2024 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 2024 Texas Longhorns baseball team represents the University of Texas at Austin during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns play their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach David Pierce, in his 8th season at Texas. The team will close out the Longhorns' run in the Big 12 entirely, being the last to represent the school before UT–Austin transfers to the Southeastern Conference on July 1, 2024 with the start of the new academic year.

2024 Texas Longhorns baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
D1Baseball.comNo. 25
Record32–20 (17–10 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachPhilip Miller (8th season)
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumUFCU Disch–Falk Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 21 6   .778 32 17   .653
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 17 9   .654 34 16   .680
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 31 19   .620
No. 25 Texas ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 32 20   .615
Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 30 21   .588
Kansas ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 29 18   .617
TCU ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 30 17   .638
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 29 21   .580
UCF ‍‍‍ 12 14   .462 30 17   .638
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 12 17   .414 30 22   .577
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 18   .333 21 29   .420
Houston ‍‍‍ 7 19   .269 25 26   .490
BYU ‍‍‍ 6 21   .222 19 29   .396
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 13, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

Previous season edit

Texas finished the 2023 season with a 42-22 record, 15-9 in Big 12 play. The Longhorns 15-9 conference record earned them a big-12 co-conference championship. Texas made it all the way to the super regional before being beat out to finish the 2023 season.

Personnel edit

Roster edit

2024 Texas Longhorns Roster
 

Pitchers

  • 11 – Tanner Witt –   Junior
    (6'6, 230)  
  • 17 – Easton Tumis – Freshman
    (6'4, 155)  
  • 24 – Chase Lummus –   Junior
    (6'1, 205)  
  • 28 – Ace Whitehead[a]Junior
    (5'10, 195)  
  • 32 – Charlie Hurley – Senior
    (6'8, 225)  
  • 34 – Will Mercer –   Senior
    (6'1, 210)  
  • 36 – David Shaw – Junior
    (6'7, 200)  
  • 38 – Max Grubbs – Sophomore
    (6'1, 200)  
  • 41 – Cody Howard –   Sophomore
    (6'1, 200)  
  • 45 – Heston Tole – Senior
    (6’6, 230)  
  • 46 – Cole Selvig – Freshman
    (6'0, 205)  
  • 47 – George Zaharias – Freshman
    (6'3, 220)  
  • 48 – Hudson Hamilton – Freshman
    (6'1, 210)  
  • 49 – Oliver Santos –   Freshman
    (6'4, 205)  
  • 53 – Luke Harrison –   Sophomore
    (6'2, 205)  
  • 54 – Brandon Bertsch – Freshman
    (6'0, 170)  
  • 56 – Gage Boehm –   Freshman
    (6'5, 255)  
  • 57 – Lebarron Johnson Jr. –   Junior
    (6'4, 210)  
  • 88 – Andre Duplantier II –   Junior
    (6'2, 215)  
  • 99 – Grant Fontenot –   Sophomore
    (6'3, 225)  
 

Catchers

  • 6 – Rylan Galvan – Sophomore
    (6'0, 205)  
  • 10 – Kimble Schuessler –   Junior
    (6'2, 210)  
  • 37 – Nik Sanders – Freshman
    (6'2, 215)  
  • 42 – Oliver Service[a]Freshman
    (6'0, 195)  

Infielders

  • 0 – Jayden Duplantier – Sophomore
    (6’1, 190)  
  • 1 – Jalin Flores – Sophomore
    (6’2, 210)  
  • 5 – Luke Storm –   Junior
    (6'5, 240)  
  • 9 – Jared Thomas[a]Sophomore
    (6’2, 190)  
  • 14 – Cade O’Hara – Sophomore
    (5'11, 180)  
  • 19 – Sam Ardoin – Freshman
    (6'1, 170)  
  • 27 – Jack O’Dowd – Senior
    (6'2, 210)  
  • 30 – Dee Kennedy – Freshman
    (5'11, 185)  
  • 31 – Casey Borba – Freshman
    (6'1, 210)  
 

Outfielders

  • 4 – Porter Brown –   Senior
    (5'11, 205)  
  • 8 – Will Gasparino – Freshman
    (6'6, 210)  
  • 9 – Jared Thomas[a]Sophomore
    (6’2, 190)  
  • 28 – Ace Whitehead[a]Junior
    (5'10, 195)  
  • 40 – Blake Peterson – Freshman
    (6'1, 210)  
  • 42 – Oliver Service[a]Freshman
    (6'0, 195)  
  • 43 – Tommy Farmer – Freshman
    (6'3, 190)  
  • 44 – Max Belyeu – Sophomore
    (6’2, 210)  
  • 51 Seth Werchan –   Senior
    (6'3, 205)  
  • 55 – Casey Cummings – Junior
    (6'0, 190)  

Utility Players

  • 15 – Peyton Powell –   Senior
    (6'1, 190)  
  • 29 – Cam Constantine –   Junior
    (6'0, 210)  

Legend

  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt
 

Roster Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Plays two different positions

Starters edit

Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
C 10 Kimble Schuessler Junior
1B 9 Jared Thomas Sophomore
2B 27 Jack O'Dowd Senior
3B 15 Peyton Powell Senior
SS 1 Jalin Flores Sophomore
LF 4 Porter Brown Senior
CF 8 Will Gasparino Freshman
RF 44 Max Belyeu Sophomore
DH 6 Rylan Galvan Sophomore
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday 57 Lebarron Johnson Jr. Junior
Saturday 41 Cody Howard Sophomore
Sunday 32 Charlie Hurley Senior

Coaches edit

2024 Texas Longhorns coaching staff
  • David Pierce – Head coach – 8th year
  • Steve Rodriguez – Assistant coach (hitting) – 2nd year
  • Philip Miller – Assistant coach – 8th year
  • Caleb Longley – Assistant coach – 3rd year

Support Staff edit

2024 Texas Longhorns support staff
  • Chris Gordon – Coordinator of hitting and pitching development – 2nd year
  • Carli Todd – Director of operations – 9th year
  • Troy Tulowitzki – Director of player development – 1st year
  • Matt Couch – Assistant head coach for athletic performance – 5th year
  • Tom Mendez – Assistant athletic trainer – 5th year

Offseason edit

Departures edit

All Offseason Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Eric Kennedy 30 OF 6’0” 205 lbs Redshirt Senior Tampa, FL Graduated
Preston Hoffart 40 C 5'11” 195 lbs Redshirt Junior Magnolia, TX Graduated
Sam Walbridge 47 P 6'5” 210 lbs Redshirt Junior San Antonio, TX Graduated
Tanner Carlson 5 IF 6’1” 195 lbs Senior Elk Grove, CA Graduated
Grant Fahrlander 50 C 5'11” 215 lbs Freshman Austin, TX Departed Team
Dylan Campbell 8 OF 5'11” 205 lbs Junior Houston, TX MLB Draft
Garret Guillemette 35 C 6'1” 215 lbs Junior Yorba Linda, CA MLB Draft
Lucas Gordon 13 P 6'1” 193 lbs Junior Los Angeles, CA MLB Draft
Travis Sthele 39 P 6'0” 215 lbs Redshirt Sophomore San Antonio, TX MLB Draft
Zane Morehouse 37 P 6'4” 200 lbs Redshirt Junior Dawson, TX MLB Draft

Outgoing Transfers edit

Outgoing Transfers
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source
Cameron O'Banan 48 P 6’2” 185 lbs Dripping Springs, TX Redshirt Freshman Texas State [2]
Chris Stuart 42 P 6’0” 230 lbs Amsterdam Junior - [3]
DJ Burke 31 P 6’2” 225 lbs San Antonio, TX Junior Texas State [4]
Kobe Minchey 34 P 6’2” 220 lbs Jarrell, TX Freshman Dallas Baptist [5]
Mitchell Daly 19 IF 6’1” 193 lbs Madison, AL Junior Kentucky [6]
Pierce George 58 P 6'6” 240 lbs Austin, TX Freshman Alabama [7]

2023 MLB Draft edit

Round Pick Overall Pick Player Position MLB Team Source
4th 35th 136th Dylan Campbell OF Los Angeles Dodgers -
6th 15th 179th Lucas Gordon P Chicago White Sox -
12th 1st 345th Travis Sthele P Washington Nationals -
14th 24th 428th Zane Morehouse P Cleveland Guardians -
15th 30th 464th Garret Guillemette C Houston Astros -

Undrafted Free Agents edit

Player Position MLB Team Source
Eric Kennedy OF Kansas City Royals [8]

Coaching staff departures edit

Name Position New Team New Position Source
Woody Williams Assistant Coach N/A N/A [9]

Coaching Staff Notes

Acquisitions edit

Incoming Transfers edit

Incoming Transfers
Name B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Previous school Source
Casey Cummings R/R OF 6'0” 185 Danville, CA Junior Chabot College [10]
Gage Boehm R/R P 6'5” 244 Taylor, TX Redshirt Sophomore Blinn College [11]
Grant Fontenot R/R P 6'3” 210 Lafayette, LA Redshirt Sophomore LSU [12]
Oliver Santos L/L P 6'4” 210 Newport Coast, CA Redshirt Freshman Duke [13]
Seth Werchan L/L OF 6'3” 210 Austin, TX Redshirt Senior Penn [14]
Will Mercer L/L P 6'1” 210 Houston, TX Redshirt Senior Notre Dame [15]
Will Rigney R/R P 6'1” 210 Woodway, TX Redshirt Junior Baylor [16]

Incoming Recruits edit

2023 Texas Recruits
Name B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source
Blake Peterson R/R OF 6’1” 180 lbs Austin, TX Westlake [17]
Casey Borba R/R IF 6’1” 205 lbs Santa Ana, CA Orange Lutheran [18]
Cole Selvig L/R P 6’0” 192 lbs Altoona, WI Regis [19]
Dondreone Kennedy R/R SS 5'11” 190 lbs Fort Worth, TX Prestonwood Christian Academy [20]
George Zaharias R/R P 6'3” 190 lbs Menlo Park, CA Menlo-Atherton [21]
Ean Czech R/R IF 6'4” 210 lbs Downers Grove, IL Downers Grove North [22]
Easton Tumis R/R P 6'4” 165 lbs Friendswood, TX Friendswood [23]
Hayden Morris R/R P 6’8” 255 lbs Conroe, TX Oak Ridge [24]
Hudson Hamilton R/R P 6’1” 200 lbs Spring, TX Grand Oaks [25]
Lane Allen R/R IF 6’3” 200 lbs Corinth, TX John H. Guyer [26]
MJ Sweeney L/R IF 6'8” 245 lbs Rancho Santa Fe, CA St. Augustine [27]
Matt Zatopek R/R P 6'3” 195 lbs Cypress, TX Houston Christian [28]
Nikolas Sanders R/R C 6'2” 198 lbs Waco, TX La Vega [29]
Oliver Service R/R C 6'0” 188 lbs Detroit, MI University Liggett [30]
Samuel Ardoin R/R SS 6'1” 165 lbs Lake Charles, LA Sam Houston [31]
Tommy Farmer R/R OF 6'3” 188 lbs Santa Monica, CA Oaks Christian [32]
Will Gasparino R/R OF 6’6” 215 lbs Los Angeles, CA Harvard-Westlake [33]


Preseason edit

Big 12 media poll edit

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 TCU 143 (11)
2 Texas 131 (2)
3 Oklahoma State 119
4 Texas Tech 107
5 Kansas State 98
T-6 Oklahoma 85
T-6 West Virginia 85
8 Kansas 67
9 Houston 56
10 UCF 45
11 Baylor 36
T-12 BYU 21
T-12 Cincinnati 21

Source:[34]

Preseason Big 12 awards and honors edit

Preseason All-Big 12 Team[35]
Player No. Position Class
Porter Brown 4 OF Senior
Lebarron Johnson Jr. 57 P Redshirt Junior

Schedule and results edit

2024 Texas Longhorns baseball game log (32–20)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (32–20)
May (4–2)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap
May 3 6:30 pm LHN No. 14 Oklahoma State* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W
7–5
Boehm
(4–2)
Molsky
(6–2)
- 7,513 29–18 14–8 Box Score Recap
May 4 2:30 pm LHN No. 14 Oklahoma State* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W
6–3
Duplantier II
(1–0)
Davis
(1–3)
- 7,784 30–18 15–8 Box Score Recap
May 5 1:00 pm LHN No. 14 Oklahoma State* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L
2–7
Benge
(2–1)
Johnson Jr.
(2–4)
- 7,499 30–19 15–9 Box Score Recap
May 10 5:00 pm ESPN+ at UCF* John Euliano ParkOrlando, FL W
6–3
Grubbs
(5–4)
Vespi
(3–3)
Boehm
(6)
1,989 31–19 16–9 Box Score Recap
May 11 5:00 pm ESPN+ at UCF* John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL L
4–5
Stagliano
(3–3)
Whitehead
(4–1)
Castellano
(3)
2,141 31–20 16–10 Box Score Recap
May 12 12:00 pm ESPN+ at UCF* John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL W
10–7
Hurley
(5–0)
Victor
(0–2)
Boehm
(7)
1,605 32–20 17–10 Box Score Recap
May 16 6:30 pm LHN Kansas* No. 25 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
May 17 6:30 pm LHN Kansas* No. 25 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX
May 18 2:30 pm LHN Kansas* No. 25 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX

Schedule Notes

  1. ^ 7,935 is the largest Opening Day attendance to date at UFCU Disch–Falk Field, 9th highest attendance all-time.
  2. ^ 7,845 was the 13th highest attendance all time at UFCU Disch–Falk Field. Was the 12th highest attendance until it pushed down by the regular season record 8,033 the following day.
  3. ^ 8,033 is the new Regular Season attendance record and 5th largest All-Time attendance record to date at UFCU Disch–Falk Field.
  4. ^ 8,060 is the new Regular Season attendance record and 5th largest All-Time attendance record to date at UFCU Disch–Falk Field. Surpassing the previous regular season record of 8,033 set on February 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Start time moved up 1 hour from 7:00 pm due to the threat of inclement weather.
  6. ^ Game was delayed 90 minutes due to inclement weather, and consequentially ended after 8 innings because of travel.
  7. ^ Game was suspended after the 8th inning due to inclement weather, and completed the next day at 6pm before the game on April 10th.
  8. ^ Game was delayed in the top of the eighth inning due to lightning, and was unable to resume.

Awards, accomplishments, and honors edit

Weekly Honors edit

Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.
Big 12 Player of the Week Peyton Powell UTL February 26, 2024 [36]
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week Lebarron Johnson Jr. P


Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[37]1313*132224RVRVRVRVRV
Baseball America[38]1314142323RVRVRV2524
NCBWA[39]915142424RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[40]1616152423RVRVRVRV25
Perfect Game[41]89814141818

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.

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