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2009 Texas Longhorns baseball team

2009 Texas Longhorns baseball
Texas Longhorns logo
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
2009 record 50–16–1 (17–9–1 Big 12)
Head coach Augie Garrido (13th year)
Assistant coach Tommy Harmon (20th year)
Assistant coach Skip Johnson (3rd year)
Home stadium UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Seasons
« 2008 2010 »
2009 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Texas y 17 9   .654     50 16   .758
#19 Oklahoma y 17 10   .630     43 20   .683
Missouri y 16 11   .593     35 27   .565
#22 Kansas State y 14 11   .560     43 18   .705
Kansas y 15 12   .556     39 24   .619
Texas A&M y 14 13   .519     37 24   .607
Texas Tech 12 15   .444     25 32   .439
Baylor y 10 16   .385     30 26   .536
#27 Oklahoma State y 9 16   .360     34 24   .586
Nebraska 8 19   .296     25 28   .472
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2009; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field. Texas finished the regular season as the #1 team in the Big 12 Conference and the #5 team nationally. The Longhorns won the 2009 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, defeating the Missouri Tigers 12–7 in the final. Texas was selected as the #1 seed in the Austin Super Regional, and as the #1 National Seed overall. Texas went 5–1 in the Regionals, with their one loss coming to TCU in the Super Regional. They defeated the Horned Frogs in the regional final to advance to the College World Series, marking their 32nd appearance all-time, and first since 2005.

The Longhorns defeated Southern Miss and Arizona State, beating the Sun Devils twice, to advance to the finals of the College World Series, where they faced the LSU Tigers. The Tigers were 8–0 at that point in the tournament, going 5–0 in the Baton Rouge Super Regional, and defeating Virginia and Arkansas (twice) to advance to the final. The Tigers became National Champions after defeating the Longhorns 11–4 in a decisive Game 3.


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