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TAKEAWAYS FROM MONDAY’S BIG 12 FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY On Monday, five Big 12 schools participated in the first day of the annual Big 12 Media Days for football, with Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas and Texas Christian University all in attendance. These five schools used Monday to discuss their programs, while the other five Big 12 schools will meet with the media on Tuesday. For the next six weeks, coaches will work with their players in preparation of the season kickoff at the end of August, and took today to answer questions regarding their programs, players and the changes they will be making this year.

Red Raiders transition to Wells outlines expectations Returning players provide new coaching under Wells for 2019 football season core of Tech’s 2019 roster

By MAX HENGST Sports Editor

Changes are underway as Texas Tech prepares for the 2019 football season under new head coach Matt Wells, who has taken a different approach in coaching in hopes of improving on the shortcomings of his predecessor.

Last season, the Red Raiders finished their season 5-7 overall while going 3-6 in conference play, according to sports-reference.com. The disappointing season ultimately led to former coach Kliff Kingsbury’s termination after coaching the Red Raiders for six years.

Kingsbury’s best season came in 2013, his first with the team, as the Red Raiders started 7-0 before sliding to an 8-5 finish. Despite a perfect start that caught the attention of the college football world, Kingsbury failed to ever lead the Red Raiders back to an 8-5 record in the ensuing five seasons.

With the program needing a new direction after failing to ever reach the success of 2013, Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt hired Wells to lead the Tech football team in the right direction. Wells coached at Utah State for six years and made the move to Lubbock after coaching the Aggies to a 10-2 record last year. In 2018, Wells led Utah State to as

high as No. 14 in the AP polls but the Aggies finished their season at No. 22.

At the 2019 Big 12 Football Media Day, Wells said he was humbled to be the head coach for the Tech football team but his priority is to win games and coach the Red Raiders to a winning season.

In Wells’ 2018 season with Utah State, the Aggies scored 47.5 points per game which ranked second in college football, second only to Oklahoma’s 48.4 points per game.

Although his Utah State team scored at a high rate, Wells said the key to a successful team is good offensive and defensive line.

With an emphasis on creating a successful offensive and defensive line, Wells said he respects the Red Raider football team for going along with the coaching changes as they head into the 2019 season.

“I respect our players, the changes they’ve gone through since December 1,” Wells said at the Big 12 Media Day broadcast on FS2. “The biggest thing for us as we get into August for us it’s a brand new program transitioning into our program.

Taking it from one level to the next and the work that we’ve done over the summer, I know we’ve worked hard.”

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As Texas Tech’s first season under head coach Matt Wells approaches, Wells spoke about what his game plan is as he heads into the season at the 2019 Football Media Day on Monday.

Wells is one of four new head coaches taking on the Big 12 as Les Miles (Kansas), Chris Klieman (Kansas State) and Neal Brown (West Virginia) will also make their conference debut this season.

“If you’re coming into this league as four new people are this year, it’s a daunting task to try and find wins,” Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said at the Big 12 press conference broadcast on FS2. “These four new coaches are all excellent, veteran, seasoned coaches, but not surprisingly, their teams are picked seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth in our league this year.”

Tech was picked to finish seventh in the conference in the Big 12 Preseason poll, which is the highest standing of the teams with new head coaches, according to the Big 12. While both Miles and Klieman both have coached a team that won national championships, Wells had an impressive resume with his defensive-minded Utah State

team which earned him a coaching job in the offensivelydominated Big 12 conference.

“Matt Wells at Texas Tech has honed his craft at other institutions and had great teams at Utah State,” Bowlsby said at the Big 12 press conference.

“Terrific fit at Texas Tech.”

In his six years as a head coach at Utah State, Wells coached the Aggies to a 44-34 overall record, according to sports-reference.com. With his .564 win percentage with the Aggies, Wells also coached Utah State to four bowl games.

Wells picked up two bowl wins in his four appearances as Utah State defeated Northern Illinois at the Poinsettia Bowl in 2013 and the University of Texas at El Paso at the New Mexico Bowl in 2014.

