2017 Texas Longhorns baseball team

American college baseball season

2017 Texas Longhorns baseball
Big 12 tournament, runners-up
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
CBNo. 28
Record39–24 (11–12 Big 12)
Head coach
  • David Pierce (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Allen (1st season)
  • Philip Miller (1st season)
Home stadiumUFCU Disch–Falk Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Texas Tech  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 45 – 17   .726
No. 4 TCU  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 50 – 18   .735
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11   .522 35 – 24   .593
Baylor  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 34 – 23   .596
West Virginia  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 36 – 26   .581
No. 28 Texas  ‍‍‍y 11 – 12   .478 39 – 24   .619
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 30 – 28   .517
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 14   .364 30 – 27   .526
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 29 – 26   .527
† – Conference champion
‡ – Conference Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach David Pierce, in his first season at Texas.

The Longhorns finished as the runner-up for the 2017 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, then finished as runner-up to Long Beach State in the Long Beach Regional.

Personnel

Roster

2017 Texas Longhorns Roster[1]
 

Pitchers

  • 13 - Tyler Schimpf (RHP) - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 14 - Beau Ridgeway (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 19 - Connor Mayes (RHP) - Junior
  • 24 - Chase Shugart (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 27 - Blair Henley (RHP) - Freshman
  • 28 - Beau O'Hara (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 29 - Jon Malmin (LHP) - Senior
  • 31 - Kevin Roliard (RHP) - Freshman
  • 32 - Nick Kennedy (LHP) - Sophomore
  • 34 - Kyle Johnston (RHP) - Junior
  • 35 - Blake Wellmann (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 41 - Morgan Cooper (RHP) - Redshirt Junior
  • 45 - Nolan Kingham (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 49 - Parker Joe Robinson (RHP) - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 42 - Kacy Clemens (RHP) - Senior
  • 51 - Jake McKenzie (RHP) - Junior
  • 52 - Zach Zubia (RHP) - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 7 - Michael Cantu - Junior
  • 40 - Michael McCann - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 47 - George Pappas - Redshirt Sophomore

Infielders

  • 1 - David Hamilton - Freshman
  • 2 - Kody Clemens - Sophomore
  • 5 - Austin McNicholas - Freshman
  • 8 - Andres Sosa - Freshman
  • 10 - Joe Baker - Junior
  • 11 - Travis Jones - Junior
  • 17 - Bret Boswell - Redshirt Junior
  • 37 - Ryan Reynolds - Freshman
  • 42 - Kacy Clemens - Senior
  • 51 - Jake McKenzie - Junior
  • 52 - Zach Zubia - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 4 - Tate Shaw - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 6 - Tyler Rand - Sophomore
  • 11 - Travis Jones - Junior
  • 33 - Patrick Mathis - Junior
  • 44 - Austin Todd - Freshman
  • 48 - Trace Bucey - Freshman
  • 50 - Zane Gurwitz - Senior
  

Coaches

2017 Texas Longhorns coaching staff[1]
  • David Pierce - Head Coach - 1st year
  • Sean Allen - Assistant Coach - 1st year
  • Phillip Miller - Assistant Coach - 1st year
  • Phil Haig - Volunteer Coach - 1st year

Schedule and Results

2017 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[2]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record
Feb 17 #27 Rice* #30 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 2–3 Kravetz(1–0) Kingham(0–1) 6,197 0–1
Feb 18 #27 Rice* #30 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 5–4 Johnston(1–0) Salinas(0–1) O'Hara (1) 1–1
Feb 18 #27 Rice* #30 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 6–1 Henley(1–0) Canterino(0–1) 7,160 2–1
Feb 19 #27 Rice* #30 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 1–7 Esquivel(1–0) Mayes(0–1) 4,658 2–2
Feb 22 at #18 Sam Houston State* #25 Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 7–2 Kingham(1–1) Mills(0–1) 2,815 3–2
Feb 24 UConn* #25 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 4–1 Cooper(1–0) Cate(1–1) Shugart (1) 4,370 4–2
Feb 25 UConn* #25 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 1–2 Montgomerie(2–0) Johnston(1–1) Russell (2) 5,187 4–3
Feb 26 UConn* #25 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–3 McKenzie(1–0) Domnarski(0–2) 4,292 5–3
Feb 28 Lamar* #24 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–5 Kennedy(1–0) Erickson(0–1) Ridgeway (1) 4,109 6–3
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record
Mar 2 at #17 Stanford* #24 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 4–0 Kingham(2–1) Bubic(1–2) Ridgeway (2) 992 7–3
Mar 3 at #17 Stanford* #24 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 2–3 Hock(2–0) McKenzie(1–1) 1,167 7–4
Mar 4 at #17 Stanford* #24 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1–2 Hock(3–0) Shugart(0–1) 1,429 7–5
Mar 4 at #17 Stanford* #24 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 2–5 Castellanos(2–0) Henley(1–1) Hock (3) 1,429 7–6
Mar 7 Richmond* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–0 Mayes(1–1) Miller(1–1) 3,926 8–6
Mar 8 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 15–0 Kennedy(2–0) Carter(0–3) 3,954 9–6
Mar 10 UCLA* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 5–4 Ridgeway(1–0) Gadsby(2–4) Johnston (1) 4,391 10–6
Mar 11 UCLA* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 5–2 Cooper(2–0) Scheidler(1–1) Johnston (2) 4,549 11–6
Mar 12 UCLA* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 10–5 Henley(2–1) Olsen(0–1) McKenzie (1) 4,869 12–6
Mar 14 #11 Texas A&M* #27 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 4–3 Kennedy(3–0) Doxakis(0–1) Shugart (2) 6,985 13–6
Mar 17 #4 Texas Tech #27 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 1–2 Martin(3–1) Kingham(2–2) McMillon (3) 6,396 13–7 0–1
Mar 18 #4 Texas Tech #27 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 1–2 Gingery(4–0) Cooper(2–1) Quezada (2) 7,091 13–8 0–2
Mar 19 #4 Texas Tech #27 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 5–8 Mushinski(1–1) Henley(2–2) Dusek (1) 5,763 13–9 0–3
Mar 21 at Texas State* Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 10–11 Walden(5–0) Robinson(0–1) 3,017 13–10
Mar 22 UT Rio Grande Valley* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–7 Malmin(1–0) Becerra(1–1) Ridgeway (3) 3,968 14–10
Mar 24 Kansas State UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 2–0 Kingham(3–2) Heskett(2–2) 4,208 15–10 1–3
Mar 25 Kansas State UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 5–0 Cooper(3–1) Rigler(2–2) 5,210 16–10 2–3
Mar 26 Kansas State UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 6–5 Shugart(1–1) Floyd(1–2) Ridgeway (4) 4,689 17–10 3–3
Mar 28 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX W 12–2 Kennedy(4–0) Holland(0–2) 4,754 18–10
Mar 31 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS W 5–3 Kingham(4–2) Rackoski(3–3) Ridgeway (5) 1,044 19–10 4–3
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record
Apr 1 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS L 1–2 Turski(2–2) Cooper(3–2) Villines (5) 1,248 19–11 4–4
Apr 2 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS L 4–5 Leban(1–1) Henley(2–3) Villines (6) 1,046 19–12 4–5
Apr 4 Sam Houston State* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 8–1 Johnston(2–1) Mills(3–2) 4,235 20–12
Apr 7 #12 Oklahoma UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 5–3 Kingham(5–2) Grove(1–2) Ridgeway (6) 5,832 21–12 5–5
Apr 8 #12 Oklahoma UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–3 Cooper(4–2) Madden(4–1) 6,603 22–12 6–5
Apr 9 #12 Oklahoma UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 1–2 Berry(1–0) Shugart(1–2) 5,580 22–13 6–6
Apr 11 Texas State* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–2 Shugart(2–2) Baird(1–3) 4,474 23–13
Apr 13 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 2–6 Lewis(4–3) Kingham(5–3) 2,387 23–14 6–7
Apr 14 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 3–4 Montemayor(2–1) Ridgeway(1–1) 3,860 23–15 6–8
Apr 15 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 5–3 Kennedy(5–0) Ott(1–1) Ridgeway (7) 3,214 24–15 7–8
Apr 18 Texas State* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 2–0 Henley(3–3) Baird(1–4) Ridgeway (8) 4,744 25–15
Apr 21 New Orleans* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 7–1 Kennedy(6–0) Semple(5–3) 4,446 26–15
Apr 22 New Orleans* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 3–2 Cooper(5–3) Warzek(5–2) Ridgeway (9) 4,917 27–15
Apr 23 New Orleans* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 4–3 Kingham(5–3) Hodge(0–2) 4,631 28–15
Apr 25 vs Louisiana* Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX L 1–8 Guillory(3–2) Henley(3–4) 4,200 28–16
Apr 28 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 5–4 Kingham(7–3) Hearrean(0–4) Ridgeway (10) 29–16 8–8
Apr 28 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 7–0 Cooper(6–2) Buffett(5–4) 1,937 30–16 9–8
Apr 30 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record
May 2 #23 UT Arlington* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 4–1 Kennedy(7–0) Michalski(0–2) Ridgeway (11) 4,414 31–16
May 5 at #8 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 10–11 Coughlin(1–0) Ridgeway(1–2) 5,078 31–17 9–9
May 6 at #8 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 2–8 Howard(7–3) Kingham(7–4) 5,324 31–18 9–10
May 7 at #8 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 3–4 Wymer(3–2) Kennedy(7–1) 5,460 31–19 9–11
May 16 Incarnate Word* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 10–3 Kennedy(8–1) Miller(1–4) 4,269 32–19
May 19 West Virginia UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 6–2 Kingham(8–4) Myers(4–3) 5,231 33–19 10–11
May 20 West Virginia UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3–4 Sigman(5–4) Cooper(6–3) Zarbnisky (6) 5,209 33–20 10–12
May 21 West Virginia UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–4 Johnston(3–1) Strowd(1–3) 5,256 34–20 11–12
Postseason
Big 12 Tournament
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 24 vs Oklahoma Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK W 8–4 Shugart(3–2) Wiles(4–4) 4,720 35–20 1–0
May 25 vs Kansas Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–4 Kingham(9–4) Goddard(5–4) 4,492 36–20 2–0
May 27 vs #7 TCU Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK L 2–9 Traver(3–1) Johnston(3–2) 5,598 36–21 2–1
May 27 vs #7 TCU Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK W 9–3 Henley(4–4) Green(2–1) Shugart (3) 3,469 37–21 3–1
May 28 vs Oklahoma State Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK L 5–6 Battenfield(5–4) Mayes(1–2) Teel (3) 8,923 37–22 3–2
NCAA Long Beach Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional Record
Jun 2 vs #30 UCLA Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 3–2 Kingham(10–4) Canning(7–4) Ridgeway (12) 2,283 38–22 1–0
Jun 3 vs #6 Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 5–3 Ridgeway(2–2) Rivera(1–2) 2,867 39–22 2–0
Jun 4 vs #6 Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 3–4 Baayoun(3–0) Henley(4–5) Advocate (5) 2,252 39–23 2–1
Jun 5 vs #6 Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 1–2 Baayoun(4–0) Kennedy(8–2) Rivera (12) 2,830 39–24 2–2

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'*2525*25*25
Baseball America24
Collegiate Baseball^302524—27—2828*28
NCBWA†27—2630—252020*23

^ 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 Baseball Roster" (PDF). Texas Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "2017 Baseball Schedule" (PDF). Texas Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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