A short and sweet Morning Stake this morning.

On the Diamond

Texas Tech softball walloped Arizona State 18-0 setting a record for runs in a game in the Big 12 Championship. Texas Tech will take on Arizona at 11:00 a.m. today for the Big 12 Championship, set to broadcast on ESPN.

Texas Tech baseball dropped the series opener to UCF 7-2 as the bullpen wasn’t able to keep pace and the offense wasn’t able to muster more than 7 hits. Game 2 is set for 2:00 p.m. today.

On the Hardwood

Lady Raider basketball announced the hiring of Ashlee Villarreal as the Director of Basketball Operations. Villarreal graduated from Texas Tech in 2017 and was previously at Georgia Tech for the past 6 years.

On the Gridiron

ESPN’s Billy Tucker has the top newcomers for the Top 25 teams:

Top newcomer: Edge David Bailey (Transferred from Stanford)

Why: Bailey is the jewel of one of the nation’s most impressive transfer classes. The edge defender entered the portal after Stanford fired Troy Taylor in late March and had no shortage of suitors, ranking as the second-best prospect available this spring. The former four-star California native was a disruptive presence almost as soon as he stepped foot on campus in Stanford. He tallied 14.5 career sacks, including seven in 2024, as well as 22.5 career tackles for loss.

What to expect: One of the best front sevens in college football. The Red Raiders made a handful of notable additions, including bringing in another edge rusher in Romello Height (Georgia Tech), but Bailey is a cut above. He’s not the biggest at 6-foot-3, 250 pounds, but he’s plenty fast and explosive. He is similar to Abdul Carter, the No. 3 pick in this year’s NFL draft. Bailey is a strong, tightly wound burst of speed and power off the edge and can really do it as an every-down defender. He’s a stout and disruptive early-down run defender, and his ability to come off the corner to close on quarterbacks is as good as anyone in college football.

Get to know Romello Height: