1975 Texas Longhorns baseball team

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1975 Texas Longhorns baseball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
CBNo. 1
Record56-6 (23–1 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Bethea
Home stadiumDisch-Falk Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍‍‍y 23 1   .958 59 6   .908
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 17 7   .708 32 15   .681
TCU  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 29 17   .630
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 25 19   .568
Rice  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 19 16   .543
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 22 23   .489
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 8 14   .364 20 22   .476
Houston  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 18 25   .419
SMU  ‍‍‍ 7 15   .318 12 22   .353
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1975[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1975 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas in the 1975 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Disch-Falk Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 9th season at Texas.

The Longhorns won the College World Series, defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks in the championship game.

Roster[edit]

1975 Texas Longhorns roster
 

Pitchers

Catchers

  • 5 Doug Duncan
  • 25 Rick Bradley
 

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • 10 Rusty Pounds
  • 17 Charles Proske
  • 20 Gary Hibbett
  • 24 Rob Stramp
  • 27 Mike Anderson

Schedule[edit]

1975 Texas Longhorns baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
February 17 St. Mary's Disch-Falk Field 4-0 1-0
February 17 St. Mary's Disch-Falk Field 11-0 2-0
February 21 Sam Houston State Disch-Falk Field 1-0 3-0
February 21 Sam Houston State Disch-Falk Field 9-5 4-0
February 22 Sam Houston State Disch-Falk Field 0-3 4-1
February 22 Sam Houston State Disch-Falk Field 4-7 4-2
February 25 Texas Lutheran Disch-Falk Field 12-3 5-2
February 25 Texas Lutheran Disch-Falk Field 8-3 6-2
February 28 at Houston Cougar Field 8-7 7-2 1-0
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
March 1 at Houston Cougar Field 9-2 8-2 2-0
March 1 at Houston Cougar Field 17-4 9-2 3-0
March 3 Lubbock Christian Disch-Falk Field 8-3 10-2
March 3 Lubbock Christian Disch-Falk Field 17-2 11-2
March 4 Lubbock Christian Disch-Falk Field 9-2 12-2
March 4 Lubbock Christian Disch-Falk Field 12-3 13-2
March 7 Rice Disch-Falk Field 9-1 14-2 4-0
March 8 Rice Disch-Falk Field 3-0 15-2 5-0
March 8 Rice Disch-Falk Field 9-1 16–2 6–0
March 14 Texas Tech Disch-Falk Field 7-1 17-2 7-0
March 15 Texas Tech Disch-Falk Field 7-1 18-2 8-0
March 15 Texas Tech Disch-Falk Field 14-1 19-2 9-0
March 18 Lamar Disch-Falk Field 5-7 19-3
March 18 Lamar Disch-Falk Field 3-0 20-3
March 21 at SMU Armstrong Field 6-0 21-3 10-0
March 22 at SMU Armstrong Field 6-4 22-3 11-0
March 22 at SMU Armstrong Field 5-0 23-3 12-0
March 24 Minnesota Disch-Falk Field 2-4 23-4
March 24 Minnesota Disch-Falk Field 9-3 24-4
March 25 Minnesota Disch-Falk Field 6-1 25-4
March 25 Minnesota Disch-Falk Field 6-5 26-4
March 28 Arkansas Disch-Falk Field 6–1 27-4 13-0
March 29 Arkansas Disch-Falk Field 5-1 28-4 14-0
March 29 Arkansas Disch-Falk Field 3-2 29-4 15-0
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
April 4 at Baylor Ferrell Field 18-6 30-4 16-0
April 5 at Baylor Ferrell Field 9-0 31-4 17-0
April 5 at Baylor Ferrell Field 17-4 32-4 18-0
April 7 Trinity Disch-Falk Field 22-4 33-4
April 7 SW Louisiana Disch-Falk Field 10-0 34-4
April 8 SW Louisiana Disch-Falk Field 6-2 35-4
April 8 SW Louisiana Disch-Falk Field 3-0 36-4
April 18 TCU Disch-Falk Field 6-5 37-4 19-0
April 19 TCU Disch-Falk Field 18-3 38-4 20-0
April 19 TCU Disch-Falk Field 14-0 39-4 21-0
April 25 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field 15-4 40-4 22-0
April 26 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field 11-1 41-4 23-0
April 26 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field 8-9 41-5 23-1
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
May 2 Plano Disch-Falk Field 3-0 42-5 -
May 2 Plano Disch-Falk Field 5-0 43-5 -
May 3 Plano Disch-Falk Field 2-1 44-5 -
May 3 Plano Disch-Falk Field 16-0 45-5 -
May 15 University of Dallas Disch-Falk Field 7-5 46-5 -
May 15 University of Dallas Disch-Falk Field 15-1 47-5 -
May 16 University of Dallas Disch-Falk Field 2-0 48-5 -
May 16 University of Dallas Disch-Falk Field 11-0 49-5 -
Post-season
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 22 Louisiana Tech Arlington Stadium 6-2 50-5
May 24 South Alabama Arlington Stadium 7-4 51-5
May 25 Pan American Arlington Stadium 9-2 52-5
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
June 6 Oklahoma Rosenblatt Stadium 4-2 53-5
June 8 Arizona State Rosenblatt Stadium 2-5 53-6
June 9 Seton Hall Rosenblatt Stadium 12-10 54-6
June 12 South Carolina Rosenblatt Stadium 17-6 55-6
June 14 South Carolina Rosenblatt Stadium 5-1 56-6

Awards and honors[edit]

Rick Bradley
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
  • First Team All-SWC[4]
Martin Flores
  • First Team All-SWC[4]
Jim Gideon
  • Freshamn All-American[4]
  • First Team All-SWC[4]
Keith Moreland
  • First Team All-American[4]
  • First Team All-SWC[4]
Garry Pyka
  • First Team All-SWC[4]
Mickey Reichenbach
Blair Stouffer
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
Rich Wortham
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]

Longhorns in the 1975 MLB Draft[edit]

The following members of the Texas Longhorns baseball program were drafted in the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft.[5]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Jim Gideon RHP 1st 17th Texas Rangers
Richard Bradley C 2nd 32nd San Francisco Giants
Blair Stouffer 3B 5th 113th Texas Rangers
Keith Moreland 3B 7th 156th Philadelphia Phillies
Mike Anderson OF 14th 316th Chicago Cubs
Rich Wortham LHP 14th 317th New York Mets
Martin Flores LHP 23rd 531st San Francisco Giants
Mickey Reichenbach 1B 31st 653rd Texas Rangers

References[edit]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1975". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Texas Baseball 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 172. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "2010 Texas Longhorns baseball Media Guide". TexasSports.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2012.

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