# 2017 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 2017 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2017 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 first season at Texas.
The Longhorns finished as the runner-up for the 2017 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, then finished as runner-up to Long Beach State in the Long Beach Regional.

## Schedule and results

2017 Texas Longhorns baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb 17 | #27 Rice* | #30 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 2–3 | Kravetz(1–0) | Kingham(0–1) | | 6,197 | 0–1 |
| Feb 18 | #27 Rice* | #30 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 5–4 | Johnston(1–0) | Salinas(0–1) | O'Hara (1) | | 1–1 |
| Feb 18 | #27 Rice* | #30 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 6–1 | Henley(1–0) | Canterino(0–1) | | 7,160 | 2–1 |
| Feb 19 | #27 Rice* | #30 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 1–7 | Esquivel(1–0) | Mayes(0–1) | | 4,658 | 2–2 |
| Feb 22 | at #18 Sam Houston State* | #25 | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | W 7–2 | Kingham(1–1) | Mills(0–1) | | 2,815 | 3–2 |
| Feb 24 | UConn* | #25 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 4–1 | Cooper(1–0) | Cate(1–1) | Shugart (1) | 4,370 | 4–2 |
| Feb 25 | UConn* | #25 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 1–2 | Montgomerie(2–0) | Johnston(1–1) | Russell (2) | 5,187 | 4–3 |
| Feb 26 | UConn* | #25 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 9–3 | McKenzie(1–0) | Domnarski(0–2) | | 4,292 | 5–3 |
| Feb 28 | Lamar* | #24 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 9–5 | Kennedy(1–0) | Erickson(0–1) | Ridgeway (1) | 4,109 | 6–3 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big 12 Record |
| Mar 2 | at #17 Stanford* | #24 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 4–0 | Kingham(2–1) | Bubic(1–2) | Ridgeway (2) | 992 | 7–3 | |
| Mar 3 | at #17 Stanford* | #24 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 2–3 | Hock(2–0) | McKenzie(1–1) | | 1,167 | 7–4 | |
| Mar 4 | at #17 Stanford* | #24 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 1–2 | Hock(3–0) | Shugart(0–1) | | 1,429 | 7–5 | |
| Mar 4 | at #17 Stanford* | #24 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 2–5 | Castellanos(2–0) | Henley(1–1) | Hock (3) | 1,429 | 7–6 | |
| Mar 7 | Richmond* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 9–0 | Mayes(1–1) | Miller(1–1) | | 3,926 | 8–6 | |
| Mar 8 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 15–0 | Kennedy(2–0) | Carter(0–3) | | 3,954 | 9–6 | |
| Mar 10 | UCLA* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 5–4 | Ridgeway(1–0) | Gadsby(2–4) | Johnston (1) | 4,391 | 10–6 | |
| Mar 11 | UCLA* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 5–2 | Cooper(2–0) | Scheidler(1–1) | Johnston (2) | 4,549 | 11–6 | |
| Mar 12 | UCLA* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 10–5 | Henley(2–1) | Olsen(0–1) | McKenzie (1) | 4,869 | 12–6 | |
| Mar 14 | #11 Texas A&M* | #27 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 4–3 | Kennedy(3–0) | Doxakis(0–1) | Shugart (2) | 6,985 | 13–6 | |
| Mar 17 | #4 Texas Tech | #27 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 1–2 | Martin(3–1) | Kingham(2–2) | McMillon (3) | 6,396 | 13–7 | 0–1 |
| Mar 18 | #4 Texas Tech | #27 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 1–2 | Gingery(4–0) | Cooper(2–1) | Quezada (2) | 7,091 | 13–8 | 0–2 |
| Mar 19 | #4 Texas Tech | #27 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 5–8 | Mushinski(1–1) | Henley(2–2) | Dusek (1) | 5,763 | 13–9 | 0–3 |
| Mar 21 | at Texas State* | | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 10–11 | Walden(5–0) | Robinson(0–1) | | 3,017 | 13–10 | |
| Mar 22 | UT Rio Grande Valley* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 9–7 | Malmin(1–0) | Becerra(1–1) | Ridgeway (3) | 3,968 | 14–10 | |
| Mar 24 | Kansas State | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 2–0 | Kingham(3–2) | Heskett(2–2) | | 4,208 | 15–10 | 1–3 |
| Mar 25 | Kansas State | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 5–0 | Cooper(3–1) | Rigler(2–2) | | 5,210 | 16–10 | 2–3 |
| Mar 26 | Kansas State | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 6–5 | Shugart(1–1) | Floyd(1–2) | Ridgeway (4) | 4,689 | 17–10 | 3–3 |
| Mar 28 | vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* | | Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX | W 12–2 | Kennedy(4–0) | Holland(0–2) | | 4,754 | 18–10 | |
| Mar 31 | at Kansas | | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | W 5–3 | Kingham(4–2) | Rackoski(3–3) | Ridgeway (5) | 1,044 | 19–10 | 4–3 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big 12 Record |
| Apr 1 | at Kansas | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | L 1–2 | Turski(2–2) | Cooper(3–2) | Villines (5) | 1,248 | 19–11 | 4–4 |
| Apr 2 | at Kansas | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | L 4–5 | Leban(1–1) | Henley(2–3) | Villines (6) | 1,046 | 19–12 | 4–5 |
| Apr 4 | Sam Houston State* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 8–1 | Johnston(2–1) | Mills(3–2) | | 4,235 | 20–12 | |
