2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

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2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Texas Tech Athletics logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
CB No. 7
Record16–3 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • J-Bob Thomas (8th season)
  • Matt Gardner (8th season)
  • Eric Gutierrez (2nd season)
Pitching coach Ray Hayward (8th season)
Home stadium Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Seasons
←  2019
2021  →
2020 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW 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 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]

Contents

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 - Redshirt.svg 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 - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 5 - Brian Klein - Senior
  • 13 - Cal Conley - Redshirt.svg 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 Tadlock Head coach8 Texas Tech
Matt GardnerAssistant coach8 Oklahoma State
J-Bob ThomasAssistant coach8 Abilene Christian
Ray Hayward Special assistant8 Oklahoma
Eric Gutierrez Volunteer Assistant Coach2 Texas Tech
Joe HughesDirector of operations8 Oklahoma
Bryan SimpsonAssistant Athletic Trainer - Baseball7 Hardin–Simmons
Shishir BhaktaEquipment manager21 Lubbock High School
Lyndee KieslingDirector of Player Development/Support Services4 Texas Tech
Tory StephensAssistant Athletics Director/Director of
Strength & Conditioning/Sports Nutrition		9 Texas Tech

Schedule and results

2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log: [5] 16–3
Regular season: 16–3
March: 6–2
DateTimeOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordBig 12 RecordRef
March 112:00 PMat #9 Florida State #5 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 4–3Sublette (1–0)Hare (0–1)Devine (1)4,27911–1—
March 33:00 PM [lower-alpha 1] UNLV #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 11–2Montgomery (3–0)Mattera (0–2)—3,08712–1—
March 42:00 PM UNLV #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 11–3Dobbins (2–0)Balko (0–1)—3,03213–1—
March 66:30 PM Rice #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 7–1Beeter (2–1)DeLeon (1–3)—4,43214–1—
March 72:00 PM Rice #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 19–12Sublette (2–0)Cienfuegos (1–1)—4,43215–1—
March 811:30 AM Rice #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 7–6 (11)Dallas (1–0)Rickett (0–1)—3,58716–1—
March 106:00 PMvs. #17 Mississippi State #4 MGM Park • Biloxi, MS 3–6Harding (1–0)Montgomery (3–1)Price (1)6,07616–2—
March 115:00 PMvs. #17 Mississippi State #4 MGM Park • Biloxi, MS 2–3Riley (1–0)Brustoski (0–1)Price (2)6,02916–3—
March 136:30 PM West Virginia #4 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX —
March 142:00 PM West Virginia #4 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX —
March 1512:30 PM West Virginia #4 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX —
March 177:00 PMat New Mexico State Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM ——
March 181:00 PMat New Mexico State Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM ——
March 206:30 PM Minnesota Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX ——
March 212:00 PM Minnesota Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX ——
March 2211:30 AM Minnesota Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX ——
March 246:30 PM Oregon Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX ——
March 252:00 PM Oregon Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX ——
March 276:30 PM Kansas State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX —
March 282:00 PM Kansas State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX —
March 291:00 PM Kansas State Dan 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

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234Final
Coaches' 33*3433
Baseball America 642222
Collegiate Baseball^314327
NCBWA†313222
D1Baseball665544

^ 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.

2020 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Clayton Beeter LHPB66 Los Angeles Dodgers
Bryce BonninRHP384 Cincinnati Reds

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