# 2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

The 2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season in the United States of America. 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 Dan Spencer in his fourth and final season as the team's head coach.
The team finished with an overall record of 29–26, but went 7–17 in conference play, winning only one series in Big 12 play. Spencer was fired following the season, finishing his tenure at Texas Tech with an overall record of 115–112 and a Big 12 record of 44–61. Associate head coach Tim Tadlock would be promoted to head coach.

## Previous season

The 2011 team finished with an overall record of 33–25. The team went 12–15 in Big 12 play, finishing in 7th place. The Red Raiders were invited to the Big 12 Tournament. Texas Tech lost game one 5–10 to Texas A&M and were eliminated by Oklahoma, 1–3, in game two.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Texas Tech | Alma Mater |
| Dan Spencer | Head coach | 4 | Portland State University (1990) |
| Tim Tadlock | Associate head coach / Recruiting coordinator | 1 | Texas Tech University (1992) |
| Jim Horner | Assistant coach / Hitting coach | 2 | Washington State University (1996) |
| Andy Jarvis | Volunteer assistant coach | 5 | Oregon State University (2003) |

### Roster
## Schedule and results

2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log: 29–26 :
February: 8–1 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Stadium/Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| February 17 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 31 Missouri State* Red Raider Classic | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 4–1 | Schamann (1–0) | Johnson (0–1) | Masek (1) | 2,605 | 1–0 | — |
| February 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech* Red Raider Classic | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 9–5 | Broyles (1–0) | Shepherd (0–1) | — | 2,461 | 2–0 | — |
| February 19 | 10:00 a.m. | Tennessee Tech* Red Raider Classic | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–0 | Shellhorn (1–0) | McWhirter (0–1) | — | 2,221 | 3–0 | — |
| February 19 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 31 Missouri State* Red Raider Classic | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 2–4 | Burgess (2–0) | Neely (0–1) | — | 2,419 | 3–1 | — |
| February 24 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 18 St. John's* Brooks Wallace Memorial Baseball Classic | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 4–1 | Schamann (2–0) | Hansen (0–2) | — | 2,625 | 4–1 | — |
| February 25 | 5:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois* Brooks Wallace Memorial Baseball Classic | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–5 | Coulombe (1–0) | Hermsen (0–2) | Neely (1) | 2,685 | 5–1 | — |
| February 26 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 St. John's* Brooks Wallace Memorial Baseball Classic | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 5–2 | Broyles (2–0) | Carasiti (0–1) | — | 2,779 | 6–1 | — |
| February 26 | 5:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois* Brooks Wallace Memorial Baseball Classic | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 10–4 | Shellhorn (2–0) | Barry (0–2) | Parten (1) | 2,795 | 7–1 | — |
| February 27 | 5:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois* Brooks Wallace Memorial Baseball Classic | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 3–2 | Neely (1–1) | Glancy (0–2) | — | 2,311 | 8–1 | — |
March: 8–11 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Stadium/Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| March 2 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Arkansas* Houston College Classic | No. 24 | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | L 1–3 | Stanek (3–0) | Schamann (2–1) | Astin (2) | 8,540 | 8–2 | — |
| March 3 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Rice* Houston College Classic | No. 24 | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | L 2–6 | Reckling (2–0) | Shellhorn (2–1) | Duffey (2) | 8,589 | 8–3 | — |
| March 4 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Houston* Houston College Classic | No. 24 | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | W 10–4 | Masek (1–0) | Mannisto (1–1) | — | 7,788 | 9–3 | — |
| March 6 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Arizona State* | No. 26 | Packard Stadium Tempe, AZ | W 8–4 | Neely (2–1) | Miller (0–1) | — | 1,546 | 10–3 | — |
| March 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at TCU* | No. 26 | Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX | L 1–2 | Crichton (2–0) | Schamann (2–2) | Merck (3) | 4,098 | 10–4 | — |
| March 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at TCU* | No. 27 | Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX | L 4–7 | Morrison (3–0) | Masek (1–1) | Merck (4) | 4,527 | 10–5 | — |
| March 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M* | No. 27 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 21–1 | Shellhorn (3–1) | Adams (1–2) | — | 3,309 | 11–5 | — |
| March 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M* | No. 27 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 25–5 | Paiz (1–0) | Tucker (0–1) | — | 2,615 | 12–5 | — |
| March 16 | 6:30 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 27 | Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX | L 4–9 | Turley (2–0) | Schamann (2–3) | Browder (1) | 2,790 | 12–6 | 0–1 |
| March 17 | 3:00 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 27 | Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX | L 3–4 | Kuntz (2–2) | McCrummen (0–1) | — | 2,856 | 12–7 | 0–2 |
| March 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 27 | Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX | L 1–8 | Garner (2–2) | Broyles (2–1) | — | 2,496 | 12–8 | 0–3 |
| March 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Gulf Coast* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 11–4 | Paiz (2–0) | Patrick (0–1) | — | 2,368 | 13–8 | — |
| March 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Gulf Coast* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 14–8 | Shellhorn (4–1) | Bixler (2–3) | — | 2,591 | 14–8 | — |
