2022 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 2022 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2022 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 6th season at Texas.

2022 Texas Longhorns baseball
NCAA Austin Regional champions NCAA Greenville Super Regional champions
Big 12 tournament, runners-up
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
CB	No. 7
Record	47–22 (14–10 Big 12)
Head coach	David Pierce (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Allen (6th season) Philip Miller (6th season) Troy Tulowitzki (3rd season)
Home stadium	UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 23 TCU ‍†‍‍y	16	–	8		.667			38	–	22		.633
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y	15	–	9		.625			42	–	22		.656
No. 2 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	9		.625			45	–	24		.652
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y	15	–	9		.625			39	–	22		.639
No. 8 Texas  ‍‍‍y	14	–	10		.583			47	–	22		.681
West Virginia  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			33	–	22		.600
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			29	–	29		.500
Baylor  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			26	–	28		.481
Kansas  ‍‍‍	4	–	20		.167			20	–	35		.364
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament[1] champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from D1baseball

Previous season

Regular season

The Longhorns finished the 2021 season with a 50–17 record and a 17–7 record in conference play where they were crowned Big 12 Regular season co-champions for the 9th time alongside TCU.^[2][3] This was the 24th time the Longhorns have won 50 plus games in a season and the first 50 win season for Texas since 2010.^[4]

Postseason

After the regular season, the Longhorns went 2–2 in the Big 12 Conference tournament.^[5] However, the Longhorns went on to win the Austin Regional by defeating Fairfield, and the Austin Super Regional defeating South Florida, sending them to College World Series.^[6][7] The Longhorns went on to go 3–2 in the College World Series and making the final four. After a first round loss to Mississippi State, Texas won three straight games against Tennessee, Virginia, and Mississippi State, and then was defeated by Mississippi State in the second game of the Semifinals.^[8][9]

Personnel

Roster

2022 Texas Longhorns roster[10]
	Pitchers 11 – Tanner Witt – Sophomore (6'5, 215) 13 – Lucas Gordon – Sophomore (6'1, 193) 24 – Chase Lummus – Sophomore (6'1, 205) 31 – Jace Hutchins – Sophomore (6'5, 220) 33 – Pete Hansen – Sophomore (6'2, 205) 34 – Joshua Stewart – Freshman (6'2, 185) 35 – Tristan Stevens – Senior (6'2, 200) 36 – Daniel Blair – Junior (6'3, 205) 37 – Zane Morehouse – Sophomore (6'4, 200) 38 – Caden Noah – Sophomore (5’10, 190) 39 – Travis Sthele – Freshman (6'0, 198) 41 – Aaron Nixon – Sophomore (6'1, 205) 43 – Alec Grossman – Freshman (5'10, 170) 45 – Coy Cobb – Junior (6'4, 193) 46 – Marcus Olivarez – Senior (6'3, 200) 47 – Sam Walbridge – Sophomore (6'5, 210) 48 – Cameron O’Banan – Freshman (6'2, 185) 49 – Jared Southard – Sophomore (6'2, 220) 53 – Luke Harrison – Freshman (6'2, 175) 54 – Cameron Dayton – Junior (6'3, 207) 56 – Justin Eckhardt – Sophomore (6'2, 205) 57 – Lebarron Johnson Jr. – Freshman (6'4, 207) 58 – Carson McKinney – Freshman (6'4, 225) 88 – Andre Duplantier II – Sophomore (6'2, 215)		Catchers 4 – Silas Ardoin – Sophomore (6'0, 215) 10 – Kimble Schuessler – Sophomore (6'2, 205) 15 – Peyton Powell – Sophomore (6'1, 188) 29 – Cam Constantine – Sophomore (6'0, 200) 40 – Preston Hoffart – Sophomore (5’11, 190) (S) Infielders 0 – Trey Faltine – Sophomore (6'2, 198) 5 – Skyler Messinger – Senior (6'3, 220) 6 – Gavin Kash – Freshman (6'3, 198) 8 – Dylan Campbell – Sophomore (5’11, 205) 14 – Murphy Stehly – Senior (5’10, 205) 17 – Ivan Melendez – Junior (6'3, 225) 19 – Mitchell Daly – Sophomore (6'1, 185) 27 – Jack O’Dowd – Sophomore (6'2, 195)		Outfielders 7 – Douglas Hodo III – Sophomore (6'0, 185) 28 – Ace Whitehead – Freshman (5’11, 185) 30 – Eric Kennedy – Junior (5'11, 203) 42 – Jack Arthur – Freshman (6'1, 195) 44 – Austin Todd – Senior (6'1, 195) Legend (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Injured list
Player	Position	Class	Injury	Injury Length
Tanner Witt	P	Sophomore	Torn UCL	Out for season

Sources:^[11][12]

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C	4	Silas Ardoin	RS So.
1B	17	Ivan Melendez	RS Jr.
2B	19	Mitchell Daly	So.
3B	5	Skyler Messinger	RS Sr.
SS	0	Trey Faltine	RS So.
LF	30	Eric Kennedy	RS Jr.
CF	7	Douglas Hodo III	RS So.
RF	8	Dylan Campbell	So.
DH	14	Murphy Stehly	RS Sr.

Weekend pitching rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday	33	Pete Hansen	RS So.
Saturday	35	Tristan Stevens	RS. Sr.
Sunday	13	Lucas Gordon	So.

Coaches

2022 Texas Longhorns coaching staff[10]

David Pierce – Head coach – 6th year Sean Allen – Assistant coach – 6th year Philip Miller – Assistant coach – 6th year Troy Tulowitzki – Volunteer assistant coach – 3rd year

Support staff

2022 Texas Longhorns support staff[10]

Carli Todd – Director of player development – 7th year Heather Vacek – Director of operations – 1st year Matt Couch – Assistant coach for athletic performance – 3rd year Tom Mendez – Assistant athletic trainer – 3rd year Caleb Longley – Hitting and pitching development – 1st year Chris Quinn – Equipment manager – 1st year

Offseason

2022 Texas offseason departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ty Madden	32	P	6’3	215	Redshirt Sophomore	Cypress, TX	Drafted in the Competitive Balance Round A of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers
Mike Antico	5	OF	5’10	210	Redshirt Senior	Colts Neck, NJ	Drafted in the 8th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals
Cole Quintanilla	34	P	6’5	220	Redshirt Sophomore	Cedar Park, TX	Drafted in the 9th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals
Kolby Kubichek	27	P	6’0	180	Redshirt Sophomore	Bryan, TX	Drafted in the 18th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the New York Mets
Cam Williams	55	IF	6’2	200	Redshirt Junior	Odessa, FL	Drafted in the 19th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals
Zach Zubia	52	IF	6’4	230	Redshirt Junior	Richmond, TX	Drafted in the 20th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins
DJ Petrinsky	6	C	6’0	195	Redshirt Senior	Magnolia, TX	Graduated
Palmer Wenzel	46	P	6’1	195	Redshirt Senior	McKinney, TX	Graduated
Drew Shifflet	54	P	6’0	188	Redshirt Sophomore	Woden, TX	Transferred to Louisiana
Dalton Porter	51	OF	6’0	190	Freshman	Leander, TX	Transferred to Texas Tech
Austin Wallace	40	P	6’4	212	Redshirt Freshman	Flower Mound, TX	Transferred to Wichita State
Mason Bryant	58	P	6’5	220	Redshirt Sophomore	Austin, TX	Transferred to Temple College
Lance Ford	28	IF	5’10	175	Redshirt Sophomore	Kerrville, TX	N/A
Dawson Merryman	42	P	6’1	215	Redshirt Sophomore	Greenwood, TX	N/A
Peter Geib	43	IF	6’2	210	Redshirt Sophomore	Houston, TX	N/A
Caston Peter	48	C	6’0	210	Redshirt Sophomore	Houston, TX	N/A

Transfers

Outgoing transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	New school
Drew Shifflet	54	P	6’0	188	Woden, TX	Redshirt Sophomore	Louisiana[13]
Dalton Porter	51	OF	6’0	190	Leander, TX	Freshman	Texas Tech[14]
Mason Bryant	58	P	6’5	220	Austin, TX	Redshirt Sophomore	Temple College[15]
Austin Wallace	40	P	6’4	212	Flower Mound, TX	Redshirt Freshman	Wichita State[16]

Incoming transfers

Name	B/T	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	Previous school
Daniel Blair	R/R	P	6’3	205	Peachtree City, GA	Senior	Winthrop[17]
Skyler Messinger	R/R	IF	6’3	220	Niwot, CO	Senior	Kansas[18]
Kimble Schuessler	R/R	C	6’2	205	Llano, TX	Sophomore	Texas A&M[19]
Jack O’Dowd	L/R	IF	6’2	195	Nashville, TN	Sophomore	Vanderbilt[20]
Zane Morehouse	R/R	P	6’4	200	Dawson, TX	Redshirt Sophomore	Dyersburg State[21]
Jace Hutchins	R/R	P	6’5	220	College Station, TX	Redshirt Junior	Blinn[22]
Preston Hoffart	R/R	C	5’11	190	Magnolia, TX	Redshirt Sophomore	Blinn[23]
Marcus Olivarez	R/R	P	6’3	200	Columbus, TX	Senior	Lamar[24]
Cameron Dayton	L/L	IF	6’3	207	Round Rock, TX	Senior	Midland[25]

Recruits

Over the off-season, Texas signed 8 players to its 2021 signing class.^[26] Texas signed 5 pitchers, 1 first baseman, and 2 outfielders.

