2018 Texas Longhorns baseball team explained

Year:2018
Team:Texas Longhorns
Sport:baseball
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Cbrank:7
Coachrank:7
Record:42–23
Conf Record:17–7
Head Coach:David Pierce
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Sean Allen
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Philip Miller
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Phil Haig
Ac3 Year:2nd
Stadium:UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Champion:Big 12 Regular season champions
Austin Regional champions
Austin Super Regional champions
Tourney:College World Series
Tourney Result:0–2

The 2018 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2018 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 second season at Texas.

The Longhorns claimed the Big 12 Conference regular season title, then swept the Austin Regional and won the Austin Super Regional to advance to the 2018 College World Series, extending their record for most appearances in Omaha to 36. The Longhorns had not reached the ultimate event in college baseball since 2014.

Personnel

Roster

2018 Texas Longhorns Roster[1]
 Pitchers
  • 8 - Kamron Fields - Freshman
  • 13 - Bryce Elder - Freshman
  • 14 - Beau Ridgeway - Junior
  • 17 - Nico O'Donnel - Freshman
  • 19 - Donny Diaz - Junior
  • 24 - Chase Shugart - Junior
  • 27 - Blair Henley - Sophomore
  • 30 - Josh Sawyer - Junior
  • 31 - Bennett Inoff - Freshman
  • 32 - Bryce Verplank - Sophomore
  • 33 - Matteo Bocchi - Junior
  • 34 - Cole Quintanilla - Freshman
  • 35 - Tristan Stevens - Freshman
  • 37 - Matthew Whelan - Freshman
  • 42 - Chris Fearon - Junior
  • 43 - Andy McGuire - Junior
  • 45 - Nolan Kingham - Junior
  • 46 - Brandon Ivey - Junior
  • 49 - Parker Joe Robinson - Junior
  • 50 - Michael Streitmann - Freshman
  • 51 - Jake McKenzie - Senior
 Catchers
  • 6 - DJ Petrinsky - Junior
  • 29 - George Pappas - Junior
  • 36 - Turner Gauntt - Freshman
  • 40 - Michael McCann - Junior

Infielders

  • 1 - David Hamilton - Sophomore
  • 2 - Kody Clemens - Junior
  • 5 - Ryan Reynolds - Sophomore
  • 7 - Masen Hibbeler - Junior
  • 41 - Bryson Smith - Sophomore
  • 52 - Zach Zubia - Freshman
  • 55 - Sam Bertelson - Freshman
 Outfielders
  • 4 - Tate Shaw - Junior
  • 11 - Duke Ellis - Sophomore
  • 44 - Austin Todd - Sophomore
 

Coaches

2018 Texas Longhorns coaching staff
  • David Pierce – Head coach – 2nd year
  • Sean Allen – Assistant coach – 2nd year
  • Philip Miller – Assistant coach – 2nd year
  • Phil Haig – Assistant coach – 2nd year

Schedule and results

Legend
 Texas win
 Texas loss
BoldTexas team member

! style=""|Regular season|- valign="top" |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Feb 16 || Louisiana* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 3–0 || Kingham (1–0) || Burk (0–1) || Ridgeway (1) || 5,195 || 1–0 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Feb 17 || Louisiana* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 5–3 || Ridgeway (1–0) || Moore (0–1) || None || 5,330 || 2–0 || |-bgcolor=ffbbb| Feb 18 || Louisiana* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L 1–2 || Batty (1–0) || McGuire (0–1) || Stoelke (1) || 4,740 || 2–1 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Feb 21 || Lamar* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 7–2 || Elder (1–0) || Jones (0–1) || None || 3,950 || 3–1 || |-bgcolor=ffbbb| Feb 23 || at LSU* || || Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA || L 4–13 || Hess (1–1) || Kingham (1–1) || None || 11,102 || 3–2 || |-bgcolor=ffbbb| Feb 24 || at LSU* || || Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA || L 10–5 || Beck (1–0) || Elder (1–1) || None || 12,038 || 3–3 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Feb 25 || at LSU* || || Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA || W 11–1 || Henley (1–0) || Peterson (0–2) || None || 10,762 || 4–3 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Feb 27 || * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 2–0 || O'Donnell (1–0) || Rodriguez (0–1) || Kingham (1) || 4,284 || 5–3 || |-|-bgcolor=ffbbb| Mar 2 || * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L 2–6 || Fordon (1–0) || Shugart (0–1) || Bordignon (1) || 5,082 || 5–4 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Mar 3 || Northwestern* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 10–7 || Kingham (2–1) || Christie (0–2) || Ridgeway (2) || || 6–4 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Mar 3 || Northwestern* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 16–3 || Henley (2–0) || Bader (1–2) || None || 6,018 || 7–4 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Mar 4 || Northwestern* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 12–1 || Elder (2–0) || Katz (0–2) || None || 4,395 || 8–4 || |-bgcolor=ffbbb| Mar 8 || * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 8–6 || Elder (3–1) || Weiermiller (3–1) || Shugart (1) || 4,664 || 9–4 || |-bgcolor=ffbbb| Mar 9 || Stanford* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L 1–7 || Bubic (3–0) || Kingham (2–2) || None || 4,997 || 9–5 || |-bgcolor=ffbbb| Mar 10 || Stanford* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L 9–3 || Weiermiller (4–1) || Henley (2–1) || Little (6) || 6,349 || 9–6 || |-bgcolor=ffbbb| Mar 11 || Stanford* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L 1–11 || Beck (2–0) || Shugart (0–2) || None || || 9–7 || |-bgcolor=ffbbb| Mar 13 || at Arkansas* || || Baum StadiumFayetteville, AR || L 4–13 || Murphy (2–0) || Ridgeway (1–1) || Kostyshock (1) || 8,051 || 9–8 || |-bgcolor=ffbbb| Mar 14 || at Arkansas* || || Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR || L 5–7 || Bolden (2–0) || O'Donnell (1–1) || Cronin (2) || 8,007 || 9–9 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Mar 16 || || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 14–4 || Kingham (3–2) || Davis (0–1) || None || 4,965 || 10–9 || 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| Mar 17 || Kansas || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 4–0 || Henley (3–1) || Turski (1–3) || Ridgeway (3) || 5,142 || 11–9 || 2–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| Mar 18 || Kansas || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 5–4 || Shugart (1–2) || Zeferjahn (3–1) || McGuire (1) || 4,649 || 12–9 || 3–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| Mar 20 || * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 3–2 || Bocchi (1–0) || Mikolajchak (2–3) || Kingham (2) || 4,394 || 13–9 || |-bgcolor=ffbbb| Mar 23 || || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L 1–6 || Lienhard (2–1) || Henley (3–2) || None || 4,983 || 13–10 || 3–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| Mar 24 || Oklahoma State || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 7–1 || Kingham (4–2) || Heasley (2–2) || None || 5,646 || 14–10 || 4–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| Mar 25 || Oklahoma State || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 10–5 || Elder (4–1) || Teel (3–1) || None || 5,049 || 15–10 || 5–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| Mar 27 || at * || || Bobcat BallparkSan Marcos, TX || W 6–1 || O'Donnell (2–1) || Engle (1–2) || None || 2,547 || 16–10 || |-bgcolor=ffbbb| Mar 29 || at || || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || L 2–5 || Ford (4–1) || Henley (3–3) || Eckberg (1) || 1,310 || 16–11 || 5–2|-bgcolor=ffbbb| Mar 30 || at Kansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || L 10–11 || Passino (1–0) || Ridgeway (1–2) || None || 1,979 || 16–12 || 5–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| Mar 31 || at Kansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W 9–5 || Shugart (2–2) || Heskett (2–3) || McGuire (2) || 1,479 || 17–12 || 6–3|-|-bgcolor=ccffcc| Apr 2 || * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 5–4 || Robinson (1–0) || Briggs (0–1) || McGuire (3) || 4,081 || 18–12 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Apr 3 || at * || || Whataburger FieldCorpus Christi, TX || W 9–3 || Henley (4–3) || Perez (4–2) || None || 4,115 || 19–12 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Apr 6 || || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 9–5 || Robinson (2–0) || Kettler (3–3) || Elder (1) || 5,391 || 20–12 || 7–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| Apr 7 || Baylor || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 2–0 || Shugart (3–2) || Bradford (3–3) || McGuire (4) || 5,587 || 21–12 || 8–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| Apr 8 || Baylor || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 4–1 || Henley (5–3) || Leckich (2–2) || Sawyer (1) || 5,125 || 22–12 || 9–3|-bgcolor=ffbbb| Apr 10 || at * || || Olsen Field at Blue Bell ParkCollege Station, TX || L 5–6 || Sherrod (2–1) || O'Donnell (2–2) || Hoffman (5) || 7,537 || 22–13 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Apr 13 || at || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball ParkNorman, OK || W 7–6 || Bocchi (2–0) || Hansen (2–3) || McGuire (5) || 2,331 || 23–13 || 10–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| Apr 14 || at Oklahoma || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W 5–3 || Kingman (5–2) || Prater (2–2) || None || 3,003 || 24–13 || 11–3|-bgcolor=ffbbb| Apr 15 || at Oklahoma || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || L 0–6 || Wiles (3–2) || Henley (5–4) || None || 1,227 || 24–14 || 11–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| Apr 17 || * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 13–2 || Bocchi (3–0) || Quartier (0–1) || None || 4,250 || 25–14 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Apr 18 || vs * || || Constellation FieldSugar Land, TX || W 10–2 || O'Donnell (3–2) || Furlong (1–5) || None || || 26–14 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Apr 20 || New Orleans* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 8–6 || Sawyer (1–0) || Barr (4–3) || McGuire (6) || 4,953 || 27–14 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Apr 21 || New Orleans* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 3–1 || Shugart (4–2) || Smith (1–3) || Elder (2) || 5,203 || 28–14 || |-bgcolor=ffbbb| Apr 22 || New Orleans* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L 1–4 || Stephens (3–3) || Henley (5–5) || Martin (6) || 5,300 || 28–15 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Apr 24 || * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 9–4 || Elder (5–1) || Lockhard (1–1) || None || 5,053 || 29–15 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| Apr 27 || at || || Monongalia County BallparkGranville, WV || W 11–6 || Whelan (1–0) || Zarbinsky (2–3) || None || 1,812 || 30–15 || 12–4|-bgcolor=ffbbb| Apr 28 || at West Virginia || || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || L 6–8 || Manoah (3–5) || McGuire (0–2) || None || 2,618 || 30–16 || 12–5|-bgcolor=ffbbb| Apr 29 || at West Virginia || || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || L 3–8 || Kearns (3–1) || Henley (5–6) || None || 2,033 || 30–17 || 12–6|-|-bgcolor=ccffcc| May 1 || Texas State* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 11–10 || Fearon (1–0) || Theriot (1–3) || None || 4,696 || 31–17 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| May 4 || at Texas Tech || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX || W 12–6 || Kingham (6–2) || Martin (6–4) || None || 4,432 || 32–17 || 13–6|-bgcolor=ffbbb| May 5 || at Texas Tech || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L 5–16 || Kilian (8–1) || Shugart (4–3) || None || 4,432 || 32–18 || 13–7|-bgcolor=ccffcc| May 6 || at Texas Tech || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W 7–5 || Robinson (3–0) || Harpenau (4–2) || McGuire (7) || 4,432 || 33–18 || 14–7|-bgcolor=ccffcc| May 15 || Texas State* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 6–2 || Elder (6–1) || Baird (2–2) || None || 5,043 || 34–18 || |-bgcolor=ccffcc| May 17 || TCU || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 3–2 || Kingham (7–2) || Lodolo (6–4) || None || 5,515 || 35–18 || 15–7|-bgcolor=ccffcc| May 18 || TCU || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 5–3 || McGuire (1–2) || Mihlbauer (1–1) || None || 6,779 || 36–18 || 16–7|-bgcolor=ccffcc| May 19 || TCU || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 7–3 || Fields (1–0) || Green (2–2) || None || 7,294 || 37–18 || 17–7|-|-! style=""|Postseason|- valign="top" |-bgcolor=ffbbb| May 23 || Kansas || || Chickasaw Bricktown BallparkOklahoma City, OK || L 2–3 || Goddard (5–1) || Bocchi (3–1) || Cyr (1) || 4,208 || 37–19 || 0–1|-bgcolor=ffbbb| May 24 || Oklahoma || || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || L 1–3 || Prater (3–3) || Kingham (7–3) || Hansen (7) || 3,803 || 37–20 || 0–2|-|-bgcolor=ccffcc| June 1 || Texas Southern || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 10–0 || Shugart (5–3) || Schneider (4–7) || Bocchi (1) || 6,914 || 38–20 || 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| June 2 || Texas A&M || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 8–3 || Kingham (8–3) || Kilkenny (8–5) || None || 7,046 || 39–20 || 2–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| June 3 || Indiana || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 3–2 || Henley (6–6) || Sommer (2–1) || Shugart (2) || 6,855 || 40–20 || 3–0|-|-bgcolor=ffbbb| June 9 || || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L 4–5 || Evey (8–0) || Kingham (8–4) || Roberts (15) || 7,062 || 40–21 || 0–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| June 10 || Tennessee Tech || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 4–2 || Shugart (6–3) || Moths (13–3) || Henley (1) || 7,151 || 41–21 || 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| June 11 || Tennessee Tech || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 5–2 || Bocchi (4–1) || Hursey (8–5) || Kingham (3) || 7,370 || 42–21 || 2–1|-|-bgcolor=ffbbb| June 17 || Arkansas || || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || L 5–11 || Knight (13-0) || Kingham (8-5) ||| || 23,034 || 42–22 || 0–1|-bgcolor=ffbbb| June 19 || Florida || || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || L 1–6 || Kowar (10-5) || Henley (6-7) ||| || 16,620 || 42–23 || 0–2|-

Rankings

See also: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Baseball Roster. Texas Longhorns. June 17, 2018.