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Jersey Number 3
T.J. Rumfield
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Temple, Texas
- High School:
- Temple
Bio
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2020)
Appeared in nine of Tech’s 19 games while making four starts coming off of a redshirt year … three of his four starts came at first base and the other at designated hitter … a solid left-handed bat that hit .417 for the year in a limited role … 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 … finished 10-for-24 at the plate with three doubles, three RBI and six runs … also walked three times and struck out only twice … put up a .542 slugging percentage and .481 on base percentage … posted two multi-hit games … tallied a three-game hitting streak … recorded season highs of four hits and three runs against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) on opening weekend … 20 of his plate appearances came against right-handers as he hit .350 … added 3 hits in four plate appearances against lefties … defensively, posted a 1.000 fielding percentage at first base with 24 putouts … opened the year by going 1-for-1 with an RBI, a run and a walk in his Red Raider debut against Houston Baptist (Feb. 15) … hit his first double a game later in his first career start against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) as he compiled season highs in hits and runs … perhaps his most memorable moment came against Rice (Mar. 8) as he delivered a walk-off doubles in the bottom of the 11th inning … HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … TEAM LEADER … led the team with a .563 batting average (9-for-16) in home games … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … made one appearance against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi, Miss. … struck out in his only plate appearance … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … eight of his nine appearances came against unranked competition … compiled a .435 batting average … all of his hits, doubles, RBI and runs came against unranked foes … HOME GAMES … made six of his nine appearances and two of his four starts at home … posted a team-high .563 batting average with nine hits in 16 at bats … all of his hits, doubles, RBI and runs occurred at home … AWAY GAMES … did not appear in Tech’s two true road games in Tallahassee … NEUTRAL SITE … made three appearances and two starts in Tech’s six neutral site games … went 1-for-8 at the plate for a .125 batting average … started two of three games at the Round Rock Classic, starting at first base against Tennessee (Feb. 21) and at DH against Houston (Feb. 23) … turned in a 1-for-3 effort against Houston with a walk … DAY GAMES … appeared in seven games with three starts … impressed with a .526 batting average that ranked second on the team … all of his hits, doubles, RBI and runs came during day games … added three walks … NIGHT GAMES … started one of the two games he appeared and went hitless in five plate appearances.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Redshirt season.
TEMPLE HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner for coach Toby Rumfield at Temple High School in Temple, Texas … ranked as the No. 3 third baseman in the State of Texas by Perfect Game … an All-State selection for his final three years … 2018 THSBCA All-State First Team and TSWA All-State Third Team as a senior … hit .457 with nine doubles, three home runs, a triple, 32 RBI and 18 runs as a senior … 2017 THSBCA All-State Second Team and TSWA All-State Honorable Mention … hit .456 with nine doubles, two home runs and 24 RBI as a junior … 2016 THSBCA All-State Second Team and TSWA All-State Third Team … hit .468 with eight doubles and 22 RBI as a sophomore … also named Offensive MVP for District 18-5A his sophomore and junior years … a first team All-District selection and District 17-5A Newcomer of the Year as a freshman … selected to the All-Tournament Team at the 2017 Connie Mack World Series and was the Joseph R. Cooper Individual Batting Champ … played with the Texas Rangers’ squad in the Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. … a two-sport star that, despite breaking his femur as a junior, became Temple’s starting quarterback his senior year and went 8-3 overall with a 6-2 district mark … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Baylor, Oklahoma State, Duke and North Carolina.
PERSONAL
Born in Richmond, Virginia … son of Toby and Kari Rumfield … brother to Samantha and Justin … father spent 14 years in professional baseball, playing for the Braves, White Sox, Marlins and Cardinals’ minor league systems … father coached him in high school and is now the head coach at Denton High School … plans to major in Communications.
Appeared in nine of Tech’s 19 games while making four starts coming off of a redshirt year … three of his four starts came at first base and the other at designated hitter … a solid left-handed bat that hit .417 for the year in a limited role … 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 … finished 10-for-24 at the plate with three doubles, three RBI and six runs … also walked three times and struck out only twice … put up a .542 slugging percentage and .481 on base percentage … posted two multi-hit games … tallied a three-game hitting streak … recorded season highs of four hits and three runs against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) on opening weekend … 20 of his plate appearances came against right-handers as he hit .350 … added 3 hits in four plate appearances against lefties … defensively, posted a 1.000 fielding percentage at first base with 24 putouts … opened the year by going 1-for-1 with an RBI, a run and a walk in his Red Raider debut against Houston Baptist (Feb. 15) … hit his first double a game later in his first career start against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) as he compiled season highs in hits and runs … perhaps his most memorable moment came against Rice (Mar. 8) as he delivered a walk-off doubles in the bottom of the 11th inning … HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … TEAM LEADER … led the team with a .563 batting average (9-for-16) in home games … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … made one appearance against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi, Miss. … struck out in his only plate appearance … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … eight of his nine appearances came against unranked competition … compiled a .435 batting average … all of his hits, doubles, RBI and runs came against unranked foes … HOME GAMES … made six of his nine appearances and two of his four starts at home … posted a team-high .563 batting average with nine hits in 16 at bats … all of his hits, doubles, RBI and runs occurred at home … AWAY GAMES … did not appear in Tech’s two true road games in Tallahassee … NEUTRAL SITE … made three appearances and two starts in Tech’s six neutral site games … went 1-for-8 at the plate for a .125 batting average … started two of three games at the Round Rock Classic, starting at first base against Tennessee (Feb. 21) and at DH against Houston (Feb. 23) … turned in a 1-for-3 effort against Houston with a walk … DAY GAMES … appeared in seven games with three starts … impressed with a .526 batting average that ranked second on the team … all of his hits, doubles, RBI and runs came during day games … added three walks … NIGHT GAMES … started one of the two games he appeared and went hitless in five plate appearances.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Redshirt season.
TEMPLE HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner for coach Toby Rumfield at Temple High School in Temple, Texas … ranked as the No. 3 third baseman in the State of Texas by Perfect Game … an All-State selection for his final three years … 2018 THSBCA All-State First Team and TSWA All-State Third Team as a senior … hit .457 with nine doubles, three home runs, a triple, 32 RBI and 18 runs as a senior … 2017 THSBCA All-State Second Team and TSWA All-State Honorable Mention … hit .456 with nine doubles, two home runs and 24 RBI as a junior … 2016 THSBCA All-State Second Team and TSWA All-State Third Team … hit .468 with eight doubles and 22 RBI as a sophomore … also named Offensive MVP for District 18-5A his sophomore and junior years … a first team All-District selection and District 17-5A Newcomer of the Year as a freshman … selected to the All-Tournament Team at the 2017 Connie Mack World Series and was the Joseph R. Cooper Individual Batting Champ … played with the Texas Rangers’ squad in the Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. … a two-sport star that, despite breaking his femur as a junior, became Temple’s starting quarterback his senior year and went 8-3 overall with a 6-2 district mark … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Baylor, Oklahoma State, Duke and North Carolina.
PERSONAL
Born in Richmond, Virginia … son of Toby and Kari Rumfield … brother to Samantha and Justin … father spent 14 years in professional baseball, playing for the Braves, White Sox, Marlins and Cardinals’ minor league systems … father coached him in high school and is now the head coach at Denton High School … plans to major in Communications.
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
