2021 Texas Longhorns baseball team

2021 Texas Longhorns baseball
Big 12 Regular season champions
Austin Regional champions
Austin Super Regional champions
College World Series, Semifinals (3–2)
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
CBNo. 3
Record50–17 (17–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Allen (5th season)
  • Philip Miller (5th season)
  • Troy Tulowitzki (2nd season)
Home stadiumUFCU Disch–Falk Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍†‍‍y 17 – 7 – 0   .708 50 – 17 – 0   .746
No. 8 TCU ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 7 – 0   .708 41 – 19 – 0   .683
No. 9 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 39 – 17 – 0   .696
No. 23 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 12 – 12 – 0   .500 36 – 19 – 1   .652
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 27 – 28 – 0   .491
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 31 – 20 – 0   .608
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 34 – 23 – 0   .596
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 25 – 27 – 0   .481
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 30 – 27 – 0   .526
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2021 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2021 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 fifth season at Texas.

Personnel

Roster

2021 Texas Longhorns roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 – Tanner Witt – Freshman
  • 13 – Lucas Gordon – Freshman
  • 24 – Chase Lummus – Redshirt Freshman
  • 27 – Kolby Kubichek – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 31 – Reid Taylor – Freshman
  • 32 – Ty Madden – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 33 – Pete Hansen – Redshirt Freshman
  • 34 – Cole Quintanilla – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 35 – Tristan Stevens – Redshirt Junior
  • 38 – Caden Noah – Freshman
  • 39 – Travis Sthele – Freshman
  • 40 – Austin Wallace – Redshirt Freshman
  • 41 – Aaron Nixon – Freshman
  • 42 – Dawson Merryman – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 45 – Coy Cobb – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 46 – Palmer Wenzel – Redshirt Senior
  • 47 – Sam Walbridge – Redshirt Freshman
  • 49 – Jared Southard – Redshirt Freshman
  • 51 – Dalton Porter – Freshman
  • 54 – Drew Shifflet – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 56 – Justin Eckhardt – Redshirt Freshman
  • 57 – Lebarron Johnson Jr. – Freshman
  • 58 – Mason Bryant – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 88 – Andre Duplantier II – Redshirt Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 4 – Silas Ardoin – Redshirt Freshman
  • 6 – DJ Petrinsky – Redshirt Senior
  • 15 – Peyton Powell – Redshirt Freshman
  • 29 – Cam Constantine – Redshirt Freshman
  • 48 – Caston Peter – Redshirt Sophomore

Infielders

  • 0 – Trey Faltine – Redshirt Freshman
  • 8 – Dylan Campbell – Freshman
  • 14 – Murphy Stehly – Redshirt Junior
  • 17 – Ivan Melendez – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 19 – Mitchell Daly – Freshman
  • 28 – Lance Ford – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 43 – Peter Geib – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 52 – Zach Zubia – Redshirt Junior
  • 55 – Cam Williams – Redshirt Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 5 – Mike Antico – Redshirt Senior
  • 7 – Douglas Hodo III – Redshirt Freshman
  • 30 – Eric Kennedy – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 44 – Austin Todd – Redshirt Senior
  

Coaches

2021 Texas Longhorns coaching staff[2]
  • David Pierce – Head coach – 5th year
  • Sean Allen – Assistant coach – 5th year
  • Philip Miller – Assistant coach – 5th year
  • Troy Tulowitzki – Volunteer assistant coach – 2nd year

Starters

Pos. No. Player. Year
C 4 Silas Ardoin Redshirt Freshman
1B 52 Zach Zubia Redshirt Junior
2B 19 Mitchell Daly Freshman
3B 55 Cam Williams Redshirt Junior
SS 0 Trey Faltine Redshirt Freshman
LF 30 Eric Kennedy Redshirt Sophomore
CF 5 Mike Antico Redshirt Senior
RF 7 Douglas Hodo III Redshirt Freshman
DH 17 Ivan Melendez Redshirt Sophomore

Offseason departures

Players

2021 Texas offseason departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Bryce Elder 13 P 6’2 220 Junior Decatur, TX Declared for MLB Draft
Duke Ellis 11 OF 6’2 180 Senior Nacogdoches, TX Graduation
Donny Diaz 19 P 6’0 210 Senior Kingsville, TX Graduation

Transfers

Outgoing

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school
Brenden Dixon 1 IF 6’1 195 Argyle, TX Freshman Weatherford
Kamron Fields 8 P 6’2 198 Garland, TX Junior Texas Southern
Owen Meaney 51 P 6’5 235 Houston, TX Sophomore

2020 MLB Draft

Main article: 2020 MLB Draft
Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
#5 156 Bryce Elder Pitcher Atlanta Braves

Schedule and results

2021 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[3]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (40–13)
Postseason (10–4)
College World Series (3–2)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent National seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record Box Score Recap
June 20 6:00 PM ESPN2 #7 Mississippi State #2 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE L 1–2 Bednar (8-1) Madden (7–5) Sims (11) 23,885 47–16 0–1 Box Score Recap
June 22 1:00 PM ESPNU #3 Tennessee #2 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE W 8–4 Witt (5-0) Hunley (7-5) 19,150 48–16 1–1 Box Score Recap
June 24 6:00 PM ESPN2 vs. Virginia #2 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE W 6–2 Quintanilla (5–0) Wyatt (4–2) Nixon (9) 23,173 49–16 2–1 Box Score Recap
June 25 6:00 PM ESPN vs. #7 Mississippi State #2 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE W 8–5 Nixon (4–3) Smith (4–4) 24,003 50–16 3–1 Box Score Recap
June 26 6:00 PM ESPN2 vs. #7 Mississippi State #2 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE L 3–4 Sims (5–0) Quintanilla (5-1) 21,883 50–17 3–2 Box Score Recap
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

Play-in May 25
   
8 West Virginia 8
9 Kansas 7
First round
May 26 		Second round
May 27–May 28 		Semifinals
May 29 		Finals
May 30
             
1 Texas 1
8 West Virginia 5
8 West Virginia 2
4 Oklahoma State 128
4 Oklahoma State 9
5 Oklahoma 5
 4  Oklahoma State  5  -
 1  Texas  4  -
1 Texas 4
5 Oklahoma 1
 1  Texas  3
 8  West Virginia  2
 4  Oklahoma State  7
 2  TCU   10
3 Texas Tech 11
6 Baylor 4
3 Texas Tech 2
2 TCU 7
2 TCU 7
7 Kansas State 6
 2   TCU 2  178
 7   Kansas State 5  7
6 Baylor 4
7 Kansas State 9
 7   Kansas State  7
 3   Texas Tech  2

NCAA tournament

Austin Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Texas 11
4 Southern 0
1 Texas 10
2 Arizona State 3
3 Fairfield 6
2 Arizona State 7
1 Texas 12 –
Austin Regional – UFCU Disch–Falk Field
3 Fairfield 2 –
4 Southern 2
3 Fairfield 6
3 Fairfield 9
2 Arizona State 7
2 Texas 4 12 –
South Florida 3 4 –
1 Florida 3
4 South Florida 5
4 South Florida 10
2 Miami (FL) 2
3 South Alabama 0
2 Miami (FL) 1
4 South Florida 0 6
Gainesville Regional – Florida Ballpark
3 South Alabama 4 4
1 Florida 1
3 South Alabama 19
3 South Alabama 7
2 Miami (FL) 2

College World Series

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
NC State 10
9 Stanford 4
NC State 1
4 Vanderbilt 0
5 Arizona 6
4 Vanderbilt 712
NC State 1 –
Bracket 1
4 Vanderbilt 3 –[A]
9 Stanford 14
5 Arizona 5
9 Stanford 5
4 Vanderbilt 6
4 Vanderbilt 8 2 0
7 Mississippi State 2 13 9
3 Tennessee 0
Virginia 6
Virginia 5
7 Mississippi State 6
7 Mississippi State 2
2 Texas 1
7 Mississippi State 5 4
Bracket 2
2 Texas 8 3
3 Tennessee 4
2 Texas 8
2 Texas 6
Virginia 2

Awards and honors

National Awards

All-Americans

First Team
Player No. Position Class
Ty Madden 32 P So
Pete Hansen 33 P So
Tanner Witt 11 P Fr
Second Team
Player No. Position Class
Aaron Nixon 41 P Fr

College World Series

All-Tournament Team
Player No. Position Class
Ivan Melendez 17 DH So

ABCA Regional Coach of the year

ABCA Regional Coach of the Year
Coach
David Pierce

D1Baseball Assistant of the year

D1Baseball Assistant of the Year
Coach
Sean Allen

Big 12 Conference Awards

First Team Big 12 All-Conference

First Team Big 12 All-Conference
Player No. Position Class
Mitchell Daly 19 2B Fr
Ivan Melendez 17 DH So
Ty Madden 32 P So
Tristan Stevens 35 P Jr

Big 12 All-Tournament Team

Big 12 All-Tournament Team
Player No. Position Class
Zach Zubia 52 1B Jr

Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the year

Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year
Player No. Position Class
Ty Madden 32 P So

Big 12 Conference Manager of the year

Big 12 Conference Manager of the Year
Coach
David Pierce

Player statistics

Batting

Note: No. = Number; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: Gold Highlight = Team Leader

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played

No. Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
0 Trey Faltine 66 217 54 .249 5 37
4 Silas Ardoin 60 184 44 .239 1 33
5 Mike Antico 66 231 63 .273 10 47
6 DJ Petrinksy 33 66 16 .242 1 11
7 Douglas Hodo III 64 221 62 .281 5 44
8 Dylan Campbell 32 53 10 .189 1 7
11 Tanner Witt 34 13 3 .231 0 0
14 Murphy Stehly 29 51 15 .294 0 7
15 Peyton Powell 9 11 3 .273 1 2
17 Ivan Melendez 59 204 65 .319 13 51
19 Mitchell Daly 61 209 66 .316 2 31
28 Lance Ford 20 10 1 .100 0 0
29 Cam Constantine 1 1 0 .000 0 0
30 Eric Kennedy 65 233 59 .253 4 27
43 Peter Geib 5 1 1 1.000 1 3
44 Austin Todd 6 24 7 .292 0 2
48 Caston Peter 2 0 0 .000 0 0
51 Dalton Porter 17 19 5 .263 1 3
52 Zach Zubia 66 231 66 .286 11 61
55 Cam Williams 61 207 61 .295 12 51

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Pitching

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G

Player G GS IP W L ERA SO SV
Will Swope 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Tanner Witt 28 0 57.0 5 0 3.16 73 5
Lucas Gordon 19 1 21.2 0 0 3.32 19 1
Chase Lummus 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Kolby Kubichek 12 12 51.1 5 3 3.86 41 0
Reid Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Ty Madden 18 18 113.2 7 5 2.45 137 0
Pete Hansen 19 14 91.0 9 1 3.31 80 0
Cole Quintanilla 26 0 40.0 5 1 1.35 42 0
Tristan Stevens 18 18 111.1 11 3 3.27 77 0
Caden Noah 3 0 2.1 0 1 11.57 3 0
Travis Sthele 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Austin Wallace 1 0 2.0 0 0 4.50 0 0
Aaron Nixon 27 0 34.0 4 3 2.12 35 9
Dawson Merryman 3 0 2.2 0 0 10.12 4 0
Coy Cobb 6 0 6.0 0 0 7.50 1 5
Palmer Wenzel 17 0 21.2 3 0 3.32 13 1
Sam Walbridge 3 0 2.0 0 0 9.00 4 0
Jared Southard 12 0 10.0 0 0 0.00 16 0
Drew Shifflet 11 0 15.2 1 0 4.02 14 0
Justin Eckhardt 6 4 13.1 0 0 6.75 5 0
Lebarron Johnson Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Mason Bryant 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Andre Duplantier II 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0

Rankings

See also: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[6]1010*RV21121086533543244*4*3
Baseball America[7]1218202010976453974455*5*3
Collegiate Baseball^[8]20———1496333354444423
NCBWA†[9]9211919149633335422222*4
D1Baseball[10]919191910954333652233*3*3

^ 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.

Notes

  1. ^ Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2020–21 Baseball Standings". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "2021 Baseball Schedule". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Baseball Cumulative Statistics". Texas Sports. February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  9. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  10. ^ D1Baseball poll