# 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

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

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

| 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
### Big 12 media poll

The Big 12's preseason poll was released on January 26.
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
### Coaching staff

| 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
## Schedule

2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log: 29–13 :
Regular season: 29–13 :
February: 9–0 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| February 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Gonzaga* | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–4 | Girton (1–0) | Haas (0–1) | — | 3,744 | 1–0 | — |
| February 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Gonzaga* | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 10–3 | Molina (1–0) | Deschryver (0–1) | — | 4,010 | 2–0 | — |
| February 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Gonzaga* | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 12–3 | Blessie (1–0) | Mullan (0–1) | — | 4,409 | 3–0 | — |
| February 20 | 11:00 a.m. | Gonzaga* | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 9–8 | Bravo (1–0) | McGee (0–1) | — | 3,514 | 4–0 | — |
| February 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Illinois* | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 11–3 | Girton (2–0) | Sampson (0–1) | — | 3,148 | 5–0 | — |
| February 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Western Illinois* | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 24–9 | Beckel (1–0) | Armstrong (1–1) | — | 3,989 | 6–0 | — |
| February 25 | 4:15 p.m. | Western Illinois* | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 6–5 | Parish (1–0) | Herrmann (0–1) | — | 3,989 | 7–0 | — |
| February 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Illinois* | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 14–8 | Devine (1–0) | Harrington (0–1) | — | 3,732 | 8–0 | — |
| February 28 | 6:30 p.m. | Air Force* | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 9–4 | Erdman (1–0) | Sansing (0–1) | — | 3,941 | 9–0 | — |
March: 10–8 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| March 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Air Force* | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 18–5 | Rogers (1–0) | Shuger (0–1) | — | 3,227 | 10–0 | — |
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| March 3 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Rice* | No. 24 | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | L 2–3 | Long (1–0) | Devine (0–1) | — | | 10–1 | — |
| March 4 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Michigan* | No. 24 | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | W 10–7 | Molina (2–0) | Allen (1–1) | Lopez (1) | | 11–1 | — |
| March 5 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Texas A&M* | No. 24 | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | L 2–4 (16) | Aschenbeck (2–0) | Rogers (1–1) | Lamkin (1) | 9,534 | 11–2 | — |
| March 7 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 6–3 | Lopez (1–0) | Bannister (0–1) | Devine (1) | 3,438 | 12–2 | — |
| March 10 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 23 Iowa* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 17–5 | Free (1–0) | Langenberg (1–2) | — | 3,807 | 13–2 | — |
| March 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 23 Iowa* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–3 | Beckel (2–0) | Brecht (1–1) | Parish (1) | 4,142 | 14–2 | — |
| March 12 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 Iowa* | | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 9–10 | Obermueller (1–0) | Free (1–1) | — | 3,935 | 14–3 | — |
| March 14 | 6:30 p.m. | UT Arlington* | No. 22 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 10–1 | Petty (1–0) | Lucas (0–1) | — | 3,751 | 15–3 | — |
| March 15 | 2:00 p.m. | UT Arlington* | No. 22 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 14–7 | Sanders (1–0) | Hackett (0–1) | — | 3,878 | 16–3 | — |
| March 17 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 12 Oklahoma State | No. 22 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–7 (10) | Free (2–1) | McLean (0–1) | — | 3,713 | 17–3 | 1–0 |
| March 18 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 Oklahoma State | No. 22 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 4–9 | Abram (3–0) | Molina (2–1) | — | 4,021 | 17–4 | 1–1 |
| March 19 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 Oklahoma State | No. 22 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 12–1 (7) | Beckel (3–0) | Watts-Brown (2–1) | — | 3,746 | 18–4 | 2–1 |
| March 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas | No. 14 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX | L 2–6 | Morehouse (3–0) | Free (2–2) | — | 6,654 | 18–5 | 2–2 |
| March 25 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas | No. 14 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX | L 5–6 | Morehouse (4–0) | Devine (1–2) | — | 7,123 | 18–6 | 2–3 |
| March 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas | No. 14 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX | L 8–9 | Whitehead (2–0) | Lysik (0–1) | — | 6,744 | 18–7 | 2–4 |
| March 28 | 3:00 p.m. | at New Mexico* | No. 22 | Santa Ana Star Field Albuquerque, NM | L 10–11 | McBroom (1–0) | Free (2–3) | — | 643 | 18–8 | — |
| March 31 | 6:30 p.m. | TCU | No. 22 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 20–16 | Coombes (1–0) | Abeldt (1–2) | Beckel (1) | 4,411 | 19–8 | 3–4 |
April: 11–7 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 | Ref |
| April 1 | 2:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 22 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 7–10 | Klecker (5–2) | Molina (2–2) | Wright (1) | 4,432 | 19–9 | 3–5 | |
| April 2 | 2:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 22 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 10–5 | Free (3–3) | Brown (2–1) | Beckel (2) | 4,432 | 20–9 | 4–5 | |
| April 4 | 6:30 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | No. 22 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | Postponed to May 9 | Postponed to May 9 | Postponed to May 9 | Postponed to May 9 | Postponed to May 9 | Postponed to May 9 | Postponed to May 9 | Postponed to May 9 |
| April 6 | 6:30 p.m. | North Dakota State* | No. 22 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | Postponed to April 8 | Postponed to April 8 | Postponed to April 8 | Postponed to April 8 | Postponed to April 8 | Postponed to April 8 | Postponed to April 8 | Postponed to April 8 |
| April 7 | 6:30 p.m. | North Dakota State* | No. 22 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 1–8 | Feeney (3–3) | Girton (2–1) | Riedinger (3) | 3,685 | 20–10 | — | |
| April 8 | 2:00 p.m. | North Dakota State* | No. 22 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–5 | Molina (3–2) | Roehrich (2–5) | Free (1) | 4,432 | 21–10 | — | |
| April 8 | 5:45 p.m. | North Dakota State* | No. 22 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–3 | Parish (2–0) | Jacobs (0–4) | Robinson (1) | 4,432 | 22–10 | — | |
| April 10 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Stanford* | No. 21 | Klein Field Stanford, CA | L 4–6 | Meier (2–0) | Devine (1–3) | Bruno (3) | 2,062 | 22–11 | — | |
| April 11 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Stanford* | No. 21 | Klein Field Stanford, CA | W 11–2 | Beckel (4–0) | Montgomery (1–1) | — | 1,406 | 23–11 | — | |
| April 14 | 6:30 p.m. | at Oklahoma | No. 21 | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park Norman, OK | W 13–7 (10) | Beckel (5–0) | Weber (0–2) | — | 2,577 | 24–11 | 5–5 | |
| April 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma | No. 21 | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park Norman, OK | W 9–5 | Free (4–3) | Douthit (4–2) | — | 3,074 | 25–11 | 6–5 | |
| April 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma | No. 21 | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park Norman, OK | L 2–12 (8) | Carmichael (2–0) | Rogers (1–2) | — | 2,426 | 25–12 | 6–6 | |
| April 18 | 6:30 p.m. | Grand Canyon* | No. 16 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 6–1 | Fast (1–0) | Young (0–2) | — | 4,196 | 26–12 | — | |
| April 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Grand Canyon* | No. 16 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 11–6 | Petty (2–0) | Ohl (2–1) | — | 3,309 | 27–12 | — | |
| April 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Baylor | No. 16 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 10–1 | Molina (4–2) | Helton (0–5) | — | 4,432 | 28–12 | 7–6 | |
| April 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 16 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 14–9 | Free (5–3) | Needham (0–1) | — | 4,432 | 29–12 | 8–6 | |
| April 22 | 3:50 p.m. | Baylor | No. 16 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 4–6 | Golomb (2–3) | Robinson (0–1) | Craig (2) | 3,966 | 29–13 | 8–7 | |
| April 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | No. 14 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | Postponed in bottom of 4th inning, resumed on May 9 | Postponed in bottom of 4th inning, resumed on May 9 | Postponed in bottom of 4th inning, resumed on May 9 | Postponed in bottom of 4th inning, resumed on May 9 | Postponed in bottom of 4th inning, resumed on May 9 | Postponed in bottom of 4th inning, resumed on May 9 | Postponed in bottom of 4th inning, resumed on May 9 | Postponed in bottom of 4th inning, resumed on May 9 |
| April 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas State | No. 14 | Frank Myers Field Manhattan, KS | L 2–3 | Ruhl (3–3) | Free (5–4) | Neighbors (8) | 1,826 | 29–14 | 8–8 | |
| April 29 | 4:00 p.m. | at Kansas State | No. 14 | Frank Myers Field Manhattan, KS | W 5–2 | Parish (3–0) | Fajardo (2–2) | Robinson (2) | 2,344 | 30–14 | 9–8 | |
| April 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kansas State | No. 14 | Frank Myers Field Manhattan, KS | L 8–10 | Neighbors (4–1) | Girton (2–2) | — | 2,344 | 30–15 | 9–9 | |
May: 7–4 :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Big 12 |
| May 5 | 6:30 p.m. | Sam Houston State* | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 12–10 | Bridges (1–0) | Davis (3–4) | Beckel (3) | 3,958 | 31–15 | — |
| May 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Sam Houston State* | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 3–9 | Beard (6–3) | Parish (3–1) | — | 4,154 | 31–16 | — |
| May 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Sam Houston State* | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 10–8 | Sanders (2–0) | Coldiron (2–3) | Beckel (4) | 4,261 | 32–16 | — |
| May 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 15–11 | Coombes (2–0) | Smith (2–2) | — | 3,424 | 33–16 | — |
| May 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 13–3 | Rogers (2–2) | Boggan (3–2) | — | 4,004 | 34–16 | — |
| May 12 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 12 West Virginia | Monongalia County Ballpark Morgantown, WV | W 5–2 | Coombes (3–0) | Hampton (5–2) | Beckel (5) | 2,991 | 35–16 | 10–9 |
| May 13 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 12 West Virginia | Monongalia County Ballpark Morgantown, WV | L 2–17 | Traxel (7–4) | Parish (3–2) | – | 3,227 | 35–17 | 10–10 |
| May 14 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 12 West Virginia | Monongalia County Ballpark Morgantown, WV | L 3–5 | Hagaman (1–1) | Sanders (2–1) | Reed (7) | 3,312 | 35–18 | 10–11 |
| May 18 | 6:30 p.m. | Kansas | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 1–3 | Trumper (4–5) | Beckel (5–1) | – | 3,403 | 35–19 | 10–12 |
| May 19 | 6:30 p.m. | Kansas | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 8–7 (10) | Robinson (1–1) | Hewlett (0–5) | – | 3,678 | 36–19 | 11–12 |
| May 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Kansas | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 15–1 (7) | Petty (3–0) | Brasosky (1–2) | – | 3,976 | 37–19 | 12–12 |
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

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' | 21 | 21* | 16 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 25T | RV | — | — | — | —* | RV |
| Baseball America | 23 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | —* | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 17 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | 22 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | RV | 29 | 29* | 29T |
| D1Baseball | 24 | 24 | 24 | — | 22 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | — |
^ 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.