1973 Texas Longhorns baseball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode = baseball

|year = 1973

|team = Texas Longhorns

|logo = Texas Longhorns logo.svg

|logo_size = 150

|conference = Southwest Conference

|short_conf = SWC

|record = 50–7

|conf_record = 15–3

|head_coach = Cliff Gustafson (6th year)

|asst_coach1 =

|stadium = Clark Field

|champion =SWC champions

|bowl = College World Series

|bowl_result = 2–2

}}

The 1973 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 6th season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for third with wins over {{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}} and {{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}} and losses to eventual champion Southern California and runner-up Arizona State.{{cite web|url=http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1973|title=1973 College World Series|accessdate=August 23, 2020|publisher=Omaha.com|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814010415/https://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1973|url-status=dead}}

Personnel

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width="03"\| \|valign="top"\| Pitchers 8 - Martin Flores 10 - Ron Roznovsky 17 - Zane Grubbs 21 - Jim Gideon 24 - Rich Wortham - Robert Cuellar - Doyle Moore Catchers 16 - Steve Michael Clancy 19 - Bill Berryhill \|width="15"\| \| valign="top" \| Infielders 3 - Ken Pape 6 - Bobby Clark 30 - Keith Moreland - Tom Cusick Outfielders 2 - Rudy Jaramillo 4 - Terry Pyka 7 - Rick Burley 13 - Tom Ball \|width="15"\| \| valign="top" \| Unknown 11 - Gary Stephen Peterson 14 - Charlie E. Crenshaw - Michael Anderson - James Bradley - James Brown - Randolph Bryant - Doug Helton - Alan Lowry - Juan Olvera - Russell Pounds - Terry Ray - James Reeves - Spanky Stevens - Blair Stouffer - Jerry Wheat \|width="20"\|

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Pitchers

8 - Martin Flores
10 - Ron Roznovsky
17 - Zane Grubbs
21 - Jim Gideon
24 - Rich Wortham
- Robert Cuellar
- Doyle Moore

Catchers

16 - Steve Michael Clancy
19 - Bill Berryhill

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Infielders

3 - Ken Pape
6 - Bobby Clark
30 - Keith Moreland
- Tom Cusick

Outfielders

2 - Rudy Jaramillo
4 - Terry Pyka
7 - Rick Burley
13 - Tom Ball

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Unknown

11 - Gary Stephen Peterson
14 - Charlie E. Crenshaw
- Michael Anderson
- James Bradley
- James Brown
- Randolph Bryant
- Doug Helton
- Alan Lowry
- Juan Olvera
- Russell Pounds
- Terry Ray
- James Reeves
- Spanky Stevens
- Blair Stouffer
- Jerry Wheat

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Schedule and results

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bgcolor="#ccffcc"\|	Texas win
bgcolor="#ffbbbb"\|	Texas loss
bgcolor="#cccccc"\|	Tie

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colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Texas Longhorns\|color=white}}"\|Regular season
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Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! SWC record
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Feb 23	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Sam Houston State Bearkats\|title=Sam Houston State}}*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 0–5	0–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Feb 23	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 2–9	0–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 24	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 3–0	1–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 24	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–2	2–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 27	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Texas Lutheran Bulldogs\|title=Texas Lutheran}}*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–0	3–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 27	Texas Lutheran*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–1{{efn\|Ron Roznovsky threw a no-hitter.}}	4–2

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Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! SWC record
class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%; width:100%" ! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Texas Longhorns}}"\|March
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 2	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Lamar Cardinals\|title=Lamar}}*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–2	5–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 2	Lamar*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–0	6–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 3	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Dallas Baptist Patriots\|title=Dallas Baptist}}*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–1	7–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 3	Dallas Baptist*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 13–3	8–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 6	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=St. Mary's Rattlers\|title=St. Mary's}}*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 1–0	9–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 6	St. Mary's*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–0	10–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 9	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns\|title=Southwestern Louisiana}}*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–1	11–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 9	Southwestern Louisiana*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–1	12–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 10	Southwestern Louisiana*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–1	13–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 10	Southwestern Louisiana*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–0	14–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 16	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=TCU Horned Frogs\|title=TCU}}	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–3¹¹	15–2	1–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 16	TCU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–4	16–2	2–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 17	TCU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–0	17–2	3–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 19	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Trinity Tigers\|title=Trinity}}*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 2–0	18–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 19	Trinity*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–3	19–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 23	at {{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Baylor Bears\|title=Baylor}}	Waco, TX	W 7–2⁸	20–2	4–0
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 23	at Baylor	Waco, TX	L 2–3	20–3	4–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 24	at Baylor	Waco, TX	W 8–4	21–3	5–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 26	Minnesota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 3–2	22–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 26	Minnesota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 13–8	23–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 30	at {{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Houston Cougars\|title=Houston}}	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 3–1	24–3	6–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 30	at Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 11–5	25–3	7–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 31	at Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	L 1–2	25–4	7–2

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! SWC record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 3	at St. Mary's*	San Antonio, TX	W 10–1	26–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 3	at St. Mary's*	San Antonio, TX	W 15–3	27–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 7	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Texas Tech Red Raiders\|title=Texas Tech}}	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–2	28–4	8–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 7	Texas Tech	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–0{{efn\|Richard Wortham threw a no-hitter.}}	29–4	9–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 10	at Texas Lutheran*	Seguin, TX	W 7–1	30–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 10	at Texas Lutheran*	Seguin, TX	W 10–1	31–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 13	at {{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=SMU Mustangs\|title=SMU}}	Dallas, TX	W 21–4	32–4	10–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 20	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Rice Owls\|title=Rice}}	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 3–2	33–4	11–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 21	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 13–1	34–4	12–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 21	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–8	35–4	13–2
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Apr 27	at {{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Texas A&M Aggies\|title=Texas A&M}}	Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX	L 0–1	35–5	13–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 27	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX	W 3–1	36–5	14–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 28	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX	W 6–4	37–5	15–3

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! SWC record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 5	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Southwestern Pirates\|title=Southwestern}}*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–3	38–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 5	Southwestern*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–0	39–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 7	Southwestern*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–1	40–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 7	Southwestern*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 21–6	41–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 11	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–0	42–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 11	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 8–2	43–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 12	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 8–2	44–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 12	Sam Houston State*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–4	45–5

! colspan=2 style="{{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}"|Postseason

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! NCAAT record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 24	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Texas–Pan American Broncs\|title=Texas–Pan American}}	San Antonio, TX	W 7–1	46–5	1–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 26	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Trinity Tigers\|title=Trinity}}	San Antonio, TX	W 17–2	47–5	2–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 27	Texas–Pan American	San Antonio, TX	W 14–12¹⁰	48–5	3–0

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! CWS record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 9	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Georgia Southern Eagles\|title=Georgia Southern}}	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 6–3	49–5	1–0
bgcolor=ffbbb \| June 10	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1–4	49–6	1–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 12	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Oklahoma Sooners\|title=Oklahoma}}	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 10–2	50–6	2–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| June 14	Arizona State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 5–6	50–7	2–2

Notes

References

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