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1949 Texas Longhorns baseball team
American college baseball season
American college baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | baseball |
| year | 1949 |
| team | Texas Longhorns |
| logo | Texas Longhorns logo.svg |
| logo_size | 150 |
| conference | Southwest Conference |
| short_conf | SWC |
| record | 22-4 |
| conf_record | 12–3 |
| head_coach | Bibb Falk (7th year) |
| stadium | Clark Field |
| champion | National champions |
| SWC champions |
SWC champions The 1949 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas in the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 7th season at Texas.
The Longhorns won the College World Series, defeating the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the championship game.
Roster
Schedule
| Legend |
|---|
| Texas Longhorns}}" | March | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21 | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–5 | 1–0 | ||||
| March 22 | Ohio State | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–4 | 2–0 | |||
| March 23 | Ohio State | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 1–5 | 2–1 | |||
| March 25 | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–1 | 3–1 | ||||
| March 26 | Oklahoma | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–5 | 4–1 | |||
| March 29 | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–2 | 5–1 | ||||
| March 31 | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–4 | 6–1 | 1–0 |
|- |
| Texas Longhorns}}" | April | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5 | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 15–7 | 7–1 | 2–0 | |||
| April 5 | Rice | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–0 | 8–1 | 3–0 | ||
| April 8 | at | Fort Worth, TX | W 7–0 | 9–1 | 4–0 | ||
| April 9 | at TCU | Fort Worth, TX | W 8–0 | 10–1 | 5–0 | ||
| April 12 | at | Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX | W 11–1 | 11–1 | 6–0 | ||
| April 21 | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 14–4 | 12–1 | 7–0 | |||
| April 29 | at | Ferrell Field • Waco, TX | L 5–11 | 12–2 | 7–1 | ||
| April 30 | at Baylor | Ferrell Field • Waco, TX | L 2–3 | 12–3 | 7–2 |
|- |
| Texas Longhorns}}" | May | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–0 | 13–3 | 8–2 | ||
| May 6 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 12–5 | 14–3 | 9–2 | ||
| May 10 | TCU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–6 | 15–3 | 10–2 | ||
| May 11 | at | Houston, TX | W 9–4 | 16–3 | 11–2 | ||
| May 13 | at | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX | L 1–6 | 16–4 | 11–3 | ||
| May 14 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX | W 6–1 | 17–4 | 12–3 |
|- ! colspan=2 style="" | Postseason |- |
| Texas Longhorns}}" | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Regional Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 16 | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 3–2 | 18–4 | 1–0 | |||
| June 17 | Oklahoma A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–3 | 19–4 | 2–0 |
|- |
| Texas Longhorns}}" | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22 | St. John's | Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS | W 7–1 | 20–4 | 1–0 | ||
| June 23 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS | W 8–1 | 21–4 | 2–0 | ||
| June 25 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS | W 10–3 | 22–4 | 3–0 |
|}
Awards and honors
;Ed Kneuper
- First Team All-American
- First Team All-SWC
;Tom Hamilton
- First Team All-American
- First Team All-SWC
- College World Series Most Outstanding Player
;Jim Shamblin
- First Team All-SWC
;Murray Wall
- First Team All-American
- First Team All-SWC
;Don Watson
- First Team All-SWC
References
References
- "1949 College World Series". Omaha.com.
- "CWS Record Book". NCAA.org.
- "2010 Texas Longhorns baseball Media Guide". TexasSports.com.
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