2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Gainesville Regional, 2–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	39–21 (12–12 Big 12)
Head coach	Tim Tadlock (11th season);
Assistant coaches	J-Bob Thomas (11th season); Matt Gardner (11th season); Eric Gutierrez (5th season);
Pitching coach	Ray Hayward (11th season)
Home stadium	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas and competed as members of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Tim Tadlock.

2023 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	15	–	9	.625	42	–	22	.656
Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍^y	15	–	9	.625	41	–	20	.672
West Virginia ‍†‍‍^y	15	–	9	.625	40	–	20	.667
No. 5 TCU ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	11	.542	44	–	24	.647
Kansas State ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	35	–	24	.593
Texas Tech ‍‍‍^y	12	–	12	.500	41	–	23	.641
Oklahoma ‍‍‍^y	11	–	13	.458	32	–	28	.533
Kansas ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	25	–	32	.439
Baylor ‍‍‍	6	–	18	.250	20	–	35	.364

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1baseball

Previous season

The 2022 team finished the regular season 36–18, 15–9 in Big 12 play, finishing fourth in the conference. The team went 1–2 in the Big 12 tournament, defeating Kansas State in game 1, losing to Oklahoma in game 2 and were eliminated by Kansas State in game 3. The Red Raiders were invited to the Statesboro Regional, going 2–2. The team was defeated by Notre Dame in game 1, before defeating UNC Greensboro and host Georgia Southern in the next two games. The Red Raiders would be eliminated from the tournament in game 4, losing 1–2 against Notre Dame. The 2022 team finished the season with an overall record of 39–22.

Players drafted into the MLB

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Club
1	12	Jace Jung	2B	Detroit Tigers
4	114	Andrew Morris	P	Minnesota Twins
5	143	Brandon Birdsell	P	Chicago Cubs
6	190	Chase Hampton	P	New York Yankees

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12's preseason poll was released on January 26.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Big 12 media poll
1	TCU	61 (5)
2	Oklahoma State	59 (4)
3	Texas Tech	48
4	Texas	43
5	Oklahoma	38
6	West Virginia	28
7	Kansas State	17
8	Kansas	16
9	Baylor	14

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Texas Tech	Alma Mater
Tim Tadlock	Head Coach	11	Texas Tech University (1992)
Matt Gardner	Assistant Coach	11	Oklahoma State University (2008)
J-Bob Thomas	Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator	11	Abilene Christian University (2005)
Ray Hayward	Special Assistant / Pitching Coach	11	University of Oklahoma (1983)
Eric Gutierrez	Volunteer Assistant Coach	5	Texas Tech University (2016)

Roster

2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Roster

Pitchers

11 Andrew Devine (RHP) – junior (5'10, 170)
16 Hayde Kay (RHP) – junior (6'0, 205)
21 Mason Molina (LHP) – sophomore (6'2, 215)
25 Owen Washburn (RHP) – sophomore (6'1, 200)
28 Taber Fast (LHP) – freshman (6'1, 205)
30 Bo Blessie (RHP) – senior (6'3, 200)
31 Damien Bravo (RHP) – freshman (6'2, 195)
32 Trendan Parish (RHP) – sophomore (6'0, 175)
34 Zane Petty (RHP) – freshman (6'1, 165)
35 Garrett Crowley (LHP) – senior (6'4, 215)
36 Dax Dathe (RHP) – junior (6'3, 210)
38 Jacob Rogers (RHP) – freshman (6'2, 200)
39 Jase Lopez (RHP) – junior (6'0, 195)
40 Brendan Girton (RHP) – sophomore (6'2, 220)
42 Kyle Robinson (RHP) – sophomore (6'6, 210)
43 Brendan Lysik (LHP) – sophomore (6'5, 225)
44 Brandon Beckel (RHP) – junior (6'4, 225)
45 Derek Bridges (LHP) – junior (6'1, 230)
46 Ryan Free (LHP) – junior (6'2, 190)
47 Ethan Coombes (RHP) – senior (6'2, 200)
51 Zach Erdman (LHP) – freshman (6'2, 185)
52 Josh Sanders (RHP) – junior (6'3, 180)
53 Nolan Foster (RHP) – freshman (6'3, 175)
54 Jack Livingstone (RHP) – freshman (6'3, 195)

