2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball

NCAA Lubbock Regional champions
NCAA Lubbock Super Regional champions

College World Series, 1–2

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 5
CB| No. 6
Record| 45–20 (15–9 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Tim Tadlock (6th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Ray Hayward (6th season)
* J-Bob Thomas (6th season)
* Matt Gardner (6th season)

Home stadium| Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
(Capacity: 4,432)

Seasons

<- 2017

2019 ->

2018 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
No. 7 Texas ‍†‍‍y | 17 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .708 |  |  | 42 | - | 23 | - | 0 |  | .646
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y | 16 | - | 8 | - | 0 |  | .667 |  |  | 31 | - | 26 | - | 1 |  | .543
No. 6 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y | 15 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .625 |  |  | 45 | - | 20 | - | 0 |  | .692
No. 24 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y | 14 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .583 |  |  | 38 | - | 25 | - | 0 |  | .603
Baylor ‍‍‡‍y | 13 | - | 11 | - | 0 |  | .542 |  |  | 37 | - | 21 | - | 0 |  | .638
TCU ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 13 | - | 0 |  | .435 |  |  | 33 | - | 23 | - | 0 |  | .589
West Virginia ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 15 | - | 0 |  | .375 |  |  | 29 | - | 27 | - | 0 |  | .518
Kansas ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 15 | - | 0 |  | .348 |  |  | 27 | - | 30 | - | 0 |  | .474
Kansas State ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 19 | - | 0 |  | .208 |  |  | 23 | - | 31 | - | 0 |  | .426
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2018 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. The team was led by 6th year head coach Tim Tadlock.

## Previous season[edit]

The 2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team finished the regular season with a 42–13 (16–8) record and tied with TCU for first place in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Red Raiders were eliminated from the 2017 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament in game 3 after a 7–12 loss to West Virginia.[2] Tech received a bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, losing to Sam Houston State in games 3 and 4 of the regionals.

## Personnel[edit]

### Roster[edit]

2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster[3]

Pitchers

* 12 – John Henry Gonzalez (RHP) – Sophomore
* 14 – Jake McDonald (RHP) – Sophomore
* 16 – Josh Jung (RHP) – Sophomore
* 17 – John McMillon (RHP) – Sophomore
* 21 – Erikson Lanning (LHP) – Junior
* 23 – Connor Queen (RHP) – Sophomore
* 28 – Ty Harpenau (RHP) – Junior
* 29 – Clayton Beeter (RHP) – Freshman
* 30 – Davis Martin (RHP) – Junior
* 31 – Caleb Freeman (RHP) – Sophomore
* 32 – Caleb Kilian (RHP) – Sophomore
* 33 – Dane Haveman (LHP) – Sophomore
* 34 – Ryan Shetter (RHP) – Junior
* 37 – Andrew Davis (RHP) – Sophomore
* 38 – Nick Candelari (RHP) – Freshman
* 41 – Dylan Dusek (LHP) – Senior
* 42 – Richard Gilbert (LHP) – Freshman
* 45 – Jose Quezada (RHP) – Senior
* 47 – Steven Gingery (LHP) – Junior
* 49 – Ryan Sublette (RHP) – Freshman

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Catchers

* 19 – Clay Koezler – Sophomore
* 26 – Braxton Fulord – Freshman
* 35 - Zayne Willems – Junior

Infielders

* 2 – Gabe Holt – Freshman
* 3 – Micheal Davis – Senior
* 4 – Grant Little – Sophomore
* 5 – Brian Klein – Sophomore
* 8 – Kurt Wilson – Freshman
* 11 – Cameron Warren – Junior
* 15 – Parker Kelley – Freshman
* 16 – Josh Jung – Sophomore
* 18 – Zach Rheams – Senior
* 20 – KC Simonich – Freshman

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Outfielders

* 1 – Cody Farhat – Junior
* 7 – Cody Masters – Freshman
* 9 – Connor Beck – Senior
* 11 – Cameron Warren – Junior
* 17 – John McMillon – Sophomore
* 20 – KC Simonich – Freshman

## Schedule and results[edit]

2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log:[4] 45–20 (Home 27–6; Away 15–10; Neutral 4–4)

