2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team
{{short description|American college baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode = baseball
|year = 2018
|team = Texas Tech Red Raiders
|logo = Texas Tech Athletics logo.svg
|logo_size = 100
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|conference = Big 12 Conference
|short_conf = Big 12
|CoachRank = 5
|CBRank = 6
|record = 45–20
|conf_record = 15–9
|head_coach = Tim Tadlock
|hc_year = 6th
|asst_coach1 = Ray Hayward
|ac1_year = 6th
|asst_coach2 = J-Bob Thomas
|ac2_year = 6th
|asst_coach3 = Matt Gardner
|ac3_year = 6th
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|stadium = Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
|champion = NCAA Lubbock Regional champions
NCAA Lubbock Super Regional champions
|bowl = College World Series, 1–2
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{{2018 Big 12 Conference baseball standings}}
The 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2018 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 6th year head coach Tim Tadlock.
Previous season
The 2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team finished the regular season with a 42–13 (16–8) record and tied with TCU for first place in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Red Raiders were eliminated from the 2017 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament in game 3 after a 7–12 loss to West Virginia.{{cite web|publisher=Texas Tech Athletics|url=https://texastech.com/news/2017/5/26/baseball-no-3-tech-drops-heartbreaker-in-extras-to-wvu.aspx|title=No. 3 Tech Drops Heartbreaker In Extras To WVU|date=May 26, 2017|accessdate=June 10, 2018}} Tech received a bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, losing to Sam Houston State in games 3 and 4 of the regionals.
Personnel
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Schedule and results
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colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|color=white}}"|2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log:{{cite web|url=https://texastech.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=327|publisher=Texas Tech Red Raiders|title=2018 Baseball Schedule|accessdate=May 26, 2018}} 45–20 (Home 27–6; Away 15–10; Neutral 4–4) | ||||||||||||
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colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|color=white}}"|Regular season: 38–15 (Home 22–5; Away 15–10; Neutral 1–0) | ||||||||||||
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| {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%; width:100%" ! colspan=13 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|color=white}}"|February: 9–0 (Home: 5–0; Away: 4–0) | ||||||||||||
Date
! Time ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! Big 12 Record ! Ref | ||||||||||||
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| February 16 | 2:00 PM | Maine | #5 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 4–2 | Martin (1–0) | Courtney (0–1) | Haveman (1) | 3,481 | 1–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11249&path=baseball] |
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| February 17 | 12:00 PM | Maine | #5 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 12–1 | Dusek (1–0) | Emerson (0–1) | — | 4,432 | 2–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11250&path=baseball] |
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| February 17 | 3:05 PM | Maine | #5 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 12–5 | McMillon (1–0) | Silva (0–1) | — | 4,432 | 3–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11251&path=baseball] |
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| February 18 | 1:00 PM | Maine | #5 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 21–6 | Quezada (1–0) | Murphy (0–1) | — | 3,788 | 4–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11252&path=baseball] |
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| February 20 | 2:00 PM | New Mexico State | #5 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 12–0 | Shetter (1–0) | Whittlesey (0–1) | — | 3,223 | 5–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11253&path=baseball] |
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| February 24 | 8:00 PM | @ UTSA | #5 | Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX | 5–0 | Martin (2–0) | Kirby (0–2) | — | 1,384 | 6–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11255&path=baseball] |
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| February 25 | 3:50 PM | @ UTSA | #5 | Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX | 3–0 | McMillon (2–0) | Dressler (1–1) | Freeman (1) | 1,131 | 7–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11256&path=baseball] |
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| February 26 | 12:00 PM | @ UTSA | #4 | Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX | 10–6 | Queen (1–0) | Wenzel (0–1) | Haveman (2) | 307 | 8–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11381&path=baseball] |
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| February 27 | 12:00 PM | @ UTRGV | #4 | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | 3–1 | Shetter (2–0) | Hill (1–1) | Freeman (2) | 2,174 | 9–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11257&path=baseball] |
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! colspan=13 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|color=white}}"|March: 14–6 (Home: 10–1; Away: 4–5) | ||||||||||||
Date
! Time ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! Big 12 Record ! Ref | ||||||||||||
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| March 2 | 6:30 PM | #11 South Alabama | #4 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 8–1 | Martin (3–0) | Carr (1–1) | — | 4,432 | 10–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11258&path=baseball] |
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| March 3 | 12:00 PM | #11 South Alabama | #4 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 14–2 | McMillon (3–0) | Greene (1–1) | — | 4,432 | 11–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11259&path=baseball] |
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| March 3 | 4:00 PM | #11 South Alabama | #4 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 5–2 | Harpenau (1–0) | Melton (0–1) | Haveman (3) | 4,432 | 12–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11260&path=baseball] |
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| March 4 | 1:00 PM | #11 South Alabama | #4 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 9–7 | Quezada (2–0) | Shell (0–2) | — | 4,020 | 13–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11261&path=baseball] |
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| March 7 | 1:00 PM | New Mexico | #4 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 7–2 | Shetter (3–0) | Garley (1–1) | — | 3,526 | 14–0 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11262&path=baseball] |
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| March 9 | 3:00 PM | @ #5 Kentucky | #4 | Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY | 7–10 | Hjelle (4–0) | Harpenau (1–1) | Machammer (1) | 2,568 | 14–1 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11263&path=baseball] |
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| March 10 | 12:00 PM | @ #5 Kentucky | #4 | Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY | 6–11 | Maley (1–0) | Haveman (0–1) | — | 2,811 | 14–2 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11264&path=baseball] |
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| March 11 | 12:00 PM | @ #5 Kentucky | #4 | Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY | 5–3 | Kilian (1–0) | Lewis (3–1) | Quezada (1) | 2,643 | 15–2 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11265&path=baseball] |
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| March 13 | 2:00 PM | @ #4 Louisville | #9 | Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY | 8–4 | Quezada (3–0) | Hoeing (2–1) | — | 1,965 | 16–2 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11266&path=baseball] |
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| March 14 | 11:00 AM | @ #4 Louisville | #9 | Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY | 4–7 | Miller (3–0) | Sublette (0–1) | Bordner (7) | 1,185 | 16–3 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11267&path=baseball] |
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| March 16 | 6:30 PM | @ Baylor | #9 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | 0–2 | Bradford (3–1) | Martin (3–1) | Montemayor (5) | 3,221 | 16–4 | 0–1 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11268&path=baseball] |
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| March 17 | 2:00 PM | @ Baylor | #9 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | 2–12 | Hill (2–0) | Kilian (1–1) | — | 3,215 | 16–5 | 0–2 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11269&path=baseball] |
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| March 18 | 1:00 PM | @ Baylor | #9 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | 11–4 | Harpenau (2–1) | Thomas (0–1) | — | 2,500 | 17–5 | 1–2 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11270&path=baseball] |
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| March 23 | 6:30 PM | Northeastern | #17 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 22–3 | Davis (4–1) | Brown (1–2) | — | 3,446 | 18–5 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11271&path=baseball] |
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| March 24 | 12:00 PM | Northeastern | #17 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 12–3 | Kilian (2–1) | Christian (1–4) | — | 3,442 | 19–5 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11272&path=baseball] |
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| March 24 | 4:00 PM | Northeastern | #17 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 13–2 | McMillon (4–0) | Rodriguez (0–1) | — | 3,948 | 20–5 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11273&path=baseball] |
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| March 25 | 12:30 PM | Northeastern | #17 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 9–4 | Harpenau (3–1) | Mellen (5–1) | Freeman (3) | 3,382 | 21–5 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11274&path=baseball] |
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| March 27 | 3:00 PM | @ New Mexico State | #11 | Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM | colspan=8| Game postponed to April 3 | |||||||
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| March 29 | 6:30 PM | West Virginia | #11 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 0–1 | Wolf (1–0) | Martin (4–2) | Ennis (1) | 3,833 | 21–6 | 1–3 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11276&path=baseball] |
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| March 30 | 6:30 PM | West Virginia | #11 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 4–1 | Kilian (3–1) | Manoah (1–4) | Shetter (1) | 3,989 | 22–6 | 2–3 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11277&path=baseball] |
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| March 31 | 2:00 PM | West Virginia | #11 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 8–5 | Dusek (2–0) | Ennis (3–2) | Harpenau (1) | 4,432 | 23–6 | 3–3 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11278&path=baseball] |
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! colspan=13 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|color=white}}"|April: 10–6 (Home: 5–1; Away: 4–5; Neutral 1–0) | ||||||||||||
Date
! Time ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! Big 12 Record ! Ref | ||||||||||||
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| April 3 | 7:00 PM | vs. New Mexico State | #12 | Security Bank Ballpark • Midland, TX | 2–1 | Wilson (1–0) | Hroch (0–1) | — | 4,474 | 24–6 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11279&path=baseball] |
