The 2016 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2016 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 Augie Garrido , in his 20th and final season at Texas.
Previous season
The 2015 Texas Longhorns baseball team notched a 30–27 (11–13) record and finished fifth in the Big 12 Conference standings.[ 2] The Longhorns won the 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament , earning the Big 12's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament .[ 3] The Longhorns were selected for the Dallas Regional, where they lost their first game to Oregon State and were eliminated from the Tournament with a loss in their second game to Regional host Dallas Baptist .[ 2]
Personnel
Roster
2016 Texas Longhorns roster[ 4]
Pitchers
13 - Tyler Schimpf (RHP) - Sophomore
14 - Beau Ridgeway (RHP) - Freshman
15 - Eric Dunbar (RHP) - Redshirt Sophomore
19 - Connor Mayes (RHP) - Sophomore
24 - Chase Shugart (RHP) - Freshman
27 - Travis Duke (LHP) - Senior
29 - Jon Malmin (LHP) - Junior
30 - Josh Sawyer (LHP) - Junior
32 - Nicholas Kennedy (LHP) - Freshman
34 - Kyle Johnston (RHP) - Sophomore
35 - Blake Wellmann (RHP) - Freshman
38 - Ty Culbreth (LHP) - Senior
40 - James Nittoli (LHP) - Freshman
41 - Morgan Cooper (RHP) - Redshirt Sophomore
42 - Kacy Clemens (RHP) - Junior
43 - Chance Callihan (RHP) - Redshirt Freshman
45 - Nolan Kingham (RHP) - Freshman
49 - Parker Joe Robinson (RHP) - Redshirt Freshman
51 - Jake McKenzie (RHP) - Sophomore
Catchers
1 - Tres Barrera - Junior
7 - Michael Cantu - Sophomore
37 - Matthew White - Freshman
46 - James Barton - Senior
Infielders
2 - Kody Clemens - Freshman
5 - Matthew Schmidt - Freshman
11 - Travis Jones - Sophomore
12 - Joe Baker - Sophomore
17 - Bret Boswell - Redshirt Sophomore
24 - Chase Shugart - Freshman
39 - Tate Shaw - Redshirt Freshman
42 - Kacy Clemens - Junior
51 - Jake McKenzie - Sophomore
Outfielders
4 - Kaleb Denny - Redshirt Freshman
6 - Tyler Rand - Freshman
8 - Brady Harlan - Freshman
11 - Travis Jones - Sophomore
33 - Patrick Mathis - Sophomore
47 - Ben Kennedy - Redshirt Sophomore
50 - Zane Gurwitz - Junior
Coaching staff
Schedule and results
2016 Texas Longhorns baseball game log
Regular Season
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Big 12
February 19
6:00 pm
LHN
UNLV *
#40
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 3–412
Bohall (1–0)
Robinson (0–1)
–
5,305
0–1
–
February 20
2:00 pm
LHN
UNLV*
#40
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 11–2
Culbreth (1–0)
Oakley (0–1)
–
5,526
1–1
–
February 21
1:00 pm
LHN
UNLV*
#40
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 7–0
Duke (1–0)
Wright (0–1)
–
4,891
2–1
–
February 25
6:00 pm
LHN
#21 Stanford *
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 0–112
Viall (1–0)
Malmin (0–1)
–
4,676
2–2
–
February 26
6:30 pm
LHN
#21 Stanford*
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 4–3
Johnston (1–0)
Beck (1–1)
Shugart (1)
5,550
3–2
–
February 27
3:30 pm
LHN
#21 Stanford*
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 9–0
Culbreth (2–0)
Castellanos (1–1)
–
6,623
4–2
–
February 28
12:30 pm
LHN
#21 Stanford*
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 1–11
Hanewich (2–0)
Moyes (0–1)
–
5,625
4–3
–
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Big 12
March 1
6:00 pm
at Texas State *
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 10–411
Shugart (1–0)
Mazzoccoli (0–1)
–
2,776
5–3
–
March 3
6:00 pm
LHN
#30 California *
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 1–4
Bain (1–1)
Kingham (0–1)
Martinez (3)
4,480
5–4
–
March 4
6:00 pm
LHN
#30 California*
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 3–4
Jefferies (3–0)
Johnston (1–1)
Martinez (4)
5,280
5–5
–
March 5
2:00 pm
LHN
#30 California*
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 0–6
Mason (2–0)
Culbreth (2–1)
Dodson (1)
5,467
5–6
–
March 6
12:00 pm
LHN
#30 California*
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 7–10
Martinez (1–0)
Malmin (0–2)
–
5,083
5–7
–
March 8
7:00 pm
LHN
Sam Houston State *
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 12–3
Cooper (1–0)
Brown (0–2)
–
4,710
6–7
–
March 11
8:00 pm
at #23 UCLA *
Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
W 7–5
Malmin (1–2)
Canning (2–1)
Kingham (1)
731
7–7
–
March 12
4:00 pm
at #23 UCLA*
Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
L 4–5
Gadsby (1–0)
Wellmann (0–1)
–
1,260
7–8
–
March 13
2:00pm
at #23 UCLA*
Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
L 3–6
Molnar (1–1)
Malmin (1–3)
Gadsby (4)
1,644
7–9
–
March 15
6:35 pm
SECN +
at #3 Texas A&M *
Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX
L 4–5
Ecker (1–0)
Culbreth (2–2)
–
6,965
7–10
–
March 18
6:00 pm
LHN
#28 Tulane *
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 2–3
Massey (2–1)
Mayes (0–2)
–
4,587
7–11
–
March 19
6:00 pm
LHN
#28 Tulane*
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 10–3
Culbreth (3–2)
Massey (2–2)
Wellmann (1)
5,297
8–11
–
March 20
12:00 pm
LHN
#28 Tulane*
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 3–5
Simms (4–0)
