Texas Tech University Athletics
Tech Ranked No. 3 in D1 Baseball Preseason Poll
January 14, 2019 | Baseball
The ranking matches Tech’s best preseason ranking in program history from 2018.
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech baseball will head into the 2019 season slotted at No. 3 in the D1 Baseball Preseason Top 25, the publication announced Monday.
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This is the third preseason top-five ranking for the Red Raiders as Collegiate Baseball Newspaper tabbed Tech at No. 4 and Perfect Game ranked the Red Raiders at No. 5.
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It marks the second-straight year Texas Tech has started No. 3 by D1 Baseball. The Red Raiders were ranked third by three outlets to start the 2018 season, the highest preseason ranking ever by a Red Raider squad.
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A unanimous top-five team entering 2018, Tech navigated through their slate to its fourth-straight 45-plus win season behind a 45-20 record, including a 15-9 conference mark en route to a No. 9 national seed. The Red Raiders returned to the College World Series for the third time in five years last season.
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Now in his seventh year as head coach, head coach Tim Tadlock returns 16 letterwinners from last year's squad, including All-American third baseman Josh Jung and Freshman All-American Gabe Holt.
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Six teams on Tech's 2019 schedule were represented in the poll, including nonconference foes Mississippi State (No. 14) and Michigan (No. 17). The Red Raiders are the highest-ranked Big 12 team in the poll.
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The Red Raiders open the season with an eight-game home stand, featuring a four-game series against Oregon starting Friday, Feb. 15, at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. The home stand continues against Kentucky Feb. 22-24 followed by a Feb. 26 tilt against New Mexico State.
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This is the third preseason top-five ranking for the Red Raiders as Collegiate Baseball Newspaper tabbed Tech at No. 4 and Perfect Game ranked the Red Raiders at No. 5.
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It marks the second-straight year Texas Tech has started No. 3 by D1 Baseball. The Red Raiders were ranked third by three outlets to start the 2018 season, the highest preseason ranking ever by a Red Raider squad.
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A unanimous top-five team entering 2018, Tech navigated through their slate to its fourth-straight 45-plus win season behind a 45-20 record, including a 15-9 conference mark en route to a No. 9 national seed. The Red Raiders returned to the College World Series for the third time in five years last season.
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Now in his seventh year as head coach, head coach Tim Tadlock returns 16 letterwinners from last year's squad, including All-American third baseman Josh Jung and Freshman All-American Gabe Holt.
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Six teams on Tech's 2019 schedule were represented in the poll, including nonconference foes Mississippi State (No. 14) and Michigan (No. 17). The Red Raiders are the highest-ranked Big 12 team in the poll.
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The Red Raiders open the season with an eight-game home stand, featuring a four-game series against Oregon starting Friday, Feb. 15, at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. The home stand continues against Kentucky Feb. 22-24 followed by a Feb. 26 tilt against New Mexico State.
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