2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

The 2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team was led by 7th year head coach Tim Tadlock.

2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
CBNo. 4
2019 record46–20 (16–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • J-Bob Thomas (7th season)
  • Matt Gardner (7th season)
  • Eric Gutierrez (1st season)
Home stadiumDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
(Capacity: 4,432)
2019 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Texas Tech ‍†‍‍y 16–8 .667  46–20 .697
No. 23 Baylor ‍‍‍y 14–8 .636  35–19 .648
No. 11 Oklahoma State ‍‍‡‍y 14–9 .609  40–21 .656
No. 27 West Virginia ‍‍‍y 13–11 .542  38–22 .633
Kansas ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  32–26 .552
TCU ‍‍‍y 11–13 .458  34–28 .548
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  33–23 .589
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  25–33 .431
Texas ‍‍‍ 7–16 .304  27–27 .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Previous season

The 2018 team finished the regular season with a 38–15 (15–9) record, finishing in 3rd place in the Big 12. The Red Raiders were eliminated from the Conference Tournament in game 3 after a 4–12 loss to West Virginia. For the NCAA Tournament, the team defeated New Mexico and Louisville in the Lubbock Regional, then defeated Duke in game 3 of the Lubbock Super Regional and advanced to the College World Series. The Red Raiders defeated Florida in game 1, then lost to Arkansas in game 2 before being eliminated by Florida in game 3.

Roster
2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster
 

Pitchers

  • 8 – Kurt Wilson (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 10 – Mason Montgomery (LHP) – Freshman
  • 13 – Cade Farr (LHP) – Freshman
  • 14 – Jake McDonald (RHP) – Junior
  • 17 – John McMillon (RHP) – Junior
  • 21 – Erikson Lanning (LHP) – Senior
  • 25 – Connor Queen (RHP) – Junior
  • 28 – Taylor Floyd (RHP) – Junior
  • 29 – Clayton Beeter (RHP) – Freshman
  • 30 – Trey Garlett (RHP) – Freshman
  • 31 – Caleb Freeman (RHP) – Junior
  • 32 – Caleb Kilian (RHP) – Junior
  • 33 – Dane Haveman (LHP) – Junior
  • 34 – Micah Dallas (RHP) – Freshman
  • 40 – Bryce Bonnin (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 42 – Hunter Dobbins (RHP) – Freshman
  • 47 – Carson Carter (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 49 – Ryan Sublette (RHP) – Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 1 – Mason Minzey – Freshman
  • 18 – Cole Stilwell – Freshman
  • 26 – Braxton Fulord – Sophomore
  • 36 – Doug Facendo – Junior

Infielders

  • 3 – T.J. Rumfield – Freshman
  • 4 – Dru Baker – Freshman
  • 5 – Brian Klein – Junior
  • 11 – Cameron Warren – Senior
  • 15 – Parker Kelley – Sophomore
  • 16 – Josh Jung – Junior
  • 19 – Easton Murrell – Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 2 – Gabe Holt – Sophomore
  • 7 – Cody Masters – Sophomore
  • 9 – Dylan Neuse – Sophomore
  • 17 – John McMillon – Junior
  • 20 – Max Marusak – Freshman
  

Schedule and results
2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log:[2] 46–20
Regular Season: 36–15
Post–season: 10–5
College World Series: 2–2
Date Time Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Ref
June 151:00 PMMichigan#8TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE3–5Kauffmann (11–6)Dallas (7–1)Criswell (2)24,14844–190–1
June 171:00 PM#5 Arkansas#8TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE5–4McMillon (4–3)Scroggins (3–2)Floyd (4)19,23645–191–1
June 196:00 PMFlorida State#8TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE4–1Bonnin (7–1)Grady (9–6)Floyd (5)24,10446–192–1
June 211:00 PMMichigan#8TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE3–15Kauffmann (12–6)Dallas (7–2)Criswell (3)20,94446–202–2
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 or NCAA Regional, respectively.

NCAA Tournament

Lubbock Regional
May 31, 2019 3:06 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 80 °F (27 °C), cloudy
Team123456789RHE
(4) Army000001001261
(1) Texas Tech32102030X11161
WP: Micah Dallas (6–0)   LP: Daniel Burggraaf (5–3)
Attendance: 4,432
June 1, 2019 4:36 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 88 °F (31 °C), cloudy
Team123456789RHE
(2) Dallas Baptist000020000271
(1) Texas Tech030000000362
WP: Taylor Floyd (5–3)   LP: Jordan Martinson (8–4)
Attendance: 4,567
June 2, 2019 6:26 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 85 °F (29 °C), clear
Team123456789RHE
(2) Dallas Baptist000020000050
(1) Texas Tech30000000X360
WP: Bryce Bonnin (6–1)   LP: Cole Reeves (1–2)   Sv: John McMillon (2)
Attendance: 4,679

Lubbock Super Regional
June 7, 2019 2:06  (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 85 °F (29 °C), clear
Team123456789RHE
#9 Oklahoma State000210210691
#8 Texas Tech02130011X8112
WP: Micah Dallas (7–0)   LP: Jensen Elliott (10–4)   Sv: John McMillon (3)
Attendance: 4,732
June 8, 2019 5:00 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 92 °F (33 °C), clear
Team123456789RHE
#8 Texas Tech0010011115110
#9 Oklahoma State100020021671
WP: Ben Leeper (4–3)   LP: Clayton Beeter (0–3)
Attendance: 4,833
June 9, 2019 5:00 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 63 °F (17 °C), cloudy
Team123456789RHE
#9 Oklahoma State010020120671
#8 Texas Tech00211004X8101
WP: John McMillon (3–3)   LP: Ben Leeper (4–4)   Sv: Dane Haveman (3)
Attendance: 4,782

College World Series
June 15, 2019 1:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 81 °F (27 °C), cloudy
Team123456789RHE
Michigan103000100580
#8 Texas Tech002001000391
WP: Karl Kauffmann (11–6)   LP: Micah Dallas (7–1)   Sv: Jeff Criswell (2)
Attendance: 24,148
June 17, 2019 1:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 82 °F (28 °C), cloudy
Team123456789RHE
#5 Arkansas012000010480
#8 Texas Tech00021101X590
WP: John McMillon (4–3)   LP: Cody Scroggins (3–2)   Sv: Taylor Floyd (4)
Attendance: 19,236
June 19, 2019 6:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 78 °F (26 °C), cloudy
Team123456789RHE
#8 Texas Tech000101020491
Florida State000100000130
WP: Bryce Bonnin (7–1)   LP: Conor Grady (9–6)   Sv: Taylor Floyd (5)
Attendance: 24,104
June 21, 2019 1:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 71 °F (22 °C), cloudy
Team123456789RHE
#8 Texas Tech030000000372
Michigan22210521X15140
WP: Karl Kauffmann (12–6)   LP: Micah Dallas (7–2)   Sv: Jeff Criswell (3)
Attendance: 20,944

Rankings
See also: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball 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' 4 4* 4* 12 9 17 13 14 13 18 17 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 
Baseball America 8 8 8 11 9 13 11 11 11 16 15 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 
Collegiate Baseball^ 4 4 4 10 7 18 14 15 19 23 21 16 15 15 12 13 9 5 4 
NCBWA† 3 6 6 11 8 13 11 12 11 16 17 10 9 8 7 6 7 6 4 
D1Baseball 3 3 3 14 11 19 18 17 15 22 18 11 10 10 10 8 10 8 4

^ 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. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. "2019 Baseball Scheudle". Texas Tech University Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  3. "Tech baseball cancels Monday game". KCBD. February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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