2022 Texas Longhorns baseball team
College Baseball Season
The 2022 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2022 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 6th season at Texas.
Previous season
Regular season
The Longhorns finished the 2021 season with a 50–17 record and a 17–7 record in conference play where they were crowned Big 12 Regular season co-champions for the 9th time alongside TCU .[ 2] [ 3] This was the 24th time the Longhorns have won 50 plus games in a season and the first 50 win season for Texas since 2010.[ 4]
Postseason
After the regular season, the Longhorns went 2–2 in the Big 12 Conference tournament .[ 5] However, the Longhorns went on to win the Austin Regional by defeating Fairfield , and the Austin Super Regional defeating South Florida , sending them to College World Series .[ 6] [ 7] The Longhorns went on to go 3–2 in the College World Series and making the final four. After a first round loss to Mississippi State , Texas won three straight games against Tennessee , Virginia , and Mississippi State, and then was defeated by Mississippi State in the second game of the Semifinals.[ 8] [ 9]
Personnel
Roster
2022 Texas Longhorns roster [ 10]
Pitchers
11 – Tanner Witt – Sophomore (6'5, 215)
13 – Lucas Gordon – Sophomore (6'1, 193)
24 – Chase Lummus – Sophomore (6'1, 205)
31 – Jace Hutchins – Sophomore (6'5, 220)
33 – Pete Hansen – Sophomore (6'2, 205)
34 – Joshua Stewart – Freshman (6'2, 185)
35 – Tristan Stevens – Senior (6'2, 200)
36 – Daniel Blair – Junior (6'3, 205)
37 – Zane Morehouse – Sophomore (6'4, 200)
38 – Caden Noah – Sophomore (5’10, 190)
39 – Travis Sthele – Freshman (6'0, 198)
41 – Aaron Nixon – Sophomore (6'1, 205)
43 – Alec Grossman – Freshman (5'10, 170)
45 – Coy Cobb – Junior (6'4, 193)
46 – Marcus Olivarez – Senior (6'3, 200)
47 – Sam Walbridge – Sophomore (6'5, 210)
48 – Cameron O’Banan – Freshman (6'2, 185)
49 – Jared Southard – Sophomore (6'2, 220)
53 – Luke Harrison – Freshman (6'2, 175)
54 – Cameron Dayton – Junior (6'3, 207)
56 – Justin Eckhardt – Sophomore (6'2, 205)
57 – Lebarron Johnson Jr. – Freshman (6'4, 207)
58 – Carson McKinney – Freshman (6'4, 225)
88 – Andre Duplantier II – Sophomore (6'2, 215)
Catchers
4 – Silas Ardoin – Sophomore (6'0, 215)
10 – Kimble Schuessler – Sophomore (6'2, 205)
15 – Peyton Powell – Sophomore (6'1, 188)
29 – Cam Constantine – Sophomore (6'0, 200)
40 – Preston Hoffart – Sophomore (5’11, 190) (S)
Infielders
0 – Trey Faltine – Sophomore (6'2, 198)
5 – Skyler Messinger – Senior (6'3, 220)
6 – Gavin Kash – Freshman (6'3, 198)
8 – Dylan Campbell – Sophomore (5’11, 205)
14 – Murphy Stehly – Senior (5’10, 205)
17 – Ivan Melendez – Junior (6'3, 225)
19 – Mitchell Daly – Sophomore (6'1, 185)
27 – Jack O’Dowd – Sophomore (6'2, 195)
Outfielders
7 – Douglas Hodo III – Sophomore (6'0, 185)
28 – Ace Whitehead – Freshman (5’11, 185)
30 – Eric Kennedy – Junior (5'11, 203)
42 – Jack Arthur – Freshman (6'1, 195)
44 – Austin Todd – Senior (6'1, 195)
Legend
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Injured list
Player
Position
Class
Injury
Injury Length
Tanner Witt
P
Sophomore
Torn UCL
Out for season
Sources: [ 11] [ 12]
Starters
Lineup
Pos.
No.
Player.
Year
C
4
Silas Ardoin
RS So.
1B
17
Ivan Melendez
RS Jr.
2B
19
Mitchell Daly
So.
3B
5
Skyler Messinger
RS Sr.
SS
0
Trey Faltine
RS So.
LF
30
Eric Kennedy
RS Jr.
CF
7
Douglas Hodo III
RS So.
RF
8
Dylan Campbell
So.
DH
14
Murphy Stehly
RS Sr.
