2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#7
2016 record	31–10 (12–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Tim Tadlock (4th year)
Assistant coach	Ray Hayward (4th year)
Assistant coach	J-Bob Thomas (4th year)
Assistant coach	Matt Gardner (4th year)
Home stadium	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park

2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
#10 Texas Tech	14	–	4	–	0		.778			34	–	13	–	0		.723
#16 Oklahoma State	12	–	6	–	0		.667			28	–	15	–	0		.651
#12 TCU	11	–	7	–	0		.611			30	–	12	–	0		.714
Texas	9	–	9	–	0		.500			21	–	24	–	0		.467
West Virginia	8	–	9	–	0		.471			24	–	19	–	0		.558
Oklahoma	7	–	11	–	0		.389			22	–	22	–	1		.500
Kansas	5	–	9	–	0		.357			19	–	26	–	1		.424
Kansas State	5	–	10	–	0		.333			23	–	23	–	0		.500
Baylor	6	–	12	–	0		.333			20	–	24	–	0		.455
‡ – Tournament champion As of May 5, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represents Texas Tech University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders play their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Tim Tadlock, in his 4th season at Texas Tech.

Previous Season

The 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team notched a 31–24 (13–11) regular season record and finished third in the Big 12 Conference standings.^[2] The Red Raiders reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament championship game, where they were eliminated in the second round.^[3] Texas Tech did not receive an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster[4]
	Pitchers 13 - Dalton Brown (RHP) - Senior 14 - Chandler Eden (RHP) - Junior 21 - Erikson Lanning (LHP) - Freshman 28 - Ty Harpenau (RHP) - Freshman 30 - Davis Martin (RHP) - Freshman 34- Ryan Shetter (RHP) - Freshman 36 - Ty Damron (LHP) - Junior 37 - Jonathan Nicholson (RHP) - Freshman 39 - Robert Dugger (RHP) - Junior 41 - Dylan Dusek (LHP) - Junior 42 - Parker Mushinski (LHP) - Sophomore 43 - Garrett Bruce (RHP) - Junior 44 - Ryan Moseley (RHP) - Junior 45 - Hayden Howard (LHP) - Junior 46 - Tanner Buxton (RHP) - Junior 47 - Steven Gingery (LHP) - Freshman 48 - Sean Thompson (RHP) - Junior 55 - Jacob Patterson (LHP) - Sophomore		Catchers 15 - Kholeton Sanchez - Senior 16 - Tyler Floyd - Senior 35 -Matt Bernstein - Freshman 51 - Braden Williams - Freshman Infielders 2 - Orlando Garcia - Sophomore 3 - Michael Davis - Sophomore 4 - Cory Raley - Senior 7 - Ryan Long - Junior 8 - Tanner Gardner - Sophomore 9 - Trey Ochoa - Freshman 12 - Eric Gutierrez - Senior 20 - Tyler Fowler - Freshman 25 - Hunter Hargrove - Junior 42 - Parker Mushinski - Sophomore		Outfielders 1 - Cody Farhat - Freshman 8 - Tanner Gardner - Sophomore 10 - Tyler Neslony - Senior 11 - Stephen Smith - Junior 17 - Zach Davis - Senior 25 - Hunter Hargrove - Junior 29 - Anthony Lyons - Junior

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Texas Tech	Alma Mater
Tim Tadlock	Head Coach	4	Texas Tech University (1992)
Ray Hayward	Pitching Coach	4	University of Oklahoma (1983)
J-Bob Thomas	Assistant Coach & RecruitingCoordinator	4	Abilene Christian University (2005)
Matt Gardner	Volunteer Assistant Coach	4	Oklahoma State University (2008)

Schedule & Results

2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log
Legend:           = Win           = Loss      Bold = Texas Tech team member
Regular Season
February Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 February 19 2:00 pm FSSW+ Milwaukee* #39 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 12–3 Moseley (1–0) Schulfer (0–1) – 4,070 1–0 – February 20 12:00 pm Milwaukee* #39 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 3–10 Tuttle (1–0) Gingery (0–1) Sommers (1) 4,176 1–1 – February 20 4:00 pm Milwaukee* #39 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 9–1 Damron (1–0) Reuss (0–1) Martin (1) 4,176 2–1 – February 21 12:00 pm Milwaukee* #39 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 12–0 Lanning (1–0) Keller (0–1) – 3,097 3–1 – February 24 6:30 pm at Sam Houston State* Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 11–6 Mortin (1–0) Mills (0–1) – 1,108 4–1 – February 26 12:00 pm MLBN/ RSSW #16 Houston* Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shiners Hospitals for Children College Classic) W 3–2 Howard (1–0) Lantrip (0–1) Martin (2) 5,628 5–1 – February 27 12:00 pm MLBN/ RSSW #6 Louisiana–Lafayette* Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shiners Hospitals for Children College Classic) W 5–3^10 Shetter (1–0) Moore (1–1) – 7,881 6–1 – February 28 11:00 am MLB/ RSSW #24 Arkansas* Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shiners Hospitals for Children College Classic) L 6–10 Chadwick (1–0) Howard (1–1) – 6,516 6–2 –
March Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 March 1 6:30 pm New Mexico State* Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 6–7 Butts (1–0) Lanning (1–1) Butcher (1) 3,453 6–3 – March 2 2:00 pm New Mexico State* Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 14–2 Gingery (1–1) Reyes (0–1) – 2,922 7–3 – March 4 6:30 pm FSSW+ #29 Cal State Fullerton* Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 3–7 Quinn (2–1) Moseley (1–1) – 4,191 7–4 – March 5 2:00 pm #29 Cal State Fullerton* Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 6–5 Howard (2–1) Seabold (0–1) Dugger (1) 3,557 8–4 – March 6 12:30 pm FSSW+ #29 Cal State Fullerton* Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 1–4 Eastman (3–0) Damron (1–1) Hockin (2) 3,505 8–5 – March 11 9:00 pm at #18 California* Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 2–9 Jefferies (4–0) Lanning (1–2) – 509 8–6 – March 12 4:00 pm at #18 California* Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 11–8 Howard (3–1) Dodson (0–2) – 575 9–6 – March 15 7:00 pm Texas–Arlington* Globe Life Park • Arlington, TX W 6–4 Moseley (2–1) Michalski (0–1) Dugger (2) 4,033 10–6 – March 18 4:05 pm FSSW at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 5–0 Martin (2–0) Castano (2–2) – 2,328 11–6 1–0 March 19 3:00 pm FCS at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 3–4 Ott 2–2 Montemayor (2–2) Montemayor (r) 3,523 11–7 1–1 March 20 1:00 pm FSSW+ at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 6–5 Howard (4–1) Lewis (0–3) Dugger (3) 2,377 12–7 2–1 March 22 2:00 pm New Mexico* Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 14–10 Shetter (2–0) Tripp (0–1) – 2,757 13–7 – March 24 6:30 pm FSSW+ Oklahoma Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 5–0 Martin (3–0) A. Hansen (0–4) Howard (1) 3,231 14–7 3–1 March 25 6:30 pm Oklahoma Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 6–1 Gingery (2–1) Andritsos (3–2) – 4,014 15–7 4–1 March 26 2:00 pm Oklahoma Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 13–7 Howard (5–1) Berry (0–2) Moseley (1) 4,432 16–7 5–1 March 28 8:05 pm at UNLV* #29 Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV L 5–8 Wilson (1–2) Shetter (2–1) Wright (5) 336 16–8 – March 29 4:05 pm at UNLV* #29 Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV W 14–6 Damron (2–1) Myers (0–2) – 436 17–8 –
April Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 April 2 1:00 pm Kansas State #29 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 10–3 Martin (4–0) MaVorhis (3–2) Shetter (1) 4,145 18–8 6–1 April 2 4:15 pm Kansas State #29 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 10–4 Gingery (3–1) Rigler (2–5) Howard (2) 4,145 19–8 7–1 April 3 12:00 pm Kansas State #29 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 6–5 Dugger (1–0) Fischer (1–3) Moseley (2) 3,655 20–8 8–1 April 5 5:00 pm at #5 Florida State* #19 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 1–10 Voyles (3–0) Lanning (1–3) – 4,002 20–9 – April 6 5:00 pm at #5 Florida State* #19 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–4 Dugger (2–0) Sands (3–3) Howard (3) 3,821 21–9 – April 8 6:00 pm at Oklahoma State #19 Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 5–1 Moseley (3–2) Hatch (2–1) – 1,977 22–9 9–1 April 9 3:00 pm at Oklahoma State #19 Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 8–2 Dugger (3–0) Cobb (3–5) – 2,855 23–9 10–1 April 10 1:00 pm at Oklahoma State #19 Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 15–5^7 Harpenau (1–0) Elliott (3–2) – 1,258 24–9 11–1 April 13 2:00 pm Sam Houston State* #10 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 8–6 Lanning (2–3) Rahm (0–3) Howard (4) 3,176 25–9 – April 13 5:15 pm Sam Houston State* #10 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 20–3 Damron (3–1) Brown (0–4) – 3,176 26–9 – April 15 12:00 pm San Diego State* #10 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX (Brooks Wallace Memorial Series) W 3–1 Martin (5–0) Pyatt (0–3) Howard (5) 2,891 27–9 – April 16 12:00 pm San Diego State* #10 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX (Brooks Wallace Memorial Series) W 10–0 Shetter (3–1) Reyes (0–4) – 4,050 28–9 – April 17 11:30 am San Diego State* #10 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX (Brooks Wallace Memorial Series) W 7–2 Moseley (4–2) Thompson (1–6) – 3,330 29–9 – April 19 7:00 pm at New Mexico* #7 Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM April 20 2:00 pm at New Mexico* #7 Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM April 22 6:30 pm FSSW+ Texas #7 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX April 23 2:00 pm FSSW+ Texas #7 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX April 24 2:00 pm FSSW+ Texas #7 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX April 26 6:30 pm at Abilene Christian* Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX April 27 6:30 pm vs. Abilene Christian* Security Bank Ballpark • Midland, TX April 29 8:00 pm FS1 at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX April 30 4:00 pm FSSW at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
May Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 May 1 1:00 pm at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX May 6 6:00 pm ESPN3 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS May 7 2:00 pm ESPN3 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS May 8 1:00 pm ESPN3 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS May 10 1:00 pm at Oral Roberts* J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK May 19 6:30 pm FSSW West Virginia Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX May 20 2:00 pm West Virginia Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX May 21 2:00 pm West Virginia Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
Post-Season
Big 12 Tournament Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Tourn. May 25 TBD TBD Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK May 26 TBD TBD Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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]	RV	RV*	RV*	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	13
Baseball America[6]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	23	15	10
Collegiate Baseball^[7]	39	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	29	19	10	7
NCBWA†[8]	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	23	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

1. "Big 12 Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
2. "2015 Big 12 Conference Final Weekly Release" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
3. "Texas Tech Eliminated from Big 12 Championship". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. May 22, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
4. "Official Baseball Roster". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
5. Baseball Coaches Poll
6. Baseball America College: Top 25
7. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
8. NCBWA Division I poll