American college baseball season
The 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2015 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 . They were led by head coach Tim Tadlock in his 3rd season at Texas Tech.
In 2014, the Red Raiders finished the season 4th in the Big 12 with a record of 45–21, 14–10 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament , and were eliminated in the first round. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament , and were placed in the Coral Gables regional, along with host Miami (FL) , Columbia , and Bethune-Cookman . In their first game, the Red Raiders defeated Columbia, 3–2, and advanced to the next leg, where they defeated Miami (FL), 3–0. In the regional final, Texas Tech was again matched up with Miami, and dropped the first game by a score of 1–2 in 10 innings. In the second game, the Red Raiders rebounded to beat the Hurricanes 4–0 and advanced to the Super Regional. As hosts of the Super Regional, the Red Raiders defeated College of Charleston in two games, both by a score of 1–0, to advance to their first ever College World Series .
In the College World Series, Texas Tech was eliminated quickly, after only two games, losing first to conference opponent TCU , 2–3, then to Ole Miss , 1–2. They finished the season with a record of 45–21.
2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster[ 2]
Pitchers
5 – Patrick Mahomes II – Freshman
13 – Dalton Brown – Junior
14 – Dominic Moreno – Senior
18 – Quinn Carpenter – Junior
19 – Jackson Lancaster – Freshman
20 – Cameron Smith – Senior
32 – Justin Bethurd – Junior
34 – Corey Taylor – Senior
35 – Matt Withrow – Junior
36 – Ty Damron – Sophomore
37 – Matt Custred – Junior
38 – Johnathon Tripp – Junior
41 – Dylan Dusek – Sophomore
42 – Parker Mushinski – Freshman
43 – Garrett Bruce – Junior
44 – Ryan Moseley – Sophomore
45 – Heath Herrington – Senior
48 – Sean Thompson – Sophomore
55 – Jacob Patterson – Freshman
Catchers
15 – Kholeton Sanchez – Junior
16 – Tyler Floyd – Junior
26 – Hunter Southerland – Sophomore
31 – Nick Marshall – Junior
Infielders
1 – Tim Proudfoot – Senior
2 – Orlando Garcia – Freshman
3 – Michael Davis – Freshman
4 – Cory Raley – Junior
7 – Ryan Long – Sophomore
8 – Tanner Gardner – Freshman
9 – William Hairston – Sophomore
12 – Eric Gutierrez – Junior
21 – Bryant Burleson – Senior
25 – Hunter Hargrove – Sophomore
28 – Landon Darwin – Junior
Outfielders
10 – Tyler Neslony – Junior
11 – Stephen Smith – Sophomore
17 – Zach Davis – Junior
29 – Anthony Lyons – Sophomore
Texas Tech opened its season with a four-game series against West Coast Conference foe San Francisco . In the opening game of the series on February 13, the Red Raiders rebounded from an early 0–3 deficit, but scored six runs in the third inning, powering their way to a 9–7 Opening Day victory.[ 3]
2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log:[ 4] 31–24
Regular Season: 30–22
Date
Time
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Big 12 Record
Ref
February 13
2:00 PM
San Francisco
#9
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
9–7
Patterson (1–0)
Shew (0–1)
—
4,375
1–0
—
[1]
February 14
12:00 PM
San Francisco
#9
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
15–6
Mushinski (1–0)
Rincon (0–1)
—
4,200
2–0
—
[2]
February 14
4:00 PM
San Francisco
#9
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
13–5
Dusek (1–0)
Lee (0–1)
—
4,418
3–0
—
[3]
February 15
12:00 PM
San Francisco
#9
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
9–7
Damron (1–0)
Cecilio (0–1)
Moreno (1)
3,192
4–0
—
[4]
February 17
2:00 PM
Nevada
#7
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
4–8
Held (1–0)
Moreno (0–1)
—
2,796
4–1
—
[5]
February 20
2:00 PM
Northern Illinois
#7
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
8–0
Moseley (1–0)
Neumann (0–1)
—
3,200
5–1
—
[6]
February 20
5:15 PM
Northern Illinois
#7
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
