2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

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.

2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
NCAA Lubbock Regional Champions NCAA Lubbock Super Regional Champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
CB	No. 6
2018 record	45–20 (15–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Tim Tadlock (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Ray Hayward (6th season) J-Bob Thomas (6th season) Matt Gardner (6th season)
Home stadium	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park (Capacity: 4,432)

2018 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 7 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	7	–	0		.708			42	–	23	–	0		.646
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			31	–	26	–	1		.543
No. 6 Texas Tech ‍‍‍^y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			45	–	20	–	0		.692
No. 24 Oklahoma ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	–	0		.583			38	–	25	–	0		.603
Baylor ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	11	–	0		.542			37	–	21	–	0		.638
TCU ‍‍‍	10	–	13	–	0		.435			33	–	23	–	0		.589
West Virginia ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			29	–	27	–	0		.518
Kansas ‍‍‍	8	–	15	–	0		.348			27	–	30	–	0		.474
Kansas State ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0		.208			23	–	31	–	0		.426
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

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.[2] 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

Roster

2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster[3]
	Pitchers 12 – John Henry Gonzalez (RHP) – Sophomore 14 – Jake McDonald (RHP) – Sophomore 16 – Josh Jung (RHP) – Sophomore 17 – John McMillon (RHP) – Sophomore 21 – Erikson Lanning (LHP) – Junior 23 – Connor Queen (RHP) – Sophomore 28 – Ty Harpenau (RHP) – Junior 29 – Clayton Beeter (RHP) – Freshman 30 – Davis Martin (RHP) – Junior 31 – Caleb Freeman (RHP) – Sophomore 32 – Caleb Kilian (RHP) – Sophomore 33 – Dane Haveman (LHP) – Sophomore 34 – Ryan Shetter (RHP) – Junior 37 – Andrew Davis (RHP) – Sophomore 38 – Nick Candelari (RHP) – Freshman 41 – Dylan Dusek (LHP) – Senior 42 – Richard Gilbert (LHP) – Freshman 45 – Jose Quezada (RHP) – Senior 47 – Steven Gingery (LHP) – Junior 49 – Ryan Sublette (RHP) – Freshman		Catchers 19 – Clay Koezler – Sophomore 26 – Braxton Fulord – Freshman 35 - Zayne Willems – Junior Infielders 2 – Gabe Holt – Freshman 3 – Micheal Davis – Senior 4 – Grant Little – Sophomore 5 – Brian Klein – Sophomore 8 – Kurt Wilson – Freshman 11 – Cameron Warren – Junior 15 – Parker Kelley – Freshman 16 – Josh Jung – Sophomore 18 – Zach Rheams – Senior 20 – KC Simonich – Freshman		Outfielders 1 – Cody Farhat – Junior 7 – Cody Masters – Freshman 9 – Connor Beck – Senior 11 – Cameron Warren – Junior 17 – John McMillon – Sophomore 20 – KC Simonich – Freshman

Schedule and results

2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders Baseball Game Log:[4] 45–20 (Home 27–6; Away 15–10; Neutral 4–4)
Regular Season: 38–15 (Home 22–5; Away 15–10; Neutral 1–0)
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 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — February 24 8:00 PM @ UTSA #5 Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX 5–0 Martin (2–0) Kirby (0–2) — 1,384 6–0 — 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 — 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 — 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 —
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 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 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 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 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — March 27 3:00 PM @ New Mexico State #11 Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM Game postponed to April 3 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 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 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
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 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 — April 6 1:00 PM @ Kansas #12 Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 15–6 Martin (5–2) Davis (0–2) — 768 25–6 4–3 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 April 8 1:00 PM @ Kansas #12 Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 3–17 Zeferjahn (6–1) McMillon (4–1) — 630 26–7 5–4 April 10 6:30 PM @ Dallas Baptist #14 Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX 5–6 Hines (4–1) Quezada (3–1) — 1,509 26–8 — 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 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 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 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 — 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 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 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 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 — April 25 6:00 PM @ #10 Arkansas #11 Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR Cancelled 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 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 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
May: 5–3 (Home: 2–3; Away: 3–0) Date Time Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record Ref 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 — 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 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 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 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 — 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 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 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
Post–season: 7–5
Big 12 Tournament: 1–2 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12T Record Ref 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 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 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
NCAA Tournament: 5–1 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAA Tourn Ref 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 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 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 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 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 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
College World Series: 1–2 Date Time Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Ref 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 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 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
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 or NCAA Regional, respectively.

