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Jersey Number 42
Hunter Dobbins
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bryan, Texas
- High School:
- Rudder
Bio
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020)
Dependable midweek starter in his second season … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … went 2-0 in three starts and six total appearances … recorded a 1.35 ERA with three runs allowed in 20.0 innings pitched … third on the team with 25 strikeouts and walked only five … only three of the 17 hits he allowed went for extra bases … held opposing batters to .230 hitting, including .227 for lefties and .231 for right-handers … tossed at least 5.0 innings in all three starts and 6.0 in two of the three … recorded eight or more strikeouts in two of his three starts … pitched a scoreless frame in all three relief appearances … made his season debut against Northern Colorado (Feb. 16) … earned the win in his first two starts, first with 5.0 innings of work against Southern (Feb. 26) … struck out a season-high 10 batters against Southern while allowing two runs on five hits … also got the win in his next start against UNLV (Mar. 4) with 6.0 shutout innings and eight strikeouts … received a no-decision in his third start against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi, Miss. (Mar. 11), allowing a run in 6.0 innings … BIG 12 LEADER … third in fewest runs allowed among qualifying pitchers with three … fourth best ERA among qualifying pitchers in the league … TEAM LEADER … fourth best ERA on the team at 1.35 … second most innings pitched with 20.0 … his 25 strikeouts ranked third on the team … tied for third on the team with six total appearances … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … made one appearance with a start against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi, Miss. (Mar. 11) … received a no decision as he allowed a run on seven hits with five strikeouts over 6.0 innings … the outing gave him an ERA against ranked competition of 1.50 … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … five of his six appearances came against unranked teams … tallied a 2-0 record in two starts with a 1.29 ERA … allowed two runs on 10 hits over 14.0 innings … recorded 20 strikeouts to four walks … limited opponents to .204 hitting … earned victories in back-to-back starts against Southern (Feb. 26) and UNLV (Mar. 4) … HOME GAMES … went 2-0 in two starts and four total appearances at Rip Griffin Park … tallied a 1.38 ERA with two runs allowed on nine hits over 13.0 innings … struck out 19 and walked four … held opponents to a .200 batting average … AWAY GAMES … did not appear in either of Tech’s two away games … NEUTRAL SITE … appeared in two of Tech’s six neutral site games, including a start against in Biloxi, Miss., against No. 10 Mississippi State (Mar. 11) … finished with a 1.29 ERA in 7.0 innings of work … pitched 1.0 scoreless innings of relief against Houston (Feb. 23) at the Round Rock Classic … allowed a hit and struck out one against the Cougars ... delivered 6.0 quality innings against Mississippi State, allowing one run on seven hits with five strikeouts and a walk … DAY GAMES … all but one appearance occurred during a day game, including both home starts … finished with a 2-0 record and 1.29 ERA over 14.0 innings … tallied 20 strikeouts and four walks … NIGHT GAMES … lone night appearance came in his neutral site start against No. 10 Mississippi State … pitched 6.0 quality innings, allowing one run on seven hits for a 1.50 ERA.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Appeared in 14 games with two starts in his freshman season … his 14 appearances ranked third on the team among freshmen behind Freshman All-Americans Micah Dallas and Clayton Beeter … ended the year with a record of 2-1 in 26.1 innings pitched ... his 4.44 ERA and 26.1 innings pitched both ranked fourth on the team among freshmen ... showed strong command with 24 strikeouts to 11 walks … also tallied his first save at San Diego State (Mar. 6) … made his first career start at New Mexico (Apr. 3), throwing 3.0 innings with three runs allowed on one hit and two walks … made first appearance against Kentucky (Feb. 23), allowing one run on a hit and a walk in 0.1 innings … longest relief appearances came against New Mexico (Apr. 23) and UTRGV (Apr. 30) … redeemed himself against the Lobos the second time around with four strikeouts in three shutout frames … set career marks in a postseason start against No. 17 West Virginia (May 25) with five strikeouts in 6.0 IP … BIG 12 GAMES … went 1-0 in league play in four appearances … compiled a 3.86 ERA, giving up two runs in 4.2 innings of work … made Big 12 debut out of the pen against Baylor (Apr. 18), allowing a run in 2.1 innings … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … made four appearances with a start at the Big 12 Championship against No. 17 West Virginia (May 25) … finished 0-1 with a 4.63 ERA ... recorded 10 strikeouts to three walks in 11.2 innings … opponents hit just .214 at the plate … HOME GAMES … earned his first career win against Kentucky (Feb. 23) … compiled a 2.92 ERA in seven appearances … struck out 10 in 12.1 innings of work … AWAY GAMES … earned a save at San Diego State (Mar. 6) in his first road appearance … started his second road appearance at New Mexico (Apr. 3) … recorded a Big 12 road win at Oklahoma (May 3) with a scoreless inning of relief … finished with a 6.35 ERA in 5.2 total innings … BIG 12 TOURNAMENT … got his first start against a Big 12 foe, setting career highs in strikeouts (5) and innings pitched (6.0) … earned his only loss of the year as Tech was blanked 2-0 … NCAA TOURNAMENT … appeared once for the Red Raiders at the College World Series, delivering 2.1 innings of relief in the elimination game against Michigan (June 21) … struck out three Wolverines and yielded three runs on two hits.
RUDDER HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner for coach Chase Sanford at Rudder High School in Bryan, Texas … ranked as the No. 6 third baseman by in the class of 2018 by Perfect Game and the No. 73 overall prospect in the State of Texas … 2018 TSWA All-State Third Team at third base and All-State Honorable Mention as a pitcher … MVP for District 18-5A his senior year after hitting .547 with 15 doubles, 11 triples, 31 RBI and 17 stolen bases … on the mound, went 9-1 with a 0.69 ERA and 104 strikeouts as a senior … 2017 THSBCA Class 5A All-State First Team and TSWA All-State Honorable Mention at third base … 2017 First Team All-District 18-5A as a pitcher … Newcomer of the Year for District 18-5A as a sophomore … played for South squad in the 2018 THSBCA Class 5A-6A All-Star game … selected to play for Team Texas in the Sun Belt Classic in McAlester, Okla. as one of the top 20 juniors in the state … also earned two letters as quarterback for the Rudder football team … chose Texas Tech over: Ole Miss and Florida.
PERSONAL
Born in Bryan, Texas … son of Lance and Devra Dobbins … brother to Brody … father played baseball at Alabama and in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization … plans to major in University Studies.
Dependable midweek starter in his second season … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … went 2-0 in three starts and six total appearances … recorded a 1.35 ERA with three runs allowed in 20.0 innings pitched … third on the team with 25 strikeouts and walked only five … only three of the 17 hits he allowed went for extra bases … held opposing batters to .230 hitting, including .227 for lefties and .231 for right-handers … tossed at least 5.0 innings in all three starts and 6.0 in two of the three … recorded eight or more strikeouts in two of his three starts … pitched a scoreless frame in all three relief appearances … made his season debut against Northern Colorado (Feb. 16) … earned the win in his first two starts, first with 5.0 innings of work against Southern (Feb. 26) … struck out a season-high 10 batters against Southern while allowing two runs on five hits … also got the win in his next start against UNLV (Mar. 4) with 6.0 shutout innings and eight strikeouts … received a no-decision in his third start against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi, Miss. (Mar. 11), allowing a run in 6.0 innings … BIG 12 LEADER … third in fewest runs allowed among qualifying pitchers with three … fourth best ERA among qualifying pitchers in the league … TEAM LEADER … fourth best ERA on the team at 1.35 … second most innings pitched with 20.0 … his 25 strikeouts ranked third on the team … tied for third on the team with six total appearances … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … made one appearance with a start against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi, Miss. (Mar. 11) … received a no decision as he allowed a run on seven hits with five strikeouts over 6.0 innings … the outing gave him an ERA against ranked competition of 1.50 … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … five of his six appearances came against unranked teams … tallied a 2-0 record in two starts with a 1.29 ERA … allowed two runs on 10 hits over 14.0 innings … recorded 20 strikeouts to four walks … limited opponents to .204 hitting … earned victories in back-to-back starts against Southern (Feb. 26) and UNLV (Mar. 4) … HOME GAMES … went 2-0 in two starts and four total appearances at Rip Griffin Park … tallied a 1.38 ERA with two runs allowed on nine hits over 13.0 innings … struck out 19 and walked four … held opponents to a .200 batting average … AWAY GAMES … did not appear in either of Tech’s two away games … NEUTRAL SITE … appeared in two of Tech’s six neutral site games, including a start against in Biloxi, Miss., against No. 10 Mississippi State (Mar. 11) … finished with a 1.29 ERA in 7.0 innings of work … pitched 1.0 scoreless innings of relief against Houston (Feb. 23) at the Round Rock Classic … allowed a hit and struck out one against the Cougars ... delivered 6.0 quality innings against Mississippi State, allowing one run on seven hits with five strikeouts and a walk … DAY GAMES … all but one appearance occurred during a day game, including both home starts … finished with a 2-0 record and 1.29 ERA over 14.0 innings … tallied 20 strikeouts and four walks … NIGHT GAMES … lone night appearance came in his neutral site start against No. 10 Mississippi State … pitched 6.0 quality innings, allowing one run on seven hits for a 1.50 ERA.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Appeared in 14 games with two starts in his freshman season … his 14 appearances ranked third on the team among freshmen behind Freshman All-Americans Micah Dallas and Clayton Beeter … ended the year with a record of 2-1 in 26.1 innings pitched ... his 4.44 ERA and 26.1 innings pitched both ranked fourth on the team among freshmen ... showed strong command with 24 strikeouts to 11 walks … also tallied his first save at San Diego State (Mar. 6) … made his first career start at New Mexico (Apr. 3), throwing 3.0 innings with three runs allowed on one hit and two walks … made first appearance against Kentucky (Feb. 23), allowing one run on a hit and a walk in 0.1 innings … longest relief appearances came against New Mexico (Apr. 23) and UTRGV (Apr. 30) … redeemed himself against the Lobos the second time around with four strikeouts in three shutout frames … set career marks in a postseason start against No. 17 West Virginia (May 25) with five strikeouts in 6.0 IP … BIG 12 GAMES … went 1-0 in league play in four appearances … compiled a 3.86 ERA, giving up two runs in 4.2 innings of work … made Big 12 debut out of the pen against Baylor (Apr. 18), allowing a run in 2.1 innings … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … made four appearances with a start at the Big 12 Championship against No. 17 West Virginia (May 25) … finished 0-1 with a 4.63 ERA ... recorded 10 strikeouts to three walks in 11.2 innings … opponents hit just .214 at the plate … HOME GAMES … earned his first career win against Kentucky (Feb. 23) … compiled a 2.92 ERA in seven appearances … struck out 10 in 12.1 innings of work … AWAY GAMES … earned a save at San Diego State (Mar. 6) in his first road appearance … started his second road appearance at New Mexico (Apr. 3) … recorded a Big 12 road win at Oklahoma (May 3) with a scoreless inning of relief … finished with a 6.35 ERA in 5.2 total innings … BIG 12 TOURNAMENT … got his first start against a Big 12 foe, setting career highs in strikeouts (5) and innings pitched (6.0) … earned his only loss of the year as Tech was blanked 2-0 … NCAA TOURNAMENT … appeared once for the Red Raiders at the College World Series, delivering 2.1 innings of relief in the elimination game against Michigan (June 21) … struck out three Wolverines and yielded three runs on two hits.
RUDDER HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner for coach Chase Sanford at Rudder High School in Bryan, Texas … ranked as the No. 6 third baseman by in the class of 2018 by Perfect Game and the No. 73 overall prospect in the State of Texas … 2018 TSWA All-State Third Team at third base and All-State Honorable Mention as a pitcher … MVP for District 18-5A his senior year after hitting .547 with 15 doubles, 11 triples, 31 RBI and 17 stolen bases … on the mound, went 9-1 with a 0.69 ERA and 104 strikeouts as a senior … 2017 THSBCA Class 5A All-State First Team and TSWA All-State Honorable Mention at third base … 2017 First Team All-District 18-5A as a pitcher … Newcomer of the Year for District 18-5A as a sophomore … played for South squad in the 2018 THSBCA Class 5A-6A All-Star game … selected to play for Team Texas in the Sun Belt Classic in McAlester, Okla. as one of the top 20 juniors in the state … also earned two letters as quarterback for the Rudder football team … chose Texas Tech over: Ole Miss and Florida.
PERSONAL
Born in Bryan, Texas … son of Lance and Devra Dobbins … brother to Brody … father played baseball at Alabama and in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization … plans to major in University Studies.
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
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
