2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

The 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2015 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 3rd season at Texas Tech.

2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2015 record	31–24 (13–11 Big 12)
Head coach	Tim Tadlock (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Ray Hayward (3rd season) J-Bob Thomas (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park

2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 TCU ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	5		.783			51	–	15		.773
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	14	–	8		.636			38	–	20		.655
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			34	–	27		.557
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			31	–	24		.564
Texas ‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	13		.458			30	–	27		.526
Kansas State ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			27	–	30		.474
West Virginia ‍‍‍	9	–	13		.409			27	–	27		.500
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			23	–	32		.418
Kansas ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			23	–	32		.418
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Previous Season

In 2014, the Red Raiders finished the season 4th in the Big 12 with a record of 45–21, 14–10 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in the first round. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were placed in the Coral Gables regional, along with host Miami (FL), Columbia, and Bethune-Cookman. In their first game, the Red Raiders defeated Columbia, 3–2, and advanced to the next leg, where they defeated Miami (FL), 3–0. In the regional final, Texas Tech was again matched up with Miami, and dropped the first game by a score of 1–2 in 10 innings. In the second game, the Red Raiders rebounded to beat the Hurricanes 4–0 and advanced to the Super Regional. As hosts of the Super Regional, the Red Raiders defeated College of Charleston in two games, both by a score of 1–0, to advance to their first ever College World Series.

In the College World Series, Texas Tech was eliminated quickly, after only two games, losing first to conference opponent TCU, 2–3, then to Ole Miss, 1–2. They finished the season with a record of 45–21.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster[2]
	Pitchers 5 – Patrick Mahomes II – Freshman 13 – Dalton Brown – Junior 14 – Dominic Moreno – Senior 18 – Quinn Carpenter – Junior 19 – Jackson Lancaster – Freshman 20 – Cameron Smith – Senior 32 – Justin Bethurd – Junior 34 – Corey Taylor – Senior 35 – Matt Withrow – Junior 36 – Ty Damron – Sophomore 37 – Matt Custred – Junior 38 – Johnathon Tripp – Junior 41 – Dylan Dusek – Sophomore 42 – Parker Mushinski – Freshman 43 – Garrett Bruce – Junior 44 – Ryan Moseley – Sophomore 45 – Heath Herrington – Senior 48 – Sean Thompson – Sophomore 55 – Jacob Patterson – Freshman		Catchers 15 – Kholeton Sanchez – Junior 16 – Tyler Floyd – Junior 26 – Hunter Southerland – Sophomore 31 – Nick Marshall – Junior Infielders 1 – Tim Proudfoot – Senior 2 – Orlando Garcia – Freshman 3 – Michael Davis – Freshman 4 – Cory Raley – Junior 7 – Ryan Long – Sophomore 8 – Tanner Gardner – Freshman 9 – William Hairston – Sophomore 12 – Eric Gutierrez – Junior 21 – Bryant Burleson – Senior 25 – Hunter Hargrove – Sophomore 28 – Landon Darwin – Junior		Outfielders 10 – Tyler Neslony – Junior 11 – Stephen Smith – Sophomore 17 – Zach Davis – Junior 29 – Anthony Lyons – Sophomore

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Texas Tech	Alma Mater
Tim Tadlock	Head Coach	3	Texas Tech University (1992)
Ray Hayward	Assistant Coach	3	University of Oklahoma (1983)
J-Bob Thomas	Assistant Coach	3	Abilene Christian University (2005)

Season

February

Texas Tech opened its season with a four-game series against West Coast Conference foe San Francisco. In the opening game of the series on February 13, the Red Raiders rebounded from an early 0–3 deficit, but scored six runs in the third inning, powering their way to a 9–7 Opening Day victory.[3]

