2021 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 2021 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2021 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 fifth season at Texas.

2021 Texas Longhorns baseball
Big 12 Regular season champions
Austin Regional champions
Austin Super Regional champions
College World Series, Semifinals (3–2)
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
CBNo. 3
Record50–17 (17–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Allen (5th season)
  • Philip Miller (5th season)
  • Troy Tulowitzki (2nd season)
Home stadiumUFCU Disch–Falk Field
2021 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍†‍‍y 17–7–0 .70850–17–0 .746
No. 8 TCU ‍†‍‡‍y 17–7–0 .70841–19–0 .683
No. 9 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 14–10–0 .58339–17–0 .696
No. 23 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 12–12–0 .50036–19–1 .652
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45827–28–0 .491
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45831–20–0 .608
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41734–23–0 .596
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33325–27–0 .481
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33330–27–0 .526
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

Personnel

Roster
2021 Texas Longhorns Roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 – Tanner Witt – Freshman
  • 13 – Lucas Gordon – Freshman
  • 24 – Chase Lummus – Redshirt Freshman
  • 27 – Kolby Kubichek – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 31 – Reid Taylor – Freshman
  • 32 – Ty Madden – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 33 – Pete Hansen – Redshirt Freshman
  • 34 – Cole Quintanilla – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 35 – Tristan Stevens – Redshirt Junior
  • 38 – Caden Noah – Freshman
  • 39 – Travis Sthele – Freshman
  • 40 – Austin Wallace – Redshirt Freshman
  • 41 – Aaron Nixon – Freshman
  • 42 – Dawson Merryman – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 45 – Coy Cobb – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 46 – Palmer Wenzel – Redshirt Senior
  • 47 – Sam Walbridge – Redshirt Freshman
  • 49 – Jared Southard – Redshirt Freshman
  • 51 – Dalton Porter – Freshman
  • 54 – Drew Shifflet – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 56 – Justin Eckhardt – Redshirt Freshman
  • 57 – Lebarron Johnson Jr. – Freshman
  • 58 – Mason Bryant – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 88 – Andre Duplantier II – Redshirt Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 4 – Silas Ardoin – Redshirt Freshman
  • 6 – DJ Petrinsky – Redshirt Senior
  • 15 – Peyton Powell – Redshirt Freshman
  • 29 – Cam Constantine – Redshirt Freshman
  • 48 – Caston Peter – Redshirt Sophomore

Infielders

  • 0 – Trey Faltine – Redshirt Freshman
  • 8 – Dylan Campbell – Freshman
  • 14 – Murphy Stehly – Redshirt Junior
  • 17 – Ivan Melendez – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 19 – Mitchell Daly – Freshman
  • 28 – Lance Ford – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 43 – Peter Geib – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 52 – Zach Zubia – Redshirt Junior
  • 55 – Cam Williams – Redshirt Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 5 – Mike Antico – Redshirt Senior
  • 7 – Douglas Hodo III – Redshirt Freshman
  • 30 – Eric Kennedy – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 44 – Austin Todd – Redshirt Senior
  

Coaches
2021 Texas Longhorns coaching staff[2]
  • David Pierce – Head coach – 5th year
  • Sean Allen – Assistant coach – 5th year
  • Philip Miller – Assistant coach – 5th year
  • Troy Tulowitzki – Volunteer assistant coach – 2nd year

Starters
Pos.No.Player.Year
C4Silas ArdoinRedshirt Freshman
1B52Zach ZubiaRedshirt Junior
2B19Mitchell DalyFreshman
3B55Cam WilliamsRedshirt Junior
SS0Trey FaltineRedshirt Freshman
LF30Eric KennedyRedshirt Sophomore
CF5Mike AnticoRedshirt Senior
RF7Douglas Hodo IIIRedshirt Freshman
DH17Ivan MelendezRedshirt Sophomore

Offseason departures

Players
2021 Texas offseason departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Bryce Elder13P6’2220JuniorDecatur, TXDeclared for MLB Draft
Duke Ellis11OF6’2180SeniorNacogdoches, TXGraduation
Donny Diaz19P6’0210SeniorKingsville, TXGraduation

Transfers

Outgoing

NameNo.Pos.HeightWeightHometownYearNew school
Brenden Dixon1IF6’1195Argyle, TXFreshmanWeatherford
Kamron Fields8P6’2198Garland, TXJuniorTexas Southern
Owen Meaney51P6’5235Houston, TXSophomore

2020 MLB Draft
Main article: 2020 MLB Draft
Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
#5156Bryce ElderPitcherAtlanta Braves

Schedule and results
2021 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[3]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (40–13)
Postseason (10–4)
College World Series (3–2)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent National seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record Box Score Recap
June 206:00 PMESPN2#7 Mississippi State#2TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NEL 1–2Bednar (8-1)Madden (7–5)Sims (11)23,88547–160–1Box ScoreRecap
June 221:00 PMESPNU#3 Tennessee#2TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NEW 8–4Witt (5-0)Hunley (7-5)19,15048–161–1Box ScoreRecap
June 246:00 PMESPN2vs. Virginia#2TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NEW 6–2Quintanilla (5–0)Wyatt (4–2)Nixon (9)23,17349–162–1Box ScoreRecap
June 256:00 PMESPNvs. #7 Mississippi State#2TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NEW 8–5Nixon (4–3)Smith (4–4)24,00350–163–1Box ScoreRecap
June 266:00 PMESPN2vs. #7 Mississippi State#2TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NEL 3–4Sims (5–0)Quintanilla (5-1)21,88350–173–2Box ScoreRecap
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.

Postseason

Big 12 tournament
Play-in May 25
   
8 West Virginia 8
9 Kansas 7
First round
May 26 		Second round
May 27–May 28 		Semifinals
May 29 		Finals
May 30
             
1 Texas 1
8 West Virginia 5
8 West Virginia 2
4 Oklahoma State 128
4 Oklahoma State 9
5 Oklahoma 5
 4  Oklahoma State  5  -
 1  Texas  4  -
1 Texas 4
5 Oklahoma 1
 1  Texas  3
 8  West Virginia  2
 4  Oklahoma State  7
 2  TCU   10
3 Texas Tech 11
6 Baylor 4
3 Texas Tech 2
2 TCU 7
2 TCU 7
7 Kansas State 6
 2   TCU 2  178
 7   Kansas State 5  7
6 Baylor 4
7 Kansas State 9
 7   Kansas State  7
 3   Texas Tech  2

Austin Super Regional
Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Texas 11
4 Southern 0
1 Texas 10
2 Arizona State 3
3 Fairfield 6
2 Arizona State 7
1 Texas 12 –
Austin Regional – UFCU Disch–Falk Field
3 Fairfield 2 –
4 Southern 2
3 Fairfield 6
3 Fairfield 9
2 Arizona State 7
2 Texas 4 12 –
South Florida 3 4 –
1 Florida 3
4 South Florida 5
4 South Florida 10
2 Miami (FL) 2
3 South Alabama 0
2 Miami (FL) 1
4 South Florida 0 6
Gainesville Regional – Florida Ballpark
3 South Alabama 4 4
1 Florida 1
3 South Alabama 19
3 South Alabama 7
2 Miami (FL) 2

College World Series
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
NC State 10
9 Stanford 4
NC State 1
4 Vanderbilt 0
5 Arizona 6
4 Vanderbilt 712
NC State 1 –
Bracket 1
4 Vanderbilt 3 –[upper-alpha 1]
9 Stanford 14
5 Arizona 5
9 Stanford 5
4 Vanderbilt 6
4 Vanderbilt 8 2 0
7 Mississippi State 2 13 9
3 Tennessee 0
Virginia 6
Virginia 5
7 Mississippi State 6
7 Mississippi State 2
2 Texas 1
7 Mississippi State 5 4
Bracket 2
2 Texas 8 3
3 Tennessee 4
2 Texas 8
2 Texas 6
Virginia 2

Awards and honors

National Awards

All-Americans

First Team
Player No. Position Class
Ty Madden32PSo
Pete Hansen33PSo
Tanner Witt11PFr
Second Team
Player No. Position Class
Aaron Nixon41PFr

College World Series

All-Tournament Team
Player No. Position Class
Ivan Melendez17DHSo

ABCA Regional Coach of the year

ABCA Regional Coach of the Year
Coach
David Pierce

D1Baseball Assistant of the year

D1Baseball Assistant of the Year
Coach
Sean Allen

Big 12 Conference Awards

First Team Big 12 All-Conference

First Team Big 12 All-Conference
Player No. Position Class
Mitchell Daly192BFr
Ivan Melendez17DHSo
Ty Madden32PSo
Tristan Stevens35PJr

Big 12 All-Tournament Team

Big 12 All-Tournament Team
Player No. Position Class
Zach Zubia521BJr

Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the year

Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year
Player No. Position Class
Ty Madden32PSo

Big 12 Conference Manager of the year

Big 12 Conference Manager of the Year
Coach
David Pierce

Player statistics

Batting

Note: No. = Number; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: Gold Highlight = Team Leader

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played

No. Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
0Trey Faltine6621754.249537
4Silas Ardoin6018444.239133
5Mike Antico6623163.2731047
6DJ Petrinksy336616.242111
7Douglas Hodo III6422162.281544
8Dylan Campbell325310.18917
11Tanner Witt34133.23100
14Murphy Stehly295115.29407
15Peyton Powell9113.27312
17Ivan Melendez5920465.3191351
19Mitchell Daly6120966.316231
28Lance Ford20101.10000
29Cam Constantine110.00000
30Eric Kennedy6523359.253427
43Peter Geib5111.00013
44Austin Todd6247.29202
48Caston Peter200.00000
51Dalton Porter17195.26313
52Zach Zubia6623166.2861161
55Cam Williams6120761.2951251

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Pitching

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G

Player G GS IP W L ERA SO SV
Will Swope000000.0000
Tanner Witt28057.0503.16735
Lucas Gordon19121.2003.32191
Chase Lummus000000.0000
Kolby Kubichek121251.1533.86410
Reid Taylor000000.0000
Ty Madden1818113.2752.451370
Pete Hansen191491.0913.31800
Cole Quintanilla26040.0511.35420
Tristan Stevens1818111.11133.27770
Caden Noah302.10111.5730
Travis Sthele000000.0000
Austin Wallace102.0004.5000
Aaron Nixon27034.0432.12359
Dawson Merryman302.20010.1240
Coy Cobb606.0007.5015
Palmer Wenzel17021.2303.32131
Sam Walbridge302.0009.0040
Jared Southard12010.0000.00160
Drew Shifflet11015.2104.02140
Justin Eckhardt6413.1006.7550
Lebarron Johnson Jr.000000.0000
Mason Bryant000000.0000
Andre Duplantier II000000.0000

Rankings
See also: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[6]1010*RV21121086533543244*4*3
Baseball America[7]1218202010976453974455*5*3
Collegiate Baseball^[8]20———1496333354444423
NCBWA†[9]9211919149633335422222*4
D1Baseball[10]919191910954333652233*3*3

^ 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.

Notes
  1. Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.[4]

References
  1. "2020–21 Baseball Standings". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. "2021 Baseball Schedule". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  4. "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  5. "2021 Baseball Cumulative Statistics". Texas Sports. February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  6. "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
  7. Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  9. NCBWA Division I poll
  10. D1Baseball poll
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