2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

The 2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2020 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 8th year head coach Tim Tadlock. On March 12, the team announced the series against West Virginia would be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] A few days later it was announced that the remainder of the team's season would be cancelled.[3]

2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
CBNo. 7
2020 record16–3 (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)
2020 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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[4]
 

Pitchers

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

Catchers

  • 16 - Bo Willis - Freshman
  • 26 - Braxton Fulford - Junior

Infielders

  • 2 - Jace Jung - Freshman
  • 3 - T.J. Rumfield - Freshman
  • 5 - Brian Klein - Senior
  • 13 - Cal Conley - Freshman
  • 14 - Jared Cushing - Freshman
  • 15 - Parker Kelly - Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 1 - Dillon Carter - Freshman
  • 7 - Cody Masters - Junior
  • 20 - Max Marusak - Sophomore
  • 44 - Tanner O'Tremba - Sophomore

Utility

  • 4 - Dru Baker (INF/OF) - Sophomore
  • 8 - Kurt Wilson (OF/P) - Junior
  • 9 - Dylan Neuse (INF/OF) - Junior
  • 18 - Cole Stilwell (INF/C) - Sophomore
  • 19 - Easton Murrell (INF/OF) - Junior
  • 21 - Nate Rombach (C/INF) - Freshman
  

Coaching staff
2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders coaching staff[4]
NamePositionSeasons at
Texas Tech		Alma Mater
Tim TadlockHead Coach8Texas Tech
Matt GardnerAssistant Coach8Oklahoma State
J-Bob ThomasAssistant Coach8Abilene Christian
Ray HaywardSpecial Assistant8Oklahoma
Eric GutierrezVolunteer Assistant Coach2Texas Tech
Joe HughesDirector of Operations8Oklahoma
Bryan SimpsonAssistant Athletic Trainer - Baseball7Hardin–Simmons
Shishir BhaktaEquipment Manager21Lubbock High School
Lyndee KieslingDirector of Player Development/Support Services4Texas Tech
Tory StephensAssistant Athletics Director/Director of
Strength & Conditioning/Sports Nutrition		9Texas Tech

Schedule and results
2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log:[5] 16–3
Regular Season: 16–3
March: 6–2
Date Time Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record Ref
March 112:00 PMat #9 Florida State#5Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL4–3Sublette (1–0)Hare (0–1)Devine (1)4,27911–1—
March 33:00 PM[lower-alpha 1]UNLV#5Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX11–2Montgomery (3–0)Mattera (0–2)—3,08712–1—
March 42:00 PMUNLV#5Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX11–3Dobbins (2–0)Balko (0–1)—3,03213–1—
March 66:30 PMRice#5Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX7–1Beeter (2–1)DeLeon (1–3)—4,43214–1—
March 72:00 PMRice#5Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX19–12Sublette (2–0)Cienfuegos (1–1)—4,43215–1—
March 811:30 AMRice#5Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX7–6 (11)Dallas (1–0)Rickett (0–1)—3,58716–1—
March 106:00 PMvs. #17 Mississippi State#4MGM Park • Biloxi, MS3–6Harding (1–0)Montgomery (3–1)Price (1)6,07616–2—
March 115:00 PMvs. #17 Mississippi State#4MGM Park • Biloxi, MS2–3Riley (1–0)Brustoski (0–1)Price (2)6,02916–3—
March 136:30 PMWest Virginia#4Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX—
March 142:00 PMWest Virginia#4Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX—
March 1512:30 PMWest Virginia#4Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX—
March 177:00 PMat New Mexico StateSanta Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM——
March 181:00 PMat New Mexico StateSanta Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM——
March 206:30 PMMinnesotaDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX——
March 212:00 PMMinnesotaDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX——
March 2211:30 AMMinnesotaDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX——
March 246:30 PMOregonDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX——
March 252:00 PMOregonDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX——
March 276:30 PMKansas StateDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX—
March 282:00 PMKansas StateDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX—
March 291:00 PMKansas StateDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX—
Post–season: 0–0
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled
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.[6]

Rankings
See also: 2020 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 Final 
Coaches' 3 3* 3* 4 3 3 
Baseball America 6 4 2 2 2 2 
Collegiate Baseball^ 3 1 4 3 2 7 
NCBWA† 3 1 3 2 2 2 
D1Baseball 6 6 5 5 4 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 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. "Texas Tech - West Virginia Series Postponed". Texas Tech Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  3. Williams, Don (April 10, 2020). "A look into the future: Tech's 2021 schedule mostly set, but Tadlock has concerns over virus, questions about Big 12 slate". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. "2020 Baseball Roster". Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. "2020 Baseball Scheudle". Texas Tech University Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  6. "Rain chances move up Tech baseball game time". KCBD. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.


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