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 Disch–Falk 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 15–9, 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.
Previous season
Regular season Texas finished the regular season 39–17, 14–10 in Big 12 play. In non-conference play, Texas went 25-7 never being swept once. Against ranked opponents, Texas went 5–6. 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.
Big 12 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 8–1. Skyler Messinger, Douglas Hodo III, and Pete Hansen earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors.
NCAA tournament
Austin Regional 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 11–3 advancing them to the second round against Louisiana Tech. In the second round Texas defeated Louisiana Tech 5–2. After Air Force defeated Louisiana Tech in the losers bracket, Texas defeated Air Force 10–1 in the championship game advancing the Longhorns to Super Regionals.
Greenville Super Regional 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 7–13. In the second round, Texas won 9–8 forcing a game three. In game three, Texas defeated ECU 11–1 sending the Longhorns to their 38th College World Series.
College World Series
In the first round of the College World Series, Texas matched up against Notre Dame. Against Notre Dame, Texas lost 3–7. In the elimination game, Texas faced off against Texas A&M. Texas was defeated by Texas A&M 2–10, ending their season.
Personnel
Roster
2023 Texas Longhorns Roster Pitchers
11 – Tanner Witt – Junior(6'5, 215) 13 – Lucas Gordon – Junior(6'1, 193) 24 – Chase Lummus – Sophomore(6'1, 205) 28 – Ace Whitehead – Sophomore(5’11, 185) 31 – DJ Burke – Junior(6'2, 215) 32 – Charlie Hurley – Junior(6'8, 218) 34 – Kobe Minchey – Freshman(6'2, 205) 36 – David Shaw – Sophomore(6'7, 205) 37 – Zane Morehouse – Junior(6'4, 200) 38 – Max Grubbs – Freshman(6'1, 180) 39 – Travis Sthele – Sophomore(6'0, 198) 41 – Cody Howard – Freshman(5’11, 198) 42 – Chris Stuart – Junior (6'0, 210) 45 – Heston Tole – Junior(6’6, 220) 47 – Sam Walbridge – Junior(6'5, 210) 48 – Cameron O’Banan – Sophomore(6'2, 185) 53 – Luke Harrison – Sophomore(6'2, 175) 57 – Lebarron Johnson Jr. – Sophomore(6'4, 207) 58 – Pierce George – Freshman(6'6, 215) 88 – Andre Duplantier II – Sophomore(6'2, 215) Catchers 6 – Rylan Galvan – Freshman(6'0, 185) 10 – Kimble Schuessler – Junior(6'2, 205) 29 – Cam Constantine – Sophomore(6'0, 200) 35 – Garret Guillemette – Junior(6'1, 210) 40 – Preston Hoffart – Junior(5’11, 190) 50 – Grant Fahrlander – Freshman (5’11, 200)
Infielders 0 – Jayden Duplantier – Freshman(6’1, 180) 1 – Jalin Flores – Freshman(6’2, 185) 5 – Tanner Carlson – Senior(6’1, 190) 8 – Dylan Campbell – Junior(5’11, 205) 9 – Jared Thomas – Freshman (6’2, 175) 14 – Cade O’Hara – Freshman(6’1, 175) 19 – Mitchell Daly – Junior(6'1, 185) 27 – Jack O’Dowd – Junior(6'2, 195) Outfielders 4 – Porter Brown – Junior(5'11, 190) 8 – Dylan Campbell – Junior(5’11, 205) 9 – Jared Thomas – Freshman (6’2, 175) 12 – Max Belyeu – Freshman (6’2, 195) 28 – Ace Whitehead – Sophomore(5’11, 185) 29 – Cam Constantine – Sophomore(6'0, 200) 30 – Eric Kennedy – Senior(5'11, 203)
Utility Players 15 – Peyton Powell – Junior(6'1, 188)
Legend (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Roster Notes
Starters LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH
Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday Saturday Sunday
