2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Quezada, Jose

Jersey Number 45
Jose Quezada
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chihuahua, Mexico
- High School:
- Northglenn
Bio
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Photo Gallery (2017)
MLB DRAFT
Drafted by the San Diego Padres with the 291st overall pick in the 10th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.
SENIOR SEASON (2018)
JOSE QUEZADA – First Team Academic All-Big selection … Ended the season with a total 2.21 ERA…Had 19 hits throughout the year…pitched 5 wins and 2 losses for the Red Raiders…Made 22 appearances out of the bullpen…RECORDS … put together a 3.38 conference ERA over his career in Lubbock, good for fifth all-time among Texas Tech pitchers …BIG 12 GAMES… Retired all 9 batters faced against OU on Apr. 21 over 3.0 IP with three strikeouts… NON BIG 12 GAMES…Pitched a career long 3.1 solid frames against Arkansas on Apr. 24…SITUATIONAL….Pitched .186 facing lefties… Threw .121 versus right….158 with runners on base… .147 with bases empty…tossed .294 vs leadoff…NCAA tournament… 3.96 ERA, .280 Batting Average, 7 hits, pitched 1 win against Duke on June 9.
JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
Made 24 appearances on the mound for the Red Raiders during his first year at Texas Tech … put together a 3.55 ERA and a 6-4 record with four saves … tossed 38.0 innings in relief and helped Tech complete one of its two shutouts on the season … rung up 52 batters while walking only 16 … gave up 15 earned runs on 33 hits, with only eight for extra bases, as opposing hitters had a .236 average against him … his six wins ranked second on the team, while his four saves put him at No. 3 on the squad … finished off 10 games, good for second-most on the team … struck out 15 batters looking, which ranked third on the squad … rattled off a season-high five strikeouts on three separate occasions … first against California on Feb. 25, followed by five at West Virginia on May 6 and finally in the NCAA Tournament against Sam Houston State on June 3 … had at least one strikeout in 19 of 24 outings … did not allow a run in 12 trips to the mound … BIG 12 GAMES … made nine appearances, putting together a 2-3 record with two saves … tossed 14.1 innings and had a 4.40 ERA … struck out 16 and only walked five … gave up seven earned runs on 14 hits, with just three for extra bases … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … pitched in 15 games during the non-conference slate, all in relief … compiled a 4-1 record, along with two saves, behind a 3.04 ERA … tossed 23.2 frames, striking out 36 and walking only 11 … allowed eight earned runs on 19 hits, with only five going for extra bases … opponents hit just .213 against him … HOME GAMES … made 11 appearances at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in 2017 … put together a 4-2 record and a 1.89 ERA over 19.0 innings of work … struck out 26 and only walked three batters … gave up four earned runs on 14 hits, with just three for extra bases … opposing hitters compiled a .206 average against him at the plate … AWAY GAMES … had 10 outings on the mound away from home … earned two saves and put together a 2-2 record with a 5.74 ERA … tossed 15.2 innings, striking out 19 … walked nine and gave up 10 runs on 13 hits, with only four going for extra bases … held opposing batters to a .232 batting average ... NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … made three appearances on a neutral field … had a 2.70 ERA over 3.1 frames of work … struck out seven and walked four, surrendering just one earned run on six hits … BIG 12 TOURNAMENT … pitched once in Oklahoma City against Baylor on May 25 … tossed 1.1 innings & struck out three … NCAA TOURNAMENT … had one outing at the NCAA Lubbock Regional against Sam Houston State on June 3 … struck out five without issuing a walk over 2.0 frames … gave up just one hit, no runs, as opponents hit .143 against … AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS … pitched in seven games against ranked foes … had a 1-2 record with two saves and an ERA of 2.89 … tossed 9.1 innings, striking out 11 with just three walks … gave up three runs on nine hits … SITUATIONAL … held opponents to a .208 average at the plate with two outs.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH (HOWARD COLLEGE)
Played two years at Howard College under coach Britt Smith & Roberto Martinez … earned All-Conference & All-Region honors … recorded a 9-1 record with three saves, striking out 59 over 63.2 innings pitched in 2015 … named to the 2016 Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) All-Conference Team in 2016.
NORTHGLENN HIGH SCHOOL
Played for coach Hugo Garcia at Northglenn High School in Northglenn, Colorado … earned All-District honors in 2013.
PERSONAL
Born in Chihuahua, Mexico … parents are Jose and Alba Quezada … brother to Alba Paola … father graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua and mother earned her degree from Tecnologico de Cuauhtemoc … majoring in kinesiology with a minor in political science.
