2021 Baseball Game Notes
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COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 BIG 12 TITLES 1997, 1998, 2016, 2017, 2019 2021 BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2021 Schedule / Results Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic FEBRUARY (3-3) March 5-7 • Minute Maid Park • Houston, Texas College Baseball Showdown (Arlington, Tx) #10 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS TEXAS STATE BOBCATS 20 ^ vs. #8 Arkansas FloBaseball L, 13-9 2021 Record ____ 5-3 Overall • 0-0 Big 12 Record _______ 4-6 Overall • 0-0 Sun Belt 21 ^ vs. #6 Ole Miss FloBaseball L, 5-4 Home/Away/Neutral _____5-0 / 0-0 / 0-3 Home/Away/Neutral _____3-3 / 0-3 / 1-0 22 ^ vs. #8 Mississippi State FloBaseball L, 11-5 Rankings: ___D1: 10 • BA: 12 • NCBWA: 15 Rankings: _ D1: NR • BA: NR • Coaches: NR 26 HOUSTON BAPTIST ESPN+ W, 18-3 (7) _________ CB: 10 • PG: 8 • Coaches: 11 _________CB: NR • PG: NR • NCBWA: NR 27 HOUSTON BAPTIST ESPN+ W, 8-1 Head Coach ________________Tim Tadlock Head Coach _______________Steven Trout 28 HOUSTON BAPTIST ESPN+ W, 11-2 Career Record ________ 741-282 (18th) Career Record ____________52-35 (3rd) Record at Texas Tech ___ 306-155 (9th) Record at Texas St. _______ 18-10 (2nd) MARCH (2-0) SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS TEXAS A&M-CC ISLANDERS 2 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 14-2 Record ______ 1-4 Overall • 0-0 Southland Record ______ 4-4 Overall • 0-0 Southland 3 TEXAS SOUTHERN ESPN+ W, 15-0 Home/Away/Neutral _____1-2 / 0-1 / 0-1 Home/Away/Neutral _____4-2 / 0-2 / 0-0 Shriners College Classic (Houston) Rankings: _ D1: NR • BA: NR • Coaches: NR Rankings: _ D1: NR • BA: NR • Coaches: NR 5 ! vs. Texas State AT&T 7 pm _________CB: NR • PG: NR • NCBWA: NR _________CB: NR • PG: NR • NCBWA: NR 6 ! vs. Sam Houston State AT&T 3 pm Head Coach ________________Jay Sirianni Head Coach ______________ Scott Malone 7 ! vs. Texas A&M - CC AT&T 11 am Career Record ____________ 8-11 (2nd) Career Record ______ 326-367-2 (14th) 9 GONZAGA ESPN+ 6:30 PM Record at SHSU ________________ Same Record at TAMUCC _____________ Same 10 GONZAGA ESPN+ 1 PM Date Time TV Stream Radio Locally Audio Stream Live Stats 12 UCONN ESPN+ 6:30 PM March 5 7 pm AT&T SportsNet SW MLB App Texas Tech Sports Network Double T 97.3 FM TuneIn Radio App Statbroadcast.com 13 UCONN ESPN+ 2 PM March 6 3 pm AT&T SportsNet SW MLB App Texas Tech Sports Network Double T 97.3 FM TuneIn Radio App Statbroadcast.com 14 UCONN ESPN+ 2 PM March 7 11 am AT&T SportsNet SW MLB App Texas Tech Sports Network Double T 97.3 FM TuneIn Radio App Statbroadcast.com 15 UCONN ESPN+ 1 PM 19 * #15 OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN+ 6:30 PM Leading Off 20 * #15 OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN+ 2 PM • Texas Tech returns to the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic for the fourth time and the first time since 21 * #15 OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN+ 2 PM 26 SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN+ 6:30 PM 2017. Tech is 5-4 in its previous three trips, including a 2-1 showing in 2017. 27 SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN+ 2 PM 28 SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN+ 1 PM • This is the second big league ballpark for the Red Raiders this season as they opened their season at the State Farm College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington. APRIL (0-0) 1 * at Kansas State ESPN+ 6 pm • The Red Raiders enter the weekend riding a five-game winning streak. Tech had a perfect 5-0 home stand in which 2 * at Kansas State ESPN+ 6 pm it outscored HBU and Texas State by a combined score of 66-8. 3 * at Kansas State ESPN+ 4 pm 9 * #13 TCU ESPN+ 6:30 PM 10 * #13 TCU ESPN+ 2 PM • The Red Raider offense is once again off to a strong start as it leads the Big 12 and ranks 5th in the country scor- 11 * #13 TCU ESPN+ 12 PM ing 10.5 runs per game. Tech also ranks in the top-10 nationally in hits, runs, batting average, home runs, doubles, 13 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ESPN+ 6:30 PM slugging, on-base percentage and base on balls. 14 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ESPN+ 1 PM 16 * at #23 West Virginia 5:30 pm • Individually, three Red Raiders rank in the top-10 nationally in an offensive category. Jace Jung is fourth in RBI and 17 * at #23 West Virginia 3 pm home runs and seventh in base on balls, Cal Conley is 8th in hits, and Dylan Neuse is 3rd in base on balls. 18 * at #23 West Virginia 12 pm 20 # vs. Oklahoma 6:30 pm • On the mound, Tech starters have allowed just one run on six hits over their last four starts. In 20.0 innings of work 23 * BAYLOR ESPN+ 6:30 PM 24 * BAYLOR ESPN+ 2 PM during that time, they have struck out 26 batters and issued eight walks. 25 * BAYLOR ESPN+ 2 PM 30 * at #19 Texas TBA • Including its trip to Arlington, Tech’s pitching staff has limited its opponent to five hits or fewer six times in eight games. The only teams to get more than five hits were No. 8 Arkansas and No. 8 Mississippi State. MAY (0-0) 1 * at #19 Texas TBA • The 2021 season marks the 72nd edition of Texas Tech baseball and the ninth under the leadership of Tim Tadlock. 2 * at #19 Texas TBA Since arriving in 2013, Tadlock has led the Red Raiders to five NCAA Regionals, the program’s first four College 7 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 6:30 PM 8 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 12 PM World Series appearances and three Big 12 Championships. 9 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 4 PM 10 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 1 PM • Tadlock returns 24 letter winners and welcomes 20 newcomers to the roster in 2021. Of those returning, 16 have 14 * at Oklahoma 6:30 pm experience on college baseball’s biggest stage in Omaha as members of either the 2018 or 2019 clubs. 15 * at Oklahoma 2 pm 16 * at Oklahoma 2 pm 20 * KANSAS ESPN+ 6:30 PM • Tadlock has signed a top-25 class every season since arriving in Lubbock. His 2020 class finished at No. 17 accord- 21 * KANSAS ESPN+ 6:30 PM ing to D1Baseball, and he signed the No. 1 junior college class in the country according to Perfect Game. 22 * KANSAS ESPN+ 1 PM 26-30 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship tba Projected Starters JUNE (0-0) Pos. # Name Yr. B/T Ht./Wt. Avg. R H 2B HR RBI Notes 4-7 NCAA Regionals TBA C 26 Braxton Fulford Jr. R/R 5-11/190 .364 4 4 1 1 5 98 career starts heading into Friday 11-14 NCAA Super Regionals TBA 1B 18 Cole Stilwell So. R/R 6-1/205 .208 4 5 1 1 6 Has reached base in 23 straight games 19-30 College World Series TBA 2B 2 Jace Jung Fr. L/R 6-0/200 .464 12 13 1 5 15 The Big 12 leader in home runs and RBI 3B 8 Kurt Wilson Jr. R/R 6-1/185 .348 8 8 3 0 5 Has started at 3B, SS and RF this year SS 13 Cal Conley R-Fr. S/R 5-10/185 .395 8 15 3 2 10 Multi-hit games in 6-of-8 games this year Rankings from D1Baseball * Big 12 game LF 4 Dru Baker So. R/R 5-11/205 .382 12 13 1 0 3 6-game hitting streak going into Friday HOME GAMES IN BOLD AND CAPS ^ Globe Life Field (Arlington, TX) CF 9 Dylan Neuse Jr. R/R 5-9/175 .211 8 4 0 1 5 Leads the Big 12 with 11 base on balls All times central, subject to change ! Shriners College Classic (Houston) RF 14 Braydon Runion So. R/R 6-0/225 .222 7 4 2 1 2 Transfer has started the last 5 games # HODGETOWN (Amarillo, TX) DH 21 Nate Rombach Fr. R/R 6-4/225 .357 9 10 4 3 11 5 straight games with an extra base hit Projected Pitching Matchups Date Opponent Texas Tech Starter Opposing Starter March 5 Texas State RHP Brandon Birdsell (1-0, 7.20 ERA) RHP Zachary Leigh (0-1, 4.50 ERA) March 6 Sam Houston St. LHP Patrick Monteverde (1-0, 0.00 ERA) LHP Matt Dillard (0-1, 18.69 ERA) @TTU_Baseball | #WreckEm March 7 TAMUCC LHP Mason Montgomery (1-0, 2.00 ERA) RHP Hayden Thomas (1-0, 1.50 ERA) 2021 TEXAS TECH BASEBALL Series Histories Matchup Notes TEXAS STATE (7-6) INSIDE THE SERIES - TEXAS STATE Home: 4-3 • Friday’s meeting will be the 14th all-time between the two programs Away: 1-2 • The series dates back to 1985 with the Red Raiders holding a 7-6 edge all-time Neutral: 3-1 L10: 6-4 • The only other matchups came in 2017 as the Red Raiders swept a two-game midweek series in Lubbock Streak: W1 • Tech and Texas State last met in 2011 as the Red Raiders took an 8-5 win in San Marcos ALL-TIME MEETINGS • This is Tech’s first game against a Sun Belt school since sweeping a four-game set with South Alabama in 2018 3/01/85 Denton, Texas W, 7-0 • The Red Raiders are 40-16 all-time against Sun Belt competition 3/02/85 Denton, Texas L, 2-5 • This will be Tadlock’s first game against Texas State 5/22/97 Lubbock, Texas L, 6-7 (11) 4/20/99 Lubbock, Texas W, 16-12 INSIDE THE SERIES - SAM HOUSTON STATE 4/18/00 Lubbock, Texas W, 19-4 • Saturday’s meeting will be the 13th all-time between the two programs 2/17/02 Round Rock, Texas W, 6-2 3/07/03 Lubbock, Texas W, 9-8 • The series dates back to 1955 with the overall series split 6-6 3/08/03 Lubbock, Texas W, 5-4 • It will be the third at a neutral site, where the two clubs have split their previous two meetings 3/09/03 Lubbock, Texas L, 5-15 • This will be the second time the two teams have met at Minute Maid as both participated in the Shriners Hospitals 3/08/08 San Marcos, Texas L, 3-14 College Classic in 2014.