2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	33–26 (12–18 Big 12)
Head coach	Tim Tadlock (12th season)
Assistant coaches	J-Bob Thomas (12th season) Matt Gardner (11th season) Eric Gutierrez (6th season)
Pitching coach	Ray Hayward (12th season)
Home stadium	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park

2024 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y	23	–	7		.767			37	–	19		.661
No. 16 Oklahoma State ‍‍‡‍y	19	–	9		.679			40	–	17		.702
Texas ‍‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			35	–	22		.614
West Virginia ‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			33	–	22		.600
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			32	–	25		.561
Kansas State ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			32	–	24		.571
Kansas ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			31	–	23		.574
UCF ‍‍‍y	14	–	15		.483			35	–	19		.648
TCU ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			33	–	21		.611
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	12	–	17		.414			33	–	26		.559
Baylor ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			22	–	31		.415
Houston ‍‍‍	7	–	21		.250			26	–	28		.481
BYU ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			21	–	31		.404
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2024 Rankings from D1baseball

The 2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas and compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by twelfth-year head coach Tim Tadlock. For the first time since 2015, the Red Raiders failed to qualify for an NCAA regional.

On February 23, in the series opener against Texas Southern, the Red Raiders scored 32 runs to break the program record for most runs in a single game.

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 preseason poll was released on January 25. The Red Raiders were predicted to finish fourth in the conference.

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	TCU	143 (11)
2	Texas	131 (2)
3	Oklahoma State	119
4	Texas Tech	107
5	Kansas State	98
6	Oklahoma	85
	West Virginia	85
8	Kansas	67
9	Houston	56
10	UCF	45
11	Baylor	36
12	BYU	21
	Cincinnati	21

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Texas Tech	Alma Mater
Tim Tadlock	Head coach	12	Texas Tech University (1992)
J-Bob Thomas	Assistant coach / Recruiting coordinator	12	Abilene Christian University (2005)
Ray Hayward	Special assistant / Pitching coach	12	University of Oklahoma (1983)
Matt Gardner	Assistant coach	11	Oklahoma State University (2008)
Eric Gutierrez	Director of operations	6	Texas Tech University (2016)

Roster

2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball roster
	Pitchers  8 Hudson Parker (RHP) – junior (6'0, 200) 12 Cade McGee (RHP) – junior (6'1, 195) 17 Parker Hutyra (RHP) – freshman (6'4, 195) 18 Isaiah Rhodes (RHP) – senior (6'2, 173) 19 Joe Sockwell (RHP) – freshman (6'2, 190) 25 Owen Washburn (RHP) – junior (6'1, 200) 28 Taber Fast (LHP) – sophomore (6'1, 205) 29 Carson Priebe (RHP) – freshman (6'5, 225) 30 Cole Kaase (RHP) – freshman (6'3, 225) 31 Damian Bravo (RHP) – sophomore (6'2, 195) 32 Trendan Parish (RHP) – junior (6'0, 175) 33 Chanlder Coe (RHP) – freshman (6'6, 265) 34 Zane Petty (RHP) – sophomore (6'1, 165) 37 Carson Baugh (LHP) – junior (6'1, 175) 38 Jacob Rogers (RHP) – sophomore (6'2, 200) 41 Brady Trombello (RHP) – freshman (6'2, 180) 42 Kyle Robinson (RHP) – junior (6'6, 210) 43 Brendan Lysik (LHP) – junior (6'5, 225) 44 Hudson Luce (LHP) – senior (6'7, 210) 45 Derek Bridges (LHP) – senior (6'1, 230) 46 Ryan Free (LHP) – senior (6'2, 190) 48 Mac Heuer (RHP) – freshman (6'5, 265) 51 Zach Erdman (LHP) – sophomore (6'2, 185) 52 Josh Sanders (RHP) – senior (6'3, 180) 54 Max Huffling (LHP) – senior (6'9, 255) 56 Jack Washburn (RHP) – junior (6'2, 215)		Catchers  4 Kevin Bazzell – sophomore (6'1, 205)  8 Hudson Parker – junior (6'0, 200) 11 Davis Rivers – freshman (6'0, 195) 26 Dylan Maxcey – sophomore (5'9, 165) 35 Solen Munson – freshman (6'1, 200) Infielders  3 Tracer Lopez – sophomore (5'10, 155)  4 Kevin Bazzell – sophomore (6'1, 205)  5 T. J. Pompey – freshman (6'4, 200)  7 Garet Boehm – freshman (6'3, 215) 11 Davis Rivers – freshman (6'0, 195) 12 Cade McGee – junior (6'1, 195) 13 Gavin Kash – junior (6'3, 210) 14 Travis Sanders – freshman (6'1, 185) 15 Will Burns – sophomore (6'2, 180) 16 Landon Stripling – freshman (6'0, 200) 20 Austin Green – senior (6'0, 195) 50 Drew Woodcox – senior (6'0, 205) Outfielders  2 Gage Harrelson – sophomore (6'3, 175) 20 Austin Green – senior (6'0, 195) 25 Owen Washburn – junior (6'1, 200) 50 Drew Woodcox – senior (6'0, 205)

