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2023 Texas Longhorns baseball team

2023 Texas Longhorns baseball team

College Baseball Season


The 2023 Texas Longhorns baseball team represents the University of Texas at Austin during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns play their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach David Pierce, in his 7th season at Texas.

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In the last weekend of the regular season, Texas swept No. 6 West Virginia to earn a share of the 2023 Big 12 Regular season Championship. With a conference record of 15–9, Texas tied West Virginia and Oklahoma State for 1st place in the conference. Due to tiebreakers, Texas was the top seeded team in the Big 12 tournament. This is Texas Baseball's 80th Conference Championship in program history.

Previous season

Regular season

Texas finished the regular season 39–17, 14–10 in Big 12 play.[2] In non-conference play, Texas went 25-7 never being swept once. Against ranked opponents, Texas went 5–6. Over conference play, Texas won 5 series, while losing 3. Texas won series over Oklahoma, TCU, Baylor, West Virginia, and Kansas. Out of the 5 series won, Texas swept Baylor and Kansas. The 3 series that were lost were to Texas Tech, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State was the only team that swept Texas over the course of the regular season. Heading into the Big 12 tournament, Texas finished 5th in the conference regular season earning a 5-seed in the conference tournament.[3]

Big 12 tournament

With Texas earning a 5-seed in the Big 12 tournament, they faced off against 4-seed Oklahoma State.[4] After defeating Oklahoma State, TCU, and Oklahoma State again, Texas advanced to the championship game against Oklahoma. In the championship game, Oklahoma defeated Texas 8–1. Skyler Messinger, Douglas Hodo III, and Pete Hansen earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors.[5]

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NCAA tournament

Austin Regional

Due to a late push from Texas, they earned a regional host spot.[6] In the first round of regionals, Texas faced off against Air Force. Against Air Force, Texas won 11–3 advancing them to the second round against Louisiana Tech.[7] In the second round Texas defeated Louisiana Tech 5–2.[8] After Air Force defeated Louisiana Tech in the losers bracket, Texas defeated Air Force 10–1 in the championship game advancing the Longhorns to Super Regionals.[9]

Greenville Super Regional

Due to RPI rankings, Texas had to travel to Greenville, North Carolina to face ECU in the Greenville Super Regional.[10] In the first game of the three game series, Texas lost game one 7–13.[11] In the second round, Texas won 9–8 forcing a game three.[12] In game three, Texas defeated ECU 11–1 sending the Longhorns to their 38th College World Series.[13]

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College World Series

In the first round of the College World Series, Texas matched up against Notre Dame. Against Notre Dame, Texas lost 3–7.[14] In the elimination game, Texas faced off against Texas A&M. Texas was defeated by Texas A&M 2–10, ending their season.[15]

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Personnel

Roster

2023 Texas Longhorns Roster
 

Pitchers

  • 11 – Tanner Witt – Junior
    (6'5, 215)
  • 13 – Lucas Gordon – Junior
    (6'1, 193)
  • 24 – Chase Lummus – Redshirt Sophomore
    (6'1, 205)
  • 28 – Ace Whitehead[lower-alpha 1]Sophomore
    (5’11, 185)
  • 31 – DJ Burke – Junior
    (6'2, 215)
  • 32 – Charlie Hurley – Junior
    (6'8, 218)
  • 34 – Kobe Minchey – Freshman
    (6'2, 205)
  • 36 – David Shaw – Sophomore
    (6'7, 205)
  • 37 – Zane Morehouse – Redshirt Junior
    (6'4, 200)
  • 38 – Max Grubbs – Freshman
    (6'1, 180)
  • 39 – Travis Sthele – Redshirt Sophomore
    (6'0, 198)
  • 41 – Cody Howard – Freshman
    (5’11, 198)
  • 42 – Chris Stuart – Junior
    (6'0, 210)
  • 45 – Heston Tole – Junior
    (6’6, 220)
  • 47 – Sam Walbridge – Redshirt Junior
    (6'5, 210)
  • 48 – Cameron O’Banan – Sophomore
    (6'2, 185)
  • 53 – Luke Harrison – Sophomore
    (6'2, 175)
  • 57 – Lebarron Johnson Jr. – Redshirt Sophomore
    (6'4, 207)
  • 58 – Pierce George – Freshman
    (6'6, 215)
  • 88 – Andre Duplantier II – Redshirt Sophomore
    (6'2, 215)
 

