2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

American college baseball season

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

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

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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

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### Roster

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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

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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

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### Lubbock Regional

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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

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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

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### First round

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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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(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

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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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(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

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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 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:2018+Texas+Tech+Red+Raiders+baseball+team" class="Z3988">
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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