# 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

The 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2016 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 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. The Red Raiders reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament championship game, where they were eliminated in the second round. Texas Tech did not receive an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Personnel
### 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 and results

2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
February 192:00 pmFSSW+Milwaukee*#39Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 12–3Moseley (1–0)Schulfer (0–1)–4,0701–0–
February 2012:00 pmMilwaukee*#39Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXL 3–10Tuttle (1–0)Gingery (0–1)Sommers (1)4,1761–1–
February 204:00 pmMilwaukee*#39Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 9–1Damron (1–0)Reuss (0–1)Martin (1)4,1762–1–
February 2112:00 pmMilwaukee*#39Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 12–0Lanning (1–0)Keller (0–1)–3,0973–1–
February 246:30 pmat Sam Houston State*Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TXW 11–6Martin (1–0)Mills (0–1)–1,1084–1–
February 2612:00 pmMLBN RSSW#16 Houston*Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shiners Hospitals for Children College Classic)W 3–2Howard (1–0)Lantrip (0–1)Martin (2)5,6285–1–
February 2712:00 pmMLBN 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)–7,8816–1–
February 2811:00 amMLB RSSW#24 Arkansas*Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shiners Hospitals for Children College Classic)L 6–10Chadwick (1–0)Howard (1–1)–6,5166–2– :
March
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
March 16:30 pmNew Mexico State*Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXL 6–7Butts (1–0)Lanning (1–1)Butcher (1)3,4536–3–
March 22:00 pmNew Mexico State*Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 14–2Gingery (1–1)Reyes (0–1)–2,9227–3–
March 46:30 pmFSSW+#29 Cal State Fullerton*Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXL 3–7Quinn (2–1)Moseley (1–1)–4,1917–4–
March 52:00 pm#29 Cal State Fullerton*Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 6–5Howard (2–1)Seabold (0–1)Dugger (1)3,5578–4–
March 612:30 pmFSSW+#29 Cal State Fullerton*Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXL 1–4Eastman (3–0)Damron (1–1)Hockin (2)3,5058–5–
March 119:00 pmat #18 California*Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 2–9Jefferies (4–0)Lanning (1–2)–5098–6–
March 124:00 pmat #18 California*Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CAW 11–8Howard (3–1)Dodson (0–2)–5759–6–
March 157:00 pmTexas–Arlington*Globe Life Park • Arlington, TXW 6–4Moseley (2–1)Michalski (0–1)Dugger (2)4,03310–6–
March 184:05 pmFSSWat BaylorBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 5–0Martin (2–0)Castano (2–2)–2,32811–61–0
March 193:00 pmFCSCat BaylorBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 3–4Ott 2–2Moseley (2–2)Montemayor (4)3,52311–71–1
March 201:00 pmFSSW+at BaylorBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 6–5Howard (4–1)Lewis (0–3)Dugger (3)2,37712–72–1
March 222:00 pmNew Mexico*Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 14–10Shetter (2–0)Tripp (0–1)–2,75713–7–
March 246:30 pmFSSW+OklahomaDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 5–0Martin (3–0)A. Hansen (0–4)Howard (1)3,23114–73–1
March 256:30 pmOklahomaDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 6–1Gingery (2–1)Andritsos (3–2)–4,01415–74–1
March 262:00 pmOklahomaDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 13–7Howard (5–1)Berry (0–2)Moseley (1)4,43216–75–1
March 288:05 pmat UNLV*#29Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NVL 5–8Wilson (1–2)Shetter (2–1)Wright (5)33616–8–
March 294:05 pmat UNLV*#29Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NVW 14–6Damron (2–1)Myers (0–2)–43617–8– :
April
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
April 21:00 pmKansas State#29Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 10–3Martin (4–0)MaVorhis (3–2)Shetter (1)4,14518–86–1
April 24:15 pmKansas State#29Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 10–4Gingery (3–1)Rigler (2–5)Howard (2)4,14519–87–1
April 312:00 pmKansas State#29Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 6–5Dugger (1–0)Fischer (1–3)Moseley (2)3,65520–88–1
April 55:00 pmat #5 Florida State*#19Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 1–10Voyles (3–0)Lanning (1–3)–4,00220–9–
April 65:00 pmESPN3at #5 Florida State*#19Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 8–4Dugger (2–0)Sands (3–3)Howard (3)3,82121–9–
April 86:00 pmFSSW+ FCSPat Oklahoma State#19Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OKW 5–1Moseley (3–2)Hatch (2–1)–1,97722–99–1
April 93:00 pmCox OKat Oklahoma State#19Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OKW 8–2Dugger (3–0)Cobb (3–5)–2,85523–910–1
April 101:00 pmFCSPat Oklahoma State#19Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OKW 15–5$^7$Harpenau (1–0)Elliott (3–2)–1,25824–911–1
April 132:00 pmSam Houston State*#10Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 8–6Lanning (2–3)Rahm (0–3)Howard (4)3,17625–9–
April 135:15 pmSam Houston State*#10Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 20–3Damron (3–1)Brown (0–4)–3,17626–9–
April 1512:00 pmSan Diego State*#10Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX (Brooks Wallace Memorial Series)W 3–1Martin (5–0)Pyatt (0–3)Howard (5)2,89127–9–
April 1612:00 pmSan Diego State*#10Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX (Brooks Wallace Memorial Series)W 10–0Shetter (3–1)Reyes (0–4)–4,05028–9–
April 1711:30 amSan Diego State*#10Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX (Brooks Wallace Memorial Series)W 7–2Moseley (4–2)Thompson (1–6)–3,33029–9–
April 197:00 pmComcast 26at New Mexico*#7Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NMW 7–4Howard (6–1)Sanchez (0–4)–61430–9–
April 202:00 pmComcast 26at New Mexico*#7Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NML 5–6$^{10}$Estrella (2–1)Brown (0–1)–81130–10–
April 226:30 pmFSSW+Texas#7Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 13–6Martin (6–0)Dunbar (0–1)–4,43231–1012–1
April 232:00 pmFSSW+Texas#7Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXL 4–7Culbreth (8–2)Moseley (4–3)Kingham (2)4,43231–1112–2
April 242:00 pmFSSW+Texas#7Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXL 1–17$^7$Johnston (3–1)Howard (6–2)–4,43231–1212–3
April 266:30 pmat Abilene Christian*#10Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TXGame cancelled due to weather. Later rescheduled for May 10 after Oral Roberts game got cancelled.
April 276:30 pmvs. Abilene Christian*#10Security Bank Ballpark • Midland, TXW 5–4Howard (7–2)Lambright (0–1)–4,26832–12–
April 298:00 pmFS1at #11 TCU#10Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 7–3Martin (7–0)Trieglaff (4–1)–4,56433–1213–3
April 304:00 pmFSSWat #11 TCU#10Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL 6–13Guillory (1–1)Moseley (4–4)–6,45133–1313–4 :
May
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
May 11:00 pmat #11 TCU#10Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 3–1Damron (4–1)Hill (2–3)Mushinski (1)5,82934–1314–4
May 66:00 pmESPN3at Kansas#10Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KSW 10–3Martin (8–0)Krauth (4–5)–1,10835–1315–4
May 72:00 pmESPN3at Kansas#10Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KSW 9–2Gingery (4–1)Goddard (2–5)–1,20136–1316–4
May 81:00 pmESPN3at Kansas#10Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KSW 6–3Moseley (5–4)Weiman (2–6)Howard (6)90537–1317–4
May 101:00 pmvs. Oral Roberts*#9Dr Pepper Ballpark • Frisco, TXGame cancelled due to projected weather, replaced with at Abilene Christian
May 106:30 pmat Abilene Christian*#9Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TXW 7–2Moseley (6–4)Lambright (0–2)–1,06438–13–
May 196:30 pmFSSWWest Virginia#7Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 2–1Howard (8–2)Grove (2–4)Moseley (3)3,96639–1318–4
May 202:00 pmWest Virginia#7Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXW 4–2Dugger (4–0)Donato (3–4)Moseley (4)3,84240–1319–4
May 212:00 pmWest Virginia#7Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TXL 7–8Smith (4–1)Howard (8–3)–4,43240–1419–5 :
Post-season :
Big 12 Tournament
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12 Tourn.
May 2512:30 pmFCSC FSSW+Kansas State#7Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKW 8–5Dugger (5–0)Erickson (2–1)Howard (7)4,04741–141–0
May 264:00 pmFCSC FSSW+West Virginia#7Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKL 4–9Smith (5–1)Shetter (3–2)–4,06441–151–1
May 273:15 pmFCSC FSSW+Oklahoma#7Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKL 4–17$^7$Grove (2–1)Gingery (4–2)–5,10441–161–2 :
NCAA tournament
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallNCAA Tourn.
June 32:00 pmESPN3Fairfield*#7Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX (NCAA Regional)W 12–1Martin (9–0)Dube (6–4)–4,73242–161–0
June 46:00 pmESPN3New Mexico*#7Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX (NCAA Regional)W 4–3Shetter (4–2)Tripp (2–2)Howard (8)4,73243–162–0
June 56:15 pmESPN3#19 Dallas Baptist*#7Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX (NCAA Regional)L 6–10Johnson (5–3)Damron (4–2)Fritz (1)4,73243–172–1
June 62:00 pmESPN3#19 Dallas Baptist*#7Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX (NCAA Regional)W 5–3Howard (9–3)Wilson (0–1)–4,73244–173–1
June 107:00 pmESPNU#15 East Carolina*#7Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX (NCAA Super Regional)L 6–8Kruczynski (8–1)Martin (9–1)Bridges (2)4,81744–183–2
June 112:00 pmESPNU#15 East Carolina*#7Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX (NCAA Super Regional)W 3–1$^{13}$Dugger (6–0)Lanier (2–2)–4,81745–184–2
June 122:00 pmESPNU#15 East Carolina*#7Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX (NCAA Super Regional)W 11–0Lanning (3–3)Wolfe (6–4)–4,81746–185–2
June 192:00 pmESPNUvs. #3 TCU*#4TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE (College World Series)L 3–5Burnett (3–1)Dugger (6–1)Feltman (9)19,83446–195–3
June 212:00 pmESPN2vs. #1 Florida*#4TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha,NE (College World Series)W 3–2Martin (10–1)Faedo (13–3)Howard (9)16,86547–196–3
June 237:00 pmESPN2vs. #5 Coastal Carolina*#4TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha,NE (College World Series) :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = Texas Tech team member :
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | RV* | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11* | 11* | 6 |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8* | 8* | 7 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| NCBWA† | RV | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8* | 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.