Texas Tech 2016 Baseball World Series Capsule

Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big 12 (41-16, 19-5)
 
Big Wins: 2/27 vs Louisiana (5-3), 4/6 at Florida State (8-4), 4/10 at Oklahoma State (15-5)
Bad Losses: 3/1 New Mexico State (6-7), 3/19 at Baylor (3-4), 3/28 at UNLV (5-8)
Coach: Tim Tadlock
 
Key Field Players:
Tanner Gardner, Sophomore, IF/OF, .376 BA, 31 RBI
Eric Gutierrez, Senior, IF, .345 BA, 12 HR, 31 RBI
Cory Raley, Senior, OF/IF, .327 BA, 6 HR, 47 RBI, 17 SB
Tyler Neslony, Senior, OF, .321 BA, 9 HR, 50 RBI
Stephen Smith, Junior, OF, .321 BA, 9 HR, 38 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Davis Martin, Freshman, P, 2.41 ERA, 8-0 W/L, 71.0 IP, 52 SO
Robert Dugger, Junior, P, 5-0 W/L, 51.0 IP, 42 SO
Steven Gingery, Freshman, P, 3.07 ERA, 4-2 W/L, 55.2 IP, 54 SO
Hayden Howard, Junior, P, 3.13 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 69.0 IP, 43 SO, 7 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .294 (53rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 1.22 (3, 1)
Doubles per Game: 2.15 (25, 2)
Earned Run Average: 4.05 (93, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .976 (35, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.91 (37, 1)
Scoring Offense: 7.2 (26, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .455 (31, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.17 (92, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.30 (74, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2014    Regional          defeated Columbia, defeated Miami (FL), lost to Miami (FL), defeated Miami (FL)
2014    Super Regional            defeated  Charleston, defeated Charleston
2014    CWS   lost to TCU, eliminated by Mississippi
2004    Regional          defeated Mississippi State, lost to Georgia Tech, defeated Mississippi State, eliminated by Georgia Tech
2002    Regional          defeated Washington, lost to Rice, eliminated by Washington
2001    Regional          lost to Arizona State, defeated Temple, defeated Arizona State, defeated Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2000    Regional          lost to Rice, defeated Princeton, eliminated by Rice
1999    Regional          defeated Rutgers, defeated Milwaukee, lost to Rice, eliminated by Rice
 
*all team stats through 5/22