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2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

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2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record39–21 (12–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • J-Bob Thomas (11th season)
  • Matt Gardner (11th season)
  • Eric Gutierrez (5th season)
Pitching coachRay Hayward (11th season)
Home stadiumDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
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


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.

Previous season

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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

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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

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Big 12 media poll

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

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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

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Coaching staff

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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

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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) – Redshirt 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 BazzellRedshirt 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 – Redshirt 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

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

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[3]2121*1621191421232219152425TRV—*RV
Baseball America[4]23221825201620181915101515—*
Collegiate Baseball^[5]1717131816122223232122
NCBWA[6]222016211814191920181524242830RV2929*29T
D1Baseball[7]24242422142222211614—*

^ 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

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  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
  5. ^ "2023 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".
  6. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  7. ^ D1Baseball poll
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