Catchers

  • 6 – Rylan Galvan – Freshman
    (6'0, 185)
  • 10 – Kimble Schuessler – Junior
    (6'2, 205)
  • 29 – Cam Constantine[lower-alpha 1]Redshirt Sophomore
    (6'0, 200)
  • 35 – Garret Guillemette – Junior
    (6'1, 210)
  • 40 – Preston Hoffart – Redshirt Junior
    (5’11, 190)
  • 50 – Grant Fahrlander – Freshman
    (5’11, 200)

Infielders

  • 0 – Jayden Duplantier – Freshman
    (6’1, 180)
  • 1 – Jalin Flores – Freshman
    (6’2, 185)
  • 5 – Tanner Carlson – Senior
    (6’1, 190)
  • 8 – Dylan Campbell[lower-alpha 1]Junior
    (5’11, 205)
  • 9 – Jared Thomas[lower-alpha 1]Freshman
    (6’2, 175)
  • 14 – Cade O’Hara – Freshman
    (6’1, 175)
  • 19 – Mitchell Daly – Junior
    (6'1, 185)
  • 27 – Jack O’Dowd – Junior
    (6'2, 195)
 

Outfielders

  • 4 – Porter Brown – Junior
    (5'11, 190)
  • 8 – Dylan Campbell[lower-alpha 1]Junior
    (5’11, 205)
  • 9 – Jared Thomas[lower-alpha 1]Freshman
    (6’2, 175)
  • 12 – Max Belyeu – Freshman
    (6’2, 195)
  • 28 – Ace Whitehead[lower-alpha 1]Sophomore
    (5’11, 185)
  • 29 – Cam Constantine[lower-alpha 1]Redshirt Sophomore
    (6'0, 200)
  • 30 – Eric Kennedy – Redshirt Senior
    (5'11, 203)

Utility Players

  • 15 – Peyton Powell – Redshirt Junior
    (6'1, 188)

Legend

  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
 

Roster Notes

  1. Plays two different positions

Starters

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Coaches

2023 Texas Longhorns coaching staff

Support Staff

2023 Texas Longhorns support staff
  • Philip Miller – Special assistant to the head coach – 7th year
  • Chris Gordon – Coordinator of hitting and pitching development – 1st year
  • Carli Todd – Director of player development – 8th year
  • Heather Vacek – Director of operations – 2nd year
  • Matt Couch – Assistant coach for athletic performance – 4th year
  • Tom Mendez – Assistant athletic trainer – 4th year
  • Chris Quinn – Equipment manager – 2nd year

Offseason

Departures

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Outgoing Transfers

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2022 MLB Draft

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Undrafted Free Agents

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Coaching staff departures

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Coaching Staff Notes

  1. Troy Tulowitzki stepped away from coaching for the 2023 season.

Acquisitions

Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Recruits

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Coaching Staff Additions

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  1. This will be former Texas catcher Cameron Rupp’s first year as a collegiate coach.

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

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Preseason Big 12 awards and honors

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Schedule and results

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Schedule Notes

  1. Neutral site, Texas is the designated home team
  2. Neutral site, Texas is the designated visiting team
  3. Originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. but start was delayed to 7:00 p.m. due to rain in the area
  4. Originally scheduled for 12:00 p.m. but rescheduled to 2:30 p.m. due to potential weather
  5. Originally scheduled for April 6th, but postponed to April 9th due to rain.
  6. New attendance record for Texas State's Bobcat Ballpark, This number does not include the people standing outside the stadium and watching from the bleachers of the adjacent softball stadium
  7. Game 1 of doubleheader.
  8. Originally scheduled for April 23rd, but moved to April 22nd as the second part of a doubleheader due to weather forecast.
  9. Game 2 of doubleheader, 45 minutes after conclusion of Game 1.
  10. 7,887 is 8th largest attendance in history of UFCU Disch–Falk Field to date
  11. Originally scheduled for 4:00 p.m. but pushed back to 6:00 p.m.
  12. Originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m. but pushed back to 3:00 p.m.
  13. Originally scheduled for Friday April 28, postponed due to bad weather
  14. Dylan Campbell extended his hitting streak to 25 games, typing the program record at Texas
  15. Dylan Campbell went 2–3 and extended his higging streak to 26 games, breaking the all-time record at Texas of 25 games, set in 2008 by Michael Torres
  16. Originally scheduled for 6:30 pm, Game 1 was pushed up to 2 pm as part of Friday Doubleheader due to inclement weather[67]
  17. Originally scheduled for May 13, Game 2 was moved to Friday as part of a Doubleheader due to inclement weather
  18. Originally scheduled for May 14, Game 3 was moved to Saturday May 13 due to inclement weather
  19. With the sweep of No. 6 West Virginia, Texas earns a share of the 2023 Big 12 Regular season Championship. Texas tied West Virginia and Oklahoma State with a 15–9 conference record. Due to tiebreakers, Texas will be the top seeded team in the Big 12 tournament
  20. With a single in the bottom of the 8th inning, Dylan Campbell extended his hitting streak to 35 games, tying the Big 12 All-Time record.[68]
  21. Scheduled for 1:00 p.m. but delayed due to weather delaying the previous game
  22. With a single in the bottom of the 6th inning, Dylan Campbell extended his hitting streak to 36 games, breaking the Big 12 Conference All-Time record[69]
  23. Scheduled for 5:00 p.m. but delayed due to weather
  24. Lebarron Johnson Jr. pictched first complete game of his career and first by a Texas pitcher this season. THis was also the first by a Texas pitcher in NCAA tournament play since 2014.
  25. Texas was the designated Home team
  26. Dylan Campbell went 0-3 with a catcher's interference call in the 8th and an intentional walk in the 9th. This ends his Texas and Big 12 record hitting streak at 38 games.

Postseason

Big 12 Tournament

First round
May 24-May 25
Second round
May 25–May 26
Semifinals
May 27
Finals
May 28
             
1 Texas 3
8 Kansas 6
8 Kansas 4
4 TCU 148
4 TCU 167
5 Kansas State 3
4 TCU 6 -
5 Kansas State 3 -
1 Texas 0
5 Kansas State 6
5 Kansas State 7
8 Kansas 1
4 TCU 12
2 Oklahoma State 5
2 Oklahoma State 5
7 Oklahoma 9
7 Oklahoma 9
6 Texas Tech 10
3 West Virginia 2
6 Texas Tech 6
6 Texas Tech 1 5
2 Oklahoma State 8 6
2 Oklahoma State 3
3 West Virginia 2
2 Oklahoma State 8
7 Oklahoma 3

NCAA tournament

Stanford Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
June 10–12
               
1 Stanford 13
4 San Jose State 2
1 Stanford 5
2 Texas A&M 8
3 Cal State Fullerton 7
2 Texas A&M 12
2 Texas A&M 5 1
Stanford Regional – Sunken Diamond
1 Stanford 13 7
4 San Jose State 5
3 Cal State Fullerton 9
3 Cal State Fullerton 5
1 Stanford 6
8 Stanford 5 8 7
Texas 7 3 6
1 Miami (FL) 9
4 Maine 1
1 Miami (FL) 1
2 Texas 4
3 Louisiana 2
2 Texas 4
2 Texas 10
Coral Gables Regional – Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field
1 Miami (FL) 6
4 Maine 10
3 Louisiana 19
3 Louisiana 5
1 Miami (FL) 8

Statistics

Final Statistics for 2023 Season

Team batting

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Team pitching

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Individual batting

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played

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Individual pitching

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G

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Awards and honors

Rankings

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^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


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