LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech head baseball coach Tim Tadlock announced Friday the promotion of Eric Gutierrez to assistant coach.
“We are excited about getting Eric back in a coaching role,” Tadlock said. “It will be fun to watch him grow in his role as our hitting coach and to assist our staff and team.
Captaining the Red Raiders to the first two College World Series appearances in school history as a player, Gutierrez joined Tadlock’s staff in 2019 as a volunteer assistant before being promoted to Director of Operations ahead of the 2024 season.
Working primarily with the infielders and first basemen, Gutierrez helped the 2019 Red Raiders to a 46-20 overall record and to the third Big 12 title in four seasons. The 2019 Red Raiders were one of the final four teams standing in the 2019 CWS and earned a No. 4 overall final ranking.
During the 2019 season, Gutierrez helped mentor senior first baseman Cameron Warren into All-America accolades in 2019. Warren led the team in batting (.355), home runs (18), RBI (79), and slugging (.665) while committing just two errors on the year for a .997 fielding percentage. Warren was drafted in the 22nd round in the 2019 MLB Draft.
Over his four-year career at Tech, Gutierrez was one of the best hitters in school history, racking up a .302 batting average behind 264 hits, including 59 doubles, five triples and 36 homers before leaving the collegiate ranks with a .302/.423/.505 line. He also totaled 193 RBI and 173 runs scored, while reaching base 195 times via walk and hit-by-pitch.
Gutierrez graduated from Texas Tech in 2018 with his degree in general studies.
