2021 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 2021 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2021 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 fifth season at Texas.

Personnel

Roster

2021 Texas Longhorns roster Pitchers

11 – Tanner Witt – Freshman 13 – Lucas Gordon – Freshman 24 – Chase Lummus – Freshman 27 – Kolby Kubichek – Sophomore 31 – Reid Taylor – Freshman 32 – Ty Madden – Sophomore 33 – Pete Hansen – Freshman 34 – Cole Quintanilla – Sophomore 35 – Tristan Stevens – Junior 38 – Caden Noah – Freshman 39 – Travis Sthele – Freshman 40 – Austin Wallace – Freshman 41 – Aaron Nixon – Freshman 42 – Dawson Merryman – Sophomore 45 – Coy Cobb – Sophomore 46 – Palmer Wenzel – Senior 47 – Sam Walbridge – Freshman 49 – Jared Southard – Freshman 51 – Dalton Porter – Freshman 54 – Drew Shifflet – Sophomore 56 – Justin Eckhardt – Freshman 57 – Lebarron Johnson Jr. – Freshman 58 – Mason Bryant – Sophomore 88 – Andre Duplantier II – Freshman Catchers 4 – Silas Ardoin – Freshman 6 – DJ Petrinsky – Senior 15 – Peyton Powell – Freshman 29 – Cam Constantine – Freshman 48 – Caston Peter – Sophomore

Infielders 0 – Trey Faltine – Freshman 8 – Dylan Campbell – Freshman 14 – Murphy Stehly – Junior 17 – Ivan Melendez – Sophomore 19 – Mitchell Daly – Freshman 28 – Lance Ford – Sophomore 43 – Peter Geib – Sophomore 52 – Zach Zubia – Junior 55 – Cam Williams – Junior Outfielders 5 – Mike Antico – Senior 7 – Douglas Hodo III – Freshman 30 – Eric Kennedy – Sophomore 44 – Austin Todd – Senior 

Coaches 2021 Texas Longhorns coaching staff David Pierce – Head coach – 5th year Sean Allen – Assistant coach – 5th year Philip Miller – Assistant coach – 5th year Troy Tulowitzki – Volunteer assistant coach – 2nd year

Starters Pos. No.Player. Year C 4 Silas Ardoin Redshirt Freshman 1B 52 Zach Zubia Redshirt Junior 2B 19 Mitchell Daly Freshman 3B 55 Cam Williams Redshirt Junior SS 0 Trey Faltine Redshirt Freshman LF 30 Eric Kennedy Redshirt Sophomore CF 5 Mike Antico Redshirt Senior RF 7 Douglas Hodo III Redshirt Freshman DH 17 Ivan Melendez Redshirt Sophomore

Offseason departures

Players 2021 Texas offseason departuresName Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Bryce Elder 13 P 6’2 220 Junior Decatur, TX Declared for MLB Draft Duke Ellis 11 OF 6’2 180 Senior Nacogdoches, TX Graduation Donny Diaz 19 P 6’0 210 Senior Kingsville, TX Graduation

Transfers

Outgoing Name No.Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Brenden Dixon 1 IF 6’1 195 Argyle, TX Freshman Weatherford Kamron Fields 8 P 6’2 198 Garland, TX Junior Texas Southern Owen Meaney 51 P 6’5 235 Houston, TX Sophomore

2020 MLB draft

#5 156 Bryce Elder Pitcher Atlanta Braves

Schedule and results {| class="toccolours" width=95% style="margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |-style="" ! colspan=2|2021 Texas Longhorns baseball game log |- ! colspan=2 | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member |-style="" ! colspan=2 |Regular season (40–13) |- valign="top" | February (3–4) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap February 20 11:00 AM FloSports vs. No. 7 Mississippi State* No. 9 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L 3–8 Sims (1–0) Madden (0–1) 16,908 0–1 — Box Score Recap February 21 7:00 PM FloSports vs. No. 8 Arkansas* No. 9 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L 0–4 Monke (1–0) Stevens (0–1) Bolden (1) 17,587 0–2 — Box Score Recap February 22 2:30 PM FloSports vs. No. 6 Ole Miss* No. 9 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L 1–8 Diamond (1–0) Kubichek (0–1) 13,659 0–3 — Box Score Recap February 24 7:00 PM LHN BYU* No. 19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 3–1 Quintanilla (1–0) Mabeus (0–2) Witt (1) 1,474 1–3 — Box Score Recap February 25 1:00 PM LHN BYU* No. 19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 12–6 Wenzel (1–0) Robison (1–1) 1,424 2–3 — Box Score Recap February 26 6:30 PM LHN BYU* No. 19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 11–1 Madden (1–1) Nielson (0–1) 1,504 3–3 — Box Score Recap February 27 3:00 PM LHN BYU* No. 19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 4–5 McLaughlin (1–0) Noah (0–1) McIntyre (1) 1,524 3–4 — Box Score Recap

