1957 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 1957 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 15th season at Texas.

1957 Texas Longhorns baseball
SWC champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	20–6 (12–1 SWC)
Head coach	Bibb Falk (15th year)
Home stadium	Clark Field
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Southwest Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas  ‍†‍‍y	12	–	1		.923			20	–	7		.741
TCU  ‍‍‍	8	–	4		.667			8	–	4		.667
SMU  ‍‍‍	6	–	7		.462			11	–	10		.524
Baylor  ‍‍‍	4	–	7		.364			10	–	11		.476
Rice  ‍‍‍	5	–	10		.333			9	–	12		.429
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	4	–	10		.286			5	–	15		.250
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1957[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, but were eliminated by Notre Dame in the quarterfinal.^[2]

Personnel

Roster

1957 Texas Longhorns roster[3]
	Pitchers Catchers		Infielders Outfielders		Unknown - Richard Carrington - Pete Embry - George A. Gainley Jr. - Clay R. Gault - Johnny Harlod Lowry - Roy Menge - George E. Myers - Howard Dean Reed - Jesse L. Smith - Raymond Stauffacher - Robert B. Sudderth - Harry Evans Taylor - Glenn A. Van Rosenberg

Coaches

1957 Texas Longhorns baseball coaching staff
Bibb Falk – Head coach – 15th year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss

1957 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[4]
Regular season
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record Mar 11 Sam Houston Teachers College* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 7–8 0–1 Mar 12 Sam Houston Teachers College* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–3 1–1 Mar 15 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 12–2 2–1 Mar 16 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 0–4 2–2 Mar 22 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX W 8–4 3–2 1–0 Mar 25 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–2 4–2 Mar 26 Minnesota Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–4 5–2 Mar 29 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 2–111 6–2 2–0 Mar 30 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–6 7–2 3–0
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record Apr 9 Amarillo Gold Sox Clark Field • Austin, TX L 8–15 7–3 Apr 12 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–5 8–3 4–0 Apr 13 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 22–5 9–3 5–0 Apr 18 Topeka Hawks Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–4 10–3 Apr 27 at TCU Fort Worth, TX W 9–5 11–3 6–0 Apr 27 at TCU Fort Worth, TX L 2–4 11–4 6–1
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record May 3 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX W 11–1 12–4 7–1 May 6 at Rice Houston, TX W 9–8 13–4 8–1 May 7 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 4–0 14–4 9–1 May 10 at SMU Dallas, TX W 3–112 15–4 10–1 May 14 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–1 16–4 11–1 May 14 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX W 1–0 17–4 12–1 May 29 Plymouth (Sinton, TX) Oilers Clark Field • Austin, TX L 4–7 17–5
Postseason
District 6 playoffs Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record May 31 Arizona Clark Field • Austin, TX W 2–0 18–5 1–0 June 4 Arizona Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–1 19–5 2–0
College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 8 Connecticut Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–0 20–5 1–0 June 9 Penn State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–4 20–6 1–1 June 10 Notre Dame Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 0–9 20–7 1–2

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1957". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
2. "1957 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
3. Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
4. Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 7. Retrieved December 15, 2019.