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2008 Texas Longhorns baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
CBNo. 25
Record39–22 (15–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainPreston Clark (1st year)
Home stadiumUFCU Disch–Falk Field
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 10 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 19 8 0   .704 46 19 0   .708
No. 18 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 18 9 0   .667 44 18 0   .710
No. 22 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 17 9 1   .648 41 16 1   .716
No. 21 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 16 11 0   .593 39 21 0   .650
No. 25 Texas  ‍‍y 15 12 0   .556 37 24 0   .607
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 11 16 0   .407 32 26 0   .552
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 11 16 0   .407 29 29 0   .500
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 9 17 1   .352 36 26 1   .579
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 9 18 0   .333 30 27 0   .526
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 18 0   .333 25 30 0   .455
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the Texas Longhorns baseball program for the University of Texas in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. Augie Garrido coached the team in his 12th season at Texas.[2]

Texas finished the regular season in 5th place in the Big 12. They would go on to win the 2008 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament with a perfect 4–0 record, defeating Kansas State 15–7 in the final. Texas was selected as a 2 seed for the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and would go to the Houston Regional, hosted by Rice. Texas would go 2–2, losing to Rice in the Regional Finals 7–4.

Honors


Personnel

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Roster

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2008 Texas Longhorns Roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 7 – Garrett Clyde – Junior
  • 8 – Casey Whitmer – Sophomore
  • 12 – Brandon WorkmanFreshman
  • 17 – Marcus Tackett – Sophomore
  • 20 – Hunter Harris – Sophomore
  • 23 – Hunter Hill – Freshman
  • 24 – Cole GreenFreshman
  • 25 – Drew Bishop – Junior
  • 26 – Kyle Walker – Junior
  • 27 – Juston Street – Junior
  • 30 – Kenn Kasparek – Junior
  • 31 – Chance RuffinFreshman
  • 34 – Stayton Thomas – Freshman
  • 35 – Keith Shinaberry – Junior
  • 37 – Lee Johnson – Freshman
  • 40 – Riley Boening – Sophomore
  • 44 – Austin Wood – Junior
 

Catchers

  • 3 – Cameron RuppFreshman
  • 4 – Todd Gilfillan – Senior
  • 7 – Preston Clark – Junior
  • 38 – Kawika Emsley-Pai – Freshman
  • 41 – Erik Woody – Sophomore

Infielders

  • 5 – Bobby Buckner – Freshman
  • 9 – Michael Torres – Junior
  • 13 – Brandon BeltSophomore
  • 28 – Pat McCrory – Junior
  • 36 – Tant Shepherd – Freshman
  • 39 – David Hernandez – Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – Runey Davis – Freshman
  • 6 – Kyle Lusson – Sophomore
  • 10 – Connor Rowe – Freshman
  • 14 – Russell Moldenhauer – Sophomore
  • 15 – Jordan DanksJunior
  • 19 – Kyle RussellJunior
  • 43 – Kevin Keyes – Freshman
  • 45 – Ben Kaplan – Freshman
 

Coaches

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2008 Texas Longhorns Coaching Staff[3]
  • Augie Garrido – Head Coach – 12th
  • Tommy Harmon – Assistant Coach – 19th
  • Skip Johnson – Assistant Coach – 2nd
  • Ben King – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st
  • Clay Van Hook – Student Assistant Coach – 1st

Schedule

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Postseason

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Big 12 Tournament

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Division A A&M Mizzou UT OU Overall
1 Texas A&M 6-2 9-15 1-4 1-2
4 Missouri 2-6 3-2* 3–4 1-2
5 Texas 15-9 2-3* 11-10 2-1
8 Oklahoma 4-1 4-3 10-11 2-1
Division B OSU Neb Bay KSU Overall
2 Oklahoma State 11-5 14-3 2–3 2-1
3 Nebraska 5–11 4–10 5-2 1-2
6 Baylor 3-14 10-4 2–3 1-2
7 Kansas State 3-2 2-5 3-2 2-1
Finals
   
A Texas 15
B Kansas State 7
  • Texas Tech and Kansas did not make the tournament.
  • Texas wins tiebreaker over Oklahoma by virtue of their 11–10 head to head win
  • * 10 innings
  • Kansas State wins tiebreaker over Oklahoma State by virtue of their 3–2 head to head win

NCAA Tournament

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Hosted by Rice at Reckling Park

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Rice 3
4 Sam Houston State 2
1 Rice 11
3 St. John's 2
3 St. John's 2
2 Texas 1
1 Rice 7
Houston Regional – Reckling Park
2 Texas 4
4 Sam Houston State 3
2 Texas 13
2 Texas 4
3 St. John's 3
6 Rice 9 6
Texas A&M 7 5
1 Texas A&M 15
4 UIC 1
1 Texas A&M 22
3 Houston 4
3 Houston 9
2 Dallas Baptist 5
1 Texas A&M 3 13
College Station Regional – Olsen Field
3 Houston 4 5
4 UIC 9
2 Dallas Baptist 5
4 UIC 11
3 Houston 1411

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches'77*101314101410152020*20*21
Baseball America1614161918131612202419212121
Collegiate Baseball^8671513121514162419252525
NCBWA637101010131115252626282519212121

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball standings". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "2021 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 55. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2008 Texas Baseball Roster". Texas Sports. Retrieved August 19, 2022.