In his time coaching, Wells has also coached Utah State to finish first or second place finishes in the Mountain West Conference in four of his six seasons coaching, according to FOX Sports. He also garnered the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year award in both 2013 and 2018. Last season, he coached the Aggies to its highest AP rank during the season as Utah State reached as high as No. 14 in the nation as the team went 10-2 and averaged 47.5 points per game.

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As a new football season approaches under Tech’s new head coach Matt Wells, several key members of the Texas Tech football team will not return for the 2019 season, but Wells sees potential in the returning players on his roster.

After the 2018 season, along with head coach Kliff Kingsbury leaving Tech, key losses for the Red Raiders included wide receiver Antoine Wesley, wide receiver Ja’Deion High, linebacker Dakota Allen, linebacker Kolin Hill and defensive back Vaughnte Dorsey.

Entering the 2019 season, only seven offensive starters and six defensive starters remain from last season’s team. Key players that are returning this season include sophomore quarterback Alan Bowman, sophomore running back Ta’Zhawn Henry, junior wide receiver T.J. Vasher, senior linebacker Jordyn Brooks and junior defensive lineman Eli Howard.

While 13 starters from last season’s team returning for another season with Tech after coaching changes, Wells picked up three graduate transfers that could help take the Red Raiders’ game to the next level. The three transfers include a defensive back

from Penn State in Zechariah McPhearson, a running back from Utah in Armand Shyne and a defensive back from Cal-Berkeley in Evan Rambo. “(The graduate transfer market is) certainly something that we had success with at the last place that I was at,” Wells said at the Big 12 Media Day. “We had success in the grad transfer market and it’s also something that Texas Tech has had success with. You saw two of the five starters being grad transfers for our basketball team. So you can see, the players can see that it’s been done in Lubbock, Texas.

But, I think it was a way for us to get old and we needed some help and that’s a market that certainly I am happy for the players to have these days.

I think it’s something we’re gonna play in with at Tech, we will, in the next several years as well and I look forward to hopefully having success in that market.”

Bowman is also a key member of the Red Raiders’ team as he became Tech’s starting quarterback last season. In his freshman season Bowman played in eight games and threw for 2,638 yards, racking up 18 total touchdowns while averaging 329.75 yards per game, according to Tech Athletics.

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Tech coach MattWells addresses the crowd during his welcoming press conference on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena. Wells spoke on the status of the program at the Big 12 Media Day on Monday.

The Texas Tech men’s basketball team was welcomed back at the United SupermarketsArena after securing a share of the Big 12 regular season title.

Wells hopes to continue the success seen in otherTech programs in football.

Freshman quarterback Alan Bowman looks downfield for an open receiver against the University of Houston on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 at Jones AT&T Stadium. Bowman will return in 2019 and is the presumed starter.

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Summer conditions impact homesickness in college

By ADÁN RUBIO News Editor

Homesickness is an issue many college students face as they trudge through the fall and spring semesters. Even when one stays on campus during the summer, this longing for home may not end.

Regardless if a student adjusts to the campus lifestyle during the fall or spring, a variety of factors could cause a person to feel homesick when living on campus during the summer.

For those who want to understand homesickness, one may need to acknowledge different aspects of their lifestyle.

Jacki Fitzpatrick, associate professor in the Texas Tech Human Development

and Family Studies department, said a student needs to figure out what kind of homesickness they are enduring.

To understand the issues one is struggling with, Fitzpatrick said one must understand that homesickness could refer to a student’s personal experiences. She said these experiences can include friendsickness, which is when one misses specific people from his or her home, the attachment to home, which is the longing for one’s home environment, or the dislike of the university, which is one’s discomfort with the campus and its community.

“It would be possible for people to have more than one,” she said. “You could be friendsick, missing home and

or disliking the university in any combination.”

To determine how homesickness in college can arise during the summer, one must realize how seasonal conditions impact a student’s mindset, Fitzpatrick said.

During the summer, students typically stay on or near campus to take part in a full-time job or to take courses, Fitzpatrick said.