Regular season: 38–15 (Home 22–5; Away 15–10; Neutral 1–0)
| February: 9–0 (Home: 5–0; Away: 4–0)

Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | Big 12 Record  | Ref
February 16 | 2:00 PM | Maine | #5 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 4–2 | Martin (1–0) | Courtney (0–1) | Haveman (1) | 3,481 | 1–0 | — | [1]
February 17 | 12:00 PM | Maine | #5 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 12–1 | Dusek (1–0) | Emerson (0–1) | — | 4,432 | 2–0 | — | [2]
February 17 | 3:05 PM | Maine | #5 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 12–5 | McMillon (1–0) | Silva (0–1) | — | 4,432 | 3–0 | — | [3]
February 18 | 1:00 PM | Maine | #5 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 21–6 | Quezada (1–0) | Murphy (0–1) | — | 3,788 | 4–0 | — | [4]
February 20 | 2:00 PM | New Mexico State | #5 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 12–0 | Shetter (1–0) | Whittlesey (0–1) | — | 3,223 | 5–0 | — | [5]
February 24 | 8:00 PM | @ UTSA | #5 | Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX | 5–0 | Martin (2–0) | Kirby (0–2) | — | 1,384 | 6–0 | — | [6]
February 25 | 3:50 PM | @ UTSA | #5 | Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX | 3–0 | McMillon (2–0) | Dressler (1–1) | Freeman (1) | 1,131 | 7–0 | — | [7]
February 26 | 12:00 PM | @ UTSA | #4 | Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX | 10–6 | Queen (1–0) | Wenzel (0–1) | Haveman (2) | 307 | 8–0 | — | [8]
February 27 | 12:00 PM | @ UTRGV | #4 | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | 3–1 | Shetter (2–0) | Hill (1–1) | Freeman (2) | 2,174 | 9–0 | — | [9]
| March: 14–6 (Home: 10–1; Away: 4–5)

Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | Big 12 Record  | Ref
March 2 | 6:30 PM | #11 South Alabama | #4 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 8–1 | Martin (3–0) | Carr (1–1) | — | 4,432 | 10–0 | — | [10]
March 3 | 12:00 PM | #11 South Alabama | #4 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 14–2 | McMillon (3–0) | Greene (1–1) | — | 4,432 | 11–0 | — | [11]
March 3 | 4:00 PM | #11 South Alabama | #4 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 5–2 | Harpenau (1–0) | Melton (0–1) | Haveman (3) | 4,432 | 12–0 | — | [12]
March 4 | 1:00 PM | #11 South Alabama | #4 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 9–7 | Quezada (2–0) | Shell (0–2) | — | 4,020 | 13–0 | — | [13]
March 7 | 1:00 PM | New Mexico | #4 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 7–2 | Shetter (3–0) | Garley (1–1) | — | 3,526 | 14–0 | — | [14]
March 9 | 3:00 PM | @ #5 Kentucky | #4 | Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY | 7–10 | Hjelle (4–0) | Harpenau (1–1) | Machammer (1) | 2,568 | 14–1 | — | [15]
March 10 | 12:00 PM | @ #5 Kentucky | #4 | Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY | 6–11 | Maley (1–0) | Haveman (0–1) | — | 2,811 | 14–2 | — | [16]
March 11 | 12:00 PM | @ #5 Kentucky | #4 | Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY | 5–3 | Kilian (1–0) | Lewis (3–1) | Quezada (1) | 2,643 | 15–2 | — | [17]
March 13 | 2:00 PM | @ #4 Louisville | #9 | Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY | 8–4 | Quezada (3–0) | Hoeing (2–1) | — | 1,965 | 16–2 | — | [18]
March 14 | 11:00 AM | @ #4 Louisville | #9 | Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY | 4–7 | Miller (3–0) | Sublette (0–1) | Bordner (7) | 1,185 | 16–3 | — | [19]
March 16 | 6:30 PM | @ Baylor | #9 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | 0–2 | Bradford (3–1) | Martin (3–1) | Montemayor (5) | 3,221 | 16–4 | 0–1 | [20]
March 17 | 2:00 PM | @ Baylor | #9 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | 2–12 | Hill (2–0) | Kilian (1–1) | — | 3,215 | 16–5 | 0–2 | [21]
March 18 | 1:00 PM | @ Baylor | #9 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | 11–4 | Harpenau (2–1) | Thomas (0–1) | — | 2,500 | 17–5 | 1–2 | [22]
March 23 | 6:30 PM | Northeastern | #17 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 22–3 | Davis (4–1) | Brown (1–2) | — | 3,446 | 18–5 | — | [23]
March 24 | 12:00 PM | Northeastern | #17 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 12–3 | Kilian (2–1) | Christian (1–4) | — | 3,442 | 19–5 | — | [24]
March 24 | 4:00 PM | Northeastern | #17 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 13–2 | McMillon (4–0) | Rodriguez (0–1) | — | 3,948 | 20–5 | — | [25]
March 25 | 12:30 PM | Northeastern | #17 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 9–4 | Harpenau (3–1) | Mellen (5–1) | Freeman (3) | 3,382 | 21–5 | — | [26]
March 27 | 3:00 PM | @ New Mexico State | #11 | Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM | Game postponed to April 3
March 29 | 6:30 PM | West Virginia | #11 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 0–1 | Wolf (1–0) | Martin (4–2) | Ennis (1) | 3,833 | 21–6 | 1–3 | [27]
March 30 | 6:30 PM | West Virginia | #11 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 4–1 | Kilian (3–1) | Manoah (1–4) | Shetter (1) | 3,989 | 22–6 | 2–3 | [28]
March 31 | 2:00 PM | West Virginia | #11 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 8–5 | Dusek (2–0) | Ennis (3–2) | Harpenau (1) | 4,432 | 23–6 | 3–3 | [29]
| April: 10–6 (Home: 5–1; Away: 4–5; Neutral 1–0)

Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | Big 12 Record  | Ref
April 3 | 7:00 PM | vs. New Mexico State | #12 | Security Bank Ballpark • Midland, TX | 2–1 | Wilson (1–0) | Hroch (0–1) | — | 4,474 | 24–6 | — | [30]
April 6 | 1:00 PM | @ Kansas | #12 | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | 15–6 | Martin (5–2) | Davis (0–2) | — | 768 | 25–6 | 4–3 | [31]
April 7 | 2:00 PM | @ Kansas | #12 | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | 10–0 | Kilian (4–1) | Turski (1–5) | — | 1,047 | 26–6 | 5–3 | [32]
April 8 | 1:00 PM | @ Kansas | #12 | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | 3–17 | Zeferjahn (6–1) | McMillon (4–1) | — | 630 | 26–7 | 5–4 | [33]
April 10 | 6:30 PM | @ Dallas Baptist | #14 | Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX | 5–6 | Hines (4–1) | Quezada (3–1) | — | 1,509 | 26–8 | — | [34]
April 13 | 6:30 PM | Kansas State | #14 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 21–4 | Martin (6–2) | Heskett (2–5) | — | 3,881 | 27–8 | 6–4 | [35]
April 14 | 2:00 PM | Kansas State | #14 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 26–6 | Kilian (5–1) | Littlejim (2–1) | — | 4,432 | 28–8 | 7–4 | [36]
April 15 | 1:00 PM | Kansas State | #14 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 9–6 | Dusek (3–0) | Heinen (0–1) | Harpenau (2) | 4,432 | 29–8 | 8–4 | [37]
April 17 | 2:00 PM | @ New Mexico | #15 | Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM | 20–9 | Quezada (4–1) | Coffey (0–1) | — | 515 | 30–8 | — | [38]
April 20 | 2:00 PM | #14 Oklahoma | #15 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 5–4 | Harpenau (4–1) | Cavalli (2–2) | — | 3,634 | 31–8 | 9–4 | [39]
April 21 | 2:00 PM | #14 Oklahoma | #15 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 12–6 | Kilian (6–1) | Perez (4–1) | — | 4,432 | 32–8 | 10–4 | [40]
April 22 | 2:00 PM | #14 Oklahoma | #15 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 5–12 | Wiles (4–2) | McMillon (4–2) | — | 4,432 | 32–9 | 10–5 | [41]
April 24 | 6:30 PM | @ #10 Arkansas | #11 | Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | 1–5 | Lee (3–2) | Sublette (0–2) | Loseke (1) | 8,455 | 32–10 | — | [42]
April 25 | 6:00 PM | @ #10 Arkansas | #11 | Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | Cancelled
April 27 | 8:00 PM | @ TCU | #11 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 4–6 | 5,352 | Wymer (3–3) | Martin (6–3) | Feltman (6) | 32–11 | 10–6 | [43]
April 28 | 7:00 PM | @ TCU | #11 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 6–0 | 6,302 | Kilian (7–1) | King (1–2) | Shetter (3) | 33–11 | 11–6 | [44]
April 29 | 1:00 PM | @ TCU | #11 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 5–9 | 5,615 | Eissler (3–1) | Quezada (4–2) | — | 33–12 | 11–7 | [45]
| May: 5–3 (Home: 2–3; Away: 3–0)

Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | Big 12 Record  | Ref
May 1 | 2:00 PM | San Diego | #16 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 11–6 | Freeman (1–0) | Kuhn (3–1) | — | 3,537 | 34–12 | — | [46]
May 4 | 6:30 PM | #18 Texas | #16 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 6–12 | Kinghham (6–2) | Martin (6–4) | — | 4,432 | 34–13 | 11–8 | [47]
May 5 | 1:00 PM | #18 Texas | #16 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 16–5 | Kilian (8–1) | Shugart (4–3) | — | 4,432 | 35–13 | 12–8 | [48]
May 6 | 2:00 PM | #18 Texas | #16 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 5–7 | Robinson (3–0) | Harpenau (4–2) | McGuire (7) | 4,432 | 35–14 | 12–9 | [49]
May 8 | 6:30 PM | Dallas Baptist | #19 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 4–10 | Kechley (6–0) | McMillon (4–3) | — | 4,264 | 35–15 | — | [50]
May 17 | 6:30 PM | @ #14 Oklahoma State | #19 | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 9–4 | Shetter (4–0) | Battenfield (2–2) | — | 1,776 | 36–15 | 13–9 | [51]
May 18 | 6:30 PM | @ #14 Oklahoma State | #19 | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 14–6 | Harpenau (5–2) | Teel (7–3) | — | 2,197 | 37–15 | 14–9 | [52]
May 19 | 1:00 PM | @ #14 Oklahoma State | #19 | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 7–3 | McMillon (5–3) | Heasley (3–6) | — | 2,244 | 38–15 | 15–9 | [53]
Post–season: 7–5
| Big 12 tournament: 1–2

Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | B12T Record  | Ref
May 23 | 7:30 PM | vs. (6) TCU | #13 (3) | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | 2–12 (7) | Lodolo (7–4) | Sublette (0–3) | — | 4,631 | 38–16 | 0–1 | [54]
May 24 | 12:30 PM | vs. #20 (2) Oklahoma State | #13 (3) | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | 6–2 | Harpenau (6–2) | Teel (7–4) | Quezada (2) | 4,020 | 39–16 | 1–1 | [55]
May 25 | 7:00 PM | vs. (7) West Virginia | #13 (3) | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | 4–12 | Kessler (4–0) | Martin (6–5) | — | 7,583 | 39–17 | 1–2 | [56]
| NCAA tournament: 5–1

Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | NCAA Tourn  | Ref
June 1 | 1:00 PM | (4) New Mexico State | #13 (1) | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 9–2 | Shetter (5–0) | Groff (11–3) | — | 4,341 | 40–17 | 1–0 | [57]
June 2 | 7:00 PM | (2) Louisville | #13 (1) | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 10–4 | Kilian (9–1) | Bennett (8–2) | Harpenau (3) | 4,563 | 41–17 | 2–0 | [58]
June 3 | 6:00 PM | (2) Louisville | #13 (1) | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 11–6 | Martin (7–5) | Detmers (4–2) | — | 4,628 | 42–17 | 3–0 | [59]
June 9 | 2:00 PM | Duke | #6 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 6–4 | Quezada (5–2) | Labosky (3–1) | Harpenau (4) | 4,818 | 43–17 | 4–0 | [60]
June 10 | 5:00 PM | Duke | #6 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 2–11 | Stinson (5–1) | Kilian (9–2) | — | 4,818 | 43–18 | 4–1 | [61]
June 11 | 3:00 PM | Duke | #6 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 6–2 | Harpenau (7–2) | Dockman (0–1) | — | 4,474 | 44–18 | 5–1 | [62]
| College World Series: 1–2

Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | CWS  | Ref
June 17 | 6:00 PM | vs. #2 (1) Florida | #6 (9) | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | 6–3 | Shetter (6–0) | Singer (12–2) | — | 19,100 | 45–18 | 1–0 | [63]
June 20 | 2:30 PM | vs. #4 (5) Arkansas | #6 (9) | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | 4–7 | Loseke (4–2) | Martin (7–6) | — | 13,637 | 45–19 | 1–1 | [64]
June 21 | 7:00 PM | vs. #2 (1) Florida | #6 (9) | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | 6–9 | Leftwich (5–5) | Killian (9–3) | Byrne (16) | 24,806 | 45–20 | 1–2 | [65]
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 or NCAA Regional, respectively.

## NCAA tournament[edit]

### Lubbock Regional[edit]

June 1, 2018 1:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 101 °F (38 °C), sunny Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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(4) New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0
(1) Texas Tech | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 | 11 | 0
WP: Ryan Shetter (5–0)  LP: Jonathan Groff (11–3)
Attendance: 4,341
June 2, 2018 7:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 89 °F (32 °C), mostly sunny Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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(2) Louisville | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1
(1) Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 10 | 10 | 2
WP: Caleb Kilian (9–1)  LP: Nick Bennett (8–2)  Sv: Ty Harpenau (3)
Attendance: 4,563
June 3, 2018 6:24 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 86 °F (30 °C), partly cloudy Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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(1) Texas Tech | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 1
(2) Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 3
WP: Davis Martin (7–5)  LP: Reid Detmers (4–2)
Attendance: 4,628

### Lubbock Super Regional[edit]

June 9, 2018 2:05 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 91 °F (33 °C), mostly cloudy Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Duke | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1
#6 Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 6 | 11 | 0
WP: Jose Quezada (5–2)  LP: Jack Labosky (3–1)  Sv: Ty Harpenau (4)
Attendance: 4,818
June 10, 2018 6:16 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 86 °F (30 °C), mostly cloudy Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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#6 Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0
Duke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 11 | 16 | 1
WP: Graeme Stinson (5–1)  LP: Caleb Kilian (9–2)
Attendance: 4,818
June 11, 2018 3:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 96 °F (36 °C), sunny Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Duke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0
#6 Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 6 | 13 | 2
WP: Ty Harpenau (7–2)  LP: Matt Dockman (0–1)
Attendance: 4,474

## College World Series[edit]

### First round[edit]

June 17, 2018 8:56 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 86 °F (30 °C), clear Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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(9) Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1
(1) Florida | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1
WP: Ryan Shetter (6–0)  LP: Brady Singer (12–2)
Attendance: 19,100

### Second round[edit]

June 20, 2018 2:30 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 71 °F (22 °C), cloudy Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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(5) Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 1
(9) Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0
WP: Barrett Loseke (4–2)  LP: Davis Martin (7–6)
Attendance: 13,637
June 21, 2018 7:05 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 74 °F (23 °C), partly cloudy Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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(9) Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1
WP: Jack Leftwich (5–5)  LP: Caleb Killian (9–3)  Sv: Michael Byrne (16)
Attendance: 24,806

## Rankings[edit]

See also: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place 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'[5]| 3 (1)| 3 (1)*| 3 (1)*| 3| 5| 9| 7| 5| 4| 5| 4| 8| 10| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 5
Baseball America[6]| 5| 5| 5| 5| 8| 11| 11| 7| 6| 5| 4| 9| 10| 10| 7| 10| 10| 10| 5
Collegiate Baseball^[7]| 5| 5| 4| 4| 9| 17| 11| 12| 14| 15| 11| 16| 19| 19| 13| 13| 6| 6| 6
NCBWA†[8]| 3| 3| 3| 3| 5| 10| 8| 5| 4| 4| 3| 9| 10| 14| 11| 13| 5| 5| 5

^ 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.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
2. ^ "No. 3 Tech Drops Heartbreaker In Extras To WVU". Texas Tech Athletics. May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
3. ^ "2018 Baseball Roster". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
4. ^ "2018 Baseball Schedule". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
5. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
6. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
7. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
8. ^ NCBWA Division I poll

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