1983 Texas Longhorns baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1983 Texas Longhorns baseball Texas Longhorns logo.svg 150 Southwest Conference SWC 66–14 18–3 1 Cliff Gustafson (16th year) Bill Bethea Clint Thomas Disch-Falk Field National championsSWC championsSWC Tournament champions 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 16th 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 17 James Harris 19 Mike Capel 20 Wade Phillips 21 Roger Clemens 22 Eric Boudreaux 23 Steve Labay 25 Calvin Schiraldi 29 Bruce Ruffin Infielders 1 Billy Bates 2 Bryan Burrows 3 Mike Brumley 4 Jamie Doughty 6 David Denny 7 Deron Gustafson 24 Jose Tolentino 36 Robert Gauntt Outfielders 5 Johnny Sutton 8 Mike Trent 11 Mike Simon 13 Bud Ray 14 Kirk Killingsworth 15 Doug Hodo Catchers 9 Alan Brown 10 Darren Loy 12 Jeff Hearron Schedule background:#BF5700;color:white; 1983 Texas Longhorns baseball game log ! style="background:#BF5700;color:white;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#FFF;color:#BF5700; February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 18 || 1983 Midwestern State Mavericks Midwestern State University Midwestern || Disch-Falk Field || 12-2 || 1-0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 18 || Midwestern || Disch-Falk Field || 11-3 || 2-0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 19 || 1983 Texas–Arlington Mavericks University of Texas at Arlington Texas–Arlington || Disch-Falk Field || 6-10 || 2-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 19 || Texas–Arlington || Disch-Falk Field || 7-6 || 3-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 20 || Texas–Arlington || Disch-Falk Field || 5-8 || 3-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 20 || Texas–Arlington || Disch-Falk Field || 6-0 || 4-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 23 || 1983 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs Texas Lutheran University Texas Lutheran || Disch-Falk Field || 13-2 || 5-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 23 || Texas Lutheran || Disch-Falk Field || 2-3 || 5-3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 26 || 1983 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech || Disch-Falk Field || 6-4 || 6–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 26 || Louisiana Tech || Disch-Falk Field || 9-4 || 7–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 27 || Louisiana Tech || Disch-Falk Field || 7-6 || 8–3 || – |- y background:#FFF;color:#BF5700; March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 1 || 1983 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts University Oral Roberts || Disch-Falk Field || 4-1 || 9–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 2 || Oral Roberts || Disch-Falk Field || 3-2 || 10–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 4 || 1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans California State University, Fullerton Cal State Fullerton || Disch-Falk Field || 8-7 || 11–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 5 || Cal State Fullerton || Disch-Falk Field || 3-1 || 12–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 5 || Cal State Fullerton || Disch-Falk Field || 10-3 || 13–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 7 || 1983 Lubbock Christian Chaparrals Lubbock Christian University Lubbock Christian || Disch-Falk Field || 2-4 || 13–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 7 || Lubbock Christian || Disch-Falk Field || 8-0 || 14–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 11 || 1983 Dallas Baptist Patriots Dallas Baptist University Dallas Baptist || Disch-Falk Field || 6–0 || 15–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 11 || Dallas Baptist || Disch-Falk Field || 4–0 || 16–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 12 || Dallas Baptist || Disch-Falk Field || 9–4 || 17–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 12 || Dallas Baptist || Disch-Falk Field || 8–6 || 18–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 14 || 1983 St. Mary's Rattlers St. Mary's University, Texas St. Mary's || Disch-Falk Field || 1–5 || 18–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 14 || St. Mary's || Disch-Falk Field || 12–2 || 19–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 16 || 1983 Emporia State Hornets Emporia State University Emporia State || Disch-Falk Field || 4–0 || 20–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 16 || Emporia State || Disch-Falk Field || 14–1 || 21–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 17 || Emporia State || Disch-Falk Field || 9–4 || 22–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 17 || Emporia State || Disch-Falk Field || 9–5 || 23–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 18 || Arizona State || Disch-Falk Field || 11–2 || 24–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 18 || Arizona State || Disch-Falk Field || 6–0 || 25–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 20 || 1983 Texas Wesleyan Rams Texas Wesleyan University Texas Wesleyan || Disch-Falk Field || 4–3 || 26–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 20 || Texas Wesleyan || Disch-Falk Field || 7–0 || 27–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 21 || Texas Wesleyan || Disch-Falk Field || 0–3 || 27–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 21 || Texas Wesleyan || Disch-Falk Field || 5–6 || 27–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 22 || 1983 Southeastern Oklahoma Savage Storm Southeastern Oklahoma State University SE Oklahoma || Disch-Falk Field || 14–2 || 28–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 22 || SE Oklahoma || Disch-Falk Field || 15–3 || 29–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 25 || at 1983 Arkansas Razorbacks University of Arkansas Arkansas || George Cole Field || 9–4 || 30–7 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 27 || at Arkansas || George Cole Field || 6–1 || 31–7 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 27 || at Arkansas || George Cole Field || 11–9 || 32–7 || 3–0 |- y background:#FFF;color:#BF5700; April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 1 || 1983 TCU Horned Frogs Texas Christian University TCU || Disch-Falk Field || 6-5 || 33–7 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 2 || TCU || Disch-Falk Field || 0-1 || 33–8 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 2 || TCU || Disch-Falk Field || 11-9 || 34–8 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 5 || 1983 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Hardin-Simmons University Hardin-Simmons || Disch-Falk Field || 10-2 || 35–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 5 || Hardin-Simmons || Disch-Falk Field || 7-1 || 36–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 8 || at 1983 Baylor Bears Baylor University Baylor || Ferrell Field || 9-2 || 37-8 || 