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Chad Bettis
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- Freshman
MLB CAREER
Made his Major League Baseball debut with the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 1, 2013, on the road at Atlanta ... pitched in 16 games that season, starting eight contests, while putting together a 1-3 mark and a 5.64 ERA over 44.2 innings ... followed it with an 0-2 record in 21 bullpen appearances and 24.2 innings in 2014, finishing nine games ... became a full-time starter for the club in 2015, starting all 20 of his outings en route to an 8-6 season ... had a 4.23 ERA over 115.0 innings that year, striking out 98 ... started a career-high 32 games in 2016 on his way to a 14-8 record ... finished the year with 186.0 innings pitched and a 4.79 ERA to go with 138 K's ... also had a complete-game shutout against San Francisco on Sept. 5 ... allowed just two hits in the contest while striking out seven ... beat cancer in 2017 ... returned to action late 2017 to start in nine games, winning two and tossing a total of 46.1 frames ... 2018 SEASON ... has a 5-1 overall record over 17 starts in 2018 ... tossed 95.1 innings, allowing 54 runs on 95 hits, striking out 69 at the age of 29 ... opened the year with a victory after 5.0 frames of two runs on five hits to go with four strikeouts ... had three wins in the month of April, also taking down Washington & Pittsburgh, with all three wins coming on the road ... went 7.0 & 7.1 innings, respectively, in those two contests, allowing a combined one run on eight hits ... kicked off May with a 7.0 inning performance at New York Mets, giving up six hits and no runs in the contest ... returned to his home state and picked up a win over the Texas Rangers on June 15, tossing 5.2 frames and striking out six in the contest ... currently on rehab assignment with Albuquerque Isotopes (July 28) ... stats as of July 30.
MINOR LEAGUE CAREER
Began his professional career with the Tri-City Dust Devils on June 24, 2010, pitching in 10 games in Short Season A ball ... made nine starts and put together a 4-1 record with a 1.12 ERA over 48.1 innings pitched, striking out 39 ... was promoted to the Asheville Tourists on Aug. 22 and made three starts in Full Season A ball, winning two games and posting a 0.96 ERA over 18.2 innings with 17 strikeouts ... moved up to High A Modesto at the start of 2011 and started 27 games, putting together a 12-5 record with 169.2 innings to his name and a 3.34 ERA to go with 184 K's ... spent 2012 off and on the disabled list while earning training camp invites in 2012 & 2013 ... placed on the Tulsa Drillers in March 2012, then pitched for the club in 2013 for 12 games, piecing together a 3.71 ERA and a 3-4 mark over 63.0 innings and 68 strikeouts ... made his MLB debut in 2013 with the Colorado Rockies, traveling down for various rehab assignments and other minor league starts since his MLB debut.
TEXAS TECH CAREER RECORDS
Holds the school record for saves in a single season with 10 set during the 2010 season, still stands eight years later ... also leads all Red Raiders in career saves with 17 set over the 2008-10 campaigns ... ranks ninth all-time in career strikeouts with 208 over his three years at Tech ... has the fifth-most strikeouts over a conference season with 55 set in 2010 ... his seven saves in Big 12 play that year still sit as the most in school history ... nine career wins in conference action are the third-most in the program record books ... tossed a total of 141.2 innings of Big 12 action, which ranks third among Tech pitchers ... struck out 119 conference foes, good for fourth all-time at Tech ... his 11 career saves in Big 12 play are the most in school history.
2010 SEASON
Named to the All-Big 12 Second Team as a relief pitcher ... earned Big 12 All-Tournament accolades after his performance in the conference tourney ... posted Big 12 Pitcher of the Week accolades on Feb. 22 ... appeared in 24 games, starting seven as a junior ... put together a 7-4 record and 10 saves, pitching in one combined shutout ... still holds the school record for saves in a season (10) after the 2018 season nearly eight years later ... seven of the 10 saves came in Big 12 play, also a school record ... his 55 strikeouts still rank as the fifth-most in a single conference season ... finished the year with 102 strikeouts, the most on the team and most in a season by a Red Raider since 2006 (Miles Morgan - 103) ... went 6.0 or more innings in six of his seven starts, with three at 7.0, one at 7.1 and one at 8.0 frames ... transitioned to the bullpen role midway through the year ... struck out a season-high 10 at TCU on March 14 and against Texas at the Big 12 Tournament on May 27 ... went 7.1 innings against the Longhorns, allowing two runs, one earned, on seven hits, no walks in the contest to earn All-Big 12 Tournament honors ... MLB DRAFT ... selected 76th overall in the second round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft by the Colorado Rockies.
