2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

2022 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	‡ – Tournament champion; As of March 24, 2022; Rankings from D1baseball

2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
CB	No. 16
2022 record	18–4 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Tim Tadlock (10th season);
Assistant coaches	J-Bob Thomas (10th season); Matt Gardner (10th season); Eric Gutierrez (4th season);
Pitching coach	Ray Hayward (10th season)
Home stadium	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park; (Capacity: 4,432)
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represent Texas Tech University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders play their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park and compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by tenth-year head coach Tim Tadlock.

Previous season[]

The 2021 team finished the regular season with a record of 35–13, 14–10 in Big 12 play, finishing in third place in the conference. The team went 1–2 in the Big 12 Tournament, defeating Baylor in game one, but lost to eventual tournament winner TCU in game two and lost to Kansas State in the elimination game. In the NCAA Tournament, the team hosted the Lubbock Regional, winning the regional 3–0. The team advanced to the Lubbock Super Regional, being swept by Stanford, finishing the season with an overall record of 39–17.

Players drafted into the MLB[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Club
4	126	Cal Conley	SS	Atlanta Braves
4	130	Dru Baker	3B	Tampa Bay Rays
6	170	Braxton Fulford	C	Colorado Rockies
6	191	Mason Montgomery	P	Tampa Bay Rays
7	222	Ryan Sublette	P	Los Angeles Dodgers
8	226	Hunter Dobbins	P	Boston Red Sox
8	239	Patrick Monteverde	P	Miami Marlins
11	339	Brandon Birdsell	P	Minnesota Twins
17	519	Dylan Neuse	2B	Minnesota Twins

Personnel[]

Coaching staff[]

Name	Position	Seasons at Texas Tech	Alma Mater
Tim Tadlock	Head Coach	10	Texas Tech University (1992)
Matt Gardner	Assistant Coach	10	Oklahoma State University (2008)
J-Bob Thomas	Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator	10	Abilene Christian University (2005)
Ray Hayward	Special Assistant / Pitching Coach	10	University of Oklahoma (1983)
Eric Gutierrez	Volunteer Assistant Coach	4	Texas Tech University (2016)

Roster[]

2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Roster

Pitchers

8 Kurt Wilson (RHP) – Senior (6'1, 185)
11 Andrew Devine (RHP) – Sophomore (5'10, 155)
16 Hayde Key (RHP) – Sophomore (5'10, 185)
21 Mason Molina (LHP) – Freshman (6'0, 230)
25 Owen Washburn (RHP) – Freshman (6'0, 205)
28 Chase Hampton (RHP) – Sophomore (6'2, 215)
29 Jamie Hitt (LHP) – Freshman (6'0, 175)
30 Bo Blessie (RHP) – Junior (6'3, 190)
31 Austin Becker (RHP) – Sophomore (6'5, 190)
32 Trendan Parish (RHP) – Freshman (6'0, 180)
34 Andrew Morris (RHP) – Junior (6'0, 195)
35 Garrett Crowley (LHP) – Junior (6'3, 220)
36 Shay Harris (RHP) – Sophomore (6'1, 210)
37 Logan Whitfield (LHP) – Freshman (6'0, 230)
38 Tyler Hamilton (RHP) – Sophomore (6'1, 200)
39 Jase Lopez (RHP) – Sophomore (5'10, 195)
40 Brendan Girton (RHP) – Sophomore (6'1, 230)
42 Kyle Robinson (RHP) – Freshman (6'4, 210)
43 Brendan Lysik (LHP) – Freshman (6'3, 225)
44 Brandon Beckel (RHP) – Sophomore (6'3, 205)
45 Derek Bridges (LHP) – Sophomore (6'1, 205)
46 Coleson Abel (LHP) – Freshman (5'8, 200)
48 Brandon Birdsell (RHP) – Junior (6'2, 225)
49 Collin Clark (LHP) – Senior (6'2, 205)
51 Brandon Petix (LHP) – Junior (6'6, 225)
52 Josh Sanders (RHP) – Sophomore (6'3, 165)
55 Brady LeJeune-DeAcutis (LHP) – Sophomore (6'6, 180)

Catchers

4 Kevin Bazzell – Freshman (6'1, 205)
5 Hudson White – Freshman (5'11, 195)
13 Trevor Conley – Freshman (5'9, 185)
17 Drew Reynolds – Freshman (5'11, 200)
18 Cole Stillwell – Junior (6'1, 205)

Infielders

2 Jace Jung – Sophomore (6'0, 200)
3 Lauden Brooks – Freshman (5'10, 185)
5 Hudson White – Freshman (5'11, 195)
9 Zac Vooletich – Junior (5'9, 185)
10 Ty Coleman – Junior (5'8, 190)
15 Parker Kelly – Senior (6'3, 205)
17 Drew Reynolds – Freshman (5'11, 200)
18 Cole Stillwell – Junior (6'1, 205)
19 Easton Murrell – Senior (6'0, 210)
26 Erick Martinez – Freshman (5'7, 140)
33 Ryan Brome – Freshman (5'11, 225)

Outfielders

1 Dillon Carter – Sophomore (6'0, 210)
7 Cody Masters – Senior (6'1, 180)
9 Zac Vooletich – Junior (5'9, 185)
10 Ty Coleman – Junior (5'8, 190)
14 Cooper Swanson – Senior (6'0, 205)
19 Easton Murrell – Senior (6'0, 210)
20 Dalton Porter – Sophomore (5'11, 195)
25 Owen Washburn – Freshman (6'0, 205)
33 Ryan Brome – Freshman (5'11, 225)
41 Sam Hunt – Freshman (6'0, 170)

Schedule[]

2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log (18–4)

Regular Season (18–4)

February (5–2)
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12	Ref
February 18	7:00 p.m.	vs. Michigan* State Farm College Baseball Showdown	#14	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 7–6	Hampton (1–0)	Weiss (0–1)	—	7,112	1–0	—	[1]
February 19	3:00 p.m.	vs. Auburn* State Farm College Baseball Showdown	#14	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 1–2	Gonzalez (1–0)	Birdsell (0–1)	Burkhalter (1)		1–1	—	[2]
February 20	2:30 p.m.	vs. #15 Arizona* State Farm College Baseball Showdown	#14	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 2–12	Netz (1–0)	Molina (0–1)	—		1–2	—	[3]
February 22	2:00 p.m.	Dallas Baptist*	#20	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 8–4	Girton (1–0)	Rich (0–1)	Parish (1)	3,557	2–2	—	[4]
February 25	6:30 p.m.	Kent State*	#20	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	Postponed to February 27^[2]
February 26	2:00 p.m.	Kent State*	#20	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 10–7	Girton (2–0)	Cruikshank (0–2)	Parish (2)	3,684	3–2	—	[5]
February 27	12:00 p.m.	Kent State*	#20	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 8–1	Birdsell (1–1)	Romel (0–2)	—	3,779	4–2	—	[6]
February 27	3:55 p.m.	Kent State*	#20	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 7–5	Lopez (1–0)	Cariaco (0–1)	Parish (3)	3,779	5–2	—	[7]

March (13–2)
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12	Ref
March 1	2:00 p.m.	at Dallas Baptist*	#19	Horner Ballpark Dallas, TX	W 4–3 (10)	Hartis (1–0)	Trahan (0–2)	Parish (4)	1,235	6–2	—	[8]
March 4	6:30 p.m.	Merrimack*	#19	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 17–1	Morris (1–0)	Kalantzakos (1–1)	—	3,942	7–2	—	[9]
March 5	12:00 p.m.	Merrimack*	#19	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 21–5	Birdsell (2–1)	Zappulla (1–1)	—	4,031	8–2	—	[10]
March 5	4:00 p.m.	Merrimack*	#19	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 20–2	Molina (1–1)	Gillette (1–1)	—	4,031	9–2	—	[11]
March 6	1:00 p.m.	Merrimack*	#19	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 12–4	Becker (1–0)	Villella (0–2)	—	3,394	10–2	—	[12]
March 8	6:00 p.m.	vs. #23 Mississippi State*	#17	MGM Park Biloxi, MS	L 5–11	Stinnett (2–0)	Hampton (1–1)	Kohn (2)	5,799	10–3	—	[13]
March 9	3:00 p.m.	vs. #23 Mississippi State*	#17	MGM Park Biloxi, MS	W 7–2	Hitt (1–0)	Fristoe (1–2)	—	5,382	11–3	—	[14]
March 11	7:00 p.m.	at Rice*	#17	Reckling Park Houston, TX	W 10–1	Morris (2–0)	Chandler (0–4)	Sanders (1)	2,099	12–3	—	[15]
March 12	2:00 p.m.	at Rice*	#17	Reckling Park Houston, TX	W 3–2	Parish (1–0)	DeLeon (1–1)	—	2,579	13–3	—	[16]
March 13	1:00 p.m.	at Rice*	#17	Reckling Park Houston, TX	W 7–4	Robinson (1–0)	Gallant (0–1)	Parish (5)	2,547	14–3	—	[17]
March 15	6:30 p.m.	New Mexico*	#17	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 28–2	Hampton (2–1)	Reyes Jr. (1–3)	—	4,253	15–3	—	[18]
March 16	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico*	#17	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 11–5	Girton (3–0)	Loesch (1–1)	—	3,967	16–3	—	[19]
March 18	4:05 p.m.	at Iowa*	#17	Duane Banks Field Iowa City, IA	Canceled
March 19	2:05 p.m.	at Iowa*	#17	Duane Banks Field Iowa City, IA	W 11–3	Birdsell (3–1)	Mazur (2–1)	—	1,043	17–3	—	[20]
March 20	12:05 p.m.	at Iowa*	#17	Duane Banks Field Iowa City, IA	L 3–6	Nedved (1–1)	Molina (1–2)	—	1,290	17–4	—	[21]
March 22	6:30 p.m.	California Baptist*	#16	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 6–3	Hampton (3–1)	Silvas (2–2)	—	3,092	18–4	—	[22]
March 25	6:30 p.m.	#2 Texas	#16	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—
March 26	2:00 p.m.	#2 Texas	#16	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—
March 27	2:00 p.m.	#2 Texas	#16	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—
March 29	6:30 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—			—
March 30	1:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—			—