Photo Gallery (2017)
MLB DRAFT
Drafted by the San Diego Padres with the 291st overall pick in the 10th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.
SENIOR SEASON (2018)
JOSE QUEZADA – First Team Academic All-Big selection … Ended the season with a total 2.21 ERA…Had 19 hits throughout the year…pitched 5 wins and 2 losses for the Red Raiders…Made 22 appearances out of the bullpen…RECORDS … put together a 3.38 conference ERA over his career in Lubbock, good for fifth all-time among Texas Tech pitchers …BIG 12 GAMES… Retired all 9 batters faced against OU on Apr. 21 over 3.0 IP with three strikeouts… NON BIG 12 GAMES…Pitched a career long 3.1 solid frames against Arkansas on Apr. 24…SITUATIONAL….Pitched .186 facing lefties… Threw .121 versus right….158 with runners on base… .147 with bases empty…tossed .294 vs leadoff…NCAA tournament… 3.96 ERA, .280 Batting Average, 7 hits, pitched 1 win against Duke on June 9.
JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
Made 24 appearances on the mound for the Red Raiders during his first year at Texas Tech … put together a 3.55 ERA and a 6-4 record with four saves … tossed 38.0 innings in relief and helped Tech complete one of its two shutouts on the season … rung up 52 batters while walking only 16 … gave up 15 earned runs on 33 hits, with only eight for extra bases, as opposing hitters had a .236 average against him … his six wins ranked second on the team, while his four saves put him at No. 3 on the squad … finished off 10 games, good for second-most on the team … struck out 15 batters looking, which ranked third on the squad … rattled off a season-high five strikeouts on three separate occasions … first against California on Feb. 25, followed by five at West Virginia on May 6 and finally in the NCAA Tournament against Sam Houston State on June 3 … had at least one strikeout in 19 of 24 outings … did not allow a run in 12 trips to the mound … BIG 12 GAMES … made nine appearances, putting together a 2-3 record with two saves … tossed 14.1 innings and had a 4.40 ERA … struck out 16 and only walked five … gave up seven earned runs on 14 hits, with just three for extra bases … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … pitched in 15 games during the non-conference slate, all in relief … compiled a 4-1 record, along with two saves, behind a 3.04 ERA … tossed 23.2 frames, striking out 36 and walking only 11 … allowed eight earned runs on 19 hits, with only five going for extra bases … opponents hit just .213 against him … HOME GAMES … made 11 appearances at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in 2017 … put together a 4-2 record and a 1.89 ERA over 19.0 innings of work … struck out 26 and only walked three batters … gave up four earned runs on 14 hits, with just three for extra bases … opposing hitters compiled a .206 average against him at the plate … AWAY GAMES … had 10 outings on the mound away from home … earned two saves and put together a 2-2 record with a 5.74 ERA … tossed 15.2 innings, striking out 19 … walked nine and gave up 10 runs on 13 hits, with only four going for extra bases … held opposing batters to a .232 batting average ... NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … made three appearances on a neutral field … had a 2.70 ERA over 3.1 frames of work … struck out seven and walked four, surrendering just one earned run on six hits … BIG 12 TOURNAMENT … pitched once in Oklahoma City against Baylor on May 25 … tossed 1.1 innings & struck out three … NCAA TOURNAMENT … had one outing at the NCAA Lubbock Regional against Sam Houston State on June 3 … struck out five without issuing a walk over 2.0 frames … gave up just one hit, no runs, as opponents hit .143 against … AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS … pitched in seven games against ranked foes … had a 1-2 record with two saves and an ERA of 2.89 … tossed 9.1 innings, striking out 11 with just three walks … gave up three runs on nine hits … SITUATIONAL … held opponents to a .208 average at the plate with two outs.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH (HOWARD COLLEGE)
Played two years at Howard College under coach Britt Smith & Roberto Martinez … earned All-Conference & All-Region honors … recorded a 9-1 record with three saves, striking out 59 over 63.2 innings pitched in 2015 … named to the 2016 Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) All-Conference Team in 2016.
NORTHGLENN HIGH SCHOOL
Played for coach Hugo Garcia at Northglenn High School in Northglenn, Colorado … earned All-District honors in 2013.
PERSONAL
Born in Chihuahua, Mexico … parents are Jose and Alba Quezada … brother to Alba Paola … father graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua and mother earned her degree from Tecnologico de Cuauhtemoc … majoring in kinesiology with a minor in political science.
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