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COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 BIG 12 TITLES 1997, 1998, 2016, 2017, 2019 2021 BASEBALL GAME NOTES Schedule / Results Games 30-31 22-7 Overall, 5-4 Big 12 April 13-14 • Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, Texas FEBRUARY (3-3) #8 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS College Baseball Showdown (Arlington, Tx) Record _________________________ 22-7 Record ________________________ 12-14 20 ^ vs. #8 Arkansas FloBaseball L, 13-9 Big 12 Record ___________________5-4 Southland Record ________________9-7 21 ^ vs. #6 Ole Miss FloBaseball L, 5-4 Home Record ___________________18-2 Home Record ____________________6-3 22 ^ vs. #8 Mississippi State FloBaseball L, 11-5 Away Record ____________________1-2 Away Record ___________________5-11 26 HOUSTON BAPTIST ESPN+ W, 18-3 (7) Neutral _________________________3-3 Neutral ________________________ 1-0 27 HOUSTON BAPTIST ESPN+ W, 8-1 Streak _________________________ W2 Streak __________________________ L1 28 HOUSTON BAPTIST ESPN+ W, 11-2 Last 10 _________________________7-3 Last 10 _________________________8-2 Head Coach _______________ Tim Tadlock Head Coach ___________ Johnny Cardenas RANKINGS Career Record ________ 758-289 (22nd) RANKINGS Career Record ________ 304-357 (13th) MARCH (16-1) D1: __________8 Record at Texas Tech ___ 323-162 (9th) D1: ________ NR Record at SFA _________________ Same 2 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 14-2 NCBWA: ______? Record vs. SFA ___________________2-1 NCBWA: ____ NR Record vs. Texas Tech ____________1-2 3 TEXAS SOUTHERN ESPN+ W, 15-0 CB: __________9 2020 Record _____________________16-3 CB: ________ NR 2020 Record _____________________6-10 Shriners College Classic (Houston) Coaches: _____7 2019 Record ___________________ 46-20 Coaches: ___ NR 2019 Record ___________________ 25-33 5 ! vs. Texas State AT&T W, 8-4 BA: _________11 Big 12 Record _____________16-8 (1st) BA: ________ NR Southland Record _____________ 16-14 6 ! vs. Sam Houston State AT&T W, 8-0 PG: __________8 Postseason ___________ CWS Semifinal PG: ________ NR Postseason ___________________ None 7 ! vs. Texas A&M - CC AT&T W, 4-3 9 GONZAGA ESPN+ W, 5-4 Date Time TV/Stream Radio Locally Audio Stream Live Stats 10 GONZAGA ESPN+ W, 5-4 April 13 6:30 pm Big 12 Now on ESPN+ Texas Tech Sports Network Double T 97.3 FM TuneIn Radio App Statbroadcast.com 12 UCONN ESPN+ W, 4-3 April 14 1 pm Big 12 Now on ESPN+ Texas Tech Sports Network Double T 97.3 FM TuneIn Radio App Statbroadcast.com 13 UCONN ESPN+ W, 10-3 14 UCONN ESPN+ W, 15-13 15 UCONN ESPN+ W, 9-8 (10) Leading Off 19 * #14 OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN+ L, 0-2 • Texas Tech returns to midweek play for the first time in over a month as the Red Raiders welcome Stephen F. Austin 20 * #14 OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN+ W, 4-2 to Lubbock for a two-game set on Tuesday and Wednesday at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. 21 * #14 OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN+ W, 6-5 26 SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN+ W, 16-6 • The Red Raiders’ last taste of midweek action came on March 9-10 as Tech won a pair of 5-4 games over Gonzaga. 27 SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN+ W, 8-0 Tech is 4-0 in midweek contests this year with wins over the Zags and Texas Southern. 28 SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN+ W, 7-4 APRIL (3-3) • Tuesday will be the sixth all-time meeting between the Red Raiders and Lumberjacks and the first since 2014 when 1 * at Kansas State ESPN+ W, 17-1 the Red Raiders won the season series, 2-1, in Tadlock’s second season. Tech is 3-2 against the ‘Jacks all-time. 2 * at Kansas State ESPN+ L, 7-2 3 * at Kansas State ESPN+ L, 10-4 • Texas Tech rolls into Tuesday having won 10 consecutive midweek home games dating back to the 2019 season. It 9 * #10 TCU ESPN+ L, 7-3 is the second time Tech has compiled such a streak since winning 14 consecutive from May 2004 - March 2006. 10 * #10 TCU ESPN+ W, 6-5 (10) 11 * #10 TCU ESPN+ W, 17-7 (7) • At home, Tech has won 30 of its last 32 games dating back to 2019. The Red Raiders are 18-2 at home this season 13 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ESPN+ 6:30 PM and went 11-0 at home in the COVID-shortened 2020 season. 14 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ESPN+ 1 PM 16 * at West Virginia ESPN+ 5:30 pm • Tech is coming off a series win over No. 10 TCU and is currently in four place in the Big 12 standings, two games 17 * at West Virginia ESPN+ 3 pm behind the leader. Tech snapped the Frogs’ 11-game winning streak on Saturday in walk-off fashion as Cal Conley 18 * at West Virginia ESPN+ 12 pm hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th. Tech run-ruled the Frogs on Sunday behind five home runs to win 20 # vs. Oklahoma ESPNU 6:30 pm the series. 23 * BAYLOR ESPN+ 6:30 PM 24 * BAYLOR ESPN+ 2 PM • Tech is 17-3 against non-conference teams this season with its only three losses to top-10 SEC teams at the 25 * BAYLOR ESPN+ 2 PM College Baseball Showcase in Arlington. Tech heads into Tuesday with 33 consecutive home wins against teams 27 NEW MEXICO ESPN+ 6:30 PM outside of the Big 12 dating back to 2019. 30 * at #5 Texas LHN 7 pm MAY (0-0) • Texas Tech has been ranked in the top 10 by at least one of the six major polls all season. Tech held at No. 8 in the 1 * at #5 Texas LHN 2:30 pm D1Baseball poll this week, moved up a spot in the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2 * at #5 Texas LHN 2:30 pm poll, and moved up five spots to No. 8 in the Perfect Game poll 7 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 6:30 PM 8 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 12 PM • Offensively, Tech ranks fifth in the nation in home runs and slugging percentage and eighth in scoring. Individually, 9 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 4 PM Jace Jung is tied for first nationally in home runs (15), RBI (44) and total bases (96). 10 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 1 PM 14 * at Oklahoma SS.TV 6:30 pm 15 * at Oklahoma SS.TV 2 pm Projected Starters 16 * at Oklahoma SS.TV 2 pm Pos. # Name Yr. B/T Ht./Wt. Avg. R H 2B HR RBI Notes 20 * KANSAS ESPN+ 6:30 PM C 26 Braxton Fulford Jr. R/R 5-11/190 .259 18 22 6 6 23 Has stopped 16 stolen base attempts 21 * KANSAS ESPN+ 6:30 PM 1B 18 Cole Stilwell So. R/R 6-1/205 .224 12 13 4 3 14 Went 4-for-12 in 3 starts vs. TCU 22 * KANSAS ESPN+ 1 PM 2B 2 Jace Jung Fr. L/R 6-0/200 .405 30 45 6 15 44 Tied for the national lead in home runs 26-30 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship TBA 3B 8 Kurt Wilson Jr. R/R 6-1/185 .261 20 23 5 2 11 Has started at 3B, 1B, RF, and SS JUNE (0-0) SS 13 Cal Conley R-Fr. S/R 5-10/185 .331 20 40 9 5 28 First career walk-off HR against TCU 4-7 NCAA Regionals TBA LF 1 Dillon Carter Fr. L/R 6-0/210 .323 7 10 2 1 7 Made his season debut against USF 11-14 NCAA Super Regionals TBA CF 9 Dylan Neuse Jr. R/R 5-9/175 .281 29 27 7 2 16 Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year 19-30 College World Series TBA RF 4 Dru Baker So. R/R 5-11/205 .427 33 44 6 2 15 Second in the Big 12 in batting Rankings from D1Baseball * Big 12 game DH 19 Easton Murrell Jr. L/R 6-0/210 .214 12 12 5 1 7 .443 on base % ranks 3rd on the team HOME GAMES IN BOLD AND CAPS ^ Globe Life Field (Arlington, TX) 7 Cody Masters Jr. L/R 6-1/180 .222 15 8 3 5 12 .722 slugging % ranks 2nd on the team All times central, subject to change ! Shriners College Classic (Houston) 15 Parker Kelly Jr. R/R 6-3/205 .259 12 14 1 0 6 Went 3-for-9 in 3 starts vs. TCU # HODGETOWN (Amarillo, TX) 21 Nate Rombach Fr. S/R 6-4/225 .206 17 14 5 5 19 Led the Big 12 in HR, RBI as a freshman Projected Pitching Matchups Texas Tech Rotation SFA Rotation Game 1 RHP Brendan Girton (1-0, 5.73 ERA) TBD @TTU_Baseball | #WreckEm Game 2 TBD TBD 2021 TEXAS TECH BASEBALL Series History Texas Tech Notes SFA (3-2) INSIDE THE SERIES - SFA Home: 2-2 • Tuesday’s meeting will be the sixth all-time between the two programs Away: 1-0 • Tech holds a 3-2 lead in the all-time series Neutral: 0-0 Streak: L1 • Tech is 2-2 against SFA in Lubbock • The Red Raiders and Lumberjacks last met in 2014 as Tech won 2-of-3 games in the season series • The Red Raiders and Lumberjacks met for the first time in 2007, splitting a midweek series in Lubbock ALL-TIME MEETINGS • Tadlock is 2-1 all-time against SFA 2/03/07 Lubbock, Texas W, 4-3 • SFA is the fourth Southland Conference opponent for the Red Raiders this season (HBU, SHSU, TAMUCC) 2/04/07 Lubbock, Texas L, 1-2 2/27/14 Nacogdoches, Texas W, 5-4 • Against Southland teams, Tech is 5-0 this season, 30-4 under Tadlock and 72-35 all-time 3/18/14 Lubbock, Texas W, 20-4 • SFA’s win over the Red Raiders in 2014 ended a 10-game midweek home winning streak.