The 2016 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2016 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 Augie Garrido, in his 20th and final season at Texas. Previous season The 2015 Texas Longhorns baseball team notched a 30–27 (11–13) record and finished fifth in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Longhorns won the 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, earning the Big 12's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Longhorns were selected for the Dallas Regional, where they lost their first game to Oregon State and were eliminated from the Tournament with a loss in their second game to Regional host Dallas Baptist.
Personnel
Roster 2016 Texas Longhorns roster Pitchers 13 - Tyler Schimpf (RHP) - Sophomore 14 - Beau Ridgeway (RHP) - Freshman 15 - Eric Dunbar (RHP) - Sophomore 19 - Connor Mayes (RHP) - Sophomore 24 - Chase Shugart (RHP) - Freshman 27 - Travis Duke (LHP) - Senior 29 - Jon Malmin (LHP) - Junior 30 - Josh Sawyer (LHP) - Junior 32 - Nicholas Kennedy (LHP) - Freshman 34 - Kyle Johnston (RHP) - Sophomore 35 - Blake Wellmann (RHP) - Freshman 38 - Ty Culbreth (LHP) - Senior 40 - James Nittoli (LHP) - Freshman 41 - Morgan Cooper (RHP) - Sophomore 42 - Kacy Clemens (RHP) - Junior 43 - Chance Callihan (RHP) - Freshman 45 - Nolan Kingham (RHP) - Freshman 49 - Parker Joe Robinson (RHP) - Freshman 51 - Jake McKenzie (RHP) - Sophomore Catchers 1 - Tres Barrera - Junior 7 - Michael Cantu - Sophomore 37 - Matthew White - Freshman 46 - James Barton - Senior
Infielders 2 - Kody Clemens - Freshman 5 - Matthew Schmidt - Freshman 11 - Travis Jones - Sophomore 12 - Joe Baker - Sophomore 17 - Bret Boswell - Sophomore 24 - Chase Shugart - Freshman 39 - Tate Shaw - Freshman 42 - Kacy Clemens - Junior 51 - Jake McKenzie - Sophomore Outfielders 4 - Kaleb Denny - Freshman 6 - Tyler Rand - Freshman 8 - Brady Harlan - Freshman 11 - Travis Jones - Sophomore 33 - Patrick Mathis - Sophomore 47 - Ben Kennedy - Sophomore 50 - Zane Gurwitz - Junior
Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atTexas Alma mater Augie Garrido Head coach 20 Fresno State University (1961) Skip Johnson Associate Head Coach 10 University of Texas–Pan American (1990) Tommy Nicholson Assistant coach 4 University of Texas at Austin (2006) Ryan Russ Volunteer Assistant Coach 4 University of Texas at Austin (2004)
Schedule and results
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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 19 || 6:00 pm || LHN || * || #40 || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L3–412 || Bohall(1–0) || Robinson(0–1) || – || 5,305 || 0–1 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 20 || 2:00 pm || LHN || UNLV* || #40 || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W11–2 || Culbreth(1–0) || Oakley(0–1) || – || 5,526 || 1–1 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 21 || 1:00 pm || LHN || UNLV* || #40 || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W7–0 || Duke(1–0) || Wright(0–1) || – || 4,891 || 2–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 25 || 6:00 pm || LHN || #21 * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L0–112 || Viall(1–0) || Malmin(0–1) || – || 4,676 || 2–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 26 || 6:30 pm || LHN || #21 Stanford* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W4–3 || Johnston(1–0) || Beck(1–1) || Shugart(1) || 5,550 || 3–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 27 || 3:30 pm || LHN || #21 Stanford* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W9–0 || Culbreth(2–0) || Castellanos(1–1) || – || 6,623 || 4–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 28 || 12:30 pm || LHN || #21 Stanford* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L1–11 || Hanewich(2–0) || Moyes(0–1) || – || 5,625 || 4–3 || –
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 1 || 6:00 pm || || at * || || Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX || W10–411 || Shugart(1–0) || Mazzoccoli(0–1) || – || 2,776 || 5–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 3 || 6:00 pm || LHN || #30 * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L1–4 || Bain(1–1) || Kingham(0–1) || Martinez(3) || 4,480 || 5–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 4 || 6:00 pm || LHN || #30 California* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L3–4 || Jefferies(3–0) || Johnston(1–1) || Martinez(4) || 5,280 || 5–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 5 || 2:00 pm || LHN || #30 California* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L0–6 || Mason(2–0) || Culbreth(2–1) || Dodson(1) || 5,467 || 5–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 6 || 12:00 pm || LHN || #30 California* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L7–10 || Martinez(1–0) || Malmin(0–2) || – || 5,083 || 5–7 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 8 || 7:00 pm || LHN || * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W12–3 || Cooper(1–0) || Brown(0–2) || – || 4,710 || 6–7 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 11 || 8:00 pm || || at #23 UCLA* || || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA || W7–5 || Malmin(1–2) || Canning(2–1) || Kingham(1) || 731 || 7–7 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 12 || 4:00 pm || || at #23 UCLA* || || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA || L4–5 || Gadsby(1–0) || Wellmann(0–1) || – || 1,260 || 7–8 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 13 || 2:00pm || || at #23 UCLA* || || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA || L3–6 || Molnar(1–1) || Malmin(1–3) || Gadsby(4) || 1,644 || 7–9 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 15 || 6:35 pm || SECN+ || at #3 Texas A&M* || || Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX || L4–5 || Ecker(1–0) || Culbreth(2–2) || – || 6,965 || 7–10 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 18 || 6:00 pm || LHN || #28 * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L2–3 || Massey(2–1) || Mayes(0–2) || – || 4,587 || 7–11 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 19 || 6:00 pm || LHN || #28 Tulane* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W10–3 || Culbreth(3–2) || Massey(2–2) || Wellmann(1) || 5,297 || 8–11 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 20 || 12:00 pm || LHN || #28 Tulane* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L3–5 || Simms(4–0) || Duke(1–1) || Rankin(1) || 4,737 || 8–12 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 22 || 6:00 pm || LHN || * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W11–2 || Kingham(1–1) || Shewcraft(3–3) || – || 4,560 || 9–12 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 24 || 6:00 pm || LHN || #9 TCU || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W4–3 || Duke(2–1) || Baker(2–1) || Mayes(1) || 4,828 || 10–12 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 25 || 6:00 pm || LHN || #9 TCU || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W2–0 || Culbreth(4–2) || Howard(4–1) || Mayes(2) || 4,004 || 11–12 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 26 || 2:30 pm || FS1 || #9 TCU || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L5–9 || Burnett(1–0) || Kingham(1–2) || – || 7,093 || 11–13 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 29 || 6:00 pm || LHN || Lamar* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L2–4 || Johnson(6–0) || Mayes(0–3) || Oquendo(3) || 4,391 || 11–14 || –
