2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

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.

2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2015 record31–24 (13–11 Big 12)
Head coachTim Tadlock (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Hayward (3rd season)
  • J-Bob Thomas (3rd season)
Home stadiumDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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]

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 – 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
NamePositionSeasons at
Texas Tech		Alma Mater
Tim TadlockHead Coach3Texas Tech University (1992)
Ray HaywardAssistant Coach3University of Oklahoma (1983)
J-Bob ThomasAssistant Coach3Abilene 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 209:00 AMvs. (5) Texas(4)ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK1–2French (4–3)Smith (6–5)—2,80130–230–1
May 219:00 AMvs. #4 (1) TCU(4)ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK8–1Taylor (4–0)Morrison (11–2)—2,96031–231–1
May 223:15 PMvs. (8) Baylor(4)ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK4–5Lewis (4–2)Dusek (2–2)Spicer (8)3,64531–241–2
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.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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' 13 13* 13* 10 16 15 21 24 RV RV 24 24 RV RV RV RV NR NR NR 
Baseball America 5 5 5 5 14 12 18 19 NR 25 22 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Collegiate Baseball^ 9 7 7 6 15 13 NR NR NR 27 24 28 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
NCBWA† 12 8 9 7 13 10 17 21 23 19 18 21 25 29 RV RV NR NR NR 
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^ 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.

Awards and honors
Eric Gutierrez
  • Louisville Slugger Pre-season First Team All-American[5]
  • Perfect Game USA Pre-season Second Team All-American[6]

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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