2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	26–30 (9–15 Big 12)
Head coach	Tim Tadlock (1st season)
Assistant coach	J-Bob Thomas (1st season)
Hitting coach	Russel Raley (1st season)
Pitching coach	Ray Hayward (1st season)
Home stadium	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park

2013 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Kansas State ‍†‍‍y	16	–	8		.667			45	–	19		.703
No. 22 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y	13	–	10		.565			41	–	19		.683
West Virginia ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			33	–	26		.559
No. 16 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y	13	–	11		.542			43	–	21		.672
Baylor ‍‍‍	12	–	11		.522			27	–	28		.491
Kansas ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			34	–	25		.576
TCU ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			29	–	28		.509
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			26	–	30		.464
Texas ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			27	–	24		.529
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2013 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 head coach Tim Tadlock in his first season as the team's head coach. As of the conclusion of the 2023 season, this is the team's only losing season under Tadlock.

In March, the team had a 2–1 series win over the Texas Longhorns in Austin. This was the Red Raiders' first series win over Texas in Austin since 2001 and the program's first series win over the Longhorns since 2002.

Previous season

The 2012 baseball team finished the season with a record of 29–26. In Big 12 play, the team finished 7–17, finishing in eighth place tied with Kansas State. The team was not invited to the Big 12 tournament as Kansas State held the tiebreaker over Texas Tech, having won the regular season series. The 2012 team only won one series in Big 12 play.

Head coach Dan Spencer was fired following the season, finishing his tenure at Texas Tech with an overall record of 115–112 and Big 12 record of 44–61 through four seasons.

Roster

2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Roster
	Pitchers 12 Eric Gutierrez (LHP) – freshman (5'8) 13 Dalton Brown (RHP) – freshman (6'3) 16 Trey Masek (RHP) – junior (6'1) 25 Andre Wheeler (LHP) – junior (6'1) 26 Jerad McCrummen (RHP) – senior (6'1) 30 Jonny Drozd (LHP) – junior (6'7) 32 Justin Bethard (RHP) – freshman (6'0) 34 Corey Taylor (RHP) – sophomore (6'2) 35 Matt Withrow (RHP) – freshman (6'3) 37 Matt Custred (RHP) – freshman (6'4) 38 Johnathon Tripp (RHP) – freshman (6'5) 40 Dominic Moreno (RHP) – sophomore (5'10) 42 Joey Zurawik (RHP) – freshman (5'10) 44 Nathan Bauder (RHP) – freshman (5'10) 45 Heath Herrington (RHP) – junior (6'0) 46 Reid Meyer (LHP) – freshman (6'2)		Catchers  5 Jarrard Poteete – freshman (6'1) 14 Elliot Richoux – sophomore (6'0) 18 Mason Randoloh – junior (6'1) Infielders  1 Tim Proudfoot – sophomore (5'10)  3 Scott Lejeune – senior (6'1)  7 Wade Stramp – sophomore (6'2)  8 Alec Humphreys – freshman (5'9)  9 Bryant Burleson – sophomore (5'9) 11 Jake Barrios – junior (6'0) 20 A. J. Florence – junior (5'9) 36 Blake Bass – sophomore (6'7) Outfielders  2 Brett Bell – sophomore (5'10)  4 Todd Ritchie – junior (5'7) 10 Tyler Neslony – freshman (6'0) 18 Zach Davis – freshman (5'8) 21 Brennan Moore – senior (6'0) 28 Devon Conley – junior (6'0)