Weekend pitching rotation
Day
No.
Player.
Year
Friday
33
Pete Hansen
RS So.
Saturday
35
Tristan Stevens
RS. Sr.
Sunday
13
Lucas Gordon
So.
Coaches
2022 Texas Longhorns coaching staff [ 10]
David Pierce – Head coach – 6th year
Sean Allen – Assistant coach – 6th year
Philip Miller – Assistant coach – 6th year
Troy Tulowitzki – Volunteer assistant coach – 3rd year
Support staff
2022 Texas Longhorns support staff [ 10]
Carli Todd – Director of player development – 7th year
Heather Vacek – Director of operations – 1st year
Matt Couch – Assistant coach for athletic performance – 3rd year
Tom Mendez – Assistant athletic trainer – 3rd year
Caleb Longley – Hitting and pitching development – 1st year
Chris Quinn – Equipment manager – 1st year
Offseason
2022 Texas offseason departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Ty Madden
32
P
6’3
215
Redshirt Sophomore
Cypress, TX
Drafted in the Competitive Balance Round A of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers
Mike Antico
5
OF
5’10
210
Redshirt Senior
Colts Neck, NJ
Drafted in the 8th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals
Cole Quintanilla
34
P
6’5
220
Redshirt Sophomore
Cedar Park, TX
Drafted in the 9th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals
Kolby Kubichek
27
P
6’0
180
Redshirt Sophomore
Bryan, TX
Drafted in the 18th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the New York Mets
Cam Williams
55
IF
6’2
200
Redshirt Junior
Odessa, FL
Drafted in the 19th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals
Zach Zubia
52
IF
6’4
230
Redshirt Junior
Richmond, TX
Drafted in the 20th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins
DJ Petrinsky
6
C
6’0
195
Redshirt Senior
Magnolia, TX
Graduated
Palmer Wenzel
46
P
6’1
195
Redshirt Senior
McKinney, TX
Graduated
Drew Shifflet
54
P
6’0
188
Redshirt Sophomore
Woden, TX
Transferred to Louisiana
Dalton Porter
51
OF
6’0
190
Freshman
Leander, TX
Transferred to Texas Tech
Austin Wallace
40
P
6’4
212
Redshirt Freshman
Flower Mound, TX
Transferred to Wichita State
Mason Bryant
58
P
6’5
220
Redshirt Sophomore
Austin, TX
Transferred to Temple College
Lance Ford
28
IF
5’10
175
Redshirt Sophomore
Kerrville, TX
N/A
Dawson Merryman
42
P
6’1
215
Redshirt Sophomore
Greenwood, TX
N/A
Peter Geib
43
IF
6’2
210
Redshirt Sophomore
Houston, TX
N/A
Caston Peter
48
C
6’0
210
Redshirt Sophomore
Houston, TX
N/A
Transfers
Recruits
Over the off-season, Texas signed 8 players to its 2021 signing class.[ 26] Texas signed 5 pitchers, 1 first baseman, and 2 outfielders.
2021 MLB Draft
At the conclusion of the 2021 season, Texas lost 6 players to the 2021 MLB Draft . Texas ace Ty Madden was the 32nd pick in the first round. Other picks included outfielder Mike Antico picked in the 8th round, relief pitcher Cole Quintanilla picked in the 9th round, starting pitcher Kolby Kubichek picked in the 18th round, starting 3rd baseman Cam Williams picked in the 19th round, and starting 1st baseman Zach Zubia picked in the 20th round. At the end of the draft, Zach Zubia was the 307th player drafted in the history of the University of Texas.[ 28]
Source: [ 35]
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Texas was ranked the #1 team in the Big 12 by members of conference media. The second ranked team, Oklahoma State, had 12 fewer votes than the Longhorns.[ 38]
Big 12 media poll [ 39]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Texas
64 (8)
2
Oklahoma State
52 (1)
3
Texas Tech
49
4
TCU
48
5
Baylor
33
6
Oklahoma
25
7
Kansas State
23
8
West Virginia
20
9
Kansas
10
Preseason Big 12 awards and honors
Preseason Pitcher of the Year [ 40]
Player
No.
Position
Class
Pete Hansen
33
P
RS Sophomore
Preseason All-Big 12 Team [ 41]
Player
No.