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 1 || 7:00 pm || FS1 || at Oklahoma || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || L1–6 || Andritsos(4–2) || Cooper(1–1) || – || 1,392 || 11–15 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 2 || 3:00 pm || FSOK || at Oklahoma || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W5–3 || Culbreth(5–2) || Madden(1–1) || Sawyer(1) || 1,826 || 12–15 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 3 || 1:00 pm || FSOK || at Oklahoma || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || L3–4 || Neuse(1–1) || Mayes(0–4) || – || 1,260 || 12–16 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 5 || 7:00 pm || LHN || * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L0–5 || Hernandez(2–3) || Kingham(1–3) || Skapura(1) || 4,654 || 12–17 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 8 || 6:30 pm || COX KS || at Kansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W6–3 || Cooper(2–1) || Rigler(2–6) || Shugart(2) || 2,331 || 13–17 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 9 || 2:00 pm || || at Kansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W12–5 || Culbreth(6–2) || MaVorhis(3–3) || – || 2,331 || 14–17 || 5–3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 10 || 1:00 pm || || at Kansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || L2–3 || Benenati(1–1) || Shugart(1–1) || – || 2,331 || 14–18 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 12 || 6:30 pm || || * || || Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX || L2–3 || Combie(1–1) || Kennedy(0–1) || Hernandez(6) || || 14–19 || 5-4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 15 || 4:00 pm || LHN || Kansas || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L5–11 || || Krauth(3–4) || Cooper(2–2) || – || 14–20 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 15 || 8:00 pm || LHN || Kansas || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W8–6 || Johnston(2–1) || Weiman(1–4) || – || || 15–20 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 16 || 4:30 pm || LHN || Kansas || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W12–2 || Culbreth(7–2) || Goddard(2–3) || – || || 16–20 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 19 || 6:00 pm || LHN || * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W7–5 || Ridgeway(1–0) || Delgado(0–1) || Shugart(3) || || 17–20 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 22 || 6:30 pm || FSSW+ || at #7 Texas Tech || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L6–13 || Martin(6–0) || Dunbar(0–1) || – || || 17–21 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 23 || 2:00 pm || FSSW+ || at #7 Texas Tech || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W7–4 || Culbreth(8–2) || Moseley(4–3) || Kingham(2) || || 18–21 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 24 || 2:00 pm || FSSW+ || at #7 Texas Tech || || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || W17–1 || Johnston(3–1) || Howard(6–2) || – || || 19–21 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 26 || 6:00 pm || LHN || Texas State* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W6–2 || Ridgeway(2–0) || Hallonquist(3–4) || – || || 20–21 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 30 || 2:30 pm || LHN || Oklahoma State || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L0–3 || Hatch(4–1) || Cooper(2–3) || – || || 20–22 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 30 || || LHN || Oklahoma State || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L3–6 || Elliott(6–2) || Culbreth(8–3) || Buffett(8) || || 20–23 || 9–8
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 1 || 1:30 pm || LHN || Oklahoma State || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L4–8 || || || || || 20–24 || 9–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 3 || 6:00 pm || LHN || * || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W7–0 || || || || || 21–24 || 9–9 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 6 || 5:30 pm || || at West Virginia || || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || L2–11 || || || || || 21–25 || 9–10 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 7 || 3:00 pm || || at West Virginia || || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || L7–14 || || || || || 21–26 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 8 || 12:00 pm || || at West Virginia || || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || L5–9 || || || || || 21–27 || 9–12 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 17 || 6:00 pm || LHN || Texas State* || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L2–3 || || || || || 21–28 || 9–12 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 19 || 6:00 pm || LHN || Baylor || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L1–2 || || || || || 21–29 || 9–13 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 20 || 6:00 pm || LHN || Baylor || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L1–3 || || || || || 21–30 || 9–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 21 || 2:00 pm || LHN || Baylor || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W7–6 || || || || || 22–30 || 10–14
! style="background:#BF5700;color:white;"| Post-Season
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 25 || TBD || || Oklahoma State || || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || L4–10 || || || || || 22–31 || 0-1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 26 || TBD || || Baylor || || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || W15–3 || || || || || 23–31 || 1-1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 27 || TBD || || Oklahoma State || || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || W12–8 || || || || || 24–31 || 2-1