Red Raiders to start lefty transfer vs. Arkansas

Texas Tech coach Tim Tadlock watches from third base during a College World Series game against Arkansas on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb.FAYETTEVILLE — Texas Tech plans to start redshirt senior left-handed pitcher Patrick Monteverde against Arkansas on Saturday at the College Baseball Showdown.

The Razorbacks have announced they will start junior right hander Zebulon Vermillion for the game that is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

Monteverde (6-2, 190 pounds) is a transfer from Division-II Seton Hill in Pennsylvania, where he pitched sparingly the past two years. Monteverde missed most of the 2019 season after requiring…