2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Team - Texas Tech Baseball Schedule

The 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team will represent Texas Tech University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders will play their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Tim Tadlock, in his 3rd season at Texas Tech.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Red Raiders finished the season 4th in the Big 12 with a record of 45â€"21, 14â€"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, 3â€"2, and advanced to the next leg, where they defeated Miami (FL), 3â€"0. In the regional final, Texas Tech was again matched up with Miami, and dropped the first game by a score of 1â€"2 in 10 innings. In the second game, the Red Raiders rebounded to beat the Hurricanes 4â€"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 1â€"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, 2â€"3, then to Ole Miss, 1â€"2. They finished the season with a record of 45â€"21.

Personnel

Roster

Coaching Staff

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 0â€"3 deficit, but scored six runs in the third inning, powering their way to a 9â€"7 Opening Day victory.

Schedule

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

^ 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
• Perfect Game USA Pre-season Second Team All-American

References