1979 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 1979 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Disch–Falk Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 12th season at Texas.

1979 Texas Longhorns baseball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record61–8 (22–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDisch–Falk Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍y 22 2   .917 61 8   .884
No. 2 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 19 5   .792 49 15   .766
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 13 9   .591 34 15   .694
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 13 10   .565 30 20   .600
Houston  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 27 17   .614
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 16 23   .410
Southern Methodist  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 21 26   .447
Texas Christian  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 21 24   .467
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 20 29   .408
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1979[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing fourth with wins over Connecticut and Mississippi State and losses to eventual runner-up Arkansas and third place Pepperdine.[2]

Personnel

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Roster

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1979 Texas Longhorns roster[3][4]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

 

Infielders

Outfielders

  • 1 - Joe Bruno
 

Unknown

  • 2 - Doyle Scott Soden
  • 4 - Jim Tjader
  • 5 - Steven Mueller
  • 6 - Jerry Schmid
  • 8 - Mark Chelette
  • 10 - Kevin Shannon
  • 11 - Keith Owen Ferguson
  • 13 - Quin Lloyd
  • 14 - Gary Veneer
  • 15 - Burton Kelly Burrows
  • 21 - Terry Kem Wright
  • 27 - Keith Walker

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Texas win
  Texas loss
  Tie
1979 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[5]
Regular season
Postseason

Notes

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  1. ^ Terry Wright threw a no-hitter.

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "1979 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. ^ All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 99. Retrieved October 25, 2020.