2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

American college baseball season

2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball

NCAA Lubbock Regional champions NCAA Lubbock Super Regional champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
CB	No. 6
Record	45–20 (15–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Tim Tadlock (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Ray Hayward (6th season) J-Bob Thomas (6th season) Matt Gardner (6th season)
Home stadium	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 7 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	7	–	0	.708	42	–	23	–	0	.646
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	16	–	8	–	0	.667	31	–	26	–	1	.543
No. 6 Texas Tech ‍‍‍^y	15	–	9	–	0	.625	45	–	20	–	0	.692
No. 24 Oklahoma ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	–	0	.583	38	–	25	–	0	.603
Baylor ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	11	–	0	.542	37	–	21	–	0	.638
TCU ‍‍‍	10	–	13	–	0	.435	33	–	23	–	0	.589
West Virginia ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0	.375	29	–	27	–	0	.518
Kansas ‍‍‍	8	–	15	–	0	.348	27	–	30	–	0	.474
Kansas State ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0	.208	23	–	31	–	0	.426

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball ^[1]

The 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2018 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 6th year head coach Tim Tadlock.

Previous season

The 2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team finished the regular season with a 42–13 (16–8) record and tied with TCU for first place in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Red Raiders were eliminated from the 2017 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament in game 3 after a 7–12 loss to West Virginia.^[2] Tech received a bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, losing to Sam Houston State in games 3 and 4 of the regionals.

Personnel

Roster

2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster^[3]

Pitchers

12 – John Henry Gonzalez (RHP) – Sophomore
14 – Jake McDonald (RHP) – Sophomore
16 – Josh Jung (RHP) – Sophomore
17 – John McMillon (RHP) – Sophomore
21 – Erikson Lanning (LHP) – Junior
23 – Connor Queen (RHP) – Sophomore
28 – Ty Harpenau (RHP) – Junior
29 – Clayton Beeter (RHP) – Freshman
30 – Davis Martin (RHP) – Junior
31 – Caleb Freeman (RHP) – Sophomore
32 – Caleb Kilian (RHP) – Sophomore
33 – Dane Haveman (LHP) – Sophomore
34 – Ryan Shetter (RHP) – Junior
37 – Andrew Davis (RHP) – Sophomore
38 – Nick Candelari (RHP) – Freshman
41 – Dylan Dusek (LHP) – Senior
42 – Richard Gilbert (LHP) – Freshman
45 – Jose Quezada (RHP) – Senior
47 – Steven Gingery (LHP) – Junior
49 – Ryan Sublette (RHP) – Freshman

Catchers

19 – Clay Koezler – Sophomore
26 – Braxton Fulord – Freshman
35 - Zayne Willems – Junior

Infielders

2 – Gabe Holt – Freshman
3 – Micheal Davis – Senior
4 – Grant Little – Sophomore
5 – Brian Klein – Sophomore
8 – Kurt Wilson – Freshman
11 – Cameron Warren – Junior
15 – Parker Kelley – Freshman
16 – Josh Jung – Sophomore
18 – Zach Rheams – Senior
20 – KC Simonich – Freshman

Outfielders

1 – Cody Farhat – Junior
7 – Cody Masters – Freshman
9 – Connor Beck – Senior
11 – Cameron Warren – Junior
17 – John McMillon – Sophomore
20 – KC Simonich – Freshman

Schedule and results

2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log:^[4] 45–20 (Home 27–6; Away 15–10; Neutral 4–4)

Regular season: 38–15 (Home 22–5; Away 15–10; Neutral 1–0)

February: 9–0 (Home: 5–0; Away: 4–0)
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Big 12 Record	Ref
February 16	2:00 PM	Maine	#5	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	4–2	Martin (1–0)	Courtney (0–1)	Haveman (1)	3,481	1–0	—	[1]
February 17	12:00 PM	Maine	#5	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	12–1	Dusek (1–0)	Emerson (0–1)	—	4,432	2–0	—	[2]
February 17	3:05 PM	Maine	#5	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	12–5	McMillon (1–0)	Silva (0–1)	—	4,432	3–0	—	[3]
February 18	1:00 PM	Maine	#5	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	21–6	Quezada (1–0)	Murphy (0–1)	—	3,788	4–0	—	[4]
February 20	2:00 PM	New Mexico State	#5	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	12–0	Shetter (1–0)	Whittlesey (0–1)	—	3,223	5–0	—	[5]
February 24	8:00 PM	@ UTSA	#5	Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX	5–0	Martin (2–0)	Kirby (0–2)	—	1,384	6–0	—	[6]
February 25	3:50 PM	@ UTSA	#5	Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX	3–0	McMillon (2–0)	Dressler (1–1)	Freeman (1)	1,131	7–0	—	[7]
February 26	12:00 PM	@ UTSA	#4	Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX	10–6	Queen (1–0)	Wenzel (0–1)	Haveman (2)	307	8–0	—	[8]
February 27	12:00 PM	@ UTRGV	#4	UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX	3–1	Shetter (2–0)	Hill (1–1)	Freeman (2)	2,174	9–0	—	[9]

