1962 Texas Longhorns baseball team

American college baseball season

1962 Texas Longhorns baseball
SWC champions
College World Series, 3–2
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record26–7 (12–2 SWC)
Head coach
  • Bibb Falk (20th year)
Home stadiumClark Field
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Southwest Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 2   .857 26 – 7   .788
No. 18 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 11 – 4   .733 18 – 7   .720
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 17 – 7   .708
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 12 – 11   .522
Rice  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9   .308 10 – 12   .455
SMU  ‍‍‍ 0 – 13   .000 0 – 21   .000
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1962[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1962 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1962 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 20th season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing third with losses to eventual champion Michigan and runner-up Santa Clara.[2]

Personnel

Roster

1962 Texas Longhorns roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • - Tim Belcher

Catchers

  • - Gary E London

Manager

  • - Ralph Werner Knebel
  

Infielders

Outfielders

  • - Chuck Knutson
  

Unknown

  • - Tim Allen
  • - Lewis E. Brazelton
  • - Charles O. Hartenstein
  • - Edward E. Kasper
  • - Robert Willis Myer Jr.
  • - Walter New
  • - David C. Nunnenkamp
  • - John M. Pinckney
  • - David Tyler Skinner
  • - Michael Emmett Thrash

Schedule and results

Legend
  Texas win
  Texas loss
  Tie
1962 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[4]
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
Mar 5 Sam Houston State Teachers College* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–4 1–0
Mar 6 Sam Houston State Teachers College* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 5–167 1–1
Mar 9 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–0 2–1
Mar 10 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 19–7 3–1
Mar 13 Texas Lutheran* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 19–2 4–1
Mar 17 at Baylor Waco, TX W 4–3 5–1 1–0
Mar 19 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 7–8 5–2
Mar 20 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 3–510 5–3
Mar 24 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 11–4 6–3 2–0
Mar 27 St. Mary's (TX)* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 11–3 7–3
Mar 31 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX L 3–4 7–4 2–1
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
Apr 4 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–7 8–4 3–1
Apr 12 at Rice Houston, TX W 6–9 9–4 4–1
Apr 13 at Rice Houston, TX L 6–9 9–5 4–2
Apr 16 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX W 8–0 10–5 5–2
Apr 17 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX W 12–1 11–5 6–2
Apr 27 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 2–0 12–5 7–2
Apr 28 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 4–3 13–5 8–2
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
May 2 at TCU TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX W 4–3 14–5 9–2
May 3 at TCU TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX W 7–3 15–5 10–2
May 9 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX W 4–3 16–5 11–2
May 10 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX W 11–1010 17–5 12–2
Postseason
District 6 playoffs
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record
May 17 at Arizona Tucson, AZ W 1–0 18–5 1–0
May 18 at Arizona Tucson, AZ W 7–4 19–5 2–0
Exhibitions
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 19 at Arizona Tucson, AZ W 4–3 20–5
June 4 SMI Steelers Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–2 21–5
June 6 SMI Steelers Clark Field • Austin, TX W 3–0 22–5
June 7 at LeGrange Demons W 7–4 23–5
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 11 Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–3 23–6 0–1
June 12 Colorado State College Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 12–2 24–6 1–1
June 13 Ithaca Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–2 25–6 2–1
June 14 Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–0 26–6 3–1
June 13 Santa Clara Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–410 26–7 3–2

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1962". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "1962 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 9. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics