1974 Texas Longhorns baseball team

Baseball team representing University of Texas at Austin

1974 Texas Longhorns baseball
SWC champions
College World Series, 2–2
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record54–8 (20–4 SWC)
Head coach
  • Cliff Gustafson (7th year)
Home stadiumClark Field
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southwest Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 4   .833 54 – 8   .871
No. 21 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 31 – 13   .705
No. 22 TCU  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 31 – 17   .646
Rice  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 24 – 18   .571
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 24 – 18   .571
Houston  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 20 – 21   .488
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 22 – 21   .512
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 11 – 22   .333
SMU  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 16 – 26   .381
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1974[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1974 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 7th season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing fourth with wins over Seton Hall and Oklahoma and a pair of losses to eventual champion Southern California, first in the opening round and later in the semifinals.[2]

Personnel

Roster

1974 Texas Longhorns roster[3][4]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

  • 25 - Rick Bradley
  

Infielders

Outfielders

  • 4 - Terry Pyka
  • 6 - Bobby Clark
  • 7 - Rick Burley
  • - David Reeves
  

Unknown

  • 9 - Blair Todd Stouffer
  • 12 - James Ray Brown
  • 13 - Thomas Henry Ball
  • 29 - Frosty Doyle R. Moore

Schedule and results

Legend
  Texas win
  Texas loss
  Tie
1974 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[5]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
Feb 18 St. Mary's* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 11–3 1–0
Feb 18 St. Mary's* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 11–8 2–0
Feb 19 Trinity* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–1 3–0
Feb 19 Trinity* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 13–5 4–0
Feb 22 Sam Houston State* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 8–1 5–0
Feb 22 Sam Houston State* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–1 6–0
Feb 23 Sam Houston State* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 1–0 7–0
Feb 23 Sam Houston State* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 15–2 8–0
Feb 25 at Trinity* San Antonio, TX W 7–4 9–0
Feb 25 at Trinity* San Antonio, TX W 6–1 10–0
Feb 26 Texas Lutheran* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 17–2 11–0
Feb 26 Texas Lutheran* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–3 12–0
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
Mar 1 Houston Clark Field • Austin, TX W 8–7 13–0 1–0
Mar 2 Houston Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–2 14–0 2–0
Mar 2 Houston Clark Field • Austin, TX W 20–3 15–0 3–0
Mar 5 at St. Mary's* San Antonio, TX W 12–0 16–0
Mar 5 at St. Mary's* San Antonio, TX W 1–0 17–0
Mar 8 at Rice Houston, TX L 4–5 17–1 3–1
Mar 9 at Rice Houston, TX W 3–2 18–1 4–1
Mar 9 at Rice Houston, TX W 4–1 19–1 5–1
Mar 12 at Texas Lutheran* Seguin, TX W 3–0 20–1
Mar 12 at Texas Lutheran* Seguin, TX W 13–1 21–1
Mar 15 at Texas Tech Lubbock, TX L 3–5 21–2 5–2
Mar 16 at Texas Tech Lubbock, TX W 5–0 22–2 6–2
Mar 16 at Texas Tech Lubbock, TX W 16–1 23–2 7–2
Mar 22 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 18–3 24–2 8–2
Mar 23 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–5 25–2 9–2
Mar 23 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 22–5 26–2 10–2
Mar 26 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–4 27–2
Mar 26 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–3 28–2
Mar 29 at Arkansas Washington County Fairgrounds • Fayetteville, AR W 19–4 29–2 11–2
Mar 30 at Arkansas Washington County Fairgrounds • Fayetteville, AR W 3–2 30–2 12–2
Mar 30 at Arkansas Washington County Fairgrounds • Fayetteville, AR L 5–8 30–3 12–3
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
Apr 5 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX W 15–3 31–3 13–3
Apr 6 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX W 12–3 32–3 14–3
Apr 6 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–5 33–3 15–3
Apr 11 Southwestern Louisiana* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–3 34–3
Apr 11 Southwestern Louisiana* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 24–8 35–3
Apr 12 Southwestern Louisiana* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–1 36–3
Apr 12 Southwestern Louisiana* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 4–3 37–3
Apr 15 Lamar* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–4 38–3
Apr 15 Lamar* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 8–1 39–3
Apr 19 at TCU TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX W 5–2 40–3 16–3
Apr 20 at TCU TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX W 10–4 41–3 17–3
Apr 20 at TCU TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX W 8–2 42–3 18–3
Apr 26 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX L 5–11 42–4 18–4
Apr 27 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX W 8–0 43–4 19–4
Apr 27 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX W 4–3 44–4 20–4
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
May 4 Southwestern* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–4 45–4
May 4 Southwestern* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–2 46–4
May 16 Lubbock Christian* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 1–5 46–5
May 16 Lubbock Christian* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–0 47–5
May 17 Lubbock Christian* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 8–2 48–5
May 17 Lubbock Christian* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 11–6 49–5
Postseason
District 6 playoffs
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 24 Texas–Pan American Arlington, TX W 7–0 50–5 1–0
May 26 Louisiana Tech Arlington, TX L 4–5 50–6 1–1
May 27 Louisiana Tech Arlington, TX W 8–0 51–6 2–1
Louisiana Tech Arlington, TX W 12–2 52–6 3–1
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 8 Southern California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–9 52–7 0–1
June 10 Seton Hall Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 12–2 53–7 1–1
June 11 Oklahoma Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 10–4 54–7 2–1
June 14 Southern California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–5 54–8 2–2

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "1974 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. ^ All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 98. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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