# 2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

The 2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2014 college baseball season. Texas Tech competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders played home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas. Second year head coach Tim Tadlock led the Red Raiders, a former starting shortstop for the team during the 1990 and 1991 seasons.

## Personnel
### Coaches

2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball coaching staff :
| No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Alma mater |
| 6 | Tim Tadlock | Head coach | 2nd Season | Texas Tech University University of Texas at Tyler |
| 33 | Ray Hayward | Pitching Coach | 2nd Season | University of Oklahoma |
| 19 | J-Bob Thomas | Recruiting Coordinator Assistant Coach | 2nd Season | Abilene Christian University |
| 15 | Matt Gardner | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 1st Season | Oklahoma State University |

### Players

2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball roster :
| No. | Name | Pos. | B | T | CL | Hometown | Previous school |
| 1 | Tim Proudfoot | INF | R | R | Jr. | North Bend, Washington | Mount Si High School |
| 3 | Jake Barrios | INF | R | R | Sr. | Weatherford, Oklahoma | Seward County Community College |
| 4 | Todd Ritchie | OF | L | L | Sr. | Georgetown, Texas | Howard College |
| 5 | Hunter Redman | C | R | R | Jr. | Midland, Texas | Midland College |
| 7 | Ryan Long | INF | L | R | Fr. | Crandall, Texas | Crandall High School |
| 8 | Alec Humphreys | INF | R | R | So. | Midlothian, Texas | Midlothian High School |
| 9 | Adam Kirsch | OF | R | R | Sr. | Spring, Texas | Florida International University |
| 10 | Tyler Neslony | OF | L | R | So. | Corpus Christi, Texas | Calallen High School |
| 11 | Stephen Smith | OF/RHP | R | R | Fr. | Wolfforth, Texas | Frenship High School |
| 12 | Eric Gutierrez | UTL/LHP | R | L | So. | Mission, Texas | Sharyland High School |
| 13 | Dalton Brown | RHP | R | R | So. | Ponder, Texas | Ponder High School |
| 14 | Dominic Moreno | RHP | R | R | Jr. | Farmington, New Mexico | Howard College |
| 16 | Tyler Floyd | C | R | R | So. | Stephenville, Texas | McLennan Community College |
| 17 | Zach Davis | OF | R | R | So. | Houston, Texas | Cypress Lakes High School |
| 18 | Mason Randolph | C | S | R | Sr. | Lubbock, Texas | Coronado High School |
| 20 | Cameron Smith | LHP | L | L | Jr. | Seabrook, Texas | New Mexico Junior College |
| 21 | Bryant Burleson | INF | R | R | Jr. | Midland, Texas | Midland Christian School |
| 25 | Matt Broadbent | INF | R | R | Fr. | Cypress, Texas | Cypress Woods High School |
| 26 | Nick Pettus | RHP/INF | R | R | Jr. | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | Seminole State College |
| 28 | Devon Conley | OF | R | R | RS Fr. | Rio Rancho, New Mexico | New Mexico Junior College |
| 29 | Anthony Lyons | OF | L | L | Fr. | Arlington, Texas | Martin High School |
| 30 | Jonny Drozd | LHP | L | L | Sr. | Lake Dallas, Texas | Grayson College |
| 32 | Justin Bethard | RHP | R | R | So. | Frisco, Texas | Centennial High School |
| 34 | Corey Taylor | RHP | R | R | Jr. | Kennedale, Texas | Cisco College |
| 35 | Matt Withrow | RHP | R | R | So. | Odessa, Texas | Midland Christian School |
| 36 | Ty Damron | LHP | L | L | Fr. | Krum, Texas | Krum High School |
| 37 | Matt Custred | RHP | R | R | So. | Keller, Texas | Keller High School |
| 38 | Johnathon Tripp | RHP/UTL | R | R | So. | Spring, Texas | Klein High School |
| 39 | Brock Hunt | RHP | R | R | RS So. | Madison, Mississippi | Howard College |
| 41 | Dylan Dusek | LHP | L | L | Fr. | Sugar Land, Texas | Kempner High School |
| 42 | Chris Sadberry | LHP | L | L | RS Jr. | Holliday, Texas | Grayson College |
| 44 | Ryan Moseley | RHP | R | R | Fr. | Lubbock, Texas | Lubbock-Cooper High School |
| 45 | Heath Herrington | RHP | R | R | RS Jr. | Amarillo, Texas | Cisco College |
| 46 | Matt Riney | RHP | R | R | Fr. | Weatherford, Texas | Weatherford High School |
| 48 | Sean Thompson | RHP | R | R | Fr. | Southlake, Texas | Carroll Senior High School |
| 49 | Blake Douglas | RHP | R | R | RS So. | McKinney, Texas | Weatherford College |