5–0
Smith (1–0)
Fuller (1–1)
Moreno (2)
3,572
6–1
—
[7]
February 21
12:00 PM
Northern Illinois
#7
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
6–4
Dusek (2–0)
Ormsby (1–1)
Taylor (1)
3,875
7–1
—
[8]
February 21
3:05 PM
Northern Illinois
#7
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
6–0
Damron (2–0)
Ceja (0–1)
—
4,086
8–1
—
[9]
February 25
7:00 PM
Sacramento State
#7
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
4–3
Moreno (1–1)
Dillon (2–2)
—
2,921
9–1
—
[10]
Date
Time
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Big 12 Record
Ref
March 3
3:30 PM
Abilene Christian
#6
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
6–5 (16)
Tripp (1–0)
Gawrieh (0–2)
—
2,756
10–1
—
[11]
March 6
9:00 PM
at #30 Cal State Fullerton
#6
Goodwin Field • Fullerton
0–4
Eshelman (2–2)
Smith (1–1)
—
1,777
10–2
—
[12]
March 7
9:00 PM
at #30 Cal State Fullerton
#6
Goodwin Field • Fullerton
2–3
Garza (1–0)
Moseley (1–1)
Peitzmeier (5)
2,640
10–3
—
[13]
March 8
3:00 PM
at #30 Cal State Fullerton
#6
Goodwin Field • Fullerton
5–6
Gavin (2–0)
Dusek (2–1)
Peitzmeier (6)
1,623
10–4
—
[14]
March 10
6:30 PM
New Mexico State
#15
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
4–3 (12)
Mushinski (2–0)
Herendeen (0–1)
—
3,587
11–4
—
[15]
March 11
2:00 PM
New Mexico State
#15
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
7–4
Brown (1–0)
Mansfiled (0–1)
Taylor (2)
3,074
12–4
—
[16]
March 13
8:00 PM
at San Diego State
#15
Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA
0–9
Derby (2–1)
Moseley (1–2)
—
568
12–5
—
[17]
March 14
4:00 PM
at San Diego State
#15
Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA
11–0
Smith (2–1)
Thompson (1–1)
—
473
13–5
—
[18]
March 15
3:00 PM
at San Diego State
#15
Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA
6–3
Taylor (1–0)
Seyler (4–1)
Moreno (3)
553
14–5
—
[19]
March 17
6:30 PM
Oral Roberts
#13
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
7–9 (11)
Holley (1–0)
Moreno (1–2)
McDavid (1)
2,906
14–6
—
[20]
March 18
2:00 PM
Oral Roberts
#13
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
7–4
Patterson (2–0)
Howe (0–1)
—
3,327
15–6
—
[21]
March 20
6:00 PM
at Oklahoma
#13
L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
6–1
Moseley (2–2)
Elliott (3–2)
—
1,227
16–6
1–0
[22]
March 21
2:02 PM
at Oklahoma
#13
L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
2–5
Hansen (3–2)
Smith (2–2)
—
1,313
16–7
1–1
[23]
March 22
1:00 PM
at Oklahoma
#13
L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
2–3
Tasin (4–1)
Moreno (1–3)
Evans (2)
1,412
16–8
1–2
[24]
March 24
2:00 PM
New Mexico
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
6–7
Presto (2–1)
Damron (2–1)
Schilling (1)
3,091
16–9
—
[25]
March 27
6:30 PM
Kansas
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
4–7
Krauth (5–2)
Mushinski (2–1)
Villines (7)
3,595
16–10
1–3
[26]
March 28
2:00 PM
Kansas
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
9–3
Smith (3–2)
Weiman (0–4)
—
3,861
17–10
2–3
[27]
March 29
1:00 PM
Kansas
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
3–2
Taylor (2–0)
Villines (1–1)
Moreno (4)
3,812
18–10
3–3
[28]
March 31
3:00 PM
at New Mexico
Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM
5–6
Estrella (1–1)
Brown (1–1)
Sanchez (2)
1,106
18–11
—
[29]
Date
Time
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Big 12 Record
Ref
April 2
6:30 PM
#2 TCU
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
0–8
Traver (5–0)
Moseley (2–3)
—
4,393
18–12
3–4
[30]
April 3
2:00 PM
#2 TCU
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
5–1
Smith (4–2)
Morrison (6–1)
—
3,974
19–12
4–4
[31]
April 4
2:00 PM
#2 TCU
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
1–4
Young (6–1)
Damron (2–2)
Ferrell (8)
4,432
19–13
4–5
[32]
April 7
2:00 PM
at Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK
4–5
Hightower (1–0)
Custred (0–1)
Sequeira (4)
551
19–14
—
[33]
April 10
6:30 PM
Baylor
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
8–4
Moseley (3–3)
Castano (2–4)
—
3,974
20–14
5–5
[34]
April 11
2:00 PM
Baylor
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
3–2 (12)
Moreno (2–3)
Montemayor (0–3)
—
4,387
21–14
6–5
[35]
April 12
2:00 PM
Baylor
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
9–5
Damron (3–2)
Lewis (1–1)
—
3,573
22–14
7–5
[36]
April 14
6:30 PM
at Abilene Christian
#27
Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX
7–6
Withrow (1–0)
Hanson (1–1)
Moreno (5)
1,537
23–14
—
[37]
April 17
3:00 PM
at Kansas State
#27
Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
3–5
Erickson (1–2)
Moseley (3–4)
Fischer (1)
2,631
23–15
7–6
[38]
April 18
2:00 PM
at Kansas State
#27
Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
7–1
Smith (5–2)
Courville (0–4)
—
2,864
24–15
8–6
[39]
April 19
1:00 PM
at Kansas State
#27
Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
4–1
Taylor (3–0)
Griep (3–2)
Moreno (6)
1,780
25–15
9–6
[40]
April 21
6:30 PM
vs. Abilene Christian
#24
Security Bank Ballpark • Midland, TX
10–2
Custred (1–1)
Zotkya (2–2)
—
3,512
26–15
—
[41]
April 24
6:30 PM
#9 Oklahoma State
#24
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
5–3
Moseley (4–4)
Perrin (4–4)
Moreno (7)
4,025
27–15
10–6
[42]
April 25
2:00 PM
#9 Oklahoma State
#24
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
2–8
Freeman (7–2)
Smith (5–3)
—
4,423
27–16
10–7
[43]
April 26
2:00 PM
#9 Oklahoma State
#24
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
3–6
LaRue (2–0)
Withrow (1–1)
Glover (5)
4,171
27–17
10–8
[44]
April 28
6:30 PM
Grand Canyon
#28
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
4–5 (10)
Garcia-Pierre (1–0)
Custred (1–2)
—
3,126
27–18
—
[45]
April 29
2:00 PM
Grand Canyon
#28
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
5–10
Vorhof (4–0)
Tripp (1–1)
Brendel (2)
3,113
27–19
—
[46]
Date
Time
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Big 12 Record
Ref
May 1
6:00 PM
at Texas
#28
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
0–3
French (3–3)
Moseley (4–3)
Mayes (2)
5,261
27–20
10–9
[47]
May 2
2:00 PM
at Texas
#28
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
9–1
Smith (6–3)
Culbreth (3–4)
—
7,018
28–20
11–9
[48]
May 3
1:00 PM
at Texas
#28
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
5–1
Moreno (3–3)
Mayes (1–4)
—
6,284
29–20
12–9
[49]
May 14
5:00 PM
at West Virginia
Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
4–6
Donato (7–5)
Moseley (4–6)
Dotson (1)
1,384
29–21
12–10
[50]
May 15
5:00 PM
at West Virginia
Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
2–8
Vance (7–4)
Smith (6–4)
—
1,883
29–22
12–11
[51]
May 16
5:00 PM
at West Virginia
Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
8–2
Damron (4–2)
Myers (2–5)
—
1,697
30–22
13–11
[52]
Post–season: 1–2
Date
Time
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
B12T Record
Ref
May 20
9:00 AM
vs. (5) Texas
(4)
ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK
1–2
French (4–3)
Smith (6–5)
—
2,801
30–23
0–1
[53]
May 21
9:00 AM
vs. #4 (1) TCU
(4)
ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK
8–1
Taylor (4–0)
Morrison (11–2)
—
2,960
31–23
1–1
[54]
May 22
3:15 PM
vs. (8) Baylor
(4)
ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK
4–5
Lewis (4–2)
Dusek (2–2)
Spicer (8)
3,645
31–24
1–2
[55]
Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Texas Tech team member
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest. "()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament.
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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' 13 13* 13 10 16 15 21 24 RV RV 24 24 RV RV RV RV — — — Baseball America 5 5 5 5 14 12 18 19 — 25 22 — — — — — — — — Collegiate Baseball ^9 7 7 6 15 13 — — — 27 24 28 — — — — — — — NCBWA †12 8 9 7 13 10 17 21 23 19 18 21 25 29 RV RV — — —
^ 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.
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