Schedule

2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log: 33–26
Regular season: 31–24
February: 6–2 Date Time Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Ref Shriner's Children's College Showdown February 16 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 9 Tennessee* No. 21 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX L 2–6 Causey (1–0) Robinson (0–1) — 10,992 0–1 — [1] February 17 3:00 p.m. vs. Nebraska* No. 21 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 6–3 Free (1–0) McConnaughey (0–1) Hutyra (1) N/A 1–1 — [2] February 18 3:00 p.m. vs. Oregon* No. 21 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 11–7 Sanders (1–0) Spoljaric (0–1) Huffling (1) N/A 2–1 — [3] February 20 6:00 p.m. vs. UT Arlington* No. 19 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 13–1 Trombello (1–0) Wallace (0–2) — 1,094 3–1 — [4] February 21 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 7 Oregon State* No. 19 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX L 4–10 Lawson (1–0) Rogers (0–1) — 1,296 3–2 — [5] February 23 2:00 p.m. Texas Southern* No. 19 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 32–5 Robinson (1–1) Marquez (0–1) — 4,113 4–2 — [6] February 24 2:00 p.m. Texas Southern* No. 19 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 20–4 Free (2–0) Martinez (0–1) — 4,432 5–2 — [7] February 25 1:00 p.m. Texas Southern* No. 19 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 16–5 (7) Washburn (1–0) Castro (0–1) — 3,952 6–2 — [8]
March: 13–7 Date Time Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Ref March 1 6:30 p.m. Gardner–Webb* No. 18 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 10–7 Robinson (2–1) Brogdon (0–3) Free (1) 4,308 7–2 — [9] March 2 2:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb* No. 18 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 29–3 Heuer (1–0) Ciminiello (0–1) — 4,432 8–2 — [10] March 3 2:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb* No. 18 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 9–5 Parish (1–0) Pressley (0–1) — 3,875 9–2 — [11] March 5 3:00 p.m. at New Mexico* No. 17 Santa Ana Star Field Albuquerque, NM W 11–8 Petty (1–0) Steinkamp (0–1) Parish (1) 545 10–2 — [12] March 8 6:30 p.m. No. 24 Texas No. 17 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 8–22 Whitehead (1–0) Robinson (2–2) — 4,432 10–3 0–1 [13] March 9 2:00 p.m. No. 24 Texas No. 17 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 7–2 Heuer (2–0) Howard (2–1) — 4,432 11–3 1–1 [14] March 10 2:00 p.m. No. 24 Texas No. 17 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 7–9 Tumis (2–0) Parish (1–1) Boehm (2) 4,432 11–4 1–2 [15] March 12 6:30 p.m. New Mexico State* No. 24 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 13–7 Petty (2–0) Swenson (0–1) — 4,229 12–4 — [16] March 13 2:00 p.m. New Mexico State* No. 24 Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 9–7 Hutyra (1–0) Zwaschka (0–2) Parish (2) 4,024 13–4 — [17] March 15 6:30 p.m. at Baylor No. 24 Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX W 2–0 Robinson (3–2) Marriott (0–3) Sanders (1) 2,718 14–4 2–2 [18] March 16 2:00 p.m. at Baylor No. 24 Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX L 1–5 Ruais (1–0) Heuer (2–1) — 2,234 14–5 2–3 [19] March 17 1:00 p.m. at Baylor No. 24 Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX L 2–7 Green (1–1) Washburn (1–1) — 2,460 14–6 2–4 [20] March 19 6:30 p.m. Abilene Christian* Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 9–4 Hutyra (2–0) De La Cruz (0–2) — 3,769 15–6 — [21] March 21 6:30 p.m. BYU Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 5–8 Hansen (3–2) Heuer (2–2) Cushing (5) 3,449 15–7 2–5 [22] March 22 6:30 p.m. BYU Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 4–3 Free (3–0) Dahle (2–2) — 4,093 16–7 3–5 [23] March 23 2:00 p.m. BYU Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 10–1 Rogers (1–1) Clawson (0–4) — 4,306 17–7 4–5 [24] March 26 12:35 p.m. Stephen F. Austin* Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 16–4 (8) Parish (2–1) Wilson (0–1) — 3,258 18–7 — [25] March 28 6:35 p.m. at UCF John Euliano Park Orlando, FL L 4–5 Kramer (4–0) Sanders (1–1) — 1,908 18–8 4–6 [26] March 29 5:00 p.m. at UCF John Euliano Park Orlando, FL L 1–2 Stagliano (1–1) Robinson (3–3) Centala (6) 2,106 18–9 4–7 [27] March 30 12:00 p.m. at UCF John Euliano Park Orlando, FL W 3–2 Heuer (3–2) Hartley (2–2) Kaase (1) 2,024 19–9 5–7 [28]
April: 11–8 Date Time Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Ref April 1 6:30 p.m. Stanford* Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 10–9 Hutyra (3–0) Thomas (0–1) — 3,537 20–9 — [29] April 2 12:00 p.m. Stanford* Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 15–12 Luce (1–0) Volchko (0–1) — 3,213 21–9 — [30] April 5 6:30 p.m. Houston Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 12–9 Sanders (2–1) Benzor (1–1) — 4,006 22–9 6–7 [31] April 6 2:00 p.m. Houston Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 15–12 Hutyra (4–0) LaCalameto (2–2) — 4,432 23–9 7–7 [32] April 7 1:00 p.m. Houston Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 12–8 Sanders (3–1) Howard (2–1) — 3,922 24–9 8–7 [33] April 9 6:05 p.m. at Abilene Christian* Crutcher Scott Field Abilene, TX W 21–3 Luce (2–0) McGarrh (2–4) — 1,153 25–9 — [34] April 12 6:30 p.m. at TCU Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 7–1 Free (4–0) Tolle (3–3) — 5,073 26–9 9–7 [35] April 13 4:00 p.m. at TCU Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX L 2–4 Abeldt (2–0) Robinson (3–4) Klecker (1) 5,236 26–10 9–8 [36] April 14 1:00 p.m. at TCU Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX L 3–4 Hampton (1–1) Heuer (3–3) Parker (1) 4,628 26–11 9–9 [37] April 16 7:00 p.m. at No. 2 Arkansas* Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR L 8–9 Gaeckle (2–2) Hutyra (4–1) — 9,770 26–12 — [38] April 17 4:00 p.m. at No. 2 Arkansas* Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR L 4–5 Dossett (2–0) Bridges (0–1) Hewlett (3) 9,645 26–13 — [39] April 19 6:30 p.m. No. 22 West Virginia Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 15–2 Free 5–0 Major (3–3) — 4,136 27–13 10–9 [40] April 20 2:00 p.m. No. 22 West Virginia Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX Postponed to April 21 April 21 1:05 p.m. No. 22 West Virginia Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 6–4 Heuer (4–3) Clark (4–1) Sanders (2) 4,432 28–13 11–9 [41] April 21 4:40 p.m. No. 22 West Virginia Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 3–1 Robinson (4–4) Switalski (1–2) Rogers (1) 4,432 29–13 12–9 [42] April 23 2:00 p.m. New Mexico* Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 3–17 Steinkamp (2–1) Luce (2–1) — 3,691 29–14 — [43] April 26 6:00 p.m. at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS L 3–4 Cranton (3–2) Hutyra (4–2) — 826 29–15 12–10 [44] April 27 2:00 p.m. at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS L 2–11 Voegele (6–2) Robinson (4–5) — 884 29–16 12–11 [45] April 28 1:00 p.m. at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS L 3–7 Lanthier (3–0) Heuer (4–4) — 784 29–17 12–12 [46] April 30 6:30 p.m. UTRGV* Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 11–6 Sanders (4–1) Davis (0–1) — 4,262 30–17 — [47]
May: 1–7 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Ref May 3 6:30 p.m. No. 22 Oklahoma Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 0–8 Davis (6–3) Free (5–1) — 4,028 30–18 12–13 [48] May 4 2:00 p.m. No. 22 Oklahoma Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 5–7 Witherspoon (5–3) Robinson (4–6) — 3,937 30–19 12–14 [49] May 5 2:00 p.m. No. 22 Oklahoma Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 7–8 Campbell (3–0) Heuer (4–5) Witherspoon (3) 3,782 30–20 12–15 [50] May 10 6:00 p.m. at No. 19 Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK L 4–16 Garcia (5–3) Free (5–2) — 5,486 30–21 12–16 [51] May 11 6:00 p.m. at No. 19 Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK L 3–9 Blake (4–0) Robinson (4–7) Cranz (2) 5,602 30–22 12–17 [52] May 12 2:00 p.m. at No. 19 Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK Canceled May 16 8:30 p.m. at Arizona State* Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ L 5–21 (7) Jacobs (7–2) Hutyra (4–3) — 2,363 30–23 — [53] May 17 3:00 p.m. vs. UNLV* Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ W 13–12 Washburn (2–1) Maloney (3–3) — N/A 31–23 — [54] May 17 8:30 p.m. at Arizona State* Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ L 11–17 Fitzpatrick (3–2) Lysik (0–1) — 2,876 31–24 — [55]
Post–season: 2–2
Big 12 Tournament: 2–2 Date Time Opponent Seed/Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12T Ref May 21 7:30 p.m. vs. (3) No. 24 Texas (10) Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 6–4 Sanders (5–1) Duplantier II (2–1) — 8,349 32–24 1–0 [56] May 22 7:30 p.m. vs. (2) No. 19 Oklahoma State (10) Globe Life Field Arlington, TX L 2–7 Benge (3–1) Erdman (0–1) — 7,110 32–25 1–1 [57] May 23 4:00 p.m. vs. (5) Cincinnati (10) Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 10–5 Free (6–2) Conte (2–1) — N/A 33–25 2–1 [58] May 24 4:00 p.m. vs. (2) No. 19 Oklahoma State (10) Globe Life Field Arlington, TX L 0–4 Garcia (7–3) Parish (2–2) — N/A 33–26 2–2 [59]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Texas Tech team member

* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest. All times are in central time.

Rankings

Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches	22	22*	19	17	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—
Baseball America	18	17	16	14	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Perfect Game	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA	20	20	18	17	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball	20	19	18	17	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

* 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.

External links

• 2024 baseball schedule