## Schedule

2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log: 45–21 :
Regular season: 40–16 :
February: 8–2 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| February 14 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 Indiana* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 0–1 | DeNato (1–0) | Moreno (0–1) | Halstead (1) | 2,751 | 0–1 | — |
| February 15 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 7 Indiana* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 10–5 | Withrow (1–0) | Hart (0–1) | — | | 1–1 | — |
| February 15 | 3:15 p.m. | No. 7 Indiana* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 6–2 | Sadberry (1–0) | Morris (0–1) | — | 3,387 | 2–1 | — |
| February 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 7 Indiana* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 7–0 | Smith (1–0) | Coursen-Carr (0–1) | — | 2,633 | 3–1 | — |
| February 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Oral Roberts* Brooks Wallace Memorial Series | No. 30 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 3–2 | Smith (2–0) | Giller (0–2) | Drozd (1) | 2,011 | 4–1 | — |
| February 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Oral Roberts* Brooks Wallace Memorial Series | No. 30 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 7–2 | Taylor (1–0) | Trujillo (0–1) | — | 3,347 | 5–1 | — |
| February 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Oral Roberts* Brooks Wallace Memorial Series | No. 30 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 4–1 | Smith (3–0) | Glanz (1–1) | Tripp (1) | 2,225 | 6–1 | — |
| February 24 | 1:00 p.m. | BYU* | No. 26 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 4–2 | Dusek (1–0) | Springer (0–1) | Moseley (1) | 1,863 | 7–1 | — |
| February 27 | 12:30 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin* | No. 26 | Jaycees Field Nacogdoches, TX | W 5–4 | Damron (1–0) | Wiedenfield (1–1) | Drozd (2) | 162 | 8–1 | — |
| February 28 | 12:05 p.m. | vs. Houston* Houston College Classic | No. 26 | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | L 0–9 | Garza (3–0) | Moreno (0–2) | — | | 8–2 | — |
March: 14–7 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| March 1 | 12:05 p.m. | vs. Sam Houston State* Houston College Classic | No. 26 | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | L 6–10 | Odom (2–0) | Withrow (1–1) | — | 7,839 | 8–3 | — |
| March 2 | 2:05 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Rice* Houston College Classic | No. 26 | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | W 2–1 | Sadberry (2–0) | Duplantier (0–1) | Moseley (2) | | 9–3 | — |
| March 4 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 9–3 | Smith (4–0) | Cole (0–1) | — | 1,521 | 10–3 | — |
| March 6 | 6:30 p.m. | New Mexico State* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 5–3 | Taylor (2–0) | Bradley (0–2) | Smith (1) | 1,896 | 11–3 | — |
| March 7 | 6:37 p.m. | New Mexico State* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 15–2 | Moreno (1–2) | Conrad (1–1) | — | 2,508 | 12–3 | — |
| March 8 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico State* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–7 (12) | Brown (1–0) | Freeman (1–2) | — | 1,336 | 13–3 | — |
| March 9 | 12:00 p.m. | New Mexico State* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 14–4 | Drozd (1–0) | Kilgore (2–1) | Damron (1) | 2,453 | 14–3 | — |
| March 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | No. 26 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 6–2 (7) | Dusek (2–0) | Taylor (1–3) | — | 2,362 | 15–3 | — |
| March 14 | 6:35 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 26 | Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX | L 0–1 | Newman (2–1) | Moreno (1–3) | Michalec (7) | 2,810 | 15–4 | 0–1 |
| March 15 | 12:02 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 26 | Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX | L 1–2 | Kuntz (3–0) | Sadberry (2–1) | Michalec (8) | 2,571 | 15–5 | 0–2 |
| March 16 | 1:05 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 26 | Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX | W 7–1 | Taylor (3–0) | Tolson (0–4) | — | 2,424 | 16–5 | 1–2 |
| March 18 | 9:05 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 20–4 | Withrow (2–1) | Ledet (0–1) | — | 1,704 | 17–5 | — |
| March 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 3–6 | Mangham (3–2) | Tripp (0–1) | Wiedenfield (2) | 1,819 | 17–6 | — |
| March 21 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 27 TCU | | Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX | L 0–9 | Finnegan (4–2) | Moreno (1–4) | — | 4,242 | 17–7 | 1–3 |
