2020 Texas Longhorns baseball team

2020 Texas Longhorns baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
CB	No. 15
Record	14–3 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	David Pierce (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Allen (4th season) Philip Miller (4th season)
Home stadium	UFCU Disch–Falk Field

2020 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	3		.842
No. 22 Texas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	3		.824
No. 13 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	4		.778
TCU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	4		.733
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	5		.722
West Virginia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Baylor  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	6		.625
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	7		.588
Kansas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	10		.412
‡ – Tournament champion As of March 15, 2020 Rankings from D1baseball

The 2020 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2020 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 fourth season at Texas.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the remainder of the season was canceled after March 13

Personnel

Roster

2020 Texas Longhorns roster
	Pitchers 8 – Kamron Fields – Junior 10 – Will Swope – Freshman 13 – Bryce Elder – Junior 17 – Austin Duplantier II – Freshman 19 – Donny Diaz – Senior 24 – Chase Lummus – Freshman 32 – Ty Madden – Sophomore 33 – Pete Hansen – Freshman 34 – Cole Quintanilla – Sophomore 35 – Tristan Stevens – Junior 39 – Kolby Kubichek – Sophomore 40 – Austin Wallace – Freshman 42 – Dawson Merryman – Sophomore 45 – Coy Cobb – Sophomore 47 – Sam Walbridge – Freshman 49 – Jared Southard – Freshman 51 – Owen Meaney – Sophomore 53 – Jackson Braun – Freshman 56 – Justin Exkhardt – Freshman 57 – Thomas Burbank – Freshman 58 – Mason Bryant – Sophomore		Catchers 4 – Silas Ardoin – Freshman 6 – DJ Petrinsky – Senior 15 – Peyton Powell – Freshman 29 – Cam Constantine – Freshman 48 – Caston Peter – Sophomore Infielders 0 – Trey Faltine – Freshman 1 – Brenden Dixon – Freshman 14 – Murphy Stehly – Junior 28 – Lance Ford – Sophomore 31 – Sam Bertelson – Junior 43 – Peter Geib – Sophomore 52 – Zach Zubia – Junior 55 – Cam Williams – Junior		Outfielders 7 – Douglas Hodo III – Freshman 11 – Duke Ellis – Senior 30 – Eric Kennedy – Sophomore 44 – Austin Todd – Senior

Coaches

2020 Texas Longhorns coaching staff

David Pierce – Head coach – 4th year Sean Allen – Assistant coach – 4th year Philip Miller – Assistant coach – 4th year Troy Tulowitzki – Volunteer assistant coach – 1st year Huston Street – Student assistant – 1st year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss
	Postponement
Bold	Texas team member

2020 Texas Longhorns baseball game log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record Feb 14 at Rice* #22 Reckling Park • Houston, TX W 7–4 Elder (1–0) DeLeon (0–1) Diaz (1) 3,044 1–0 – Feb 15 at Rice* #22 Reckling Park • Houston, TX W 4–0 Madden (1–0) Brogdon (0–1) 4,001 2–0 – Feb 16 at Rice* #22 Reckling Park • Houston, TX W 5–4 Stevens (1–0) Bordwine (0–1) Diaz (2) 3,485 3–0 – Feb 18 UTSA* #22 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 6–2 Stevens (2–0) McKay (0–1) Hansen (1) 4,424 4–0 – Feb 19 Lamar* #22 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 6–1 Kubichek (1–0) Hranicky (0–1) 3,999 5–0 – Feb 21 Boise State* #22 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 7–0 Elder (2–0) Weston (0–1) 4,876 6–0 – Feb 22 Boise State* #22 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 2–1 Madden (2–0) Omlid (0–1) 5,739 7–0 – Feb 23 Boise State* #22 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 7–5 10 Merryman (1–0) Flesland (0–1) 5,124 8–0 – Feb 25 Sam Houston State* #16 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 4–1 Hansen (1–0) Rogers (0–1) Duplantier II (1) 4,750 9–0 – Feb 28 vs. #19 LSU* #16 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shriners College Classic) L 3–4 Henry (2–1) Elder (2–1) Hill (1) 15,735 9–1 – Feb 29 vs. #3 Arkansas* #16 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shriners College Classic) W 8–7 Madden (3–0) Wicklander (2–1) Duplantier II (2) 15,972 10–1 –
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record Mar 1 vs. Missouri* #16 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shriners College Classic) L 8–9 Willhelm (1–0) Kubichek (1–1) Dillard (2) 11,528 10–2 – Mar 3 Arizona* #19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 6–8 Vannelle (1–0) Meaney (0–1) 4,552 10–3 – Mar 6 Cal State Fullerton* #19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 6–1 Merryman (2–0) Bibee (1–3 5,611 11–3 – Mar 7 Cal State Fullerton* #19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 4–3 Hansen (2–0) Groeneweg (0–1) Duplantier II (3) 5,806 12–3 – Mar 8 Cal State Fullerton* #19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 8–4 Merryman (3–0) Magrisi (0–3) 5,957 13–3 – Mar 11 Abilene Christian* #17 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–1 Kubichek (2–1) Krawietz (0–1) 5,068 14–3 – Mar 13 New Mexico* #17 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Games cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Mar 14 New Mexico* #17 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Mar 15 New Mexico* #17 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Mar 17 Incarnate Word* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Mar 18 UT Arlington* Dr Pepper Ballpark • Frisco, TX Mar 20 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK Mar 21 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK Mar 22 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK Mar 24 at Texas State* Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Mar 27 Oklahoma State UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Mar 28 Oklahoma State UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Mar 29 Oklahoma State UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Mar 31 at Texas A&M* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record Apr 3 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV Apr 4 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV Apr 5 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV Apr 7 at Houston* Schroeder Park • Houston, TX Apr 9 Baylor UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Apr 10 Baylor UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Apr 11 Baylor UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Apr 13 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX Apr 14 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Apr 17 Kansas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Apr 18 Kansas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Apr 19 Kansas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Apr 21 Texas State* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Apr 24 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS Apr 25 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS Apr 26 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS Apr 28 UTRGV* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record May 1 at Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX May 2 at Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX May 3 at Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX May 6 Texas Southern* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX May 8 TCU UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX May 9 TCU UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX May 10 TCU UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX May 12 McNeese State* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

See also: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	—	—*		22 т	22	22
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^	22	22	16	19	17	15
NCBWA†	30	30	27	28	30	29
D1Baseball	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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.