Position
Class
Trey Faltine
0
IF
RS Sophomore
Silas Ardoin
4
C
RS Sophomore
Ivan Melendez ^
17
IF
RS Junior
Mitchell Daly
19
IF
Sophomore
Pete Hansen
33
P
RS Sophomore
Tristan Stevens^
35
P
RS Senior
Aaron Nixon
41
P
Sophomore
^Ivan Melendez and Tristan Stevens were unanimous selections.[ 42]
Preseason All-Americans
First Team All-Americans
Player
No.
Position
Class
Selector(s)
Ivan Melendez
17
IF
RS Junior
Collegiate Baseball NCBWA
Pete Hansen
33
P
RS Sophomore
Collegiate Baseball NCBWA
Aaron Nixon
41
P
Sophomore
D1Baseball NCBWA
Second Team All-Americans
Player
No.
Position
Class
Selector(s)
Trey Faltine
0
IF
RS Sophomore
Collegiate Baseball
Tanner Witt
11
P
Sophomore
Collegiate Baseball
Ivan Melendez
17
IF
RS Junior
D1Baseball
Pete Hansen
33
P
RS Sophomore
D1Baseball
Tristan Stevens
35
P
RS Senior
Collegiate Baseball NCBWA
Aaron Nixon
41
P
Sophomore
Collegiate Baseball
Third Team All-Americans
Player
No.
Position
Class
Selector(s)
Mitchell Daly
19
IF
Sophomore
Collegiate Baseball
Sources: [ 43] [ 44] [ 45]
Schedule and results
2022 Texas Longhorns baseball game log (47–22)
Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (39–17)
February (8–0)
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Big 12 Record
Box Score
Recap
February 18
6:30 p.m.
LHN
Rice *
No. 1
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 7–0
Hansen (1–0)
Chandler (0–1)
—
7,355[ a]
1–0
—
Box Score
Recap
February 19
2:30 p.m.
LHN
Rice*
No. 1
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 15–1
Stevens (1–0)
Deskins (0–1)
—
7,186[ a]
2–0
—
Box Score
Recap
February 20
1:00 p.m.
LHN
Rice*
No. 1
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 14–2
Witt (1–0)
Burbank (0–1)
—
7,039[ a]
3–0
—
Box Score
Recap
February 22
6:35 p.m.
IDN [ b]
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi *
No. 1
Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX
W 12–0
Duplantier II (1–0)
Thomas (0–1)
—
4,372
4–0
—
Box Score
Recap
February 23
4:05 p.m.
IDN
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi*
No. 1
Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX
W 5–4
Blair (1–0)
Garcia (0–1)
Nixon (1)
1,743
5–0
—
Box Score
Recap
February 25
4:30 p.m.[ c]
LHN
Alabama *
No. 1
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 1–0
Sthele (1–0)
Ray (0–1)
Nixon (2)
6,361
6–0
—
Box Score
Recap
February 26
2:30 p.m.[ d]
LHN
Alabama*
No. 1
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 2–0
Stevens (2–0)
Jean (0–1)
Harrison (1)
6,509
7–0
—
Box Score
Recap
February 27
1:00 p.m.[ e]
LHN
Alabama*
No. 1
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 6–1
Witt (2–0)
Holman (0–1)
—
7,160
8–0
—
Box Score
Recap
March (11–8)
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Big 12 Record
Box Score
Recap
March 1
6:30 p.m.
ESPN+
at Sam Houston State *
No. 1
Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
W 10–2
Duplantier II (2–0)
Wesneski (1–1)
—
2,928[ f]
9–0
—
Box Score
Recap
2022 Shriners Children's College Classic
March 4
8:30 p.m.[ g]
ATTSN SW / MLB
vs. No. 17 Tennessee [ h]
No. 1
Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
W 7–2
Hansen (2–0)
Sewell (2–1)
—
16,515
10–0
—
Box Score
Recap
March 5
7:00 p.m.
ATTSN SW / MLB
vs. No. 7 LSU [ i]
No. 1
Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
W 6–1
Stevens (3–0)
Floyd (2–1)
Harrison (2)
24,787[ j]
11–0
—
Box Score
Recap
March 6
3:30 p.m.[ k]
ATTSN SW / MLB
vs. UCLA [ h]
No. 1
Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
L 1–5
Austin (1–0)
Johnson Jr. (0–1)
Treadwell (2)
12,577
11–1
—
Box Score
Recap
March 8
6:00 p.m.
ESPN+
at Texas State *
No. 1
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 9–8
Cobb (1–0)
Sundgren (1–1)
Nixon (3)
3,283[ l]
12–1
—
Box Score
Recap
March 9
6:30 p.m.
