during an NCAA baseball game against Mississippi State on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. Mississippi State won 11-5. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)

by: Erin Reynolds

Posted: Jun 8, 2021 / 11:10 AM CDT

Updated: Jun 8, 2021 / 11:10 AM CDT

LUBBOCK, Tx (ABC Big 2/Fox 24) – For the third-straight season, the final stop before the College World Series will run through Lubbock.

After sweeping its Regional, No. 8 Texas Tech will host No. 9 Stanford at Rip Griffin Park starting Friday at 2 p.m. It will be a best of three series, with Game Two scheduled at 2 p.m. Saturday and a Game Three scheduled for Sunday if necessary.

Texas Tech started postseason play with a 6-3 win over Army before moving onto a 7-2 win over North Carolina. The Red Raiders won the Lubbock Regional for the third-straight season with a 8-2 win over No. 21 UCLA in the finals.

Stanford beat UC Irvine in a deciding game 7 Monday night to win the Stanford Regional. It’s the first time the Cardinals will play in Lubbock.

The winner of the series will earn a bid to Omaha for the College World Series.