The 2023 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU DischâÂÂFalk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach David Pierce, in his 7th season at Texas.
In the last weekend of the regular season, Texas swept No. 6 West Virginia to earn a share of the 2023 Big 12 Regular season Championship. With a conference record of 15âÂÂ9, Texas tied West Virginia and Oklahoma State for 1st place in the conference. Due to tiebreakers, Texas was the top seeded team in the Big 12 tournament. This is Texas Baseball's 80th Conference Championship in program history.
Texas finished the regular season 39âÂÂ17, 14âÂÂ10 in Big 12 play. In non-conference play, Texas went 25-7 never being swept once. Against ranked opponents, Texas went 5âÂÂ6. Over conference play, Texas won 5 series, while losing 3. Texas won series over Oklahoma, TCU, Baylor, West Virginia, and Kansas. Out of the 5 series won, Texas swept Baylor and Kansas. The 3 series that were lost were to Texas Tech, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State was the only team that swept Texas over the course of the regular season. Heading into the Big 12 tournament, Texas finished 5th in the conference regular season earning a 5-seed in the conference tournament.
With Texas earning a 5-seed in the Big 12 tournament, they faced off against 4-seed Oklahoma State. After defeating Oklahoma State, TCU, and Oklahoma State again, Texas advanced to the championship game against Oklahoma. In the championship game, Oklahoma defeated Texas 8âÂÂ1. Skyler Messinger, Douglas Hodo III, and Pete Hansen earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors.
Due to a late push from Texas, they earned a regional host spot. In the first round of regionals, Texas faced off against Air Force. Against Air Force, Texas won 11âÂÂ3 advancing them to the second round against Louisiana Tech. In the second round Texas defeated Louisiana Tech 5âÂÂ2. After Air Force defeated Louisiana Tech in the losers bracket, Texas defeated Air Force 10âÂÂ1 in the championship game advancing the Longhorns to Super Regionals.
Due to RPI rankings, Texas had to travel to Greenville, North Carolina to face ECU in the Greenville Super Regional. In the first game of the three game series, Texas lost game one 7âÂÂ13. In the second round, Texas won 9âÂÂ8 forcing a game three. In game three, Texas defeated ECU 11âÂÂ1 sending the Longhorns to their 38th College World Series.
In the first round of the College World Series, Texas matched up against Notre Dame. Against Notre Dame, Texas lost 3âÂÂ7. In the elimination game, Texas faced off against Texas A&M. Texas was defeated by Texas A&M 2âÂÂ10, ending their season.
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