2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

The 2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season in the United States of America. 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 Dan Spencer in his fourth and final season as the team's head coach.

2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record29–26 (7–17 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Hitting coachJim Horner (2nd season)
Home stadiumDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Baylor ‍‍‍y 20 4   .833 49 17   .742
No. 19 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 16 8   .667 43 18   .705
Texas ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 30 22   .577
No. 13 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 13 10   .565 42 25   .627
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 32 25   .561
Missouri ‍‍y 10 14   .417 33 28   .541
Kansas ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 24 34   .414
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 27 31   .466
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 29 26   .527
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The team finished with an overall record of 29–26, but went 7–17 in conference play, winning only one series in Big 12 play.[2] Spencer was fired following the season, finishing his tenure at Texas Tech with an overall record of 115–112 and a Big 12 record of 44–61.[3] Associate head coach Tim Tadlock would be promoted to head coach.

Previous season

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The 2011 team finished with an overall record of 33–25. The team went 12–15 in Big 12 play, finishing in 7th place. The Red Raiders were invited to the Big 12 Tournament. Texas Tech lost game one 5–10 to Texas A&M and were eliminated by Oklahoma, 1–3, in game two.

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Texas Tech
Alma Mater
Dan Spencer Head coach 4 Portland State University (1990)
Tim Tadlock Associate head coach / Recruiting coordinator 1 Texas Tech University (1992)
Jim Horner Assistant coach / Hitting coach 2 Washington State University (1996)
Andy Jarvis Volunteer assistant coach 5 Oregon State University (2003)

Roster

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2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 David Paiz (RHP) – sophomore (6'3)
  • 15 Duke Schamann (RHP) –   sophomore (6'4)
  • 16 Trey Masek (RHP) – sophomore (6'0)
  • 20 Jamen Parten (RHP) – junior (6'2)
  • 25 Andre Wheeler (LHP) – sophomore (6'1)
  • 26 Jerad McCrummen (RHP) – junior (6'1)
  • 28 Ben Flora (LHP) – senior (5'11)
  • 29 Scott Erzinger (LHP) –   junior (6'3)
  • 30 Aaron Corwin (RHP) – junior (5'11)
  • 31 Ryan Bielitz (LHP) – freshman (6'2)
  • 32 Shane Broyles (RHP) – junior (6'1)
  • 35 Daniel Coulombe (LHP) –   junior (5'11)
  • 40 Blake Stewart (RHP) – junior (6'4)
  • 42 John Neely (RHP) – senior (6'2)
  • 44 Rusty Shellhorn (LHP) –   junior (5'10)
  • 49 Brannon Easterling (RHP) –   sophomore (6'5)
  • 50 Brennan Stewart (RHP) –   senior (6'1)
 

Catchers

  •  5 Bo Altobelli – junior (6'1)
  •  7 Kevin Whitehead – senior (6'2)
  • 18 Mason Randolph – sophomore (6'1)

Infielders

  •  1 Tim Proudfoot – freshman (5'10)
  •  2 Jamodrick McGruder – junior (5'7)
  •  3 Scott Lejeune –   junior (6'0)
  •  4 Matt Eureste – freshman (6'0)
  •  5 Bo Altobelli – junior (6'1)
  •  6 Reid Redman – senior (6'1)
  •  9 Bryant Burleson – freshman (5'8)
  • 12 Stephen Hagen –   senior (6'2)
  • 36 Blake Bass – freshman (6'6)

Outfielders

  •  2 Jamodrick McGruder – junior (5'7)
  •  8 Barrett Barnes – junior (6'1)
  • 11 Nick Hanslik –   junior (6'2)
  • 14 Zach Reding – freshman (6'1)
  • 17 Jordan Lopez –   freshman (6'0)
  • 21 Brennan Moore – junior (5'11)
  • 25 Andre Wheeler – sophomore (6'1)
 

Schedule and results

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2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log: 29–26
May: 4–4
Date Time Opponent Stadium/Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Ref
May 1 5:00 p.m. at New Mexico State* Presley Askew Field
Las Cruces, NM
W
12–7
Stewart
(1–2)
Collins
(3–4)
501 26–22 [48]
May 4 6:30 p.m. at No. 12 Texas A&M Blue Bell Park
College Station, TX
L
2–4
Wacha
(7–0)
Neely
(3–6)
Martin
(3)
5,178 26–23 5–14 [49]
May 5 2:00 p.m. at No. 12 Texas A&M Blue Bell Park
College Station, TX
L
2–7
Stripling
(8–2)
Shellhorn
(5–3)
4,775 26–24 5–15 [50]
May 6 1:00 p.m. at No. 12 Texas A&M Blue Bell Park
College Station, TX
W
8–4 (12)
Wheeler
(1–0)
Martin
(5–5)
4,389 27–24 6–15 [51]
May 8 3:00 p.m. at Dallas Baptist* Patriot Field
Dallas, TX
W
5–0
Flora
(1–0)
Calhoun
(3–2)
364 28–24 [52]
May 17 6:30 p.m. Kansas State Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX
L
5–7
Bahramzadeh
(7–3)
Schamann
(6–4)
Williams
(6)
2,558 28–25 6–16 [53]
May 18 6:30 p.m. Kansas State Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX
L
1–5
Flattery
(6–4)
Neely
(3–7)
2,876 28–26 6–17 [54]
May 19 1:00 p.m. Kansas State Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX
W
8–2
Masek
(2–4)
Wivinis
(1–3)
2,807 29–26 7–17 [55]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Texas Tech team member

"*" indicates a non-conference game.
"No." represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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Coaches'—*
Baseball America
Collegiate Baseball^RV242627
NCBWARVRVRVRV

^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Watson, George (May 20, 2012). "Source: Spencer fired as head baseball coach at Texas Tech". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Christy, Pete (May 21, 2012). "Texas Tech fires baseball coach Dan Spencer". KCBD. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
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