2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team explained

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.^[1] A few days later it was announced that the remainder of the team's season would be cancelled.^[2]

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 . The Red Raiders finished the NCAA tournament 5–1, with their only loss being in game 5 against conference rival . 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

Coaching staff

2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at Texas Tech	Alma Mater
	Head coach	8	Texas Tech
Matt Gardner	Assistant coach	8	Oklahoma State
J-Bob Thomas	Assistant coach	8	Abilene Christian
	Special assistant	8	Oklahoma
	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:[4] 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 6 5–1 Beeter (1–0) Gruller (0–1) Dallas (1) 3,511 1–0 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/houston-baptist/boxscore/15935 February 15 12:00 PM 6 24–3 (7) Becker (1–0) Kilimeck (0–1) — 4,299 2–0 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/houston-baptist/boxscore/15937 February 15 3:25 PM 6 22–4 Bonnin (1–0) Colehower (0–1) — 4,229 3–0 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/northern-colorado/boxscore/15938 February 16 3:00 PM 6 14–3 (7) Montgomery (1–0) Wyatt (0–1) — 3,928 4–0 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/northern-colorado/boxscore/15940 February 21 7:00 PM vs. Tennessee Round Rock Classic 6 2–6 Dallas (2–0) Beeter (1–1) Hunley (2) 4,552 4–1 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/tennessee/boxscore/15941 February 22 6:00 PM vs. #25 Stanford Round Rock Classic 6 7–2 Bonnin (2–0) Mathews (0–1) Dallas (2) 8,064 5–1 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/stanford/boxscore/15942 February 23 3:00 PM vs. Round Rock Classic 6 3–2 (10) Devine (1–0) Hurdsman (0–1) — 5,123 6–1 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/houston/boxscore/15943 February 25 2:00 PM 5 13–2 Montgomery (2–0) Bohannon (0–1) — 3,021 7–1 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/southern/boxscore/15944 February 26 1:00 PM 5 10–3 Dobbins (1–0) Paul (0–1) — 3,009 8–1 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/southern/boxscore/15945 February 28 1:00 PM vs. 5 7–1 Brutoski (1–0) Reese (2–1) — 4,249 9–1 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/florida-atlantic/boxscore/15946 February 29 5:00 PM 5 6–5 (11) McMillon (1–0) Messick (1–1) — 5,443 10–1 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/florida-state/boxscore/15947
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 5 4–3 Sublette (1–0) Hare (0–1) Devine (1) 4,279 11–1 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/florida-state/boxscore/15948 March 3 3:00 PM 5 11–2 Montgomery (3–0) Mattera (0–2) — 3,087 12–1 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/unlv/boxscore/15949 March 4 2:00 PM 5 11–3 Dobbins (2–0) Balko (0–1) — 3,032 13–1 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/unlv/boxscore/15950 March 6 6:30 PM 5 7–1 Beeter (2–1) DeLeon (1–3) — 4,432 14–1 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/rice/boxscore/15951 March 7 2:00 PM 5 19–12 Sublette (2–0) Cienfuegos (1–1) — 4,432 15–1 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/rice/boxscore/15953 March 8 11:30 AM 5 7–6 (11) Dallas (1–0) Rickett (0–1) — 3,587 16–1 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/rice/boxscore/15952 March 10 6:00 PM 4 3–6 Harding (1–0) Montgomery (3–1) Price (1) 6,076 16–2 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/mississippi-state/boxscore/15954 March 11 5:00 PM 4 2–3 Riley (1–0) Brustoski (0–1) Price (2) 6,029 16–3 — https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/mississippi-state/boxscore/15955 March 13 6:30 PM 4 — March 14 2:00 PM 4 — March 15 12:30 PM 4 — March 17 7:00 PM at — — March 18 1:00 PM at — — March 20 6:30 PM — — March 21 2:00 PM — — March 22 11:30 AM — — March 24 6:30 PM — — March 25 2:00 PM — — March 27 6:30 PM — March 28 2:00 PM — March 29 1:00 PM —
April: 0–0 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Ref April 1 TBD at — — April 3 8:00 PM — April 4 3:00 PM — April 5 1:00 PM — April 7 7:00 PM vs. — — April 9 6:30 PM — April 10 8:00 PM — April 11 2:00 PM — April 13 6:30 PM — — April 14 1:00 PM — — April 17 6:30 PM at — April 18 3:00 PM at — April 19 1:00 PM at — April 24 6:00 PM at — April 25 2:00 PM at — April 26 1:00 PM at — April 28 6:00 PM at — —
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 — May 2 8:00 PM — May 3 2:00 PM — May 5 6:30 PM at — — May 14 6:30 PM — May 15 6:30 PM — May 16 6:30 PM —
Post–season: 0–0
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

2020 MLB draft

See 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

External links

• 2020 Team Roster

Notes and References

1. Web site: Texas Tech Athletics. Texas Tech - West Virginia Series Postponed. March 12, 2020. May 2, 2020.
2. Web site: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Williams. Don. A look into the future: Tech's 2021 schedule mostly set, but Tadlock has concerns over virus, questions about Big 12 slate. April 10, 2020. May 2, 2020.
3. Web site: 2020 Baseball Roster. Texas Tech Athletics. June 15, 2020.
4. Web site: Texas Tech University Athletics. 2020 Baseball Scheudle. February 15, 2020.