NCAA Tournament

Lubbock Regional

June 1, 2018 1:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 101 °F (38 °C), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(4) New Mexico State	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	0
(1) Texas Tech	3	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	X	9	11	0
WP: Ryan Shetter (5–0)   LP: Jonathan Groff (11–3) Attendance: 4,341

June 2, 2018 7:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 89 °F (32 °C), mostly sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(2) Louisville	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	8	1
(1) Texas Tech	0	0	3	3	0	2	2	0	X	10	10	2
WP: Caleb Kilian (9–1)   LP: Nick Bennett (8–2)   Sv: Ty Harpenau (3) Attendance: 4,563

June 3, 2018 6:24 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 86 °F (30 °C), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(1) Texas Tech	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	14	1
(2) Louisville	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	6	13	3
WP: Davis Martin (7–5)   LP: Reid Detmers (4–2) Attendance: 4,628

Lubbock Super Regional

June 9, 2018 2:05 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 91 °F (33 °C), mostly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Duke	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	8	1
#6 Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	X	6	11	0
WP: Jose Quezada (5–2)   LP: Jack Labosky (3–1)   Sv: Ty Harpenau (4) Attendance: 4,818

June 10, 2018 6:16 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 86 °F (30 °C), mostly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#6 Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	9	0
Duke	0	0	0	4	6	0	0	1	X	11	16	1
WP: Graeme Stinson (5–1)   LP: Caleb Kilian (9–2) Attendance: 4,818

June 11, 2018 3:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 96 °F (36 °C), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Duke	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	10	0
#6 Texas Tech	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	X	6	13	2
WP: Ty Harpenau (7–2)   LP: Matt Dockman (0–1) Attendance: 4,474

College World Series

First Round

June 17, 2018 8:56 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 86 °F (30 °C), clear

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(9) Texas Tech	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	6	12	1
(1) Florida	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	5	1
WP: Ryan Shetter (6–0)   LP: Brady Singer (12–2) Attendance: 19,100

Second Round

June 20, 2018 2:30 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 71 °F (22 °C), cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(5) Arkansas	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	7	12	1
(9) Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4	6	0
WP: Barrett Loseke (4–2)   LP: Davis Martin (7–6) Attendance: 13,637

June 21, 2018 7:05 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 74 °F (23 °C), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(1) Florida	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	3	1	9	12	2
(9) Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	6	12	1
WP: Jack Leftwich (5–5)   LP: Caleb Killian (9–3)   Sv: Michael Byrne (16) Attendance: 24,806

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[5]	3 (1)	3 (1)*	3 (1)*	3	5	9	7	5	4	5	4	8	10	11	11	11	11	11	5
Baseball America[6]	5	5	5	5	8	11	11	7	6	5	4	9	10	10	7	10	10	10	5
Collegiate Baseball^[7]	5	5	4	4	9	17	11	12	14	15	11	16	19	19	13	13	6	6	6
NCBWA†[8]	3	3	3	3	5	10	8	5	4	4	3	9	10	14	11	13	5	5	5
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
2. "No. 3 Tech Drops Heartbreaker In Extras To WVU". Texas Tech Athletics. May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
3. "2018 Baseball Roster". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
4. "2018 Baseball Schedule". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
5. Baseball Coaches Poll
6. Baseball America College: Top 25
7. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
8. NCBWA Division I poll