sign after a game. The Longhorn baseball program has been remarkably stable over the last century. Over a 105-year period (1911–2016), it had only four full-time coaches—
Billy Disch (1911–1939),
Bibb Falk (1940–1967),
Cliff Gustafson (1968–1996), and
Augie Garrido (1997–2016).
David Pierce, previously head coach at
Tulane University, was hired as Texas' fifth head coach on June 29, 2016. The Longhorns have won national titles in 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, and 2005.
The early years (1894–1910) The Texas Longhorns baseball team started in 1894, with the first game in 1895. Records from the first two years are incomplete. The first collegiate victory was over Add-Ran College, what is today
Texas Christian University, on April 21, 1897. Seven different managers, including some that were also the school's
football coach, led the team. Four times, the team won a conference title, including one in the
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association and three in the Southwestern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The team played its home games in the first
Clark Field during this time.
William J. "Billy" Disch era (1911–1939) In 1911,
Billy Disch took over the reins of the program. Disch retired following the 1939 season. During this time, he led the Longhorns to 22 conference titles, with two in the
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association and 20 in the
Southwest Conference. This included a run of 10 consecutive conference titles from 1913 to 1922. Disch won 465 collegiate games during his tenure with the Longhorns. In 1928, the team moved to the second
Clark Field, which was famous for its limestone cliff and goat path in left-center field.
Bibb Falk era (1940–1967) In 1940, former Longhorn baseball and
major league outfielder
Bibb Falk became the head coach. Except for a three-year period from 1943 to 1945, during which the team was led by assistant football coach
Blair Cherry, Falk coached the team until 1967. Under Falk's guidance, the Longhorns won 20 Southwest Conference titles; the Longhorns won two conference titles under Cherry. Under Falk, Texas won its first two
College World Series championships (in
1949 and
1950). The Longhorns won 434 collegiate games during his tenure.
Cliff Gustafson era (1968–1996) Falk retired after the 1967 season and was succeeded by one of his former players,
Cliff Gustafson. During his time in Austin, Gustafson led the Longhorns to 22 conference titles, 11 conference tournament championships, and College World Series championships in
1975 and
1983. Texas won 1,427 collegiate games during his tenure. In 1975, the school moved from the second Clark Field into the new
Disch-Falk Field, which was named for Billy Disch and Bibb Falk.
Augie Garrido era (1997–2016) After Cliff Gustafson retired in 1996,
Augie Garrido took over the helm at Texas. During his tenure, the school won seven
Big 12 Conference titles, four
conference tournament championships, and two national championships, in
2002 and
2005. Garrido died on March 15, 2018.
David Pierce era (2017–2024) On June 29, 2016, it was announced that
David Pierce (previously head coach at Tulane and Sam Houston State) would take over being head coach at the Longhorns after the announcement of Augie Garrido's resignation. Through 2018 Coach Pierce's teams have appeared in the NCAA baseball tournament in all seven years he has been a head coach (2012–2018), including 2017–2018 with the Longhorns. In 2018, the Texas Longhorns won the Big 12 Championship for the first time since 2011. In the 2018 NCAA tournament they advanced to and hosted an NCAA Super Regional for the first time since 2008 by defeating Texas Southern, Texas A&M and Indiana University in the NCAA Austin regional. They defeated Tennessee Tech in three games to advance to the 2018 College World Series. Texas fired Pierce on June 24, 2024. The Longhorns finished 2024 with loss to Louisiana-Lafayette at the College Station Regionals setting their 2024 record to 36-24. The team under Pierce finished with a 4.91 ERA as a team. The program's highest single-season ERA since the 1999 team posted an ERA of 5.92.
Jim Schlossnagle era (2025–present) Texas hired first-year head coach
Jim Schlossnagle away from rival
Texas A&M on June 25, 2024.
National championship teams 1949 The Longhorns defeated
Wake Forest 10–3 in the championship game to claim their first national championship. Notable players on the team include
Charlie Gorin,
Tom Hamilton, and
Murray Wall.
1950 Texas defeated
Washington State 3–0 to become the first school to repeat as champions of the College World Series. Notable players on the team include:
Charlie Gorin,
Kal Segrist, and
Murray Wall.
1975 Texas won their third national championship in school history by defeating
South Carolina 5–1 in the championship game. Notable players on the team include
Jim Gideon,
Don Kainer,
Keith Moreland,
Mickey Reichenbach, and
Richard Wortham.
1983 Texas won their fourth national championship in school history by defeating
Alabama 3–2 in the championship game. Notable players on the team include
Billy Bates,
Mike Brumley,
Mike Capel,
Roger Clemens,
Jeff Hearron,
Bruce Ruffin,
Calvin Schiraldi, Kirk Killingsworth and
Jose Tolentino.
2002 Texas won their fifth National Championship in school history by defeating
South Carolina 12–6 in the championship game. Notable players on the team include
Brad Halsey,
Omar Quintanilla, and
Huston Street.
2005 Texas won their sixth National Championship in school history by defeating
Florida 4–2 and 6–2 in the championship round. Notable players on the team include
Taylor Teagarden,
Drew Stubbs, and
David Maroul.
Longest game in college-baseball history On May 30, 2009, the Longhorns and
Boston College played in the longest game in college-baseball history—a 25-inning game, during the
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship regional tournament at
Austin, Texas. The Longhorns—who were designated the visiting team despite playing on their home field—won, 3–2. The game lasted seven hours and three minutes. ==All-time season results==