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| April 6 | 1:00 PM | @ Kansas | #12 | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | 15–6 | Martin (5–2) | Davis (0–2) | — | 768 | 25–6 | 4–3 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11280&path=baseball] |
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| April 7 | 2:00 PM | @ Kansas | #12 | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | 10–0 | Kilian (4–1) | Turski (1–5) | — | 1,047 | 26–6 | 5–3 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11281&path=baseball] |
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| April 8 | 1:00 PM | @ Kansas | #12 | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | 3–17 | Zeferjahn (6–1) | McMillon (4–1) | — | 630 | 26–7 | 5–4 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11282&path=baseball] |
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| April 10 | 6:30 PM | @ Dallas Baptist | #14 | Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX | 5–6 | Hines (4–1) | Quezada (3–1) | — | 1,509 | 26–8 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11283&path=baseball] |
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| April 13 | 6:30 PM | Kansas State | #14 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 21–4 | Martin (6–2) | Heskett (2–5) | — | 3,881 | 27–8 | 6–4 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11284&path=baseball] |
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| April 14 | 2:00 PM | Kansas State | #14 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 26–6 | Kilian (5–1) | Littlejim (2–1) | — | 4,432 | 28–8 | 7–4 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11285&path=baseball] |
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| April 15 | 1:00 PM | Kansas State | #14 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 9–6 | Dusek (3–0) | Heinen (0–1) | Harpenau (2) | 4,432 | 29–8 | 8–4 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11286&path=baseball] |
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| April 17 | 2:00 PM | @ New Mexico | #15 | Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM | 20–9 | Quezada (4–1) | Coffey (0–1) | — | 515 | 30–8 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11287&path=baseball] |
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| April 20 | 2:00 PM | #14 Oklahoma | #15 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 5–4 | Harpenau (4–1) | Cavalli (2–2) | — | 3,634 | 31–8 | 9–4 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11289&path=baseball] |
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| April 21 | 2:00 PM | #14 Oklahoma | #15 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 12–6 | Kilian (6–1) | Perez (4–1) | — | 4,432 | 32–8 | 10–4 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11290&path=baseball] |
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| April 22 | 2:00 PM | #14 Oklahoma | #15 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 5–12 | Wiles (4–2) | McMillon (4–2) | — | 4,432 | 32–9 | 10–5 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11291&path=baseball] |
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| April 24 | 6:30 PM | @ #10 Arkansas | #11 | Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | 1–5 | Lee (3–2) | Sublette (0–2) | Loseke (1) | 8,455 | 32–10 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11292&path=baseball] |
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| April 25 | 6:00 PM | @ #10 Arkansas | #11 | Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | colspan=8| Cancelled | |||||||
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| April 27 | 8:00 PM | @ TCU | #11 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 4–6 | 5,352 | Wymer (3–3) | Martin (6–3) | Feltman (6) | 32–11 | 10–6 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11294&path=baseball] |
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| April 28 | 7:00 PM | @ TCU | #11 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 6–0 | 6,302 | Kilian (7–1) | King (1–2) | Shetter (3) | 33–11 | 11–6 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11295&path=baseball] |
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| April 29 | 1:00 PM | @ TCU | #11 | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 5–9 | 5,615 | Eissler (3–1) | Quezada (4–2) | — | 33–12 | 11–7 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11296&path=baseball] |
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! colspan=13 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|color=white}}"|May: 5–3 (Home: 2–3; Away: 3–0) | ||||||||||||
Date
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| May 1 | 2:00 PM | San Diego | #16 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 11–6 | Freeman (1–0) | Kuhn (3–1) | — | 3,537 | 34–12 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11297&path=baseball] |
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| May 4 | 6:30 PM | #18 Texas | #16 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 6–12 | Kinghham (6–2) | Martin (6–4) | — | 4,432 | 34–13 | 11–8 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11298&path=baseball] |
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| May 5 | 1:00 PM | #18 Texas | #16 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 16–5 | Kilian (8–1) | Shugart (4–3) | — | 4,432 | 35–13 | 12–8 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11299&path=baseball] |
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| May 6 | 2:00 PM | #18 Texas | #16 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 5–7 | Robinson (3–0) | Harpenau (4–2) | McGuire (7) | 4,432 | 35–14 | 12–9 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11300&path=baseball] |
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| May 8 | 6:30 PM | Dallas Baptist | #19 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 4–10 | Kechley (6–0) | McMillon (4–3) | — | 4,264 | 35–15 | — | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11308&path=baseball] |
