Post-Game Notes
May 31, 2014 | Baseball
May 31, 2014
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TEXAS TECH
- Improved to 41-18 overall and to 3-5 on a neutral field this season.
- Improved all-time record to 1,542-1,215-8 (65th season).
- Improved all-time neutral site record to 110-91.
- Recorded its 41st win of the season... most wins in a season for Tech since 2002 (42-20).
- Marked its 17th come-from-behind win of the season.
- Marked its fifth walk-off win of the season (vs. New Mexico State, vs. Dallas Baptist, vs. West Virginia (Game 1), vs. West Virginia (Game 2), vs. Columbia)... 4 were with walk-off base hits.
- Marked its seventh win during its final at-bat this season (at Stephen F. Austin, vs. New Mexico State, vs. Dallas Baptist, at Oral Roberts, vs. WVU (Game 1), vs. WVU (Game 2), vs. Columbia).
- Has a pair of players with at least 10 home runs (Gutierrez - 12, Kirsch - 10) for the first time since 2009 (Chris Richburg - 14, Jeremy Mayo - 11).
- Posted its 29th game of the season without committing an error... leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth in the nation with a .981 fielding percentage.
- Took its first lead of the game in the fifth inning with a two-run homer (Adam Kirsch)... Red Raiders out-scoring their opponents 71-23 in the fifth inning this season.
- Had its leadoff batter reach base safely in 7-of-9 innings.
- Improved to 41-9 when scoring 2 or more runs in a game.
- Improved to 38-8 when holding opponents to 5 runs or fewer.
- Has held its opponent to 2 or fewer runs in 24 games (21-3)... its most times holding opponents to 2 or fewer runs in a season since 1992 (24, 18-6 record).
- Has allowed 3 or fewer earned runs in 38-of-59 games.
- Improved to 11-7 in games following a loss.
- Texas Tech bullpen this season: 25-5, 3.25 ERA, 13 saves, 265.2 innings pitched, 242 hits, 96 earned runs, 208 strikeouts, 90 walks.
TEXAS TECH NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES
- Dropped to 16-18 all-time in the NCAA Tournament (10th appearance).
- Has won at least one game in 9-of-10 NCAA Regional Tournament appearances (1995-96, 1998-2002, 2004, 2014).
- Marked its third walk-off win all-time in NCAA Tournament play... won on a walk-off in 2002 (Rice Regional - vs. Washington, 5-4) and 2001 (Fullerton Regional
- vs. No. 19 Arizona State, 9-8).
- Improved to 6-4 in NCAA Tournament openers... has won three straight tournament openers, also claiming wins in 2002 and 2004.
- Improved to 8-8 as a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament... this season marks the fifth time Tech has been a No. 2 seed in a regional (has been a 2-seed more often than any other seed).
- Marks the second time Tech has faced an opponent from the Ivy League (2000 Houston Regional, defeated Princeton, 10-1).
- Columbia marked Tech's 22nd different opponent to play in an NCAA Regional.
- Improved to 2-2 in games played in a regional in the state of Florida.
- Second-year head coach Tim Tadlock is 1-0 in NCAA Tournament games.
- Allowed just two runs, which marked its fewest allowed in an NCAA Tournament game since 2000 (Houston Regional - vs. Princeton, 10-1).
- Set a school record for fewest at-bats during an NCAA Tournament game with 28... previous record was 29, vs. No. 15 Stanford at Midwest I Regional in 1995.
TEXAS TECH - UNDER HEAD COACH Tim Tadlock (2nd Season)
- 67-48 overall
- 4-9 in neutral site games
- 1-0 in NCAA Tournament games
- 44-23 in non-conference games
- 4-9 in neutral site non-conference games
- 54-30 against unranked opponents
- 39-24 in day games
- 48-27 vs. right-handed starting pitchers
- 14-15 in 1-run games
- 24-36 when opponent scores first
- 6-5 when tied after six innings
- 5-6 when tied after seven innings
- 5-7 when tied after eight innings
- 10-11 in May
- 1-0 against Columbia
- 502-175 overall record in 11 years as a collegiate head coach (junior college and NCAA D-I) (Grayson County: 1997-2005; Texas Tech: 2013-Present)
COLUMBIA ALL-TIME SERIES
- Today marked the first-ever meeting between Texas Tech and Columbia... the Red Raiders are now 4-0 against Ivy League opponents... Tech had also played Princeton (1-0) and Harvard (2-0).
LHP Chris Sadberry (ND, 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO - 101 Pitches)
- Received his 10th no-decision of the season... left the game in the sixth inning with a 2-1 lead.
- Texas Tech is 10-5 during his 15 starts.
- Became the fourth Red Raider since 2007 to start in back-to-back games for the Red Raiders (AJ Ramos - 2007, Ben Flora - 2011, Matt Withrow - 2004).
- Made his 15th consecutive start... only Red Raider this season to start every week of the season.
- Marks the most starts by a Red Raider since 2007 (A.J. Ramos - 15).
- Has pitched at least 5.0 innings in 12-of-15 starts.
- Has allowed 2 or fewer runs in 11-of-15 starts.
LHP Jonny Drozd (W, 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO)
- Earned his seventh win (7-0) of the season while finishing the game throwing 3.2 scoreless innings.
- Has won seven games this season (8 career) pitching in relief... all eight wins have been throwing three or more innings.
- Is the first Red Raider to be 7-0 in a season since 2011 (RHP John Neely).
- Retired seven straight to end the game from the final out in the seventh to ninth inning.
- Texas Tech is 17-6 when Drozd pitches this season.
- Marked 12th scoreless outing of the season (20th career).
- Allowed one run or fewer for the 19th time during 23 outings this season.
- CAREER IN RELIEF: 8-0, 1.66 ERA, 29 appearances, 81.2 innings pitched, 72 hits, 15 earned runs, 17 walks, 53 strikeouts.
- CAREER ERA: 2.75 ERA (38 appearances/134.0 innings/41 earned runs) - ERA ranks sixth all-time in Texas Tech career history.
LF Tyler Neslony (2-FOR-5, 19-GAME HIT STREAK)
- Has a 19-game hit streak (.432, 32-for-74, 12 runs, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 14 RBI, 10 walks).
- Marks the longest hit streak by a Red Raider in a decade... last Red Raider to have an 19-game hit streak was Cameron Blair in 2004 (20 games, Apr. 3-May 9, 2004).
- Has reached base safely in 31 consecutive games (longest active streak among Red Raiders)... longest streak by a Red Raider since 2010-11 (Jamodrick McGruder - 39 straight).
- Posted 19th multi-hit game this season (21st career).
- Has four consecutive multi-hit games.
- Has hit safely in 34-of-37 starts this season.
- Has only 11 strikeouts in 155 plate appearances (136 AB) this season.
- ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE THIS SEASON: .441 (26-for-59), 8 runs, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 8 RBI.
2B Bryant Burleson (1-FOR-3, R, 2B, BB, SAC BUNT)
- Has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games.
- Hit Big 12-leading 20th double of the season with a shot down the left-field line... in sole possession of 10th place in school history in career doubles (44).
- Is the first Red Raider with 20 or more doubles in a season since 2010 (Scott LeJeune, 28).
- Has the most career doubles by a three-year Red Raider since 2010-12 Barrett Barnes (51).
1B Eric Gutierrez (1-FOR-5, 2B, RBI, WALKOFF RBI DOUBLE IN 9TH INNING)
- First career walk-off RBI base hit... hit double to left-center field with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Tech a 3-2 win.
- Has eight game-winning RBI this season (9th career).
- Made 115th consecutive start on Friday... longest streak among active players.
- Has reached base safely in 50-of-59 games this season.
DH Adam Kirsch (1-FOR-1, R, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB)
- Hit 10th home run of the season... is the first Red Raider newcomer to have 10 or more home runs in a season since 2010 (Barrett Barnes, 14).
- Home run was just the second of the season for the Red Raiders that erased a deficit and gave Texas Tech a lead... Trailed 1-0, gave Tech a 2-1 lead.
- Is now tied with Eric Gutierrez for a team-leading five game-tying RBI this season.
- Is now tied with Eric Gutierrez for a team-leading seventh go-ahead RBI this season.
- Tallied 14th and 15th two-out RBI this season.
- Tied a school record (3rd time) for most walks (3) in an NCAA Tournament game... last happened by Madison Edwards in 2004 (vs. Mississippi State).
