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2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team


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]

2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
CBNo. 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 coachRay Hayward (8th season)
Home stadiumDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   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

Previous season

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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

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Roster

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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 -   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

Infielders

  • 2 - Jace Jung - Freshman
  • 3 - T.J. Rumfield -   Freshman
  • 5 - Brian Klein - Senior
  • 13 - Cal Conley -   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

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2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders coaching staff[4]
Name Position Seasons at
Texas Tech		 Alma Mater
Tim Tadlock Head coach 8 Texas Tech
Matt Gardner Assistant coach 8 Oklahoma State
J-Bob Thomas Assistant coach 8 Abilene Christian
Ray Hayward Special assistant 8 Oklahoma
Eric Gutierrez Volunteer Assistant Coach 2 Texas Tech
Joe Hughes Director of operations 8 Oklahoma
Bryan Simpson Assistant Athletic Trainer - Baseball 7 Hardin–Simmons
Shishir Bhakta Equipment manager 21 Lubbock High School
Lyndee Kiesling Director of Player Development/Support Services 4 Texas Tech
Tory Stephens Assistant Athletics Director/Director of
Strength & Conditioning/Sports Nutrition		 9 Texas Tech

Schedule and results

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2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log:[5] 16–3
Regular season: 16–3
March: 6–2
Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Ref
March 1 12:00 PM at #9 Florida State #5 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 4–3 Sublette (1–0) Hare (0–1) Devine (1) 4,279 11–1 — [12]
March 3 3:00 PM[a] UNLV #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 11–2 Montgomery (3–0) Mattera (0–2) — 3,087 12–1 — [13]
March 4 2:00 PM UNLV #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 11–3 Dobbins (2–0) Balko (0–1) — 3,032 13–1 — [14]
March 6 6:30 PM Rice #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 7–1 Beeter (2–1) DeLeon (1–3) — 4,432 14–1 — [15]
March 7 2:00 PM Rice #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 19–12 Sublette (2–0) Cienfuegos (1–1) — 4,432 15–1 — [16]
March 8 11:30 AM Rice #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 7–6 (11) Dallas (1–0) Rickett (0–1) — 3,587 16–1 — [17]
March 10 6:00 PM vs. #17 Mississippi State #4 MGM Park • Biloxi, MS 3–6 Harding (1–0) Montgomery (3–1) Price (1) 6,076 16–2 — [18]
March 11 5:00 PM vs. #17 Mississippi State #4 MGM Park • Biloxi, MS 2–3 Riley (1–0) Brustoski (0–1) Price (2) 6,029 16–3 — [19]
March 13 6:30 PM West Virginia #4 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX —
March 14 2:00 PM West Virginia #4 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX —
March 15 12:30 PM West Virginia #4 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX —
March 17 7:00 PM at New Mexico State Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM — —
March 18 1:00 PM at New Mexico State Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM — —
March 20 6:30 PM Minnesota Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — —
March 21 2:00 PM Minnesota Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — —
March 22 11:30 AM Minnesota Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — —
March 24 6:30 PM Oregon Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — —
March 25 2:00 PM Oregon Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — —
March 27 6:30 PM Kansas State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX —
March 28 2:00 PM Kansas State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX —
March 29 1:00 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

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  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

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See also: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234Final
Coaches'33*3433
Baseball America642222
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

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Main article: 2020 MLB draft
Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Clayton Beeter LHP B 66 Los Angeles Dodgers
Bryce Bonnin RHP 3 84 Cincinnati Reds

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech - West Virginia Series Postponed". Texas Tech Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Williams, Don (April 10, 2020). "A look into the future: Tech's 2021 schedule mostly set, but Tadlock has concerns over virus, questions about Big 12 slate". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2020 Baseball Roster". Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Baseball Scheudle". Texas Tech University Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Rain chances move up Tech baseball game time". KCBD. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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