Tim Tadlock likes to tinker.
The Texas Tech coach is never satisfied with the status quo.
He always simply wants his team to get better each and every game and, heck, like he repeats time and time again — each and every at-bat.
And, although, the Red Raiders started slower than he or the majority fans at Rip Griffin Park would have like, they are better for it.
Texas Tech (26-15, 9-6 Big 12) has won seven of its last eight games, including five of six in the Big 12 as it enters a crucial weekend series against ninth-ranked Oklahoma State (27-13, 10-5).