2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Harpenau, Ty

Jersey Number 28
Ty Harpenau
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fort Smith, Ark.
- High School:
- Southside
Bio
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MLB DRAFT
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves with the 472nd overall pick in the 16th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.
JUNIOR SEASON (2018)
First Team Academic All-Big 12 honoree … Earned the win 7 times for the Red Raiders…TEAM LEADERS …led the team in appearances with 27 and saves with four… NCAA TOURNAMENT … made six appearances during the 2018 NCAA postseason, the third Red Raider to do so in school history … also had two saves, tying with two others for the most in a single postseason among Tech pitchers … his eight appearances tied for the most over a career by a Red Raider hurler …NON BIG 12 GAMES… Tossed 4.0 scoreless frames against South Alabama on Mar. 3…Earned the win against South Alabama after giving up only one hit and striking out five…BIG 12 GAMES…Recorded 2 saves in conference play…Pitched a total of 24 innings…Racked in 19 hits.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
Made 10 appearances on the mound for the Red Raiders during his sophomore season … put together a 6.53 ERA after tossing 20.2 innings … recorded 25 strikeouts and gave up 15 earned runs … issued 12 walks while giving up 26 hits, seven for extra bases … BIG 12 GAMES … made two appearances during conference play … had a 3.00 ERA over 3.0 innings of work … struck out four and walked one, while allowing one run on two hits … opponents hit .182 against him … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … made eight appearances during non-conference play, recording a 7.13 ERA over 17.2 innings … picked up a save … struck out 21 and issued 11 walks … gave up 14 earned runs on 24 hits … AWAY GAMES … made four appearances on the road … struck out 10 over 8.2 innings of work ... NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … pitched in two games on a neutral field … struck out three in 2.0 innings … NCAA TOURNAMENT … made one appearance against Sam Houston State on June 4 … tossed 3.0 innings, striking out four … AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS … made one appearance against a ranked foe, tossing 2.0 scoreless frames .. struck out three and allowed one hit & a walk.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)
Started in nine of his 15 appearances on the mound in his first year at Texas Tech … named to the 2015-16 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team … member of the 2016 Big 12 Championship winning team … helped Texas Tech clinch its second College World Series berth in three years … earned one win at Oklahoma State on April 10 after tossing 4.2 innings, giving up only three runs while picking up a strike out … struck out 32 batters over 44.2 IP during his freshman campaign … induced 49 fly outs and 42 ground outs … averaged 6.45 strikeouts per game … posted a season-high seven strikeouts against Milwaukee on Feb. 20 … allowed just one run over 5.0 IP … Tech was 7-2 in games he started … IN BIG 12 PLAY … made eight appearances against conference opponents, starting in five … pitched 21.2 innings, striking out 15 … HOME GAMES … made six starts, pitching in eight outings for an inning total of 24.2 in Lubbock … tallied 21 strikeouts … ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … picked up his lone win of the season on the road at Oklahoma State … made three starts, appearing in seven total games away from home … tallied 11 strikeouts over 20 innings of work … AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS … his win on the mound was also against a ranked OSU … found himself in five appearances, starting three games … rung up 11 batters in 19.2 innings pitched.
SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
One of the top pitching prospects to hail from the state of Arkansas ... played under head coach Craig Jones ... helped lead Southside High School to the Arkansas Class 7A State Tournament his senior season ... tossed five shutouts as a senior en route to earning all-state honors ... finished 6-3 as a senior with a 0.98 ERA ... set the Southside single-season record for strikeouts, complete games and shutouts ... struck out 114 hitters his senior season alone ... season featured a 17 strikeout game performance ... was previously 3-2 overall with a 2.40 ERA as a junior (2014) ... totaled 43 strikeouts and just 15 walks in his 32 innings of work ... played under coaches Shane Trosclair and Chad Raley for the Marucci Elite summer team ... named a Perfect Game Preseason Honorable Mention All-American in 2015 ... was also a member of Perfect Game's Underclass All-America team in 2014 as well (second team) ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arkansas, Wichita State and Houston.
PERSONAL
Son of parents Dale and Cynthia Harpenau ... has two older siblings -- Allison and Elise -- and a younger sister, Grace ... father was a two-time All-Conference selection as a catcher at Arkansas Tech University ... he also played collegiately at Arkansas-Fort Smith and Westark College ... both parents are graduates from Arkansas Tech ... father won over 800 games during his 27-year career as a collegiate head coach ... won over 500 games in 16 seasons leading Arkansas-Fort Smith ... an electric engineering major.
Photo Gallery (2017)
Photo Gallery (2016)
MLB DRAFT
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves with the 472nd overall pick in the 16th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.
JUNIOR SEASON (2018)
First Team Academic All-Big 12 honoree … Earned the win 7 times for the Red Raiders…TEAM LEADERS …led the team in appearances with 27 and saves with four… NCAA TOURNAMENT … made six appearances during the 2018 NCAA postseason, the third Red Raider to do so in school history … also had two saves, tying with two others for the most in a single postseason among Tech pitchers … his eight appearances tied for the most over a career by a Red Raider hurler …NON BIG 12 GAMES… Tossed 4.0 scoreless frames against South Alabama on Mar. 3…Earned the win against South Alabama after giving up only one hit and striking out five…BIG 12 GAMES…Recorded 2 saves in conference play…Pitched a total of 24 innings…Racked in 19 hits.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
Made 10 appearances on the mound for the Red Raiders during his sophomore season … put together a 6.53 ERA after tossing 20.2 innings … recorded 25 strikeouts and gave up 15 earned runs … issued 12 walks while giving up 26 hits, seven for extra bases … BIG 12 GAMES … made two appearances during conference play … had a 3.00 ERA over 3.0 innings of work … struck out four and walked one, while allowing one run on two hits … opponents hit .182 against him … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … made eight appearances during non-conference play, recording a 7.13 ERA over 17.2 innings … picked up a save … struck out 21 and issued 11 walks … gave up 14 earned runs on 24 hits … AWAY GAMES … made four appearances on the road … struck out 10 over 8.2 innings of work ... NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … pitched in two games on a neutral field … struck out three in 2.0 innings … NCAA TOURNAMENT … made one appearance against Sam Houston State on June 4 … tossed 3.0 innings, striking out four … AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS … made one appearance against a ranked foe, tossing 2.0 scoreless frames .. struck out three and allowed one hit & a walk.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)
Started in nine of his 15 appearances on the mound in his first year at Texas Tech … named to the 2015-16 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team … member of the 2016 Big 12 Championship winning team … helped Texas Tech clinch its second College World Series berth in three years … earned one win at Oklahoma State on April 10 after tossing 4.2 innings, giving up only three runs while picking up a strike out … struck out 32 batters over 44.2 IP during his freshman campaign … induced 49 fly outs and 42 ground outs … averaged 6.45 strikeouts per game … posted a season-high seven strikeouts against Milwaukee on Feb. 20 … allowed just one run over 5.0 IP … Tech was 7-2 in games he started … IN BIG 12 PLAY … made eight appearances against conference opponents, starting in five … pitched 21.2 innings, striking out 15 … HOME GAMES … made six starts, pitching in eight outings for an inning total of 24.2 in Lubbock … tallied 21 strikeouts … ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … picked up his lone win of the season on the road at Oklahoma State … made three starts, appearing in seven total games away from home … tallied 11 strikeouts over 20 innings of work … AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS … his win on the mound was also against a ranked OSU … found himself in five appearances, starting three games … rung up 11 batters in 19.2 innings pitched.
SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
One of the top pitching prospects to hail from the state of Arkansas ... played under head coach Craig Jones ... helped lead Southside High School to the Arkansas Class 7A State Tournament his senior season ... tossed five shutouts as a senior en route to earning all-state honors ... finished 6-3 as a senior with a 0.98 ERA ... set the Southside single-season record for strikeouts, complete games and shutouts ... struck out 114 hitters his senior season alone ... season featured a 17 strikeout game performance ... was previously 3-2 overall with a 2.40 ERA as a junior (2014) ... totaled 43 strikeouts and just 15 walks in his 32 innings of work ... played under coaches Shane Trosclair and Chad Raley for the Marucci Elite summer team ... named a Perfect Game Preseason Honorable Mention All-American in 2015 ... was also a member of Perfect Game's Underclass All-America team in 2014 as well (second team) ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arkansas, Wichita State and Houston.
PERSONAL
Son of parents Dale and Cynthia Harpenau ... has two older siblings -- Allison and Elise -- and a younger sister, Grace ... father was a two-time All-Conference selection as a catcher at Arkansas Tech University ... he also played collegiately at Arkansas-Fort Smith and Westark College ... both parents are graduates from Arkansas Tech ... father won over 800 games during his 27-year career as a collegiate head coach ... won over 500 games in 16 seasons leading Arkansas-Fort Smith ... an electric engineering major.
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