2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team explained

Year:	2023
Team:	Texas Tech Red Raiders
Sport:	baseball
Conference:	Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:	Big 12
Record:	39–21
Conf Record:	12–12
Head Coach:	Tim Tadlock
Hc Year:	11th
Asst Coach1:	J-Bob Thomas
Ac1 Year:	11th
Asst Coach2:	Matt Gardner
Ac2 Year:	11th
Asst Coach3:	Eric Gutierrez
Ac3 Year:	5th
Pitch Coach:	Ray Hayward
Pc Year:	11th
Stadium:	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Tourney:	Gainesville Regional
Tourney Result:	2–2

The 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas and competed as members of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Tim Tadlock.

Previous season

The 2022 team finished the regular season 36–18, 15–9 in Big 12 play, finishing fourth in the conference. The team went 1–2 in the Big 12 tournament, defeating Kansas State in game 1, losing to Oklahoma in game 2 and were eliminated by Kansas State in game 3. The Red Raiders were invited to the Statesboro Regional, going 2–2. The team was defeated by Notre Dame in game 1, before defeating UNC Greensboro and host Georgia Southern in the next two games. The Red Raiders would be eliminated from the tournament in game 4, losing 1–2 against Notre Dame. The 2022 team finished the season with an overall record of 39–22.

Players drafted into the MLB

See also: 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

1	12		2B	Detroit Tigers
4	114		P	Minnesota Twins
5	143		P	Chicago Cubs
6	190		P	New York Yankees

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12's preseason poll was released on January 26.^[1]

Big 12 media poll
1	TCU	61 (5)
2	Oklahoma State	59 (4)
3	Texas Tech	48
4	Texas	43
5	Oklahoma	38
6	West Virginia	28
7	Kansas State	17
8	Kansas	16
9	Baylor	14

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Texas Tech	Alma Mater
	Head Coach	11	Texas Tech University (1992)
Matt Gardner	Assistant Coach	11	Oklahoma State University (2008)
J-Bob Thomas	Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator	11	Abilene Christian University (2005)
	Special Assistant / Pitching Coach	11	University of Oklahoma (1983)
	Volunteer Assistant Coach	5	Texas Tech University (2016)

Roster

2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Roster
	Pitchers 11 Andrew Devine (RHP) – junior (5'10, 170) 16 Hayde Kay (RHP) – junior (6'0, 205) 21 Mason Molina (LHP) – sophomore (6'2, 215) 25 Owen Washburn (RHP) – sophomore (6'1, 200) 28 Taber Fast (LHP) – freshman (6'1, 205) 30 Bo Blessie (RHP) – senior (6'3, 200) 31 Damien Bravo (RHP) – freshman (6'2, 195) 32 Trendan Parish (RHP) – sophomore (6'0, 175) 34 Zane Petty (RHP) – freshman (6'1, 165) 35 Garrett Crowley (LHP) – senior (6'4, 215) 36 Dax Dathe (RHP) – junior (6'3, 210) 38 Jacob Rogers (RHP) – freshman (6'2, 200) 39 Jase Lopez (RHP) – junior (6'0, 195) 40 Brendan Girton (RHP) – sophomore (6'2, 220) 42 Kyle Robinson (RHP) – sophomore (6'6, 210) 43 Brendan Lysik (LHP) – sophomore (6'5, 225) 44 Brandon Beckel (RHP) – junior (6'4, 225) 45 Derek Bridges (LHP) – junior (6'1, 230) 46 Ryan Free (LHP) – junior (6'2, 190) 47 Ethan Coombes (RHP) – senior (6'2, 200) 51 Zach Erdman (LHP) – freshman (6'2, 185) 52 Josh Sanders (RHP) – junior (6'3, 180) 53 Nolan Foster (RHP) – freshman (6'3, 175) 54 Jack Livingstone (RHP) – freshman (6'3, 195)		Catchers  4 Kevin Bazzell – freshman (6'1, 205)  5 Hudson White – sophomore (6'1, 200) 26 Dylan Maxcey – freshman (5'9, 165) Infielders  3 Tracer Lopez – freshman (5'10, 155)  4 Kevin Bazzell – freshman (6'1, 205)  5 Hudson White – sophomore (6'1, 200)  8 Cade McGarrh – freshman (6'3, 160)  9 Zac Vooletich – senior (5'10, 190) 10 Ty Coleman – senior (5'9, 195) 13 Gavin Kash – sophomore (6'3, 210) 15 Will Burns – freshman (6'2, 180) 20 Austin Green – junior (6'0, 195) 33 Ryan Brome – sophomore (6'1, 220) 50 Drew Woodcox – junior (6'0, 205) Outfielders  1 Dillon Carter – junior (6'1, 215)  2 Gage Harrelson – freshman (6'3, 175)  7 Jeric Curtis – freshman (6'0, 170)  9 Zac Vooletich – senior (5'10, 190) 10 Ty Coleman – senior (5'9, 195) 20 Austin Green – junior (6'0, 195) 25 Owen Washburn – sophomore (6'1, 200) 33 Ryan Brome – sophomore (6'1, 220) 41 Nolan Hester – senior (5'10, 185) 50 Drew Woodcox – junior (6'0, 205)

Schedule

2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log: 29–13
Regular season: 29–13
February: 9–0 Date Time Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Ref February 17 1:00 p.m. No. 24 W 8–4 Girton (1–0) Haas (0–1) — 3,744 1–0 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/2/17/baseball-girton-propels-no-24-tech-to-opening-day-win.aspx February 18 2:00 p.m. Gonzaga* No. 24 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 10–3 Molina (1–0) Deschryver (0–1) — 4,010 2–0 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/2/18/baseball-no-24-tech-walks-away-with-10-3-win-vs-zags.aspx February 19 1:00 p.m. Gonzaga* No. 24 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 12–3 Blessie (1–0) Mullan (0–1) — 4,409 3–0 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/2/19/baseball-no-24-tech-clinches-series-in-decisive-fashion.aspx February 20 11:00 a.m. Gonzaga* No. 24 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 9–8 Bravo (1–0) McGee (0–1) — 3,514 4–0 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/2/20/baseball-no-24-tech-grinds-out-monday-matinee-win.aspx February 24 1:00 p.m. No. 24 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 11–3 Girton (2–0) Sampson (0–1) — 3,148 5–0 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/2/24/baseball-late-game-bats-push-no-24-tech-to-11-3-win.aspx February 25 12:00 p.m. Western Illinois* No. 24 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 24–9 Beckel (1–0) Armstrong (1–1) — 3,989 6–0 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/2/25/baseball-no-24-tech-sweeps-saturday-doubleheader.aspx February 25 4:15 p.m. Western Illinois* No. 24 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 6–5 Parish (1–0) Herrmann (0–1) — 3,989 7–0 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/2/25/baseball-no-24-tech-sweeps-saturday-doubleheader.aspx February 26 1:00 p.m. Western Illinois* No. 24 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 14–8 Devine (1–0) Harrington (0–1) — 3,732 8–0 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/2/26/baseball-no-24-tech-stays-undefeated.aspx February 28 6:30 p.m. No. 24 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 9–4 Erdman (1–0) Sansing (0–1) — 3,941 9–0 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/2/28/baseball-bullpen-guides-no-24-tech-to-9-4-win.aspx
March: 10–8 Date Time Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Ref March 1 2:00 p.m. No. 24 W 18–5 Rogers (1–0) Shuger (0–1) — 3,227 10–0 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/1/baseball-no-24-tech-throttles-air-force-18-5.aspx Shriner's Children's College Classic March 3 11:00 a.m. vs. * No. 24 L 2–3 Long (1–0) Devine (0–1) — 10–1 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/3/baseball-no-24-tech-suffers-narrow-loss-to-rice.aspx March 4 11:00 a.m. vs. Michigan* No. 24 Minute Maid Park Houston, TX W 10–7 Molina (2–0) Allen (1–1) Lopez (1) 11–1 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/4/baseball-molinas-11-ks-guides-no-24-tech-past-michigan.aspx March 5 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 15 * No. 24 Minute Maid Park Houston, TX L 2–4 Aschenbeck (2–0) Rogers (1–1) Lamkin (1) 9,534 11–2 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/6/baseball-no-15-am-outlasts-no-24-tech-in-16-innings.aspx March 7 2:00 p.m. Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 6–3 Lopez (1–0) Bannister (0–1) Devine (1) 3,438 12–2 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/7/baseball-tech-defeats-new-mexico-remains-perfect-at-home.aspx March 10 6:30 p.m. No. 23 Iowa* Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 17–5 Free (1–0) Langenberg (1–2) — 3,807 13–2 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/10/baseball-red-raiders-blast-past-no-23-iowa-17-5.aspx March 11 2:00 p.m. No. 23 Iowa* Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 8–3 Beckel (2–0) Brecht (1–1) Parish (1) 4,142 14–2 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/11/baseball-texas-tech-outduels-no-23-iowa-to-clinch-series.aspx March 12 1:00 p.m. No. 23 Iowa* Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 9–10 Obermueller (1–0) Free (1–1) — 3,935 14–3 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/12/baseball-red-raiders-13-game-home-win-streak-halted-sunday.aspx March 14 6:30 p.m. No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 10–1 Petty (1–0) Lucas (0–1) — 3,751 15–3 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/14/baseball-no-22-tech-upends-uta-10-1.aspx March 15 2:00 p.m. UT Arlington* No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 14–7 Sanders (1–0) Hackett (0–1) — 3,878 16–3 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/15/baseball-no-22-tech-sweeps-uta-in-midweek-series.aspx March 17 6:30 p.m. No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 8–7 Free (2–1) McLean (0–1) — 3,713 17–3 1–0 https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/17/baseball-no-22-tech-walks-off-no-12-osu-for-first-big-12-win.aspx March 18 2:00 p.m. No. 12 Oklahoma State No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 4–9 Abram (3–0) Molina (2–1) — 4,021 17–4 1–1 https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/18/baseball-no-12-osu-evens-series-with-no-22-tech.aspx March 19 2:00 p.m. No. 12 Oklahoma State No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 12–1 Beckel (3–0) Watts-Brown (2–1) — 3,746 18–4 2–1 https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/19/baseball-no-22-tech-run-rules-no-12-osu-clinches-series.aspx March 24 7:00 p.m. No. 14 L 2–6 Morehouse (3–0) Free (2–2) — 6,654 18–5 2–2 https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/24/baseball-no-14-tech-drops-series-opener-at-texas.aspx March 25 2:30 p.m. at Texas No. 14 UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX L 5–6 Morehouse (4–0) Devine (1–2) — 7,123 18–6 2–3 https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/25/baseball-no-14-tech-drops-6-5-decision-in-ninth-to-texas.aspx March 26 2:30 p.m. at Texas No. 14 UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX L 8–9 Whitehead (2–0) Lysik (0–1) — 6,744 18–7 2–4 https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/26/baseball-no-14-tech-suffers-crushing-walk-off-loss-at-texas.aspx March 28 3:00 p.m. at New Mexico* No. 22 L 10–11 McBroom (1–0) Free (2–3) — 643 18–8 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/28/baseball-deja-vu-in-new-mexico.aspx March 31 6:30 p.m. No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 20–16 Coombes (1–0) Abeldt (1–2) Beckel (1) 4,411 19–8 3–4 https://texastech.com/news/2023/3/31/baseball-no-22-tech-upends-tcu-using-10-unanswered-runs.aspx
