Combat is a leading developer, designer and manufacturer of composite baseball and softball bats. Led by a world-class team of engineers, the company has a diverse portfolio of intellectual property and advanced composite technologies that has been advancing athletes' performance on the field since 1994. Combat's innovative products are in use at the grassroots level to the elite professional ranks worldwide. Bauer Performance Sports Ltd., the parent company of Combat, is a publically-traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange whose affiliates market products under the BAUER, MISSION, MAVERIK, CASCADE, INARIA and COMBAT brand names.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Texas Tech University . The women's basketball team uses the name Lady Raiders; however, the school's other women's teams use the "Red Raiders" name. The university's athletic program fields teams in 15 varsity sports and 30 club sports. The Masked Rider and Raider Red serve as the mascots representing the teams, and the school colors are red and black. Texas Tech participates in the NCAA Division I and is a founding member of the Big 12 Conference.