Catchers

4 Kevin Bazzell – freshman (6'1, 205)
5 Hudson White – sophomore (6'1, 200)
26 Dylan Maxcey – freshman (5'9, 165)

Infielders

3 Tracer Lopez – freshman (5'10, 155)
4 Kevin Bazzell – freshman (6'1, 205)
5 Hudson White – sophomore (6'1, 200)
8 Cade McGarrh – freshman (6'3, 160)
9 Zac Vooletich – senior (5'10, 190)
10 Ty Coleman – senior (5'9, 195)
13 Gavin Kash – sophomore (6'3, 210)
15 Will Burns – freshman (6'2, 180)
20 Austin Green – junior (6'0, 195)
33 Ryan Brome – sophomore (6'1, 220)
50 Drew Woodcox – junior (6'0, 205)

Outfielders

1 Dillon Carter – junior (6'1, 215)
2 Gage Harrelson – freshman (6'3, 175)
7 Jeric Curtis – freshman (6'0, 170)
9 Zac Vooletich – senior (5'10, 190)
10 Ty Coleman – senior (5'9, 195)
20 Austin Green – junior (6'0, 195)
25 Owen Washburn – sophomore (6'1, 200)
33 Ryan Brome – sophomore (6'1, 220)
41 Nolan Hester – senior (5'10, 185)
50 Drew Woodcox – junior (6'0, 205)

Schedule

2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log: 29–13

Regular season: 29–13

February: 9–0
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12	Ref
February 17	1:00 p.m.	Gonzaga*	No. 24	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 8–4	Girton (1–0)	Haas (0–1)	—	3,744	1–0	—	[1]
February 18	2:00 p.m.	Gonzaga*	No. 24	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 10–3	Molina (1–0)	Deschryver (0–1)	—	4,010	2–0	—	[2]
February 19	1:00 p.m.	Gonzaga*	No. 24	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 12–3	Blessie (1–0)	Mullan (0–1)	—	4,409	3–0	—	[3]
February 20	11:00 a.m.	Gonzaga*	No. 24	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 9–8	Bravo (1–0)	McGee (0–1)	—	3,514	4–0	—	[4]
February 24	1:00 p.m.	Western Illinois*	No. 24	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 11–3	Girton (2–0)	Sampson (0–1)	—	3,148	5–0	—	[5]
February 25	12:00 p.m.	Western Illinois*	No. 24	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 24–9	Beckel (1–0)	Armstrong (1–1)	—	3,989	6–0	—	[6]
February 25	4:15 p.m.	Western Illinois*	No. 24	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 6–5	Parish (1–0)	Herrmann (0–1)	—	3,989	7–0	—	[7]
February 26	1:00 p.m.	Western Illinois*	No. 24	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 14–8	Devine (1–0)	Harrington (0–1)	—	3,732	8–0	—	[8]
February 28	6:30 p.m.	Air Force*	No. 24	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 9–4	Erdman (1–0)	Sansing (0–1)	—	3,941	9–0	—	[9]

March: 10–8
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12	Ref
March 1	2:00 p.m.	Air Force*	No. 24	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 18–5	Rogers (1–0)	Shuger (0–1)	—	3,227	10–0	—	[10]
Shriner's Children's College Classic
March 3	11:00 a.m.	vs. Rice*	No. 24	Minute Maid Park Houston, TX	L 2–3	Long (1–0)	Devine (0–1)	—		10–1	—	[11]
March 4	11:00 a.m.	vs. Michigan*	No. 24	Minute Maid Park Houston, TX	W 10–7	Molina (2–0)	Allen (1–1)	Lopez (1)		11–1	—	[12]
March 5	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Texas A&M*	No. 24	Minute Maid Park Houston, TX	L 2–4 (16)	Aschenbeck (2–0)	Rogers (1–1)	Lamkin (1)	9,534	11–2	—	[13]