Schedule

2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log:[4] 31–24
Regular Season: 30–22
February: 9–1 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record Ref February 13 2:00 PM San Francisco #9 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 9–7 Patterson (1–0) Shew (0–1) — 4,375 1–0 — February 14 12:00 PM San Francisco #9 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 15–6 Mushinski (1–0) Rincon (0–1) — 4,200 2–0 — February 14 4:00 PM San Francisco #9 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 13–5 Dusek (1–0) Lee (0–1) — 4,418 3–0 — February 15 12:00 PM San Francisco #9 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 9–7 Damron (1–0) Cecilio (0–1) Moreno (1) 3,192 4–0 — February 17 2:00 PM Nevada #7 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 4–8 Held (1–0) Moreno (0–1) — 2,796 4–1 — February 20 2:00 PM Northern Illinois #7 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 8–0 Moseley (1–0) Neumann (0–1) — 3,200 5–1 — February 20 5:15 PM Northern Illinois #7 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 5–0 Smith (1–0) Fuller (1–1) Moreno (2) 3,572 6–1 — February 21 12:00 PM Northern Illinois #7 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 6–4 Dusek (2–0) Ormsby (1–1) Taylor (1) 3,875 7–1 — February 21 3:05 PM Northern Illinois #7 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 6–0 Damron (2–0) Ceja (0–1) — 4,086 8–1 — February 25 7:00 PM Sacramento State #7 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 4–3 Moreno (1–1) Dillon (2–2) — 2,921 9–1 —
March: 9–10 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record Ref March 3 3:30 PM Abilene Christian #6 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 6–5 (16) Tripp (1–0) Gawrieh (0–2) — 2,756 10–1 — March 6 9:00 PM at #30 Cal State Fullerton #6 Goodwin Field • Fullerton 0–4 Eshelman (2–2) Smith (1–1) — 1,777 10–2 — March 7 9:00 PM at #30 Cal State Fullerton #6 Goodwin Field • Fullerton 2–3 Garza (1–0) Moseley (1–1) Peitzmeier (5) 2,640 10–3 — March 8 3:00 PM at #30 Cal State Fullerton #6 Goodwin Field • Fullerton 5–6 Gavin (2–0) Dusek (2–1) Peitzmeier (6) 1,623 10–4 — March 10 6:30 PM New Mexico State #15 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 4–3 (12) Mushinski (2–0) Herendeen (0–1) — 3,587 11–4 — March 11 2:00 PM New Mexico State #15 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 7–4 Brown (1–0) Mansfiled (0–1) Taylor (2) 3,074 12–4 — March 13 8:00 PM at San Diego State #15 Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA 0–9 Derby (2–1) Moseley (1–2) — 568 12–5 — March 14 4:00 PM at San Diego State #15 Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA 11–0 Smith (2–1) Thompson (1–1) — 473 13–5 — March 15 3:00 PM at San Diego State #15 Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA 6–3 Taylor (1–0) Seyler (4–1) Moreno (3) 553 14–5 — March 17 6:30 PM Oral Roberts #13 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 7–9 (11) Holley (1–0) Moreno (1–2) McDavid (1) 2,906 14–6 — March 18 2:00 PM Oral Roberts #13 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 7–4 Patterson (2–0) Howe (0–1) — 3,327 15–6 — March 20 6:00 PM at Oklahoma #13 L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK 6–1 Moseley (2–2) Elliott (3–2) — 1,227 16–6 1–0 March 21 2:02 PM at Oklahoma #13 L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK 2–5 Hansen (3–2) Smith (2–2) — 1,313 16–7 1–1 March 22 1:00 PM at Oklahoma #13 L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK 2–3 Tasin (4–1) Moreno (1–3) Evans (2) 1,412 16–8 1–2 March 24 2:00 PM New Mexico Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 6–7 Presto (2–1) Damron (2–1) Schilling (1) 3,091 16–9 — March 27 6:30 PM Kansas Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 4–7 Krauth (5–2) Mushinski (2–1) Villines (7) 3,595 16–10 1–3 March 28 2:00 PM Kansas Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 9–3 Smith (3–2) Weiman (0–4) — 3,861 17–10 2–3 March 29 1:00 PM Kansas Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 3–2 Taylor (2–0) Villines (1–1) Moreno (4) 3,812 18–10 3–3 March 31 3:00 PM at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM 5–6 Estrella (1–1) Brown (1–1) Sanchez (2) 1,106 18–11 —
