1970 Texas Longhorns baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 1970 |
| Team: | Texas Longhorns |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 45–8 |
| Conf Record: | 14–1 |
| Head Coach: | Cliff Gustafson (3rd year) |
| Stadium: | Clark Field |
| Champion: | SWC champions |
| Bowl: | College World Series |
| Bowl Result: | 3–2 |
The 1970 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1970 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 3rd season at Texas.
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing third, having split two games with eventual runner-up Florida State, a holding wins over and and a fourteen-inning loss to eventual champion Southern California.[1]
Personnel
Roster
Schedule and results
| Legend |
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| | Texas win |
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| 1970 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 27 | | | W 12–1 | 1–0 | | | Feb 27 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–0 | 2–0 | | | Feb 28 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 14–0 | 3–0 | | | Feb 28 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 1–3 | 3–1 | | |
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| March |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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| Mar 3 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–1 | 4–1 | | | Mar 3 | Texas Lutheran* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–4 | 5–1 | | | Mar 6 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 2–1 | 6–1 | | | Mar 6 | Houston* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 2–6 | 6–2 | | | Mar 13 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 3–2 | 7–2 | | | Mar 13 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 2–3 | 7–3 | | | Mar 14 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–1 | 8–3 | | | Mar 14 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–2 | 9–3 | | | Mar 20 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–0 | 10–3 | 1–0 | | Mar 20 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–5 | 11–3 | 2–0 | | Mar 21 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 17–4 | 12–3 | 3–0 | | Mar 23 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–2 | 13–3 | | | Mar 23 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 0–4 | 13–4 | | | Mar 24 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–0 | 14–4 | | | Mar 24 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 22–5 | 15–4 | | | Mar 26 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–0 | 16–4 | | | Mar 26 | Phillips* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–3 | 17–4 | | | Mar 30 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 12–0 | 18–4 | | | Mar 30 | Lamar Tech* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–0 | 19–4 | | |
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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 | at | | W 4–0 | 20–4 | 4–0 | | Apr 3 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | W 6–3 | 21–4 | 5–0 | | Apr 7 | at * | | W 2–1 | 22–4 | | | Apr 7 | at St. Mary's* | San Antonio, TX | L 6–7 | 22–5 | | | Apr 8 | at Texas Lutheran* | | W 2–0 | 23–5 | | | Apr 8 | at Texas Lutheran* | Seguin, TX | W 5–0 | 24–5 | | | Apr 17 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 2–0 | 25–5 | 6–0 | | Apr 17 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–3 | 26–5 | 7–0 | | Apr 18 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 2–1 | 27–5 | 8–0 | | Apr 24 | at | | W 2–0 | 28–5 | 9–0 | | Apr 24 | at TCU | TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX | W 14–0 | 29–5 | 10–0 | | Apr 30 | at | | W 2–1 | 30–5 | 11–0 | | Apr 30 | at Rice | Houston, TX | W 5–1 | 31–5 | 12–0 | | May 7 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 5–7 | 31–6 | 12–1 | | May 7 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–0 | 32–6 | 13–1 | | May 8 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–3 | 33–6 | 14–1 | |
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| Postseason |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
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| May 28 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–0 | 34–6 | 1–0 | | May 29 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 2–1 | 35–6 | 2–0 | | May 30 | Texas–Pan American | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–311 | 36–6 | 3–0 | |
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| Exhibitions |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
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| June 5 | at La Grange Demons | | W 9–6 | 37–6 | | June 5 | at La Grange Demons | La Grange, TX | W 13–3 | 38–5 | | June 6 | San Antonio Spurs | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–0 | 39–6 | | June 6 | San Antonio Spurs | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–2 | 40–6 | | June 8 | at Seguin Sox | Seguin, TX | W 15–3 | 41–6 | | June 8 | at Seguin Sox | Seguin, TX | W 7–1 | 42–6 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
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| June 12 | | | W 12–4 | 43–6 | 1–0 | | June 14 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 7–2 | 44–6 | 2–0 | | June 15 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 5–1 | 45–6 | 3–0 | | June 16 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 7–814 | 45–7 | 3–1 | | June 17 | Florida State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 2–11 | 45–8 | 3–2 | |
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Perfect Game
On April 3, 1970 James Street shutout Texas Tech 4–0 over 7 innings in Lubbock, TX to secure the first and only Perfect game in Longhorn's history. This was also the only perfect game in the history of the Southwest Conference.
Notes and References
- Web site: 1970 College World Series. August 15, 2020. Omaha.com. November 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125085829/https://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1970. dead.
- Book: Baseball Letterwinners. Texas Longhorns. August 15, 2020.
- Book: All-Time Jersey Numbers. Texas Longhorns. August 15, 2020.
- Book: Texas Baseball Year by Year Results. Texas Longhorns. August 15, 2020. 97.
