# 2012 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 2012 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the Texas Longhorns baseball program for the University of Texas in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. Augie Garrido coached the team in his 16th season at Texas.

## Schedule

2012 Texas Longhorns baseball game log :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member :
Regular season (30–20) :
February (3–5) :
| Date | Time (CT) | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big 12 Record | Box Score | Recap |
| February 18 | 2:00 PM | Duke* | No. 5 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 4–0 | Thonrhill (1–0) | Stroman (0–1) | Knebel (1) | 5,918 | 1–0 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 18 | 6:00 PM | Duke* | No. 5 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 5–3 | Milner (1–0) | Swart (0–1) | Knebel (2) | 6,311 | 2–0 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 19 | 12:00 PM | Duke* | No. 5 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 2–5 | Huber (1–0) | Curtiss (0–1) | Piscotty (1) | 6,448 | 2–1 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 21 | 6:00 PM | UT Arlington* | No. 7 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 5–7 | Day (2–0) | Dicharry (0–1) | Nack (1) | 5,466 | 2–2 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 24 | 7:30 PM | at No. 3 Stanford* | No. 7 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 2–7 | Appel (2–0) | Thornhill (1–1) | Schmidt (1) | 2,624 | 2–3 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 25 | 3:00 PM | at No. 3 Stanford* | No. 7 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 2–6 | Mooneyham (2–0) | Milner (1–1) | — | 2,661 | 2–4 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 26 | 3:00 PM | at No. 3 Stanford* | No. 7 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 1–15 | Hochstatter (1–0) | Curtiss (0–2) | — | 2,542 | 2–5 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| February 28 | 6:00 PM | Houston Baptist* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 2–0 | French (1–0) | Schafer (0–1) | Knebel (3) | 5,302 | 3–5 | — | Box Score | Recap |
March (12–5) :
| Date | Time (CT) | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big 12 Record | Box Score | Recap |
| March 2 | 7:00 PM | vs. No. 4 Rice* (Houston College Classic) | | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | W 11–8 | Thornhill (2–1) | Kubitza (1–1) | French (1) | 8,540 | 4–5 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 3 | 3:30 PM | vs. Tennessee* (Houston College Classic) | | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | L 4–5 | Godley (2–0) | Milner (1–2) | Williams (2) | | 4–6 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 4 | 11:00 AM | vs. No. 7 Arkansas* (Houston College Classic) | | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | L 3–7 | Baxendale (4–0) | Jacquez (0–1) | Astin (3) | | 4–7 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 6 | 4:00 PM | Dallas Baptist* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 2–1 $^{12}$ | Knebel (1–0) | Smith (1–1) | — | 5,330 | 5–7 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 9 | 6:00 PM | Loyola Marymount* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) | Cancelled (rain) |
| March 10 | 7:00 PM | Loyola Marymount* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | Postponned (rain) | Postponned (rain) | Postponned (rain) | Postponned (rain) | Postponned (rain) | Postponned (rain) | Postponned (rain) | Postponned (rain) | Postponned (rain) |
| March 11 | 12:00 PM | Loyola Marymount* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 0–1 | Griffin (2–2) | Milner (1–3) | — | | 5–8 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 11 | 2:30 PM | Loyola Marymount* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 3–1 $^7$ | Jacquez (1–1) | Megill (0–4) | Knebel (4) | 5,568 | 6–8 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 13 | 6:00 PM | No. 30 Texas State* | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 6–1 | French (2–0) | Head (0–1) | — | 7,748 | 7–8 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 16 | 6:30 PM | at No. 21 Oklahoma | | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | W 7–6 $^{12}$ | Milner (2–3) | John (3–3) | French (2) | 1,895 | 8–8 | 1–0 | Box Score | Recap |
| March 17 | 2:00 PM | at No. 21 Oklahoma | | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | W 9–5 | Milner (3–3) | Gray (2–3) | — | 2,332 | 9–8 | 2–0 | Box Score | Recap |
| March 18 | 1:00 PM | at No. 21 Oklahoma | | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | W 9–4 | French (3–0) | Okert (2–2) | Curtiss (1) | 1,184 | 10–8 | 3–0 | Box Score | Recap |
| March 20 | 6:00 PM | Stephen F. Austin* | No. 21 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 9–1 | D. Peters (1–0) | Higginbotham (2–1) | — | 5,481 | 11–8 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 23 | 6:30 PM | at Kansas State | No. 21 | Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | L 2–5 | Applegate (2–2) | Thornhill (2–2) | Williams (2) | 1,232 | 11–9 | 3–1 | Box Score | Recap |
| March 24 | 2:00 PM | at Kansas State | No. 21 | Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | W 6–4 $^{11}$ | Knebel (2–0) | Williams (0–1) | — | 1,462 | 12–9 | 4–1 | Box Score | Recap |
| March 25 | 1:00 PM | at Kansas State | No. 21 | Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | W 8–5 | Milner (4–3) | Youngdahl (0–1) | Knebel (5) | 1,259 | 13–9 | 5–1 | Box Score | Recap |
| March 28 | 6:00 PM | UT Pan American* | No. 19 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 9–5 | Milner (5–3) | Badura (1–1) | — | 5,828 | 14–9 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 30 | 7:00 PM | California* | No. 19 | Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX | W 13–3 | Thornhill (3–2) | Jones (2–4) | — | 2,970 | 15–9 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| March 31 | 4:00 PM | California* | No. 19 | Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX | L 2–12 | Flemer (4–2) | French (3–1) | — | 3,582 | 15–10 | — | Box Score | Recap |
April (10–6) :
| Date | Time (CT) | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big 12 Record | Box Score | Recap |
| April 1 | 1:00 PM | California* | No. 19 | Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX | L 5–6 | Donofrio (3–0) | Milner (5–4) | Scott (6) | 2,028 | 15–11 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| April 5 | 6:30 PM | at Texas Tech | No. 25 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | W 7–4 | Thornhill (4–2) | Stewart (0–1) | Knebel (6) | 3,216 | 16–11 | 6–1 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 6 | 6:30 PM | at Texas Tech | No. 25 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | L 6–7 $^{14}$ | Parten (1–0) | Knebel (2–1) | — | 4,281 | 16–12 | 6–2 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 7 | 2:00 PM | at Texas Tech | No. 25 | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | W 14–3 | Jacquez (2–1) | Neely (2–4) | Curtiss (2) | 4,212 | 17–12 | 7–2 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 10 | 6:00 PM | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* | No. 25 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 9–2 | D. Peters (2–0) | Dziubczynski (0–3) | Milner (1) | 6,097 | 18–12 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| April 13 | 6:00 PM | Oklahoma State | No. 25 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 1–3 $^{11}$ | Barnes (3–3) | Knebel (2–2) | — | 6,808 | 18–13 | 7–3 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 14 | 1:00 PM | Oklahoma State | No. 25 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 5–0 | French (4–1) | Ottoson (2–5) | — | 6,478 | 19–13 | 8–3 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 14 | 4:00 PM | Oklahoma State | No. 25 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 3–2 | D. Peters (3–0) | Wheeland (2–1) | Milner (2) | 6,888 | 20–13 | 9–3 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 17 | 6:00 PM | Texas State* | No. 23 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 2–0 | Curtiss (1–2) | Black (2–1) | Knebel (7) | 6,917 | 21–13 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| April 20 | 7:00 PM | Kansas | No. 23 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 2–7 | Duncan (4–5) | Thornhill (4–3) | — | 6,256 | 21–14 | 9–4 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 21 | 7:00 PM | Kansas | No. 23 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 3–0 | French (5–1) | Benjamin (2–5) | — | 7,308 | 22–14 | 10–4 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 22 | 1:00 PM | Kansas | No. 23 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 7–2 | Milner (6–4) | Taylor (4–5) | — | 6,451 | 23–14 | 11–4 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 24 | 6:00 PM | Central Arkansas* | No. 18 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 4–2 | Curtiss (2–2) | Biggerstaff (1–4) | Knebel (8) | 5,480 | 24–14 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| April 27 | 6:30 PM | at No. 14 Texas A&M | No. 18 | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | L 5–6 | Wacha (6–0) | Thornhill (4–4) | — | 6,944 | 24–15 | 11–5 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 28 | 2:30 PM | No. 14 Texas A&M | No. 18 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 4–12 | Stripling (7–2) | French (5–2) | — | 7,716 | 24–16 | 11–6 | Box Score | Recap |
| April 29 | 2:00 PM | No. 14 Texas A&M | No. 18 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 2–1 | Knebel (3–2) | Martin (5–4) | — | 7,741 | 25–16 | 12–6 | Box Score | Recap |
May (5–4) :
| Date | Time (CT) | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big 12 Record | Box Score | Recap |
| May 1 | 6:00 PM | Prairie View A&M | No. 20 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 5–2 | Dicharry (1–1) | Hollis (1–5) | Milner (3) | 5,371 | 26–16 | 13–6 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 4 | 6:00 PM | at Missouri | No. 20 | Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO | W 6–4 | French (6–2) | Zastryzny (4–3) | Knebel (9) | 1,387 | 27–16 | 14–6 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 5 | 1:00 PM | at Missouri | No. 20 | Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO | L 4–5 | Ross (2–0) | Thornhill (4–5) | — | 2,210 | 27–17 | 14–7 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 6 | 1:00 PM | at Missouri | No. 20 | Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO | L 6–7 $^{11}$ | Graves (4–5) | Knebel (3–3) | — | 1,144 | 27–18 | 14–8 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 12 | 1:00 PM | Texas Southern* | No. 24 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 3–0 $^7$ | Knebel (4–3) | Flores (2–5) | — | | 28–18 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| May 12 | 3:30 PM | Texas Southern* | No. 24 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 12–3 | D. Peters (4–0) | Bass (1–2) | — | 6,397 | 29–18 | — | Box Score | Recap |
| May 17 | 6:30 PM | at No. 7 Baylor | No. 21 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 5–16 | Turley (8–0) | D. Peters (4–1) | — | 4,889 | 29–19 | 14–9 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 18 | 6:30 PM | No. 7 Baylor | No. 21 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 0–4 | Blank (10–1) | Knebel (4–4) | Bare (1) | 6,645 | 29–20 | 14–10 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 19 | 2:00 PM | No. 7 Baylor | No. 21 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 2–1 | Milner (7–4) | Smith (3–1) | — | 6,475 | 30–20 | 15–10 | Box Score | Recap |
Postseason (0–2) :
Big 12 Tournament (0–2) :
| Date | Time (CT) | Opponent | Seed | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record | Box Score | Recap |
| May 23 | 7:30 PM | vs. (6) Missouri | 3 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | L 0–5 | Zastryzny (5–5) | Knebel (4–5) | — | 3,853 | 30–21 | 0–1 | Box Score | Recap |
| May 24 | 12:30 PM | vs. (7) Kansas | 3 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | L 2–4 | Benjamin (5–7) | Curtiss (2–3) | Kahana (2) | 3,507 | 30–22 | 0–2 | Box Score | Recap |
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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' | 5 | 5* | 16 | | | 25 | 25 | | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 13 | 12 | 21 | | | 22 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 25 | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 5 | 7 | | | | 21 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 22 | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 7 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | | | | | |
^ 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.