Duke (1–1)
Rankin (1)
4,737
8–12
–
March 22
6:00 pm
LHN
UTSA *
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 11–2
Kingham (1–1)
Shewcraft (3–3)
–
4,560
9–12
–
March 24
6:00 pm
LHN
#9 TCU
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 4–3
Duke (2–1)
Baker (2–1)
Mayes (1)
4,828
10–12
1–0
March 25
6:00 pm
LHN
#9 TCU
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 2–0
Culbreth (4–2)
Howard (4–1)
Mayes (2)
4,004
11–12
2–0
March 26
2:30 pm
FS1
#9 TCU
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 5–9
Burnett (1–0)
Kingham (1–2)
–
7,093
11–13
2–1
March 29
6:00 pm
LHN
Lamar *
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 2–4
Johnson (6–0)
Mayes (0–3)
Oquendo (3)
4,391
11–14
–
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Big 12
April 1
7:00 pm
FS1
at Oklahoma
L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
L 1–6
Andritsos (4–2)
Cooper (1–1)
–
1,392
11–15
2–2
April 2
3:00 pm
FSOK
at Oklahoma
L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
W 5–3
Culbreth (5–2)
Madden (1–1)
Sawyer (1)
1,826
12–15
3–2
April 3
1:00 pm
FSOK
at Oklahoma
L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
L 3–4
Neuse (1–1)
Mayes (0–4)
–
1,260
12–16
3–3
April 5
7:00 pm
LHN
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi *
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 0–5
Hernandez (2–3)
Kingham (1–3)
Skapura (1)
4,654
12–17
–
April 8
6:30 pm
COX KS
at Kansas State
Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
W 6–3
Cooper (2–1)
Rigler (2–6)
Shugart (2)
2,331
13–17
4–3
April 9
2:00 pm
at Kansas State
Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
W 12–5
Culbreth (6–2)
MaVorhis (3–3)
–
2,331
14–17
5–3
April 10
1:00 pm
at Kansas State
Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
L 2–3
Benenati (1–1)
Shugart (1–1)
–
2,331
14–18
5–4
April 12
6:30 pm
Houston *
Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX
L 2–3
Combie (1–1)
Kennedy (0–1)
Hernandez (6)
14–19
5-4
April 15
4:00 pm
LHN
Kansas
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 5–11
Krauth (3–4)
Cooper (2–2)
–
14–20
5–5
April 15
8:00 pm
LHN
Kansas
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 8–6
Johnston (2–1)
Weiman (1–4)
–
15–20
6–5
April 16
4:30 pm
LHN
Kansas
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 12–2
Culbreth (7–2)
Goddard (2–3)
–
16–20
7–5
April 19
6:00 pm
LHN
UTRGV *
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 7–5
Ridgeway (1–0)
Delgado (0–1)
Shugart (3)
17–20
7–5
April 22
6:30 pm
FSSW +
at #7 Texas Tech
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
L 6–13
Martin (6–0)
Dunbar (0–1)
–
17–21
7–6
April 23
2:00 pm
FSSW+
at #7 Texas Tech
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
W 7–4
Culbreth (8–2)
Moseley (4–3)
Kingham (2)
18–21
8–6
April 24
2:00 pm
FSSW+
at #7 Texas Tech
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
W 17–1
Johnston (3–1)
Howard (6–2)
–
19–21
9–6
April 26
6:00 pm
LHN
Texas State*
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 6–2
Ridgeway (2–0)
Hallonquist (3–4)
–
20–21
9–6
April 30
2:30 pm
LHN
Oklahoma State
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 0–3
Hatch (4–1)
Cooper (2–3)
–
20–22
9–7
April 30
LHN
Oklahoma State
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 3–6
Elliott (6–2)
Culbreth (8–3)
Buffett (8)
20–23
9–8
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Big 12
May 1
1:30 pm
LHN
Oklahoma State
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 4–8
20–24
9–9
May 3
6:00 pm
LHN
Prairie View A&M *
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 7–0
21–24
9–9
May 6
5:30 pm
at West Virginia
Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
L 2–11
21–25
9–10
May 7
3:00 pm
at West Virginia
Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
L 7–14
21–26
9–11
May 8
12:00 pm
at West Virginia
Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
L 5–9
21–27
9–12
May 17
6:00 pm
LHN
Texas State*
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 2–3
21–28
9–12
May 19
6:00 pm
LHN
Baylor
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 1–2
21–29
9–13
May 20
6:00 pm
LHN
Baylor
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
L 1–3
21–30
9–14
May 21
2:00 pm
LHN
Baylor
UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
W 7–6
22–30
10–14
Post-Season
Date
Time (CT)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Big 12 Tourn.
May 25
TBD
Oklahoma State
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
L 4–10
22–31
0-1
May 26
TBD
Baylor
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
W 15–3
23–31
1-1
May 27
TBD
Oklahoma State
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
W 12–8
24–31
2-1
May 28
TBD
TCU
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
W 2–1
25–31
3-1
May 29
TBD
TCU
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
L 2–8
25–32
3-2
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Texas team member
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball .
Rankings
^ 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
Venues Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics