2024 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 2024 Texas Longhorns baseball team represents the University of Texas at Austin during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns play their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach David Pierce, in his 8th season at Texas. The team will close out the Longhorns' run in the Big 12 entirely, being the last to represent the school before UT–Austin transfers to the Southeastern Conference on July 1, 2024 with the start of the new academic year.

2024 Texas Longhorns baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	David Pierce (8th season)
Associate head coach	Philip Miller (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Rodriguez (2nd season) Caleb Longley (3rd season)
Home stadium	UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

Previous season

Texas finished the 2023 season with a 42-22 record, 15-9 in Big 12 play. The Longhorns 15-9 conference record earned them a big-12 co-conference championship. Texas made it all the way to the super regional before being beat out to finish the 2023 season.

Personnel

Roster

2024 Texas Longhorns Roster
	Pitchers 11 – Tanner Witt –   Junior (6'6, 225)   24 – Chase Lummus –   Junior (6'1, 205)   28 – Ace Whitehead^[a] – Junior (5'10, 185)   32 – Charlie Hurley – Senior (6'8, 215)   36 – David Shaw – Junior (6'7, 205)   38 – Max Grubbs – Sophomore (6'1, 205)   41 – Cody Howard –   Sophomore (6'1, 198)   45 – Heston Tole – Senior (6’6, 220)   53 – Luke Harrison –   Sophomore (6'2, 205)   57 – Lebarron Johnson Jr. –   Junior (6'4, 215)   88 – Andre Duplantier II –   Junior (6'2, 205)   Gage Boehm –   Freshman (6'5, 244)   Grant Fontenot –   Sophomore (6'3, 210)   Hudson Hamilton – Freshman (6'1, 210)   Will Mercer –   Senior (6'1, 210)   Cole Selvig – Freshman (6'0, 192)   Easton Tumis – Freshman (6'4, 165)   George Zaharias – Freshman (6'3, 190)		Catchers 6 – Rylan Galvan – Sophomore (6'0, 205)   10 – Kimble Schuessler –   Junior (6'2, 210)   Nik Sanders – Freshman (6'2, 198)   Oliver Service^[a] – Freshman (6'0, 188)   Infielders 0 – Jayden Duplantier – Sophomore (6’1, 185)   1 – Jalin Flores – Sophomore (6’2, 195)   9 – Jared Thomas^[a] – Sophomore (6’2, 185)   14 – Cade O’Hara – Sophomore (5'11, 175)   27 – Jack O’Dowd – Senior (6'2, 200)   Sam Ardoin – Freshman (6'1, 165)   Casey Borba – Freshman (6'1, 205)   Dee Kennedy – Freshman (5'11, 190)		Outfielders 4 – Porter Brown –   Senior (5'11, 200)   9 – Jared Thomas^[a] – Sophomore (6’2, 185)   12 – Max Belyeu – Sophomore (6’2, 205)   28 – Ace Whitehead^[a] – Junior (5'10, 185)   Casey Cummings – Junior (6'0, 185)   Tommy Farmer – Freshman (6'3, 190)   Will Gasparino – Freshman (6'6, 215)   Blake Peterson – Freshman (6'1, 180)   Oliver Service^[a] – Freshman (6'0, 188)   Seth Werchan –   Senior (6'3, 210)   Utility Players 15 – Peyton Powell –   Senior (6'1, 195)   29 – Cam Constantine –   Junior (6'0, 200)   Legend (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Roster Notes

1. Plays two different positions

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH

Weekend Pitching Rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Coaches

2024 Texas Longhorns coaching staff

David Pierce – Head coach – 8th year Steve Rodriguez – Assistant coach (hitting) – 2nd year Philip Miller – Assistant coach – 8th year Caleb Longley – Assistant coach – 3rd year

Support Staff

2024 Texas Longhorns support staff

Chris Gordon – Coordinator of hitting and pitching development – 2nd year Carli Todd – Director of operations – 9th year Troy Tulowitzki – Director of player development – 1st year Matt Couch – Assistant head coach for athletic performance – 5th year Tom Mendez – Assistant athletic trainer – 5th year

Offseason

Departures

All Offseason Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Eric Kennedy	30	OF	6’0”	205 lbs	Redshirt Senior	Tampa, FL	Graduated
Preston Hoffart	40	C	5'11”	195 lbs	Redshirt Junior	Magnolia, TX	Graduated
Sam Walbridge	47	P	6'5”	210 lbs	Redshirt Junior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated
Tanner Carlson	5	IF	6’1”	195 lbs	Senior	Elk Grove, CA	Graduated
Grant Fahrlander	50	C	5'11”	215 lbs	Freshman	Austin, TX	Departed Team
Dylan Campbell	8	OF	5'11”	205 lbs	Junior	Houston, TX	MLB Draft
Garret Guillemette	35	C	6'1”	215 lbs	Junior	Yorba Linda, CA	MLB Draft
Lucas Gordon	13	P	6'1”	193 lbs	Junior	Los Angeles, CA	MLB Draft
Travis Sthele	39	P	6'0”	215 lbs	Redshirt Sophomore	San Antonio, TX	MLB Draft
Zane Morehouse	37	P	6'4”	200 lbs	Redshirt Junior	Dawson, TX	MLB Draft

Outgoing Transfers

Outgoing Transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	New school	Source
Cameron O'Banan	48	P	6’2”	185 lbs	Dripping Springs, TX	Redshirt Freshman	Texas State	^[1]
Chris Stuart	42	P	6’0”	230 lbs	Amsterdam	Junior	-	^[2]
DJ Burke	31	P	6’2”	225 lbs	San Antonio, TX	Junior	Texas State	^[3]
Kobe Minchey	34	P	6’2”	220 lbs	Jarrell, TX	Freshman	Dallas Baptist	^[4]
Mitchell Daly	19	IF	6’1”	193 lbs	Madison, AL	Junior	Kentucky	^[5]
Pierce George	58	P	6'6”	240 lbs	Austin, TX	Freshman	Alabama	^[6]

2023 MLB Draft

Main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft

Round	Pick	Overall Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team	Source
4th	35th	136th	Dylan Campbell	OF	Los Angeles Dodgers	-
6th	15th	179th	Lucas Gordon	P	Chicago White Sox	-
12th	1st	345th	Travis Sthele	P	Washington Nationals	-
14th	24th	428th	Zane Morehouse	P	Cleveland Guardians	-
15th	30th	464th	Garret Guillemette	C	Houston Astros	-

Undrafted Free Agents

Player	Position	MLB Team	Source
Eric Kennedy	OF	Kansas City Royals	^[7]

Coaching staff departures

Name	Position	New Team	New Position	Source
Woody Williams	Assistant Coach	N/A	N/A	^[8]

Coaching Staff Notes

Acquisitions

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	B/T	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	Previous school	Source
Casey Cummings	R/R	OF	6'0”	185	Danville, CA	Junior	Chabot College	^[9]
Gage Boehm	R/R	P	6'5”	244	Taylor, TX	Redshirt Sophomore	Blinn College	^[10]
Grant Fontenot	R/R	P	6'3”	210	Lafayette, LA	Redshirt Sophomore	LSU	^[11]
Oliver Santos	L/L	P	6'4”	210	Newport Coast, CA	Redshirt Freshman	Duke	^[12]
Seth Werchan	L/L	OF	6'3”	210	Austin, TX	Redshirt Senior	Penn	^[13]
Will Mercer	L/L	P	6'1”	210	Houston, TX	Redshirt Senior	Notre Dame	^[14]
Will Rigney	R/R	P	6'1”	210	Woodway, TX	Redshirt Junior	Baylor	^[15]

Incoming Recruits

2023 Texas Recruits

Name	B/T	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School	Source
Blake Peterson	R/R	OF	6’1”	180 lbs	Austin, TX	Westlake	^[16]
Casey Borba	R/R	IF	6’1”	205 lbs	Santa Ana, CA	Orange Lutheran	^[17]
Cole Selvig	L/R	P	6’0”	192 lbs	Altoona, WI	Regis	^[18]
Dondreone Kennedy	R/R	SS	5'11”	190 lbs	Fort Worth, TX	Prestonwood Christian Academy	^[19]
George Zaharias	R/R	P	6'3”	190 lbs	Menlo Park, CA	Menlo-Atherton	^[20]
Ean Czech	R/R	IF	6'4”	210 lbs	Downers Grove, IL	Downers Grove North	^[21]
Easton Tumis	R/R	P	6'4”	165 lbs	Friendswood, TX	Friendswood	^[22]
Hayden Morris	R/R	P	6’8”	255 lbs	Conroe, TX	Oak Ridge	^[23]
Hudson Hamilton	R/R	P	6’1”	200 lbs	Spring, TX	Grand Oaks	^[24]
Lane Allen	R/R	IF	6’3”	200 lbs	Corinth, TX	John H. Guyer	^[25]
MJ Sweeney	L/R	IF	6'8”	245 lbs	Rancho Santa Fe, CA	St. Augustine	^[26]
Matt Zatopek	R/R	P	6'3”	195 lbs	Cypress, TX	Houston Christian	^[27]
Nikolas Sanders	R/R	C	6'2”	198 lbs	Waco, TX	La Vega	^[28]
Oliver Service	R/R	C	6'0”	188 lbs	Detroit, MI	University Liggett	^[29]
Samuel Ardoin	R/R	SS	6'1”	165 lbs	Lake Charles, LA	Sam Houston	^[30]
Tommy Farmer	R/R	OF	6'3”	188 lbs	Santa Monica, CA	Oaks Christian	^[31]
Will Gasparino	R/R	OF	6’6”	215 lbs	Los Angeles, CA	Harvard-Westlake	^[32]

Schedule and results

2024 Texas Longhorns baseball game log (0–0)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (0–0)
February (0–0) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap February 16 San Diego UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX February 17 San Diego UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX February 18 San Diego UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX February 20 Houston Christian UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX February 23 Cal Poly UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX February 24 Cal Poly UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX February 25 Cal Poly UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX February 27 St. John’s UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX March (0–0) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap Astros Foundation College Classic March 1 vs. LSU Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX March 2 vs. Texas State Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX March 3 vs. Vanderbilt Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX March 5 Texas A&M Lone Star Showdown UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX March 8 at Texas Tech* Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX March 9 at Texas Tech* Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX March 10 at Texas Tech* Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX March 12 Incarnate Word UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX March 15 Washington UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX March 16 Washington UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX March 17 Washington UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX March 19 Air Force UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX March 20 Air Force UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX March 22 Baylor* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX March 23 Baylor* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX March 24 Baylor* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX March 26 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX March 28 at Kansas State* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS March 29 at Kansas State* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS March 30 at Kansas State* Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS April (0–0) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap April 2 Abilene Christian UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX April 4 BYU* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX April 5 BYU* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX April 6 BYU* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX April 9 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX April 10 Texas State UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX April 12 at Houston* Schroeder Park • Houston, TX April 13 at Houston* Schroeder Park • Houston, TX April 14 at Houston* Schroeder Park • Houston, TX April 16 UTRGV UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX April 19 TCU* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX April 20 TCU* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX April 21 TCU* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX April 23 UT Arlington UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX April 26 at Oklahoma* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK April 27 at Oklahoma* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK April 28 at Oklahoma* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK April 30 Sam Houston UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX May (0–0) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap May 3 Oklahoma State* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX May 4 Oklahoma State* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX May 5 Oklahoma State* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX May 7 Texas Southern UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX May 10 at UCF* John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL May 11 at UCF* John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL May 12 at UCF* John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL May 16 Kansas* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX May 17 Kansas* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX May 18 Kansas* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX

Schedule Notes

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[33]		*
Baseball America^[34]
Collegiate Baseball^^[35]
NCBWA†^[36]

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

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