2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

American college baseball season

2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Record| 29–26 (7–17 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Dan Spencer (4th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Tim Tadlock (1st season)
* Andy Jarvis (5th season)

Hitting coach| Jim Horner (2nd season)
Home stadium| Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park

Seasons

<- 2011

2013 ->

2012 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 10 Baylor ‍†‍‍y | 20 | - | 4 |  | .833 |  |  | 49 | - | 17 |  | .742
No. 19 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y | 16 | - | 8 |  | .667 |  |  | 43 | - | 18 |  | .705
Texas ‍‍‍ | 14 | - | 10 |  | .583 |  |  | 30 | - | 22 |  | .577
No. 13 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y | 13 | - | 10 |  | .565 |  |  | 42 | - | 25 |  | .627
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 11 |  | .542 |  |  | 32 | - | 25 |  | .561
Missouri ‍‍‡‍y | 10 | - | 14 |  | .417 |  |  | 33 | - | 28 |  | .541
Kansas ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 16 |  | .304 |  |  | 24 | - | 34 |  | .414
Kansas State ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 17 |  | .292 |  |  | 27 | - | 31 |  | .466
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 17 |  | .292 |  |  | 29 | - | 26 |  | .527
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

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.[2] 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.[3] Associate head coach Tim Tadlock would be promoted to head coach.

## Previous season

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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

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### Coaching staff

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Name | Position | Seasons at
Texas Tech | Alma Mater

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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

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2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Roster

Pitchers

* 10 David Paiz (RHP) – sophomore (6'3)
* 15 Duke Schamann (RHP) –  sophomore (6'4)
* 16 Trey Masek (RHP) – sophomore (6'0)
* 20 Jamen Parten (RHP) – junior (6'2)
* 25 Andre Wheeler (LHP) – sophomore (6'1)
* 26 Jerad McCrummen (RHP) – junior (6'1)
* 28 Ben Flora (LHP) – senior (5'11)
* 29 Scott Erzinger (LHP) –  junior (6'3)
* 30 Aaron Corwin (RHP) – junior (5'11)
* 31 Ryan Bielitz (LHP) – freshman (6'2)
* 32 Shane Broyles (RHP) – junior (6'1)
* 35 Daniel Coulombe (LHP) –  junior (5'11)
* 40 Blake Stewart (RHP) – junior (6'4)
* 42 John Neely (RHP) – senior (6'2)
* 44 Rusty Shellhorn (LHP) –  junior (5'10)
* 49 Brannon Easterling (RHP) –  sophomore (6'5)
* 50 Brennan Stewart (RHP) –  senior (6'1)

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Catchers

* 5 Bo Altobelli – junior (6'1)
* 7 Kevin Whitehead – senior (6'2)
* 18 Mason Randolph – sophomore (6'1)

Infielders

* 1 Tim Proudfoot – freshman (5'10)
* 2 Jamodrick McGruder – junior (5'7)
* 3 Scott Lejeune –  junior (6'0)
* 4 Matt Eureste – freshman (6'0)
* 5 Bo Altobelli – junior (6'1)
* 6 Reid Redman – senior (6'1)
* 9 Bryant Burleson – freshman (5'8)
* 12 Stephen Hagen –  senior (6'2)
* 36 Blake Bass – freshman (6'6)

Outfielders

* 2 Jamodrick McGruder – junior (5'7)
* 8 Barrett Barnes – junior (6'1)
* 11 Nick Hanslik –  junior (6'2)
* 14 Zach Reding – freshman (6'1)
* 17 Jordan Lopez –  freshman (6'0)
* 21 Brennan Moore – junior (5'11)
* 25 Andre Wheeler – sophomore (6'1)

## Schedule and results

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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  | Ref
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 | — | [1]
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 | — | [2]
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 | — | [3]
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 | — | [4]
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 | — | [5]
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 | — | [6]
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 | — | [7]
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 | — | [8]
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 | — | [9]
| March: 8–11

Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Rank  | Stadium/Site  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | Big 12  | Ref
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 | — | [10]
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 | — | [11]
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 | — | [12]
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 | — | [13]
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 | — | [14]
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 | — | [15]
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 | — | [16]
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 | — | [17]
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 | [18]
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 | [19]
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 | [20]
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 | — | [21]
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 | — | [22]
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 | [23]
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 | [24]
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 | [25]
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 | — | [26]
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 | [27]
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 | [28]
| April: 9–10

Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Stadium/Site  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | Big 12  | Ref
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 | [29]
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 | — | [30]
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 | [31]
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 | [32]
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 | [33]
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 | — | [34]
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 | — | [35]
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 | — | [36]
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 | — | [37]
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 | — | [38]
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 | — | [39]
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 | [40]
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 | [41]
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 | [42]
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 | — | [43]
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 | — | [44]
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 | [45]
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 | [46]
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 | [47]
| May: 4–4

Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Stadium/Site  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | Big 12  | Ref
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 | — | [48]
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 | [49]
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 | [50]
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 | [51]
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 | — | [52]
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 | [53]
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 | [54]
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 | [55]
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

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Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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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.

## References

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1. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.4-8&rft.pub=Big+12+Conference&rft_id=https://bigtwelve_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/pdfs/baseball/20guide/20bsbrecordbook.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:2012+Texas+Tech+Red+Raiders+baseball+team" class="Z3988">
2. ^ Watson, George (May 20, 2012). "Source: Spencer fired as head baseball coach at Texas Tech". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
3. ^ Christy, Pete (May 21, 2012). "Texas Tech fires baseball coach Dan Spencer". KCBD. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

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