The 1952 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 10th season at Texas.
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, but were eliminated by eventual champion Holy Cross in the quarterfinal.
Personnel Roster 1952 Texas Longhorns roster Pitchers
Catchers - Randy Biesenbach - Ronald E. Spradlin Infielders - Paul Covey Mohr
Outfielders - Travis A. Eckert Unknown - Harry Lenox Bengtson - Cliff Gustafson - Verne Carl Huser - Roy Ernest Kelly - Walter Eugene Oden - Jimmy Dan Pace - Dick Roberson - Luther Scarborough - Joe Henry Tanner - Robert L. Towery - Riley Verdine
Coaches 1952 Texas Longhorns baseball coaching staff Bibb Falk – Head coach – 10th year
Schedule and results Legend Texas win Texas loss
1952 Texas Longhorns baseball game logRegular seasonMarch Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record Mar 15 at * Waco, TX L 5–8 0–1 Mar 18 at Baylor* Waco, TX L 5–6 0–2 Mar 21 * Clark Field • Austin, TX W 13–4 1–2 Mar 22 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 15–4 2–2 Mar 25 * Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–4 3–2 Mar 26 * Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–05 4–2 Mar 28 at Dallas, TX W 5–2 5–2 1–0 Mar 29 at SMU Dallas, TX L 2–5 5–3 1–1April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record Apr 1 Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–5 6–3 2–1 Apr 5 at Fort Worth, TX W 2–1 7–3 3–1 Apr 8 at Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX L 8–13 7–4 3–2 Apr 15 * Clark Field • Austin, TX W 13–3 8–4 Apr 18 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX W 3–2 9–4 4–2 Apr 25 at Rice Houston, TX W 13–7 10–4 5–2 Apr 26 at Rice Houston, TX W 7–3 11–4 6–2 Apr 28 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–3 12–4 7–2May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record May 3 at Baylor Waco, TX W 17–3 13–4 8–2 May 3 at Baylor Waco, TX L 5–9 13–5 8–3 May 9 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–2 14–5 9–3 May 10 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 21–6 15–5 10–3 May 15 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–0 16–5 11–3 May 16 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX L 2–3 16–6 11–4PostseasonDistrict 6 playoffs Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record June 6 Clark Field • Austin, TX W 3–1 17–6 1–0 June 6 Arizona Clark Field • Austin, TX L 0–1 17–7 1–1 June 7 Arizona Clark Field • Austin, TX W 15–8 18–7 2–1 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 12 Penn State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–5 18–8 0–1 June 13 Oregon State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 10–1 19–8 1–1 June 14 Holy Cross Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–2 19–9 1–2
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