2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

The 2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represents Texas Tech University during the 2017 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. They are led by head coach Tim Tadlock, in his 5th season at Texas Tech.

2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Big 12 Conference co-champion
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
CB	No. 12
2017 record	42-13 (16-8 Big 12)
Head coach	Tim Tadlock (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Ray Hayward (5th season) J-Bob Thomas (5th season) Matt Gardner (5th season)
Home stadium	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park

2017 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Texas Tech  ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	8		.667			45	–	17		.726
No. 4 TCU  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	8		.667			50	–	18		.735
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍^y	12	–	11		.522			35	–	24		.593
Baylor  ‍‍‍^y	12	–	12		.500			34	–	23		.596
West Virginia  ‍‍‍^y	12	–	12		.500			36	–	26		.581
No. 28 Texas  ‍‍‍^y	11	–	12		.478			39	–	24		.619
Kansas  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			30	–	28		.517
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‡‍^y	8	–	14		.364			30	–	27		.526
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			29	–	26		.527
† – Conference champion ‡ – Conference Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Schedule and results

2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log[1]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record
Post-Season
Big 12 Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12T Record May 23 Oklahoma State Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK May 24 TBD Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK May 26 TBD Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Texas Tech team member

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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'[2]	19	19*	19*	9	6	3
Baseball America[3]	25	21	21	14	11	8
Collegiate Baseball^[4]	29	20	12	12	4	4
NCBWA†[5]	17	18	11	9	8	4
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^ 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.
* 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. "2017 Baseball Schedule". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
2. Baseball Coaches Poll
3. Baseball America College: Top 25
4. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
5. NCBWA Division I poll