2017 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 2017 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2017 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 first season at Texas.

2017 Texas Longhorns baseball
Big 12 tournament, runners-up
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
CBNo. 28
Record39–24 (11–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Allen (1st season)
  • Philip Miller (1st season)
Home stadiumUFCU Disch–Falk Field
2017 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Texas Tech  y 168 .6674517 .726
No. 4 TCU  y 168 .6675018 .735
Oklahoma  y 1211 .5223524 .593
Baylor  y 1212 .5003423 .596
West Virginia  y 1212 .5003626 .581
No. 28 Texas  y 1112 .4783924 .619
Kansas   1113 .4583028 .517
Oklahoma State  y 814 .3643027 .526
Kansas State   816 .3332926 .527
Conference champion
Conference Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Longhorns finished as the runner-up for the 2017 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, then finished as runner-up to Long Beach State in the Long Beach Regional.

Personnel

Roster

2017 Texas Longhorns Roster[1]
 

Pitchers

  • 13 - Tyler Schimpf (RHP) - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 14 - Beau Ridgeway (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 19 - Connor Mayes (RHP) - Junior
  • 24 - Chase Shugart (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 27 - Blair Henley (RHP) - Freshman
  • 28 - Beau O'Hara (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 29 - Jon Malmin (LHP) - Senior
  • 31 - Kevin Roliard (RHP) - Freshman
  • 32 - Nick Kennedy (LHP) - Sophomore
  • 34 - Kyle Johnston (RHP) - Junior
  • 35 - Blake Wellmann (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 41 - Morgan Cooper (RHP) - Redshirt Junior
  • 45 - Nolan Kingham (RHP) - Sophomore
  • 49 - Parker Joe Robinson (RHP) - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 42 - Kacy Clemens (RHP) - Senior
  • 51 - Jake McKenzie (RHP) - Junior
  • 52 - Zach Zubia (RHP) - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 7 - Michael Cantu - Junior
  • 40 - Michael McCann - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 47 - George Pappas - Redshirt Sophomore

Infielders

  • 1 - David Hamilton - Freshman
  • 2 - Kody Clemens - Sophomore
  • 5 - Austin McNicholas - Freshman
  • 8 - Andres Sosa - Freshman
  • 10 - Joe Baker - Junior
  • 11 - Travis Jones - Junior
  • 17 - Bret Boswell - Redshirt Junior
  • 37 - Ryan Reynolds - Freshman
  • 42 - Kacy Clemens - Senior
  • 51 - Jake McKenzie - Junior
  • 52 - Zach Zubia - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 4 - Tate Shaw - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 6 - Tyler Rand - Sophomore
  • 11 - Travis Jones - Junior
  • 33 - Patrick Mathis - Junior
  • 44 - Austin Todd - Freshman
  • 48 - Trace Bucey - Freshman
  • 50 - Zane Gurwitz - Senior
 

Coaches

2017 Texas Longhorns coaching staff[1]
  • David Pierce - Head Coach - 1st year
  • Sean Allen - Assistant Coach - 1st year
  • Phillip Miller - Assistant Coach - 1st year
  • Phil Haig - Volunteer Coach - 1st year

Schedule and Results

2017 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[2]
Regular season
Postseason
Big 12 Tournament
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 24vs OklahomaChickasaw Bricktown BallparkOklahoma City, OKW 8–4Shugart(3–2)Wiles(4–4)4,72035–201–0
May 25vs KansasChickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKW 5–4Kingham(9–4)Goddard(5–4)4,49236–202–0
May 27vs #7 TCUChickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKL 2–9Traver(3–1)Johnston(3–2)5,59836–212–1
May 27vs #7 TCUChickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKW 9–3Henley(4–4)Green(2–1)Shugart (3)3,46937–213–1
May 28vs Oklahoma StateChickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OKL 5–6Battenfield(5–4)Mayes(1–2)Teel (3)8,92337–223–2
NCAA Long Beach Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional Record
Jun 2vs #30 UCLABlair FieldLong Beach, CAW 3–2Kingham(10–4)Canning(7–4)Ridgeway (12)2,28338–221–0
Jun 3vs #6 Long Beach StateBlair Field • Long Beach, CAW 5–3Ridgeway(2–2)Rivera(1–2)2,86739–222–0
Jun 4vs #6 Long Beach StateBlair Field • Long Beach, CAL 3–4Baayoun(3–0)Henley(4–5)Advocate (5)2,25239–232–1
Jun 5vs #6 Long Beach StateBlair Field • Long Beach, CAL 1–2Baayoun(4–0)Kennedy(8–2)Rivera (12)2,83039–242–2

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'*2525*25*25
Baseball America24
Collegiate Baseball^302524272828*28
NCBWA272630252020*23

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. "2018 Baseball Roster" (PDF). Texas Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. "2017 Baseball Schedule" (PDF). Texas Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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