| March 23 | 6:30 p.m. | Oklahoma | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 6–1 | Schamann (3–3) | John (3–4) | — | 3,277 | 15–8 | 1–3 |
| March 24 | 5:00 p.m. | Oklahoma | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 3–5 | Overton (4–0) | Neely (2–2) | — | 4,187 | 15–9 | 1–4 |
| March 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Oklahoma | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 2–8 | Okert (3–2) | Masek (1–2) | — | 3,472 | 15–10 | 1–5 |
| March 27 | 4:00 p.m. | New Mexico State* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 6–7 | Mack (2–1) | Masek (1–3) | Coffman (5) | 2,348 | 15–11 | — |
| March 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas | | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | W 3–1 | Schamann (4–3) | Duncan (3–4) | — | 1,193 | 16–11 | 2–5 |
| March 31 | 2:00 p.m. | at Kansas | | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | L 2–5 | Benjamin (2–2) | Neely (2–3) | Poppe (4) | 999 | 16–12 | 2–6 |
April: 9–10 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Stadium/Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| April 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kansas | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | L 2–5 | Taylor (3–3) | Paiz (2–1) | — | 1,039 | 16–13 | 2–7 |
| April 3 | 5:00 p.m. | Angelo State* | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 13–8 | McCrummen (1–1) | Albert (0–2) | — | 2,382 | 17–13 | — |
| April 5 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 25 Texas | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 4–7 | Thornhill (4–2) | Stewart (0–1) | Knebel (6) | 3,216 | 17–14 | 2–8 |
| April 6 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 25 Texas | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 7–6 (14) | Parten (1–0) | Knebel (2–1) | — | 4,281 | 18–14 | 3–8 |
| April 7 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 25 Texas | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 3–14 | Jacquez (2–1) | Neely (2–4) | Curtiss (2) | 4,212 | 18–15 | 3–9 |
| April 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Dallas Baptist* | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 7–1 | Corwin (1–0) | Gilbreath (1–3) | — | 2,335 | 19–15 | — |
| April 13 | 6:30 p.m. | Houston* | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 15–4 | Neely (3–4) | Hernandez (0–2) | — | 2,929 | 20–15 | — |
| April 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Houston* | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 7–1 | Schamann (5–3) | Mannisto (1–2) | — | 2,762 | 21–15 | — |
| April 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Houston* | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 10–9 (12) | McCrummen (2–1) | Morehouse (1–2) | — | 2,619 | 22–15 | — |
| April 17 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico* | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 3–10 | Jaramillo (3–3) | Shellhorn (4–2) | — | 2,638 | 22–16 | — |
| April 18 | 1:00 p.m. | New Mexico* | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 4–6 | Wolff (1–2) | Easterling (0–1) | McClain (1) | 2,392 | 22–17 | — |
| April 20 | 6:30 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium Stillwater, OK | L 1–2 | Barnes (4–3) | McCrummen (2–2) | — | 485 | 22–18 | 3–10 |
| April 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium Stillwater, OK | L 2–5 | Stevens (4–4) | Broyles (2–2) | — | 3,758 | 22–19 | 3–11 |
| April 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium Stillwater, OK | L 1–7 | McCurry (3–2) | Masek (1–4) | — | 512 | 22–20 | 3–12 |
| April 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at New Mexico* | Isotopes Park Albuquerque, NM | W 9–5 | McCrummen (3–2) | Jaramillo (4–3) | — | 218 | 23–20 | — |
| April 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at New Mexico* | Isotopes Park Albuquerque, NM | L 13–14 | McClain (1–1) | Stewart (0–2) | — | 1,361 | 23–21 | — |
| April 27 | 6:30 p.m. | Missouri | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 0–9 | Zastryzny (4–2) | Neely (3–5) | — | 2,856 | 23–22 | 3–13 |
| April 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Missouri | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 4–3 | Schamann (6–3) | Holovach (5–3) | Masek (2) | 3,224 | 24–22 | 4–13 |
| April 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Missouri | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 7–0 | Shellhorn (5–2) | Graves (3–5) | — | 3,018 | 25–22 | 5–13 |
May: 4–4 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Stadium/Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| May 1 | 5:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | Presley Askew Field Las Cruces, NM | W 12–7 | Stewart (1–2) | Collins (3–4) | — | 501 | 26–22 | — |
| May 4 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Texas A&M | Blue Bell Park College Station, TX | L 2–4 | Wacha (7–0) | Neely (3–6) | Martin (3) | 5,178 | 26–23 | 5–14 |
| May 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Texas A&M | Blue Bell Park College Station, TX | L 2–7 | Stripling (8–2) | Shellhorn (5–3) | — | 4,775 | 26–24 | 5–15 |
| May 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Texas A&M | Blue Bell Park College Station, TX | W 8–4 (12) | Wheeler (1–0) | Martin (5–5) | — | 4,389 | 27–24 | 6–15 |
| May 8 | 3:00 p.m. | at Dallas Baptist* | Patriot Field Dallas, TX | W 5–0 | Flora (1–0) | Calhoun (3–2) | — | 364 | 28–24 | — |
| May 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Kansas State | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 5–7 | Bahramzadeh (7–3) | Schamann (6–4) | Williams (6) | 2,558 | 28–25 | 6–16 |
| May 18 | 6:30 p.m. | Kansas State | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 1–5 | Flattery (6–4) | Neely (3–7) | — | 2,876 | 28–26 | 6–17 |
| May 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas State | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–2 | Masek (2–4) | Wivinis (1–3) | — | 2,807 | 29–26 | 7–17 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Texas Tech team member :
"*" indicates a non-conference game. "No." represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.

## 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' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | RV | — | 24 | 26 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
^ 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.