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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 35-37 26-8 Overall, 7-5 Big 12 April 23-25 • Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park (4,432) • Lubbock, Texas FEBRUARY (3-3) #5 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS BAYLOR BEARS College Baseball Showdown (Arlington, Tx) Overall Record ___________________ 26-8 Overall Record __________________ 24-12 20 ^ vs. #8 Arkansas FloBaseball L, 13-9 Big 12 Record _____________________7-5 Big 12 Record _____________________5-7 21 ^ vs. #6 Ole Miss FloBaseball L, 5-4 Home Record ___________________20-2 Home Record ___________________19-3 22 ^ vs. #8 Mississippi State FloBaseball L, 11-5 Away Record ____________________3-3 Away Record ____________________4-7 26 HOUSTON BAPTIST ESPN+ W, 18-3 (7) Neutral _________________________3-3 Neutral ________________________ 1-2 27 HOUSTON BAPTIST ESPN+ W, 8-1 Streak _________________________ W1 Streak __________________________ L1 28 HOUSTON BAPTIST ESPN+ W, 11-2 Last 10 _________________________6-4 Last 10 _________________________8-2 Head Coach _______________ Tim Tadlock Head Coach ____________Steve Rodriguez RANKINGS Career Record ________ 762-290 (22nd) RANKINGS Career Record ________ 565-410 (18th) MARCH (16-1) D1: __________5 Record at Texas Tech ___ 327-163 (9th) D1: ________ NR Record at BU __________ 164-110 (6th) 2 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 14-2 NCBWA: ______6 Record vs. BU ___________________15-9 NCBWA: ____ NR Record vs. Texas Tech ____________5-8 3 TEXAS SOUTHERN ESPN+ W, 15-0 CB: _________10 2020 Record _____________________16-3 CB: ________ NR 2020 Record _____________________10-6 Shriners College Classic (Houston) Coaches: _____6 2019 Record ___________________ 46-20 Coaches: ___ NR 2019 Record ___________________ 35-19 5 ! vs. Texas State AT&T W, 8-4 BA: _________10 Big 12 Record _____________16-8 (1st) BA: ________ NR Big 12 Record ____________ 14-8 (2nd) 6 ! vs. Sam Houston State AT&T W, 8-0 PG: __________7 Postseason ___________ CWS Semifinal PG: ________ NR Postseason _____ Los Angeles Regional 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 23 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 24 2 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 April 25 2 pm Big 12 Now on ESPN+ Texas Tech Sports Network Double T 97.3 FM TuneIn Radio App Statbroadcast.com 14 UCONN ESPN+ W, 15-13 15 UCONN ESPN+ W, 9-8 (10) Leading Off 19 * #14 OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN+ L, 0-2 20 * #14 OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN+ W, 4-2 • Texas Tech enters the second half of Big 12 play this weekend as the No. 5 Red Raiders host Baylor for a three-game 21 * #14 OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN+ W, 6-5 home series at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. 26 SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN+ W, 16-6 27 SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN+ W, 8-0 • The Red Raiders enter the week in third place in the Big 12 standings, three games back of leaders Texas and TCU. Tech 28 SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN+ W, 7-4 will get a crack at the Longhorns at the end of this month following this weekend’s series with Baylor. APRIL (7-4) • Tech has won six of its last seven games entering the weekend after taking the final two games of a home series 1 * at Kansas State ESPN+ W, 17-1 against No. 10 TCU, sweeping a midweek set with SFA, and winning 2-of-3 on the road against West Virginia. The 2 * at Kansas State ESPN+ L, 7-2 Red Raiders were scheduled for a midweek non-conference game against Oklahoma in Amarillo, but had it post- 3 * at Kansas State ESPN+ L, 10-4 poned due to weather conditions Tuesday night. 9 * #10 TCU ESPN+ L, 7-3 10 * #10 TCU ESPN+ W, 6-5 (10) • Head coach Tim Tadlock will stick with the same rotation this weekend that earned the series win in Morgantown. 11 * #10 TCU ESPN+ W, 17-7 (7) Tech is 7-2 this season in games started by Patrick Monteverde and 6-2 in games started by Mason Montgomery. 13 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ESPN+ W, 4-3 14 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ESPN+ W, 7-5 16 * at West Virginia ESPN+ W, 7-2 • Montgomery and Monteverde were honored by the league office on Monday as Montgomery was named Big 12 Pitch- 17 * at West Virginia ESPN+ L, 6-5 er of the Week and Monteverde collected Big 12 Newcomer of the Week. The duo combined to go 2-0 in the weekend 18 * at West Virginia ESPN+ W, 10-1 series at WVU, allowing one run on four hits with 19 strikeouts in 13.2 IP. 20 # vs. Oklahoma (Amarillo) ESPNU Postponed 23 * BAYLOR ESPN+ 6:30 PM • Texas Tech has been riddled with injuries this season, but received a boost with the return of outfielder Dru Baker 24 * BAYLOR ESPN+ 2 PM last weekend at West Virginia. The sophomore went 3-for-4 in Sunday’s win with an RBI and two runs. 25 * BAYLOR ESPN+ 2 PM 27 NEW MEXICO ESPN+ 6:30 PM • Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park is home to one of the top home field advantage in college baseball. The Red Raiders 30 * at #3 Texas LHN 7 pm are 32-2 in their last 34 home games dating back to 2019, including a 14-4 mark against ranked teams. With one of the top fan bases in the country behind them, Tech went 11-0 at home in 2020 and is off to a 20-2 mark this MAY (0-0) season. The last time Tech lost a home series was in 2018 to No. 18 Texas. 1 * at #3 Texas LHN 2:30 pm 2 * at #3 Texas LHN 2:30 pm • Tech boasts one of the nation’s top offenses once again. The Red Raiders rank among the top 10 nationally in six 4 vs. Oklahoma (Amarillo) TBD 6 pm different categories, including home runs (3rd), base on balls (4th), slugging percentage (5th), runs (8th), on base 7 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 6:30 PM percentage (8th) and scoring (10th). Tech and OU are two of the league’s top three scoring teams. 8 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 12 PM 9 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 4 PM 10 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 1 PM • Texas Tech and Baylor meet on Friday for the 172nd time in the history of the two programs. The Red Raiders have 14 * at Oklahoma SS.TV 6:30 pm played more games against Baylor than all but one team in its history (TCU). The series dates back to 1928 with 15 * at Oklahoma SS.TV 2 pm Tech holding an 89-82 advantage overall and a 57-27 series lead in Lubbock. Tech has won five out of seven series 16 * at Oklahoma SS.TV 2 pm against the Bears under Tadlock and five consecutive series overall in Lubbock. 20 * KANSAS ESPN+ 6:30 PM 21 * KANSAS ESPN+ 6:30 PM Projected Starters 22 * KANSAS ESPN+ 1 PM Pos. # Name Yr. B/T Ht./Wt. Avg. R H 2B HR RBI Notes 26-30 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship TBA C 26 Braxton Fulford Jr. R/R 5-11/190 .274 23 29 7 7 27 A double shy of the cycle Friday at WVU 1B 18 Cole Stilwell So. R/R 6-1/205 .230 13 17 7 3 19 4 doubles in the last 7 games JUNE (0-0) 2B 2 Jace Jung Fr. L/R 6-0/200 .386 34 8 0 15 50 Tied for the national lead in home runs 4-7 NCAA Regionals TBA 3B 15 Parker Kelly Jr. R/R 6-3/205 .268 14 19 2 0 7 2 multi-hit games, 6 walks in WVU series 11-14 NCAA Super Regionals TBA SS 13 Cal Conley R-Fr. S/R 5-10/185 .340 25 48 10 7 34 HRs from both sides of the plate Sunday 19-30 College World Series TBA LF 4 Dru Baker So. R/R 5-11/205 .405 36 47 6 2 16 Returned at WVU after missing 7 games Rankings from D1Baseball * Big 12 game CF 1 Dillon Carter Fr. L/R 6-0/210 .240 9 12 2 1 8 Made his season debut against USF HOME GAMES IN BOLD AND CAPS ^ Globe Life Field (Arlington, TX) RF 19 Easton Murrell Jr. L/R 6-0/210 .247 21 18 5 3 10 First career multi-HR game Wednseday All times central, subject to change ! Shriners College Classic (Houston) DH 7 Cody Masters Jr. L/R 6-1/180 .220 16 11 3 5 16 13 of last 17 hits are for extra bases # HODGETOWN (Amarillo, TX) Projected Pitching Matchups Texas Tech Rotation Baylor Rotation Game 1 LHP Patrick Monteverde (6-1, 2.24 ERA) LHP Tyler Thomas (4-2, 1.95 ERA) @TTU_Baseball | #WreckEm Game 2 RHP Micah Dallas (1-2, 3.66 ERA) RHP Hayden Kettler (3-2, 3.99 ERA) Game 3 LHP Mason Montgomery (2-1, 3.66 ERA) TBA 2021 TEXAS TECH BASEBALL Series History Texas Tech Notes BAYLOR (89-82-0) INSIDE THE SERIES - BAYLOR Home: 57-27 • Friday’s meeting will be the 172nd all-time between the two programs Away: 30-50 • The series dates back to 1928 as Tech holds an 89-82 lead all-time Neutral: 2-5 Streak: W2 • The Baylor series is the second-most played for the Red Raiders with three games fewer than the TCU series Last 10: 6-4 • In games played in Lubbock, Tech leads the series 57-27 • The Red Raiders have won four of the last five series against the Bears • Under Tadlock, the Red Raiders are 15-9 against the Bears ALL-TIME MEETINGS (Since 2013) • Baylor’s last series win in Lubbock came in 2010.