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| May 17 | 6:30 PM | @ #14 Oklahoma State | #19 | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 9–4 | Shetter (4–0) | Battenfield (2–2) | — | 1,776 | 36–15 | 13–9 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11301&path=baseball] |
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| May 18 | 6:30 PM | @ #14 Oklahoma State | #19 | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 14–6 | Harpenau (5–2) | Teel (7–3) | — | 2,197 | 37–15 | 14–9 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11302&path=baseball] |
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| May 19 | 1:00 PM | @ #14 Oklahoma State | #19 | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 7–3 | McMillon (5–3) | Heasley (3–6) | — | 2,244 | 38–15 | 15–9 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11303&path=baseball] |
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! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|color=white}}" | Post–season: 7–5
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! colspan=13 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|color=white}}" | 2018 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament: 1–2 | ||||||||||||
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! Time ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! B12T Record ! Ref | ||||||||||||
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| May 23 | 7:30 PM | vs. (6) TCU | #13 (3) | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | 2–12 (7) | Lodolo (7–4) | Sublette (0–3) | — | 4,631 | 38–16 | 0–1 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11304&path=baseball] |
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| May 24 | 12:30 PM | vs. #20 (2) Oklahoma State | #13 (3) | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | 6–2 | Harpenau (6–2) | Teel (7–4) | Quezada (2) | 4,020 | 39–16 | 1–1 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11494&path=baseball] |
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| May 25 | 7:00 PM | vs. (7) West Virginia | #13 (3) | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | 4–12 | Kessler (4–0) | Martin (6–5) | — | 7,583 | 39–17 | 1–2 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11496&path=baseball] |
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! colspan=13 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|color=white}}" | 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament: 5–1 | ||||||||||||
Date
! Time ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! NCAA Tourn ! Ref | ||||||||||||
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| June 1 | 1:00 PM | (4) New Mexico State | #13 (1) | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 9–2 | Shetter (5–0) | Groff (11–3) | — | 4,341 | 40–17 | 1–0 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11305&path=baseball] |
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| June 2 | 7:00 PM | (2) Louisville | #13 (1) | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 10–4 | Kilian (9–1) | Bennett (8–2) | Harpenau (3) | 4,563 | 41–17 | 2–0 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11497&path=baseball] |
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| June 3 | 6:00 PM | (2) Louisville | #13 (1) | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 11–6 | Martin (7–5) | Detmers (4–2) | — | 4,628 | 42–17 | 3–0 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11531&path=baseball] |
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| June 9 | 2:00 PM | Duke | #6 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 6–4 | Quezada (5–2) | Labosky (3–1) | Harpenau (4) | 4,818 | 43–17 | 4–0 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11306&path=baseball] |
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| June 10 | 5:00 PM | Duke | #6 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 2–11 | Stinson (5–1) | Kilian (9–2) | — | 4,818 | 43–18 | 4–1 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11533&path=baseball] |
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| June 11 | 3:00 PM | Duke | #6 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 6–2 | Harpenau (7–2) | Dockman (0–1) | — | 4,474 | 44–18 | 5–1 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11534&path=baseball] |
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! colspan=13 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas Tech Red Raiders|color=white}}" | 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#College World Series: 1–2 | ||||||||||||
Date
! Time ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! CWS ! Ref | ||||||||||||
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| June 17 | 6:00 PM | vs. #2 (1) Florida | #6 (9) | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | 6–3 | Shetter (6–0) | Singer (12–2) | — | 19,100 | 45–18 | 1–0 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11307&path=baseball] |
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| June 20 | 2:30 PM | vs. #4 (5) Arkansas | #6 (9) | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | 4–7 | Loseke (4–2) | Martin (7–6) | — | 13,637 | 45–19 | 1–1 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11714&path=baseball] |
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| June 21 | 7:00 PM | vs. #2 (1) Florida | #6 (9) | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | 6–9 | Leftwich (5–5) | Killian (9–3) | Byrne (16) | 24,806 | 45–20 | 1–2 | [https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=12057&path=baseball] |
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! colspan=13 | Legend: {{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} = Win {{Color box|#fbb|border=darkgray}} = Loss {{Color box|#bbb|border=darkgray}} = 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 or NCAA Regional, respectively.
NCAA tournament
=Lubbock Regional=
{{linescore
|Date=June 1, 2018
|Time=1:04{{nbsp}}pm (CDT)
|Location=Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas,
|Other={{convert|101|F|C}}, sunny
|Road=(4) New Mexico State|RoadAbr=NMSU
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=0|RR=2|RH=8|RE=0
|Home=(1) Texas Tech|HomeAbr=TTU
|H1=3|H2=0|H3=2|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=4|H8=0|H9=X|HR=9|HH=11|HE=0
|WP=Ryan Shetter (5–0)|LP=Jonathan Groff (11–3)|SV=
|Attendance=4,341
}}
{{linescore
|Date=June 2, 2018
|Time=7:04{{nbsp}}pm (CDT)
|Location=Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas,
|Other={{convert|89|F|C}}, mostly sunny
|Road=(2) Louisville|RoadAbr=LOU
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=1|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=2|RR=4|RH=8|RE=1
|Home=(1) Texas Tech|HomeAbr=TTU
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=3|H4=3|H5=0|H6=2|H7=2|H8=0|H9=X|HR=10|HH=10|HE=2
|WP=Caleb Kilian (9–1)|LP=Nick Bennett (8–2)|SV=Ty Harpenau (3)
|Attendance=4,563
}}
{{linescore
|Date=June 3, 2018
|Time=6:24{{nbsp}}pm (CDT)
|Location=Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas,
|Other={{convert|86|F|C}}, partly cloudy
|Road=(1) Texas Tech|RoadAbr=TTU
|R1=4|R2=1|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=0|RR=11|RH=14|RE=1
|Home=(2) Louisville|HomeAbr=LOU
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=1|H7=1|H8=3|H9=0|HR=6|HH=13|HE=3
|WP=Davis Martin (7–5)|LP=Reid Detmers (4–2)|SV=
|Attendance=4,628
}}
=Lubbock Super Regional=
{{linescore
|Date=June 9, 2018
|Time=2:05{{nbsp}}pm (CDT)
|Location=Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas,
|Other={{convert|91|F|C}}, mostly cloudy
|Road=Duke|RodAbr=DU
|R1=0|R2=1|R3=0|R4=0|R5=2|R6=0|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=4|RH=8|RE=1
|Home=#6 Texas Tech|HomeAbr=TTU
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=2|H6=1|H7=1|H8=2|H9=X|HR=6|HH=11|HE=0
|WP=Jose Quezada (5–2)|LP=Jack Labosky (3–1)|SV=Ty Harpenau (4)
|Attendance=4,818
}}
{{linescore
|Date=June 10, 2018
|Time=6:16{{nbsp}}pm (CDT)
|Location=Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas,
|Other={{convert|86|F|C}}, mostly cloudy
|Road=#6 Texas Tech|RoadAbr=TTU
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=1|R9=0|RR=2|RH=9|RE=0
|Home=Duke|HomeAbr=DU
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=4|H5=6|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=X|HR=11|HH=16|HE=1
|WP=Graeme Stinson (5–1)|LP=Caleb Kilian (9–2)
|Attendance=4,818
}}
{{linescore
|Date=June 11, 2018
|Time=3:04{{nbsp}}pm (CDT)
|Location=Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas,
|Other={{convert|96|F|C}}, sunny
|Road=Duke|RoadAbr=DU
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=10|RE=0
|Home=#6 Texas Tech|HomeAbr=TTU
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=2|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|H8=2|H9=X|HR=6|HH=13|HE=2
|WP=Ty Harpenau (7–2)|LP=Matt Dockman (0–1)
|Attendance=4,474
}}
College World Series
=First round=
{{linescore
|Date=June 17, 2018
|Time=8:56{{nbsp}}pm (CDT)
|Location=TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska,
|Other={{convert|86|F|C}}, clear
|Road=(9) Texas Tech|RoadAbr=TTU
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=2|R6=2|R7=0|R8=0|R9=1|RR=6|RH=12|RE=1
|Home=(1) Florida|HomeAbr=FLO
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=2|H8=0|H9=0|HR=3|HH=5|HE=1
|WP=Ryan Shetter (6–0)|LP=Brady Singer (12–2)
|Attendance=19,100
}}
=Second round=
{{linescore
|Date=June 20, 2018
|Time=2:30{{nbsp}}pm (CDT)
|Location=TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska,
|Other={{convert|71|F|C}}, cloudy
|Road=(5) Arkansas|RoadAbr=ARK
|R1=2|R2=1|R3=0|R4=2|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=2|R9=0|RR=7|RH=12|RE=1
|Home=(9) Texas Tech|HomeAbr=TTU
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=2|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=2|HR=4|HH=6|HE=0
|WP=Barrett Loseke (4–2)|LP=Davis Martin (7–6)
|Attendance=13,637
}}
{{linescore
|Date=June 21, 2018
|Time=7:05{{nbsp}}pm (CDT)
|Location=TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska,
|Other={{convert|74|F|C}}, partly cloudy
|Road=(1) Florida|RoadAbr=FLO
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=2|R6=2|R7=0|R8=3|R9=1|RR=9|RH=12|RE=2
|Home=(9) Texas Tech|HomeAbr=TTU
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=3|H8=3|H9=0|HR=6|HH=12|HE=1
|WP=Jack Leftwich (5–5)|LP=Caleb Killian (9–3)|SV=Michael Byrne (16)
|Attendance=24,806
}}
Rankings
{{See also|2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings}}
{{NCAA Division I baseball rankings
| year = {{date|2018}}
| finalpollweek = 18
| coaches_ref = [http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/baseball/polls/coaches-poll/ Baseball Coaches Poll]
| ba_ref = [http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/ Baseball America College: Top 25]
| collegiate_ref = [http://baseballnews.com/2018-collegiate-baseball-polls/ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper]
| ncbwa_ref = [http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2018/ NCBWA Division I poll]
| coaches_pre = 3 (1)
| ba_pre = 5
| collegiate_pre = 5
| ncbwa_pre = 3
| coaches_1 = 3 (1)
| ba_1 = 5
| collegiate_1 = 5
| ncbwa_1 = 3
| coaches_2 = 3 (1)*
| ba_2 = 5
| collegiate_2 = 4
| ncbwa_2 = 3
| coaches_3 = 3
| ba_3 = 5
| collegiate_3 = 4
| ncbwa_3 = 3
| coaches_4 = 5
| ba_4 = 8
| collegiate_4 = 9
| ncbwa_4 = 5
| coaches_5 = 9
| ba_5 = 11
| collegiate_5 = 17
| ncbwa_5 = 10
| coaches_6 = 7
| ba_6 = 11
| collegiate_6 = 11
| ncbwa_6 = 8
| coaches_7 = 5
| ba_7 = 7
| collegiate_7 = 12
| ncbwa_7 = 5
| coaches_8 = 4
| ba_8 = 6
| collegiate_8 = 14
| ncbwa_8 = 4
| coaches_9 = 5
| ba_9 = 5
| collegiate_9 = 15
| ncbwa_9 = 4
| coaches_10 = 4
| ba_10 = 4
| collegiate_10 = 11
| ncbwa_10 = 3
| coaches_11 = 8
| ba_11 = 9
| collegiate_11 = 16
| ncbwa_11 = 9
| coaches_12 = 10
| ba_12 = 10
| collegiate_12 = 19
| ncbwa_12 = 10
| coaches_13 = 11
| ba_13 = 10
| collegiate_13 = 19
| ncbwa_13 = 14
| coaches_14 = 11
| ba_14 = 7
| collegiate_14 = 13
| ncbwa_14 = 11
| coaches_15 = 11
| ba_15 = 10
| collegiate_15 = 13
| ncbwa_15 = 13
| coaches_16 = 11
| ba_16 = 10
| collegiate_16 = 6
| ncbwa_16 = 5
| coaches_17 = 11
| ba_17 = 10
| collegiate_17 = 6
| ncbwa_17 = 5
| coaches_18 = 5
| ba_18 = 5
| collegiate_18 = 6
| ncbwa_18 = 5
}}
References
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{{Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball navbox}}