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2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
CBNo. 3
Record16–1 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • J-Bob Thomas (8th season)
  • Matt Gardner (8th season)
  • Eric Gutierrez (2nd season)
Pitching coachRay Hayward (8th season)
Home stadiumDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
(Capacity: 4,432)
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 0 0   16 3   .842
No. 22 Texas  ‍‍‍ 0 0   14 3   .824
No. 13 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 0 0   14 4   .778
TCU  ‍‍‍ 0 0   11 4   .733
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   13 5   .722
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 0 0   11 5   .688
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 0 0   10 6   .625
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   10 7   .588
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 0 0   7 10   .412
‡ – Tournament champion
As of March 15, 2020[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represents Texas Tech University during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders play their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team is led by 8th year head coach Tim Tadlock.

Previous season

The 2019 team finished the regular season with a 36–15 record (16–8 in conference play), finishing first in the Big 12. In the conference tournament, the team went 3–2 and were eliminated in game 5 by West Virginia. The Red Raiders finished the NCAA Tournament 5–1, with their only loss being in game 5 against conference rival Oklahoma State. The team advanced to the College World Series, but lost 3–5 to Michigan in game 1. The Red Raiders defeated #5 Arkansas 5–4 in game 2 and defeated Florida State 4–1 in game 3. In game 4, Texas Tech was eliminated by Michigan in a lopsided 3–15 defeat. The team finished with an overall record of 46–20.

Personnel

Roster

2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 8 – Kurt Wilson (RHP) – Junior
  • 10 – Mason Montgomery (LHP) – Sophomore
  • 11 – Andrew Devine (RHP) – Freshman
  • 17 – John McMillon (RHP) – Senior
  • 25 – Conner Queen (RHP) – Senior
  • 29 – Clayton Beeter (RHP) – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 31 – Austin Becker (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 33 – Jakob Brustoski (LHP) – Junior
  • 34 – Micah Dallas (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 35 – Brandon Hendrix (RHP) – Freshman
  • 38 – Tyler Hamilton (RHP) – Freshman
  • 40 – Bryce Bonnin (RHP) – Junior
  • 42 – Hunter Dobbins (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 43 – Jon Barrera (LHP) – Freshman
  • 46 – Riley Ramsey (RHP) – Junior
  • 47 – Eli Riechmann (LHP) – Sophomore
  • 49 – Ryan Sublette (RHP) – Junior
 

Catchers

  • 16 – Bo Willis – Freshman
  • 18 – Cole Stilwell – Sophomore
  • 21 – Nate Rombach – Freshman
  • 26 – Braxton Fulford – Junior

Infielders

  • 3 – T.J. Rumfield – Redshirt Freshman
  • 4 – Dru Baker – Sophomore
  • 5 – Brian Klein – Senior
  • 9 – Dylan Neuse – Junior
  • 13 – Cal Conley – Redshirt Freshman
  • 14 – Jared Cushing – Freshman
  • 15 – Parker Kelly – Junior
  • 18 – Cole Stilwell – Sophomore
  • 19 – Easton Murrell – Junior
  • 21 – Nate Rombach – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – Dillon Carter – Freshman
  • 4 – Dru Baker – Sophomore
  • 7 – Cody Masters – Junior
  • 8 – Kurt Wilson – Junior
  • 9 – Dylan Neuse – Junior
  • 19 – Easton Murrell – Junior
  • 20 – Max Marusak – Sophomore
  • 44 – Tanner O'Tremba – Sophomore
 

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Texas Tech Alma mater
Tim Tadlock Head coach 8th Texas Tech
Matt Gardner Assistant head coach 8th Oklahoma State
J-Bob Thomas Assistant head coach 8th Abilene Christian
Eric Gutierrez Assistant head coach 2nd Texas Tech
Ray Hayward Pitching coach 8th Oklahoma
Joe Hughes Director of operations 8th Oklahoma
Bryan Simpson Associate athletic trainer 7th Hardin–Simmons
Shishir Bhakta Equipment manager 21st Lubbock High School
Lyndee Kiesling Director of player development 4th Texas Tech
Tory Stephens Director of strength & conditioning 9th Texas Tech

Schedule and results

2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log:[3] 16–1
Regular Season: 16–1
March: 6–0
Date Time Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record Ref
March 1 12:00 PM at #9 Florida State #5 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser StadiumTallahassee, FL 4–3 Sublette (1–0) Hare (0–1) Devine (1) 4,279 11–1 [12]
March 3 3:00 PM[a] UNLV #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX 11–2 Montgomery (3–0) Mattera (0–2) 3,087 12–1 [13]
March 4 2:00 PM UNLV #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX 11–3 Dobbins (2–0) Balko (0–1) 3,032 13–1 [14]
March 6 6:30 PM Rice #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX 7–1 Beeter (2–1) DeLeon (1–3) 4,432 14–1 [15]
March 7 2:00 PM Rice #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX 19–12 Sublette (2–0) Cienfuegos (1–1) 4,432 15–1 [16]
March 8 11:30 AM Rice #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX 7–6 (11) Dallas (1–0) Rickett (0–1) 3,587 16–1 [17]
March 10 6:00 PM vs. Mississippi State MGM ParkBiloxi, MS
March 11 5:00 PM vs. Mississippi State MGM ParkBiloxi, MS
March 13 6:30 PM West Virginia Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX
March 14 2:00 PM West Virginia Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX
March 15 12:30 PM West Virginia Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX
March 17 7:00 PM at New Mexico State Santa Ana Star FieldAlbuquerque, NM
March 18 1:00 PM at New Mexico State Santa Ana Star FieldAlbuquerque, NM
March 20 6:30 PM Minnesota Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX
March 21 2:00 PM Minnesota Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX
March 22 11:30 AM Minnesota Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX
March 24 6:30 PM Oregon Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX
March 25 2:00 PM Oregon Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX
March 27 6:30 PM Kansas State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX
March 28 2:00 PM Kansas State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX
March 29 1:00 PM Kansas State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX
Post–season: 0–0
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Texas Tech team member

"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament.

Notes

  1. ^ First pitch for this game was originally scheduled for 6:30 PM but was moved up to 3:00 PM due to rain.[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'33*43
Baseball America64222
Collegiate Baseball^31432
NCBWA3132
D1Baseball66554

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. ^ "2020 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Baseball Roster". Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Baseball Scheudle". Texas Tech University Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Rain chances move up Tech baseball game time". KCBD. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.