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.

Personnel Roster 1969 Texas Longhorns roster 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 logRegular seasonFebruary/March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record Feb 27 * 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 * 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 * Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–2 6–1 Mar 12 * Clark Field • Austin, TX W 13–7 7–1 Mar 18 * Clark Field • Austin, TX W 4–2 8–1 Mar 18 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 6–7 8–2 Mar 21 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 Dallas, TX W 5–0 12–2 4–0 Mar 28 at SMU Dallas, TX W 5–0 13–2 5–0 Mar 29 at SMU Dallas, TX W 8–1 14–2 6–0April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score– Overall record SWC record Apr 4 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 * Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–4 18–2 Apr 11 at Waco, TX W 5–3 19–2 10–0 Apr 11 at Baylor Waco, TX W 5–2 20–2 11–0 Apr 15 * Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–3 21–2 Apr 17 * Clark Field • Austin, TX W 21–4 22–2 Apr 25 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 13–1May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record May 6 at 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 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 2–0Exhibitions 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 1–010 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 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

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