2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #13
2015 record 7–1 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach Tim Tadlock (3rd year)
Assistant coach Ray Hayward (3rd year)
Assistant coach J-Bob Thomas (3rd year)
Home stadium Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 Oklahoma State 8 – 4   .667     24 – 12   .667
#23 Oklahoma 8 – 4   .667     24 – 15   .615
#8 TCU 7 – 5   .583     27 – 8   .771
#27 Texas Tech 7 – 5   .583     23 – 14   .622
Texas 6 – 6   .500     19 – 18   .514
West Virginia 4 – 5   .444     21 – 13   .618
Kansas State 4 – 8   .333     17 – 18   .486
Baylor 4 – 8   .333     14 – 22   .389
Kansas 3 – 6   .333     15 – 2   .882
‡ – Tournament champion
As of April 16, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team will represent Texas Tech University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders will play their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Tim Tadlock, in his 3rd season at Texas Tech.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Red Raiders finished the season 4th in the Big 12 with a record of 45–21, 14–10 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in the first round. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were placed in the Coral Gables regional, along with host Miami (FL), Columbia, and Bethune-Cookman. In their first game, the Red Raiders defeated Columbia, 3–2, and advanced to the next leg, where they defeated Miami (FL), 3–0. In the regional final, Texas Tech was again matched up with Miami, and dropped the first game by a score of 1–2 in 10 innings. In the second game, the Red Raiders rebounded to beat the Hurricanes 4–0 and advanced to the Super Regional. As hosts of the Super Regional, the Red Raiders defeated College of Charleston in two games, both by a score of 1–0, to advance to their first ever College World Series.

In the College World Series, Texas Tech was eliminated quickly, after only two games, losing first to conference opponent TCU, 2–3, then to Ole Miss, 1–2. They finished the season with a record of 45–21.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 - Patrick Mahomes II - Freshman
  • 13 - Dalton Brown - Junior
  • 14 - Dominic Moreno - Senior
  • 18 - Quinn Carpenter - Junior
  • 19 - Jackson Lancaster - Freshman
  • 20 - Cameron Smith - Senior
  • 32 - Justin Bethurd - Junior
  • 34 - Corey Taylor - Senior
  • 35 - Matt Withrow - Junior
  • 36 - Ty Damron - Sophomore
  • 37 - Matt Custred - Junior
  • 38 - Johnathon Tripp - Junior
  • 41 - Dylan Dusek - Sophomore
  • 42 - Parker Mushinski - Freshman
  • 43 - Garrett Bruce - Junior
  • 44 - Ryan Moseley - Sophomore
  • 45 - Heath Herrington - Senior
  • 48 - Sean Thompson - Sophomore
  • 55 - Jacob Patterson - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 15 - Kholeton Sanchez - Junior
  • 16 - Tyler Floyd - Junior
  • 26 - Hunter Southerland - Sophomore
  • 31 - Nick Marshall - Junior

Infielders

  • 1 - Tim Proudfoot - Senior
  • 2 - Orlando Garcia - Freshman
  • 3 - Michael Davis - Freshman
  • 4 - Cory Raley - Junior
  • 7 - Ryan Long - Sophomore
  • 8 - Tanner Gardner - Freshman
  • 9 - William Hairston - Sophomore
  • 12 - Eric Gutierrez - Junior
  • 21 - Bryant Burleson - Senior
  • 25 - Hunter Hargrove - Sophomore
  • 28 - Landon Darwin - Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 10 - Tyler Neslony - Junior
  • 11 - Stephen Smith - Sophomore
  • 17 - Zach Davis - Junior
  • 29 - Anthony Lyons - Sophomore
  

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at
Texas Tech		 Alma Mater
Tim Tadlock Head Coach 3 Texas Tech University (1992)
Ray Hayward Assistant Coach 3 University of Oklahoma (1983)
J-Bob Thomas Assistant Coach 3 Abilene Christian University (2005)

Season

February

Texas Tech opened its season with a four-game series against West Coast Conference foe San Francisco. In the opening game of the series on February 13, the Red Raiders rebounded from an early 0–3 deficit, but scored six runs in the third inning, powering their way to a 9–7 Opening Day victory.[3]

Schedule

Legend
 Texas Tech win
 Texas Tech loss
 Postponement
BoldTexas Tech team member
2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches' 13 13*  
Baseball America 5  
Collegiate Baseball^ 9  
NCBWA† 12

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* Coaches' does not release a week 1 poll so for comparison purposes the pre-season poll ranking is inserted in the week 1 slot.

Awards and honors

Eric Gutierrez

References

  1. ↑ "2014–15 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Texas Tech Defeats San Francisco on Opening Day". texastech.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Div. I Pre-Season All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Preseason College All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved January 9, 2015.