Tim Tadlock

[Pit Bull]

If ANYBODY would not be ecstatic with a Tim Tadlock hire, then they are not reasonable. That would be like LSU football team missing on saban but getting Meyer or Patterson... it is an amazing hire.

Is he a relative of yours?

[preachermatt83]

Is he a relative of yours?

Lol, no but he's a great coach.

[Bully13]

Is he a relative of yours?

doesn't have to be. This guy has gone above and beyond showing proof he's 1st class coaching material.

https://texastech.com/coaches.aspx?r...&path=baseball


Tim Tadlock embarks on his sixth season as the head coach at Texas Tech after his program earned its second-straight Big 12 championship in 2017.

Tadlock, the 2014 College Baseball Hall of Fame National Coach of the Year, was named head coach of his alma mater on June 8, 2012,

Tadlock will enter his 26th year in collegiate baseball in 2018. He owns a collegiate career record of 629-239 in 14 years as a head coach with nine seasons at Grayson County College (435-127) and five at Texas Tech (194-112).

For the second-straight year, the Red Raiders earned the No. 5 National Seed in the NCAA Tournament,

Tech earned its fifth conference title in school history after tallying a 19-5 Big 12 mark and advanced to the College World Series for the second time in three years. In Omaha, the Red Raiders recorded their first CWS victory in Tech history after defeating No. 1 Florida, 3-2, in an elimination game.

Tadlock and the Red Raiders completed the biggest turnaround in school history and the second biggest turnaround in Big 12 history, going from 26 wins in 2013 to 45 wins in 2014. The season culminated with Texas Tech's first trip to the College World Series in Omaha.

and set a new school record by holding its opponent to two or fewer runs 30 times (25-5 record). Tech also set the following school records in 2014 -- shutouts (9), ERA during aluminum bat era (since 1974, 3.11), fielding percentage (.980), ERA in Big 12 games (4.09), games played (66), innings pitched (587.2), putouts (1,763) and assists (809).

The Red Raiders were solid in all three phases during Tadlock's second season as head coach. Tech ranked among the Big 12's top three in 12 statistical categories while leading the league in slugging percentage and triples and finishing second in the conference in runs, hits, doubles, home runs and RBI

Tech finished third in the country in triples (26) and ranked sixth in both double plays turned (65) and fielding percentage (.980). Overall, the Red Raiders ranked among the top-30 in the country in 10 different statistical categories.

Over the past two years alone (2014-15), Tech has combined for 76 victories -- its most over a two-year span since the 2001 and 2002 seasons (85 wins). In addition, the Red Raiders have also combined for 27 wins in Big 12 play, their most since those same two seasons.