# 1968 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 1968 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 1st season at Texas.
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for fifth with a second round win over BYU and losses to Oklahoma State and semifinalist NC State.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
* Texas win
* Texas loss
* Tie
1968 Texas Longhorns baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Feb 23 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Feb 24 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Feb 24 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–4 | 2–1 |
| Feb 27 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–8 | 3–1 |
| Feb 28 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–1 | 4–1 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score– | Overall record | SWC record |
| Mar 2 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX | L 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| Mar 5 | TCU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 9–10 | 4–3 | 0–2 |
| Mar 7 | Texas Lutheran* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 1–0 | 5–3 | |
| Mar 9 | at SMU | Dallas, TX | L 4–5 | 5–4 | 0–3 |
| Mar 16 | Rice | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–3 | 6–4 | 1–3 |
| Mar 18 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 5–8 | 6–5 | |
| Mar 19 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 1–8 | 6–6 | |
| Mar 22 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | W 7–5 | 7–6 | 2–3 |
| Mar 23 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | W 7–2 | 8–6 | 3–3 |
| Mar 23 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | W 2–1 | 9–6 | 4–3 |
| Mar 29 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–2 | 10–6 | 5–3 |
| Mar 30 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–5 | 11–6 | 6–3 |
April/May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
| Apr 3 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 2–0 | 12–6 | 7–3 |
| Apr 4 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–6 | 13–6 | 8–3 |
| Apr 4 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–7 | 14–6 | 9–3 |
| Apr 10 | at Trinity (TX)* | San Antonio, TX | W 9–4 | 15–6 | |
| Apr 11 | at St. Mary's (TX)* | San Antonio, TX | W 1–0 | 16–6 | |
| Apr 19 | at TCU | TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX | L 5–7 | 16–7 | 9–4 |
| Apr 20 | at TCU | TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX | W 4–3 | 17–7 | 10–4 |
| Apr 26 | at Rice | Houston, TX | W 4–2 | 18–7 | 11–4 |
| Apr 27 | at Rice | Houston, TX | W 8–3 | 19–7 | 12–4 |
| May 1 | St. Mary's (TX)* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–0 | 20–7 | |
| May 3 | Trinity (TX)* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 1–3 | 20–8 | |
Postseason :
District 6 playoffs :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 29 | Texas–Pan American | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 3–0 | 21–8 | 1–0 |
| May 30 | Texas–Pan American | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 1–2$^{10}$ | 21–9 | 1–1 |
| May 31 | Texas–Pan American | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–6 | 22–9 | 2–1 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 11 | Oklahoma State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 5–8 | 22–10 | 0–1 |
| June 12 | BYU | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 7–0 | 23–10 | 1–1 |
| June 13 | NC State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 5–6 | 23–11 | 1–2 |