April (0–0)
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12	Ref
April 1	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS				—
April 2	2:00 p.m.	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS				—
April 3	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS				—
April 5	6:00 p.m.	at Grand Canyon*		Brazell Field Phoenix, AZ				—			—
April 6	2:00 p.m.	at Grand Canyon*		Brazell Field Phoenix, AZ				—			—
April 8	6:30 p.m.	Kansas State		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—
April 9	2:00 p.m.	Kansas State		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—
April 10	1:00 p.m.	Kansas State		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—
April 12	6:00 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma		Hodgetown Amarillo, TX				—
April 14	6:00 p.m.	at TCU		Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX				—
April 15	6:00 p.m.	at TCU		Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX				—
April 16	2:00 p.m.	at TCU		Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX				—
April 18	6:30 p.m.	at New Mexico*		Santa Ana Star Field Albuquerque, NM				—			—
April 19	1:00 p.m.	at New Mexico*		Santa Ana Star Field Albuquerque, NM				—			—
April 22	6:30 p.m.	West Virginia		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—
April 23	2:00 p.m.	West Virginia		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—
April 24	1:00 p.m.	West Virginia		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—
April 26	6:30 p.m.	Abilene Christian*		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—			—
April 29	6:30 p.m.	at Baylor		Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX				—
April 30	2:00 p.m.	at Baylor		Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX				—

May (0–0)
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12	Ref
May 1	1:00 p.m.	at Baylor		Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX				—
May 3	TBA	at Abilene Christian*		Crutcher Scott Field Abilene, TX				—			—
May 13	TBA	at Oklahoma State		O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK				—
May 14	TBA	at Oklahoma State		O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK				—
May 15	TBA	at Oklahoma State		O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK				—
May 19	6:30 p.m.	Oklahoma		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—
May 20	6:30 p.m.	Oklahoma		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—
May 21	2:00 p.m.	Oklahoma		Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX				—

Post–season (0–0)

Big 12 Tournament (0–0)
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	B12T	Ref
May 25	TBA	vs. TBA		Globe Life Field Arlington, TX

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Texas Tech team member

"*" indicates a non-conference game.
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament.

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[3]	12	12*	18	11	13	11
Baseball America^[4]	23	—	—	—	23	23
Collegiate Baseball^^[5]	4	16	23	19	17	16
NCBWA†^[6]	14	21	21	15	12	11
D1Baseball^[7]	14	20	19	17	17	16

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ Williams, Don (February 25, 2022). "Texas Tech baseball vs Kent State postponed due to cold weather". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ D1Baseball poll

External links[]

[1] "2022 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[2] Williams, Don (February 25, 2022). "Texas Tech baseball vs Kent State postponed due to cold weather". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved February 27, 2022.

[3] Baseball Coaches Poll

[4] Baseball America College: Top 25

[CBNPoll-5] NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

[6] NCBWA Division I poll

[7] D1Baseball poll

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Venues	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park (1988–present)
People	Head coaches Players
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College World Series appearances in italics

2022 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 TCU ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	15	–	5	.750
Baylor ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	11	–	9	.550
No. 16 Texas Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	18	–	4	.818
No. 2 Texas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	18	–	5	.783
No. 9 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	14	–	6	.700
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	7	.632
Kansas State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	7	.611
West Virginia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	8	.556
Kansas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	8	–	10	.444

‡ – Tournament champion As of March 24, 2022^[1]; Rankings from D1baseball