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.
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. 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.
Postseason After the regular season, the Longhorns went 2–2 in the Big 12 Conference tournament. However, the Longhorns went on to win the Austin Regional by defeating Fairfield and the Austin Super Regional by defeating South Florida, sending them to College World Series. 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.
Personnel
Roster
2022 Texas Longhorns roster 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:
Starters LineupPos. 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 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 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 departuresName 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 transfersName No.Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Drew Shifflet 54 P 6’0 188 Woden, TX Redshirt Sophomore Louisiana Dalton Porter 51 OF 6’0 190 Leander, TX Freshman Texas Tech Mason Bryant 58 P 6’5 220 Austin, TX Redshirt Sophomore Temple College Austin Wallace 40 P 6’4 212 Flower Mound, TX Redshirt Freshman Wichita State
Incoming transfersName B/TPos. Height Weight Hometown Year Previous school Daniel Blair R/R P 6’3 205 Peachtree City, GA Senior Winthrop Skyler Messinger R/R IF 6’3 220 Niwot, CO Senior Kansas Kimble Schuessler R/R C 6’2 205 Llano, TX Sophomore Texas A&M Jack O’Dowd L/R IF 6’2 195 Nashville, TN Sophomore Vanderbilt Zane Morehouse R/R P 6’4 200 Dawson, TX Redshirt Sophomore Dyersburg State Jace Hutchins R/R P 6’5 220 College Station, TX Redshirt Junior Blinn Preston Hoffart R/R C 5’11 190 Magnolia, TX Redshirt Sophomore Blinn Marcus Olivarez R/R P 6’3 200 Columbus, TX Senior Lamar Cameron Dayton L/L IF 6’3 207 Round Rock, TX Senior Midland
Recruits Over the off-season, Texas signed 8 players to its 2021 signing class. Texas signed 5 pitchers, 1 first baseman, and 2 outfielders. 2021 Texas recruitsName 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
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.
#1 #32 Ty Madden P Detroit Tigers #8 #241 Mike Antico OF St. Louis Cardinals #9 #263 Cole Quintanilla P Washington Nationals #18 #532 Kolby Kubichek P New York Mets #19 #559 Cam Williams IF Kansas City Royals #20 #599 Zach Zubia IF Miami Marlins Source:
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Golden Spikes AwardPete HansenPRS SophomoreGolden Spikes AwardTanner WittPSophomore
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.
Big 12 media poll 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 Player No. Position Class Pete Hansen 33 P RS Sophomore
Preseason All-Big 12 Team 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.
Preseason All-Americans
First Team All-Americans Player No. Position Class Selector(s) Ivan Melendez 17 IF RS Junior Collegiate BaseballNCBWA Pete Hansen 33 P RS Sophomore Collegiate BaseballNCBWA Aaron Nixon 41 P Sophomore D1BaseballNCBWA
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 BaseballNCBWA 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:
Schedule and results {| class="toccolours" width=100% style="margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |-style="" ! colspan=2|2022 Texas Longhorns baseball game log (47–22) |- ! colspan=2 | Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Texas team member |-style="" ! colspan=2 |Regular season (39–17) |- valign="top" | 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 W7–0 Hansen(1–0) Chandler(0–1) — 7,355 1–0 — Box Score Recap February 19 2:30 p.m. LHN Rice* No. 1 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W15–1 Stevens(1–0) Deskins(0–1) — 7,186 2–0 — Box Score Recap February 20 1:00 p.m. LHN Rice* No. 1 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W14–2 Witt(1–0) Burbank(0–1) — 7,039 3–0 — Box Score Recap February 22 6:35 p.m. IDN at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* No. 1 Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX W12–0 (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 W5–4 Blair(1–0) Garcia(0–1) Nixon(1) 1,743 5–0 — Box Score Recap February 25 4:30 p.m. LHN Alabama* No. 1 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W1–0 Sthele(1–0) Ray(0–1) Nixon(2) 6,361 6–0 — Box Score Recap February 26 2:30 p.m. LHN Alabama* No. 1 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W2–0 Stevens(2–0) Jean(0–1) Harrison(1) 6,509 7–0 — Box Score Recap February 27 1:00 p.m. LHN Alabama* No. 1 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W6–1 Witt(2–0) Holman(0–1) — 7,160 8–0 — Box Score Recap