2021 Texas recruits^[27]

Name	B/T	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School
Joshua Stewart	R/R	P	6’2	195	Georgetown, TX	St. Dominic Savio
Gavin Kash	L/R	1B	6’4	195	Sour Lake, TX	Monsignor Kelly
Jack Arthur	R/R	OF	6’2	196	Flower Mound, TX	Flower Mound
Alec Grossman	R/R	P	5’10	170	Austin, TX	Lake Travis
Luke Harrison	L/L	P	6’2	165	Friendswood, TX	Lutheran South Academy
Carson McKinney	R/R	P	6’4	220	Columbiana, AL	Briarwood Christian
Cameron O’Banan	R/R	P	6’1	185	Dripping Springs, TX	Dripping Springs
Ace Whitehead	L/L	OF	5’11	175	Lampasas, TX	Lampasas

2021 MLB Draft

Main article: 2021 Major League Baseball draft

At the conclusion of the 2021 season, Texas lost 6 players to the 2021 MLB Draft. Texas ace Ty Madden was the 32nd pick in the first round. Other picks included outfielder Mike Antico picked in the 8th round, relief pitcher Cole Quintanilla picked in the 9th round, starting pitcher Kolby Kubichek picked in the 18th round, starting 3rd baseman Cam Williams picked in the 19th round, and starting 1st baseman Zach Zubia picked in the 20th round. At the end of the draft, Zach Zubia was the 307th player drafted in the history of the University of Texas.^[28]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB team
#1	#32	Ty Madden	P	Detroit Tigers[29]
#8	#241	Mike Antico	OF	St. Louis Cardinals[30]
#9	#263	Cole Quintanilla	P	Washington Nationals[31]
#18	#532	Kolby Kubichek	P	New York Mets[32]
#19	#559	Cam Williams	IF	Kansas City Royals[33]
#20	#599	Zach Zubia	IF	Miami Marlins[34]

Source:^[35]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Golden Spikes Award[36]	Pete Hansen	P	RS Sophomore
Golden Spikes Award[37]	Tanner Witt	P	Sophomore

Big 12 media poll

Texas was ranked the #1 team in the Big 12 by members of conference media. The second ranked team, Oklahoma State, had 12 fewer votes than the Longhorns.^[38]

Big 12 media poll[39]
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Texas	64 (8)
2	Oklahoma State	52 (1)
3	Texas Tech	49
4	TCU	48
5	Baylor	33
6	Oklahoma	25
7	Kansas State	23
8	West Virginia	20
9	Kansas	10

Preseason Big 12 awards and honors

Preseason Pitcher of the Year[40]
Player	No.	Position	Class
Pete Hansen	33	P	RS Sophomore

Preseason All-Big 12 Team[41]
Player	No.	Position	Class
Trey Faltine	0	IF	RS Sophomore
Silas Ardoin	4	C	RS Sophomore
Ivan Melendez^	17	IF	RS Junior
Mitchell Daly	19	IF	Sophomore
Pete Hansen	33	P	RS Sophomore
Tristan Stevens^	35	P	RS Senior
Aaron Nixon	41	P	Sophomore

^Ivan Melendez and Tristan Stevens were unanimous selections.^[42]

Preseason All-Americans

First Team All-Americans
Player	No.	Position	Class	Selector(s)
Ivan Melendez	17	IF	RS Junior	Collegiate Baseball NCBWA
Pete Hansen	33	P	RS Sophomore	Collegiate Baseball NCBWA
Aaron Nixon	41	P	Sophomore	D1Baseball NCBWA

Second Team All-Americans
Player	No.	Position	Class	Selector(s)
Trey Faltine	0	IF	RS Sophomore	Collegiate Baseball
Tanner Witt	11	P	Sophomore	Collegiate Baseball
Ivan Melendez	17	IF	RS Junior	D1Baseball
Pete Hansen	33	P	RS Sophomore	D1Baseball
Tristan Stevens	35	P	RS Senior	Collegiate Baseball NCBWA
Aaron Nixon	41	P	Sophomore	Collegiate Baseball

Third Team All-Americans
Player	No.	Position	Class	Selector(s)
Mitchell Daly	19	IF	Sophomore	Collegiate Baseball

Sources:^[43][44][45]