March 7	2:00 p.m.	New Mexico*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 6–3	Lopez (1–0)	Bannister (0–1)	Devine (1)	3,438	12–2	—	[14]
March 10	6:30 p.m.	No. 23 Iowa*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 17–5	Free (1–0)	Langenberg (1–2)	—	3,807	13–2	—	[15]
March 11	2:00 p.m.	No. 23 Iowa*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 8–3	Beckel (2–0)	Brecht (1–1)	Parish (1)	4,142	14–2	—	[16]
March 12	1:00 p.m.	No. 23 Iowa*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 9–10	Obermueller (1–0)	Free (1–1)	—	3,935	14–3	—	[17]
March 14	6:30 p.m.	UT Arlington*	No. 22	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 10–1	Petty (1–0)	Lucas (0–1)	—	3,751	15–3	—	[18]
March 15	2:00 p.m.	UT Arlington*	No. 22	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 14–7	Sanders (1–0)	Hackett (0–1)	—	3,878	16–3	—	[19]
March 17	6:30 p.m.	No. 12 Oklahoma State	No. 22	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 8–7 (10)	Free (2–1)	McLean (0–1)	—	3,713	17–3	1–0	[20]
March 18	2:00 p.m.	No. 12 Oklahoma State	No. 22	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 4–9	Abram (3–0)	Molina (2–1)	—	4,021	17–4	1–1	[21]
March 19	2:00 p.m.	No. 12 Oklahoma State	No. 22	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 12–1 (7)	Beckel (3–0)	Watts-Brown (2–1)	—	3,746	18–4	2–1	[22]
March 24	7:00 p.m.	at Texas	No. 14	UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX	L 2–6	Morehouse (3–0)	Free (2–2)	—	6,654	18–5	2–2	[23]
March 25	2:30 p.m.	at Texas	No. 14	UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX	L 5–6	Morehouse (4–0)	Devine (1–2)	—	7,123	18–6	2–3	[24]
March 26	2:30 p.m.	at Texas	No. 14	UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX	L 8–9	Whitehead (2–0)	Lysik (0–1)	—	6,744	18–7	2–4	[25]
March 28	3:00 p.m.	at New Mexico*	No. 22	Santa Ana Star Field Albuquerque, NM	L 10–11	McBroom (1–0)	Free (2–3)	—	643	18–8	—	[26]
March 31	6:30 p.m.	TCU	No. 22	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 20–16	Coombes (1–0)	Abeldt (1–2)	Beckel (1)	4,411	19–8	3–4	[27]

April: 11–7
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12	Ref
April 1	2:00 p.m.	TCU	No. 22	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 7–10	Klecker (5–2)	Molina (2–2)	Wright (1)	4,432	19–9	3–5	[28]
April 2	2:00 p.m.	TCU	No. 22	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 10–5	Free (3–3)	Brown (2–1)	Beckel (2)	4,432	20–9	4–5	[29]
April 4	6:30 p.m.	Abilene Christian*	No. 22	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	Postponed to May 9
April 6	6:30 p.m.	North Dakota State*	No. 22	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	Postponed to April 8
April 7	6:30 p.m.	North Dakota State*	No. 22	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 1–8	Feeney (3–3)	Girton (2–1)	Riedinger (3)	3,685	20–10	—	[30]
April 8	2:00 p.m.	North Dakota State*	No. 22	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 8–5	Molina (3–2)	Roehrich (2–5)	Free (1)	4,432	21–10	—	[31]
April 8	5:45 p.m.	North Dakota State*	No. 22	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 8–3	Parish (2–0)	Jacobs (0–4)	Robinson (1)	4,432	22–10	—	[32]
April 10	8:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Stanford*	No. 21	Klein Field Stanford, CA	L 4–6	Meier (2–0)	Devine (1–3)	Bruno (3)	2,062	22–11	—	[33]
April 11	4:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Stanford*	No. 21	Klein Field Stanford, CA	W 11–2	Beckel (4–0)	Montgomery (1–1)	—	1,406	23–11	—	[34]
April 14	6:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma	No. 21	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park Norman, OK	W 13–7 (10)	Beckel (5–0)	Weber (0–2)	—	2,577	24–11	5–5	[35]
April 15	4:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma	No. 21	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park Norman, OK	W 9–5	Free (4–3)	Douthit (4–2)	—	3,074	25–11	6–5	[36]
April 16	2:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma	No. 21	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park Norman, OK	L 2–12 (8)	Carmichael (2–0)	Rogers (1–2)	—	2,426	25–12	6–6	[37]
April 18	6:30 p.m.	Grand Canyon*	No. 16	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 6–1	Fast (1–0)	Young (0–2)	—	4,196	26–12	—	[38]
April 19	2:00 p.m.	Grand Canyon*	No. 16	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 11–6	Petty (2–0)	Ohl (2–1)	—	3,309	27–12	—	[39]
April 21	6:30 p.m.	Baylor	No. 16	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 10–1	Molina (4–2)	Helton (0–5)	—	4,432	28–12	7–6	[40]
April 22	12:00 p.m.	Baylor	No. 16	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 14–9	Free (5–3)	Needham (0–1)	—	4,432	29–12	8–6	[41]
April 22	3:50 p.m.	Baylor	No. 16	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 4–6	Golomb (2–3)	Robinson (0–1)	Craig (2)	3,966	29–13	8–7	[42]
April 25	6:30 p.m.	Abilene Christian*	No. 14	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	Postponed in bottom of 4th inning, resumed on May 9
April 28	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas State	No. 14	Frank Myers Field Manhattan, KS	L 2–3	Ruhl (3–3)	Free (5–4)	Neighbors (8)	1,826	29–14	8–8	[43]
April 29	4:00 p.m.	at Kansas State	No. 14	Frank Myers Field Manhattan, KS	W 5–2	Parish (3–0)	Fajardo (2–2)	Robinson (2)	2,344	30–14	9–8	[44]
April 30	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas State	No. 14	Frank Myers Field Manhattan, KS	L 8–10	Neighbors (4–1)	Girton (2–2)	—	2,344	30–15	9–9	[45]

