2017 Texas Longhorns baseball team

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2017 Texas Longhorns baseball
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Long Beach Regional, Runner-Up
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
CBNo. 28
2017 record39–24 (11–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Allen (1st season)
  • Philip Miller (1st season)
Home stadiumUFCU Disch–Falk Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
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
Postseason
Big 12 Tournament
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Tournament Record
May 24 vs Oklahoma Chickasaw Bricktown BallparkOklahoma 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 FieldLong 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'*{{{coaches_2}}}2525*25*25
Baseball America24
Collegiate Baseball^302524272828*28
NCBWA272630252020*23
D1Baseball

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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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