| Apr 7 | #12 Oklahoma | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 5–3 | Kingham(5–2) | Grove(1–2) | Ridgeway (6) | 5,832 | 21–12 | 5–5 |
| Apr 8 | #12 Oklahoma | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 9–3 | Cooper(4–2) | Madden(4–1) | | 6,603 | 22–12 | 6–5 |
| Apr 9 | #12 Oklahoma | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 1–2 | Berry(1–0) | Shugart(1–2) | | 5,580 | 22–13 | 6–6 |
| Apr 11 | Texas State* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 9–2 | Shugart(2–2) | Baird(1–3) | | 4,474 | 23–13 | |
| Apr 13 | at Baylor | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 2–6 | Lewis(4–3) | Kingham(5–3) | | 2,387 | 23–14 | 6–7 |
| Apr 14 | at Baylor | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 3–4 | Montemayor(2–1) | Ridgeway(1–1) | | 3,860 | 23–15 | 6–8 |
| Apr 15 | at Baylor | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 5–3 | Kennedy(5–0) | Ott(1–1) | Ridgeway (7) | 3,214 | 24–15 | 7–8 |
| Apr 18 | Texas State* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 2–0 | Henley(3–3) | Baird(1–4) | Ridgeway (8) | 4,744 | 25–15 | |
| Apr 21 | New Orleans* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 7–1 | Kennedy(6–0) | Semple(5–3) | | 4,446 | 26–15 | |
| Apr 22 | New Orleans* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 3–2 | Cooper(5–3) | Warzek(5–2) | Ridgeway (9) | 4,917 | 27–15 | |
| Apr 23 | New Orleans* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 4–3 | Kingham(5–3) | Hodge(0–2) | | 4,631 | 28–15 | |
| Apr 25 | vs Louisiana* | Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX | L 1–8 | Guillory(3–2) | Henley(3–4) | | 4,200 | 28–16 | |
| Apr 28 | at Oklahoma State | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 5–4 | Kingham(7–3) | Hearrean(0–4) | Ridgeway (10) | | 29–16 | 8–8 |
| Apr 28 | at Oklahoma State | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 7–0 | Cooper(6–2) | Buffett(5–4) | | 1,937 | 30–16 | 9–8 |
| Apr 30 | at Oklahoma State | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | | | | | | | |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big 12 Record |
| May 2 | #23 UT Arlington* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 4–1 | Kennedy(7–0) | Michalski(0–2) | Ridgeway (11) | 4,414 | 31–16 | |
| May 5 | at #8 TCU | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 10–11 | Coughlin(1–0) | Ridgeway(1–2) | | 5,078 | 31–17 | 9–9 |
| May 6 | at #8 TCU | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 2–8 | Howard(7–3) | Kingham(7–4) | | 5,324 | 31–18 | 9–10 |
| May 7 | at #8 TCU | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 3–4 | Wymer(3–2) | Kennedy(7–1) | | 5,460 | 31–19 | 9–11 |
| May 16 | Incarnate Word* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 10–3 | Kennedy(8–1) | Miller(1–4) | | 4,269 | 32–19 | |
| May 19 | West Virginia | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 6–2 | Kingham(8–4) | Myers(4–3) | | 5,231 | 33–19 | 10–11 |
| May 20 | West Virginia | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 3–4 | Sigman(5–4) | Cooper(6–3) | Zarbnisky (6) | 5,209 | 33–20 | 10–12 |
| May 21 | West Virginia | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 9–4 | Johnston(3–1) | Strowd(1–3) | | 5,256 | 34–20 | 11–12 |
Postseason :
Big 12 Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 24 | vs Oklahoma | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | W 8–4 | Shugart(3–2) | Wiles(4–4) | | 4,720 | 35–20 | 1–0 |
| May 25 | vs Kansas | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | W 5–4 | Kingham(9–4) | Goddard(5–4) | | 4,492 | 36–20 | 2–0 |
| May 27 | vs #7 TCU | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | L 2–9 | Traver(3–1) | Johnston(3–2) | | 5,598 | 36–21 | 2–1 |
| May 27 | vs #7 TCU | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | W 9–3 | Henley(4–4) | Green(2–1) | Shugart (3) | 3,469 | 37–21 | 3–1 |
| May 28 | vs Oklahoma State | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | L 5–6 | Battenfield(5–4) | Mayes(1–2) | Teel (3) | 8,923 | 37–22 | 3–2 |
NCAA Long Beach Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Regional Record |
| Jun 2 | vs #30 UCLA | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 3–2 | Kingham(10–4) | Canning(7–4) | Ridgeway (12) | 2,283 | 38–22 | 1–0 |
| Jun 3 | vs #6 Long Beach State | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 5–3 | Ridgeway(2–2) | Rivera(1–2) | | 2,867 | 39–22 | 2–0 |
| Jun 4 | vs #6 Long Beach State | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 3–4 | Baayoun(3–0) | Henley(4–5) | Advocate (5) | 2,252 | 39–23 | 2–1 |
| Jun 5 | vs #6 Long Beach State | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 1–2 | Baayoun(4–0) | Kennedy(8–2) | Rivera (12) | 2,830 | 39–24 | 2–2 |
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 25* | 25* | 25 |
| Baseball America | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 30 | 25 | 24 | — | 27 | — | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 28* | 28 |
| NCBWA† | | | 27 | — | | | | | | | | 26 | 30 | — | | 25 | 20 | 20* | 23 |
^ 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.