Schedule and results

2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log: 26–30
Regular season: 25–28
February: 5–4 Date Time Opponent Stadium/Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Ref February 15 6:00 PM Northern Illinois Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 8–0 Moreno (1–0) Badgley (0–1) Bauder (1) 2,459 1–0 — [1] February 16 2:00 PM Northern Colorado Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 10–1 Taylor (1–0) Hawkins (0–1) Custred (1) 2,617 2–0 — [2] February 16 6:00 PM BYU Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 5–1 Masek (1–0) Miller (0–1) Tripp (1) 2,775 3–0 — [3] February 17 1:00 PM Northern Illinois Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 13–0 Withrow (1–0) Klonowski (0–1) — 2,571 4–0 — [4] February 22 11:00 AM vs. Troy UCF Wawa Weekend Classic Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL 3–10 Starling (2–0) Moreno (1–1) — 441 4–1 — [5] February 23 5:30 PM at UCF UCF Wawa Weekend Classic Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL 8–13 Davis (2–0) Taylor (1–1) Matulis (1) 1,844 4–2 — [6] February 24 1:00 PM vs. Connecticut UCF Wawa Weekend Classic Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL 0–1(11) Moore (1–0) McCrummen (0–1) Tabakman (1) 207 4–3 — [7] February 25 5:00 PM at FIU FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL 7–9 Sullivan (2–1) Withrow (1–1) Gomez (4) 432 4–4 — [8] February 26 2:00 PM at FIU FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL 8–6 Drozd (1–0) Caballero (0–1) Tripp (2) 383 5–4 — [9]
March: 12–9 Date Time Opponent Stadium/Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Ref March 1 6:30 PM La Salle Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 5–6 (12) Christensen (1–0) Taylor (1–2) — 2,300 5–5 — [10] March 2 6:30 PM La Salle Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 3–0 Masek (2–0) Hollman (0–1) — 2,430 6–5 — [11] March 3 1:00 PM La Salle Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 7–0 Withrow (2–1) O'Neill (0–1) — 2,419 7–5 — [12] March 5 7:00 PM at #18 Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ 2–6 Crawford (2–1) Drozd (1–1) — 2,131 7–6 — [13] March 6 2:00 PM at #18 Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ 5–2 Wheeler (1–0) Cunningham (0–2) McCrummen (1) 1,887 8–6 — [14] March 8 6:30 PM UT Arlington Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 8–3 Custred (1–0) Nack (2–2) — 2,414 9–6 — [15] March 9 6:30 PM UT Arlington Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 4–1 Masek (3–0) Thompson (1–1) — 2,462 10–6 — [16] March 10 2:00 PM UT Arlington Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 12–13 Beck (1–0) McCrummen (0–2) — 2,265 10–7 — [17] March 12 6:30 PM Utah Valley Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 9–2 Drozd (2–1) Gunn (1–3) — 1,685 11–7 — [18] March 13 6:30 PM Utah Valley Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 6–0 Taylor (2–2) Nelson (1–1) — 1,812 12–7 — [19] March 15 6:35 PM Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 1–0 Moreno (2–1) Marlow (1–1) McCrummen (2) 6,550 13–7 1–0 [20] March 16 2:00 PM Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 1–2 Knebel (2–1) Tripp (0–1) — 6,842 13–8 1–1 [21] March 17 1:00 PM Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 4–2 Drozd (3–1) Thornhill (1–2) McCrummen (3) 6,373 14–8 2–1 [22] March 19 6:30 PM #22 Arizona State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 8–7 McCrummen (1–2) Burr (0–1) — 2,624 15–8 — [23] March 22 5:30 PM at West Virginia Appalachian Power Park • Charleston, WV 0–2 Musgrave (3–1) Moreno (2–2) Paul (3) 612 15–9 2–2 [24] March 23 12:00 PM at West Virginia Appalachian Power Park • Charleston, WV 6–4 (10) Wheeler (2–0) Dierdorff (1–3) — 785 16–9 3–2 [25] March 23 3:00 PM at West Virginia Appalachian Power Park • Charleston, WV 1–3 Means (3–1) Withrow (2–2) Dierdorff (1) 1,095 16–10 3–3 [26] March 25 7:00 PM at New Mexico Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM 6–7 Bradley (2–3) McCrummen (1–3) — 317 16–11 — [27] March 29 6:37 PM TCU Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 1–4 Morrison (4–1) Taylor (2–3) Ferrell (1) 2,668 16–12 3–4 [28] March 30 6:30 PM TCU Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 3–7 Frey (1–1) Drozd (3–2) — 3,267 16–13 3–5 [29] March 31 1:35 PM TCU Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 8–7 Wheeler (3–0) Young (3–3) Tripp (3) 2,595 17–13 4–5 [30]