March: 14–6 (Home: 10–1; Away: 4–5)
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Big 12 Record	Ref
March 2	6:30 PM	#11 South Alabama	#4	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	8–1	Martin (3–0)	Carr (1–1)	—	4,432	10–0	—	[10]
March 3	12:00 PM	#11 South Alabama	#4	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	14–2	McMillon (3–0)	Greene (1–1)	—	4,432	11–0	—	[11]
March 3	4:00 PM	#11 South Alabama	#4	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	5–2	Harpenau (1–0)	Melton (0–1)	Haveman (3)	4,432	12–0	—	[12]
March 4	1:00 PM	#11 South Alabama	#4	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	9–7	Quezada (2–0)	Shell (0–2)	—	4,020	13–0	—	[13]
March 7	1:00 PM	New Mexico	#4	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	7–2	Shetter (3–0)	Garley (1–1)	—	3,526	14–0	—	[14]
March 9	3:00 PM	@ #5 Kentucky	#4	Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY	7–10	Hjelle (4–0)	Harpenau (1–1)	Machammer (1)	2,568	14–1	—	[15]
March 10	12:00 PM	@ #5 Kentucky	#4	Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY	6–11	Maley (1–0)	Haveman (0–1)	—	2,811	14–2	—	[16]
March 11	12:00 PM	@ #5 Kentucky	#4	Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY	5–3	Kilian (1–0)	Lewis (3–1)	Quezada (1)	2,643	15–2	—	[17]
March 13	2:00 PM	@ #4 Louisville	#9	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	8–4	Quezada (3–0)	Hoeing (2–1)	—	1,965	16–2	—	[18]
March 14	11:00 AM	@ #4 Louisville	#9	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	4–7	Miller (3–0)	Sublette (0–1)	Bordner (7)	1,185	16–3	—	[19]
March 16	6:30 PM	@ Baylor	#9	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	0–2	Bradford (3–1)	Martin (3–1)	Montemayor (5)	3,221	16–4	0–1	[20]
March 17	2:00 PM	@ Baylor	#9	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	2–12	Hill (2–0)	Kilian (1–1)	—	3,215	16–5	0–2	[21]
March 18	1:00 PM	@ Baylor	#9	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	11–4	Harpenau (2–1)	Thomas (0–1)	—	2,500	17–5	1–2	[22]
March 23	6:30 PM	Northeastern	#17	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	22–3	Davis (4–1)	Brown (1–2)	—	3,446	18–5	—	[23]
March 24	12:00 PM	Northeastern	#17	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	12–3	Kilian (2–1)	Christian (1–4)	—	3,442	19–5	—	[24]
March 24	4:00 PM	Northeastern	#17	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	13–2	McMillon (4–0)	Rodriguez (0–1)	—	3,948	20–5	—	[25]
March 25	12:30 PM	Northeastern	#17	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	9–4	Harpenau (3–1)	Mellen (5–1)	Freeman (3)	3,382	21–5	—	[26]
March 27	3:00 PM	@ New Mexico State	#11	Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM	Game postponed to April 3
March 29	6:30 PM	West Virginia	#11	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	0–1	Wolf (1–0)	Martin (4–2)	Ennis (1)	3,833	21–6	1–3	[27]
March 30	6:30 PM	West Virginia	#11	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	4–1	Kilian (3–1)	Manoah (1–4)	Shetter (1)	3,989	22–6	2–3	[28]
March 31	2:00 PM	West Virginia	#11	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	8–5	Dusek (2–0)	Ennis (3–2)	Harpenau (1)	4,432	23–6	3–3	[29]