April: 9–8 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record Ref April 2 6:30 PM #2 TCU Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 0–8 Traver (5–0) Moseley (2–3) — 4,393 18–12 3–4 April 3 2:00 PM #2 TCU Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 5–1 Smith (4–2) Morrison (6–1) — 3,974 19–12 4–4 April 4 2:00 PM #2 TCU Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 1–4 Young (6–1) Damron (2–2) Ferrell (8) 4,432 19–13 4–5 April 7 2:00 PM at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK 4–5 Hightower (1–0) Custred (0–1) Sequeira (4) 551 19–14 — April 10 6:30 PM Baylor Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 8–4 Moseley (3–3) Castano (2–4) — 3,974 20–14 5–5 April 11 2:00 PM Baylor Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 3–2 (12) Moreno (2–3) Montemayor (0–3) — 4,387 21–14 6–5 April 12 2:00 PM Baylor Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 9–5 Damron (3–2) Lewis (1–1) — 3,573 22–14 7–5 April 14 6:30 PM at Abilene Christian #27 Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX 7–6 Withrow (1–0) Hanson (1–1) Moreno (5) 1,537 23–14 — April 17 3:00 PM at Kansas State #27 Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 3–5 Erickson (1–2) Moseley (3–4) Fischer (1) 2,631 23–15 7–6 April 18 2:00 PM at Kansas State #27 Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 7–1 Smith (5–2) Courville (0–4) — 2,864 24–15 8–6 April 19 1:00 PM at Kansas State #27 Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 4–1 Taylor (3–0) Griep (3–2) Moreno (6) 1,780 25–15 9–6 April 21 6:30 PM vs. Abilene Christian #24 Security Bank Ballpark • Midland, TX 10–2 Custred (1–1) Zotkya (2–2) — 3,512 26–15 — April 24 6:30 PM #9 Oklahoma State #24 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 5–3 Moseley (4–4) Perrin (4–4) Moreno (7) 4,025 27–15 10–6 April 25 2:00 PM #9 Oklahoma State #24 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 2–8 Freeman (7–2) Smith (5–3) — 4,423 27–16 10–7 April 26 2:00 PM #9 Oklahoma State #24 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 3–6 LaRue (2–0) Withrow (1–1) Glover (5) 4,171 27–17 10–8 April 28 6:30 PM Grand Canyon #28 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 4–5 (10) Garcia-Pierre (1–0) Custred (1–2) — 3,126 27–18 — April 29 2:00 PM Grand Canyon #28 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 5–10 Vorhof (4–0) Tripp (1–1) Brendel (2) 3,113 27–19 —
May: 3–3 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record Ref May 1 6:00 PM at Texas #28 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 0–3 French (3–3) Moseley (4–3) Mayes (2) 5,261 27–20 10–9 May 2 2:00 PM at Texas #28 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 9–1 Smith (6–3) Culbreth (3–4) — 7,018 28–20 11–9 May 3 1:00 PM at Texas #28 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 5–1 Moreno (3–3) Mayes (1–4) — 6,284 29–20 12–9 May 14 5:00 PM at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 4–6 Donato (7–5) Moseley (4–6) Dotson (1) 1,384 29–21 12–10 May 15 5:00 PM at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 2–8 Vance (7–4) Smith (6–4) — 1,883 29–22 12–11 May 16 5:00 PM at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 8–2 Damron (4–2) Myers (2–5) — 1,697 30–22 13–11
Post–season: 1–2
Big 12 Tournament: 1–2 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12T Record Ref May 20 9:00 AM vs. (5) Texas (4) ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK 1–2 French (4–3) Smith (6–5) — 2,801 30–23 0–1 May 21 9:00 AM vs. #4 (1) TCU (4) ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK 8–1 Taylor (4–0) Morrison (11–2) — 2,960 31–23 1–1 May 22 3:15 PM vs. (8) Baylor (4) ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK 4–5 Lewis (4–2) Dusek (2–2) Spicer (8) 3,645 31–24 1–2
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Postponement Bold = Texas Tech team member

"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament.

Rankings

See also: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	13	13*	13*	10	16	15	21	24	RV	RV	24	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR
Baseball America	5	5	5	5	14	12	18	19	NR	25	22	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^	9	7	7	6	15	13	NR	NR	NR	27	24	28	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†	12	8	9	7	13	10	17	21	23	19	18	21	25	29	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards and honors

Eric Gutierrez

• Louisville Slugger Pre-season First Team All-American[5]
• Perfect Game USA Pre-season Second Team All-American[6]

References

1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
2. "Official Baseball Roster". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
3. "Texas Tech Defeats San Francisco on Opening Day". texastech.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
4. "2015 Baseball Scheudle". Texas Tech University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
5. "NCAA Div. I Pre-Season All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
6. "Preseason College All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved January 9, 2015.