1969 Texas Longhorns baseball team

1969 Texas Longhorns baseball
SWC champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	40–6 (14–2 SWC)
Head coach	Cliff Gustafson (2nd year)
Home stadium	Clark Field

1969 Southwest Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‍^y	14	–	2		.875			40	–	6		.870
TCU  ‍‍‍	9	–	6		.600			22	–	8		.733
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	9	–	7		.563			13	–	13		.500
Rice  ‍‍‍	7	–	6		.538			14	–	11		.560
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	7	–	8		.467			15	–	11		.577
Baylor  ‍‍‍	6	–	11		.353			10	–	17		.370
SMU  ‍‍‍	2	–	14		.125			5	–	21		.192
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1969[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1969 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1969 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 2nd season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing fourth with wins over eventual champion Arizona State and fifth-place Ole Miss and losses to runner-up Tulsa and semifinalist NYU.^[2]

Personnel

Roster

1969 Texas Longhorns roster[3][4]
	Pitchers 5 - James Street 10 - Natividad Salazar 17 - Larry Hardy 19 - Larry Elwood Horton 20 - Burt Hooton Catchers 22 - Tommy Harmon		Infielders 1 - Louis Lee Bagwell 3 - David Chalk 7 - John D. Langerhans 9 - Patrick John Amos Outfielders 14 - Pat Brown 12 - David Hall 13 - Jack Miller 23 - Randal C. Peschel		Utility 2 - Michael Charles Markl 6 - Dennis Wayne Kasper 11 - Douglass Kirk Fell 25 - Gene McNeal Salmon

Schedule and results

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss
	Tie

1969 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[5]
Regular season
February/March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record Feb 27 Sam Houston State* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–3 1–0 Feb 28 Sam Houston State* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 12–0 2–0 Mar 7 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 4–1 3–0 Mar 7 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 3–0 4–0 Mar 8 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 9–11 4–1 Mar 8 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 12–6 5–1 Mar 11 Texas Lutheran* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–2 6–1 Mar 12 St. Mary's* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 13–7 7–1 Mar 18 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 4–2 8–1 Mar 18 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 6–7 8–2 Mar 21 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–3 9–2 1–0 Mar 21 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 8–6 10–2 2–0 Mar 22 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–5 11–2 3–0 Mar 28 at SMU Dallas, TX W 5–0 12–2 4–0 Mar 28 at SMU Dallas, TX W 5–0[a] 13–2 5–0 Mar 29 at SMU Dallas, TX W 8–1 14–2 6–0
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score– Overall record SWC record Apr 4 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–3 15–2 7–0 Apr 4 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–0 16–2 8–0 Apr 5 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 8–2 17–2 9–0 Apr 7 Notre Dame* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–4 18–2 Apr 11 at Baylor Waco, TX W 5–3 19–2 10–0 Apr 11 at Baylor Waco, TX W 5–2 20–2 11–0 Apr 15 Texas–Pan American* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–3 21–2 Apr 17 Trinity* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 21–4 22–2 Apr 25 Texas Tech Clark Field • Austin, TX L 1–2 22–3 11–1 Apr 25 Texas Tech Clark Field • Austin, TX W 12–1 23–3 12–1 Apr 26 Texas Tech Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–2 24–3 13–1
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record May 6 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX W 2–1 25–3 14–1 May 6 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX L 2–5 25–4 14–2 May 9 Sam Houston State* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 1–0 26–4 May 9 Sam Houston State* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–5 27–4 May 10 Sam Houston State* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–2 28–4 May 10 Sam Houston State* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 13–4 29–4 May 12 Houston Baptist* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 11–0 30–4 May 12 Houston Baptist* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–1 31–4
Postseason
District 6 playoffs Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 17 Trinity Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–0 32–4 1–0 May 17 Trinity Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–0 33–4 2–0
Exhibitions Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record June 5 at Seguin Sox Seguin, TX W 13–3 34–4 June 6 Dallas Truckers Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–4 35–4 June 7 Dallas Truckers Clark Field • Austin, TX W 1–0^10 36–4 June 7 Dallas Truckers Clark Field • Austin, TX W 4–2 37–4 June 9 Seguin Sox Clark Field • Austin, TX W 4–1 38–4
College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 13 Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 4–0 39–4 1–0 June 16 Tulsa Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–4 39–5 1–1 June 17 Ole Miss Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 14–1 40–5 2–1 June 18 NYU Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–3 40–6 2–2

Notes

1. James Street threw a 7-inning no-hitter.

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1969". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
2. "1969 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
3. Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
4. All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
5. Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 00. Retrieved August 14, 2020.