1968 Texas Longhorns baseball team

1968 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA tournament ; As of June 30, 1968; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1968 Texas Longhorns baseball
1968 Texas Longhorns baseball
SWC Champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	23–11 (12–4 SWC)
Head coach	Cliff Gustafson (1st year);
Home stadium	Clark Field
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

Last updated June 02, 2023

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.

Personnel

Roster

1968 Texas Longhorns roster^[3]^[4]

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
- 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 Log^[5]

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SWC Record
Feb 23	Oklahoma*	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	Sam Houston State*	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 Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX	L 0–1	4–2	0–1
Mar 5	TCU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 9–10	4–3	0–2
Mar 7	Texas Lutheran*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 1–0	5–3
Mar 9	at SMU	Dallas, TX	L 4–5	5–4	0–3
Mar 16	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–3	6–4	1–3
Mar 18	Minnesota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 5–8	6–5
Mar 19	Minnesota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 1–8	6–6
Mar 22	at Texas Tech	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	6–3

April/May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SWC Record
Apr 3	Baylor	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 Trinity (TX)*	San Antonio, TX	W 9–4	15–6
Apr 11	at St. Mary's (TX)*	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

District 6 Playoffs
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
May 29	Texas–Pan American	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

College World Series
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	BYU	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 7–0	23–10	1–1
June 13	NC State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 5–6	23–11	1–2

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References

↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1968". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
↑ "1968 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
↑ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
↑ All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
↑ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 95. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

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[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1968". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

[2] "1968 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

[3] Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

[4] All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

[5] Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 95. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

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People	Head coaches Award winners Notable players MLB draftees
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

1968 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	4	.750	23	–	11	.676
TCU ‍‍‍	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	10	–	5	.667	21	–	7	.750
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	7	.563	14	–	13	.519
SMU ‍‍‍	7	–	11	.389	10	–	14	.417
Rice ‍‍‍	6	–	12	.333	10	–	15	.400
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	2	–	15	.118	9	–	20	.310

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1968^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball