COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 BIG 12 TITLES 1997, 1998, 2016, 2017, 2019 2021 BASEBALL GAME NOTES Schedule / Results Games 24-26 19-4 Overall, 2-1 Big 12 April 1-3 • Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas FEBRUARY (3-3) #4 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS KANSAS STATE WILDCATS College Baseball Showdown (Arlington, Tx) Record _________________________ 19-4 Record ________________________ 13-10 20 ^ vs. #8 Arkansas FloBaseball L, 13-9 Big 12 Record ___________________2-1 Big 12 Record ___________________0-3 21 ^ vs. #6 Ole Miss FloBaseball L, 5-4 Home Record ___________________16-1 Home Record ____________________8-3 22 ^ vs. #8 Mississippi State FloBaseball L, 11-5 Away Record ____________________0-0 Away Record ____________________1-5 26 HOUSTON BAPTIST ESPN+ W, 18-3 (7) Neutral _________________________3-3 Neutral ________________________ 4-2 27 HOUSTON BAPTIST ESPN+ W, 8-1 Streak _________________________ W5 Streak __________________________ L4 28 HOUSTON BAPTIST ESPN+ W, 11-2 Last 10 _________________________9-1 Last 10 _________________________4-6 Head Coach _______________ Tim Tadlock Head Coach ______________ Pete Hughes RANKINGS Career Record ________ 755-286 (22nd) RANKINGS Career Record ______ 687-532-3 (24th) MARCH (16-1) D1: __________4 Record at Texas Tech ___ 320-159 (9th) D1: _________ -- Record at K-State _________48-50 (3rd) 2 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 14-2 NCBWA: ______4 Record vs. K-State ______________17-7 NCBWA: _____ -- Record vs. Texas Tech ____________1-3 3 TEXAS SOUTHERN ESPN+ W, 15-0 CB: __________3 2020 Record _____________________16-3 CB: _________ -- 2020 Record _____________________10-7 Shriners College Classic (Houston) Coaches: _____4 2019 Record ___________________ 46-20 Coaches: ____ -- 2019 Record ___________________ 25-33 5 ! vs. Texas State AT&T W, 8-4 BA: __________4 Big 12 Record _____________16-8 (1st) BA: _________ -- Big 12 Record __________________8-16 6 ! vs. Sam Houston State AT&T W, 8-0 PG: __________4 Postseason ___________ CWS Semifinal PG: _________ -- 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 1 6 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 2 6 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 3 4 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 • Texas Tech baseball returns to Big 12 play this week with its first trip outside the state of Texas as the Red Raiders 20 * #14 OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN+ W, 4-2 travel to Manhattan, Kansas, for a three-game set at Kansas State. The April 1 opener against the Wildcats will mark 21 * #14 OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN+ W, 6-5 the first time since the 1961 season that the Red Raiders’ first true “away” game will come during the month of April. 26 SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN+ W, 16-6 27 SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN+ W, 8-0 • Texas Tech has traditionally handled the week of Easter well under Tim Tadlock, going 13-5 on Easter weeks with 28 SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN+ W, 7-4 the shifted schedule. Tech has won 4-of-5 Easter series under Tadlock and is 13-5 overall. The only time Tech has APRIL (0-0) traveled on a shortened-Easter week was to K-State in 2017, when the Red Raiders won the series, 2-1. 1 * at Kansas State ESPN+ 6 pm 2 * at Kansas State ESPN+ 6 pm • Thursday’s meeting between Texas Tech and K-State will be the 75th all-time. Texas Tech holds a 45-28-1 lead in 3 * at Kansas State ESPN+ 4 pm the series and is 17-18 all-time in Manhattan. Under Tadlock, the Red Raiders have won their last six series against 9 * #12 TCU ESPN+ 6:30 PM the Wildcats and are 17-7 overall, including wins in eight of the last nine matchups. Tech went 3-1 against the 10 * #12 TCU ESPN+ 2 PM Wildcats in 2019, winning 2-of-3 in Manhattan and adding a win at the Big 12 Tournament. 11 * #12 TCU ESPN+ 12 PM 13 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ESPN+ 6:30 PM • With a win last Friday against USF, Texas Tech skipper Tim Tadlock moved into second place on the school’s career 14 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ESPN+ 1 PM wins list with victory No. 318. Tadlock moved past the late Kal Segrist and now stands behind Larry Hays (813 wins). 16 * at West Virginia ESPN+ 5:30 pm 17 * at West Virginia ESPN+ 3 pm • The Red Raiders are coming off an 11-1 home stand and 16-1 month of March. Tech has won 19 of its last 20 18 * at West Virginia ESPN+ 12 pm games overall since dropping its first three games of the season to three top-10 SEC clubs at the inaugural College 20 # vs. Oklahoma 6:30 pm Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field, the new home of the Texas Rangers. 23 * BAYLOR ESPN+ 6:30 PM 24 * BAYLOR ESPN+ 2 PM • With the sweep over South Florida Tech improved to 28-1 in their last 29 home games dating back to 2019 and ex- 25 * BAYLOR ESPN+ 2 PM tended its home winning streak against teams outside the league to 29 games. Earlier this season, Tech completed 27 NEW MEXICO ESPN+ 6:30 PM a 23-game home winning streak, which was its second longest in school history behind a 24-game streak in 1996. 30 * at #5 Texas LHN TBA MAY (0-0) • Tech opened Big 12 play two weeks ago with a 2-1 series victory over No. 15 Oklahoma State. It was the fifth time in 1 * at #5 Texas LHN TBA eight seasons Tadlock’s Red Raiders have won the first conference series of the season. Tech dropped the opener, 2 * at #5 Texas LHN TBA 2-0, before battling back to win 4-2 on Saturday and 6-5 on Sunday. 7 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 6:30 PM 8 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 12 PM • Dru Baker has been on an absolute tear as of late, becoming the first Big 12 player since 2016 to be named Big 12 Player of 9 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 4 PM the Week in back-to-back weeks. He went 10-for-14 (.714) against USF after hitting 7-for-13 (.538) in the series win over 10 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ESPN+ 1 PM No. 15 OSU. He enters the weekend with a 10-game hitting streak, along with a streak of seven-consecutive multi-hit games. 14 * at Oklahoma 6:30 pm 15 * at Oklahoma 2 pm • Texas Tech has climbed the national rankings in five-straight weeks and has been ranked in the top 10 by at least 16 * at Oklahoma 2 pm one of the six major polls all season. 20 * KANSAS ESPN+ 6:30 PM 21 * KANSAS ESPN+ 6:30 PM 22 * KANSAS ESPN+ 1 PM Projected Starters 26-30 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship tba Pos. # Name Yr. B/T Ht./Wt. Avg. R H 2B HR RBI Notes C 26 Braxton Fulford Jr. R/R 5-11/190 .286 13 18 5 6 19 Has thrown out 10-of-22 base stealers JUNE (0-0) 1B 21 Nate Rombach Fr. R/R 6-4/225 .226 16 14 5 5 18 Led the Big 12 in HR and RBI last year 4-7 NCAA Regionals TBA 2B 2 Jace Jung Fr. L/R 6-0/200 .388 22 33 6 8 31 5th nationally, leads Big 12 in RBI 11-14 NCAA Super Regionals TBA 3B 8 Kurt Wilson Jr. R/R 6-1/185 .254 18 17 3 1 10 Has started at 3B, SS and RF this year 19-30 College World Series TBA SS 13 Cal Conley R-Fr. S/R 5-10/185 .359 16 33 9 4 24 10 multi-hit games, 19th nationally in doubles Rankings from D1Baseball * Big 12 game LF 1 Dillon Carter Fr. L/R 6-0/210 .273 4 3 0 1 2 Made his season debut last weekend HOME GAMES IN BOLD AND CAPS ^ Globe Life Field (Arlington, TX) CF 9 Dylan Neuse Jr. R/R 5-9/175 .277 26 23 4 1 13 Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year All times central, subject to change ! Shriners College Classic (Houston) RF 4 Dru Baker So. R/R 5-11/205 .442 32 42 6 1 14 Back-to-back Big 12 Player of the Week # HODGETOWN (Amarillo, TX) DH 18 Cole Stilwell So. R/R 6-1/205 .186 6 8 2 2 11 Hit .345 in the COVID-shortened season Projected Pitching Matchups Texas Tech Rotation Kansas State Rotation Game 1 RHP Brandon Birdsell (3-1, 3.25 ERA) LHP Jordan Wicks (4-1, 2.65 ERA) @TTU_Baseball | #WreckEm Game 2 LHP Patrick Monteverde (5-0, 0.75 ERA) RHP Carson Seymore (1-2, 4.50 ERA) Game 3 LHP Mason Montgomery (1-0, 4.00 ERA) RHP Connor McCullough (1-1, 3.23 ERA) 2021 TEXAS TECH BASEBALL Series History Season Notes KANSAS STATE (45-28-1) INSIDE THE SERIES - KANSAS STATE Home: 24-8-1 • Friday’s meeting will be the 75th all-time between the two programs Away: 17-18 • The series dates back to 1993 when Tech earned a win in the only matchup prior to the formation of the Big 12 Neutral: 4-2 Streak: W1 • Texas Tech holds a 45-28-1 advantage in the all-time series and is 17-18 in Manhattan Last 10: 8-2 • Tim Tadlock is 17-7 all-time against Kansas State, including 6-6 in Manhattan • Tech has won 8 of the last 9 against the Wildcats and 14 of the last 16 dating back to 2015 • Tech has won six straight series against the Wildcats, including three straight series wins in Manhattan ALL-TIME MEETINGS (SINCE 2013) • The clubs last met in 2019 with Tech winning 3-of-4 contests, going 2-of-3 in Manhattan and 1-0 in OKC 4/05/13 Manhattan, Kan.