Post-Game Notes
May 17, 2014 | Baseball
May 17, 2014
TEXAS TECH
- Head coach Tim Tadlock won his 500th game as a collegiate head coach... Overall record in 11 years of coaching at the college level is 500-173... includes nine years at Grayson County College.
- Victory guarantees Texas Tech will face Texas in first round of Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on Wednesday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.
- Has won back-to-back games on walk-off base hits... series opener was in extra-innings (11 innings)... Tim Proudfoot had walk-off base hit tonight (single up the middle in 9th).
- Improved to 39-16 overall and to 13-10 in Big 12 games this season.
- Has its most wins in a season since 2004 (40-21).
- Improved to 30-4 at home this season... marks Tech's most home wins since 1996 (32-6)... marks Tech's fourth 30-win season at home in school history (1991, 1993, 1995, 2014).
- Won its 13th straight home game.
- Won its eighth straight Big 12 home game... marks the first time Tech has won eight straight conference home games since (2001 - 9 straight).
- Clinched at least fifth place in the Big 12 Conference... marks Tech's first time to finish inside the top five teams in the league since 2010 (13-14).
- Clinched its first .500 or better conference record since 2004 (17-9 - 3rd place).
- Has allowed three or fewer earned runs in 36-of-55 games this season.
- Improved to 39-7 when scoring two or more runs in a game.
- Improved to 36-8 when holding opponents to five runs or fewer.
- Marked 16th comeback win of the season.
- Improved to 25-4 when out-hitting its opponent.
- Improved all-time record to 1,540-1,213-8 (65th season).
- Improved all-time home record to 1,005-469-5.
TEXAS TECH - UNDER HEAD COACH Tim Tadlock (2nd Season)
- 65-46 overall
- 49-14 in home games
- 22-25 in Big 12 games
- 14-9 in home Big 12 games
- 8-8 in Big 12 middle games
- 52-29 against unranked opponents
- 28-23 in night games
- 18-20 vs. left-handed starting pitchers
- 13-14 in 1-run games
- 23-35 when opponent scores first
- 6-35 when trailing after six innings
- 4-6 when tied after seven innings
- 4-7 when tied after eight innings
- 25th come-from-behind victory
- 8-9 in May
- 3-2 against West Virginia
- 500-173 overall record in 11 years as a collegiate head coach (junior college and NCAA D-I) (Grayson County: 1997-2005; Texas Tech: 2013-Present)
WEST VIRGINIA ALL-TIME SERIES
- With the win, Texas Tech improved to 3-2 all-time against West Virginia while tonight marked back-to-back one-run games - both wins for Tech - in games played in Lubbock... Tech has now won three of the last four overall meetings.
LHP Chris Sadberry (ND, 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 3 SO - 103 Pitches)
- Made 13th consecutive start - has started every weekend of the season... made eighth staright start in Big 12 play... started against every league opponent this season.
- 10th start pitching in at least five innings.
- Texas Tech is 9-4 during his 13 starts.
- Allowed a season-high six walks.
- Marked a season-high 103 pitches thrown... previous season-high was 101 pitches in 5.1 innings vs. Texas (Mar. 30).
LHP Cameron Smith (W, 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO)
- Earned team-leading seventh win of the season... improved to 7-1.
- Became the first Red Raider in over 13 years to earn the win in consecutive games on back-to-back days.
- Pitched on back-to-back days for the third time this season.
- Marked 10th scoreless outing of the season.
- Tallied the ninth time this season pitching in at least three relief innings.
- Texas Tech is 15-6 during his 21 outings.
- Improved to 24-5 in 46 career Junior College and Texas Tech innings.
2B Bryant Burleson (2-FOR-3, R, HR, RBI)
- Scored Tech's first run of the game in the fifth inning hitting second home run of the season over the left-field wall.
- Tallied 17th multi-hit game this season (41st career).
- Has hit safely in 9 of his last 10 games.
DH Adam Kirsch (1-FOR-2, R, RBI, 2 BB)
- Tied the game at 2-2 in the seventh inning with leadoff homer on the first pitch of his at-bat with a towering homer over the left-center field wall.
- Marked eighth home run of the season - second on the team (Gutierrez - 12).
SS Tim Proudfoot (2-FOR-4, RBI)
- Had second career walk-off base hit with the game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth inning scoring Zach Davis from second with RBI single up the middle.
- First career walk-off hit was during freshman season hitting a run-scoring triple in the bottom of the ninth inning against Northern Illinois on Feb. 27, 2012 in Lubbock.
- Posted 12th multi-hit game of the season (27th career).
1B Eric Gutierrez (1-FOR-4)
- Made 111th consecutive start on Friday... longest streak among active players.
- Has reached base safely in 47-of-55 games this season.
LF Tyler Neslony (1-FOR-4)
- Has a 15-game hit streak (.386, 22-for-57, 10 runs, 5 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 11 RBI, 8 walks).
- Has reached base safely in 27 consecutive games (longest active streak among Red Raiders)... longest streak by a Red Raider since 2010-11 (Jamodrick McGruder - 39 straight).
- Has hit safely in 30-of-33 starts this season.
- Has only 10 strikeouts in 136 plate appearances (119 AB) this season.
