2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

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2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Texas Tech Athletics logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
CB No. 6
Record45–20 (15–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Hayward (6th season)
  • J-Bob Thomas (6th season)
  • Matt Gardner (6th season)
Home stadium Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 7 Texas  y1770 .70842230 .646
Oklahoma State  y1680 .66731261 .543
No. 6 Texas Tech  y1590 .62545200 .692
No. 24 Oklahoma  y14100 .58338250 .603
Baylor  y13110 .54237210 .638
TCU  10130 .43533230 .589
West Virginia  9150 .37529270 .518
Kansas  8150 .34827300 .474
Kansas State  5190 .20823310 .426
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2018 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 6th year head coach Tim Tadlock.

Contents

Previous season

The 2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team finished the regular season with a 42–13 (16–8) record and tied with TCU for first place in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Red Raiders were eliminated from the 2017 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament in game 3 after a 7–12 loss to West Virginia. [2] Tech received a bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, losing to Sam Houston State in games 3 and 4 of the regionals.

Personnel

Roster

2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster [3]
 

Pitchers

  • 12 – John Henry Gonzalez (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 14 – Jake McDonald (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 16 – Josh Jung (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 17 – John McMillon (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 21 – Erikson Lanning (LHP) – Junior
  • 23 – Connor Queen (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 28 – Ty Harpenau (RHP) – Junior
  • 29 – Clayton Beeter (RHP) – Freshman
  • 30 – Davis Martin (RHP) – Junior
  • 31 – Caleb Freeman (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 32 – Caleb Kilian (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 33 – Dane Haveman (LHP) – Sophomore
  • 34 – Ryan Shetter (RHP) – Junior
  • 37 – Andrew Davis (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 38 – Nick Candelari (RHP) – Freshman
  • 41 – Dylan Dusek (LHP) – Senior
  • 42 – Richard Gilbert (LHP) – Freshman
  • 45 – Jose Quezada (RHP) – Senior
  • 47 – Steven Gingery (LHP) – Junior
  • 49 – Ryan Sublette (RHP) – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 19 – Clay Koezler – Sophomore
  • 26 – Braxton Fulord – Freshman
  • 35 - Zayne Willems – Junior

Infielders

  • 2 – Gabe Holt – Freshman
  • 3 – Micheal Davis – Senior
  • 4 – Grant Little – Sophomore
  • 5 – Brian Klein – Sophomore
  • 8 – Kurt Wilson – Freshman
  • 11 – Cameron Warren – Junior
  • 15 – Parker Kelley – Freshman
  • 16 – Josh Jung – Sophomore
  • 18 – Zach Rheams – Senior
  • 20 – KC Simonich – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – Cody Farhat – Junior
  • 7 – Cody Masters – Freshman
  • 9 – Connor Beck – Senior
  • 11 – Cameron Warren – Junior
  • 17 – John McMillonSophomore
  • 20 – KC Simonich – Freshman
 

Schedule and results

2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log: [4] 45–20 (Home 27–6; Away 15–10; Neutral 4–4)
Regular season: 38–15 (Home 22–5; Away 15–10; Neutral 1–0)
Post–season: 7–5
College World Series: 1–2
DateTimeOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordCWSRef
June 176:00 PMvs. #2 (1) Florida #6 (9) TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE 6–3Shetter (6–0) Singer (12–2)19,10045–181–0
June 202:30 PMvs. #4 (5) Arkansas #6 (9) TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE 4–7Loseke (4–2)Martin (7–6)13,63745–191–1
June 217:00 PMvs. #2 (1) Florida #6 (9) TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE 6–9Leftwich (5–5)Killian (9–3) Byrne (16)24,80645–201–2
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Texas Tech team member

"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

NCAA tournament

Lubbock Regional

June 1, 2018 1:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 101 °F (38 °C), sunny
Team123456789 R H E
(4) New Mexico State001000010280
(1) Texas Tech30200040X9110
WP: Ryan Shetter (5–0)   LP: Jonathan Groff (11–3)
Attendance: 4,341
June 2, 2018 7:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 89 °F (32 °C), mostly sunny
Team123456789 R H E
(2) Louisville001100002481
(1) Texas Tech00330220X10102
WP: Caleb Kilian (9–1)   LP: Nick Bennett (8–2)   Sv: Ty Harpenau (3)
Attendance: 4,563
June 3, 2018 6:24 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 86 °F (30 °C), partly cloudy
Team123456789 R H E
(1) Texas Tech41000001011141
(2) Louisville0000111306133
WP: Davis Martin (7–5)   LP: Reid Detmers (4–2)
Attendance: 4,628

Lubbock Super Regional

June 9, 2018 2:05 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 91 °F (33 °C), mostly cloudy
Team123456789 R H E
Duke010020100481
#6 Texas Tech00002112X6110
WP: Jose Quezada (5–2)   LP: Jack Labosky (3–1)   Sv: Ty Harpenau (4)
Attendance: 4,818
June 10, 2018 6:16 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 86 °F (30 °C), mostly cloudy
Team123456789 R H E
#6 Texas Tech000000110290
Duke00046001X11161
WP: Graeme Stinson (5–1)   LP: Caleb Kilian (9–2)
Attendance: 4,818
June 11, 2018 3:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 96 °F (36 °C), sunny
Team123456789 R H E
Duke0001010002100
#6 Texas Tech00120012X6132
WP: Ty Harpenau (7–2)   LP: Matt Dockman (0–1)
Attendance: 4,474

College World Series

First round

June 17, 2018 8:56 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 86 °F (30 °C), clear
Team123456789 R H E
(9) Texas Tech0001220016121
(1) Florida001000200351
WP: Ryan Shetter (6–0)   LP: Brady Singer (12–2)
Attendance: 19,100

Second round

June 20, 2018 2:30 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 71 °F (22 °C), cloudy
Team123456789 R H E
(5) Arkansas2102000207121
(9) Texas Tech000020002460
WP: Barrett Loseke (4–2)   LP: Davis Martin (7–6)
Attendance: 13,637
June 21, 2018 7:05 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 74 °F (23 °C), partly cloudy
Team123456789 R H E
(1) Florida0001220319122
(9) Texas Tech0000003306121
WP: Jack Leftwich (5–5)   LP: Caleb Killian (9–3)   Sv: Michael Byrne (16)
Attendance: 24,806

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [5] 3 (1)3 (1)*3 (1)*3597545481011111111115
Baseball America [6] 55558111176549101071010105
Collegiate Baseball^ [7] 554491711121415111619191313666
NCBWA [8] 333351085443910141113555

^ 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.

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