Tim Tadlock assesses Texas Tech baseball series win vs. No. 18 Arizona
The Texas Tech baseball team has won three Big 12 series, including two of its past three. The Red Raiders beat Arizona 12-3, lost 2-1 and won 9-3.
As the calendar turns to June, the attention of the college baseball world turns to NCAA postseason play and the drive toward the College World Series.
Simultaneous with what’s happening on the field is the free-agency market off the field. The NCAA transfer portal for college baseball is open from June 2 through July 1 for non-graduate transfers. Players who want to transfer and be eligible right away at a new school don’t have to pick a new school during the portal period, but they must have their names entered during that window.
There are a couple of exceptions. Players who have graduated may have their names entered into the portal at any time, and players affected by a head-coaching change also have extra time outside the June 2-July 1 dates.
The Texas Tech baseball team finished 20-33 this season and 13-17 in the Big 12. We’ll update comings and goings among the Red Raiders here.
Players leaving Texas Tech baseball via transfer portal
Transfer intentions for the following players have been announced by the players themselves, reputable outlets such as D1Baseball or by Texas Tech athletics personnel.
Garet Boehm, 3B: Boehm played in 27 games this season, starting 22. He batted .250 with 2 home runs and 10 runs batted in. He spent two years with the Red Raiders after being a high-school signee out of Hutto.
Zach Erdman, LHP: Erdman signed with Tech out of Keller. In three years with the Red Raiders, he made 28 appearances, including seven starts, and was a combined 1-1 with a 5.25 earned-run average. That included nine relief appearances this season in which he was 0-0 with a 4.30 ERA.
J.T. Drake, RHP: Drake made 15 relief appearances this year, tied for second most on the team. He was 0-1 with a 5.93 ERA over 13 2/3. The Los Alamos (N.M.) High School product joined the Red Raiders after two years at Pima (Ariz.) Community College.
Daniel Bass, RHP: Bass came to Tech this season after two years at Midland College. He was 0-0 with a 13.50 ERA in five relief appearances.
Zachary Fetchel, RHP: Fetchel made three relief appearances this season as a sophomore, going 0-0 with a 5.79 ERA. He transferred to Tech after one year at Galveston College.
Ryan Jones, 3B-OF: Jones was a freshman from Aledo Christian who redshirted this season.
