1974 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 1974 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 7th season at Texas.

1974 Texas Longhorns baseball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record54–8 (20–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumClark Field
1974 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Texas  y 204 .833548 .871
No. 21 Texas A&M   177 .7083113 .705
No. 22 TCU   1410 .5833117 .646
Rice   1211 .5222418 .571
Baylor   1211 .5222418 .571
Houston   1013 .4352021 .488
Arkansas   915 .3752221 .512
Texas Tech   915 .3751122 .333
SMU   420 .1671626 .381
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1974[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing fourth with wins over Seton Hall and Oklahoma and a pair of losses to eventual champion Southern California, first in the opening round and later in the semifinals.[2]

Personnel

Roster

1974 Texas Longhorns roster[3][4]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

  • 25 - Rick Bradley
 

Infielders

Outfielders

  • 4 - Terry Pyka
  • 6 - Bobby Clark
  • 7 - Rick Burley
  • - David Reeves
 

Unknown

  • 9 - Blair Todd Stouffer
  • 12 - James Ray Brown
  • 13 - Thomas Henry Ball
  • 29 - Frosty Doyle R. Moore

Schedule and results

Legend
 Texas win
 Texas loss
 Tie
1974 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[5]
Regular season
Postseason

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. "1974 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  5. Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 98. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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