April: 10–6 (Home: 5–1; Away: 4–5; Neutral 1–0)
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Big 12 Record	Ref
April 3	7:00 PM	vs. New Mexico State	#12	Security Bank Ballpark • Midland, TX	2–1	Wilson (1–0)	Hroch (0–1)	—	4,474	24–6	—	[30]
April 6	1:00 PM	@ Kansas	#12	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS	15–6	Martin (5–2)	Davis (0–2)	—	768	25–6	4–3	[31]
April 7	2:00 PM	@ Kansas	#12	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS	10–0	Kilian (4–1)	Turski (1–5)	—	1,047	26–6	5–3	[32]
April 8	1:00 PM	@ Kansas	#12	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS	3–17	Zeferjahn (6–1)	McMillon (4–1)	—	630	26–7	5–4	[33]
April 10	6:30 PM	@ Dallas Baptist	#14	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	5–6	Hines (4–1)	Quezada (3–1)	—	1,509	26–8	—	[34]
April 13	6:30 PM	Kansas State	#14	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	21–4	Martin (6–2)	Heskett (2–5)	—	3,881	27–8	6–4	[35]
April 14	2:00 PM	Kansas State	#14	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	26–6	Kilian (5–1)	Littlejim (2–1)	—	4,432	28–8	7–4	[36]
April 15	1:00 PM	Kansas State	#14	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	9–6	Dusek (3–0)	Heinen (0–1)	Harpenau (2)	4,432	29–8	8–4	[37]
April 17	2:00 PM	@ New Mexico	#15	Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM	20–9	Quezada (4–1)	Coffey (0–1)	—	515	30–8	—	[38]
April 20	2:00 PM	#14 Oklahoma	#15	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	5–4	Harpenau (4–1)	Cavalli (2–2)	—	3,634	31–8	9–4	[39]
April 21	2:00 PM	#14 Oklahoma	#15	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	12–6	Kilian (6–1)	Perez (4–1)	—	4,432	32–8	10–4	[40]
April 22	2:00 PM	#14 Oklahoma	#15	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	5–12	Wiles (4–2)	McMillon (4–2)	—	4,432	32–9	10–5	[41]
April 24	6:30 PM	@ #10 Arkansas	#11	Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	1–5	Lee (3–2)	Sublette (0–2)	Loseke (1)	8,455	32–10	—	[42]
April 25	6:00 PM	@ #10 Arkansas	#11	Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	Cancelled
April 27	8:00 PM	@ TCU	#11	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	4–6	5,352	Wymer (3–3)	Martin (6–3)	Feltman (6)	32–11	10–6	[43]
April 28	7:00 PM	@ TCU	#11	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	6–0	6,302	Kilian (7–1)	King (1–2)	Shetter (3)	33–11	11–6	[44]
April 29	1:00 PM	@ TCU	#11	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	5–9	5,615	Eissler (3–1)	Quezada (4–2)	—	33–12	11–7	[45]

May: 5–3 (Home: 2–3; Away: 3–0)
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Big 12 Record	Ref
May 1	2:00 PM	San Diego	#16	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	11–6	Freeman (1–0)	Kuhn (3–1)	—	3,537	34–12	—	[46]
May 4	6:30 PM	#18 Texas	#16	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	6–12	Kinghham (6–2)	Martin (6–4)	—	4,432	34–13	11–8	[47]
May 5	1:00 PM	#18 Texas	#16	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	16–5	Kilian (8–1)	Shugart (4–3)	—	4,432	35–13	12–8	[48]
May 6	2:00 PM	#18 Texas	#16	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	5–7	Robinson (3–0)	Harpenau (4–2)	McGuire (7)	4,432	35–14	12–9	[49]
May 8	6:30 PM	Dallas Baptist	#19	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	4–10	Kechley (6–0)	McMillon (4–3)	—	4,264	35–15	—	[50]
May 17	6:30 PM	@ #14 Oklahoma State	#19	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK	9–4	Shetter (4–0)	Battenfield (2–2)	—	1,776	36–15	13–9	[51]
May 18	6:30 PM	@ #14 Oklahoma State	#19	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK	14–6	Harpenau (5–2)	Teel (7–3)	—	2,197	37–15	14–9	[52]
May 19	1:00 PM	@ #14 Oklahoma State	#19	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK	7–3	McMillon (5–3)	Heasley (3–6)	—	2,244	38–15	15–9	[53]

Post–season: 7–5

Big 12 tournament: 1–2
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	B12T Record	Ref
May 23	7:30 PM	vs. (6) TCU	#13 (3)	Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	2–12 (7)	Lodolo (7–4)	Sublette (0–3)	—	4,631	38–16	0–1	[54]
May 24	12:30 PM	vs. #20 (2) Oklahoma State	#13 (3)	Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	6–2	Harpenau (6–2)	Teel (7–4)	Quezada (2)	4,020	39–16	1–1	[55]
May 25	7:00 PM	vs. (7) West Virginia	#13 (3)	Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	4–12	Kessler (4–0)	Martin (6–5)	—	7,583	39–17	1–2	[56]

