1952 Texas Longhorns baseball team

American college baseball season

1952 Texas Longhorns baseball

SWC champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	19–9 (11–4 SWC)
Head coach	Bibb Falk (10th year)
Home stadium	Clark Field
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas ‍†‍‍^y	11	–	4	.733	19	–	9	.679
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	6	.600	9	–	6	.600
TCU ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533	13	–	12	.520
SMU ‍‍‍	6	–	9	.400	13	–	11	.542
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	6	–	9	.400	10	–	19	.345
Rice ‍‍‍	5	–	10	.333	12	–	13	.480

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1952^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.^[2]

Personnel

Roster

1952 Texas Longhorns roster^[3]
	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

1952 Texas Longhorns roster^[3]

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 log^[4]

Regular season

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
Mar 15	at Baylor*	Waco, TX	L 5–8	0–1
Mar 18	at Baylor*	Waco, TX	L 5–6	0–2
Mar 21	Oklahoma*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 13–4	1–2
Mar 22	Oklahoma*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 15–4	2–2
Mar 25	Hardin–Simmons*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–4	3–2
Mar 26	Minnesota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–0⁵	4–2
Mar 28	at SMU	Dallas, TX	W 5–2	5–2	1–0
Mar 29	at SMU	Dallas, TX	L 2–5	5–3	1–1

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
Apr 1	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–5	6–3	2–1
Apr 5	at TCU	Fort Worth, TX	W 2–1	7–3	3–1
Apr 8	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX	L 8–13	7–4	3–2
Apr 15	Sam Houston State*	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	7–2

May
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	11–4

Postseason

District 6 playoffs
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Playoff record
June 6	Arizona	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

College World Series
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

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1952". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
^ "1952 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
^ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
^ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 7. Retrieved October 14, 2019.

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