6-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 9 || at Baylor || Ferrell Field || 8-0 || 38-8 || 7-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 9 || at Baylor || Ferrell Field || 7-2 || 39-8 || 8-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 15 || 1983 Rice Owls Rice University Rice || Disch-Falk Field || 4-3 || 40–8 || 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 16 || Rice || Disch-Falk Field || 7-6 || 41–8 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 16 || Rice || Disch-Falk Field || 3-2 || 42–8 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 22 || 1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech University Texas Tech || Disch-Falk Field || 12-3 || 43-8 || 12-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 23 || Texas Tech || Disch-Falk Field || 9-1 || 44-8 || 13-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 23 || Texas Tech || Disch-Falk Field || 9-2 || 45-8 || 14-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 29 || 1983 Houston Cougars University of Houston Houston || Disch-Falk Field || 3-4 || 45-9 || 14-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 30 || Houston || Disch-Falk Field || 3-4 || 45-10 || 14-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 30 || Houston || Disch-Falk Field || 12-2 || 46-10 || 15-3 |- y background:#FFF;color:#BF5700; May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 2 || at Oral Roberts || J. L. Johnson Stadium || 6-7 || 46-11 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 3 || at Oral Roberts || J. L. Johnson Stadium || 1-6 || 46-12 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 6 || at 1983 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University Texas A&M || Olsen Field || 13–4 || 47–12 || 16–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 7 || at 1983 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University Texas A&M || Olsen Field || 14–11 || 48–12 || 17–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 7 || at 1983 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University Texas A&M || Olsen Field || 3–0 || 49–12 || 18–3 |- |- ! style="background:#BF5700;color:white;"| Postseason |- y background:#FFF;color:#BF5700; SWC Tournament Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 13 || vs. Rice || Disch-Falk Field || 4–3 || 50–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 14 || vs. Arkansas || Disch-Falk Field || 9–2 || 51–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 15 || vs. Arkansas || Disch-Falk Field || 4–5 || 51–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 16 || vs. Arkansas || Disch-Falk Field || 14–0 || 52–13 |- y background:#FFF;color:#BF5700; May (After SWC Tournament) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 19 || Lubbock Christian || Disch-Falk Field || 8–5 || 53–13 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 21 || Lubbock Christian || Disch-Falk Field || 4–3 || 54–13 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 22 || Lubbock Christian || Disch-Falk Field || 5–0 || 55–13 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 22 || Lubbock Christian || Disch-Falk Field || 9–2 || 56–13 || - |- y background:#FFF;color:#BF5700; NCAA tournament: Central Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 26 || vs. 1983 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks University of Louisiana at Monroe NE Louisiana || Disch-Falk Field || 15–0 || 57–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 27 || vs. 1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State University Mississippi State || Disch-Falk Field || 2–6 || 57–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 28 || vs. 1983 Tulane Green Wave Tulane University Tulane || Disch-Falk Field || 7–5 || 58–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 28 || vs. 1983 Texas-Pan American Broncs University of Texas-Pan American Texas-Pan American || Disch-Falk Field || 6–1 || 59–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 29 || vs. Mississippi State || Disch-Falk Field || 7–0 || 60–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 29 || vs. Mississippi State || Disch-Falk Field || 12–3 || 61–14 |- y background:#FFF;color:#BF5700; NCAA tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 3 || vs. 1983 James Madison Dukes James Madison University James Madison || Rosenblatt Stadium || 12–0 || 62–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 6 || vs. Oklahoma State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 6–5 || 63–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 8 || vs. Alabama || Rosenblatt Stadium || 6–4 || 64–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 10 || vs. Michigan || Rosenblatt Stadium || 4–2 || 65–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 11 || vs. Alabama || Rosenblatt Stadium || 4–3 || 66–14 |- Awards and honors Billy Bates College World Series All-Tournament Team Freshman All-American Mike Brumley College World Series All-Tournament Team First Team All-SWC Jeff Hearron College World Series All-Tournament Team Kirk Killingsworth First Team All-SWC Calvin Schiraldi College World Series Most Outstanding PlayerCWS Record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2012/1-CWSGeneral.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20170808082658/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2012/1-CWSGeneral.pdf 8 August 2017 NCAA.org 16 June 2012 live First Team All-American2010 Texas Longhorns baseball Media Guide http://www.texassports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/tex/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/ba-0910-mg-honors TexasSports.com 14 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120815070553/http://www.texassports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/tex/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/ba-0910-mg-honors 2012-08-15 dead First Team All-SWC Jose Tolentino First Team All-SWC Longhorns in the 1983 MLB draft The following members of the Texas Longhorns baseball program were drafted in the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)" https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?key_school=0972a433&exact=1&query_type=key_school Baseball Reference 14 August 2012 Player Position Round Overall MLB teamRoger ClemensRHP1st19thBoston Red SoxCalvin SchiraldiRHP1st27thNew York MetsMike BrumleySS2nd33rdBoston Red SoxJeff HearronC4th89thToronto Blue JaysKirk KillingsworthRHP7th161stTexas RangersJose Tolentino1B7th163rdOakland AthleticsMike CapelRHP13th320thChicago CubsBryan Burrows3B33rd778thPittsburgh Pirates References Texas Longhorns Category:Texas Longhorns baseball seasons Category:College World Series seasons Category:NCAA Division I baseball championship seasons Category:Southwest Conference baseball tournament champion seasons Texas Longhorns baseball Category:Southwest Conference baseball champion seasons Texas