2003 Texas Longhorns baseball team

2003 Texas Longhorns baseball
2003 Texas Longhorns baseball
Big 12 tournament champions; NCAA Austin Regional champions; NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
CB	No. 4
Record	50–20 (19–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Augie Garrido (7th year);
Home stadium	Disch–Falk Field
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Disch–Falk Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his seventh season at Texas.

2003 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Nebraska ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	7	.741	47	–	18	.723
No. 17 Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	19	–	8	.704	45	–	19	.703
No. 4 Texas ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	8	.704	50	–	20	.714
Missouri ‍‍‍^y	15	–	11	.577	36	–	22	.621
No. 13 Baylor ‍‍‍^y	15	–	12	.556	45	–	23	.662
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	14	–	13	.519	34	–	23	.596
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	10	–	17	.370	23	–	31	.426
Kansas ‍‍‍	9	–	18	.333	35	–	28	.556
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	8	–	18	.308	30	–	25	.545
Kansas State ‍‍‍	5	–	22	.185	15	–	37	.288

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2003^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, where they recorded a pair of wins against Miami (FL) and a pair of losses against eventual champion Rice.

Personnel

Roster

2003 Texas Longhorns roster^[2]^[3]

Pitchers

10 - Sam LeCure
17 - J. P. Howell
25 - Huston Street
26 - Brantley Jordan
30 - Justin Simmons
41 - Geno Espineli
44 - J. B. Cox

Catchers

8 - Curtis Thigpen
31 - Taylor Teagarden

Infielders

1 - Tim Moss
2 - Seth Johnston
14 - Mike Hollimon
24 - Omar Quintanilla

Outfielders

5 - Ryan Russ
11 - Eric Sultemeier
23 - Dustin Majewski

Unknown

6 - Joe Ferin
7 - Danny Muegge
9 - Jesen Merle
12 - Stephen Ripper
28 - Zach Gallencamp
32 - Josh Smith
34 - Kevin Frizzell
35 - Pack Landfair
42 - Scott Dodge
45 - Ruben Gonzalez
46 - Buck Cody
48 - J. D. Reininger

Coaches

2003 Texas Longhorns baseball coaching staff^[4]
Augie Garrido – Head coach – 7th year Tommy Harmon – Assistant coach – 14th year Frank Anderson – Assistant coach – 4th year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss
	Tie
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball, (Tournament seeds in parentheses)

2003 Texas Longhorns baseball game log (50–20)^[5]

Regular season (38–16)

January/February (12–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 Record
Jan 31	at San Diego*	No. 1	John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 9–7	1–0	–
Feb 1	at San Diego*	No. 1	John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 17–4	2–0	–
Feb 2	at San Diego*	No. 1	John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 7–2	3–0	–
Feb 5	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi*	No. 1	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 0–5	3–1	–
Feb 9	Texas–Arlington*	No. 1	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 8–2	4–1	–
Feb 9	Texas–Arlington*	No. 1	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 11–3	5–1	–
Feb 10	Texas–Arlington*	No. 1	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 8–6	6–1	–
Feb 11	Southwest Texas State*	No. 1	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 13–7	7–1	–
Feb 15	Sam Houston State*	No. 1	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 17–3	8–1	–
Feb 16	Sam Houston State*	No. 1	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 8–2	9–1	–
Feb 16	Sam Houston State*	No. 1	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 1–0	10–1	–
Feb 18	UTSA*	No. 1	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 14–1	11–1	–
Feb 22	No. 11 Stanford*	No. 1	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 7–11	11–2	–
Feb 22	No. 11 Stanford*	No. 1	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 7–8	11–3	–
Feb 23	No. 11 Stanford*	No. 1	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 7–1	12–3	–
Feb 28	vs UCLA*	No. 8	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	L 2–13	12–4	–

March (9–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 Record
Mar 1	at No. 2 Cal State Fullerton*	No. 8	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	L 4–14	12–5	–
Mar 2	vs. No. 22 Tulane*	No. 8	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–1	13–5	–
Mar 7	No. 21 Arizona*	No. 11	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 1–5	13–6	–
Mar 8	No. 21 Arizona*	No. 11	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 3–2	14–6	–
Mar 9	No. 21 Arizona*	No. 11	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 4–1	15–6	–
Mar 11	at No. 4 Rice*	No. 11	Reckling Park • Houston, TX	L 1–2¹⁰	15–7	–
Mar 14	Missouri	No. 11	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 4–1	16–7	1–0
Mar 15	Missouri	No. 11	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 16–7	17–7	2–0
Mar 16	Missouri	No. 11	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–3	18–7	3–0
Mar 18	Southwest Texas State*	No. 10	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 1–3	18–8	–
Mar 22	at Oklahoma State	No. 10	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK	L 3–4	18–9	3–1
Mar 23	at Oklahoma State	No. 10	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK	W 15–5	19–9	4–1
Mar 24	at Oklahoma State	No. 15	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK	L 5–9	19–10	4–2
Mar 28	No. 25 Texas Tech	No. 15	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 5–4¹²	20–10	5–2
Mar 29	No. 25 Texas Tech	No. 15	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 11–5	21–10	6–2
Mar 30	No. 25 Texas Tech	No. 15	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 2–5	21–11	6–3

April (14–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 Record
Apr 1	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi*	No. 19	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 7–6	22–11	–
Apr 4	No. 16 Baylor	No. 19	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 11–5	23–11	7–3
Apr 5	at No. 16 Baylor	No. 19	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	W 13–7	24–11	8–3
Apr 6	at No. 16 Baylor	No. 19	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	W 11–3	25–11	9–3
Apr 8	Texas–Pan American*	No. 15	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 7–3	26–11	–
Apr 11	Oklahoma	No. 15	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 8–3	27–11	10–3
Apr 12	Oklahoma	No. 15	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 10–2	28–11	11–3
Apr 13	Oklahoma	No. 15	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 5–4¹⁰	29–11	12–3
Apr 15	UTSA*	No. 10	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 14–2	30–11	–
Apr 18	at No. 16 Nebraska	No. 10	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE	L 2–3	30–12	12–4
Apr 19	at No. 16 Nebraska	No. 10	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE	L 4–6	30–13	12–5
Apr 20	at No. 16 Nebraska	No. 10	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 10–4	31–13	13–5
Apr 22	Texas–Pan American*	No. 11	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–5	32–13	–
Apr 25	Kansas State	No. 11	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 12–1	33–13	14–5
Apr 26	Kansas State	No. 11	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 3–1	34–13	15–5
Apr 27	Kansas State	No. 11	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 12–1	35–13	16–5

May (3–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 Record
May 2	at Kansas	No. 8	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS	L 1–10	35–14	16–6
May 3	at Kansas	No. 8	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS	W 5–1	36–14	17–6
May 4	at Kansas	No. 8	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS	W 5–3¹¹	37–14	18–6
May 16	at No. 12 Texas A&M	No. 7	Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX	L 4–6	37–15	18–7
May 17	No. 12 Texas A&M	No. 7	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 3–0	38–15	19–7
May 18	No. 12 Texas A&M	No. 7	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 1–4	38–16	19–8

Postseason (12–4)

Big 12 Tournament (5–1)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	B12T Record
May 21	(6) Oklahoma State	(3) No. 10	SBC Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	W 10–7	39–16	1–0
May 22	(2) No. 9 Texas A&M	(3) No. 10	SBC Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	L 2–3	39–17	1–1
May 23	(7) Oklahoma	No. 10 (3)	SBC Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–4	40–17	2–1
May 24	(2) No. 9 Texas A&M	(3) No. 10	SBC Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	W 9–4	41–17	3–1
May 24	(2) No. 9 Texas A&M	(3) No. 10	SBC Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	W 13–4	42–17	4–1
May 25	(5) No. 22 Baylor	(3) No. 10	SBC Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	W 10–8	43–17	5–1

NCAA Austin Regional (3–1)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 30	(4) Bucknell	(1) No. 8	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 7–0	44–17	1–0
May 31	(3) No. 22 Lamar	(1) No. 8	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	w 7–3	45–17	2–0
June 1	(3) No. 22 Lamar	(1) No. 8	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 2–6	45–18	2–1
June 1	(3) No. 22 Lamar	(1) No. 8	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–3	46–18	3–1

NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional (2–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SR Record
June 8	(1) No. 2 Florida State	No. 8	Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–3	47–18	1–0
June 9	(1) No. 2 Florida State	No. 8	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–5	48–18	2–0

College World Series (2–2)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 14	(8) No. 6 Miami (FL)	No. 5	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 13–2	49–18	1–0
June 16	(5) No. 1 Rice	No. 5	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 2–12	49–19	1–1
June 17	(8) No. 6 Miami (FL)	No. 5	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 5–1	50–19	2–1
June 18	(5) No. 1 Rice	No. 5	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 4–5	50–20	2–2

References

^ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
^ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ 2014 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[1] 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.

[2] Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[3] All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[4] 2014 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[5] Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

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2003 Texas Longhorns baseball

Big 12 tournament champions NCAA Austin Regional champions NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
CB	No. 4
Record	50–20 (19–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Augie Garrido (7th year)
Home stadium	Disch–Falk Field
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →