2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

The 2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2019 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 7th year head coach Tim Tadlock.

2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
CBNo. 4
Record46–20 (16–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • J-Bob Thomas (7th season)
  • Matt Gardner (7th season)
  • Eric Gutierrez (1st season)
Home stadiumDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 16 8   .667 46 20   .697
No. 23 Baylor ‍‍‍y 14 8   .636 35 19   .648
No. 11 Oklahoma State ‍‍y 14 9   .609 40 21   .656
No. 27 West Virginia ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 38 22   .633
Kansas ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 32 26   .552
TCU ‍‍‍y 11 13   .458 34 28   .548
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 33 23   .589
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 25 33   .431
Texas ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 27 27   .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Previous season

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The 2018 team finished the regular season with a 38–15 (15–9) record, finishing in 3rd place in the Big 12. The Red Raiders were eliminated from the Conference tournament in game 3 after a 4–12 loss to West Virginia. For the NCAA tournament, the team defeated New Mexico and Louisville in the Lubbock Regional, then defeated Duke in game 3 of the Lubbock Super Regional and advanced to the College World Series. The Red Raiders defeated Florida in game 1, then lost to Arkansas in game 2 before being eliminated by Florida in game 3.

Roster

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2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster
 

Pitchers

  • 8 – Kurt Wilson (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 10 – Mason Montgomery (LHP) – Freshman
  • 13 – Cade Farr (LHP) – Freshman
  • 14 – Jake McDonald (RHP) – Junior
  • 17 – John McMillon (RHP) – Junior
  • 21 – Erikson Lanning (LHP) – Senior
  • 25 – Connor Queen (RHP) – Junior
  • 28 – Taylor Floyd (RHP) – Junior
  • 29 – Clayton Beeter (RHP) –   Freshman
  • 30 – Trey Garlett (RHP) – Freshman
  • 31 – Caleb Freeman (RHP) – Junior
  • 32 – Caleb Kilian (RHP) – Junior
  • 33 – Dane Haveman (LHP) – Junior
  • 34 – Micah Dallas (RHP) – Freshman
  • 40 – Bryce Bonnin (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 42 – Hunter Dobbins (RHP) – Freshman
  • 47 – Carson Carter (RHP) –   Sophomore
  • 48 - Ryan Keesee (LHP) -

Junior

  • 49 – Ryan Sublette (RHP) – Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 1 – Mason Minzey – Freshman
  • 18 – Cole Stilwell – Freshman
  • 26 – Braxton Fulord – Sophomore
  • 36 – Doug Facendo – Junior

Infielders

  • 3 – T.J. Rumfield – Freshman
  • 4 – Dru Baker – Freshman
  • 5 – Brian Klein – Junior
  • 11 – Cameron Warren – Senior
  • 15 – Parker Kelley – Sophomore
  • 16 – Josh JungJunior
  • 19 – Easton Murrell – Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 2 – Gabe Holt – Sophomore
  • 7 – Cody Masters – Sophomore
  • 9 – Dylan Neuse – Sophomore
  • 17 – John McMillonJunior
  • 20 – Max Marusak – Freshman
 

Schedule and results

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2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log:[2] 46–20
Regular season: 36–15
Post–season: 10–5
College World Series: 2–2
Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS Ref
June 15 1:00 PM Michigan #8 TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE 3–5 Kauffmann (11–6) Dallas (7–1) Criswell (2) 24,148 44–19 0–1 [63]
June 17 1:00 PM #5 Arkansas #8 TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE 5–4 McMillon (4–3) Scroggins (3–2) Floyd (4) 19,236 45–19 1–1 [64]
June 19 6:00 PM Florida State #8 TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE 4–1 Bonnin (7–1) Grady (9–6) Floyd (5) 24,104 46–19 2–1 [65]
June 21 1:00 PM Michigan #8 TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE 3–15 Kauffmann (12–6) Dallas (7–2) Criswell (3) 20,944 46–20 2–2 [66]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
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 or NCAA Regional, respectively.

NCAA tournament

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Lubbock Regional

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May 31, 2019 3:06 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 80 °F (27 °C), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(4) Army 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 1
(1) Texas Tech 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 X 11 16 1
WP: Micah Dallas (6–0)   LP: Daniel Burggraaf (5–3)
Attendance: 4,432
June 1, 2019 4:36 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 88 °F (31 °C), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) Dallas Baptist 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
(1) Texas Tech 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2
WP: Taylor Floyd (5–3)   LP: Jordan Martinson (8–4)
Attendance: 4,567
June 2, 2019 6:26 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 85 °F (29 °C), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) Dallas Baptist 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
(1) Texas Tech 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 0
WP: Bryce Bonnin (6–1)   LP: Cole Reeves (1–2)   Sv: John McMillon (2)
Attendance: 4,679

Lubbock Super Regional

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June 7, 2019 2:06  (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 85 °F (29 °C), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#9 Oklahoma State 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 6 9 1
#8 Texas Tech 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 X 8 11 2
WP: Micah Dallas (7–0)   LP: Jensen Elliott (10–4)   Sv: John McMillon (3)
Attendance: 4,732
June 8, 2019 5:00 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 92 °F (33 °C), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#8 Texas Tech 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 11 0
#9 Oklahoma State 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 7 1
WP: Ben Leeper (4–3)   LP: Clayton Beeter (0–3)
Attendance: 4,833
June 9, 2019 5:00 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 63 °F (17 °C), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#9 Oklahoma State 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 6 7 1
#8 Texas Tech 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 X 8 10 1
WP: John McMillon (3–3)   LP: Ben Leeper (4–4)   Sv: Dane Haveman (3)
Attendance: 4,782

College World Series

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June 15, 2019 1:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 81 °F (27 °C), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Michigan 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 8 0
#8 Texas Tech 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 1
WP: Karl Kauffmann (11–6)   LP: Micah Dallas (7–1)   Sv: Jeff Criswell (2)
Attendance: 24,148
June 17, 2019 1:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 82 °F (28 °C), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#5 Arkansas 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 0
#8 Texas Tech 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 X 5 9 0
WP: John McMillon (4–3)   LP: Cody Scroggins (3–2)   Sv: Taylor Floyd (4)
Attendance: 19,236
June 19, 2019 6:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 78 °F (26 °C), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#8 Texas Tech 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 9 1
Florida State 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
WP: Bryce Bonnin (7–1)   LP: Conor Grady (9–6)   Sv: Taylor Floyd (5)
Attendance: 24,104
June 21, 2019 1:00 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 71 °F (22 °C), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#8 Texas Tech 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
Michigan 2 2 2 1 0 5 2 1 X 15 14 0
WP: Karl Kauffmann (12–6)   LP: Micah Dallas (7–2)   Sv: Jeff Criswell (3)
Attendance: 20,944

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'44*129171314131817121010101010105
Baseball America888119131111111615119999994
Collegiate Baseball^4441071814151923211615151213954
NCBWA366118131112111617109876764
D1Baseball33314111918171522181110101081084

^ 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.

2019 MLB draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Josh Jung 3B 1 8 Texas Rangers
Gabe Holt OF 7 223 Milwaukee Brewers
Caleb Kilian RHP 8 236 San Francisco Giants
Taylor Floyd RHP 10 313 Milwaukee Brewers
John McMillon RHP 11 322 Detroit Tigers
Caleb Freeman RHP 15 440 Chicago White Sox
Cameron Warren 1B 22 654 Cincinnati Reds
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References

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  1. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Baseball Scheudle". Texas Tech University Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tech baseball cancels Monday game". KCBD. February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.