The 1968 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 1st season at Texas.
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for fifth with a second round win over and losses to Oklahoma State and semifinalist .
Personnel Roster 1968 Texas Longhorns roster Pitchers 4 - Dennis D. Enderlin 5 - James Street 10 - Natividad Salazar 17 - Larry Hardy 19 - Larry Elwood Horton 22 - Michael Allen Peebles
Catchers 3 - Tommy Harmon
Manager Gordon Lakey Infielders 1 - Louis Lee Bagwell 9 - Patrick John Amos 12 - David Hall - Robert Snoddy
Outfielders 13 - Jack Miller 14 - Pat Brown 23 - Randal C. Peschel Utility 2 - James F. Hunt 6 - Dennis Wayne Kasper 7 - John Langerhans 11 - Douglass Kirk Fell - George Nauert
Schedule and results Legend Texas win Texas loss Tie
1968 Texas Longhorns baseball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record Feb 23 * Clark Field • Austin, TX L 1–2 0–1 Feb 24 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 4–1 1–1 Feb 24 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–4 2–1 Feb 27 * Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–8 3–1 Feb 28 Sam Houston State* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–1 4–1 March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score– Overall record SWC record Mar 2 at Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX L 0–1 4–2 0–1 Mar 5 Clark Field • Austin, TX L 9–10 4–3 0–2 Mar 7 * Clark Field • Austin, TX W 1–0 5–3 Mar 9 at Dallas, TX L 4–5 5–4 0–3 Mar 16 Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–3 6–4 1–3 Mar 18 * Clark Field • Austin, TX L 5–8 6–5 Mar 19 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 1–8 6–6 Mar 22 at Lubbock, TX W 7–5 7–6 2–3 Mar 23 at Texas Tech Lubbock, TX W 7–2 8–6 3–3 Mar 23 at Texas Tech Lubbock, TX W 2–1 9–6 4–3 Mar 29 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–2 10–6 5–3 Mar 30 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–5 11–6 6–3April/May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record Apr 3 Clark Field • Austin, TX W 2–0 12–6 7–3 Apr 4 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–6 13–6 8–3 Apr 4 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX W 8–7 14–6 9–3 Apr 10 at * San Antonio, TX W 9–4 15–6 Apr 11 at * San Antonio, TX W 1–0 16–6 Apr 19 at TCU TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX L 5–7 16–7 9–4 Apr 20 at TCU TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX W 4–3 17–7 10–4 Apr 26 at Rice Houston, TX W 4–2 18–7 11–4 Apr 27 at Rice Houston, TX W 8–3 19–7 12–4 May 1 St. Mary's (TX)* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–0 20–7 May 3 Trinity (TX)* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 1–3 20–8 Postseason Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 29 Clark Field • Austin, TX W 3–0 21–8 1–0 May 30 Texas–Pan American Clark Field • Austin, TX L 1–210 21–9 1–1 May 31 Texas–Pan American Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–6 22–9 2–1 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 11 Oklahoma State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–8 22–10 0–1 June 12 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–0 23–10 1–1 June 13 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–6 23–11 1–2
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