| March 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 27 TCU | | Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX | W 10–2 | Drozd (2–0) | Morrison (2–3) | — | 4,028 | 18–7 | 2–3 |
| March 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 27 TCU | | Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX | W 12–2 | Sadberry (3–1) | Alexander (3–2) | — | 3,548 | 19–7 | 3–3 |
| March 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 2–0 | Withrow (3–1) | Ploeger (1–2) | Brown (1) | | 20–7 | — |
| March 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 5–1 | Dusek (3–0) | Olson (1–2) | — | 1,643 | 21–7 | — |
| March 28 | 6:37 p.m. | No. 15 Texas | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 1–11 | French (4–2) | Moreno (1–5) | — | 4,206 | 21–8 | 3–4 |
| March 29 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 15 Texas | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–4 | Drozd (3–0) | Peters (3–2) | — | 4,353 | 22–8 | 4–4 |
| March 30 | 2:07 p.m. | No. 15 Texas | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 2–5 (12) | Curtiss (1–0) | Withrow (3–2) | — | 3,992 | 22–9 | 4–5 |
April: 14–4 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| April 1 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. New Mexico* | | Security Bank Ballpark Midland, TX | W 6–3 | Dusek (4–0) | Gibson (0–1) | Moseley (3) | 5,169 | 23–9 | — |
| April 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium Stillwater, OK | L 1–3 | Perrin (3–2) | Withrow (3–3) | McCurry (6) | 508 | 23–10 | 4–6 |
| April 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium Stillwater, OK | W 16–6 | Taylor (4–0) | Buffett (2–1) | — | 3,956 | 24–10 | 5–6 |
| April 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium Stillwater, OK | L 3–8 | Wheeland (2–0) | Moseley (0–1) | McCurry (7) | 412 | 24–11 | 5–7 |
| April 8 | 6:30 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 19–2 | Brown (2–0) | Gawrieh (0–1) | — | 1,853 | 25–11 | — |
| April 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Kansas State | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 4–3 | Smith (5–0) | MaVorhis (4–4) | Drozd (3) | 2,709 | 26–11 | 6–7 |
| April 12 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas State | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 7–4 | Taylor (5–0) | Whaley (1–2) | — | 2,768 | 27–11 | 7–7 |
| April 13 | 1:07 p.m. | Kansas State | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 11–7 | Drozd (4–0) | Griep (3–2) | — | 2,145 | 28–11 | 8–7 |
| April 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Dallas Baptist* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 5–4 | Moreno (2–5) | Shaw (2–2) | — | 1,605 | 29–11 | — |
| April 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Prairie View A&M* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 4–3 | Moseley (1–1) | Mata (3–6) | Moreno (1) | 1,732 | 30–11 | — |
| April 18 | 6:37 p.m. | Prairie View A&M* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–0 | Dusek (5–0) | Helms (2–5) | — | 2,036 | 31–11 | — |
| April 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 13–0 (7) | Damron (2–0) | Flick (1–4) | — | 1,916 | 32–11 | — |
| April 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 24 New Mexico* | | Lobo Field Albuquerque, NM | L 3–4 | Sanchez (3–0) | Smith (5–1) | — | 722 | 32–12 | — |
| April 22 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 15 TCU* | | Crutcher Scott Field Abilene, TX | L 0–4 | Kipper (6–2) | Taylor (5–1) | — | 1,437 | 32–13 | — |
| April 25 | 6:37 p.m. | Oklahoma | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W9–5 | Drozd (5–0) | Choplick (3–3) | Taylor (1) | 3,216 | 33–13 | 9–7 |
| April 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Oklahoma | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 14–4 | Sadberry (4–1) | Evans (3–3) | — | 2,582 | 34–13 | 10–7 |
| April 27 | 2:07 p.m. | Oklahoma | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 14–4 (7) | Moreno (3–5) | Garza (5–2) | — | 2,106 | 35–13 | 11–7 |
| April 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Oral Roberts* | No. 21 | J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK | W 4–1 (12) | Moreno (4–5) | McDavid (1–1) | — | 598 | 36–13 | — |
May: 4–3 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| May 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 21 | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | L 3–11 | Piche' (6–5) | Moseley (1–2) | — | 1,100 | 36–14 | 11–8 |