NCAA tournament: 5–1
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	NCAA Tourn	Ref
June 1	1:00 PM	(4) New Mexico State	#13 (1)	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	9–2	Shetter (5–0)	Groff (11–3)	—	4,341	40–17	1–0	[57]
June 2	7:00 PM	(2) Louisville	#13 (1)	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	10–4	Kilian (9–1)	Bennett (8–2)	Harpenau (3)	4,563	41–17	2–0	[58]
June 3	6:00 PM	(2) Louisville	#13 (1)	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	11–6	Martin (7–5)	Detmers (4–2)	—	4,628	42–17	3–0	[59]
June 9	2:00 PM	Duke	#6	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	6–4	Quezada (5–2)	Labosky (3–1)	Harpenau (4)	4,818	43–17	4–0	[60]
June 10	5:00 PM	Duke	#6	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	2–11	Stinson (5–1)	Kilian (9–2)	—	4,818	43–18	4–1	[61]
June 11	3:00 PM	Duke	#6	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	6–2	Harpenau (7–2)	Dockman (0–1)	—	4,474	44–18	5–1	[62]

College World Series: 1–2
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	CWS	Ref
June 17	6:00 PM	vs. #2 (1) Florida	#6 (9)	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	6–3	Shetter (6–0)	Singer (12–2)	—	19,100	45–18	1–0	[63]
June 20	2:30 PM	vs. #4 (5) Arkansas	#6 (9)	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	4–7	Loseke (4–2)	Martin (7–6)	—	13,637	45–19	1–1	[64]
June 21	7:00 PM	vs. #2 (1) Florida	#6 (9)	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	6–9	Leftwich (5–5)	Killian (9–3)	Byrne (16)	24,806	45–20	1–2	[65]

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 or NCAA Regional, respectively.

NCAA tournament

Lubbock Regional

June 1, 2018 1:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 101 °F (38 °C), sunny
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(4) New Mexico State	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	0
(1) Texas Tech	3	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	X	9	11	0
WP: Ryan Shetter (5–0) LP: Jonathan Groff (11–3) Attendance: 4,341

June 2, 2018 7:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 89 °F (32 °C), mostly sunny
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(2) Louisville	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	8	1
(1) Texas Tech	0	0	3	3	0	2	2	0	X	10	10	2
WP: Caleb Kilian (9–1) LP: Nick Bennett (8–2) Sv: Ty Harpenau (3) Attendance: 4,563

June 3, 2018 6:24 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 86 °F (30 °C), partly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(1) Texas Tech	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	14	1
(2) Louisville	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	6	13	3
WP: Davis Martin (7–5) LP: Reid Detmers (4–2) Attendance: 4,628

Lubbock Super Regional

June 9, 2018 2:05 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 91 °F (33 °C), mostly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Duke	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	8	1
#6 Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	X	6	11	0
WP: Jose Quezada (5–2) LP: Jack Labosky (3–1) Sv: Ty Harpenau (4) Attendance: 4,818

June 10, 2018 6:16 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 86 °F (30 °C), mostly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#6 Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	9	0
Duke	0	0	0	4	6	0	0	1	X	11	16	1
WP: Graeme Stinson (5–1) LP: Caleb Kilian (9–2) Attendance: 4,818

June 11, 2018 3:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 96 °F (36 °C), sunny
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Duke	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	10	0
#6 Texas Tech	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	X	6	13	2
WP: Ty Harpenau (7–2) LP: Matt Dockman (0–1) Attendance: 4,474

College World Series

First round

June 17, 2018 8:56 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 86 °F (30 °C), clear
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(9) Texas Tech	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	6	12	1
(1) Florida	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	5	1
WP: Ryan Shetter (6–0) LP: Brady Singer (12–2) Attendance: 19,100

Second round

June 20, 2018 2:30 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 71 °F (22 °C), cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(5) Arkansas	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	7	12	1
(9) Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4	6	0
WP: Barrett Loseke (4–2) LP: Davis Martin (7–6) Attendance: 13,637

June 21, 2018 7:05 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 74 °F (23 °C), partly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(1) Florida	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	3	1	9	12	2
(9) Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	6	12	1
WP: Jack Leftwich (5–5) LP: Caleb Killian (9–3) Sv: Michael Byrne (16) Attendance: 24,806

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[5]	3 (1)	3 (1)*	3 (1)*	3	5	9	7	5	4	5	4	8	10	11	11	11	11	11	5
Baseball America^[6]	5	5	5	5	8	11	11	7	6	5	4	9	10	10	7	10	10	10	5
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	5	5	4	4	9	17	11	12	14	15	11	16	19	19	13	13	6	6	6
NCBWA†^[8]	3	3	3	3	5	10	8	5	4	4	3	9	10	14	11	13	5	5	5

^ 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

^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ "No. 3 Tech Drops Heartbreaker In Extras To WVU". Texas Tech Athletics. May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
^ "2018 Baseball Roster". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
^ "2018 Baseball Schedule". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCBWA Division I poll

v t e Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Venues	Tech Diamond Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park (1988–present)
People	Head coaches Players
Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930–1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
College World Series appearances in italics