LHN
Texas State*
No. 1
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 4–6
Wofford (1–0)
Blair (1–1)
Stivors (4)
7,469
12–2
—
Box Score
Recap
March 11
12:00 p.m.[ m]
SECN+
at South Carolina *
No. 1
Founders Park • Columbia, SC
Postponed due to rain, rescheduled as doubleheader on Sunday, March 13
March 12
12:00 p.m.[ n]
SECN
at South Carolina*
No. 1
Founders Park • Columbia, SC
W 9–5
Hansen (3–0)
Hall (0–2)
—
6,754
13–2
—
Box Score
Recap
March 13
12:30 p.m.[ o]
SECN+
at South Carolina*
No. 1
Founders Park • Columbia, SC
L 2–4 (7) [ p]
Sanders (3–0)
Stevens (3–1)
Braswell (3)
6,572
13–3
—
Box Score
Recap
March 13
3:30 p.m.[ q]
SECN+
at South Carolina*
No. 1
Founders Park • Columbia, SC
L 4–9
Becker (1–0)
Gordon (0–1)
—
6,010
13–4
—
Box Score
Recap
March 15
6:00 p.m.
FloBaseball
at College of Charleston *
No. 2
CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Charleston, SC
L 4–8
Parris (2–0)
Duplantier II (2–1)
—
1,438
13–5
—
Box Score
Recap
March 16
6:00 p.m.
ESPN+
at The Citadel *
No. 2
Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC
W 18–4
Sthele (2–0)
Graf (0–2)
—
1,316
14–5
—
Box score
Recap
March 18
6:30 p.m.
LHN
UIW *
No. 2
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 19–2
Hansen (4–0)
Garza (2–2)
—
6,516
15–5
—
Box score
Recap
March 19
2:30 p.m.
LHN
UIW*
No. 2
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 10–2
Stevens (4–1)
Celestino (3–1)
—
7,458
16–5
—
Box score
Recap
March 20
1:00 p.m.
LHN
UIW*
No. 2
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 12–0
Gordon (1–1)
Zavala (1–2)
—
6,786
17–5
—
Box score
Recap
March 22
6:30 p.m.
LHN
Central Arkansas *
No. 2
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 7–2
Eckhardt (1–0)
Janak (0–1)
—
5,678
18–5
—
Box score
Recap
March 25
6:30 p.m.
ESPN+
at No. 16 Texas Tech
No. 2
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
L 4–5 (10)
Sanders (1–0)
Nixon (0–1)
—
4,432
18–6
0–1
Box score
Recap
March 26
2:00 p.m.
ESPN+
at No. 16 Texas Tech
No. 2
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
L 12–16 (10)
Bridges (1–0)
Nixon (0–2)
—
4,432
18–7
0–2
Box score
Recap
March 27
2:00 p.m.
ESPN+
at No. 16 Texas Tech
No. 2
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
W 12–1 (7) [ r]
Gordon (2–1)
Molina (1–3)
—
4,432
19–7
1–2
Box score
Recap
March 29
6:30 p.m.
LHN
Texas A&M *Lone Star Showdown
No. 8
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 9–12
Hector (1–0)
Southard (0–1)
—
7,990[ s]
19–8
—
Box Score
Recap
April (12–7)
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Big 12 Record
Box Score
Recap
April 1
6:30 p.m.
SoonerSports.TV
vs. Oklahoma [ i]
No. 8
Globe Life Field [ t] • Arlington, TX
W 7–1
Hansen (5–0)
Bennett (2–1)
—
5,012
20–8
2–2
Box Score
Recap
April 2
12:00 p.m.
ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma[ i]
No. 8
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
L 2–4
Michael (2–0)
Stevens (4–2)
—
7,554
20–9
2–3
Box Score
Recap
April 3
12:00 p.m.
ESPNU
vs. Oklahoma[ i]
No. 8
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
W 12–8
Cobb (2–0)
Ramos (1–1)
—
6,518
21–9
3–3
Box Score
Recap
April 5
6:30 p.m.
LHN
UTRGV *
No. 7
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 13–5
Southard (1–1)
Balderrama Jr. (1–2)
—
5,989
22–9
—
Box Score
Recap
April 8
6:30 p.m.
LHN
No. 23 TCU
No. 7
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 2–0
Hansen (6–0)
Cornelio (3–2)
—
7,482
23–9
4–3
Box Score
Recap
April 9
5:00 p.m.
ESPNU
No. 23 TCU
No. 7
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 5–7
Bolden (3–0)
Stevens (4–3)
Ridings (9)
7,323
23–10
4–4
Box Score
Recap
April 10
12:00 p.m.
ESPNU
No. 23 TCU
No. 7
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 7–3
Sthele (3–0)
Walker (3–2)
—
7,106
24–10
5–4
Box Score
Recap
April 12
6:30 p.m.
LHN
Stephen F. Austin *
No. 7
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 13–2
Blair (2–1)
Walters (0–1)
—
6,126
25–10
—
Box Score
Recap
April 14
6:00 p.m.
ESPN+
at Kansas State
No. 7
Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
L 5–8
Neighbors (1–0)
Hansen (6–1)
McCullough (1)
1,852
25–11
5–5
Box Score
Recap
April 15
6:00 p.m.
ESPN+
at Kansas State
No. 7
Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
L 1–8
Adams (4–4)
Stevens (4–4)
—
1,666
25–12
5–6
Box Score
Recap
April 16
4:00 p.m.
ESPN+
at Kansas State
No. 7
Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
W 4–2
Gordon (3–1)
Corsentino (2–4)
Nixon (4)
2,180
26–12
6–6
Box Score
Recap
April 19
6:30 p.m.
LHN
Air Force *
No. 10
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 2–14
Martin (2–2)
Eckhardt (1–1)
—
5,934
26–13
—
Box Score
Recap
April 20
4:00 p.m.
LHN
Air Force*
No. 10
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 12–10
Nixon (1–2)
Hawks (0–3)
—
5,653
27–13
—
Box Score
Recap
April 22
6:30 p.m.
LHN
Baylor
No. 10
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W [ u] 20–1
Hansen (7–1)
Rigney (2–2)
—
7,300
28–13
7–6
Box Score
Recap
April 23
1:00 p.m.
LHN
Baylor
No. 10
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 13–4
Stevens (5–4)
Andrade (3–2)
—
7,177
29–13
8–6
Box Score
Recap
April 24
1:00 p.m.
LHN
Baylor
No. 10
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 13–4
Gordon (4–1)
Thomas (4–4)
—
7,063
30–13
9–6
Box Score
Recap
April 26
6:30 p.m.
ESPN+
at UTRGV*
No. 10
UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX [ v]
W [ w] 7–2
Morehouse (1–0)
Garza (1–1)
—
6,418[ x]
31–13
—
Box Score
Recap
April 29
6:30 p.m.
LHN
No. 8 Oklahoma State
No. 10
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 6–8
Martin (2–2)
Nixon (1–3)
McLean (3)
7,202
31–14
9–7
Box Score
Recap
April 30
2:30 p.m.
LHN
No. 8 Oklahoma State
No. 10
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 3–14
Osmond (4–1)
Stevens (5–5)
Morrill (1)
7,134
31–15
9–8
Box Score
Recap
May (8–2)
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Big 12 Record
Box Score
Recap
May 1
1:00 p.m.
LHN
No. 8 Oklahoma State
No. 10
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 8–10
Phansalkar (4–2)
Cobb (2–1)
McLean (4)
7,139
31–16
9–9
Box Score
Recap
May 3
6:30 p.m.
LHN
Houston Baptist *
—
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 13–3 (7) [ r]
Morehouse (2–0)
Tinker (0–5)
—
5,936
32–16
—
Box Score
Recap
May 6
6:30 p.m.
ESPN+
at West Virginia
—
Monongalia County Ballpark • Morgantown, WV
Postponed due to rain, rescheduled as doubleheader on Saturday, May 7
May 7
1:00 p.m.[ o]
ESPN+
at West Virginia
—
Monongalia County Ballpark • Morgantown, WV
W 5–2
Hansen (8–1)
Watters (2–5)
Stevens (1)
3,091
33–16
10–9
Box Score
Recap
May 7
4:30 p.m.[ q]
ESPN+
at West Virginia
—
Monongalia County Ballpark • Morgantown, WV
W 11–0 (7) [ r]
Gordon (5–1)
Hampton (6–4)
—
3,213
34–16
11–9
Box Score
Recap
May 8
12:00 p.m.
ESPN+
at West Virginia
—
Monongalia County Ballpark • Morgantown, WV
L 6–8
Braithwaite (3–0)
Stevens (5–5)
Short (2)
2,833
34–17
11–10
Box Score
Recap
May 10
6:30 p.m.