2009 SEASON
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 - Coaches ... Ended the 2009 season as Tech's top pitcher with a 6-1 record, seven saves and a 3.59 earned run average ... factored into 17 of Tech's 25 wins ... led the staff with 72 2/3 innings pitched and held opponents to a .272 batting average ... logged 58 strikeouts and issued 30 walks ... made 23 appearances and four starts ... pitched one complete game (at Oklahoma, April 11) ... IN BIG 12 PLAY ... was Tech's ace in the hole in conference play as he accumulated a 4-1 record with four saves along with a 3.91 ERA ... logged 48 innings and held opponents to just 21 earned runs ... factored into 11 of Tech's 12 league wins ... limited Southern Utah to two runs over 6 2/3 innings for the win in the season opener ... earned his first career save after going three innings against Gonzaga ... helped Tech to a conference series win against Nebraska, allowing no runs in two innings of relief in game one to earn his second save of the season, and turned around in game three to pitch 4 1/3 shutout innings of relief to earn the win ... led his team to a series finale win over Baylor striking out eight and only surrendering three earned runs in a career high eight innings of work ... limited Texas to one hit and no runs in three innings of relief in game two to earn his third save of the season ... logged 3 1/3 innings of relief allowing one earned run and striking out five to earn the save against New Mexico on March 31 ... appeared in three innings of relief only allowing one earned run in the series opener against the Aggies to earn the save ... recorded his sixth save of the season surrendering four earned runs in the series finale win over Texas A&M on April 5 ... pitched his first complete game in his career to earn the win over Oklahoma ... recorded a career-high nine strikeouts while only scattering four hits and allowing one run ... named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on April 13 for his performance ... allowed a career-high 11 runs on 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings of relief in Tech's series-finale loss to Missouri ... recorded his seventh save of the season against Dallas Baptist on May 6 ... this save moves him into fourth place in the record books for career saves as a Red Raider ... delivered 2 2/3 innings of shutout ball while only giving up two hits to help lead Tech over Kansas State in the series opener ... remained undefeated for the season as he earned the win over Oklahoma State in the series opener after only surrendering one run on three hits in two innings of relief ... was charged with his first loss of the season in Tech's loss to Oklahoma State on May 17 after surrendering two runs in 2 1/3 innings of relief ... logged three innings of relief against No. 15 Missouri in the Big 12 Tournament and earned the win ... the win was Tech's first over the Tigers in 2009.
2008 SEASON
Turned in a solid freshman season and was Tech's top weekend starter all season long ... showed tremendous promise for the future with the Red Raiders by making 12 starts on the season, mostly as the Sunday starter in the weekend rotation ... finished the year with a 6.78 ERA but led the squad with 68 innings pitched ... IN BIG 12 PLAY ... went 2-5 in the league with an 8.03 ERA and led the pitching staff with 49 1/3 innings pitched ... struck out a season-best seven hitters against Northern Illinois on March 9 ... logged a season-high seven innings of work against Oklahoma on April 26 ... his freshman season led him to a spot in the prestigious Cape Cod summer league where he spent the summer with the Falmouth Commodores.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2007 graduate of Lubbock Monterey High School ... one of the top high school pitchers in the state of Texas in 2007 ... selected to the Texas Sports Writers First-Team All-State list ... Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's South Plains Player of the Year recipient ... THSBCA All-Star...First-Team All-State ... District 2-5A Most Valuable Player ... First-Team All-District ... Louisville Slugger High School All-American honorable mention ... posted a 1.11 ERA and an 11-2 record in 88 innings of work and 12 starts ... struck out 109 batters and only allowed 11 walks and 14 earned runs ... coached by Fred Oliver and Jared Morris .... drafted in the eighth round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros.
PERSONAL
Born on April 26, 1989, in Lubbock, Texas ... son of Cody and Nadine Bettis ... has one sister, Larhee ... enjoys playing golf and collecting baseball cards ... majoring in human development and family studies.
Made his Major League Baseball debut with the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 1, 2013, on the road at Atlanta ... pitched in 16 games that season, starting eight contests, while putting together a 1-3 mark and a 5.64 ERA over 44.2 innings ... followed it with an 0-2 record in 21 bullpen appearances and 24.2 innings in 2014, finishing nine games ... became a full-time starter for the club in 2015, starting all 20 of his outings en route to an 8-6 season ... had a 4.23 ERA over 115.0 innings that year, striking out 98 ... started a career-high 32 games in 2016 on his way to a 14-8 record ... finished the year with 186.0 innings pitched and a 4.79 ERA to go with 138 K's ... also had a complete-game shutout against San Francisco on Sept. 5 ... allowed just two hits in the contest while striking out seven ... beat cancer in 2017 ... returned to action late 2017 to start in nine games, winning two and tossing a total of 46.1 frames ... 2018 SEASON ... has a 5-1 overall record over 17 starts in 2018 ... tossed 95.1 innings, allowing 54 runs on 95 hits, striking out 69 at the age of 29 ... opened the year with a victory after 5.0 frames of two runs on five hits to go with four strikeouts ... had three wins in the month of April, also taking down Washington & Pittsburgh, with all three wins coming on the road ... went 7.0 & 7.1 innings, respectively, in those two contests, allowing a combined one run on eight hits ... kicked off May with a 7.0 inning performance at New York Mets, giving up six hits and no runs in the contest ... returned to his home state and picked up a win over the Texas Rangers on June 15, tossing 5.2 frames and striking out six in the contest ... currently on rehab assignment with Albuquerque Isotopes (July 28) ... stats as of July 30.
MINOR LEAGUE CAREER
Began his professional career with the Tri-City Dust Devils on June 24, 2010, pitching in 10 games in Short Season A ball ... made nine starts and put together a 4-1 record with a 1.12 ERA over 48.1 innings pitched, striking out 39 ... was promoted to the Asheville Tourists on Aug. 22 and made three starts in Full Season A ball, winning two games and posting a 0.96 ERA over 18.2 innings with 17 strikeouts ... moved up to High A Modesto at the start of 2011 and started 27 games, putting together a 12-5 record with 169.2 innings to his name and a 3.34 ERA to go with 184 K's ... spent 2012 off and on the disabled list while earning training camp invites in 2012 & 2013 ... placed on the Tulsa Drillers in March 2012, then pitched for the club in 2013 for 12 games, piecing together a 3.71 ERA and a 3-4 mark over 63.0 innings and 68 strikeouts ... made his MLB debut in 2013 with the Colorado Rockies, traveling down for various rehab assignments and other minor league starts since his MLB debut.
TEXAS TECH CAREER RECORDS
Holds the school record for saves in a single season with 10 set during the 2010 season, still stands eight years later ... also leads all Red Raiders in career saves with 17 set over the 2008-10 campaigns ... ranks ninth all-time in career strikeouts with 208 over his three years at Tech ... has the fifth-most strikeouts over a conference season with 55 set in 2010 ... his seven saves in Big 12 play that year still sit as the most in school history ... nine career wins in conference action are the third-most in the program record books ... tossed a total of 141.2 innings of Big 12 action, which ranks third among Tech pitchers ... struck out 119 conference foes, good for fourth all-time at Tech ... his 11 career saves in Big 12 play are the most in school history.
2010 SEASON
Named to the All-Big 12 Second Team as a relief pitcher ... earned Big 12 All-Tournament accolades after his performance in the conference tourney ... posted Big 12 Pitcher of the Week accolades on Feb. 22 ... appeared in 24 games, starting seven as a junior ... put together a 7-4 record and 10 saves, pitching in one combined shutout ... still holds the school record for saves in a season (10) after the 2018 season nearly eight years later ... seven of the 10 saves came in Big 12 play, also a school record ... his 55 strikeouts still rank as the fifth-most in a single conference season ... finished the year with 102 strikeouts, the most on the team and most in a season by a Red Raider since 2006 (Miles Morgan - 103) ... went 6.0 or more innings in six of his seven starts, with three at 7.0, one at 7.1 and one at 8.0 frames ... transitioned to the bullpen role midway through the year ... struck out a season-high 10 at TCU on March 14 and against Texas at the Big 12 Tournament on May 27 ... went 7.1 innings against the Longhorns, allowing two runs, one earned, on seven hits, no walks in the contest to earn All-Big 12 Tournament honors ... MLB DRAFT ... selected 76th overall in the second round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft by the Colorado Rockies.
2009 SEASON
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 - Coaches ... Ended the 2009 season as Tech's top pitcher with a 6-1 record, seven saves and a 3.59 earned run average ... factored into 17 of Tech's 25 wins ... led the staff with 72 2/3 innings pitched and held opponents to a .272 batting average ... logged 58 strikeouts and issued 30 walks ... made 23 appearances and four starts ... pitched one complete game (at Oklahoma, April 11) ... IN BIG 12 PLAY ... was Tech's ace in the hole in conference play as he accumulated a 4-1 record with four saves along with a 3.91 ERA ... logged 48 innings and held opponents to just 21 earned runs ... factored into 11 of Tech's 12 league wins ... limited Southern Utah to two runs over 6 2/3 innings for the win in the season opener ... earned his first career save after going three innings against Gonzaga ... helped Tech to a conference series win against Nebraska, allowing no runs in two innings of relief in game one to earn his second save of the season, and turned around in game three to pitch 4 1/3 shutout innings of relief to earn the win ... led his team to a series finale win over Baylor striking out eight and only surrendering three earned runs in a career high eight innings of work ... limited Texas to one hit and no runs in three innings of relief in game two to earn his third save of the season ... logged 3 1/3 innings of relief allowing one earned run and striking out five to earn the save against New Mexico on March 31 ... appeared in three innings of relief only allowing one earned run in the series opener against the Aggies to earn the save ... recorded his sixth save of the season surrendering four earned runs in the series finale win over Texas A&M on April 5 ... pitched his first complete game in his career to earn the win over Oklahoma ... recorded a career-high nine strikeouts while only scattering four hits and allowing one run ... named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on April 13 for his performance ... allowed a career-high 11 runs on 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings of relief in Tech's series-finale loss to Missouri ... recorded his seventh save of the season against Dallas Baptist on May 6 ... this save moves him into fourth place in the record books for career saves as a Red Raider ... delivered 2 2/3 innings of shutout ball while only giving up two hits to help lead Tech over Kansas State in the series opener ... remained undefeated for the season as he earned the win over Oklahoma State in the series opener after only surrendering one run on three hits in two innings of relief ... was charged with his first loss of the season in Tech's loss to Oklahoma State on May 17 after surrendering two runs in 2 1/3 innings of relief ... logged three innings of relief against No. 15 Missouri in the Big 12 Tournament and earned the win ... the win was Tech's first over the Tigers in 2009.
2008 SEASON
Turned in a solid freshman season and was Tech's top weekend starter all season long ... showed tremendous promise for the future with the Red Raiders by making 12 starts on the season, mostly as the Sunday starter in the weekend rotation ... finished the year with a 6.78 ERA but led the squad with 68 innings pitched ... IN BIG 12 PLAY ... went 2-5 in the league with an 8.03 ERA and led the pitching staff with 49 1/3 innings pitched ... struck out a season-best seven hitters against Northern Illinois on March 9 ... logged a season-high seven innings of work against Oklahoma on April 26 ... his freshman season led him to a spot in the prestigious Cape Cod summer league where he spent the summer with the Falmouth Commodores.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2007 graduate of Lubbock Monterey High School ... one of the top high school pitchers in the state of Texas in 2007 ... selected to the Texas Sports Writers First-Team All-State list ... Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's South Plains Player of the Year recipient ... THSBCA All-Star...First-Team All-State ... District 2-5A Most Valuable Player ... First-Team All-District ... Louisville Slugger High School All-American honorable mention ... posted a 1.11 ERA and an 11-2 record in 88 innings of work and 12 starts ... struck out 109 batters and only allowed 11 walks and 14 earned runs ... coached by Fred Oliver and Jared Morris .... drafted in the eighth round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros.
PERSONAL
Born on April 26, 1989, in Lubbock, Texas ... son of Cody and Nadine Bettis ... has one sister, Larhee ... enjoys playing golf and collecting baseball cards ... majoring in human development and family studies.
Preview Presser: Texas (Exhib.)
Tuesday, September 23
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
