en 1949 Texas Longhorns baseball team

1949 Texas Longhorns baseball
1949 Texas Longhorns baseball
National champions; SWC champions
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	22-4 (12–3 SWC)
Head coach	Bibb Falk (7th year);
Home stadium	Clark Field
	Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	3	.800	23	–	7	.767
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	10	–	4	.714	17	–	8	.680
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	6	.600	17	–	12	.586
SMU ‍‍‍	6	–	9	.400	8	–	12	.400
TCU ‍‍‍	4	–	11	.267	6	–	14	.300
Rice ‍‍‍	3	–	11	.214	4	–	14	.222

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1949^[1]^[2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.^[3]

Roster

1949 Texas Longhorns roster

Pitchers

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss

1949 Texas Longhorns baseball game log

Regular season

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 Rice	Houston, TX	W 9–4	16–3	11–2
May 13	at Texas A&M	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

Post-season

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1949". boydsworld.com. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
^ "Texas Baseball 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 172. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^ "1949 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "2010 Texas Longhorns baseball Media Guide". TexasSports.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
^ "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 16, 2012.