1973 Texas Longhorns baseball team

Article
Talk

The 1973 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 6th season at Texas.

1973 Texas Longhorns baseball

SWC champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	50–7 (15–3 SWC)
Head coach	Cliff Gustafson (6th year)
Home stadium	Clark Field
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	15	–	3		.833			50	–	7		.877
TCU ‍‍‍	12	–	7		.632			31	–	12		.721
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	9	–	8		.529			19	–	9		.679
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	9		.500			21	–	17		.553
Houston ‍‍‍	8	–	11		.421			15	–	16		.484
Rice ‍‍‍	6	–	10		.375			16	–	14		.533
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	6	–	10		.375			12	–	16		.429
SMU ‍‍‍	5	–	12		.294			10	–	18		.357

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1973^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for third with wins over Georgia Southern and Oklahoma and losses to eventual champion Southern California and runner-up Arizona State.^[2]

Personnel

Roster

1973 Texas Longhorns roster^[3]^[4]^[5]

8 - Martin Flores
10 - Ron Roznovsky
17 - Zane Grubbs
21 - Jim Gideon
24 - Rich Wortham
- Robert Cuellar
- Doyle Moore

16 - Steve Michael Clancy
19 - Bill Berryhill

3 - Ken Pape
6 - Bobby Clark
30 - Keith Moreland
- Tom Cusick

Outfielders

2 - Rudy Jaramillo
4 - Terry Pyka
7 - Rick Burley
13 - Tom Ball

Unknown

11 - Gary Stephen Peterson
14 - Charlie E. Crenshaw
- Michael Anderson
- James Bradley
- James Brown
- Randolph Bryant
- Doug Helton
- Alan Lowry
- Juan Olvera
- Russell Pounds
- Terry Ray
- James Reeves
- Spanky Stevens
- Blair Stouffer
- Jerry Wheat

Schedule and results

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss
	Tie

1973 Texas Longhorns baseball game log^[6]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
Feb 23	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 0–5	0–1
Feb 23	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 2–9	0–2
Feb 24	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 3–0	1–2
Feb 24	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–2	2–2
Feb 27	Texas Lutheran*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–0	3–2
Feb 27	Texas Lutheran*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–1^[a]	4–2

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
Mar 2	Lamar*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–2	5–2
Mar 2	Lamar*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–0	6–2
Mar 3	Dallas Baptist*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–1	7–2
Mar 3	Dallas Baptist*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 13–3	8–2
Mar 6	St. Mary's*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 1–0	9–2
Mar 6	St. Mary's*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–0	10–2
Mar 9	Southwestern Louisiana*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–1	11–2
Mar 9	Southwestern Louisiana*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–1	12–2
Mar 10	Southwestern Louisiana*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–1	13–2
Mar 10	Southwestern Louisiana*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–0	14–2
Mar 16	TCU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–3¹¹	15–2	1–0
Mar 16	TCU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–4	16–2	2–0
Mar 17	TCU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–0	17–2	3–0
Mar 19	Trinity*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 2–0	18–2
Mar 19	Trinity*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–3	19–2
Mar 23	at Baylor	Waco, TX	W 7–2⁸	20–2	4–0
Mar 23	at Baylor	Waco, TX	L 2–3	20–3	4–1
Mar 24	at Baylor	Waco, TX	W 8–4	21–3	5–1
Mar 26	Minnesota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 3–2	22–3
Mar 26	Minnesota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 13–8	23–3
Mar 30	at Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 3–1	24–3	6–1
Mar 30	at Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 11–5	25–3	7–1
Mar 31	at Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	L 1–2	25–4	7–2

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
Apr 3	at St. Mary's*	San Antonio, TX	W 10–1	26–4
Apr 3	at St. Mary's*	San Antonio, TX	W 15–3	27–4
Apr 7	Texas Tech	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–2	28–4	8–2
Apr 7	Texas Tech	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–0^[b]	29–4	9–2
Apr 10	at Texas Lutheran*	Seguin, TX	W 7–1	30–4
Apr 10	at Texas Lutheran*	Seguin, TX	W 10–1	31–4
Apr 13	at SMU	Dallas, TX	W 21–4	32–4	10–2
Apr 20	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 3–2	33–4	11–2
Apr 21	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 13–1	34–4	12–2
Apr 21	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–8	35–4	13–2
Apr 27	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX	L 0–1	35–5	13–3
Apr 27	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX	W 3–1	36–5	14–3
Apr 28	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX	W 6–4	37–5	15–3

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
May 5	Southwestern*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–3	38–5
May 5	Southwestern*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–0	39–5
May 7	Southwestern*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–1	40–5
May 7	Southwestern*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 21–6	41–5
May 11	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–0	42–5
May 11	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 8–2	43–5
May 12	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 8–2	44–5
May 12	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–4	45–5

Postseason

District 6 playoffs
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 24	Texas–Pan American	San Antonio, TX	W 7–1	46–5	1–0
May 26	Trinity	San Antonio, TX	W 17–2	47–5	2–0
May 27	Texas–Pan American	San Antonio, TX	W 14–12¹⁰	48–5	3–0

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 9	Georgia Southern	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 6–3	49–5	1–0
June 10	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1–4	49–6	1–1
June 12	Oklahoma	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 10–2	50–6	2–1
June 14	Arizona State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 5–6	50–7	2–2

Notes

^ Ron Roznovsky threw a no-hitter.
^ Richard Wortham threw a no-hitter.

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1973". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ "1973 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ "Cactus Yearbook, 1973". www.repositories.lib.utexas.edu. The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
^ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 97. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1973_Texas_Longhorns_baseball_team&oldid=1205595685"