# 1970 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 1970 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1970 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 3rd season at Texas.
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing third, having split two games with eventual runner-up Florida State, a holding wins over Delaware and Ohio and a fourteen-inning loss to eventual champion Southern California.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
* Texas win
* Texas loss
* Tie
1970 Texas Longhorns baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Feb 27 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 12–1 | 1–0 |
| Feb 27 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–0 | 2–0 |
| Feb 28 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 14–0 | 3–0 |
| Feb 28 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 1–3 | 3–1 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
| Mar 3 | Texas Lutheran* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–1 | 4–1 | |
| Mar 3 | Texas Lutheran* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–4 | 5–1 | |
| Mar 6 | Houston* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 2–1 | 6–1 | |
| Mar 6 | Houston* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 2–6 | 6–2 | |
| Mar 13 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 3–2 | 7–2 | |
| Mar 13 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 2–3 | 7–3 | |
| Mar 14 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–1 | 8–3 | |
| Mar 14 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–2 | 9–3 | |
| Mar 20 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–0 | 10–3 | 1–0 |
| Mar 20 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–5 | 11–3 | 2–0 |
| Mar 21 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 17–4 | 12–3 | 3–0 |
| Mar 23 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–2 | 13–3 | |
| Mar 23 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 0–4 | 13–4 | |
| Mar 24 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–0 | 14–4 | |
| Mar 24 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 22–5 | 15–4 | |
| Mar 26 | Phillips* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–0 | 16–4 | |
| Mar 26 | Phillips* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–3 | 17–4 | |
| Mar 30 | Lamar Tech* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 12–0 | 18–4 | |
| Mar 30 | Lamar Tech* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–0 | 19–4 | |
April/May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
| Apr 3 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | W 4–0 | 20–4 | 4–0 |
| Apr 3 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | W 6–3 | 21–4 | 5–0 |
| Apr 7 | at St. Mary's* | San Antonio, TX | W 2–1 | 22–4 | |
| Apr 7 | at St. Mary's* | San Antonio, TX | L 6–7 | 22–5 | |
| Apr 8 | at Texas Lutheran* | Seguin, TX | W 2–0 | 23–5 | |
| Apr 8 | at Texas Lutheran* | Seguin, TX | W 5–0 | 24–5 | |
| Apr 17 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 2–0 | 25–5 | 6–0 |
| Apr 17 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–3 | 26–5 | 7–0 |
| Apr 18 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 2–1 | 27–5 | 8–0 |
| Apr 24 | at TCU | TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX | W 2–0 | 28–5 | 9–0 |
| Apr 24 | at TCU | TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX | W 14–0 | 29–5 | 10–0 |
| Apr 30 | at Rice | Houston, TX | W 2–1 | 30–5 | 11–0 |
| Apr 30 | at Rice | Houston, TX | W 5–1 | 31–5 | 12–0 |
| May 7 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 5–7 | 31–6 | 12–1 |
| May 7 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–0 | 32–6 | 13–1 |
| May 8 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–3 | 33–6 | 14–1 |
Postseason :
District 6 playoffs :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 28 | Arkansas State | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–0 | 34–6 | 1–0 |
| May 29 | Texas–Pan American | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 2–1 | 35–6 | 2–0 |
| May 30 | Texas–Pan American | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–3$^{11}$ | 36–6 | 3–0 |
Exhibitions :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| June 5 | at La Grange Demons | La Grange, TX | W 9–6 | 37–6 |
| June 5 | at La Grange Demons | La Grange, TX | W 13–3 | 38–5 |
| June 6 | San Antonio Spurs | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–0 | 39–6 |
| June 6 | San Antonio Spurs | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–2 | 40–6 |
| June 8 | at Seguin Sox | Seguin, TX | W 15–3 | 41–6 |
| June 8 | at Seguin Sox | Seguin, TX | W 7–1 | 42–6 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 12 | Delaware | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 12–4 | 43–6 | 1–0 |
| June 14 | Ohio | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 7–2 | 44–6 | 2–0 |
| June 15 | Florida State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 5–1 | 45–6 | 3–0 |
| June 16 | Southern California | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 7–8$^{14}$ | 45–7 | 3–1 |
| June 17 | Florida State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 2–11 | 45–8 | 3–2 |