| May 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 21 | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | L 4–6 | Morovick (7–2) | Sadberry (4–2) | Villines (6) | 1,277 | 36–15 | 11–9 |
| May 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 21 | Hoglund Ballpark Lawremce, KS | L 1–4 | Duncan (6–2) | Taylor (5–2) | — | 1,167 | 36–16 | 11–10 |
| May 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Dallas Baptist* | No. 27 | Horner Ballpark Dallas, TX | W 18–3 | Drozd (6–0) | Shaw (3–3) | — | 753 | 37–16 | — |
| May 15 | 6:37 p.m. | West Virginia | No. 27 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 4–3 (11) | Smith (6–1) | Carley (5–3) | — | 2,147 | 38–16 | 12–10 |
| May 16 | 6:30 p.m. | West Virginia | No. 27 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 3–2 | Smith (7–1) | Vance (3–3) | — | 2,399 | 39–16 | 13–10 |
| May 17 | 2:05 p.m. | West Virginia | No. 27 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 4–0 | Dusek (6–0) | Means (6–2) | Moreno (2) | 2,509 | 40–16 | 14–10 |
Post–season: 5–5 :
Big 12 Tournament: 0–2 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | B12T | Ref |
| May 21 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. (5) No. 28 Texas | (4) No. 27 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark Oklahoma City, OK | L 3–8 | Schiraldi (7–3) | Taylor (5–3) | Hollingsworth (2) | 5,947 | 40–17 | 0–1 | |
| May 22 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. (8) Oklahoma | (4) No. 27 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark Oklahoma City, OK | L 8–9 | Ladd (5–3) | Smith (7–2) | — | 3,825 | 40–18 | 0–2 | |
Coral Gables Regional: 3–1 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | NCAAT | Ref |
| May 30 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. (3) Columbia | (2) | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL | W 3–2 | Drozd (7–0) | Crispi (3–2) | — | 1,843 | 41–18 | 1–0 | |
| May 31 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. (1) No. 3 Miami (FL) | (2) | Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL | W 3–0 | Dusek (7–0) | Diaz (9–1) | Taylor (2) | 2,350 | 42–18 | 2–0 | |
| June 1 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. (1) No. 3 Miami (FL) | (2) | Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL | Suspended due to weather; resume June 2 | Suspended due to weather; resume June 2 | Suspended due to weather; resume June 2 | Suspended due to weather; resume June 2 | Suspended due to weather; resume June 2 | Suspended due to weather; resume June 2 | Suspended due to weather; resume June 2 | Suspended due to weather; resume June 2 |
| June 2 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. (1) No. 3 Miami (FL) | (2) | Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL | L 1–2 (10) | Garcia (7–4) | Sadberry (4–3) | — | 2,050 | 42–19 | 2–1 | |
| June 2 | 3:10 p.m. | vs. (1) No. 3 Miami (FL) | (2) | Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL | W 4–0 | Smith (5–2) | Hammond (5–2) | — | 2,050 | 43–19 | 3–1 | |
Lubbock Super Regional: 2–0 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | NCAAT | Ref |
| June 7 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 16 Charleston | No. 10 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 1–0 | Sadberry (5–3) | Clarke (10–4) | Drozd (4) | 4,811 | 44–19 | 4–1 | |
| June 8 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 16 Charleston | No. 10 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 1–0 | Dusek (8–0) | Ober (10–3) | Drozd (5) | 4,811 | 45–19 | 5–1 | |
College World Series: 0–2 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | CWS | Ref |
| June 15 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. (7) No. 2 TCU | No. 7 | TD Ameritrade Park Omaham, NE | L 2–3 | Ferrell (3–2) | Drozd (7–1) | — | 24,587 | 45–20 | 0–1 | World Series_Opener.aspx |
| June 17 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Ole Miss | No. 7 | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, NE | L 1–2 | Weathersby (4–1) | Smith (8–3) | — | 18,828 | 45–21 | 0–2 | |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Texas Tech team member :
"*" indicates a non-conference game. "#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest. "" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23* | 23* | 8$^T$ |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 23 | — | —* | —* | 9 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | 30 | 26 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 27 | 27 | 27 | — | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| NCBWA† | — | 28 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 10* | 8 |
^ 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.