Texas Tech University Athletics
Post-Game Notes
April 30, 2014 | Baseball
April 30, 2014
TEXAS TECH
- Improved to 36-13 overall and to 6-6 on the road this season... improved to 8-9 in games away from home (including neutral site games).
- Has won four straight games, 12 of its last 14 and 19 of its last 25 games overall.
- Improved to 11-3 in midweek games (3-2 in road/neutral site games).
- Improved to 14-4 in the month of April... marks Tech's most wins in the month of April since 1997 (17)... posted third best month of April record (14-4) in school history: 1997: 17-4, 1993: 15-5.
- Improved to 2-1 in extra-inning games... marked first extra-inning road game since Mar. 23, 2013 (W, 6-4 in 10 inn. - at West Virginia).
- Marked its first extra-inning midweek road game since Feb. 14, 2006 (W, 8-7 in 10 inn. - at New Mexico).
- Won its fourth game of the season during its final at-bat.
- Has its best overall record (36-13) through 49 games since 1999 (38-11).
- Is the first Big 12 Conference team to reach 36 wins this season.
- Only two teams in the NCAA Division I have more wins than Texas Tech's 36 wins: UL-Lafayette (40), Virginia (37).
- Has its most wins in a single-season since 2002 (40).
- Improved to 36-5 when scoring at least two runs.
- Improved to 33-7 while holding opponents to five or fewer runs.
- Improved to 22-3 when scoring first.
- Improved to 9-1 playing on Tuesdays.
- Improved to 25-6 in non-conference games (4-4 record on the road/neutral site).
- Pitching staff ERA (3.21) is best in a season since 1971 (3.13).
- Pitching staff matched a season-high 13 strikeouts (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff)... marked its most strikeouts in a road game since 2008 (20 - at Texas A&M... L, 5-6 in 12 inn.).
- Currently leads Big 12 - wins (36), wins vs. top-25 (8), home wins (28), slugging percentage (.418), runs (323), hits (476), doubles (99), triples (20), RBI (290), double plays (53), fielding (.982).
- Improved all-time record to 1,537-1,210-8 (65th season)... Improved all-time road record to 425-652-3... Improved all-time extra-innings record to 39-30-3.
- Matched a season-high four double plays (4th time this season)... has now turned 10 double plays during the last three games.... has a Big 12-leading 53 double plays turned this season.
- Has turned multiple double plays 12 times this season... also leads the league with a .982 fielding percentage.
- Bullpen this season: 21-4, 12 saves, 3.15 ERA, 219.2 innings, 203 hits, 77 earned runs, 75 walks, 175 strikeouts, .251 opponent batting average.
- Pitching staff has held its opponent scoreless in 74 percent of its innings pitched this season (318 scoreless innings - 427 innings pitched).
Tim Tadlock RECORDS BIGGEST TURNAROUND (1ST-TO-2ND SEASON) IN BIG 12 CONFERENCE AMONG ACTIVE HEAD COACHES IN BIG 12 ERA
- Tadlock has turned around the Texas Tech baseball program faster than any current head coach in the league with his respective school. In the Big 12 era and among Big 12 active coaches, no coach in the league has a better turnaround (wins from previous season) than Tadlock during their first-to-second season. The previous mark was +4 by K-State coach Brad Hill. Tadlock is currently at +10 with a 26-win season in 2013 and currently 36-13 this season. Coach (Team) Turnaround 1st Season ... 2nd Season Records
Tim Tadlock (Texas Tech) +10 2013 (26-30) ... 2014 (36-13)
Brad Hill (Kansas State) +4 2004 (26-30) ... 2005 (30-25)
Ritch Price (Kansas) -4 2003 (35-28) ... 2004 (31-31)
Augie Garrido (Texas) -6 1997 (29-22) ... 1998 (23-32)
Randy Mazey (West Virginia) -9 2013 (33-26) ... 2014 (24-16)
Josh Holliday (Oklahoma State) -10 2013 (41-19) ... 2014 (31-13)
Pete Hughes (Oklahoma) N/A 2014 is 1st season at Oklahoma
Steve Smith (Baylor) N/A 1995-96 first two seasons in Southwest Conference