LHN
Texas Southern *
No. 22
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 12–2
Olivarez (1–0)
Gordon (3–2)
—
5,760
35–17
—
Box Score
Recap
May 17
6:30 p.m.
LHN
Sam Houston State*
No. 22
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 9–2
Morehouse (3–0)
Rudis (0–5)
—
6,341
36–17
—
Box Score
Recap
May 19
6:30 p.m.
LHN
Kansas
No. 22
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 12–4
Hansen (9–1)
Hegarty (6–6)
—
6,266
37–17
12–10
Box Score
Recap
May 20
6:30 p.m.
LHN
Kansas
No. 22
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 8–1[ y]
Gordon (6–1)
Larsen (1–9)
—
6,963
38–17
13–10
Box Score
Recap
May 21
2:30 p.m.
LHN
Kansas
No. 22
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 11–6
Southard (2–1)
Dougan (1–3)
Nixon (6)
7,297
39–17
14–10
Box Score
Recap
Postseason (8–5)
Big 12 tournament (3–2)
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
(Seed) Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Tournament record
Box Score
Recap
May 25
9:00 a.m.
ESPNU
vs. (4) No. 9 Oklahoma State [ i]
(5) No. 19
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
W 4–0
Hansen (10–1)
Mederos (3–4)
Stevens (2)
—
40–17
1–0
Box Score
Recap Photos
May 26
4:15 p.m.[ z]
ESPNU
vs. (1) No. 18 TCU [ i]
(5) No. 19
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
W 5–3
Gordon (7–1)
Perez (6–3)
Stevens (3)
—
41–17
2–0
Box Score
Recap Photos
May 28
9:00 a.m.
ESPN+
vs. (4) No. 9 Oklahoma State[ i]
(5) No. 19
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
L 1–8
Bogusz (3–0)
Morehouse (3–1)
—
—
41–18
2–1
Box Score
Recap
May 28
4:15 p.m.[ aa]
ESPN+
vs. (4) No. 9 Oklahoma State[ i]
(5) No. 19
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
W 9–2
Southard (3–1)
Morrill (1–3)
—
8,317
42–18
3–1
Box Score
Recap Photos
May 29
5:00 p.m.
ESPNU
vs. (3) No. 22 Oklahoma [ i] Tournament championship Game
(5) No. 19
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
L 1–8[ ab]
Horton (3–2)
Sthele (3–1)
—
10,308
42–19
3–2
Box Score
Recap
NCAA Greenville Super Regional (2–1)
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
National seed
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Super regional record
Box Score
Recap
June 10
11:00 a.m.
ESPN2
at (8) No. 10 East Carolina
(9) No. 16
Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC
L 7–13
Mayhue (6–1)
Hansen (11–2)
Agnos (3)
5,723[ ae]
45–20
0–1
Box Score
Recap
June 11
11:00 a.m.
ESPN2
vs. (8) No. 10 East Carolina
(9) No. 16
Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC
W 9–8
Duplantier II (3–1)
Lunsford-Shenkman (1–1)
—
5,807[ af]
46–20
1–1
Box Score
Recap Photos
June 12
4:00 p.m.[ ag]
ESPN2[ ah]
at (8) No. 10 East Carolina
(9) No. 16
Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC
W 11–1
Stevens (7–6)
Beal (5–2)
—
5,787
47–20
2–0
Box Score
Recap Photos
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest. Source:[ 47]
Schedule Notes
^ a b c Total Series Attendance: 21,580. Largest total attendance for 3 Game Opening Weekend series in UT History
^ Islanders Digital Network
^ Originally scheduled for 7:00 pm, moved up to 4:30 pm due to impending cold weather
^ Originally scheduled for 1:30 pm, delayed due to rain
^ Originally scheduled for 2:30 pm, moved up to 1:00 pm due to impending cold weather
^ New Attendance record at Don Sanders Stadium
^ Originally scheduled for 7:00 pm, delayed due to previous game going into extra innings