Schedule and results

2022 Texas Longhorns baseball game log (47–22)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (39–17)
February (8–0) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap February 18 6:30 p.m. LHN Rice* No. 1 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 7–0 Hansen (1–0) Chandler (0–1) — 7,355[a] 1–0 — Box Score Recap February 19 2:30 p.m. LHN Rice* No. 1 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 15–1 Stevens (1–0) Deskins (0–1) — 7,186[a] 2–0 — Box Score Recap February 20 1:00 p.m. LHN Rice* No. 1 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 14–2 Witt (1–0) Burbank (0–1) — 7,039[a] 3–0 — Box Score Recap February 22 6:35 p.m. IDN [b] at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* No. 1 Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX W 12–0 Duplantier II (1–0) Thomas (0–1) — 4,372 4–0 — Box Score Recap February 23 4:05 p.m. IDN at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* No. 1 Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX W 5–4 Blair (1–0) Garcia (0–1) Nixon (1) 1,743 5–0 — Box Score Recap February 25 4:30 p.m.[c] LHN Alabama* No. 1 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 1–0 Sthele (1–0) Ray (0–1) Nixon (2) 6,361 6–0 — Box Score Recap February 26 2:30 p.m.[d] LHN Alabama* No. 1 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 2–0 Stevens (2–0) Jean (0–1) Harrison (1) 6,509 7–0 — Box Score Recap February 27 1:00 p.m.[e] LHN Alabama* No. 1 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 6–1 Witt (2–0) Holman (0–1) — 7,160 8–0 — Box Score Recap March (11–8) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap March 1 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ at Sam Houston State* No. 1 Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 10–2 Duplantier II (2–0) Wesneski (1–1) — 2,928[f] 9–0 — Box Score Recap 2022 Shriners Children's College Classic March 4 8:30 p.m.[g] ATTSN SW / MLB vs. No. 17 Tennessee[h] No. 1 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX W 7–2 Hansen (2–0) Sewell (2–1) — 16,515 10–0 — Box Score Recap March 5 7:00 p.m. ATTSN SW / MLB vs. No. 7 LSU[i] No. 1 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX W 6–1 Stevens (3–0) Floyd (2–1) Harrison (2) 24,787[j] 11–0 — Box Score Recap March 6 3:30 p.m.[k] ATTSN SW / MLB vs. UCLA[h] No. 1 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX L 1–5 Austin (1–0) Johnson Jr. (0–1) Treadwell (2) 12,577 11–1 — Box Score Recap March 8 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Texas State* No. 1 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 9–8 Cobb (1–0) Sundgren (1–1) Nixon (3) 3,283[l] 12–1 — Box Score Recap March 9 6:30 p.m. LHN Texas State* No. 1 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 4–6 Wofford (1–0) Blair (1–1) Stivors (4) 7,469 12–2 — Box Score Recap March 11 12:00 p.m.[m] SECN+ at South Carolina* No. 1 Founders Park • Columbia, SC Postponed due to rain, rescheduled as doubleheader on Sunday, March 13 March 12 12:00 p.m.[n] SECN at South Carolina* No. 1 Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 9–5 Hansen (3–0) Hall (0–2) — 6,754 13–2 — Box Score Recap March 13 12:30 p.m.[o] SECN+ at South Carolina* No. 1 Founders Park • Columbia, SC L 2–4 (7)[p] Sanders (3–0) Stevens (3–1) Braswell (3) 6,572 13–3 — Box Score Recap March 13 3:30 p.m.[q] SECN+ at South Carolina* No. 1 Founders Park • Columbia, SC L 4–9 Becker (1–0) Gordon (0–1) — 6,010 13–4 — Box Score Recap March 15 6:00 p.m. FloBaseball at College of Charleston* No. 2 CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Charleston, SC L 4–8 Parris (2–0) Duplantier II (2–1) — 1,438 13–5 — Box Score Recap March 16 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at The Citadel* No. 2 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 18–4 Sthele (2–0) Graf (0–2) — 1,316 14–5 — Box score Recap March 18 6:30 p.m. LHN UIW* No. 2 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 19–2 Hansen (4–0) Garza (2–2) — 6,516 15–5 — Box score Recap March 19 2:30 p.m. LHN UIW* No. 2 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 10–2 Stevens (4–1) Celestino (3–1) — 7,458 16–5 — Box score Recap March 20 1:00 p.m. LHN UIW* No. 2 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 12–0 Gordon (1–1) Zavala (1–2) — 6,786 17–5 — Box score Recap March 22 6:30 p.m. LHN Central Arkansas* No. 2 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 7–2 Eckhardt (1–0) Janak (0–1) — 5,678 18–5 — Box score Recap March 25 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ at No. 16 Texas Tech No. 2 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 4–5 (10) Sanders (1–0) Nixon (0–1) — 4,432 18–6 0–1 Box score Recap March 26 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ at No. 16 Texas Tech No. 2 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 12–16 (10) Bridges (1–0) Nixon (0–2) — 4,432 18–7 0–2 Box score Recap March 27 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ at No. 16 Texas Tech No. 2 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 12–1 (7)[r] Gordon (2–1) Molina (1–3) — 4,432 19–7 1–2 Box score Recap March 29 6:30 p.m. LHN Texas A&M* Lone Star Showdown No. 8 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 9–12 Hector (1–0) Southard (0–1) — 7,990[s] 19–8 — Box Score Recap April (12–7) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap April 1 6:30 p.m. SoonerSports.TV vs. Oklahoma[i] No. 8 Globe Life Field[t] • Arlington, TX W 7–1 Hansen (5–0) Bennett (2–1) — 5,012 20–8 2–2 Box Score Recap April 2 12:00 p.m. ESPN2 vs. Oklahoma[i] No. 8 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L 2–4 Michael (2–0) Stevens (4–2) — 7,554 20–9 2–3 Box Score Recap April 3 12:00 p.m. ESPNU vs. Oklahoma[i] No. 8 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX W 12–8 Cobb (2–0) Ramos (1–1) — 6,518 21–9 3–3 Box Score Recap April 5 6:30 p.m. LHN UTRGV* No. 7 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 13–5 Southard (1–1) Balderrama Jr. (1–2) — 5,989 22–9 — Box Score Recap April 8 6:30 p.m. LHN No. 23 TCU No. 7 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 2–0 Hansen (6–0) Cornelio (3–2) — 7,482 23–9 4–3 Box Score Recap April 9 5:00 p.m. ESPNU No. 23 TCU No. 7 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 5–7 Bolden (3–0) Stevens (4–3) Ridings (9) 7,323 23–10 4–4 Box Score Recap April 10 12:00 p.m. ESPNU No. 23 TCU No. 7 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 7–3 Sthele (3–0) Walker (3–2) — 7,106 24–10 5–4 Box Score Recap April 12 6:30 p.m. LHN Stephen F. Austin* No. 7 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 13–2 Blair (2–1) Walters (0–1) — 6,126 25–10 — Box Score Recap April 14 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Kansas State No. 7 Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 5–8 Neighbors (1–0) Hansen (6–1) McCullough (1) 1,852 25–11 5–5 Box Score Recap April 15 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Kansas State No. 7 Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 1–8 Adams (4–4) Stevens (4–4) — 1,666 25–12 5–6 Box Score Recap April 16 4:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Kansas State No. 7 Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 4–2 Gordon (3–1) Corsentino (2–4) Nixon (4) 2,180 26–12 6–6 Box Score Recap April 19 6:30 p.m. LHN Air Force* No. 10 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 2–14 Martin (2–2) Eckhardt (1–1) — 5,934 26–13 — Box Score Recap April 20 4:00 p.m. LHN Air Force* No. 10 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 12–10 Nixon (1–2) Hawks (0–3) — 5,653 27–13 — Box Score Recap April 22 6:30 p.m. LHN Baylor No. 10 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W[u] 20–1 Hansen (7–1) Rigney (2–2) — 7,300 28–13 7–6 Box Score Recap April 23 1:00 p.m. LHN Baylor No. 10 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 13–4 Stevens (5–4) Andrade (3–2) — 7,177 29–13 8–6 Box Score Recap April 24 1:00 p.m. LHN Baylor No. 10 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 13–4 Gordon (4–1) Thomas (4–4) — 7,063 30–13 9–6 Box Score Recap April 26 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ at UTRGV* No. 10 UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX[v] W[w] 7–2 Morehouse (1–0) Garza (1–1) — 6,418[x] 31–13 — Box Score Recap April 29 6:30 p.m. LHN No. 8 Oklahoma State No. 10 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 6–8 Martin (2–2) Nixon (1–3) McLean (3) 7,202 31–14 9–7 Box Score Recap April 30 2:30 p.m. LHN No. 8 Oklahoma State No. 10 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3–14 Osmond (4–1) Stevens (5–5) Morrill (1) 7,134 31–15 9–8 Box Score Recap May (8–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap May 1 1:00 p.m. LHN No. 8 Oklahoma State No. 10 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 8–10 Phansalkar (4–2) Cobb (2–1) McLean (4) 7,139 31–16 9–9 Box Score Recap May 3 6:30 p.m. LHN Houston Baptist* — UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 13–3 (7)[r] Morehouse (2–0) Tinker (0–5) — 5,936 32–16 — Box Score Recap May 6 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ at West Virginia — Monongalia County Ballpark • Morgantown, WV Postponed due to rain, rescheduled as doubleheader on Saturday, May 7 May 7 1:00 p.m.[o] ESPN+ at West Virginia — Monongalia County Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 5–2 Hansen (8–1) Watters (2–5) Stevens (1) 3,091 33–16 10–9 Box Score Recap May 7 4:30 p.m.[q] ESPN+ at West Virginia — Monongalia County Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 11–0 (7)[r] Gordon (5–1) Hampton (6–4) — 3,213 34–16 11–9 Box Score Recap May 8 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ at West Virginia — Monongalia County Ballpark • Morgantown, WV L 6–8 Braithwaite (3–0) Stevens (5–5) Short (2) 2,833 34–17 11–10 Box Score Recap May 10 6:30 p.m. LHN Texas Southern* No. 22 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 12–2 Olivarez (1–0) Gordon (3–2) — 5,760 35–17 — Box Score Recap May 17 6:30 p.m. LHN Sam Houston State* No. 22 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–2 Morehouse (3–0) Rudis (0–5) — 6,341 36–17 — Box Score Recap May 19 6:30 p.m. LHN Kansas No. 22 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 12–4 Hansen (9–1) Hegarty (6–6) — 6,266 37–17 12–10 Box Score Recap May 20 6:30 p.m. LHN Kansas No. 22 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 8–1[y] Gordon (6–1) Larsen (1–9) — 6,963 38–17 13–10 Box Score Recap May 21 2:30 p.m. LHN Kansas No. 22 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 11–6 Southard (2–1) Dougan (1–3) Nixon (6) 7,297 39–17 14–10 Box Score Recap
Postseason (8–5)
Big 12 tournament (3–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent (Seed) Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record Box Score Recap May 25 9:00 a.m. ESPNU vs. (4) No. 9 Oklahoma State[i] (5) No. 19 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX W 4–0 Hansen (10–1) Mederos (3–4) Stevens (2) — 40–17 1–0 Box Score Recap Photos May 26 4:15 p.m.[z] ESPNU vs. (1) No. 18 TCU[i] (5) No. 19 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX W 5–3 Gordon (7–1) Perez (6–3) Stevens (3) — 41–17 2–0 Box Score Recap Photos May 28 9:00 a.m. ESPN+ vs. (4) No. 9 Oklahoma State[i] (5) No. 19 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L 1–8 Bogusz (3–0) Morehouse (3–1) — — 41–18 2–1 Box Score Recap May 28 4:15 p.m.[aa] ESPN+ vs. (4) No. 9 Oklahoma State[i] (5) No. 19 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX W 9–2 Southard (3–1) Morrill (1–3) — 8,317 42–18 3–1 Box Score Recap Photos May 29 5:00 p.m. ESPNU vs. (3) No. 22 Oklahoma[i] Tournament championship Game (5) No. 19 Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L 1–8[ab] Horton (3–2) Sthele (3–1) — 10,308 42–19 3–2 Box Score Recap NCAA Austin Regional (3–0) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional Record Box Score Recap June 3 1:00 p.m. LHN (4) Air Force (1) No. 16 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 11–3 Hansen (11–1) Skenes (10–3) — 7,695 43–19 1–0 Box Score Recap Photos June 4 6:00 p.m. LHN (2) Louisiana Tech (1) No. 16 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 5–2[ac] Stevens (6–6) Crigger (6–3) — 8,502[ad] 44–19 2–0 Box Score Recap Photos June 5 7:00 p.m. LHN vs. (4) Air Force Regional Final (1) No. 16 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 10–1 Southard (4–1) Fairburn (0–2 — 8,325 45–19 3–0 Box Score Recap Photos NCAA Greenville Super Regional (2–1) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent National seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Super regional record Box Score Recap June 10 11:00 a.m. ESPN2 at (8) No. 10 East Carolina (9) No. 16 Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 7–13 Mayhue (6–1) Hansen (11–2) Agnos (3) 5,723[ae] 45–20 0–1 Box Score Recap June 11 11:00 a.m. ESPN2 vs. (8) No. 10 East Carolina (9) No. 16 Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC W 9–8 Duplantier II (3–1) Lunsford-Shenkman (1–1) — 5,807[af] 46–20 1–1 Box Score Recap Photos June 12 4:00 p.m.[ag] ESPN2[ah] at (8) No. 10 East Carolina (9) No. 16 Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC W 11–1 Stevens (7–6) Beal (5–2) — 5,787 47–20 2–0 Box Score Recap Photos College World Series (0–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent National seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record Box Score Recap June 17 6:00 p.m. ESPN No. 17 Notre Dame (9) No. 16 Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, NE L 3–7 Bertrand (10–3) Hansen (11–3) Findlay (4) 25,134 47–21 0–1 Box Score Recap Photos June 19 1:00 p.m. ESPN vs. (5) No. 5 Texas A&M Lone Star Showdown (9) No. 16 Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, NE L 2–10 Dallas (7–3) Gordon (7–2) — 24,056 47–22 0–2 Box Score Recap Photos
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest. Source:[47]

Schedule Notes

1. Total Series Attendance: 21,580. Largest total attendance for 3 Game Opening Weekend series in UT History
2. Islanders Digital Network
3. Originally scheduled for 7:00 pm, moved up to 4:30 pm due to impending cold weather
4. Originally scheduled for 1:30 pm, delayed due to rain
5. Originally scheduled for 2:30 pm, moved up to 1:00 pm due to impending cold weather
6. New Attendance record at Don Sanders Stadium
7. Originally scheduled for 7:00 pm, delayed due to previous game going into extra innings
8. Neutral site, Texas is the designated home team
9. Neutral site, Texas is the designated visiting team
10. 7th Largest D1 Baseball game attendance ever
11. Originally scheduled for 3:00 pm, delayed due to previous game
12. New attendance record for Bobcat Ballpark
13. Originally scheduled for 6:00 pm, moved up to 12:00 pm due to impending bad weather. Later postponed for a Sunday DH
14. Originally scheduled for 3:00 pm, moved up to 12:00 pm due to impending bad weather
15. Game 1 of Doubleheader
16. Game 1 of Doubleheader was 7 innings
17. Game 2 of Doubleheader, 45 minutes after conclusion of Game 1
18. Game ended after 7 innings due to run rule
19. Largest regular season attendance at UFCU Disch-Falk Field to date
20. Game originally scheduled for L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park in Norman, OK but was relocated to Globe Life Field^[46]
21. David Pierce's 200th win at Texas
22. UT's first trip to UTRGV/Edinburg since 1971 when UTRGV was UT Pan American
23. David Pierce's 400th Career Win as a head coach
24. All-time paid attendance record of 6,418 for UTRGV Baseball Stadium, there were many more sitting beyond the outfield fence that were not part of the official attendance
25. Ivan Melendez hits his 28th home run, tying Kyle Russell for the Texas single season home run record
26. Originally scheduled for 4:00 pm, delayed due to previous game of tournament
27. Originally scheduled for 4:00 pm, delayed due to previous game of tournament
28. Ivan Melendez hits his 29th home run, passing Kyle Russell for the Texas single season home run record
29. Texas Longhorns' 250th NCAA tournament Win
30. Largest attendance to date for a collegiate game at UFCU Disch-Falk Field
31. 5,723 sets the new all-time attendance record to date for Clark–LeClair Stadium
32. 5,807 sets the new all-time attendance record to date for Clark–LeClair Stadium, breaking the record of 5,723 set the day before
33. Game was originally scheduled to start at 3:00 pm CT but was delayed to 4:00 pm due to a lightning delay. With 1 out in the top of the 1st inning and Texas up 4–0, the game was again delayed due to lightning, The game resumed at 9:15 pm.
34. Originally scheduled for ESPN2, due to weather delay the game started on ESPNews. After the second weather delay the game restarted on ESPNU before finishing on ESPN2

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

	First Round May 25					Second Round May 26–May 27					Semifinals May 28						Finals May 29
	1	TCU	4
	8	Baylor	2
						1	TCU	3
						5	Texas	5
	4	Oklahoma State	0
	5	Texas	4
											5	Texas	1	9
											4	Oklahoma State	8	2
	8	Baylor	1
	4	Oklahoma State	117
						1	TCU	4
						4	Oklahoma State	8
																	5	Texas	1
																	3	Oklahoma	8
	3	Oklahoma	6
	6	West Virginia	4
						3	Oklahoma	6
						2	Texas Tech	3
	2	Texas Tech	5
	7	Kansas State	3
											3	Oklahoma	4	-
											7	Kansas State	3	-
	6	West Virginia	5
	7	Kansas State	8
						2	Texas Tech	5
						7	Kansas State	611

NCAA tournament

	Regional					Regional					Regional Final						Super Regional
	1	East Carolina	17
	4	Coppin State	1
						1	East Carolina	4
						2	Virginia	2
	3	Coastal Carolina	2
	2	Virginia	7
											1	East Carolina	1	13
	Greenville Regional – Clark–LeClair Stadium
											3	Coastal Carolina	9	4
	4	Coppin State	8
	3	Coastal Carolina	10
						3	Coastal Carolina	7
						2	Virginia	6
																	8	East Carolina	13	8	1
																	9	Texas	7	9	11
	1	Texas	11
	4	Air Force	3
						1	Texas	5
						2	Louisiana Tech	2
	3	Dallas Baptist	5
	2	Louisiana Tech	12
											1	Texas	10	–
	Austin Regional – UFCU Disch–Falk Field
											4	Air Force	1	–
	4	Air Force	5
	3	Dallas Baptist	1
						4	Air Force	9
						2	Louisiana Tech	7

College World Series

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
		Notre Dame	7
	9	Texas	3
							Notre Dame	2
							Oklahoma	6
	5	Texas A&M	8
		Oklahoma	13
												Oklahoma	5	–
	Bracket 1
											5	Texas A&M	1	–
	9	Texas	2
	5	Texas A&M	10
						5	Texas A&M	5
							Notre Dame	1
																		Oklahoma	3	2	–
																		Ole Miss	10	4	–
	2	Stanford	2
		Arkansas	17
							Arkansas	5
							Ole Miss	13
		Ole Miss	5
	14	Auburn	1
												Ole Miss	2	2
	Bracket 2
												Arkansas	3	0
	2	Stanford	2
	14	Auburn	6
						14	Auburn	1
							Arkansas	11

Statistics

Team batting

Team	AB	Avg.	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
Texas	2396	.314	753	157	12	128	505	319	545	55
Opponents	2257	.241	545	96	8	66	281	245	606	42

Team pitching

Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	SV	ERA
Texas	603.1	545	311	287	245	606	10	4.28
Opponents	588	753	541	491	319	545	11	7.52

Individual batting

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

Player	GP	AB	Avg.	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
Ivan Melendez	67	248	.387	96	18	2	32	94	52	51	1
Murphy Stehly	68	278	.367	102	23	1	19	61	17	43	8
Skyler Messinger	67	250	.364	91	14	1	11	59	18	58	1
Douglas Hodo III	69	282	.319	90	26	2	10	47	42	74	9
Trey Faltine	69	241	.282	68	18	1	15	56	33	104	6
Silas Ardoin	69	240	.271	65	20	1	12	50	39	46	1
Dylan Campbell	65	176	.267	47	8	1	10	29	29	36	14
Mitchell Daly	67	207	.237	49	13	1	4	37	32	47	4
Ace Whitehead	25	18	.556	10	2	0	0	2	3	5	0
Kimble Schuessler	17	20	.350	7	0	0	1	4	3	6	0
Austin Todd	51	187	.332	62	8	1	6	31	23	20	1
Eric Kennedy	45	170	.300	51	6	1	7	29	20	31	10
Peyton Powell	6	8	.250	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
Jack O'Dowd	21	39	.231	9	0	0	1	5	6	6	0
Gavin Kash	16	23	.174	4	1	0	0	0	1	9	0
Cam Constantine	10	7	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
Cameron Dayton	5	2	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Individual pitching

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

Player	GP	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	SV	ERA
Marcus Olivarez	19	0	1	0	26.0	16	2	2	13	21	0	0.69
Tanner Witt	2	2	2	0	11.0	9	2	2	3	14	0	1.64
Jared Southard	25	0	4	1	29.1	15	12	9	19	46	0	2.76
Lucas Gordon	18	16	7	2	85.2	71	36	29	26	77	0	3.05
Luke Harrison	32	1	0	0	35.1	34	13	12	16	32	2	3.06
Pete Hansen	17	17	11	3	107.2	94	47	45	19	120	0	3.76
Coy Cobb	15	0	2	1	15.2	14	8	8	2	10	0	4.60
Joshua Stewart	10	1	0	0	11.2	13	6	6	8	13	0	4.63
Tristan Stevens	26	12	7	6	85.2	90	49	45	24	72	3	4.73
Aaron Nixon	26	0	1	3	30.1	24	18	17	25	38	5	5.04
Andre Duplantier II	17	6	3	1	30.1	28	21	20	17	25	0	5.93
Zane Morehouse	20	6	3	1	39.0	39	27	26	16	43	0	6.00
Travis Sthele	21	3	3	1	34.1	34	23	23	19	32	0	6.03
Daniel Blair	12	0	2	1	15.2	18	14	13	13	17	0	7.47
Justin Eckhardt	11	5	1	1	25.1	30	23	23	12	23	0	8.17
Cameron Dayton	3	0	0	0	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
Sam Walbridge	3	0	0	0	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Lebarron Johnson Jr.	18	0	0	1	17.0	12	9	6	11	21	0	3.18
Ace Whitehead	1	0	0	0	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	13.50

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	AB	At-bats
H	Hits	Avg.	Batting average	2B	Doubles
3B	Triples	HR	Home runs	RBI	Runs batted in
IP	Innings pitched	W	Wins	L	Losses
ERA	Earned run average	SO	Strikeouts	BB	Base on balls
SV	Saves	SB	Stolen bases	High	Team high

Source:^[48]

Awards and honors

National honors

Honors	Player	Position	Ref.
Golden Spikes Award	Ivan Melendez	1B	[49]
Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Year	Ivan Melendez	1B	[50]
D1Baseball Player Of The Year	Ivan Melendez	1B	[51]
Baseball America College Player of the Year Award	Ivan Melendez	1B	[52]
ABCA Player of the Year	Ivan Melendez	1B	[53]
Perfect Game/Rawlings Player of the Year	Ivan Melendez	1B	[54]
Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award	Ivan Melendez	1B	[55]
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year	Ivan Melendez	IF	[56]
Collegiate Baseball First Team All-American	Ivan Melendez	IF
Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American	Pete Hansen	P
	Murphy Stehly	OF
NCAA Austin Regional Most Valuable Player	Skyler Messinger	3B	[57]
NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team	Ivan Melendez	1B
	Skyler Messinger	3B
	Trey Faltine	SS
	Murphy Stehly	OF
	Dylan Campbell	OF
	Austin Todd	DH
	Tristan Stevens	P
ABCA First Team All-American	Ivan Melendez	1B	[58]
ABCA Second Team All-American	Pete Hansen	P
	Murphy Stehly	OF
NCBWA First Team All-American	Ivan Melendez	1B	[59]
NCBWA Third Team All-American	Pete Hansen	P
	Murphy Stehly	OF
D1Baseball First Team All-American	Ivan Melendez	1B	[60]
D1Baseball Third Team All-American	Murphy Stehly	OF

Conference honors

Honors	Player	Position	Ref.
Big 12 Player of the Year	Ivan Melendez	IF	[61]
All-Big 12 First Team	Pete Hansen	P
	Ivan Melendez	IF
	Silas Ardoin	C
	Murphy Stehly	OF
All-Big 12 Second Team	Trey Faltine	IF
	Skyler Messinger	IF
	Lucas Gordon	P
All-Big 12 Third Team	Austin Todd	OF
	Douglas Hodo III	OF
Big 12 All-Tournament Team	Skyler Messinger	3B	[62]
	Douglas Hodo III	OF
	Pete Hansen	P

Weekly honors

Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
Big 12 Player of the Week	Ivan Melendez	IF	March 14, 2022	[63]
	Murphy Stehly	IF	March 21, 2022	[64]
	Ivan Melendez	IF	March 28, 2022	[65]
	Ivan Melendez	IF	April 25, 2022	[66]
	Ivan Melendez	IF	May 9, 2022	[67]
	Ivan Melendez	IF	May 23, 2022	[68]
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week	Pete Hansen	P	April 4, 2022	[69]
	Pete Hansen	P	April 11, 2022	[70]
Golden Spikes Performance of the Week	Pete Hansen	P	April 13, 2022	[71]
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week	Ivan Melendez	IF	April 25, 2022	[72]
NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week	Ivan Melendez	IF	May 10, 2022	[73]
Perfect Game National Player of the Week	Ivan Melendez	IF	May 10, 2022	[73]

Monthly honors

Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Month	Ivan Melendez	IF	April 4, 2022	[74]

Rankings

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[75]	1	1*	1	1	2	3	8	6	7	7	6	20	18	20	17	12	12*	12*	8
Baseball America[76]	1	1	1	1	4	3	10	8	8	20	18	—	—	—	24	13	13*	13*	9
Collegiate Baseball^[77]	1	1	1	1	6	4	7	11	10	18	20	—	—	—	—	17	10	5	7
NCBWA†[78]	1	1	1	1	3	4	7	8	6	7	7	18	19	17	16	8	7	7*	8
D1Baseball[79]	1	1	1	1	2	2	8	7	7	10	10	—	22	22	19	16	16*	16*	8

^ 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.