Tech 2014 Recruiting Class Ranked 23rd by Baseball America
December 31, 2014 | Baseball
Tech's 2014 recruiting class has received a pair of national rankings - 13th by Collegiate Baseball and now 23rd by Baseball America
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech baseball received its second national ranking for its current newcomers on campus as Baseball America ranked the Red Raiders' 2014 recruiting class 23rd in the nation.
It marks the first time in Baseball America's 15-year recruiting class rankings history that Texas Tech has made an appearance in the top-25.
This same recruiting class was ranked 13th in the country earlier this fall by Collegiate Baseball, a ranking that matched the program's highest ever for a recruiting class (2000).
Tech head coach Tim Tadlock and his coaching staff, recruiting coordinator J-Bob Thomas, pitching coach Ray Hayward, volunteer assistant coach Matt Gardner and director of operations Joe Hughes, have seen unparalleled success in recruiting during three years with the Red Raider program.
Tadlock and company's first recruiting class (2013) was ranked 24th nationally by Perfect Game and tabbed 27th by Collegiate Baseball. Tech's second recruiting class under Tadlock and his staff (2014) has now been ranked 13th (Collegiate Baseball) and 23rd (Baseball America).
The last time Texas Tech had back-to-back years with a nationally-ranked recruiting class was in 2000 (13th) and 2001 (16th).
Tech's 2014 recruiting class: RHP Garrett Bruce (Hill College), RHP/OF Quinn Carpenter (Iowa Western CC), INF/OF Landon Darwin (North Central Texas College), C Nick Marshall (Panola College), INF Cory Raley (Temple College), C Kholeton Sanchez (New Mexico JC), INF/OF William Hairston (Frank Phillips College), INF/OF Hunter Hargrove (North Central Texas College), C Hunter Southerland (Northeast Texas CC), INF Michael Davis (Lubbock, Texas/Lubbock HS), INF Orlando Garcia (El Paso, Texas/Americas HS), INF/OF Tanner Gardner (Frisco, Texas/Centennial HS), LHP Jackson Lancaster (Midland, Texas/Midland HS), RHP/OF Patrick Mahomes II (Whitehouse, Texas/Whitehouse HS), LHP/1B Parker Mushinski (Argyle, Texas/Argyle HS) and LHP Jacob Patterson (Garland, Texas/Berkner HS).
Texas Tech will host San Francisco on Opening Day, scheduled for Friday, Feb. 13 at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock.
Fans can purchase season tickets online at www.texastech.com/tickets or by phone at (806) 742-TECH.
BASEBALL AMERICA 2014 RECRUITING CLASS RANKINGS
1. LSU
2. Virginia
3. Florida
4. Arkansas
5. South Carolina
6. North Carolina
7. UCLA
8. Stanford
9. Oregon State
10. Florida State
11. Texas
12. Missouri
13. Miami (Fla.)
14. Oregon
15. San Diego
16. Florida International
17. Oklahoma State
18. Vanderbilt
19. San Diego State
20. Maryland
21. Wichita State
22. Ole Miss
23. TEXAS TECH
24. Mississippi State
25. Southern California
