1983 Texas Longhorns baseball team

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1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 3   .857 66 – 14   .825
No. 24 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 13 – 8   .619 44 – 21   .677
Houston  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8   .619 43 – 15   .741
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 20 – 9   .690
Rice  ‍‍‍ 2 – 11   .154 9 – 12   .429
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 18 – 23   .439
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 26 – 25   .510
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17   .190 24 – 21   .533
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1983 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas in the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Disch-Falk Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 17th season at Texas.

The Longhorns won the College World Series, defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the championship game.

Roster

1983 Texas Longhorns roster
 

Pitchers

 

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • 5 Johnny Sutton
  • 8 Mike Trent
  • 11 Mike Simon
  • 13 Bud Ray
  • 14 Kirk Killingsworth
  • 15 Doug Hodo

Catchers

Schedule

1983 Texas Longhorns Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season
SWC Tournament
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
May 13 vs. Rice Disch-Falk Field 4–3 50–12
May 14 vs. Arkansas Disch-Falk Field 9–2 51–12
May 15 vs. Arkansas Disch-Falk Field 4–5 51–13
May 16 vs. Arkansas Disch-Falk Field 14–0 52–13
May 19 vs. Lubbock Christian Disch-Falk Field 8–5 53–13
May 21 vs. Lubbock Christian Disch-Falk Field 4–3 54–13
May 22 vs. Lubbock Christian Disch-Falk Field 5–0 55–13
May 22 vs. Lubbock Christian Disch-Falk Field 9–2 56–13
NCAA Tournament: Central Regional
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
May 26 vs. NE Louisiana Disch-Falk Field 15–0 57–13
May 27 vs. Mississippi State Disch-Falk Field 2–6 57–14
May 28 vs. Tulane Disch-Falk Field 7–5 58–14
May 28 vs. Texas-Pan American Disch-Falk Field 6–1 59–14
May 29 vs. Mississippi State Disch-Falk Field 7–0 60–14
May 29 vs. Mississippi State Disch-Falk Field 12–3 61–14
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
June 3 vs. James Madison Rosenblatt Stadium 12–0 62–14
June 6 vs. Oklahoma State Rosenblatt Stadium 6–5 63–14
June 8 vs. Alabama Rosenblatt Stadium 6–4 64–14
June 10 vs. Michigan Rosenblatt Stadium 4–2 65–14
June 11 vs. Alabama Rosenblatt Stadium 4–3 66–14

Awards and honors

Billy Bates
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • Freshamn All-American[3]
Mike Brumley
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • First Team All-SWC[3]
Jeff Hearron
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Kirk Killingsworth
  • First Team All-SWC[3]
Calvin Schiraldi
Jose Tolentino
  • First Team All-SWC[3]

Longhorns in the 1983 MLB Draft

The following members of the Texas Longhorns baseball program were drafted in the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]


Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Roger Clemens RHP 1st 19th Boston Red Sox
Calvin Schiraldi RHP 1st 27th New York Mets
Mike Brumley SS 2nd 33rd Boston Red Sox
Jeff Hearron C 4th 89th Toronto Blue Jays
Kirk Killingsworth RHP 7th 161st Texas Rangers
Jose Tolentino 1B 7th 163rd Oakland Athletics
Mike Capel RHP 13th 320th Chicago Cubs
Bryan Hurrows 3B 33rd 778th Pittsburgh Pirates

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "2010 Texas Longhorns baseball Media Guide". TexasSports.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
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