Jim Schlossnagle (TCU) N/A 2004-05 first two seasons in C-USA
TEXAS TECH - UNDER HEAD COACH Tim Tadlock (2nd Season)
- 62-43 overall
- 12-22 in road games
- 42-21 in non-conference games
- 4-9 in road non-conference games
- 19-10 in midweek games
- 4-8 in road midweek games
- 49-26 against unranked opponents
- 26-22 in night games
- 46-23 vs. right-handed starting pitchers
- 3-3 in extra-inning games
- 41-11 when scoring first
- 4-5 when tied after six innings
- 3-6 when tied after seven innings
- 3-7 when tied after eight innings
- 18-15 in April
- 4-0 against Oklahoma
- 497-170 overall record in 11 years as a collegiate head coach (junior college and NCAA D-I) (Grayson County: 1997-2005; Texas Tech: 2013-Present)
ORAL ROBERTS ALL-TIME SERIES
- With the win, Texas Tech improves to 11-8 all-time against Oral Roberts while Tech now trails 4-6 in games against ORU played in Tulsa... it marked the first-ever meeting that went into extra-innings... Tech won all four meetings this season, three of which were in Lubbock (Feb. 21-23)... Tech has now won 10 of the last 11 all-time meetings dating back to 1988... game was the first meeting in Tulsa since 1989.
RHP Corey Taylor (ND, 3.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO - 50 Pitches)
- Made third start of the season (10th career) while taking a no decision.
- Marked second scoreless start this season (3rd career)... overall was his 11th scoreless outing of the season.
- SINCE APRIL 8 (last 6 APP): 1-1, 0.53 ERA (6 APP, 2 GS), 17.0 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 11 SO, .167 OPP BA.
- Posted second pickoff this season (7th career).
RHP Dalton Brown (4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 2 SO)
- Marked 10th scoreless outing of the season (13th career).
- Four of last five outings have been scoreless.
RHP Dominic Moreno (W, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO)
- Earned fourth win of the season (4-5) during eighth relief appearance of the season... three of four wins have come in relief.
- Is the second Red Raider this season to earn wins in back-to-back team games for Tech (Cameron Smith).
- Five of eight relief outings have been scoreless.
- IN RELIEF (2014): 3-0, 1.72 ERA, 8 APP, 1 Save, 15.2 innings, 14 hits, 3 earned runs, 3 walks, 22 strikeouts.
- CAREER IN RELIEF (2013-14): 3-0, 2,33 ERA, 10 APP, 23.2 IP, 19 H, 6 ER, 5 BB, 33 SO.
- Has at least four strikeouts in three of the last four outings.
1B Eric Gutierrez (0-FOR-4, R, BB)
- Made 105th consecutive start on Tuesday... longest streak among active players.
- Has reached base safely in 43-of-49 games this season.
RF Stephen Smith (0-FOR-4)
- Had 13-game hit streak snapped going 0-for-4... batted .409 (18-for-44) with 15 runs, 7 doubles, 8 RBI during hit streak.
- Has reached base safely in 19 consecutive games.
- Has reached base safely in 32-of-36 starts this season.
- Texas Tech is 9-1 during his 10 starts in right field.
LF Tyler Neslony (2-FOR-5, 3B)
- Has reached base safely in 21 consecutive games (longest active streak among Red Raiders).
- Has a nine-game hit streak.
- Has hit safely in 23-of-26 starts this season.
- Posted 13th multi-hit game of the season (16th career).
- Has only seven strikeouts in 109 plate appearances (94 AB) this season.
- Hit third triple of the season (tied for team lead, Stephen Smith).
DH Adam Kirsch (3-FOR-5, R, 3 2B, 2 RBI)
- Hit a season-high three doubles... leads the Big 12 Conference with 19 doubles.
- Posted 13th multi-hit game this season... leads the team with six games with at least three hits.
- Has 10 multiple RBI games this season.
- Drove in Tech's first run of the game with an RBI double in the fourth inning - marked fifth go-ahead RBI this season.
- Collected ninth two-out RBI of the season with RBI double in the fourth.
