Major League Players

Over 20 Major League playes have proudly worn the Red Raider uniform.

With a capacity of over 5,000, fans of all ages visit Dan Law Field each spring to watch their beloved Red Raiders hit the diamond for a new season of bseball. The Texas Tech Red Raider baseball team reached 8 sraight NCAA tournaments between 1995-2002 and again in 2004. They have won 3 conference championships, including earning the title of Big 12 Champions in 2016. Over 20 Major League players have proudly worn the Red Raider uniform.

Those include:

• Doug Ault – Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays
• Josh Bard – San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox
• Dallas Braden – Oakland Athletics
• Mark Brandenburg – Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox
• Owen Browlsma – Pittsburgh Pirates
• Stubby Clapp – St. Louis Cardinals
• Joe Dillon – Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Rogyals, Minneosota Twins and Florida Marlins
• Travis Driskill – Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles
• Donald Harris – Texas Rangers
• Chuck Harrison – Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals
• Mike Humpreys – New York Yankees
• Keith Ginter – Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox
• Jeff Karstens – New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates
• Roger Kieschnick – San Francisco Giants
• Bradon Kolb – San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers
• James Leverton – Chicago Cubs
• Trey Lunsford – San Francisco Giants
• Matt Miller – Detroit Tigers
• Ryan Nye – Philadelphia Phillies
• Chris Sampson – Houston Astros
• Travis Smith – Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves and Florida Marlins
• Zachary Stewart – Cincinnati Reds
• Doug Thennis – Chicago White Sox
• Dustin Stewart – Boston Red Sox
• A.J. Ramos – Miami Marlins
• Nate Karns – Washington Nationals
• Colt Hynes – San Diego Padres
• Chad Bettis – Colorado Rockies
• Daniel Coulombe – Los Angeles Dodgers

Also joining the ranks of the Major Leagues include players from Lubbock Christian University.

Former Chaparrals include:

• Tim Belk – Cincinnati Reds
• Brad Cornett – Toronto Blue Jays
• John Harris – California Angels
• Keith Miller – Philadelphia Phillies
• Randy Velarde – New York Yankees, Anaheim Angels, Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics
• Chris Ward – Cincinnati Reds
• Steve Watkins – San Diego Padres