The team competes in the Big 12 Conference and plays at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.

Under Hays, Texas Tech endured only two losing seasons, his first and last, and enjoyed their greatest success in baseball.

[4] The Red Raiders reached eight straight NCAA tournaments from 1995 to 2002 and again in 2004, three of which were held at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.

Spencer, a former Texas Tech player, won back-to-back national championships as an assistant head coach for the Oregon State Beavers.

Tadlock previously led the Grayson College Vikings to back-to-back NJCAA Division I World Series championships in the team's five appearances over his 9 seasons as head coach.

Prior to the 2014 season, the Red Raiders were selected to finish in 8th place in the Big 12 Conference in the preseason polls.

The team would host College of Charleston in the Lubbock Super Regional before shutting them out twice in two 1–0 games, earning the programs first berth in the College World Series on the back of a 0.65 post season earned run average produced by assistant coach Ray Hayward's pitching staff.