# 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

The 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park and competed as members of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by tenth-year head coach Tim Tadlock.

## Previous season

The 2021 team finished the regular season with a record of 35–13, 14–10 in Big 12 play, finishing in third place in the conference. The team went 1–2 in the Big 12 tournament, defeating Baylor in game one, but lost to eventual tournament winner TCU in game two and lost to Kansas State in the elimination game. In the NCAA tournament, the team hosted the Lubbock Regional, winning the regional 3–0. The team advanced to the Lubbock Super Regional, being swept by Stanford, finishing the season with an overall record of 39–17.

### Players drafted into the MLB

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | MLB Club |
| 4 | 126 | Cal Conley | SS | Atlanta Braves |
| 4 | 130 | Dru Baker | 3B | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 6 | 170 | Braxton Fulford | C | Colorado Rockies |
| 6 | 191 | Mason Montgomery | P | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 7 | 222 | Ryan Sublette | P | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 8 | 226 | Hunter Dobbins | P | Boston Red Sox |
| 8 | 239 | Patrick Monteverde | P | Miami Marlins |
| 11 | 339 | Brandon Birdsell | P | Minnesota Twins |
| 17 | 519 | Dylan Neuse | 2B | Minnesota Twins |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Texas Tech | Alma Mater |
| Tim Tadlock | Head Coach | 10 | Texas Tech University (1992) |
| Matt Gardner | Assistant Coach | 10 | Oklahoma State University (2008) |
| J-Bob Thomas | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | 10 | Abilene Christian University (2005) |
| Ray Hayward | Special Assistant / Pitching Coach | 10 | University of Oklahoma (1983) |
| Eric Gutierrez | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 4 | Texas Tech University (2016) |

### Roster
## Schedule

2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log: 39–22 :
Regular season: 36–18 :
February: 5–2 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 | Ref |
| February 18 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Michigan* State Farm College Baseball Showdown | #14 | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | W 7–6 | Hampton (1–0) | Weiss (0–1) | — | 7,112 | 1–0 | — | |
| February 19 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Auburn* State Farm College Baseball Showdown | #14 | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | L 1–2 | Gonzalez (1–0) | Birdsell (0–1) | Burkhalter (1) | | 1–1 | — | |
| February 20 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. #15 Arizona* State Farm College Baseball Showdown | #14 | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | L 2–12 | Netz (1–0) | Molina (0–1) | — | | 1–2 | — | |
| February 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Dallas Baptist* | #20 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–4 | Girton (1–0) | Rich (0–1) | Parish (1) | 3,557 | 2–2 | — | |
| February 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Kent State* | #20 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | Postponed to February 27 | Postponed to February 27 | Postponed to February 27 | Postponed to February 27 | Postponed to February 27 | Postponed to February 27 | Postponed to February 27 | Postponed to February 27 |
| February 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Kent State* | #20 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 10–7 | Girton (2–0) | Cruikshank (0–2) | Parish (2) | 3,684 | 3–2 | — | |
| February 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Kent State* | #20 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–1 | Birdsell (1–1) | Romel (0–2) | — | 3,779 | 4–2 | — | |
| February 27 | 3:55 p.m. | Kent State* | #20 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 7–5 | Lopez (1–0) | Cariaco (0–1) | Parish (3) | 3,779 | 5–2 | — | |
March: 17–3 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 | Ref |
| March 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Dallas Baptist* | #19 | Horner Ballpark Dallas, TX | W 4–3 (10) | Hartis (1–0) | Trahan (0–2) | Parish (4) | 1,235 | 6–2 | — | |
| March 4 | 6:30 p.m. | Merrimack* | #19 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 17–1 | Morris (1–0) | Kalantzakos (1–1) | — | 3,942 | 7–2 | — | |
| March 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Merrimack* | #19 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 21–5 | Birdsell (2–1) | Zappulla (1–1) | — | 4,031 | 8–2 | — | |
| March 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Merrimack* | #19 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 20–2 | Molina (1–1) | Gillette (1–1) | — | 4,031 | 9–2 | — | |
| March 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Merrimack* | #19 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 12–4 | Becker (1–0) | Villella (0–2) | — | 3,394 | 10–2 | — | |
| March 8 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. #23 Mississippi State* | #17 | MGM Park Biloxi, MS | L 5–11 | Stinnett (2–0) | Hampton (1–1) | Kohn (2) | 5,799 | 10–3 | — | |
| March 9 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. #23 Mississippi State* | #17 | MGM Park Biloxi, MS | W 7–2 | Hitt (1–0) | Fristoe (1–2) | — | 5,382 | 11–3 | — | |
| March 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rice* | #17 | Reckling Park Houston, TX | W 10–1 | Morris (2–0) | Chandler (0–4) | Sanders (1) | 2,099 | 12–3 | — | |
| March 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Rice* | #17 | Reckling Park Houston, TX | W 3–2 | Parish (1–0) | DeLeon (1–1) | — | 2,579 | 13–3 | — | |
| March 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rice* | #17 | Reckling Park Houston, TX | W 7–4 | Robinson (1–0) | Gallant (0–1) | Parish (5) | 2,547 | 14–3 | — | |
| March 15 | 6:30 p.m. | New Mexico* | #17 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 28–2 | Hampton (2–1) | Reyes Jr. (1–3) | — | 4,253 | 15–3 | — | |
| March 16 | 1:00 p.m. | New Mexico* | #17 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 11–5 | Girton (3–0) | Loesch (1–1) | — | 3,967 | 16–3 | — | |
| March 18 | 4:05 p.m. | at Iowa* | #17 | Duane Banks Field Iowa City, IA | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| March 19 | 2:05 p.m. | at Iowa* | #17 | Duane Banks Field Iowa City, IA | W 11–3 | Birdsell (3–1) | Mazur (2–1) | — | 1,043 | 17–3 | — | |
| March 20 | 12:05 p.m. | at Iowa* | #17 | Duane Banks Field Iowa City, IA | L 3–6 | Nedved (1–1) | Molina (1–2) | — | 1,290 | 17–4 | — | |
| March 22 | 6:30 p.m. | California Baptist* | #16 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 6–3 | Hampton (3–1) | Silvas (2–2) | — | 3,092 | 18–4 | — | |
| March 25 | 6:30 p.m. | #2 Texas | #16 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 5–4 (10) | Sanders (1–0) | Nixon (0–1) | — | 4,432 | 19–4 | 1–0 | |
| March 26 | 2:00 p.m. | #2 Texas | #16 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 16–12 (10) | Bridges (1–0) | Nixon (0–2) | — | 4,432 | 20–4 | 2–0 | |
| March 27 | 2:00 p.m. | #2 Texas | #16 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 1–12 (7) | Gordon (2–1) | Molina (1–3) | — | 4,432 | 20–5 | 2–1 | |
| March 29 | 6:30 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | #7 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 19–1 | Devine (1–0) | Kudelka (0–1) | — | 3,500 | 21–5 | — | |
| March 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | #7 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 13–5 | Becker (2–0) | Jaco (0–2) | — | 3,502 | 22–5 | — | |
April: 9–10 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 | Ref |
| April 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas | #7 | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | W 8–2 | Morris (3–0) | Hegarty (2–3) | — | 1,117 | 23–5 | 3–1 | |
| April 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Kansas | #7 | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | W 28–2 | Birdsell (4–1) | Larsen (0–5) | — | 1,174 | 24–5 | 4–1 | |
| April 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kansas | #7 | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | L 5–8 | Vanderhei (4–2) | Molina (1–4) | Hewlett (1) | 694 | 24–6 | 4–2 | |
| April 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Grand Canyon* | #4 | Brazell Field Phoenix, AZ | L 4–9 | Reilly (1–1) | Hampton (3–2) | — | 1,618 | 24–7 | — | |
| April 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Grand Canyon* | #4 | Brazell Field Phoenix, AZ | L 7–8 | Omlid (1–0) | Devine (1–1) | Reilly (7) | 982 | 24–8 | — | |
| April 8 | 6:30 p.m. | Kansas State | #4 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 6–3 | Morris (4–0) | Adams (3–3) | Parish (6) | 4,432 | 25–8 | 5–2 | |
| April 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Kansas State | #4 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 14–0 | Birdsell (5–1) | Corsentino (2–3) | Clark (1) | 4,432 | 26–8 | 6–2 | |
| April 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas State | #4 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 7–6 | Parish (2–0) | Adams (3–4) | — | 3,955 | 27–8 | 7–2 | |
| April 12 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Oklahoma* | #4 | Hodgetown Amarillo, TX | L 9–14 | Carmichael (3–0) | Becker (2–1) | — | 7,239 | 27–9 | — | |
| April 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at TCU | #4 | Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX | L 4–7 | Mihlbauer (1–0) | Clark (0–1) | Savage (1) | 5,475 | 27–10 | 7–3 | |
| April 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at TCU | #4 | Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX | L 3–4 | Perez (3–1) | Birdsell (5–2) | Ridings (10) | 6,280 | 27–11 | 7–4 | |
| April 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at TCU | #4 | Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX | L 3–11 | Walker (4–2) | Hampton (3–3) | — | 5,706 | 27–12 | 7–5 | |
| April 19 | 6:30 p.m. | at New Mexico* | #9 | Santa Ana Star Field Albuquerque, NM | L 10–11 | Egloff (5–4) | Parish (2–1) | — | 551 | 27–13 | — | |
| April 22 | 6:30 p.m. | West Virginia | #9 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | Postponed to April 23 | Postponed to April 23 | Postponed to April 23 | Postponed to April 23 | Postponed to April 23 | Postponed to April 23 | Postponed to April 23 | Postponed to April 23 |
| April 23 | 1:00 p.m. | West Virginia | #9 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 7–5 | Morris (5–0) | Watters (2–3) | — | 4,432 | 28–13 | 8–5 | |
| April 23 | 4:15 p.m. | West Virginia | #9 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 12–2 (8) | Birdsell (6–2) | Hampton (6–3) | — | 4,432 | 29–13 | 9–5 | |
| April 24 | 1:00 p.m. | West Virginia | #9 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 4–15 | Smith (1–1) | Molina (1–5) | Braithwaite (5) | 3,973 | 29–14 | 9–6 | |
| April 26 | 6:30 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | #9 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 5–8 | Sells (3–1) | Hitt (1–1) | Huffling (1) | 4,432 | 29–15 | — | |
| April 29 | 6:30 p.m. | at Baylor | #9 | Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX | W 7–1 | Morris (6–0) | Jackson (3–4) | — | 2,217 | 30–15 | 10–6 | |
| April 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at Baylor | #9 | Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX | W 11–1 | Birdsell (7–2) | Andrade (3–3) | — | 2,815 | 31–15 | 11–6 | |
May: 5–3 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| May 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Baylor | #9 | Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX | L 7–11 | Voelker (4–5) | Parish (2–2) | — | 2,073 | 31–16 | 11–7 |
| May 3 | 6:05 p.m. | at Abilene Christian* | #9 | Crutcher Scott Field Abilene, TX | W 16–12 | Devine (2–1) | Carlton (1–1) | — | 4,087 | 32–16 | — |
| May 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at #3 Oklahoma State | #9 | O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK | W 7–6 | Morris (7–0) | Campbell (7–2) | Devine (1) | 5,507 | 33–16 | 12–7 |
| May 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at #3 Oklahoma State | #9 | O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK | W 9–3 | Birdsell (8–2) | Osmond (4–2) | — | 6,077 | 34–16 | 13–7 |
| May 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at #3 Oklahoma State | #9 | O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK | W 6–4 | Hampton (4–3) | Martin (3–3) | Becker (1) | 5,372 | 35–16 | 14–7 |
| May 19 | 6:30 p.m. | Oklahoma | #5 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 8–13 | Bennett (6–3) | Morris (7–1) | — | 3,829 | 35–17 | 14–8 |
| May 20 | 6:30 p.m. | Oklahoma | #5 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 6–9 | Sandlin (6–3) | Birdsell (8–3) | Michael (8) | 4,432 | 35–18 | 14–9 |
| May 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Oklahoma | #5 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 10–2 | Hampton (5–3) | Horton (2–2) | — | 4,432 | 36–18 | 15–9 |
Post–season: 3–4 :
Big 12 Tournament: 1–2 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | B12T |
| May 25 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. (7) Kansas State | #8 (2) | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | W 5–3 | Molina (2–5) | McCullough (3–4) | Becker (2) | | 37–18 | 1–0 |
| May 26 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. #22 (3) Oklahoma | #8 (2) | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | L 3–6 | Bennett (7–3) | Morris (7–2) | — | 6,288 | 37–19 | 1–1 |
| May 27 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. (7) Kansas State | #8 (2) | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | L 5–6 (11) | Ruhl (5–2) | Beckel (0–1) | Phillips (8) | 7,178 | 37–20 | 1–2 |
NCAA tournament: 2–2 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | NCAAT |
| June 3 | 1:00 p.m. | #17 (2) Notre Dame Statesboro Regional | #24 (3) | J. I. Clements Stadium Statesboro, GA | L 2–3 | Mercer (2–1) | Hampton (5–4) | Tyrell (2) | 827 | 37–21 | 0–1 |
| June 4 | 12:20 p.m. | (4) UNC Greensboro Statesboro Regional | #24 (3) | J. I. Clements Stadium Statesobro, GA | W 2–0 | Birdsell (9–3) | Mathewson (5–7) | Bridges (1) | 622 | 38–21 | 1–1 |
| June 5 | 1:00 p.m. | #21 (1) Georgia Southern Statesboro Regional | #24 (3) | J. I. Clements Stadium Statesboro, GA | W 3–1 | Morris (8–2) | Madden (2–2) | Molina (1) | 2,107 | 39–21 | 2–1 |
| June 5 | 6:00 p.m. | #17 (2) Notre Dame Statesboro Regional | #24 (3) | J. I. Clements Stadium Statesboro, GA | L 1–2 | Bertrand (9–2) | Hitt (1–2) | Findlay (2) | 784 | 39–22 | 2–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Texas Tech team member :
"*" indicates a non-conference game. "#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest. "" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament and NCAA Regional, respectively.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | 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' | 12 | 12* | 18 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15* | 15* | 25 |
| Baseball America | 23 | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 22* | 22* | 25 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 4 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 30 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| NCBWA† | 14 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 24* | 23 |
| D1Baseball | 14 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 24* | 24* | 24 |
^ 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.

## Players drafted into the MLB

| 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 |