1968 Texas Longhorns baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 1968 |
| Team: | Texas Longhorns |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 23–11 |
| Conf Record: | 12–4 |
| Head Coach: | Cliff Gustafson (1st year) |
| Stadium: | Clark Field |
| Champion: | SWC champions |
| Bowl: | College World Series |
| Bowl Result: | 1–2 |
The 1968 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 1st season at Texas.
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for fifth with a second round win over and losses to Oklahoma State and semifinalist .[1]
Personnel
Roster
Schedule and results
| Legend |
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| | Texas win |
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| 1968 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[4] |
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| Regular season |
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| February |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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| Feb 23 | | | L 1–2 | 0–1 | | | Feb 24 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–1 | 1–1 | | | Feb 24 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–4 | 2–1 | | | Feb 27 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–8 | 3–1 | | | Feb 28 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–1 | 4–1 | | |
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| March |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score– | Overall record | SWC record |
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| Mar 2 | at | | L 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | | Mar 5 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 9–10 | 4–3 | 0–2 | | Mar 7 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 1–0 | 5–3 | | | Mar 9 | at | | L 4–5 | 5–4 | 0–3 | | Mar 16 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–3 | 6–4 | 1–3 | | Mar 18 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 5–8 | 6–5 | | | Mar 19 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 1–8 | 6–6 | | | Mar 22 | at | | W 7–5 | 7–6 | 2–3 | | Mar 23 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | W 7–2 | 8–6 | 3–3 | | Mar 23 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | W 2–1 | 9–6 | 4–3 | | Mar 29 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–2 | 10–6 | 5–3 | | Mar 30 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–5 | 11–6 | 6–3 | |
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| April/May |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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| Apr 3 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 2–0 | 12–6 | 7–3 | | Apr 4 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–6 | 13–6 | 8–3 | | Apr 4 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–7 | 14–6 | 9–3 | | Apr 10 | at * | | W 9–4 | 15–6 | | | Apr 11 | at * | San Antonio, TX | W 1–0 | 16–6 | | | Apr 19 | at TCU | | L 5–7 | 16–7 | 9–4 | | Apr 20 | at TCU | TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX | W 4–3 | 17–7 | 10–4 | | Apr 26 | at Rice | | W 4–2 | 18–7 | 11–4 | | Apr 27 | at Rice | Houston, TX | W 8–3 | 19–7 | 12–4 | | May 1 | St. Mary's (TX)* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–0 | 20–7 | | | May 3 | Trinity (TX)* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 1–3 | 20–8 | | |
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| Postseason |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
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| May 29 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 3–0 | 21–8 | 1–0 | | May 30 | Texas–Pan American | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 1–210 | 21–9 | 1–1 | | May 31 | Texas–Pan American | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–6 | 22–9 | 2–1 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
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| June 11 | | | L 5–8 | 22–10 | 0–1 | | June 12 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 7–0 | 23–10 | 1–1 | | June 13 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 5–6 | 23–11 | 1–2 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: 1968 College World Series. July 17, 2020. Omaha.com. August 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200814004318/https://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1968. dead.
- Book: Baseball Letterwinners. Texas Longhorns. July 17, 2020.
- Book: All-Time Jersey Numbers. Texas Longhorns. July 17, 2020.
- Book: Texas Baseball Year by Year Results. Texas Longhorns. July 17, 2020. 95.