^ a b Neutral site, Texas is the designated home team
^ a b c d e f g h i Neutral site, Texas is the designated visiting team
^ 7th Largest D1 Baseball game attendance ever
^ Originally scheduled for 3:00 pm, delayed due to previous game
^ New attendance record for Bobcat Ballpark
^ Originally scheduled for 6:00 pm, moved up to 12:00 pm due to impending bad weather. Later postponed for a Sunday DH
^ Originally scheduled for 3:00 pm, moved up to 12:00 pm due to impending bad weather
^ a b Game 1 of Doubleheader
^ Game 1 of Doubleheader was 7 innings
^ a b Game 2 of Doubleheader, 45 minutes after conclusion of Game 1
^ a b c Game ended after 7 innings due to run rule
^ Largest regular season attendance at UFCU Disch-Falk Field to date
^ Game originally scheduled for L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park in Norman, OK but was relocated to Globe Life Field[ 46]
^ David Pierce's 200th win at Texas
^ UT's first trip to UTRGV/Edinburg since 1971 when UTRGV was UT Pan American
^ David Pierce's 400th Career Win as a head coach
^ All-time paid attendance record of 6,418 for UTRGV Baseball Stadium, there were many more sitting beyond the outfield fence that were not part of the official attendance
^ Ivan Melendez hits his 28th home run, tying Kyle Russell for the Texas single season home run record
^ Originally scheduled for 4:00 pm, delayed due to previous game of tournament
^ Originally scheduled for 4:00 pm, delayed due to previous game of tournament
^ Ivan Melendez hits his 29th home run, passing Kyle Russell for the Texas single season home run record
^ Texas Longhorns' 250th NCAA tournament Win
^ Largest attendance to date for a collegiate game at UFCU Disch-Falk Field
^ 5,723 sets the new all-time attendance record to date for Clark–LeClair Stadium
^ 5,807 sets the new all-time attendance record to date for Clark–LeClair Stadium , breaking the record of 5,723 set the day before
^ Game was originally scheduled to start at 3:00 pm CT but was delayed to 4:00 pm due to a lightning delay. With 1 out in the top of the 1st inning and Texas up 4–0, the game was again delayed due to lightning, The game resumed at 9:15 pm.
^ Originally scheduled for ESPN2, due to weather delay the game started on ESPNews. After the second weather delay the game restarted on ESPNU before finishing on ESPN2
Postseason
Big 12 tournament
First Round May 25
Second Round May 26–May 27
Semifinals May 28
Finals May 29
1
TCU
4
8
Baylor
2
1
TCU
3
5
Texas
5
4
Oklahoma State
0
5
Texas
4
5
Texas
1
9
4
Oklahoma State
8
2
8
Baylor
1
4
Oklahoma State
11 7
1
TCU
4
4
Oklahoma State
8
5
Texas
1
3
Oklahoma
8
3
Oklahoma
6
6
West Virginia
4
3
Oklahoma
6
2
Texas Tech
3
2
Texas Tech
5
7
Kansas State
3
3
Oklahoma
4
-
7
Kansas State
3
-
6
West Virginia
5
7
Kansas State
8
2
Texas Tech
5
7
Kansas State
6 11
NCAA tournament
College World Series
2022 Mens' College World Series
Statistics
Team batting
Team
AB
Avg.
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
Texas
2396
.314
753
157
12
128
505
319
545
55
Opponents
2257
.241
545
96
8
66
281
245
606
42
Team pitching
Team
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
SV
ERA
Texas
603.1
545
311
287
245
606
10
4.28
Opponents
588
753
541
491
319
545
11
7.52
Individual batting
Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played
Player
GP
AB
Avg.
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
Ivan Melendez
67
248
.387
96
18
2
32
94
52
51
1
Murphy Stehly
68
278
.367
102
23
1
19
61
17
43
8
Skyler Messinger
67
250
.364
91
14
1
11
59
18
58
1
Douglas Hodo III
69
282
.319
90
26
2
10
47
42
74
9
Trey Faltine
69
241
.282
68
18
1
15
56
33
104
6
Silas Ardoin
69
240
.271
65
20
1
12
50
39
46
1
Dylan Campbell
65
176
.267
47
8
1
10
29
29
36
14
Mitchell Daly
67
207
.237
49
13
1
4
37
32
47
4
Ace Whitehead
25
18
.556
10
2
0
0
2
3
5
0
Kimble Schuessler
17
20
.350
7
0
0
1
4
3
6
0
Austin Todd
51
187
.332
62
8
1
6
31
23
20
1
Eric Kennedy
45
170
.300
51
6
1
7
29
20
31
10
Peyton Powell
6
8
.250
2
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
Jack O'Dowd
21
39
.231
9
0
0
1
5
6
6
0
Gavin Kash
16
23
.174
4
1
0
0
0
1
9
0
Cam Constantine
10
7
.000
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
Cameron Dayton
5
2
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Individual pitching
Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G
Player
GP
GS
W
L
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
SV
ERA
Marcus Olivarez
19
0
1
0
26.0
16
2
2
13
21
0
0.69
Tanner Witt
2
2
2
0
11.0
9
2
2
3
14
0
1.64
Jared Southard
25
0
4
1
29.1
15
12
9
19
46
0
2.76
Lucas Gordon
18
16
7
2
85.2
71
36
29
26
77
0
3.05
Luke Harrison
32
1
0
0
35.1
34
13
12
16
32
2
3.06
Pete Hansen
17
17
11
3
107.2
94
47
45
19
120
0
3.76
Coy Cobb
15
0
2
1
15.2
14
8
8
2
10
0
4.60
Joshua Stewart
10
1
0
0
11.2
13
6
6
8
13
0
4.63
Tristan Stevens
26
12
7
6
85.2
90
49
45
24
72
3
4.73
Aaron Nixon
26
0
1
3
30.1
24
18
17
25
38
5
5.04
Andre Duplantier II
17
6
3
1
30.1
28
21
20
17
25
0
5.93
Zane Morehouse
20
6
3
1
39.0
39
27
26
16
43
0
6.00
Travis Sthele
21
3
3
1
34.1
34
23
23
19
32
0
6.03
Daniel Blair
12
0
2
1
15.2
18
14
13
13
17
0
7.47
Justin Eckhardt
11
5
1
1
25.1
30
23
23
12
23
0
8.17
Cameron Dayton
3
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0.00
Sam Walbridge
3
0
0
0
1.1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0.00
Lebarron Johnson Jr.
18
0
0
1
17.0
12
9
6
11
21
0
3.18
Ace Whitehead
1
0
0
0
0.2
3
1
1
0
0
0
13.50
Legend
GP
Games played
GS
Games started
AB
At-bats
H
Hits
Avg.
Batting average
2B
Doubles
3B
Triples
HR
Home runs
RBI
Runs batted in
IP
Innings pitched
W
Wins
L
Losses
ERA
Earned run average
SO
Strikeouts
BB
Base on balls
SV
Saves
SB
Stolen bases
High
Team high
Source: [ 48]
Awards and honors
Conference honors
Honors
Player
Position
Ref.
Big 12 Player of the Year
Ivan Melendez
IF
[ 61]
All-Big 12 First Team
Pete Hansen
P
Ivan Melendez
IF
Silas Ardoin
C
Murphy Stehly
OF
All-Big 12 Second Team
Trey Faltine
IF
Skyler Messinger
IF
Lucas Gordon
P
All-Big 12 Third Team
Austin Todd
OF
Douglas Hodo III
OF
Big 12 All-Tournament Team
Skyler Messinger
3B
[ 62]
Douglas Hodo III
OF
Pete Hansen
P
Weekly honors
Honors
Player
Position
Date Awarded
Ref.
Big 12 Player of the Week
Ivan Melendez
IF
March 14, 2022
[ 63]
Murphy Stehly
IF
March 21, 2022
[ 64]
Ivan Melendez
IF
March 28, 2022
[ 65]
Ivan Melendez
IF
April 25, 2022
[ 66]
Ivan Melendez
IF
May 9, 2022
[ 67]
Ivan Melendez
IF
May 23, 2022
[ 68]
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week
Pete Hansen
P
April 4, 2022
[ 69]
Pete Hansen
P
April 11, 2022
[ 70]
Golden Spikes Performance of the Week
Pete Hansen
P
April 13, 2022
[ 71]
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week
Ivan Melendez
IF
April 25, 2022
[ 72]
NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week
Ivan Melendez
IF
May 10, 2022
[ 73]
Perfect Game National Player of the Week
Ivan Melendez
IF
May 10, 2022
[ 73]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Coaches' [ 75] 1 1* 1 1 2 3 8 6 7 7 6 20 18 20 17 12 12* 12* 8 Baseball America [ 76] 1 1 1 1 4 3 10 8 8 20 18 — — — 24 13 13* 13* 9 Collegiate Baseball ^[ 77] 1 1 1 1 6 4 7 11 10 18 20 — — — — 17 10 5 7 NCBWA †[ 78] 1 1 1 1 3 4 7 8 6 7 7 18 19 17 16 8 7 7* 8 D1Baseball[ 79] 1 1 1 1 2 2 8 7 7 10 10 — 22 22 19 16 16* 16* 8
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
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Venues Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics