2020 Texas Longhorns baseball team

2020 Texas Longhorns baseball
2020 Texas Longhorns baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
CB	No. 15
Record	14–3 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	David Pierce (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Allen (4th season); Philip Miller (4th season);
Home stadium	UFCU Disch–Falk Field

2020 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Texas Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	3	.842
No. 22 ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	14	–	3	.824
No. 13 Oklahoma ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	14	–	4	.778
TCU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	4	.733
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	5	.722
West Virginia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	5	.688
Baylor ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	6	.625
Kansas State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	7	.588
Kansas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	7	–	10	.412

‡ – Tournament champion As of March 15, 2020^[1] Rankings from D1baseball

The 2020 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2020 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 fourth season at Texas.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the remainder of the season was canceled after March 13^[2]

Personnel

Roster

2020 Texas Longhorns roster^[3]

Pitchers

8 – Kamron Fields – Junior
10 – Will Swope – Freshman
13 – Bryce Elder – Junior
17 – Austin Duplantier II – Freshman
19 – Donny Diaz – Senior
24 – Chase Lummus – Freshman
32 – Ty Madden – Sophomore
33 – Pete Hansen – Freshman
34 – Cole Quintanilla – Sophomore
35 – Tristan Stevens – Junior
39 – Kolby Kubichek – Sophomore
40 – Austin Wallace – Freshman
42 – Dawson Merryman – Sophomore
45 – Coy Cobb – Sophomore
47 – Sam Walbridge – Freshman
49 – Jared Southard – Freshman
51 – Owen Meaney – Sophomore
53 – Jackson Braun – Freshman
56 – Justin Exkhardt – Freshman
57 – Thomas Burbank – Freshman
58 – Mason Bryant – Sophomore

Catchers

4 – Silas Ardoin – Freshman
6 – DJ Petrinsky – Senior
15 – Peyton Powell – Freshman
29 – Cam Constantine – Freshman
48 – Caston Peter – Sophomore

Infielders

0 – Trey Faltine – Freshman
1 – Brenden Dixon – Freshman
14 – Murphy Stehly – Junior
28 – Lance Ford – Sophomore
31 – Sam Bertelson – Junior
43 – Peter Geib – Sophomore
52 – Zach Zubia – Junior
55 – Cam Williams – Junior

Outfielders

7 – Douglas Hodo III – Freshman
11 – Duke Ellis – Senior
30 – Eric Kennedy – Sophomore
44 – Austin Todd – Senior

Coaches

2020 Texas Longhorns coaching staff^[3]

David Pierce – Head coach – 4th year
Sean Allen – Assistant coach – 4th year
Philip Miller – Assistant coach – 4th year
Troy Tulowitzki – Volunteer assistant coach – 1st year
Huston Street – Student assistant – 1st year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss
	Postponement
Bold	Texas team member

2020 Texas Longhorns Baseball Game Log^[4]

Regular Season

February

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Big 12 Record
Feb 14	at Rice*	#22	Reckling Park • Houston, TX	W 7–4	Elder (1–0)	DeLeon (0–1)	Diaz (1)	3,044	1–0	–
Feb 15	at Rice*	#22	Reckling Park • Houston, TX	W 4–0	Madden (1–0)	Brogdon (0–1)		4,001	2–0	–
Feb 16	at Rice*	#22	Reckling Park • Houston, TX	W 5–4	Stevens (1–0)	Bordwine (0–1)	Diaz (2)	3,485	3–0	–
Feb 18	UTSA*	#22	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–2	Stevens (2–0)	McKay (0–1)	Hansen (1)	4,424	4–0	–
Feb 19	Lamar*	#22	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–1	Kubichek (1–0)	Hranicky (0–1)		3,999	5–0	–
Feb 21	Boise State*	#22	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 7–0	Elder (2–0)	Weston (0–1)		4,876	6–0	–
Feb 22	Boise State*	#22	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 2–1	Madden (2–0)	Omlid (0–1)		5,739	7–0	–
Feb 23	Boise State*	#22	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 7–5 ¹⁰	Merryman (1–0)	Flesland (0–1)		5,124	8–0	–
Feb 25	Sam Houston State*	#16	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 4–1	Hansen (1–0)	Rogers (0–1)	Duplantier II (1)	4,750	9–0	–
Feb 28	vs. #19 LSU*	#16	Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shriners College Classic)	L 3–4	Henry (2–1)	Elder (2–1)	Hill (1)	15,735	9–1	–
Feb 29	vs. #3 Arkansas*	#16	Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shriners College Classic)	W 8–7	Madden (3–0)	Wicklander (2–1)	Duplantier II (2)	15,972	10–1	–

March

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Big 12 Record
Mar 1	vs. Missouri*	#16	Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shriners College Classic)	L 8–9	Willhelm (1–0)	Kubichek (1–1)	Dillard (2)	11,528	10–2	–
Mar 3	Arizona*	#19	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 6–8	Vannelle (1–0)	Meaney (0–1)		4,552	10–3	–
Mar 6	Cal State Fullerton*	#19	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–1	Merryman (2–0)	Bibee (1–3		5,611	11–3	–
Mar 7	Cal State Fullerton*	#19	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 4–3	Hansen (2–0)	Groeneweg (0–1)	Duplantier II (3)	5,806	12–3	–
Mar 8	Cal State Fullerton*	#19	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 8–4	Merryman (3–0)	Magrisi (0–3)		5,957	13–3	–
Mar 11	Abilene Christian*	#17	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 9–1	Kubichek (2–1)	Krawietz (0–1)		5,068	14–3	–
Mar 13	New Mexico*	#17	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	Games cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 14	New Mexico*	#17	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Mar 15	New Mexico*	#17	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Mar 17	Incarnate Word*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Mar 18	UT Arlington*		Dr Pepper Ballpark • Frisco, TX
Mar 20	at Oklahoma		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
Mar 21	at Oklahoma		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
Mar 22	at Oklahoma		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
Mar 24	at Texas State*		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
Mar 27	Oklahoma State		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Mar 28	Oklahoma State		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Mar 29	Oklahoma State		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Mar 31	at Texas A&M*		Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX

April

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium
Apr 3	at West Virginia	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
Apr 4	at West Virginia	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
Apr 5	at West Virginia	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
Apr 7	at Houston*	Schroeder Park • Houston, TX
Apr 9	Baylor	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Apr 10	Baylor	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Apr 11	Baylor	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Apr 13	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi*	Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX
Apr 14	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi*	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Apr 17	Kansas	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Apr 18	Kansas	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Apr 19	Kansas	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Apr 21	Texas State*	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
Apr 24	at Kansas State	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
Apr 25	at Kansas State	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
Apr 26	at Kansas State	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
Apr 28	UTRGV*	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX

May

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium
May 1	at Texas Tech	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
May 2	at Texas Tech	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
May 3	at Texas Tech	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
May 6	Texas Southern*	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
May 8	TCU	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
May 9	TCU	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
May 10	TCU	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
May 12	McNeese State*	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	—	—*		22 т	22	22
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^	22	22	16	19	17	15
NCBWA†	30	30	27	28	30	29
D1Baseball	—	—	—	—	—

^ 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

^ "2020 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
^ "Update from UT Vice President and Athletics Director Chris Del Conte". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Official Baseball Roster". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
^ "2020 Baseball Schedule". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

[1] "2020 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

[2] "Update from UT Vice President and Athletics Director Chris Del Conte". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

[roster-3] "Official Baseball Roster". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

[4] "2020 Baseball Schedule". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

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Texas Longhorns baseball
Venues	Clark Field I (1894–1927) Clark Field II (1928–1974) UFCU Disch-Falk Field (1975–present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown)
People	Head coaches Award winners Notable players MLB draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics