Battle of Backbone Mountain

2000 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Baylor ‍†‍‍^y	23	–	7	.767	45	–	17	.726
No. 11 Nebraska ‍‍‡‍^y	21	–	9	.700	51	–	17	.750
Oklahoma ‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	.667	41	–	23	.641
No. 7 Texas ‍‍‍^y	19	–	10	.655	46	–	21	.687
Texas Tech ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	.600	36	–	26	.581
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	14	–	13	.519	36	–	22	.621
Missouri ‍‍‍	13	–	14	.481	33	–	24	.579
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	11	–	19	.367	23	–	35	.397
Kansas ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	25	–	30	.455
Iowa State ‍‍‍	7	–	23	.233	19	–	37	.339
Kansas State ‍‍‍	5	–	24	.172	19	–	32	.373

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Disch–Falk Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 4th season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, where they were eliminated in two games by eventual champion LSU and Florida State.

Personnel

Roster

2000 Texas Longhorns roster^[2]^[3]

Pitchers

17 - Beau Hale
19 - D. J. Jones
32 - Phil Seibel
33 - Charlie Thames

Catchers

39 - Ryan Hubele

Infielders

1 - Tommy Nicholson
2 - Todd West
40 - Jeff Ontiveros

Outfielders

4 - Ben Emond

Unknown

5 - Ryan France
7 - Sam Anderson
8 - Matt Rosenberg
10 - Ray Clark
11 - Chris Houser
12 - Mike Pumo
13 - Ryan Brooks
15 - Todd Clark
24 - Eric Tomlinson
31 - Chris Carmichael
34 - Kevin Frizzell
45 - Dylan Freytag

Coaches

2000 Texas Longhorns baseball coaching staff^[4]
Augie Garrido – Head coach – 4th year Tommy Harmon – Assistant coach – 11th year Frank Anderson – Assistant coach – 1st year Rob Penders – Volunteer assistant coach – 2nd year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss
	Tie
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball, (Tournament seeds in parentheses)

2000 Texas Longhorns baseball game log: 46–21^[5]

Regular season: 39–16

February: 14–3
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 Record
Feb 1	Texas–Arlington*	No. 12	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 1–3	0–1	—
Feb 2	Texas–Arlington*	No. 12	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 7–0	1–1	—
Feb 4	No. 10 Houston*	No. 12	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 2–1¹¹	2–1	—
Feb 5	No. 10 Houston*	No. 12	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 2–8	2–2	—
Feb 6	No. 10 Houston*	No. 12	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 7–1	3–2	—
Feb 8	Dallas Baptist*	No. 12	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–0	4–2	—
Feb 11	Sam Houston State*	No. 12	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 10–0^[a]	5–2	—
Feb 12	Sam Houston State*	No. 12	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 7–3	6–2	—
Feb 13	Sam Houston State*	No. 12	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 13–4	7–2	—
Feb 15	UTSA*	No. 8	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 5–4	8–2	—
Feb 18	at No. 3 Stanford*	No. 8	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 2–8	8–3	—
Feb 19	at No. 3 Stanford*	No. 8	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 3–2	9–3	—
Feb 23	Southwest Texas State*	No. 5	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 4–3	10–3	—
Feb 25	Iowa State	No. 5	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 7–1	11–3	1–0
Feb 26	Iowa State	No. 5	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 13–5	12–3	2–0
Feb 27	Iowa State	No. 5	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 4–0	13–3	3–0
Feb 29	at No. 5 Houston*	No. 4	Schroeder Park • Houston, TX	W 8–7	14–3	—

March: 14–2
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 Record
Mar 4	at Missouri	No. 4	Simmons Field • Columbia, MO	W 6–4	15–3	4–0
Mar 4	at Missouri	No. 4	Simmons Field • Columbia, MO	W 9–6	16–3	5–0
Mar 5	at Missouri	No. 4	Simmons Field • Columbia, MO	L 3–5	16–4	5–1
Mar 7	TCU*	No. 4	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 17–15	17–4	—
Mar 10	Kansas	No. 4	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 7–8	17–5	5–2
Mar 11	Kansas	No. 4	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–3	18–5	6–2
Mar 12	Kansas	No. 4	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 5–3	19–5	7–2
Mar 14	No. 30 Oral Roberts*	No. 6	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 4–2	20–5	—
Mar 17	at Kansas State	No. 6	KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 14–2	21–5	8–2
Mar 19	at Kansas State	No. 6	KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 15–3	22–5	9–2
Mar 21	Texas–Pan American*	No. 5	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 12–4	23–5	—
Mar 24	Oklahoma State	No. 5	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 8–4	24–5	10–2
Mar 25	Oklahoma State	No. 5	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–1	25–5	11–2
Mar 26	Oklahome State	No. 5	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 16–14	26–5	12–2
Mar 28	Southwest Texas State*	No. 3	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 18–1	27–5	—
Mar 31	at Oklahoma	No. 3	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 6–5¹¹	28–5	13–2

April: 9–7
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 Record
Apr 2	at Oklahoma	No. 3	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 18–5	29–5	14–2
Apr 2	at Oklahoma	No. 3	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	L 7–11	29–6	14–3
Apr 4	McNeese State*	No. 2	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 4–2	30–6	—
Apr 7	California*	No. 2	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 9–6	31–6	—
Apr 8	California*	No. 2	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–0	32–6	—
Apr 9	California*	No. 2	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 2–10	32–7	—
Apr 14	at Texas Tech	No. 3	Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX	W 3–1	33–7	15–3
Apr 15	at Texas Tech	No. 3	Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX	L 9–11	33–8	15–4
Apr 16	at Texas Tech	No. 3	Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX	L 9–11	33–9	15–5
Apr 21	at No. 9 Baylor	No. 5	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	L 5–6	33–10	15–6
Apr 22	at No. 9 Baylor	No. 5	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	W 7–4	34–10	16–6
Apr 23	at No. 9 Baylor	No. 5	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	L 8–11	34–11	16–7
Apr 25	at UTSA*	No. 8	Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	W 8–4	35–11	—
Apr 28	Texas A&M	No. 8	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 3–1	36–11	17–7
Apr 29	at Texas A&M	No. 8	Olsen Field • College Station, TX	W 7–2	37–11	18–7
Apr 30	at Texas A&M	No. 8	Olsen Field • College Station, TX	L 2–4	37–12	18–8

May: 2–4
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 Record
May 2	Southwest Texas State*	No. 8	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 0–5	37–13	—
May 6	No. 13 Nebraska	No. 8	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 0–4	37–14	18–9
May 7	No. 13 Nebraska	No. 8	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 8–6	38–14	19–9
May 8	No. 13 Nebraska	No. 9	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 0–2	38–15	19–10
May 13	Sam Houston State*	No. 9	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 3–0	39–15	—
May 14	Sam Houston State*	No. 9	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 1–3	39–16	—

Postseason: 7–5

Big 12 Tournament: 1–2
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	B12T Record
May 17	(5) Texas Tech	(4) No. 13	SBC Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	W 8–4	40–16	1–0
May 18	(1) No. 5 Baylor	(4) No. 13	SBC Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	L 2–3	40–17	1–1
May 19	(5) Texas Tech	(4) No. 13	SBC Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	L 3–4	40–18	1–2

NCAA Tempe Regional: 4–1
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 26	(3) Creighton	(2) No. 13	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 5–4	41–18	1–0
May 27	(1) No. 4 Arizona State	(2) No. 13	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 1–3	41–19	1–1
May 27	(4) Miami (OH)	(2) No. 13	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 11–1	42–19	2–1
May 28	(1) No. 4 Arizona State	(2) No. 13	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 6–4	43–19	3–1
May 28	(1) No. 4 Arizona State	(2) No. 13	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–7	44–19	4–1

NCAA Austin Super Regional: 2–0
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 2	No. 18 Penn State	No. 11	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 7–3	45–19	5–1
June 3	No. 18 Penn State	No. 11	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 10–0	46–19	6–1

College World Series: 0–2
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 10	(2) No. 2 LSU	No. 6	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 5–13	46–20	0–1
June 12	(6) No. 4 Florida State	No. 6	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 2–6	46–21	0–2

Notes

^ Beau Hale threw a no-hitter.

References

^ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 54. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
^ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^ All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^ 2014 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[6] Beau Hale threw a no-hitter.

[1] 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 54. Retrieved May 17, 2013.

[2] Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[3] All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[4] 2014 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[5] Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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