Even though having a job or taking classes can seem normal to a student, the summer season is a factor she said could influence how one perceives college experiences.

“In that context, summer can be what we would think of as an amplifier,” Fitzpatrick said. “So, it may take a general experience and make it seem

larger or more important.”

The size of the campus community is one aspect of college Fitzpatrick said a student may perceive differently during the summer than they would during the fall or spring semester. She said a student’s homesickness can be less noticeable during the fall or spring since they feel less lonely among the many people on campus.

D u r i n g t h e s u m m e r, Fitzpatrick said the smaller population on campus can cause homesickness to be more prominent in one’s life, as there are less people to connect with and there is nothing to distract from the negative feelings of being away from home.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Regarding other factors, Fitzpatrick said the smaller course load during the summer compared to the larger course load during the fall or spring semesters may not be enough to distract a student from homesickness.

“People, for example, if they were taking four or five courses during the full semester, some people might say ‘I am too busy to know whether I am homesick or not,’” she said. “If you’re only doing two in the summer, as intensive as that might be, you have more free time for your thoughts to wander, and part of that may go to more awareness of any homesickness you’re feeling.”

Along with the smaller course load and the smaller campus population, Fitzpatrick said friends going

back home for the summer can make one more aware of homesickness.

“This amplifying can also work in the other direction,” Fitzpatrick said. “For people who are more shy or more introverted, summer is a relief.

They may find the busyness of the fall and spring to be somewhat overwhelming.”

Regardless of the specific factors during the summer that could cause homesickness, there may be other reasons why these feeling arise.

Alan Reifman, Tech professor in HDFS, said he studies emerging adulthood, which is an adolescent’s transition into an adult. He said emerging adulthood consists of a person leaving home at some point in his or her life to become independent.

Throughout this process, one will experience this separation along with homesick-

ness when he or she leaves for college, Reifman said.

“Homesickness is part of the process of being separated,” he said. “The separation from home, while potentially distressing to a young college student, is part of that process of separating from your parents and developing your own identity and developing the ability to live independently.”

Whether it occurs during the summer or the fall and spring, homesickness is a byproduct that college students or any young adult can experience when separating from home, Reifman said.

Even though campus experiences can prompt homesickness among college students, Reifman said there are other factors that could contribute to homesickness as well.

“The distance is a huge part of it,” he said, “as op-

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posed to are you away for six weeks versus 32 weeks or 40 weeks?”

Whether it be students whose hometown is a few cities away from campus or students who live in different states or countries, Reifman said the level of homesickness can vary, especially during the summer.

Regardless of the conditions that cause college students to get homesick during the summer, certain steps may be taken to ensure that homesickness does not get the best of someone.

Bret Hendricks, licensed professional counselor supervisor and associate dean for Academic and Student Affairs at the Tech College of Education, said having a routine that consists of quality amounts of sleep, time outside of the dorms and time devoted to physical and mental health is important

during the summer.

“They just get into a rhythm when they’re here during the long semesters,” he said. “In the summer, people are gone, routines are disrupted. Those two things in themselves can make things where you going to be experiencing more homesickness.”

During the summer, Hendricks said a student may lose their summer routine from back home and the regular routine from the previous fall and spring.

“They need to figure out some things to keep them engaged,” Hendricks said regarding how students need to take part in activities that benefit health and state of mind.

Whether it be going out to social events on campus or exercising alone, Hendricks said any activity that does not consist of sitting at

home can be beneficial in getting rid of homesickness.

He said students should take measures to relieve their homesickness as soon as possible.

“I think, in general, people see it as a weakness, and people see it as something to be ashamed of or something that they can’t talk about,” Hendricks said. “Actually, that makes it more dangerous because when you don’t talk about it, it can get worse.”

Regarding homesickness, Hendricks said no one should be ashamed of any negative feelings they have.

“It’s a very normal human emotion. It’s a reaction to being away from the people and the things that you love at home,” he said. “But it’s also an opportunity to engage new people and to engage in new activities.” @AdanRubioDT

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Even though school for kindergarten through 12th graders is not session, Texas Tech and the Lubbock community are taking steps to help local students prepare for the new academic year.

Tech College Connect’s 20th Annual Back to School Fiesta will provide free food, entertainment and educational opportunities for K-12 students along with free school supplies for some of the first attendees from 9 a.m. to noon on Aug. 3 at the west

side of the Jones AT&T Stadium, according to a Tech news release. But the university cannot provide these opportunities alone.

Members of the campus and the Lubbock community are needed to spare time and resources to teach BTSF attendees about health and wellness, financial aid and college admissions and help the BTSF be successful, according to the news release. Registration, which closes at 5 p.m. on July 26, includes

parking near the west side of the Jones AT&T Stadium, according to the news release. Partners should arrive at 8 a.m. the day of the BTSF to prepare.

Ariana Hernandez, BTSF coordinator, said the fiesta allows Tech and the Lubbock community to achieve a greater purpose, according to the news release.

“Texas Tech University faculty, staff and departments are able to participate and provide K-12

students with some of the basic school necessities and, most importantly, the success behind educational pursuit,” Hernandez said, according to the news release. “In becoming partners of BTSF, departments, colleges and staff/ faculty of Texas Tech strive to promote the inclusivity the university seeks with the Lubbock area.”

To learn more about the event and partner registration, contact College Connect at 806-742-2420. @AdanRubioDT

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To further educate future scientists and mathematicians across the Panhandle and West Texas, five Texas Tech professors received a grant from the National Science Foundation.

The NSF gave a fiveyear $999,999 grant to five faculty members to promote their efforts in educating Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics students in rural and underserved areas, according to a Tech news release.

Throughout the five years, the grant will provide funding for a four-year scholarship that will be given to 40 students who are planning on getting a degree in biology, chemistry and biochemistry, geosciences, math and statistics or physics and astronomy, according to the news release. The project is on track to ease the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers and technicians.

The project also aims to pair STEM students with strong strengths in science and resilience, according to the news

release. The project also wants to help students look at higher education facilities in a better way.

Because Tech is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, the project will help diverse the STEM field, according to the news release. The center of the project consists of case studies that are designed to capture nuances of identity, which includes ethnicity, rurality and attachment to place and community.

The faculty involved include Callum Hetherington, associate professor of mineralogy and geochemistry, John Zak, professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, Jerry Dwyer, professor and interim chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Patriann Smith, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, and Stefanie Borst, associate professor of German and applied linguists and associate dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, according to the release. @EleanorGuinanDT

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Bowlsby announces digital network for Big 12 sports Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby announced a new digital network called “Big 12 Now” that will allow fans to have 24/7 coverage with a subscription through ESPN+ on Monday during day one of the 2019 Big 12 Football Media Day. “Particularly in interest for us is the changing environment in how people are consuming their sports,” Bowlsby said at the Big 12 Media Day. “It isn’t just about television, It’s about live attendance as well. There are some troubling signs and the two are actually related. We are competing, in some measure, against the very high-quality television product that we have helped to develop and as all of us are finding out, mobile consumption is getting larger and larger with each passing year.”

Bowlsby worked with Nick Dawson from ESPN to create the digital network as it will be combined with the conference’s first-tier inventory, which is on FOX and ESPN, Bowlsby said at the press conference.

“Digital delivery and a wide variety of evolving platforms are right on top of us and anybody that tells you that they know what the future looks like three years from now, five years from now, I think is delusional because the technology is changing so rapidly,” Bowlsby said at the Big 12 Media Day. “What I can tell you is, we’re not going to see an environment where cable television is going to have more subscribers.

It just doesn’t seem possible that that is likely. I don’t think it is ever going away. I think it continues to be the manner in which most Americans receive their sports viewing.”

Subscribers of Big 12 Now will be able to access the digital network 24 hours a day for all 365 days of the year,

Bowlsby said at the press conference. Big 12 Now will also be available worldwide and it does not interfere with the Big 12’s tier-one partners.

“All of our sports will be available on ESPN+ on Big 12 Now at one time or another,” Bowlsby said at the Big 12 Media Day. “There’s a Big 12 landing page that is menu-driven, very easy to use. When it’s fully functional and operationally, ESPN+ and Big 12 Now on ESPN+ will be carrying over 800 Big 12 events. FOX will continue to have some selection opportunities on some of our Olympic sports and some of our women’s basketball sports, but as I say, 24/7, 365, worldwide.”

The ESPN+ and Big 12 Now digital network will be available to be streamed on Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, Fire TV, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Oculus Go and new Samsung TVs as well as through the Android and Apple app stores, Bowlsby said at the press conference.

“This technology is up and running, it’s easy to subscribe to and it’s cutting edge,” Bowlsby said at the Big 12 Media Day. “It is very much anticipatory of what tomorrow’s technology environment is going to look like, so we are very excited about it. We’re on the right side of technology.”

With the new digital network, Bowlsby said that cable coverage will not go away and it will still play a huge role in providing Big 12 sports to fans.

“The future on this is very exciting,” Bowlsby said at the press conference. “I couldn’t be more enthusiastic and, to tell you the truth, it’s one of the things that I spend a lot of time on and it’s one of the things that I enjoy most because it is so fascinating and it is changing so rapidly.”

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off the field things, just building team chemistry so I think that’s very important.”

On the offensive side, senior Travis Bruffy is one of four starting offensive lineman to return for the 2019 football season.

“Absolutely, that’s what the Double T means,” Bruffy said when asked if he thinks the Red Raiders will pick back up where the left off as they experienced a coaching change, according to FS2. “The Double T means scoring points. That’s what it’s always been since I’ve known them. Just because of a coaching change, I don’t think that’s going to change one bit. We’re set up in a great play-caller in coach David Yost and coach Matt Wells as well. We have the top-down leadership, just keep scoring points and I don’t think it’s going to change one bit.”

Bruffy and Brooks get back on the field with the Tech football team at 3 p.m. on August 31 as the Red Raiders take on Montana State at Jones AT&T Stadium to start their season.

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 The quarterback is returning for his sophomore season after missing the end of the 2018 season after he was hospitalized twice due to a partially collapsed lung.

While Wells said he thinks having a good quarterback and good wide receivers would help a team succeed in the Big 12, he thinks that a winning program needs more than the two positions to be great.

A key returning player for Tech’s defense is Brooks. Last season, Brooks led the Red Raiders with 84 total tackles, 43 solo tackles and 7.5 tackles for loss, according to Tech Athletics.

“Just doing a lot of extra work,” Brooks said when asked how he plans to hold the defense accountable as the 2019 season approaches, according to FS2. “Just trying to improve as an overall team and that starts with defense since that’s what we play. This whole summer we’ve been doing a lot of

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 While Wells has had success with Utah State, Tech had struggled under its former head coach Kliff Kingsbury. The Red Raiders posted a 22-35 (.386 win percentage) record in the last five seasons under Kingsbury, according to sports-reference. Tech also has not won a bowl game since 2013, when the Red Raiders defeated Arizona State in the Holiday Bowl.

Although he was friends with Kingsbury and respects the current NFL coach, Wells said he is going to coach the Red Raiders his way as Tech approaches its 2019 season.

As the football team looks to start its 2019 season, other Tech athletics programs have been successful last season. The m e n ’s b a s k e t b a l l t e a m made it to the program’s first national championship game in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, the baseball team advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 College World Series for the first time in program history and the men’s track and field team won the first men’s national title in school history at the NCAA Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

“I don’t think their success puts any more pressure on me or our staff or our program than the press that was on us on December 1,” Wells said at the Big 12 Media Day regarding the men’s basketball, baseball and track team’s success. “I took the job based on a lot of other factors and none of those were considered.

I respect the question and I think it’s really good. I think more than anything, it’s inspired me. To see that

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it’s done and done the right way. Chris Beard coaches (the basketball team) like a bunch of football players.

I mean, they’re tough. The emphasis on strength and conditioning and nutrition is very similar to what we do. I think it inspires me. It just confirms to me the culture that we have at Texas Tech that Kirby Hocutt has created in the whole athletic department is inspirational.”

With the inspiration from the other athletics programs at Tech, Wells’ goal is to have a winning record at home after seeing the Red Raider fans’ support.

“First and foremost, I think winning games at home is one the most important things that we can do,” Wells said at the Big 12 Media Day. “It’s certainly been a focus of mine as a head coach since I’ve been at Texas Tech. We want to make Jones Stadium one of the hardest places to play in the Big 12. The respect that I have for our fans, you know our fanbase, has grown. You know I didn’t really know about it, to be honest with you before I was hired, but I’ve been able to see that through the success of the basketball team and it’s something that I respect, their passion for Tech for the Red Raiders. They will travel, they come out and they’re passionate and they’re loud.

The ‘Raider Power’ chant is real and I want to give them a winner at home.”

While Wells wants the Red Raiders to go 6-0 at home this season, their first test at Jones AT&T Stadium will be on August 31 as Tech takes on Montana State at 3 p.m. to open the season.

to me that’s ever more challenging than to play that in the Big 12 then right now.”

Wells continued to say that the Big 12 is one of the hardest conferences in college football to play defense with the talent at the quarterback and wide receiver positions along with the play calling in the conference.

One area that Wells believes that Tech could improve upon is at the tight end position. Since Jace Amaro’s departure in 2013, Tech has lacked a top tight end in either the rushing or passing attack, with Kingsbury largely phasing the tweener position out of his offense.

“We’re going to continue to develop that tight end position, we’re going to continue to recruit that tight end position, but I think there are several candidates there to be able to look at,” Wells said at the Big 12 Media Day. “It could be a committee, it could be several (tight ends) that you see but I think those guys are talented enough to do what we’re going to do.”

The Red Raiders look to start their football season off at 3 p.m. on August 31 against Montana State at the Jones AT&T Stadium, where Wells will get his first chance to showcase the changes he’s brought to the program.

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Wells said while he tries to build a winning program, the goal his first season coaching the Red Raiders is to establish a culture.

“The biggest key for us in year one is instilling our culture, building our foundation and we always talk about it at Tech and at Lubbock, what we do and how we do it,” Wells said at the Big 12 Media Day. “The what we do is, what we do on offense, what we do on defense, our weight room, strength and conditioning with a major emphasis in nutrition, class, academics and all that kind of stuff but the key is to the how, and that’s the biggest thing for us in year one is establishing the how.”

Along with establishing a culture and building a foundation with Tech football team, Wells has made it a priority to improve the Red Raiders’ defense in the offensedominated conference.

“I think the biggest thing to consistently winning in the Big 12 for my tenure here at Texas Tech is we have to play championshipcaliber defense,” Wells said at the Big 12 Media Day. “We talk about our plan to win, the first thing on our plan to win is to play great defense. There’s not a time

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6 Red Raiders continue their careers professionally

By MAX HENGST Sports Editor

Following the 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, six of the seven Texas Tech baseball players drafted signed contracts to play professional baseball as the signing deadline approached on Friday.

Infielder Josh Jung earned the biggest signing bonus after being drafted by the Texas Rangers with the eighth overall pick.

Jung received $4.4 million after signing with the Rangers with a year of college eligibility left on July 3, earning slightly less than his pick value of $5,176,900.

“Dear Lubbock, what a ride we had,” Jung said according to Tech Athletics. “Over the last three seasons, you have taken me in as one of your own and helped develop me into the man I am today. Through the good times and bad, I could always count on you to have my back.

Memories of the ‘Raider Power’ chant echoing throughout the stadium still give me chills every time. Baseball brought us together, but it’s the relationships I had off the field that I will always hold special in my heart.”

Jung had an impressive season as he topped the Big 12 with 65 runs scored and 53 walks drawn, according to the Big 12. He also ranked second in the conference with 23 doubles, 58 RBI, 151 total bases and a slugging percentage of .640. Other notable statistics that ranked Jung at the top of the Big 12 leaderboards included his 81 hits (third), .473 on-base percentage (third), 15 home runs (fourth) and his .343 batting average (fifth).

“To the coaches, where do I even begin?” Jung said, according to Tech Athletics. “You took a chance on me and gave me the opportunity to play college ball, and for that I am forever grateful. You will always have my respect and admiration for developing this program into a national power. For the infinite

time you spent helping me hone my craft, I will never be able to repay you, but I will start by saying thank you!”

As Jung joins the Rangers organization, he will continue his career in Texas. Jung started his baseball career at MacArthur High School, traveled to Lubbock for collegiate ball and will now head to Arlington to start his professional career.

“To me, there are never any goodbyes, it is just a see you later,” Jung said, according to Tech Athletics. “Thank you to everyone who has been a part of my journey, I will see you all again soon.”

Tech’s lone senior first baseman Cameron Warren also announced his decision to continue his baseball career professionally on July 3. Warren was drafted in the 22nd round of the MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds with the 654th overall pick.

“Lubbock, you have become my home away from home,” Warren said, according to Tech Athletics. “You took me in as a local, and I’m thankful for that.

Thank you for giving me my best friends and bonds that will last a lifetime.”

Warren dominated the Big 12 leading the conference with 85 hits, 79 RBI, 160 total bases and a .669 slugging percentage, according to the Big 12.

In his final season with the Red Raiders, Warren ranked second in the conference with 62 runs scored, 18 home runs and a .356 batting average.

“Thank you for all of the kindness and support throughout my three years at Texas Tech University,” Warren said, according to Tech Athletics. “I am proud to call myself a Red Raider.”

Tech’s speedy outfielder Gabe Holt signed with the Milwaukee Brewers on July 2. Holt received the second-biggest signing bonus of the Red Raiders drafted this season as he earned $450,000, which is well over the 223rd pick value of $192,900.

“When I think about my

two years at Texas Tech, I can’t help but feel blessed by this experience,” Holt said, according to Tech Athletics. “Coming from a small town in Georgia, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Moving halfway across the country seemed a little nerve-racking, but the support I received was unreal.”

Although Holt was not a junior, he was available to get drafted in the 2019 MLB Draft because he turned 21 years old in January.

“To Lubbock and Red Raider Nation, thank you for giving me a home away from home,” Holt said, according to Tech Athletics.

“There’s no doubt in my mind I was meant to end up at Texas Tech, and part of what kept me going was your endless support.”

Holt led the Big 12 with 28 stolen bases and ranked second in the conference with 83 hits, according to the Big 12. He also posted a .318 batting average while scoring 53 runs as the Red Raiders’ leadoff hitter.

“This has been a dream come true for me, and I’m looking forward to this new chapter in my life,” Holt said, according to Tech Athletics. “Lubbock will always hold a special place in my heart, no matter how far away life takes me. Once a Red Raider, always a Red Raider.”

Tech’s Saturday starting pitcher Caleb Kilian signed with the San Francisco Giants on June 29 after being selected in the eighth round of the MLB Draft with the 236th overall pick. Kilian received the biggest signing bonus of the four pitchers drafted, earning $400,000 as is pick value was worth $176,300.

“I want to thank the Texas Tech baseball program for everything everyone has done for me,” Kilian said, according to Tech Athletics. “ Thank you to all the coaches for believing in a skinny right-hander and for crafting me into the pitcher I am today.

Thank you for the opportunity to pitch at one of the best schools in the nation.”

ADRIAN ROMERO & CHASE SEABOLT/The Daily Toreador

LEFT: Junior infielder Josh Jung throws the ball to first base for an out in the NCAA Lubbock Regional Final against Dallas Baptist University at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. The Red Raiders defeat the Patriots, 3-0 and advance to the NCAA Super Regionals.

RIGHT: Junior pitcher John McMillon celebrates while walking off of the mound in the top of the sixth inning after earning two strikeouts during the half inning. The Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys in nine innings at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park, 8-6, on Sunday, June 9, 2019 in the last game of the Lubbock Super Regionals to advance to the College World Series.

This was the second time Kilian has been selected in the MLB Draft as the Baltimore Orioles drafted him in the 20th round of the 2018 draft. Kilian decided not to sign with the Orioles and continue to pitch for Tech after he said he had one of the best years of his life with the Red Raiders. With Kilian’s staying on Red Raiders’ pitching staff, Tech was able to make two consecutive trips to Omaha, Neb. for the College World Series.

“Playing at Texas Tech these past three years has been the best time of my life,” Kilian said, according to Tech Athletics. “Going to the College World Series twice while I was there was something very special and something I will remember forever.”

In his final year with the Red Raiders, Kilian started in a Big 12-leading 17 games and pitched in 96.1 innings, according to the Big 12. Kilian pitched a complete-game shutout for Tech and struck a team-high 89 batters out in his junior season.

As the season came to an end, Kilian posted a 3.92 ERA with an 8-3 record at the mound.

“I have met some of my closest buddies at Texas Tech, and I have had so much fun with you guys,” Kilian said, according to Tech Athletics. “Those of you that are coming back, go win that whole thing! I will continue to play baseball for the San Francisco Giants organization, but I will always be rooting for the Red Raiders!”

The right-handed pitcher Caleb Freeman was the first Red Raider to sign with a professional team of the seven players drafted. Freeman signed on June 28 and received a $150,000 signing bonus from the Chicago White Sox after he was selected

with the 440th pick in the 15th round of the MLB Draft.

Freeman only pitched in 16.1 innings for the Red Raiders last season, posting an ERA of 6.61 but the junior earned a perfect 2-0 record at the mound, according to Tech Athletics. The reliever struck 15 batters as Freeman could throw fastballs in the high 90’s.

Taylor Floyd was another pitcher from Tech’s bullpen to move on to the professionals. Floyd announced that he would sign with the Milwaukee Brewers on July 3, which would reunite him with Holt.

Floyd earned a signing bonus of $139,700 after he was drafted in the 10th round of the MLB Draft with the 313th pick, which is slightly less than his pick value of $142,200.

“As I reflect on my time spent at Texas Tech, I can’t help but be amazed by the enormous impact such a short period of time has had on my life,” Floyd said, according to Tech Athletics.

“Although I wasn’t here for very long, the memories made will forever be a part of me.”

Floyd made 32 appearances to the mound as he was one of the Red Raiders’ most reliable relievers, according to Tech Athletics.

He pitched in 57.1 innings and struck 88 batters out, which is the most any reliever on Tech had. He also posted the lowest ERA on the team of pitchers who threw in more than 17.0 innings with a 2.51.

“Even though I will miss my time here, I am excited for what the future holds,” Floyd said, according to Tech Athletics. “I am grateful to the Brewers organization for believing in me, and I can’t wait to start my professional career. Best of luck to all past, present and future

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Red Raiders.”

With six of the seven drafted Red Raiders taking their talents to the professionals, one will wear scarlet and black next season.

Right-handed pitcher John McMillon announced that he will stay at Tech for another season on July 12 as the signing deadline approached.

“Thank you to the MLB teams and scouts for showing interest in me during the 2019 season,” McMillon said, according to Tech Athletics. “A special thank you to the Tigers organization for drafting me.

However, after prayer and consideration with my family, I would like to announce that I will return to Lubbock for my senior season.”

McMillon was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round of the MLB Draft with the 322nd pick after pitching in 47.2 innings and posting a 3.40 ERA last season, according to Tech Athletics. He struck 67 batters out while at the mound in his first season as just a pitcher.

In his first two seasons at Tech, McMillon pitched and played in the outfield.

“I have yet to perform to my full capability and look forward to further development under coach Tadlock and our tremendous staff at Texas Tech,” McMillon said, according to Tech Athletics. “Here’s to another season in front of the best fans in the country!”

With McMillon returning for his senior season, the Red Raiders will try to make a trip to Omaha for the third-straight season as they made it to the semifinal round of the 2019 College World Series and with a 46-20 overall record. @MaxHengstDT

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