2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team explained

Year:	2016
Team:	Texas Tech Red Raiders
Sport:	baseball
Conference:	Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:	Big 12
Coachrank:	11
Record:	47–19
Conf Record:	19–5
Head Coach:	Tim Tadlock
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach1:	Ray Hayward
Ac1 Year:	4th
Asst Coach2:	J-Bob Thomas
Ac2 Year:	4th
Asst Coach3:	Matt Gardner
Ac3 Year:	4th
Captain:	Eric Gutierrez
Stadium:	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Champion:	Big 12 Conference Regular season Champions NCAA Lubbock Regional champions NCAA Lubbock Super Regional champions
Tourney:	College World Series

The 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2016 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 4th season at Texas Tech.

Previous season

The 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team notched a 31–24 (13–11) regular season record and finished third in the Big 12 Conference standings.^[1] The Red Raiders reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament championship game, where they were eliminated in the second round.^[2] Texas Tech did not receive an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Texas Tech	Alma Mater
	Head coach	4	Texas Tech University (1992)
Ray Hayward	Pitching Coach	4	University of Oklahoma (1983)
J-Bob Thomas	Assistant coach & RecruitingCoordinator	4	Abilene Christian University (2005)
Matt Gardner	Volunteer Assistant Coach	4	Oklahoma State University (2008)

Schedule and results

! style="background:#CC0000;color:white;"| Regular season|- valign="top" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| February 19 || 2:00 pm || FSSW+ || * || #39 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
12–3 || Moseley
(1–0) || Schulfer
(0–1) || – || 4,070 || 1–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| February 20 || 12:00 pm || || Milwaukee* || #39 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L
3–10 || Tuttle
(1–0) || Gingery
(0–1) || Sommers
(1) || 4,176 || 1–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| February 20 || 4:00 pm || || Milwaukee* || #39 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
9–1 || Damron
(1–0) || Reuss
(0–1) || Martin
(1) || 4,176 || 2–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| February 21 || 12:00 pm || || Milwaukee* || #39 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
12–0 || Lanning
(1–0) || Keller
(0–1) || – || 3,097 || 3–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| February 24 || 6:30 pm || || at * || || Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX || W
11–6 || Martin
(1–0) || Mills
(0–1) || – || 1,108 || 4–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| February 26 || 12:00 pm || MLBN
RSSW || #16 * || || Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
(Shiners Hospitals for Children College Classic) || W
3–2 || Howard
(1–0) || Lantrip
(0–1) || Martin
(2) || 5,628 || 5–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| February 27 || 12:00 pm || MLBN
RSSW || #6 Louisiana–Lafayette* || || Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
(Shiners Hospitals for Children College Classic) || W
5–3¹⁰ || Shetter
(1–0) || Moore
(1–1) || – || 7,881 || 6–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| February 28 || 11:00 am || MLB
RSSW || #24 Arkansas* || || Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
(Shiners Hospitals for Children College Classic) || L
6–10 || Chadwick
(1–0) || Howard
(1–1) || – || 6,516 || 6–2 || –|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| March 1 || 6:30 pm || || * || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L
6–7 || Butts
(1–0) || Lanning
(1–1) || Butcher
(1) || 3,453 || 6–3 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| March 2 || 2:00 pm || || New Mexico State* || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
14–2 || Gingery
(1–1) || Reyes
(0–1) || – || 2,922 || 7–3 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| March 4 || 6:30 pm || FSSW+ || #29 * || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L
3–7 || Quinn
(2–1) || Moseley
(1–1) || – || 4,191 || 7–4 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| March 5 || 2:00 pm || || #29 Cal State Fullerton* || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
6–5 || Howard
(2–1) || Seabold
(0–1) || Dugger
(1) || 3,557 || 8–4 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| March 6 || 12:30 pm || FSSW+ || #29 Cal State Fullerton* || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L
1–4 || Eastman
(3–0) || Damron
(1–1) || Hockin
(2) || 3,505 || 8–5 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| March 11 || 9:00 pm || || at #18 * || || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || L
2–9 || Jefferies
(4–0) || Lanning
(1–2) || – || 509 || 8–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| March 12 || 4:00 pm || || at #18 California* || || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || W
11–8 || Howard
(3–1) || Dodson
(0–2) || – || 575 || 9–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| March 15 || 7:00 pm || || * || || Globe Life Park • Arlington, TX || W
6–4 || Moseley
(2–1) || Michalski
(0–1) || Dugger
(2) || 4,033 || 10–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| March 18 || 4:05 pm || FSSW || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W
5–0 || Martin
(2–0) || Castano
(2–2) || – || 2,328 || 11–6 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| March 19 || 3:00 pm || FCSC || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || L
3–4 || Ott
2–2 || Moseley
(2–2) || Montemayor
(4) || 3,523 || 11–7 || 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| March 20 || 1:00 pm || FSSW+ || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W
6–5 || Howard
(4–1) || Lewis
(0–3) || Dugger
(3) || 2,377 || 12–7 || 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| March 22 || 2:00 pm || || * || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
14–10 || Shetter
(2–0) || Tripp
(0–1) || – || 2,757 || 13–7 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| March 24 || 6:30 pm || FSSW+ || Oklahoma || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX|| W
5–0 || Martin
(3–0) || A. Hansen
(0–4) || Howard
(1) || 3,231 || 14–7 || 3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| March 25 || 6:30 pm || || Oklahoma || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
6–1 || Gingery
(2–1) || Andritsos
(3–2) || – || 4,014 || 15–7 || 4–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| March 26 || 2:00 pm || || Oklahoma || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
13–7 || Howard
(5–1) || Berry
(0–2) || Moseley
(1) || 4,432 || 16–7 || 5–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| March 28 || 8:05 pm || || at * || #29 || Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV || L
5–8 || Wilson
(1–2) || Shetter
(2–1) || Wright
(5) || 336 || 16–8 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| March 29 || 4:05 pm || || at UNLV* || #29 || Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV || W
14–6 || Damron
(2–1) || Myers
(0–2) || – || 436 || 17–8 || –|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 2 || 1:00 pm || || Kansas State || #29 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
10–3 || Martin
(4–0) || MaVorhis
(3–2) || Shetter
(1) || 4,145 || 18–8 || 6–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 2 || 4:15 pm || || Kansas State || #29 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
10–4 || Gingery
(3–1) || Rigler
(2–5) || Howard
(2) || 4,145 || 19–8 || 7–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 3 || 12:00 pm || || Kansas State || #29 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
6–5 || Dugger
(1–0) || Fischer
(1–3) || Moseley
(2) || 3,655 || 20–8 || 8–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| April 5 || 5:00 pm || || at #5 Florida State* || #19 || Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L
1–10 || Voyles
(3–0) || Lanning
(1–3) || – || 4,002 || 20–9 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 6 || 5:00 pm || ESPN3 || at #5 Florida State* || #19 || Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W
8–4 || Dugger
(2–0) || Sands
(3–3) || Howard
(3) || 3,821 || 21–9 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 8 || 6:00 pm || FSSW+
FCSP || at Oklahoma State || #19 || Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
5–1 || Moseley
(3–2) || Hatch
(2–1) || – || 1,977 || 22–9 || 9–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 9 || 3:00 pm || Cox OK || at Oklahoma State || #19 || Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
8–2 || Dugger
(3–0) || Cobb
(3–5) || – || 2,855 || 23–9 || 10–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 10 || 1:00 pm || FCSP || at Oklahoma State || #19 || Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
15–5⁷ || Harpenau
(1–0) || Elliott
(3–2) || – || 1,258 || 24–9 || 11–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 13 || 2:00 pm || || Sam Houston State* || #10 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
8–6 || Lanning
(2–3) || Rahm
(0–3) || Howard
(4) || 3,176 || 25–9 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 13 || 5:15 pm || || Sam Houston State* || #10 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
20–3 || Damron
(3–1) || Brown
(0–4) || – || 3,176 || 26–9 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 15 || 12:00 pm || || * || #10 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
(Brooks Wallace Memorial Series) || W
3–1 || Martin
(5–0) || Pyatt
(0–3) || Howard
(5) || 2,891 || 27–9 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 16 || 12:00 pm || || San Diego State* || #10 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
(Brooks Wallace Memorial Series) || W
10–0 || Shetter
(3–1) || Reyes
(0–4) || – || 4,050 || 28–9 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 17 || 11:30 am || || San Diego State* || #10 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
(Brooks Wallace Memorial Series) || W
7–2 || Moseley
(4–2) || Thompson
(1–6) || – || 3,330 || 29–9 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 19 || 7:00 pm || Comcast 26 || at New Mexico* || #7 || Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM || W
7–4 || Howard
(6–1) || Sanchez
(0–4) || – || 614 || 30–9 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| April 20 || 2:00 pm || Comcast 26 || at New Mexico* || #7 || Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM || L
5–6¹⁰ || Estrella
(2–1) || Brown
(0–1) || – || 811 || 30–10 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 22 || 6:30 pm || FSSW+ || Texas || #7 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
13–6 || Martin
(6–0) || Dunbar
(0–1) || – || 4,432 || 31–10 || 12–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| April 23 || 2:00 pm || FSSW+ || Texas || #7 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L
4–7 || Culbreth
(8–2) || Moseley
(4–3) || Kingham
(2) || 4,432 || 31–11 || 12–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| April 24 || 2:00 pm || FSSW+ || Texas || #7 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L
1–17⁷ || Johnston
(3–1) || Howard
(6–2) || – || 4,432 || 31–12 || 12–3|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc"| April 26 || 6:30 pm || || at * || #10 || Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX || colspan=7 style="text-align:center"| Game cancelled due to weather. Later rescheduled for May 10 after Oral Roberts game got cancelled.|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 27 || 6:30 pm || || vs. Abilene Christian* || #10 || Security Bank Ballpark • Midland, TX || W
5–4 || Howard
(7–2) || Lambright
(0–1) || – || 4,268 || 32–12 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| April 29 || 8:00 pm || FS1 || at #11 TCU || #10 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
7–3 || Martin
(7–0) || Trieglaff
(4–1) || – || 4,564 || 33–12 || 13–3|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| April 30 || 4:00 pm || FSSW || at #11 TCU || #10 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || L
6–13 || Guillory
(1–1) || Moseley
(4–4) || – || 6,451 || 33–13 || 13–4|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| May 1 || 1:00 pm || || at #11 TCU || #10 || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || W
3–1 || Damron
(4–1) || Hill
(2–3) || Mushinski
(1) || 5,829 || 34–13 || 14–4|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| May 6 || 6:00 pm || ESPN3 || at Kansas || #10 || Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS || W
10–3 || Martin
(8–0) || Krauth
(4–5) || – || 1,108 || 35–13 || 15–4|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| May 7 || 2:00 pm || ESPN3 || at Kansas || #10 || Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS || W
9–2 || Gingery
(4–1) || Goddard
(2–5) || – || 1,201 || 36–13 || 16–4|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| May 8 || 1:00 pm || ESPN3 || at Kansas || #10 || Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS || W
6–3 || Moseley
(5–4) || Weiman
(2–6) || Howard
(6) || 905 || 37–13 || 17–4|- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc"| May 10 || 1:00 pm || || vs. * || #9 || Dr Pepper Ballpark • Frisco, TX || colspan=7 style="text-align:center"| Game cancelled due to projected weather, replaced with at Abilene Christian|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| May 10 || 6:30 pm || || at Abilene Christian* || #9 || Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX || W
7–2 || Moseley
(6–4) || Lambright
(0–2) || – || 1,064 || 38–13 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| May 19 || 6:30 pm || FSSW || West Virginia || #7 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
2–1 || Howard
(8–2) || Grove
(2–4) || Moseley
(3) || 3,966 || 39–13 || 18–4|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| May 20 || 2:00 pm || || West Virginia || #7 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W
4–2 || Dugger
(4–0) || Donato
(3–4) || Moseley
(4) || 3,842 || 40–13 || 19–4|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| May 21 || 2:00 pm || || West Virginia || #7 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L
7–8 || Smith
(4–1) || Howard
(8–3) || – || 4,432 || 40–14 || 19–5|-|- ! style="background:#CC0000;color:white;"| Post-season|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| May 25 || 12:30 pm || FCSC
FSSW+ || Kansas State || #7 || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || W
8–5 || Dugger
(5–0) || Erickson
(2–1) || Howard
(7) || 4,047 || 41–14 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| May 26 || 4:00 pm || FCSC
FSSW+ || West Virginia || #7 || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || L
4–9 || Smith
(5–1) || Shetter
(3–2) || – || 4,064 || 41–15 || 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| May 27 || 3:15 pm || FCSC
FSSW+ || Oklahoma || #7 || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || L
4–17⁷ || Grove
(2–1) || Gingery
(4–2) || – || 5,104 || 41–16 || 1–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| June 3 || 2:00 pm || ESPN3 || * || #7 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
(NCAA Regional) || W
12–1 || Martin
(9–0) || Dube
(6–4) || – || 4,732 || 42–16 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| June 4 || 6:00 pm || ESPN3 || New Mexico* || #7 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
(NCAA Regional) || W
4–3 || Shetter
(4–2) || Tripp
(2–2) || Howard
(8) || 4,732 || 43–16 || 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| June 5 || 6:15 pm || ESPN3 || #19 * || #7 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
(NCAA Regional) || L
6–10 || Johnson
(5–3) || Damron
(4–2) || Fritz
(1) || 4,732 || 43–17 || 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| June 6 || 2:00 pm || ESPN3 || #19 Dallas Baptist* || #7 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
(NCAA Regional) || W
5–3 || Howard
(9–3) || Wilson
(0–1) || – || 4,732 || 44–17 || 3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| June 10 || 7:00 pm || ESPNU || #15 * || #7 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
(NCAA Super Regional) || L
6–8 || Kruczynski
(8–1) || Martin
(9–1) || Bridges
(2) || 4,817 || 44–18 || 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| June 11 || 2:00 pm || ESPNU || #15 East Carolina* || #7 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
(NCAA Super Regional) || W
3–1¹³ || Dugger
(6–0) || Lanier
(2–2) || – || 4,817 || 45–18 || 4–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| June 12 || 2:00 pm || ESPNU || #15 East Carolina* || #7 || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
(NCAA Super Regional) || W
11–0 || Lanning
(3–3) || Wolfe
(6–4) || – || 4,817 || 46–18 || 5–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| June 19 || 2:00 pm || ESPNU || vs. #3 TCU* || #4 || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE
(College World Series) || L
3–5 || Burnett
(3–1) || Dugger
(6–1) || Feltman
(9) || 19,834 || 46–19 || 5–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| June 21 || 2:00 pm || ESPN2 || vs. #1 Florida* || #4 || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha,NE
(College World Series) || W
3–2 || Martin
(10–1) || Faedo
(13–3) || Howard
(9) || 16,865 || 47–19 || 6–3|- align="center" bgcolor=""| June 23 || 7:00 pm || ESPN2 || vs. #5 Coastal Carolina* || #4 || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha,NE
(College World Series) || || || || || || |||-|-| style="font-size:88%" | Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Texas Tech team member|-| style="font-size:88%" | All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.|-

Rankings

Notes and References

Web site: 2015 Big 12 Conference Final Weekly Release. Big 12 Conference. February 10, 2016.
Web site: Texas Tech Eliminated from Big 12 Championship. Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. May 22, 2015. February 10, 2016. September 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907063207/http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/052215aaa.html. dead.
Web site: Official Baseball Roster. Texas Tech Red Raiders. February 10, 2016.