2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

The 2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team was led by 8th year head coach Tim Tadlock. On March 12, the team announced the series against West Virginia would be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[2] A few days later it was announced that the remainder of the team's season would be cancelled.^[3]

2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
CB	No. 7
Record	16–3 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Tim Tadlock (8th season)
Assistant coaches	J-Bob Thomas (8th season) Matt Gardner (8th season) Eric Gutierrez (2nd season)
Pitching coach	Ray Hayward (8th season)
Home stadium	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	3		.842
No. 22 Texas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	3		.824
No. 13 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	4		.778
TCU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	4		.733
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	5		.722
West Virginia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Baylor  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	6		.625
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	7		.588
Kansas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	10		.412
‡ – Tournament champion As of March 15, 2020[1] Rankings from D1baseball

Previous season

The 2019 team finished the regular season with a 36–15 record (16–8 in conference play), finishing first in the Big 12. In the conference tournament, the team went 3–2 and were eliminated in game 5 by West Virginia. The Red Raiders finished the NCAA tournament 5–1, with their only loss being in game 5 against conference rival Oklahoma State. The team advanced to the College World Series, but lost 3–5 to Michigan in game 1. The Red Raiders defeated #5 Arkansas 5–4 in game 2 and defeated Florida State 4–1 in game 3. In game 4, Texas Tech was eliminated by Michigan in a lopsided 3–15 defeat. The team finished with an overall record of 46–20.

Personnel

Roster

2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster[4]
	Pitchers 10 - Mason Montgomery - Sophomore 11 - Andrew Devine - Freshman 17 - John McMillon - Senior 25 - Conner Queen - Senior 29 - Clayton Beeter - Sophomore 31 - Austin Becker - Sophomore 33 - Jakob Brustoski - Junior 34 - Micah Dallas - Sophomore 35 - Brandon Hendrix - Freshman 38 - Tyler Hamilton - Freshman 40 - Bryce Bonnin - Junior 42 - Hunter Dobbins - Sophomore 43 - Jon Barrera - Freshman 46 - Riley Ramsey - Junior 47 - Eli Riechmann - Sophomore 49 - Ryan Sublette - Junior		Catchers 16 - Bo Willis - Freshman 26 - Braxton Fulford - Junior Infielders 2 - Jace Jung - Freshman 3 - T. J. Rumfield - Freshman 5 - Brian Klein - Senior 13 - Cal Conley - Freshman 14 - Jared Cushing - Freshman 15 - Parker Kelly - Junior		Outfielders 1 - Dillon Carter - Freshman 7 - Cody Masters - Junior 20 - Max Marusak - Sophomore 44 - Tanner O'Tremba - Sophomore Utility 4 - Dru Baker (INF/OF) - Sophomore 8 - Kurt Wilson (OF/P) - Junior 9 - Dylan Neuse (INF/OF) - Junior 18 - Cole Stilwell (INF/C) - Sophomore 19 - Easton Murrell (INF/OF) - Junior 21 - Nate Rombach (C/INF) - Freshman

Coaching staff

2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders coaching staff[4]
Name	Position	Seasons at Texas Tech	Alma Mater
Tim Tadlock	Head coach	8	Texas Tech
Matt Gardner	Assistant coach	8	Oklahoma State
J-Bob Thomas	Assistant coach	8	Abilene Christian
Ray Hayward	Special assistant	8	Oklahoma
Eric Gutierrez	Volunteer Assistant Coach	2	Texas Tech
Joe Hughes	Director of operations	8	Oklahoma
Bryan Simpson	Assistant Athletic Trainer - Baseball	7	Hardin–Simmons
Shishir Bhakta	Equipment manager	21	Lubbock High School
Lyndee Kiesling	Director of Player Development/Support Services	4	Texas Tech
Tory Stephens	Assistant Athletics Director/Director of Strength & Conditioning/Sports Nutrition	9	Texas Tech

Schedule and results

2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log:[5] 16–3
Regular season: 16–3
February: 10–1 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Ref February 14 1:00 PM Houston Baptist #6 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 5–1 Beeter (1–0) Gruller (0–1) Dallas (1) 3,511 1–0 — February 15 12:00 PM Houston Baptist #6 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 24–3 (7) Becker (1–0) Kilimeck (0–1) — 4,299 2–0 — February 15 3:25 PM Northern Colorado #6 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 22–4 Bonnin (1–0) Colehower (0–1) — 4,229 3–0 — February 16 3:00 PM Northern Colorado #6 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 14–3 (7) Montgomery (1–0) Wyatt (0–1) — 3,928 4–0 — February 21 7:00 PM vs. Tennessee Round Rock Classic #6 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX 2–6 Dallas (2–0) Beeter (1–1) Hunley (2) 4,552 4–1 — February 22 6:00 PM vs. #25 Stanford Round Rock Classic #6 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX 7–2 Bonnin (2–0) Mathews (0–1) Dallas (2) 8,064 5–1 — February 23 3:00 PM vs. Houston Round Rock Classic #6 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX 3–2 (10) Devine (1–0) Hurdsman (0–1) — 5,123 6–1 — February 25 2:00 PM Southern #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 13–2 Montgomery (2–0) Bohannon (0–1) — 3,021 7–1 — February 26 1:00 PM Southern #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 10–3 Dobbins (1–0) Paul (0–1) — 3,009 8–1 — February 28 1:00 PM vs. Florida Atlantic #5 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–1 Brutoski (1–0) Reese (2–1) — 4,249 9–1 — February 29 5:00 PM at #9 Florida State #5 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 6–5 (11) McMillon (1–0) Messick (1–1) — 5,443 10–1 —
March: 6–2 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Ref March 1 12:00 PM at #9 Florida State #5 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 4–3 Sublette (1–0) Hare (0–1) Devine (1) 4,279 11–1 — March 3 3:00 PM[a] UNLV #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 11–2 Montgomery (3–0) Mattera (0–2) — 3,087 12–1 — March 4 2:00 PM UNLV #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 11–3 Dobbins (2–0) Balko (0–1) — 3,032 13–1 — March 6 6:30 PM Rice #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 7–1 Beeter (2–1) DeLeon (1–3) — 4,432 14–1 — March 7 2:00 PM Rice #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 19–12 Sublette (2–0) Cienfuegos (1–1) — 4,432 15–1 — March 8 11:30 AM Rice #5 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 7–6 (11) Dallas (1–0) Rickett (0–1) — 3,587 16–1 — March 10 6:00 PM vs. #17 Mississippi State #4 MGM Park • Biloxi, MS 3–6 Harding (1–0) Montgomery (3–1) Price (1) 6,076 16–2 — March 11 5:00 PM vs. #17 Mississippi State #4 MGM Park • Biloxi, MS 2–3 Riley (1–0) Brustoski (0–1) Price (2) 6,029 16–3 — March 13 6:30 PM West Virginia #4 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — March 14 2:00 PM West Virginia #4 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — March 15 12:30 PM West Virginia #4 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — March 17 7:00 PM at New Mexico State Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM — — March 18 1:00 PM at New Mexico State Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM — — March 20 6:30 PM Minnesota Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — — March 21 2:00 PM Minnesota Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — — March 22 11:30 AM Minnesota Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — — March 24 6:30 PM Oregon Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — — March 25 2:00 PM Oregon Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — — March 27 6:30 PM Kansas State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — March 28 2:00 PM Kansas State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — March 29 1:00 PM Kansas State Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX —
April: 0–0 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Ref April 1 TBD at UTSA Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, TX — — April 3 8:00 PM at Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK — April 4 3:00 PM at Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK — April 5 1:00 PM at Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK — April 7 7:00 PM vs. Abilene Christian Security Bank Ballpark • Midland, TX — — April 9 6:30 PM Oklahoma Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — April 10 8:00 PM Oklahoma Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — April 11 2:00 PM Oklahoma Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — April 13 6:30 PM New Mexico Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — — April 14 1:00 PM New Mexico Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — — April 17 6:30 PM at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX — April 18 3:00 PM at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX — April 19 1:00 PM at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX — April 24 6:00 PM at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS — April 25 2:00 PM at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS — April 26 1:00 PM at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS — April 28 6:00 PM at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX — —
May: 0–0 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Ref May 1 6:30 PM Texas Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — May 2 8:00 PM Texas Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — May 3 2:00 PM Texas Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX — May 5 6:30 PM at Dallas Baptist Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX — — May 14 6:30 PM at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX — May 15 6:30 PM at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX — May 16 6:30 PM at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX —
Post–season: 0–0
Big 12 Tournament: 0–0 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12T Record Ref May 20 TBA vs. TBA Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled Bold = Texas Tech team member

"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament.

Notes

1. First pitch for this game was originally scheduled for 6:30 PM but was moved up to 3:00 PM due to rain.^[6]

Rankings

See also: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	Final
Coaches'	3	3*	3	4	3	3
Baseball America	6	4	2	2	2	2
Collegiate Baseball^	3	1	4	3	2	7
NCBWA†	3	1	3	2	2	2
D1Baseball	6	6	5	5	4	4

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2020 MLB draft

Main article: 2020 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Clayton Beeter	LHP	B	66	Los Angeles Dodgers
Bryce Bonnin	RHP	3	84	Cincinnati Reds