2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

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2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Texas Tech Athletics logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record30–17 (12–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • J-Bob Thomas (12th season)
  • Matt Gardner (11th season)
  • Eric Gutierrez (6th season)
Pitching coach Ray Hayward (12th season)
Home stadium Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Oklahoma  186 .7502917 .630
No. 19 Oklahoma State  159 .6253216 .667
Texas  159 .6253019 .612
West Virginia  159 .6252818 .609
Kansas  1311 .5422717 .614
Cincinnati  1311 .5422721 .563
Kansas State  1212 .5002819 .596
TCU  1314 .4812916 .644
UCF  1112 .4782915 .659
Texas Tech  1215 .4443020 .600
Baylor  915 .3752026 .435
Houston  617 .2612324 .489
BYU  618 .2501826 .409
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 6, 2024 [1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represents Texas Tech University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders play their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas and compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by twelfth-year head coach Tim Tadlock.

Contents

On February 23, in the series opener against Texas Southern, the Red Raiders scored 32 runs to break the program record for most runs in a single game. [2]

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 preseason poll was released on January 25. The Red Raiders were predicted to finish fourth in the conference. [3]

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1TCU143 (11)
2Texas131 (2)
3Oklahoma State119
4Texas Tech107
5Kansas State98
6Oklahoma85
West Virginia85
8Kansas67
9Houston56
10UCF45
11Baylor36
12BYU21
Cincinnati21

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Texas Tech
Alma Mater
Tim Tadlock Head coach12 Texas Tech University (1992)
J-Bob ThomasAssistant coach / Recruiting coordinator12 Abilene Christian University (2005)
Ray Hayward Special assistant / Pitching coach12 University of Oklahoma (1983)
Matt GardnerAssistant coach11 Oklahoma State University (2008)
Eric Gutierrez Director of operations6Texas Tech University (2016)

Roster

2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball roster
 

Pitchers

  •  8 Hudson Parker (RHP) – junior (6'0, 200)
  • 12 Cade McGee (RHP) – junior (6'1, 195)
  • 17 Parker Hutyra (RHP) – freshman (6'4, 195)
  • 18 Isaiah Rhodes (RHP) – senior (6'2, 173)
  • 19 Joe Sockwell (RHP) – freshman (6'2, 190)
  • 25 Owen Washburn (RHP) – junior (6'1, 200)
  • 28 Taber Fast (LHP) – sophomore (6'1, 205)
  • 29 Carson Priebe (RHP) – freshman (6'5, 225)
  • 30 Cole Kaase (RHP) – freshman (6'3, 225)
  • 31 Damian Bravo (RHP) – sophomore (6'2, 195)
  • 32 Trendan Parish (RHP) – junior (6'0, 175)
  • 33 Chanlder Coe (RHP) – freshman (6'6, 265)
  • 34 Zane Petty (RHP) – sophomore (6'1, 165)
  • 37 Carson Baugh (LHP) – junior (6'1, 175)
  • 38 Jacob Rogers (RHP) – sophomore (6'2, 200)
  • 41 Brady Trombello (RHP) – freshman (6'2, 180)
  • 42 Kyle Robinson (RHP) – junior (6'6, 210)
  • 43 Brendan Lysik (LHP) – junior (6'5, 225)
  • 44 Hudson Luce (LHP) – Redshirt.svg senior (6'7, 210)
  • 45 Derek Bridges (LHP) – senior (6'1, 230)
  • 46 Ryan Free (LHP) – senior (6'2, 190)
  • 48 Mac Heuer (RHP) – freshman (6'5, 265)
  • 51 Zach Erdman (LHP) – sophomore (6'2, 185)
  • 52 Josh Sanders (RHP) – senior (6'3, 180)
  • 54 Max Huffling (LHP) – senior (6'9, 255)
  • 56 Jack Washburn (RHP) – Redshirt.svg junior (6'2, 215)
 

Catchers

  •  4 Kevin Bazzellsophomore (6'1, 205)
  •  8 Hudson Parker – junior (6'0, 200)
  • 11 Davis Rivers – freshman (6'0, 195)
  • 26 Dylan Maxcey – sophomore (5'9, 165)
  • 35 Solen Munson – freshman (6'1, 200)

Infielders

  •  3 Tracer Lopez – sophomore (5'10, 155)
  •  4 Kevin Bazzell – sophomore (6'1, 205)
  •  5 T. J. Pompey – freshman (6'4, 200)
  •  7 Garet Boehm – freshman (6'3, 215)
  • 11 Davis Rivers – freshman (6'0, 195)
  • 12 Cade McGee – junior (6'1, 195)
  • 13 Gavin Kash – junior (6'3, 210)
  • 14 Travis Sanders – Redshirt.svg freshman (6'1, 185)
  • 15 Will Burns – sophomore (6'2, 180)
  • 16 Landon Stripling – freshman (6'0, 200)
  • 20 Austin Green – senior (6'0, 195)
  • 50 Drew Woodcox – senior (6'0, 205)

Outfielders

  •  2 Gage Harrelson – sophomore (6'3, 175)
  • 20 Austin Green – senior (6'0, 195)
  • 25 Owen Washburn – junior (6'1, 200)
  • 50 Drew Woodcox – senior (6'0, 205)
 

Schedule

2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log: 30–17
Regular season: 30–17
May: 0–0
DateTimeOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12Ref
May 36:30 p.m. Oklahoma Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX
May 42:00 p.m.OklahomaDan Law Field
Lubbock, TX
May 52:00 p.m.OklahomaDan Law Field
Lubbock, TX
May 106:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK
May 116:00 p.m.at Oklahoma StateO'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK
May 122:00 p.m.at Oklahoma StateO'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK
May 168:30 p.m.at Arizona State* Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Phoenix, AZ
May 173:00 p.m.vs. UNLV*Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Phoenix, AZ
May 178:30 p.m.at Arizona State*Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Phoenix, AZ
Post–season: 0–0
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled
Bold = Texas Tech team member

* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest. All times are in central time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches 2222*191725RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Baseball America 1817161424
Perfect Game24
NCBWA 2020181723RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball2019181724

* 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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