April: 4–11 Date Time Opponent Stadium/Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Ref April 2 4:00 PM at New Mexico Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM 3–10 Bridges (1–1) Custred (1–1) — 479 17–14 — [31] April 5 6:30 PM at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 5–6 Matthys (4–0) McCrummen (1–4) — 3,866 17–15 4–6 [32] April 6 2:00 PM at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 2–15 Wivinis (5–1) Drozd (3–3) Nixon (1) 1,950 17–16 4–7 [33] April 7 1:00 PM at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 2–12 (8) McFadden (3–1) Taylor (2–4) — 1,240 17–17 4–8 [34] April 9 6:30 PM at Dallas Baptist Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX 9–10 Webster (2–1) Withrow (2–3) Smith (2) 1,107 17–18 — [35] April 14 6:30 PM Lubbock Christian Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 5–6 McCasland (2–1) McCrummen (1–5) Forsyth (1) 2,680 17–19 — [36] April 16 6:35 PM at #22 Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX 2–11 Kubitza (5–2) Bethard (0–1) — 3,208 17–20 — [37] April 19 6:37 PM Kansas Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 3–4 Taylor (4–0) Drozd (3–4) Piche' (8) 2,750 17–21 4–9 [38] April 20 6:30 PM Kansas Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 1–6 Benjamin (4–4) Wheeler (3–1) — 2,950 17–22 4–10 [39] April 21 1:00 PM Kansas Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 16–5 (8) Tripp (1–1) Morovick (2–2) — 2,602 18–22 5–10 [40] April 23 6:00 PM New Mexico State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 6–1 Wheeler (4–1) Bradley (4–4) Brown (1) 2,257 19–22 — [41] April 26 6:30 PM at #11 Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK 0–8 Fisher (1–1) Drozd (3–5) — 1,285 19–23 5–11 [42] April 27 2:00 PM at #11 Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK 2–6 Gray (8–1) Masek (3–1) Evans (8) 2,668 19–24 5–12 [43] April 28 1:00 PM at #11 Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK 9–3 Moreno (3–2) Carnes (2–2) — 1,774 20–24 6–12 [44] April 30 6:37 PM #18 New Mexico Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 12–8 Withrow (3–3) Baumgartner (2–4) — 2,320 21–24 — [45]
May: 4–4 Date Time Opponent Stadium/Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Ref May 3 6:37 PM Oklahoma State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 5–2 Masek (4–1) Hursh (4–4) — 2,420 22–24 7–12 [46] May 4 6:36 PM Oklahoma State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 5–11 Nurdin (2–2) Moreno (3–3) — 2,944 22–25 7–13 [47] May 5 2:00 PM Oklahoma State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 0–3 Robinette (5–0) Tripp (1–2) — 2,816 22–26 7–14 [48] May 7 3:00 PM Dallas Baptist Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 7–2 Withrow (4–3) Taylor (1–3) — 2,226 23–26 — [49] May 15 8:30 PM at #15 Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ 5–8 McCreery (2–3) Custred (1–2) Burr (11) 1,821 23–27 — [50] May 16 6:37 PM Baylor Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 17–5 Masek (5–1) Garner (3–6) — 2,427 24–27 8–14 [51] May 17 6:30 PM Baylor Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 7–1 Drozd (4–5) Newman (3–3) Moreno (1) 2,817 25–27 9–14 [52] May 18 12:06 PM Baylor Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 8–15 Bare (6–2) Taylor (2–5) — 2,727 25–28 9–15 [53]
Post–season: 1–2
Big 12 Tournament: 1–2 Date Time Opponent Rank Stadium/Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12T Record Ref May 23 3:20 PM vs. #17 (1) Kansas State (8) Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK 3–4 McFadden (6–2) Masek (5–2) Matthys (7) 3,637 25–29 0–1 [54] May 24 9:00 AM vs. (4) Oklahoma (8) Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK 0–8 Overton (9–2) Moreno (3–4) — 3,707 25–30 0–2 [55] May 25 9:00 AM vs. (5) Baylor (8) Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK 8–2 Withrow (5–3) Stone (3–3) Drozd (1) 4,119 26–30 1–2 [56]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Texas Tech team member

"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament.