1968 Texas Longhorns baseball team

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.

1968 Texas Longhorns baseball
SWC Champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Southwest Conference
1968 record	23–11 (12–4 SWC)
Head coach	Cliff Gustafson (1st year)
Home stadium	Clark Field

1968 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Texas  ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	4		.750			23	–	11		.676
TCU  ‍‍‍	13	–	5		.722			20	–	9		.690
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	10	–	5		.667			21	–	7		.750
Baylor  ‍‍‍	9	–	7		.563			14	–	13		.519
SMU  ‍‍‍	7	–	11		.389			10	–	14		.417
Rice  ‍‍‍	6	–	12		.333			10	–	15		.400
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	2	–	15		.118			9	–	20		.310
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1968[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for fifth with a second round win over BYU and losses to Oklahoma State and semifinalist NC State.[2]

Personnel

Roster

1968 Texas Longhorns roster[3][4]
	Pitchers 5 - James Street 17 - Larry Hardy Catchers 3 - Tommy Harmon Manager Gordon Lakey		Infielders 7 - John Langerhans 12 - David Hall - Robert Snoddy Outfielders 13 - Jack Miller - Pat Brown - George Nauert		Unknown 1 - Louis Lee Bagwell 2 - James F. Hunt 4 - Dennis D. Enderlin 6 - Dennis Wayne Kasper 9 - Patrick John Amos 10 - Natividad Salazar 11 - Douglass Kirk Fell 19 - Larry Elwood Horton 22 - Michael Allen Peebles 23 - Randal C. Peschel

Schedule and results

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss
	Tie

1968 Texas Longhorns Baseball Game Log[5]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SWC Record Feb 23 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX 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 Sam Houston State* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–8 3–1 Feb 28 Sam Houston State* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–1 4–1
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score– Overall Record SWC Record Mar 2 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX L 0–1 4–2 0–1 Mar 5 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX L 9–10 4–3 0–2 Mar 7 Texas Lutheran* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 1–0 5–3 Mar 9 at SMU Dallas, TX L 4–5 5–4 0–3 Mar 16 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–3 6–4 1–3 Mar 18 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 5–8 6–5 Mar 19 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 1–8 6–6 Mar 22 at Texas Tech Lubbock, TX 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
April/May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SWC Record Apr 3 Baylor 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 Trinity (TX)* San Antonio, TX W 9–4 15–6 Apr 11 at St. Mary's (TX)* San Antonio, TX W 1–0 16–6 Apr 19 at TCU TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX 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 Houston, TX 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
Postseason
District 6 Playoffs Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record NCAAT Record May 29 Texas–Pan American Clark Field • Austin, TX W 3–0 21–8 1–0 May 30 Texas–Pan American Clark Field • Austin, TX L 1–2^10 21–9 1–1 May 31 Texas–Pan American Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–6 22–9 2–1
College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record June 11 Oklahoma State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–8 22–10 0–1 June 12 BYU Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–0 23–10 1–1 June 13 NC State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–6 23–11 1–2

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1968". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
2. "1968 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
3. Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
4. All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
5. Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 95. Retrieved July 17, 2020.