According to Texas Tech desigated hitter Cory Raley, Eric Gutierrez — the Big 12 leader in RBIs — is the “head honcho” of putting in the extra work late at night to improve at the plate.
As a freshman last year, Tanner Gardner watch Gutierrez and learned. “Gute’s up here until 8 or 9 at night just taking hacks off the machine,” Gardner said. “You see that and think, ‘Hey, that’s where I want to be.’”
Gardner hit .238 in his inaugural season at Texas Tech.
This year, Gardner leads the Red Raiders, and is second in the conference, with a .