1950 Texas Longhorns baseball team

1950 Texas Longhorns baseball
National champions SWC champions
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	24-4 (14–1 SWC)
Head coach	Bibb Falk (8th year)
Home stadium	Clark Field
Seasons ←  1949 1951 →

1950 Southwest Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas  ‍†‍‍y	14	–	1		.933			27	–	6		.818
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	9	–	5		.643			17	–	11		.607
Baylor  ‍‍‍	8	–	7		.533			20	–	9		.690
TCU  ‍‍‍	7	–	8		.467			14	–	9		.609
SMU  ‍‍‍	2	–	10		.167			9	–	12		.429
Rice  ‍‍‍	2	–	11		.154			9	–	12		.429
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1950 [1] [2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1950 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 8th season at Texas.

The Longhorns won the College World Series, defeating the Washington State Cougars in the championship game. ^[3]

Roster

1950 Texas Longhorns roster
	Pitchers James Ehrler Charlie Gorin Murray Wall Catchers Stuart Benson		Infielders Eddie Burrows Frank Kana Kal Segrist Ben Tompkins Sigmund Waghalter		Outfielders Rob Brock Don Cavness Guss Hrncir Dick Risenhoover Frank Womack

Schedule

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss

1950 Texas Longhorns baseball game log
Regular season
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record March 22 Minnesota Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–2 1–0 March 23 Minnesota Clark Field • Austin, TX W 15–9 2–0 March 24 Oklahoma Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–0 3–0 March 25 Oklahoma Clark Field • Austin, TX L 5–7 3–1 March 29 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–4 4–1 1–0 March 30 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–4 5–1 2–0
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record April 3 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 8–3 6–1 3–0 April 11 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX W 12–2 7–1 4–0 April 15 at Baylor Ferrell Field • Waco, TX L 1–2 7–2 4–1 April 21 at Rice Houston, TX W 2–0 8–2 5–1 April 22 at Rice Houston, TX W 8–5 9–2 6–1 April 28 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX W 22–3 10–2 7–1
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record May 3 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX W 22–1 11–2 8–1 May 5 at SMU Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX W 7–2 12–2 9–1 May 6 at SMU Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX W 10–2 13–2 10–1 May 8 at TCU Fort Worth, TX W 1–0 14–2 11–1 May 13 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–0 15–2 12–1 May 17 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–0 16–2 13–1 May 18 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–5 17–2 14–1
Postseason
District 6 playoff Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record June 6 Arizona Clark Field • Austin, TX L 2–6 17–3 0–1 June 7 Arizona Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–8 18–3 1–1 June 8 Arizona Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–3 19–3 2–1
College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 15 Rutgers Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–4 19–4 0–1 June 18 Colorado A&M Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–1 20–4 1–1 June 19 Tufts Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–0 21–4 2–1 June 20 Washington State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 12–1 22–4 3–1 June 22 Rutgers Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 15–9 23–4 4–1 June 23 Washington State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–0 24–4 5–1

Awards and honors

Bob Brock

• First Team All-American ^[4]

Charlie Gorin

• First Team All-American ^[4]
• First Team All-SWC ^[4]

Kal Segrist

• First Team All-SWC ^[4]

Ben Tomkins

• First Team All-SWC ^[4]

Murray Wall

• First Team All-American ^[4]

Frank Womack

• First Team All-SWC ^[4]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
2. "Texas Baseball 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 172. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
3. "1950 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
4. "2010 Texas Longhorns baseball Media Guide". TexasSports.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.