March (14–4) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap March 2 6:30 PM LHN TAMU–CC* No. 19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 12–1 Kubichek (1–1) Ramirez (0–1) 1,455 4–4 — Box Score Recap March 3 6:00 PM ESPN+ at Texas State* No. 19 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 10–3 Wenzel (2–0) Bush (0–1) 700 5–4 — Box Score Recap March 5 6:30 PM ESPN+ at * No. 19 Schroeder Park • Houston, TX W 1–0 Madden (2–1) Cherry (1–1) 493 6–4 — Box Score Recap March 6 2:00 PM ESPN+ at Houston* No. 19 Schroeder Park • Houston, TX L 2–3 (11) Schultz (2–0) Nixon (0–1) 328 6–5 — Box Score Recap March 7 1:30 PM ESPN+ at Houston* No. 19 Schroeder Park • Houston, TX W 8–2 Kubichek (2–1) Prayer (0–1) 326 7–5 — Box Score Recap March 9 6:30 PM LHN Sam Houston State* No. 19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 15–9 Hansen (1–0) Wesneski (0–1) 1,490 8–5 — Box Score Recap March 12 6:30 PM LHN No. 12 South Carolina* No. 19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 4–1 Nixon (1–1) Sanders (2–1) 1,716 9–5 — Box Score Recap March 13 6:30 PM LHN No. 12 South Carolina* No. 19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 3–0 Stevens (1–1) Brannon (1–1) Wenzel (1) 1,786 10–5 — Box Score Recap March 14 11:00 AM LHN No. 12 South Carolina* No. 19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 8–5 Witt (1–0) Bosnic (1–1) 1,687 11–5 — Box Score Recap March 16 6:30 PM LHN * No. 10 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 15–2 (7) Hansen (2–0) Rimac (0–1) 1,766 12–5 — Box Score Recap March 19 6:30 PM ESPN+ at Baylor No. 10 Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 5–3 Madden (3–1) Thomas (2–1) Nixon (1) 2,168 13–5 1–0 Box Score Recap March 20 3:00 PM ESPN+ at Baylor No. 10 Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 4–3 Stevens (2–1) Winston (2–2) Nixon (2) 2,336 14–5 2–0 Box Score Recap March 21 1:00 PM ESPN+ at Baylor No. 10 Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 2–11 Kettler (2–0) Kubichek (2–2) 1,753 14–6 2–1 Box Score Recap March 23 6:30 PM LHN Incarnate Word* No. 9 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 10–1 Quintanilla (2–0) Walker (0–1) 1,538 15–6 — Box Score Recap March 26 7:00 PM LHN No. 9 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 4–3 (11) Quintanilla (3–0) Taggart (0–2) 1,906 16–6 3–1 Box Score Recap March 27 5:30 PM LHN Oklahoma No. 9 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 11–6 Stevens (3–1) Godman (0–1) 1,980 17–6 4–1 Box Score Recap March 28 1:00 PM LHN Oklahoma No. 9 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 2–3 Ruffcorn (2–0) Nixon (1–2) 1,931 17–7 4–2 Box Score Recap March 30 6:00 PM ESPNU at *(Lone Star Showdown) No. 5 Olsen Field • College Station, TX L 0–2 Dettmer (3–1) Hansen (2–1) Jozwiak (3) 3,087 17–8 — Box Score Recap

April (17–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap April 1 6:00 PM ESPN+ at No. 5 Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS W 5–2 Madden (4–1) Ryan (3–3) 417 18–8 5–2 Box Score Recap April 2 6:00 PM ESPN+ at Kansas No. 5 Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS W 7–0 Stevens (4–1) Larsen (4–2) 421 19–8 6–2 Box Score Recap April 3 1:00 PM ESPN+ at Kansas No. 5 Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS W 11–2 Kubichek (3–2) Davis (3–3) 435 20–8 7–2 Box Score Recap April 6 6:30 PM LHN TAMU–CC* No. 4 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 14–4 Wenzel (3–0) Johnson (0–2) 1,596 21–8 — Box Score Recap April 7 6:30 PM LHN Stephen F. Austin* No. 4 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–1 Hansen (3–1) Stobart (0–4) 1,599 22–8 — Box Score Recap April 9 6:30 PM LHN Kansas State No. 4 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 13–6 Nixon (2–2) Eckberg (2–2) 1,786 23–8 8–2 Box Score Recap April 10 2:30 PM LHN Kansas State No. 4 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 15–1 Stevens (5–1) Seymour (2–3) 1,904 24–8 9–2 Box Score Recap April 11 1:00 PM LHN Kansas State No. 4 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–2 Kubichek (4–2) McCullough (2–2) 1,776 25–8 10–2 Box Score Recap April 13 6:30 PM LHN * No. 3 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 4–3 Witt (2–0) O’Malley (0–2) Nixon (3) 1,691 26–8 — Box Score Recap April 14 6:30 PM LHN Nevada* No. 3 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 6–5 Nixon (3–2) Cochran (1–3) Gordon (1) 1,658 27–8 — Box Score Recap April 16 6:30 PM LHN Abilene Christian* No. 3 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 18–0 Madden (5–1) Morgan (0–2) 1,737 28–8 — Box Score Recap April 17 2:30 PM LHN Abilene Christian* No. 3 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 3–1 Stevens (6–1) Huffling (4–1) Witt (2) 1,959 29–8 — Box Score Recap April 18 1:00 PM LHN Abilene Christian* No. 3 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 11–1 Kubichek (5–2) Chirpich (3–3) 1,826 30–8 — Box Score Recap April 20 6:00 PM ESPN+ at Texas State* No. 3 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 5–1 Hansen (4–1) Robie (0–1) 700 31–8 — Box Score Recap April 24 2:00 PM ESPN+ at No. 24 Oklahoma State No. 3 O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 4–3 Madden (6–1) Osmond (2–3) Nixon (4) 4,258 32–8 11–2 Box Score Recap April 24 6:00 PM ESPN+ at No. 24 Oklahoma State No. 3 O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 5–2 Stevens (7–1) Campbell (4–1) Witt (3) 4,258 33–8 12–2 Box Score Recap April 25 1:00 PM ESPN+ at No. 24 Oklahoma State No. 3 O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 3–7 Standlee (4–1) Kubichek (5–3) 3,306 33–9 12–3 Box Score Recap April 27 6:30 PM LHN Incarnate Word* No. 3 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 5–3 Shifflet (1–0) Celestino (0–1) Nixon (5) 1,610 34–9 — Box Score Recap April 30 7:00 PM LHN No. 11 Texas Tech No. 3 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3–6 Sublette (6–1) Madden (6–2) Queen (5) 1,902 34–10 12–4 Box Score Recap

May (6–3) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap May 1 2:30 PM LHN No. 11 Texas Tech No. 3 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3–5 Dallas (2–2) Stevens (7–2) Sublette (2) 2,163 34–11 12–5 Box Score Recap May 2 2:30 PM LHN No. 11 Texas Tech No. 3 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 11–3 Hansen (5–1) Montgomery (2–3) 2,457 35–11 13–5 Box Score Recap May 4 6:30 PM LHN Texas State* No. 6 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 4–1 Quintanilla (4–0) Dixon (0–2) Nixon (6) 1,898 36–11 — Box Score Recap May 7 6:30 PM ESPN+ at No. 3 TCU No. 6 Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 5–4 Witt (3–0) Hill (2–1) Nixon (7) 3,485 37–11 14–5 Box Score Recap May 8 4:00 PM ESPN+ at No. 3 TCU No. 6 Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 1–2 Krob (7–0) Stevens (7–3) Green (9) 2,957 37–12 14–6 Box Score Recap May 9 1:00 PM ESPN+ at No. 3 TCU No. 6 Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 9–3 Hansen (6–1) Ray (5–2) 2,912 38–12 15–6 Box Score Recap May 11 6:30 PM LHN Texas Southern* No. 5 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Canceled due to rain May 18 6:30 PM LHN Rice* No. 2 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Canceled due to lightning May 20 6:30 PM LHN No. 2 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 4–5 Wolf (5–5) Madden (6–3) Watters (4) 2,521 38–13 15–7 Box Score Recap May 21 6:30 PM LHN West Virginia No. 2 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 14–3 Stevens (8–3) Hampton (4–3) 3,164 39–13 16–7 Box Score Recap May 22 2:30 PM LHN West Virginia No. 2 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 12–2 (8) Hansen (7–1) Tulloch (–) 2,614 40–13 17–7 Box Score Recap

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