2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

American college baseball season

2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball

Conference| Big 12 Conference
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

Seasons

<- 2014

2016 ->

2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

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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]

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.

## Previous season

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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

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### Roster

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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

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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

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Outfielders

* 10 – Tyler Neslony – Junior
* 11 – Stephen Smith – Sophomore
* 17 – Zach Davis – Junior
* 29 – Anthony Lyons – Sophomore

### Coaching staff

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Name | Position | Seasons at
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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

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### February

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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

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2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log:[4] 31–24

Regular Season: 30–22

February: 9–1

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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 | — | [1]
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 | — | [2]
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 | — | [3]
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 | — | [4]
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 | — | [5]
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 | — | [6]
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 | — | [7]
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 | — | [8]
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 | — | [9]
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 | — | [10]

March: 9–10

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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 | — | [11]
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 | — | [12]
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 | — | [13]
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 | — | [14]
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 | — | [15]
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 | — | [16]
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 | — | [17]
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 | — | [18]
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 | — | [19]
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 | — | [20]
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 | — | [21]
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 | [22]
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 | [23]
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 | [24]
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 | — | [25]
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 | [26]
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 | [27]
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 | [28]
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 | — | [29]

April: 9–8

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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 | [30]
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 | [31]
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 | [32]
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 | — | [33]
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 | [34]
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 | [35]
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 | [36]
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 | — | [37]
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 | [38]
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 | [39]
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 | [40]
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 | — | [41]
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 | [42]
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 | [43]
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 | [44]
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 | — | [45]
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 | — | [46]

May: 3–3

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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 | [47]
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 | [48]
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 | [49]
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 | [50]
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 | [51]
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 | [52]

Post–season: 1–2

Big 12 Tournament: 1–2

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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 | [53]
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 | [54]
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 | [55]

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

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See also: 2015 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'| 13| 13*| 13| 10| 16| 15| 21| 24| RV| RV| 24| 24| RV| RV| RV| RV| —| —| —
Baseball America| 5| 5| 5| 5| 14| 12| 18| 19| —| 25| 22| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
Collegiate Baseball^| 9| 7| 7| 6| 15| 13| —| —| —| 27| 24| 28| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
NCBWA†| 12| 8| 9| 7| 13| 10| 17| 21| 23| 19| 18| 21| 25| 29| 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.

## Awards and honors

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Eric Gutierrez

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

## 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:2015+Texas+Tech+Red+Raiders+baseball+team" class="Z3988">
2. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
3. ^ "Texas Tech Defeats San Francisco on Opening Day". texastech.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. 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.

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