May: 7–4
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12	Ref
May 5	6:30 p.m.	Sam Houston State*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 12–10	Bridges (1–0)	Davis (3–4)	Beckel (3)	3,958	31–15	—	[46]
May 6	2:00 p.m.	Sam Houston State*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 3–9	Beard (6–3)	Parish (3–1)	—	4,154	31–16	—	[47]
May 7	1:00 p.m.	Sam Houston State*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 10–8	Sanders (2–0)	Coldiron (2–3)	Beckel (4)	4,261	32–16	—	[48]
May 9	4:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 15–11	Coombes (2–0)	Smith (2–2)	—	3,424	33–16	—	[49]
May 9	7:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 13–3	Rogers (2–2)	Boggan (3–2)	—	4,004	34–16	—	[50]
May 12	3:00 p.m.	No. 12 West Virginia		Monongalia County Ballpark Morgantown, WV	W 5–2	Coombes (3–0)	Hampton (5–2)	Beckel (5)	2,991	35–16	10–9	[51]
May 13	3:00 p.m.	No. 12 West Virginia		Monongalia County Ballpark Morgantown, WV	L 2–17	Traxel (7–4)	Parish (3–2)	–	3,227	35–17	10–10	[52]
May 14	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 West Virginia		Monongalia County Ballpark Morgantown, WV	L 3–5	Hagaman (1–1)	Sanders (2–1)	Reed (7)	3,312	35–18	10–11	[53]
May 18	6:30 p.m.	Kansas		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 1–3	Trumper (4–5)	Beckel (5–1)	–	3,403	35–19	10–12	[54]
May 19	6:30 p.m.	Kansas		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 8–7 (10)	Robinson (1–1)	Hewlett (0–5)	–	3,678	36–19	11–12	[55]
May 20	2:00 p.m.	Kansas		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 15–1 (7)	Petty (3–0)	Brasosky (1–2)	–	3,976	37–19	12–12	[56]

Post–season: 0–0

Big 12 Tournament: 0–0
Date	Time	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	B12T	Ref
May 24	7:30 p.m.	vs. (3) No. 21 West Virginia	(6)	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX

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 т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[3]	21	21*	16	21	19	14	21	23	22	19	15	24	25T	RV	—	—	—	—*	RV
Baseball America^[4]	23	22	18	25	20	16	20	18	19	15	10	15	15	—	—	—	—	—*	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[5]	17	17	13	18	16	12	22	23	23	21	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[6]	22	20	16	21	18	14	19	19	20	18	15	24	24	28	30	RV	29	29*	29T
D1Baseball^[7]	24	24	24	—	22	14	22	22	21	16	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—*	—

^ 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.

References

^ "2022–23 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
^ "TCU Picked As Favorite In Big 12 Baseball Presason Poll". Big 12 Conference. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ "2023 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ D1Baseball poll

External links

[1] "2022–23 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2023.

[2] "TCU Picked As Favorite In Big 12 Baseball Presason Poll". Big 12 Conference. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

[3] "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.

[4] Baseball America College: Top 25

[CBNPoll-5] "2023 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".

[6] NCBWA Division I poll

[7] D1Baseball poll

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