Coaches 2023 Texas Longhorns coaching staff David Pierce – Head coach – 7th year Steve Rodriguez – Assistant coach (hitting) – 1st year Woody Williams – Assistant coach (pitching) – 1st year Caleb Longley – Assistant coach – 2nd year Cameron Rupp – Student assistant coach – 1st year
Support staff 2023 Texas Longhorns support staff Philip Miller – Special assistant to the head coach – 7th year Chris Gordon – Coordinator of hitting and pitching development – 1st year Carli Todd – Director of player development – 8th year Heather Vacek – Director of operations – 2nd year Matt Couch – Assistant coach for athletic performance – 4th year Tom Mendez – Assistant athletic trainer – 4th year Chris Quinn – Equipment manager – 2nd year
Offseason
Departures
All Offseason DeparturesName Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Tristan Stevens 35 P 6’2” 200 lbs Senior Springfield, MO Graduated Austin Todd 44 OF 6’1” 195 lbs Senior Round Rock, TX Graduated Coy Cobb 45 P 6’4” 193 lbs Junior Katy, TX Graduated Marcus Olivarez 46 P 6’3” 200 lbs Senior Columbus, TX Graduated Trey Faltine 0 SS 6’2” 198 lbs Sophomore Richmond, TX MLB Draft Silas Ardoin 4 C 6’0” 215 lbs Sophomore Moss Bluff, LA MLB Draft Skyler Messinger 5 IF 6’3” 220 lbs Senior Niwot, CO MLB Draft Douglas Hodo III 7 OF 6’0” 185 lbs Sophomore Boerne, TX MLB Draft Murphy Stehly 14 IF 5’10” 205 lbs Senior Carlsbad, CA MLB Draft Ivan Melendez 17 1B 6’3” 225 lbs Junior El Paso, TX MLB Draft Pete Hansen 33 P 6’2” 205 lbs Sophomore El Dorado Hills, CA MLB Draft
Outgoing transfers Outgoing transfersName No.Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source Aaron Nixon 41 P 6’1” 205 McAllen, TX Sophomore Mississippi State Caden Noah 38 P 5’10” 190 Longview, TX Sophomore UT Arlington Cameron Dayton 54 IF/P 6’3” 207 Round Rock, TX Junior Seattle Carson McKinney 58 P 6’4” 225 Birmingham, AL Freshman Kansas Daniel Blair 36 P 6’3” 205 Peachtree City, GA Junior Ohio State Gavin Kash 6 IF 6’3” 198 Sour Lake, TX Freshman Texas Tech Jace Hutchins 31 P 6’5” 220 College Station, TX Sophomore Texas A&M Jack Arthur 42 OF/P 6’1” 195 Flower Mound, TX Freshman Weatherford Joshua Stewart 34 P 6’2” 185 Georgetown, TX Freshman Texas A&M Justin Eckhardt 56 P 6’2” 205 Sealy, TX Sophomore Ohio State
2022 MLB draft
2nd 4th 43rd Ivan Melendez 1B Arizona Diamondbacks 3rd 17th 97th Pete Hansen P St. Louis Cardinals 4th 1st 107th Silas Ardoin C Baltimore Orioles 6th 1st 167th Douglas Hodo III OF Baltimore Orioles 7th 17th 213th Trey Faltine SS Cincinnati Reds 10th 5th 291st Murphy Stehly 3B Washington Nationals 12th 12th 358th Jared Southard P Los Angeles Angels 19th 10th 566th Skyler Messinger 3B Colorado Rockies
Undrafted free agents Tristan Stevens P Miami Marlins Marcus Olivarez P Kansas City Royals
Coaching staff departures Sean AllenAssistant CoachOhio StateAssistant CoachTroy TulowitzkiAssistant Coach Coaching Staff Notes
Acquisitions
Incoming transfers Incoming transfersName B/TPos. Height Weight Hometown Year Previous school Source Brandon Fields R/R OF 6’0” 209 Orlando, FL Junior State College of Florida Charlie Hurley L/R P 6’8” 218 Sacramento, CA Junior USC Chris Stuart L/L P 6’0” 210 Amsterdam, NL Junior San Jacinto Cody Howard R/R P 5’11” 198 The Woodlands, TX Freshman Baylor David Shaw R/L P 6’7” 205 Houston, TX Sophomore Rice DJ Burke R/R P 6’2” 210 San Antonio, TX Junior San Jacinto Garret Guillemette R/R C 6’1” 210 Yorba Linda, CA Junior USC Heston Tole R/R P 6’6” 220 Wichita Falls, TX Junior Arkansas Porter Brown L/L OF 5’11” 190 San Antonio, TX Junior TCU Tanner Carlson R/R IF 6’1” 190 Elk Grove, CA Senior Long Beach State
Incoming recruits 2022 Texas RecruitsName B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source Cade O’Hara R/R IF/P 6’1” 180 lbs Tustin, CA Mater Dei Collin Valentine L/L P 6’3” 165 lbs Dallas, TX Highland Park Grant Fahrlander R/R C 5’11” 200 lbs Austin, TX St. Michael's Jalin Flores R/R SS 6’3” 188 lbs Helotes, TX Brandeis Jared Thomas L/L 1B 6’2” 175 lbs Waxahachie, TX Waxahachie Jayden Duplantier R/R SS 6’1” 170 lbs Houston, TX Summer Creek Kobe Minchey R/R P 6’3” 205 lbs Jarrell, TX Homeschool Matthew Porchas R/R P 6’3” 215 lbs Ladera Ranch, CA Santa Margarita Max Belyeu L/R OF 6’2” 195 lbs Aledo, TX Aledo Max Grubbs R/R P 6’2” 180 lbs Arlington, TX Martin Pierce George R/R SS 6’7” 242 lbs Lakeway, TX Lake Travis Rylan Galvan R/R C 5’11” 175 lbs Sinton, TX Sinton
Coaching staff additions
NamePositionPrevious TeamPrevious Position SourceSteve RodriguezAssistant CoachBaylorHead CoachWoody WilliamsAssistant CoachSan JacintoAssistant CoachCameron RuppStudent Assistant CoachChris GordonCoordinator of Hitting and Pitching DevelopmentDukeAssistant Coach
Preseason
Big 12 media poll
Big 12 media poll 1 TCU 61 (5) 2 Oklahoma State 59 (4) 3 Texas Tech 48 4 Texas 43 5 Oklahoma 38 6 West Virginia 28 7 Kansas State 17 8 Kansas 16 9 Baylor 14 Source:
Preseason Big 12 awards and honors Preseason All-Big 12 Team Player No. Position Class Lucas Gordon 13 P Junior Tanner Witt 11 P Redshirt Sophomore
Schedule and results {| class="toccolours" width=100% style="margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |-style="" ! colspan=2|2023 Texas Longhorns baseball game log (42–22) |- ! colspan=2 | Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Texas team member |-style="" ! colspan=2 |Regular season (38–18) |- valign="top" | February (3–5) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap February 17 7:00 p.m. FloBaseball.TV vs. No. 8 Arkansas* — Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L2–3 Adcock(1–0) (0–1) Tygart(1) 15,721 0–1 — Box Score Recap February 18 3:00 p.m. FloBaseball.TV vs. Missouri* — Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L5–6 Maltrud(1–0) Walbridge(0–1) — 20,295 0–2 — Box Score Recap February 19 10:30 a.m. FloBaseball.TV vs. No. 10 Vanderbilt* — Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L2–12 Futrell(1–0) Sthele(0–1) Cunningham(1) 16,100 0–3 — Box Score Recap February 21 5:00 p.m. LHN Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* — UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W12–2 Johnson Jr.(1–1) Garcia(0–1) — 6,388 1–3 — Box Score Recap February 24 6:30 p.m. LHN * — UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W4–2 Stuart(1–0) Levy(0–1) — 6,573 2–3 — Box Score Recap February 25 1:00 p.m. LHN Indiana* — UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W5–2 Morehouse(1–0) Kraft(0–1) Burke(1) 6,851 3–3 — Box Score Recap February 26 12:00 p.m. LHN Indiana* — UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L2–4 Sinnard(2–0) Sthele(0–2) Kraft(1) 6,748 3–4 — Box Score Recap February 28 6:30 p.m. LHN No. 1 LSU* — UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L0–3 Ackenhausen(1–0) Stuart(1–1) Little(1) 7,641 3–5 — Box Score Recap