Folks, there’s a home run problem that Tim Tadlock and the Texas Tech Red Raiders need to get figured out at some point. Or, well, maybe it’s not something they can get figured out this year. And if that’s the case, then Texas Tech is going to have to work around it on a game-by-game sort of basis.
We’ve got a longball problem lurking and the Red Raiders are going to need to come get past the fact that no other pitching staff in the Big 12 has given up over 35 home runs so far this season.
Texas Tech’s pitching staff has, unfortunately, allowed for opposing batters to hit 44 home runs in just 24 games. Doing some number crunching, that’s coming out to just shy of two home runs per game. Which isn’t good! It’s a problem and it could limit the overall ceiling that this Texas Tech baseball team has.
No Big 12 pitching staff has allowed more home runs than the Texas Tech Red Raiders, which is far from ideal
Here’s where Texas Tech stands among the rest of the Big 12 when it comes to home runs allowed (hint: the Red Raiders are at the bottom and it’s by a noteworthy margin):
- Texas Tech Red Raiders - 44 home runs allowed in 24 games
- Cincinnati Bearcats - 34 home runs allowed in 27 games
- Kansas Jayhawks- 29 home runs allowed in 24 games
- Oklahoma State Cowboys - 28 home runs allowed in 25 games
- Kansas State Wildcats - 27 home runs allowed in 25 games
- TCU Horned Frogs - 27 home runs allowed in 24 games
- BYU Cougars - 24 home runs allowed in 23 games
- Arizona State Sun Devils - 22 home runs allowed in 24 games
- Baylor Bears - 21 home runs allowed in 24 games
- Houston Cougars - 21 home runs allowed in 24 games
- Utah Utes - 20 home runs allowed in 22 games
- UCF Knights - 19 home runs allowed in 23 games
- Arizona Wildcats - 17 home runs allowed in 24 games
- West Virginia Mountaineers - 14 home runs allowed in 21 games
Most teams in the Big 12 haven’t even allowed anywhere near that many doubles so far this season, let alone home runs. That’s a problem for Texas Tech. And when you add that to the fact that Texas Tech’s pitching staff is also dealing out plenty of walks, then things can get messy in a hurry for the Red Raiders.