April: 11–7 Date Time Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Ref April 1 2:00 p.m. No. 22 L 7–10 Klecker (5–2) Molina (2–2) Wright (1) 4,432 19–9 3–5 https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/1/baseball-no-22-tech-tcu-series-square-after-two-games.aspx April 2 2:00 p.m. TCU No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 10–5 Free (3–3) Brown (2–1) Beckel (2) 4,432 20–9 4–5 https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/2/baseball-no-22-tech-defeats-tcu-10-5-clinches-series.aspx April 4 6:30 p.m. No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX Postponed to May 9 April 6 6:30 p.m. North Dakota State No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX Postponed to April 8 April 7 6:30 p.m. North Dakota State* No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 1–8 Feeney (3–3) Girton (2–1) Riedinger (3) 3,685 20–10 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/7/baseball-no-22-tech-drops-series-opener-to-ndsu.aspx April 8 2:00 p.m. North Dakota State* No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 8–5 Molina (3–2) Roehrich (2–5) Free (1) 4,432 21–10 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/8/baseball-no-22-tech-celebrates-pair-of-redeeming-wins.aspx April 8 5:45 p.m. North Dakota State* No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 8–3 Parish (2–0) Jacobs (0–4) Robinson (1) 4,432 22–10 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/8/baseball-no-22-tech-celebrates-pair-of-redeeming-wins.aspx April 10 8:00 p.m. at No. 8 Stanford* No. 21 L 4–6 Meier (2–0) Devine (1–3) Bruno (3) 2,062 22–11 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/10/baseball-no-21-tech-falls-to-no-8-stanford.aspx April 11 4:00 p.m. at No. 8 Stanford* No. 21 Klein Field Stanford, CA W 11–2 Beckel (4–0) Montgomery (1–1) — 1,406 23–11 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/11/baseball-no-21-tech-clobbers-no-8-stanford-for-big-road-win.aspx April 14 6:30 p.m. No. 21 W 13–7 Beckel (5–0) Weber (0–2) — 2,577 24–11 5–5 https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/14/baseball-tenth-inning-fireworks-push-no-21-tech-past-ou.aspx April 15 4:00 p.m. at Oklahoma No. 21 L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park Norman, OK W 9–5 Free (4–3) Douthit (4–2) — 3,074 25–11 6–5 https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/15/baseball-free-steers-no-21-tech-past-oklahoma.aspx April 16 2:00 p.m. at Oklahoma No. 21 L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park Norman, OK L 2–12 Carmichael (2–0) Rogers (1–2) — 2,426 25–12 6–6 https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/16/baseball-no-21-tech-drops-sunday-finale-at-oklahoma.aspx April 18 6:30 p.m. No. 16 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 6–1 Fast (1–0) Young (0–2) — 4,196 26–12 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/18/baseball-no-16-tech-cruises-to-6-1-win-over-gcu.aspx April 19 2:00 p.m. Grand Canyon* No. 16 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 11–6 Petty (2–0) Ohl (2–1) — 3,309 27–12 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/19/baseball-fast-starts-guide-no-16-tech-to-midweek-sweep.aspx April 21 6:30 p.m. No. 16 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 10–1 Molina (4–2) Helton (0–5) — 4,432 28–12 7–6 https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/21/baseball-molina-tosses-gem-in-no-16-techs-10-1-win.aspx April 22 12:00 p.m. Baylor No. 16 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 14–9 Free (5–3) Needham (0–1) — 4,432 29–12 8–6 https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/22/baseball-no-16-tech-wins-series-splits-dh-versus-baylor.aspx April 22 3:50 p.m. Baylor No. 16 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 4–6 Golomb (2–3) Robinson (0–1) Craig (2) 3,966 29–13 8–7 https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/22/baseball-no-16-tech-wins-series-splits-dh-versus-baylor.aspx April 25 6:30 p.m. Abilene Christian* No. 14 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX Postponed in bottom of 4th inning, resumed on May 9 April 28 6:00 p.m. at No. 14 L 2–3 Ruhl (3–3) Free (5–4) Neighbors (8) 1,826 29–14 8–8 https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/28/baseball-no-14-tech-edged-3-2-at-k-state.aspx April 29 4:00 p.m. at Kansas State No. 14 Frank Myers Field Manhattan, KS W 5–2 Parish (3–0) Fajardo (2–2) Robinson (2) 2,344 30–14 9–8 https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/29/baseball-parish-steers-no-14-tech-past-k-state.aspx April 30 1:00 p.m. at Kansas State No. 14 Frank Myers Field Manhattan, KS L 8–10 Neighbors (4–1) Girton (2–2) — 2,344 30–15 9–9 https://texastech.com/news/2023/4/30/baseball-no-14-tech-drops-series-at-k-state.aspx
May: 7–4 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Ref May 5 6:30 p.m. W 12–10 Bridges (1–0) Davis (3–4) Beckel (3) 3,958 31–15 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/5/5/baseball-eighth-inning-rally-pushes-tech-past-shsu.aspx May 6 2:00 p.m. Sam Houston State* Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 3–9 Beard (6–3) Parish (3–1) — 4,154 31–16 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/5/6/baseball-rubber-match-on-deck-after-tech-falls-to-shsu.aspx May 7 1:00 p.m. Sam Houston State* Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 10–8 Sanders (2–0) Coldiron (2–3) Beckel (4) 4,261 32–16 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/5/7/baseball-tech-slugs-its-way-to-series-win-over-shsu.aspx May 9 4:00 p.m. Abilene Christian* Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 15–11 Coombes (2–0) Smith (2–2) — 3,424 33–16 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/5/9/baseball-red-raiders-win-two-versus-acu.aspx May 9 7:00 p.m. Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 13–3 Rogers (2–2) Boggan (3–2) — 4,004 34–16 — https://texastech.com/news/2023/5/9/baseball-red-raiders-win-two-versus-acu.aspx May 12 3:00 p.m. W 5–2 Coombes (3–0) Hampton (5–2) Beckel (5) 2,991 35–16 10–9 https://texastech.com/news/2023/5/12/baseball-beckel-blanks-no-12-wvu-lifts-tech-to-win.aspx May 13 3:00 p.m. No. 12 West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark Morgantown, WV L 2–17 Traxel (7–4) Parish (3–2) – 3,227 35–17 10–10 https://texastech.com/news/2023/5/13/baseball-red-raiders-fall-in-morgantown-series-split.aspx May 14 12:00 p.m. No. 12 West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark Morgantown, WV L 3–5 Hagaman (1–1) Sanders (2–1) Reed (7) 3,312 35–18 10–11 https://texastech.com/news/2023/5/14/baseball-tech-drops-series-rubber-match-at-no-12-wvu.aspx May 18 6:30 p.m. Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 1–3 Trumper (4–5) Beckel (5–1) – 3,403 35–19 10–12 https://texastech.com/news/2023/5/18/baseball-red-raiders-drop-series-opener-to-kansas.aspx May 19 6:30 p.m. Kansas Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 8–7 Robinson (1–1) Hewlett (0–5) – 3,678 36–19 11–12 https://texastech.com/news/2023/5/19/baseball-kash-belts-walk-off-homer-to-even-series-against-ku.aspx May 20 2:00 p.m. Kansas Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 15–1 Petty (3–0) Brasosky (1–2) – 3,976 37–19 12–12 https://texastech.com/news/2023/5/20/baseball-bazzell-leads-tech-in-dominate-win-over-the-jayhawks.aspx
Post–season: 0–0
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled Bold = Texas Tech team member

• indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest. All times are in central time.

Rankings

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

External links

• 2023 Baseball schedule
• 2023 Baseball roster

Notes and References

1. Web site: . TCU Picked As Favorite In Big 12 Baseball Presason Poll . January 26, 2023 . January 23, 2023.