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2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record31–24 (13–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Hayward (3rd season)
  • J-Bob Thomas (3rd season)
Home stadiumDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 TCU ‍†‍‍y 18 – 5   .783 51 – 15   .773
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 14 – 8   .636 38 – 20   .655
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 34 – 27   .557
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 31 – 24   .564
Texas ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 13   .458 30 – 27   .526
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 27 – 30   .474
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9 – 13   .409 27 – 27   .500
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 23 – 32   .418
Kansas ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 23 – 32   .418
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2015 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. They were led by head coach Tim Tadlock in his 3rd season at Texas Tech.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Red Raiders finished the season 4th in the Big 12 with a record of 45–21, 14–10 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in the first round. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were placed in the Coral Gables regional, along with host Miami (FL), Columbia, and Bethune-Cookman. In their first game, the Red Raiders defeated Columbia, 3–2, and advanced to the next leg, where they defeated Miami (FL), 3–0. In the regional final, Texas Tech was again matched up with Miami, and dropped the first game by a score of 1–2 in 10 innings. In the second game, the Red Raiders rebounded to beat the Hurricanes 4–0 and advanced to the Super Regional. As hosts of the Super Regional, the Red Raiders defeated College of Charleston in two games, both by a score of 1–0, to advance to their first ever College World Series.

In the College World Series, Texas Tech was eliminated quickly, after only two games, losing first to conference opponent TCU, 2–3, then to Ole Miss, 1–2. They finished the season with a record of 45–21.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 – Patrick Mahomes II – Freshman
  • 13 – Dalton Brown – Junior
  • 14 – Dominic Moreno – Senior
  • 18 – Quinn Carpenter – Junior
  • 19 – Jackson Lancaster – Freshman
  • 20 – Cameron Smith – Senior
  • 32 – Justin Bethurd – Junior
  • 34 – Corey Taylor – Senior
  • 35 – Matt Withrow – Junior
  • 36 – Ty Damron – Sophomore
  • 37 – Matt Custred – Junior
  • 38 – Johnathon Tripp – Junior
  • 41 – Dylan Dusek – Sophomore
  • 42 – Parker Mushinski – Freshman
  • 43 – Garrett Bruce – Junior
  • 44 – Ryan Moseley – Sophomore
  • 45 – Heath Herrington – Redshirt Senior
  • 48 – Sean Thompson – Sophomore
  • 55 – Jacob Patterson – Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 15 – Kholeton Sanchez – Junior
  • 16 – Tyler Floyd – Junior
  • 26 – Hunter Southerland – Sophomore
  • 31 – Nick Marshall – Junior

Infielders

  • 1 – Tim Proudfoot – Senior
  • 2 – Orlando Garcia – Freshman
  • 3 – Michael Davis – Freshman
  • 4 – Cory Raley – Junior
  • 7 – Ryan Long – Sophomore
  • 8 – Tanner Gardner – Freshman
  • 9 – William Hairston – Sophomore
  • 12 – Eric Gutierrez – Junior
  • 21 – Bryant Burleson – Senior
  • 25 – Hunter Hargrove – Sophomore
  • 28 – Landon Darwin – Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 10 – Tyler Neslony – Junior
  • 11 – Stephen Smith – Sophomore
  • 17 – Zach Davis – Junior
  • 29 – Anthony Lyons – Sophomore
  

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at
Texas Tech		 Alma Mater
Tim Tadlock Head Coach 3 Texas Tech University (1992)
Ray Hayward Assistant Coach 3 University of Oklahoma (1983)
J-Bob Thomas Assistant Coach 3 Abilene Christian University (2005)

Season

February

Texas Tech opened its season with a four-game series against West Coast Conference foe San Francisco. In the opening game of the series on February 13, the Red Raiders rebounded from an early 0–3 deficit, but scored six runs in the third inning, powering their way to a 9–7 Opening Day victory.[3]

Schedule

2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log:[4] 31–24
Regular Season: 30–22
Post–season: 1–2
Big 12 Tournament: 1–2
Date Time Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12T Record Ref
May 20 9:00 AM vs. (5) Texas (4) ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK 1–2 French (4–3) Smith (6–5) — 2,801 30–23 0–1 [53]
May 21 9:00 AM vs. #4 (1) TCU (4) ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK 8–1 Taylor (4–0) Morrison (11–2) — 2,960 31–23 1–1 [54]
May 22 3:15 PM vs. (8) Baylor (4) ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK 4–5 Lewis (4–2) Dusek (2–2) Spicer (8) 3,645 31–24 1–2 [55]
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.

Rankings

See also: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'1313*131016152124RVRV2424RVRVRVRV———
Baseball America555514121819—2522————————
Collegiate Baseball^97761513———272428———————
NCBWA†1289713101721231918212529RVRV———

^ 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.

Awards and honors

Eric Gutierrez

References

  1. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech Defeats San Francisco on Opening Day". texastech.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 Baseball Scheudle". Texas Tech University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "NCAA Div. I Pre-Season All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "Preseason College All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
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