2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	33–26 (12–18 Big 12)
Head coach	Tim Tadlock (12th season);
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 →

The 2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas and compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by twelfth-year head coach Tim Tadlock. For the first time since 2015, the Red Raiders failed to qualify for an NCAA regional.^[2]

2024 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍^y	23	–	7	.767	37	–	19	.661
No. 16 Oklahoma State ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	9	.679	40	–	17	.702
Texas ‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	.667	35	–	22	.614
West Virginia ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	.633	33	–	22	.600
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	32	–	25	.561
Kansas State ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15	.500	32	–	24	.571
Kansas ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	31	–	23	.574
UCF ‍‍‍^y	14	–	15	.483	35	–	19	.648
TCU ‍‍‍	14	–	16	.467	33	–	21	.611
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	12	–	17	.414	33	–	26	.559
Baylor ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	22	–	31	.415
Houston ‍‍‍	7	–	21	.250	26	–	28	.481
BYU ‍‍‍	7	–	23	.233	21	–	31	.404

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1baseball

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Big 12 media poll
1	TCU	143 (11)
2	Texas	131 (2)
3	Oklahoma State	119
4	Texas Tech	107
5	Kansas State	98
6	Oklahoma	85
6	West Virginia	85
8	Kansas	67
9	Houston	56
10	UCF	45
11	Baylor	36
12	BYU	21
12	Cincinnati	21

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Texas Tech	Alma Mater
Tim Tadlock	Head coach	12	Texas Tech University (1992)
J-Bob Thomas	Assistant coach / Recruiting coordinator	12	Abilene Christian University (2005)
Ray Hayward	Special assistant / Pitching coach	12	University of Oklahoma (1983)
Matt Gardner	Assistant coach	11	Oklahoma State University (2008)
Eric Gutierrez	Director of operations	6	Texas 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) – 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) – junior (6'2, 215)

Catchers

4 Kevin Bazzell – sophomore (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 – 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: 33–26

Regular season: 31–24

February: 6–2
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12	Ref
Shriner's Children's College Showdown
February 16	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Tennessee*	No. 21	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 2–6	Causey (1–0)	Robinson (0–1)	—	10,992	0–1	—	[1]
February 17	3:00 p.m.	vs. Nebraska*	No. 21	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 6–3	Free (1–0)	McConnaughey (0–1)	Hutyra (1)	N/A	1–1	—	[2]
February 18	3:00 p.m.	vs. Oregon*	No. 21	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 11–7	Sanders (1–0)	Spoljaric (0–1)	Huffling (1)	N/A	2–1	—	[3]

February 20	6:00 p.m.	vs. UT Arlington*	No. 19	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 13–1	Trombello (1–0)	Wallace (0–2)	—	1,094	3–1	—	[4]
February 21	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Oregon State*	No. 19	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 4–10	Lawson (1–0)	Rogers (0–1)	—	1,296	3–2	—	[5]
February 23	2:00 p.m.	Texas Southern*	No. 19	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 32–5	Robinson (1–1)	Marquez (0–1)	—	4,113	4–2	—	[6]
February 24	2:00 p.m.	Texas Southern*	No. 19	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 20–4	Free (2–0)	Martinez (0–1)	—	4,432	5–2	—	[7]
February 25	1:00 p.m.	Texas Southern*	No. 19	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 16–5 (7)	Washburn (1–0)	Castro (0–1)	—	3,952	6–2	—	[8]

March: 13–7
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12	Ref
March 1	6:30 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	No. 18	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 10–7	Robinson (2–1)	Brogdon (0–3)	Free (1)	4,308	7–2	—	[9]
March 2	2:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	No. 18	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 29–3	Heuer (1–0)	Ciminiello (0–1)	—	4,432	8–2	—	[10]
March 3	2:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	No. 18	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 9–5	Parish (1–0)	Pressley (0–1)	—	3,875	9–2	—	[11]
March 5	3:00 p.m.	at New Mexico*	No. 17	Santa Ana Star Field Albuquerque, NM	W 11–8	Petty (1–0)	Steinkamp (0–1)	Parish (1)	545	10–2	—	[12]
March 8	6:30 p.m.	No. 24 Texas	No. 17	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 8–22	Whitehead (1–0)	Robinson (2–2)	—	4,432	10–3	0–1	[13]
March 9	2:00 p.m.	No. 24 Texas	No. 17	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 7–2	Heuer (2–0)	Howard (2–1)	—	4,432	11–3	1–1	[14]
March 10	2:00 p.m.	No. 24 Texas	No. 17	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 7–9	Tumis (2–0)	Parish (1–1)	Boehm (2)	4,432	11–4	1–2	[15]
March 12	6:30 p.m.	New Mexico State*	No. 24	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 13–7	Petty (2–0)	Swenson (0–1)	—	4,229	12–4	—	[16]
March 13	2:00 p.m.	New Mexico State*	No. 24	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 9–7	Hutyra (1–0)	Zwaschka (0–2)	Parish (2)	4,024	13–4	—	[17]
March 15	6:30 p.m.	at Baylor	No. 24	Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX	W 2–0	Robinson (3–2)	Marriott (0–3)	Sanders (1)	2,718	14–4	2–2	[18]
March 16	2:00 p.m.	at Baylor	No. 24	Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX	L 1–5	Ruais (1–0)	Heuer (2–1)	—	2,234	14–5	2–3	[19]
March 17	1:00 p.m.	at Baylor	No. 24	Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX	L 2–7	Green (1–1)	Washburn (1–1)	—	2,460	14–6	2–4	[20]
March 19	6:30 p.m.	Abilene Christian*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 9–4	Hutyra (2–0)	De La Cruz (0–2)	—	3,769	15–6	—	[21]
March 21	6:30 p.m.	BYU		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 5–8	Hansen (3–2)	Heuer (2–2)	Cushing (5)	3,449	15–7	2–5	[22]
March 22	6:30 p.m.	BYU		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 4–3	Free (3–0)	Dahle (2–2)	—	4,093	16–7	3–5	[23]
March 23	2:00 p.m.	BYU		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 10–1	Rogers (1–1)	Clawson (0–4)	—	4,306	17–7	4–5	[24]
March 26	12:35 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 16–4 (8)	Parish (2–1)	Wilson (0–1)	—	3,258	18–7	—	[25]
March 28	6:35 p.m.	at UCF		John Euliano Park Orlando, FL	L 4–5	Kramer (4–0)	Sanders (1–1)	—	1,908	18–8	4–6	[26]
March 29	5:00 p.m.	at UCF		John Euliano Park Orlando, FL	L 1–2	Stagliano (1–1)	Robinson (3–3)	Centala (6)	2,106	18–9	4–7	[27]
March 30	12:00 p.m.	at UCF		John Euliano Park Orlando, FL	W 3–2	Heuer (3–2)	Hartley (2–2)	Kaase (1)	2,024	19–9	5–7	[28]

April: 11–8
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12	Ref
April 1	6:30 p.m.	Stanford*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 10–9	Hutyra (3–0)	Thomas (0–1)	—	3,537	20–9	—	[29]
April 2	12:00 p.m.	Stanford*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 15–12	Luce (1–0)	Volchko (0–1)	—	3,213	21–9	—	[30]
April 5	6:30 p.m.	Houston		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 12–9	Sanders (2–1)	Benzor (1–1)	—	4,006	22–9	6–7	[31]
April 6	2:00 p.m.	Houston		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 15–12	Hutyra (4–0)	LaCalameto (2–2)	—	4,432	23–9	7–7	[32]
April 7	1:00 p.m.	Houston		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 12–8	Sanders (3–1)	Howard (2–1)	—	3,922	24–9	8–7	[33]
April 9	6:05 p.m.	at Abilene Christian*		Crutcher Scott Field Abilene, TX	W 21–3	Luce (2–0)	McGarrh (2–4)	—	1,153	25–9	—	[34]
April 12	6:30 p.m.	at TCU		Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 7–1	Free (4–0)	Tolle (3–3)	—	5,073	26–9	9–7	[35]
April 13	4:00 p.m.	at TCU		Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 2–4	Abeldt (2–0)	Robinson (3–4)	Klecker (1)	5,236	26–10	9–8	[36]
April 14	1:00 p.m.	at TCU		Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 3–4	Hampton (1–1)	Heuer (3–3)	Parker (1)	4,628	26–11	9–9	[37]
April 16	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Arkansas*		Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 8–9	Gaeckle (2–2)	Hutyra (4–1)	—	9,770	26–12	—	[38]
April 17	4:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Arkansas*		Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 4–5	Dossett (2–0)	Bridges (0–1)	Hewlett (3)	9,645	26–13	—	[39]
April 19	6:30 p.m.	No. 22 West Virginia		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 15–2	Free 5–0	Major (3–3)	—	4,136	27–13	10–9	[40]
April 20	2:00 p.m.	No. 22 West Virginia		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	Postponed to April 21^[5]
April 21	1:05 p.m.	No. 22 West Virginia		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 6–4	Heuer (4–3)	Clark (4–1)	Sanders (2)	4,432	28–13	11–9	[41]
April 21	4:40 p.m.	No. 22 West Virginia		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 3–1	Robinson (4–4)	Switalski (1–2)	Rogers (1)	4,432	29–13	12–9	[42]
April 23	2:00 p.m.	New Mexico*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 3–17	Steinkamp (2–1)	Luce (2–1)	—	3,691	29–14	—	[43]
April 26	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	L 3–4	Cranton (3–2)	Hutyra (4–2)	—	826	29–15	12–10	[44]
April 27	2:00 p.m.	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	L 2–11	Voegele (6–2)	Robinson (4–5)	—	884	29–16	12–11	[45]
April 28	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	L 3–7	Lanthier (3–0)	Heuer (4–4)	—	784	29–17	12–12	[46]
April 30	6:30 p.m.	UTRGV*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 11–6	Sanders (4–1)	Davis (0–1)	—	4,262	30–17	—	[47]

May: 1–7
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12	Ref
May 3	6:30 p.m.	No. 22 Oklahoma		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 0–8	Davis (6–3)	Free (5–1)	—	4,028	30–18	12–13	[48]
May 4	2:00 p.m.	No. 22 Oklahoma		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 5–7	Witherspoon (5–3)	Robinson (4–6)	—	3,937	30–19	12–14	[49]
May 5	2:00 p.m.	No. 22 Oklahoma		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 7–8	Campbell (3–0)	Heuer (4–5)	Witherspoon (3)	3,782	30–20	12–15	[50]
May 10	6:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Oklahoma State		O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 4–16	Garcia (5–3)	Free (5–2)	—	5,486	30–21	12–16	[51]
May 11	6:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Oklahoma State		O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 3–9	Blake (4–0)	Robinson (4–7)	Cranz (2)	5,602	30–22	12–17	[52]
May 12	2:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Oklahoma State		O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	Canceled
May 16	8:30 p.m.	at Arizona State*		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ	L 5–21 (7)	Jacobs (7–2)	Hutyra (4–3)	—	2,363	30–23	—	[53]
May 17	3:00 p.m.	vs. UNLV*		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ	W 13–12	Washburn (2–1)	Maloney (3–3)	—	N/A	31–23	—	[54]
May 17	8:30 p.m.	at Arizona State*		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ	L 11–17	Fitzpatrick (3–2)	Lysik (0–1)	—	2,876	31–24	—	[55]

Post–season: 2–2

Big 12 Tournament: 2–2
Date	Time	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	B12T	Ref
May 21	7:30 p.m.	vs. (3) No. 24 Texas	(10)	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 6–4	Sanders (5–1)	Duplantier II (2–1)	—	8,349	32–24	1–0	[56]
May 22	7:30 p.m.	vs. (2) No. 19 Oklahoma State	(10)	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 2–7	Benge (3–1)	Erdman (0–1)	—	7,110	32–25	1–1	[57]
May 23	4:00 p.m.	vs. (5) Cincinnati	(10)	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 10–5	Free (6–2)	Conte (2–1)	—	N/A	33–25	2–1	[58]
May 24	4:00 p.m.	vs. (2) No. 19 Oklahoma State	(10)	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 0–4	Garcia (7–3)	Parish (2–2)	—	N/A	33–26	2–2	[59]

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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches	22	22*	19	17	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—
Baseball America	18	17	16	14	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Perfect Game	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA	20	20	18	17	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball	20	19	18	17	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

* 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

^ "2024 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
^ Giese, Nathan (June 3, 2024). "Gavin Kash, Texas Tech baseball players headed to transfer portal". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
^ Leuzzi, John (February 23, 2024). "Most runs in college baseball game: Texas Tech scored 32 vs. Texas Southern". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "TCU Picked As Favorite In Big 12 Preseason Poll". Big 12 Conference. January 25, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ Soliz, Brandon (April 20, 2024). "Game two between Texas Tech and West Virginia postponed". KCBD. Retrieved April 21, 2024.

External links

2024 baseball schedule

[1] "2024 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 20, 2024.

[2] Giese, Nathan (June 3, 2024). "Gavin Kash, Texas Tech baseball players headed to transfer portal". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

[3] Leuzzi, John (February 23, 2024). "Most runs in college baseball game: Texas Tech scored 32 vs. Texas Southern". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[4] "TCU Picked As Favorite In Big 12 Preseason Poll". Big 12 Conference. January 25, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[5] Soliz, Brandon (April 20, 2024). "Game two between Texas Tech and West Virginia postponed". KCBD. Retrieved April 21, 2024.

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