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1972 Texas Longhorns baseball team

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1972 Texas Longhorns baseball

SWC champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	50–9 (12–6 SWC)
Head coach	Cliff Gustafson (5th year)
Home stadium	Clark Field
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No.4Texas ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	6	.667	50	–	9	.847
No.27TCU ‍†‍‍	12	–	6	.667	29	–	13	.690
Rice ‍‍‍	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	27	–	11	.711
SMU ‍‍‍	6	–	12	.333	22	–	30	.423
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	6	–	12	.333	23	–	19	.548
Baylor ‍‍‍	6	–	12	.333	20	–	20	.500

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1972^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1972 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1972 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 5-th season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for third with wins over Ole Miss and Oklahoma and losses to Connecticut and a ten-inning loss to eventual champion Southern California.^[2]

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

1972 Texas Longhorns roster^[3]^[4]

Pitchers

5 - Bobby Cuellar
8 - Martin F. Flores
10 - Ron Roznovsky

Catchers

19 - Bill Berryhill

Infielders

2 - Mike Markl
3 - Dave Chalk
7 - John D. Langerhans
9 - Ken Pape

Outfielders

4 - Terry Pyka

Unknown

1 - Amador G. Tijerina
12 - James Ray Brown
13 - Thomas Henry Ball
14 - Charlie E. Crenshaw
15 - Dennis George Magro
16 - Steven Michael Clancy
17 - Zane Grubbs
22 - Samuel Nicholson
24 - Jim McCutchen

Schedule and results[edit]

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss
	Tie

1972 Texas Longhorns baseball game log^[5]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
Feb 25	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–3	1–0
Feb 25	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 3–0	2–0
Feb 26	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 8–1	3–0
Feb 26	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 8–1	4–0
Feb 29	Texas Lutheran*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 2–0	5–0
Feb 29	Texas Lutheran*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–1	6–0

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
Mar 3	Oklahoma*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 13–6	7–0
Mar 3	Oklahoma*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 1–5	7–1
Mar 4	Oklahoma*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–1	8–1
Mar 4	Oklahoma*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 2–1	9–1
Mar 7	St. Mary's*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–0	10–1
Mar 7	St. Mary's*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–2	11–1
Mar 10	Houston*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–2	12–1
Mar 10	Houston*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–0	13–1
Mar 11	Houston*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–2	14–1
Mar 11	Houston*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–1	15–1
Mar 14	at Texas Lutheran*	Seguin, TX	W 5–1	16–1
Mar 14	at Texas Lutheran*	Seguin, TX	W 4–1	17–1
Mar 17	Baylor	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–1	18–1	1–0
Mar 17	Baylor	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–5	19–1	2–0
Mar 18	Baylor	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 19–2	20–1	3–0
Mar 22	Minnesota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 3–2	21–1
Mar 22	Minnesota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 14–4	22–1
Mar 23	Minnesota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 14–2	23–1
Mar 23	Minnesota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 8–3	24–1
Mar 25	at St. Mary's*	San Antonio, TX	W 6–0	25–1
Mar 25	at St. Mary's*	San Antonio, TX	W 11–1	26–1
Mar 31	atTexas Tech	Lubbock, TX	W 5–1	27–1	4–0
Mar 31	at Texas Tech	Lubbock, TX	L 4–5	27–2	4–1

April/May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
Apr 1	at Texas Tech	Lubbock, TX	W 12–5	28–2	5–1
Apr 7	atRice	Houston, TX	L 3–10	28–3	5–2
Apr 7	at Rice	Houston, TX	L 0–4	28–4	5–3
Apr 8	at Rice	Houston, TX	L 4–8	28–5	5–4
Apr 14	SMU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 8–2	29–5	6–4
Apr 14	SMU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 11–0	30–5	7–4
Apr 15	SMU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 15–3	31–5	8–4
Apr 21	atTCU	TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX	L 1–2	31–6	8–5
Apr 21	at TCU	TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX	W 8–5	32–6	9–5
Apr 22	at TCU	TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX	W 5–1	33–6	10–5
Apr 28	Texas A&M	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–2	34–6	11–5
Apr 28	Texas A&M	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 6–7	34–7	11–6
Apr 29	Texas A&M	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–6	35–7	12–6
May 13	Austin Aztecas*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 8–2	36–7
May 13	Austin Aztecas*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–2	37–7

Postseason

District 6 playoffs
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 18	Trinity	San Antonio, TX	W 4–3¹⁴	38–7	1–0
May 19	Texas–Pan American	San Antonio, TX	W 1–0	39–7	2–0
May 19	Texas–Pan American	San Antonio, TX	W 2–1	40–7	3–0

Exhibitions
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 29	at LaGrange Demons	LaGrange, TX	W 2–1	41–7
May 29	at LaGrange Demons	LaGrange, TX	W 14–3	42–7
May 31	Austin Aztecas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–1	43–7
May 31	Austin Aztecas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 3–1	44–7
June 1	LaGrange Demons	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 8–5	45–7
June 1	LaGrange Demons	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–4	46–7
June 2	Fort Hood All-Stars	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 3–2	47–7
June 2	Fort Hood All-Stars	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–1	48–7

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 9	Connecticut	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 0–3	48–8	0–1
June 10	Ole Miss	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 9–8	49–8	1–1
June 12	Oklahoma	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 7–1	50–8	2–1
June 14	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–4¹⁰	50–9	2–2

References[edit]

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1972". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

^ "1972 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

^ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

^ All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

^ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 97. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

v t e Texas Longhorns baseball
Venues	Clark Field I (1894–1927) Clark Field II (1928–1974) UFCU Disch-Falk Field (1975–present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown)
People	Head coaches Award winners Notable players MLB draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

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