2017 Texas Longhorns baseball team

2017 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Conference Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Texas Longhorns baseball
2017 Texas Longhorns baseball
Big 12 Tournament, Runner-Up
Long Beach Regional, Runner-Up
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
CB	No. 28
2017 record	39–24 (11–12 Big 12)
Head coach	David Pierce (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Allen (1st season); Philip Miller (1st season);
Home stadium	UFCU Disch–Falk Field

The 2017 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns play 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 1st season at Texas.

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) - 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) - Junior
45 - Nolan Kingham (RHP) - Sophomore
49 - Parker Joe Robinson (RHP) - Sophomore
42 - Kacy Clemens (RHP) - Senior
51 - Jake McKenzie (RHP) - Junior
52 - Zach Zubia (RHP) - Freshman

Catchers

7 - Michael Cantu - Junior
40 - Michael McCann - Sophomore
47 - George Pappas - 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 - Junior
37 - Ryan Reynolds - Freshman
42 - Kacy Clemens - Senior
51 - Jake McKenzie - Junior
52 - Zach Zubia - Freshman

Outfielders

4 - Tate Shaw - 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

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Big 12 Record
Feb 17	#27 Rice*	#30	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 2–3	Kravetz(1–0)	Kingham(0–1)		6,197	0–1
Feb 18	#27 Rice*	#30	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 5–4	Johnston(1–0)	Salinas(0–1)	O'Hara (1)		1–1
Feb 18	#27 Rice*	#30	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–1	Henley(1–0)	Canterino(0–1)		7,160	2–1
Feb 19	#27 Rice*	#30	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 1–7	Esquivel(1–0)	Mayes(0–1)		4,658	2–2
Feb 22	at #18 Sam Houston State*	#25	Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX	W 7–2	Kingham(1–1)	Mills(0–1)		2,815	3–2
Feb 24	UConn*	#25	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 4–1	Cooper(1–0)	Cate(1–1)	Shugart (1)	4,370	4–2
Feb 25	UConn*	#25	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 1–2	Montgomerie(2–0)	Johnston(1–1)	Russell (2)	5,187	4–3
Feb 26	UConn*	#25	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 9–3	McKenzie(1–0)	Domnarski(0–2)		4,292	5–3
Feb 28	Lamar*	#24	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 9–5	Kennedy(1–0)	Erickson(0–1)	Ridgeway (1)	4,109	6–3

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Big 12 Record
Mar 2	at #17 Stanford*	#24	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 4–0	Kingham(2–1)	Bubic(1–2)	Ridgeway (2)	992	7–3
Mar 3	at #17 Stanford*	#24	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 2–3	Hock(2–0)	McKenzie(1–1)		1,167	7–4
Mar 4	at #17 Stanford*	#24	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 1–2	Hock(3–0)	Shugart(0–1)		1,429	7–5
Mar 4	at #17 Stanford*	#24	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 2–5	Castellanos(2–0)	Henley(1–1)	Hock (3)	1,429	7–6
Mar 7	Richmond*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 9–0	Mayes(1–1)	Miller(1–1)		3,926	8–6
Mar 8	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 15–0	Kennedy(2–0)	Carter(0–3)		3,954	9–6
Mar 10	UCLA*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 5–4	Ridgeway(1–0)	Gadsby(2–4)	Johnston (1)	4,391	10–6
Mar 11	UCLA*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 5–2	Cooper(2–0)	Scheidler(1–1)	Johnston (2)	4,549	11–6
Mar 12	UCLA*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 10–5	Henley(2–1)	Olsen(0–1)	McKenzie (1)	4,869	12–6
Mar 14	#11 Texas A&M*	#27	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 4–3	Kennedy(3–0)	Doxakis(0–1)	Shugart (2)	6,985	13–6
Mar 17	#4 Texas Tech	#27	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 1–2	Martin(3–1)	Kingham(2–2)	McMillon (3)	6,396	13–7	0–1
Mar 18	#4 Texas Tech	#27	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 1–2	Gingery(4–0)	Cooper(2–1)	Quezada (2)	7,091	13–8	0–2
Mar 19	#4 Texas Tech	#27	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 5–8	Mushinski(1–1)	Henley(2–2)	Dusek (1)	5,763	13–9	0–3
Mar 21	at Texas State*		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	L 10–11	Walden(5–0)	Robinson(0–1)		3,017	13–10
Mar 22	UT Rio Grande Valley*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 9–7	Malmin(1–0)	Becerra(1–1)	Ridgeway (3)	3,968	14–10
Mar 24	Kansas State		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 2–0	Kingham(3–2)	Heskett(2–2)		4,208	15–10	1–3
Mar 25	Kansas State		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 5–0	Cooper(3–1)	Rigler(2–2)		5,210	16–10	2–3
Mar 26	Kansas State		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–5	Shugart(1–1)	Floyd(1–2)	Ridgeway (4)	4,689	17–10	3–3
Mar 28	vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi*		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 12–2	Kennedy(4–0)	Holland(0–2)		4,754	18–10
Mar 31	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS	W 5–3	Kingham(4–2)	Rackoski(3–3)	Ridgeway (5)	1,044	19–10	4–3

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Big 12 Record
Apr 1	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS	L 1–2	Turski(2–2)	Cooper(3–2)	Villines (5)	1,248	19–11	4–4
Apr 2	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS	L 4–5	Leban(1–1)	Henley(2–3)	Villines (6)	1,046	19–12	4–5
Apr 4	Sam Houston State*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 8–1	Johnston(2–1)	Mills(3–2)		4,235	20–12
Apr 7	#12 Oklahoma		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 5–3	Kingham(5–2)	Grove(1–2)	Ridgeway (6)	5,832	21–12	5–5
Apr 8	#12 Oklahoma		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 9–3	Cooper(4–2)	Madden(4–1)		6,603	22–12	6–5
Apr 9	#12 Oklahoma		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 1–2	Berry(1–0)	Shugart(1–2)		5,580	22–13	6–6
Apr 11	Texas State*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 9–2	Shugart(2–2)	Baird(1–3)		4,474	23–13
Apr 13	at Baylor		Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	L 2–6	Lewis(4–3)	Kingham(5–3)		2,387	23–14	6–7
Apr 14	at Baylor		Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	L 3–4	Montemayor(2–1)	Ridgeway(1–1)		3,860	23–15	6–8
Apr 15	at Baylor		Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	W 5–3	Kennedy(5–0)	Ott(1–1)	Ridgeway (7)	3,214	24–15	7–8
Apr 18	Texas State*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 2–0	Henley(3–3)	Baird(1–4)	Ridgeway (8)	4,744	25–15
Apr 21	New Orleans*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 7–1	Kennedy(6–0)	Semple(5–3)		4,446	26–15
Apr 22	New Orleans*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 3–2	Cooper(5–3)	Warzek(5–2)	Ridgeway (9)	4,917	27–15
Apr 23	New Orleans*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 4–3	Kingham(5–3)	Hodge(0–2)		4,631	28–15
Apr 25	vs Louisiana*		Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX	L 1–8	Guillory(3–2)	Henley(3–4)		4,200	28–16
Apr 28	at Oklahoma State		Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK	W 5–4	Kingham(7–3)	Hearrean(0–4)	Ridgeway (10)		29–16	8–8
Apr 28	at Oklahoma State		Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK	W 7–0	Cooper(6–2)	Buffett(5–4)		1,937	30–16	9–8
Apr 30	at Oklahoma State		Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Big 12 Record
May 2	#23 UT Arlington*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 4–1	Kennedy(7–0)	Michalski(0–2)	Ridgeway (11)	4,414	31–16
May 5	at #8 TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 10–11	Coughlin(1–0)	Ridgeway(1–2)		5,078	31–17	9–9
May 6	at #8 TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 2–8	Howard(7–3)	Kingham(7–4)		5,324	31–18	9–10
May 7	at #8 TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 3–4	Wymer(3–2)	Kennedy(7–1)		5,460	31–19	9–11
May 16	Incarnate Word*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 10–3	Kennedy(8–1)	Miller(1–4)		4,269	32–19
May 19	West Virginia		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–2	Kingham(8–4)	Myers(4–3)		5,231	33–19	10–11
May 20	West Virginia		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 3–4	Sigman(5–4)	Cooper(6–3)	Zarbnisky (6)	5,209	33–20	10–12
May 21	West Virginia		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 9–4	Johnston(3–1)	Strowd(1–3)		5,256	34–20	11–12

Postseason

Big 12 Tournament
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Tournament Record
May 24	vs Oklahoma		Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	W 8–4	Shugart(3–2)	Wiles(4–4)		4,720	35–20	1–0
May 25	vs Kansas		Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–4	Kingham(9–4)	Goddard(5–4)		4,492	36–20	2–0
May 27	vs #7 TCU		Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	L 2–9	Traver(3–1)	Johnston(3–2)		5,598	36–21	2–1
May 27	vs #7 TCU		Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	W 9–3	Henley(4–4)	Green(2–1)	Shugart (3)	3,469	37–21	3–1
May 28	vs Oklahoma State		Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	L 5–6	Battenfield(5–4)	Mayes(1–2)	Teel (3)	8,923	37–22	3–2

NCAA Long Beach Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Regional Record
Jun 2	vs #30 UCLA		Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	W 3–2	Kingham(10–4)	Canning(7–4)	Ridgeway (12)	2,283	38–22	1–0
Jun 3	vs #6 Long Beach State		Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	W 5–3	Ridgeway(2–2)	Rivera(1–2)		2,867	39–22	2–0
Jun 4	vs #6 Long Beach State		Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 3–4	Baayoun(3–0)	Henley(4–5)	Advocate (5)	2,252	39–23	2–1
Jun 5	vs #6 Long Beach State		Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 1–2	Baayoun(4–0)	Kennedy(8–2)	Rivera (12)	2,830	39–24	2–2

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'		*	*													25	25*	25*	25
Baseball America																			24
Collegiate Baseball^	30	25	24	NR	27	NR											28	28*	28
NCBWA†			27	NR								26	30	NR		25	20	20*	23
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^ 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

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

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[roster-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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