The University of Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and is coached by Dave Van Horn . The program started in 1897, and is in its 102nd season of play (77th consecutive) in 2024. Arkansas is one of only four schools in the SEC to turn a profit from its baseball program in recent years, along with SEC Western division rivals LSU , Mississippi State and Ole Miss .
125-812: The Razorbacks have been to 32 NCAA tournaments and eleven College World Series : 1979 , 1985 , 1987 , 1989 , 2004 , 2009 , 2012 , 2015 , 2018 , 2019 , 2022 . The Razorbacks play baseball home games in Baum-Walker Stadium at George Cole Field , which holds 11,749. Arkansas was the first program in the nation to have an average attendance over 8,000 for the course of the season. Baum Stadium has hosted NCAA regionals in 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023. The Arkansas baseball team also hosted an NCAA Super Regional in 2004 against Florida State, in 2015 against Missouri State, in 2018 against South Carolina, in 2019 against Ole Miss, and again in 2021 against North Carolina State. One of
250-500: A Rosenblatt Stadium showdown. Texas defeated Arkansas, 13–6, but Arkansas rebounded with a win against future SEC foe Georgia , eliminating the Bulldogs . Georgia was led by pitcher Derek Lilliquist (14–2), who had 19 HR and 60 RBI entering Omaha. Another future SEC opponent was on the horizon, this time in the form of Tigers from LSU . The Tigers came out on top, 5–2, but were eliminated two days later, with Texas eliminated
375-608: A 17–6 win over the Sooners, setting up super regional berth with another win. Razorback Andy Wilkins went 5–5 in the following game with two doubles, two home runs, four runs scored and five RBI in an 11–0 rout. The win pushed the Hogs to a meeting with Florida State in Dick Howser Stadium . The Hogs last met Florida State in the 2004 Fayetteville Super Regional, with the Hogs advancing to Omaha. Arkansas scored five runs in
500-463: A 4.91 ERA as a team. The program's highest single-season ERA since the 1999 team posted an ERA of 5.92. Texas hired first-year head coach Jim Schlossnagle away from rival Texas A&M on June 25, 2024. The Longhorns defeated Wake Forest 10–3 in the championship game to claim their first national championship. Notable players on the team include Charlie Gorin , Tom Hamilton , and Murray Wall . Texas defeated Washington State 3–0 to become
625-475: A 4–5 record against them prior to the CWS. Arkansas defeated Texas in its opening game 11–5 behind pitcher Blaine Knight, who improved to 13–0 on the year. A three-hour rain delay marred the contest. It then went on to beat Texas Tech 7–4 in a game pushed back a day because of weather, and then eliminated defending national champion Florida 5–2 to earn a spot in the championship series against Oregon State. Arkansas won
750-764: A National Collegiate title equivalent to a Division I title even if the champion is primarily a member of Division II or III. These championships are largely dominated by teams that are otherwise members of Division I, but current non-Division I teams have won 40 National Collegiate championships since the University Division/College Division split as of 2022 (2 in bowling, 20 in fencing, 8 in women's ice hockey, and 10 in rifle). Division III schools are allowed to grant athletic scholarships to students who compete in National Collegiate sports, though most do not. Men's ice hockey uses
875-503: A balance between athletics and other institutional programs." Cost-cutting measures proposed included reductions in athletic financial aid, coaching staff sizes, and length of practice/playing seasons. A resolution was also floated that opposed coaches receiving outside financial compensation if outside activities interfere with regular duties. All the PC proposals were defeated, and two basketball scholarships were restored that were eliminated at
1000-569: A bookkeeper. In 1964, the NCAA moved three blocks away to offices in the Midland Theatre , moving again in 1973 to a $ 1.2 million building on 3.4 acres (14,000 m ) on Shawnee Mission Parkway in suburban Mission, Kansas . In 1989, the organization moved 6 miles (9.7 km) farther south to Overland Park, Kansas . The new building was on 11.35 acres (45,900 m ) and had 130,000 square feet (12,000 m ) of space. The NCAA
1125-489: A change after the 1957 split was men's basketball; all other sports continued to use the National Collegiate format for at least one season, and usually many more. Some sports that began after the split once used the format and no longer do. This include men's and women's lacrosse, women's rowing, women's soccer, and men's and women's indoor track & field. Some sports, including men's and women's golf, men's ice hockey, men's lacrosse, and men's and women's soccer used to have
1250-418: A combined championship between Divisions II and III, but these were known as a "Division II/III championship" in most cases. The NCAA considered these titles equivalent to a Division II title. No sport currently uses this format. The NCAA requires all of its athletes to be amateurs . All incoming athletes must be certified as amateurs. To remain eligible, athletes must not sign contract with sports clubs, earn
1375-704: A day later. Ten years after the successful 1979 campaign, the Razorbacks were again headed to Omaha . First, the 51–16 Razorbacks played their way through the Northwest Regional, losing first to Le Moyne before defeating George Washington , Illinois , Arizona State , and Le Moyne to move to the College World Series. Once in the College World Series, the Diamond Hogs met Wichita State . The Shockers had actually been defeated by
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#17327987230181500-513: A delegate to vote for the PC. The graduation reporting proposal passed overwhelmingly, and the proposal for need-based non-athletic aid passed easily. The final proposal to shorten basketball and spring football generated fierce debate. There was a motion to defer the proposal for study that failed 383–363, but the many PC members relaxed, confident of victory. PC Chairman Massengale left the meeting for other business, but during lunch, council members began lobbying and twisting arms to change votes. When
1625-1023: A foreign language. To meet the Division I requirements for grade point average, the lowest possible high school GPA a student may have to be eligible with to play in their freshman year is a 2.30 (2.20 for Division II or III), but they are allowed to play beginning in their second year with a GPA of 2.00. Texas Longhorns baseball TIAA 1913, 1914 SWC 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996 The Texas Longhorns baseball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's baseball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in
1750-679: A game in Omaha. The Razorbacks entered Omaha with a 44–19 record, co-champions of the SEC West with Ole Miss, and having won the Fayetteville Regional and Super Regional at home in Baum Stadium. The team set a school record for home wins, going 34–4 at Baum. Beginning the year as a top ten team, the Razorbacks never left that spot throughout the season. Arkansas previously played four of the other seven teams in Omaha, compiling
1875-442: A hard-fought series earlier in the year. LSU got a first-inning home run from pitcher Brett Eibner, and the Hogs bats fell silent in a 9–1 loss. Both fighting for their tournament lives, Arkansas met Virginia in an elimination game. The Razorbacks offense was again quiet, and the Hogs were down to their last strike when Brett Eibner homered to keep the Razorbacks in Omaha. The Hogs would prevail after another timely Andrew Darr double in
2000-431: A marquee sport, but the rules of the game itself were in constant flux and often had to be adapted for each contest. The NCAA dates its formation to two White House conferences convened by President Theodore Roosevelt in the early 20th century in response to repeated injuries and deaths in college football which had "prompted many college and universities to discontinue the sport." Following those White House meetings and
2125-910: A new on-campus stadium, George Cole Field. Arkansas' baseball program has won six conference championships, two in the Southwest Conference in 1989 and 1990, and four in the Southeastern Conference in 1999, 2004, 2021, and 2023. They have also won two conference tournament titles, the first in 1985 as a member of the SWC, the second in 2021 in the SEC. In addition to those championships, the Razorbacks have also won nine SEC West Division championships in 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024. In Arkansas' eleven College World Series appearances they have finished as national runners-up twice, in 1979 and 2018. DeBriyn's 10th team put
2250-658: A salary playing a sport, try out for professional sports, or enter into agreements with agents . To participate in college athletics in their freshman year, the NCAA requires that students meet three criteria: having graduated from high school, be completing the minimum required academic courses, and having qualifying grade-point average (GPA). The 16 academic credits are four courses in English, two courses in math, two classes in social science, two in natural or physical science, and one additional course in English, math, natural or physical science, or another academic course such as
2375-586: A similar but not identical "National Collegiate" format as women's ice hockey and men's indoor volleyball (Division III has its own championship but several Division III teams compete in Division I for men's ice hockey), but its top-level championship is branded as a "Division I" championship. While the NCAA has not explained why it is the only sport with this distinction, the NCAA held a separate Division II championship from 1978 to 1984 and again from 1993 to 1999. As of 2024 , 12 Division I men's ice hockey championships have been won by current non-Division I teams since
2500-579: A slow start to the season left the Razorbacks sitting at .500 heading into April. But the Razorbacks caught fire behind SEC and national player of the year Andrew Benintendi and won both the Stillwater Regional and Fayetteville Super Regional to advance to Omaha for the eighth time and fourth time under Van Horn. In the first game, Arkansas got a stellar pitching performance from Trey Killian, but normally lights-out closer Zach Jackson didn't have his best stuff and Virginia came back and forced
2625-601: A sport. Division III schools may not offer any athletic scholarships. Generally, larger schools compete in Division I and smaller schools in II and III. Division I football was further divided into I-A and I-AA in 1978, while Division I programs that did not have football teams were known as I-AAA. In 2006, Divisions I-A and I-AA were, respectively, renamed the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). In its 2022–23 fiscal year,
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#17327987230182750-472: A voice vote without ballots. Publicly, the President's Commission (PC) was responsible for establishing an agenda for the NCAA, but the actual language of the proposal stated that their role was to be a presidential forum and to provide the NCAA with the president's position on major policy issues. The PC could study issues and urge action, call special meetings and sponsor legislation. Their one real power
2875-647: Is located in Indianapolis, Indiana . Until 1957, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the University Division and the College Division . In August 1973, the current three-division system of Division I , Division II , and Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer scholarships to athletes for playing
3000-657: The Fordham Rams . Texas has won 80 regular-season conference championships and 16 conference tournament championships in baseball. The Longhorns have won six NCAA baseball national championships ( 1949 , 1950 , 1975 , 1983 , 2002 , 2005 )—the third most behind LSU 's total of seven and Southern California 's total of 12—and have been the runner-up in the College World Series (CWS) Championship Game or Championship Series on six other occasions ( 1953 , 1984 , 1985 , 1989 , 2004 , 2009 ). Texas holds
3125-926: The Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy , bestowed annually to the best amateur baseball player in the United States. It was created by USA Baseball and is sponsored by the Major League Baseball Players Association . The Razorbacks have produced 31 All-Americans. Jeff King , Kevin McReynolds , Nick Schmidt , Phillip Stidham, and David Walling have earned the honors twice. Source: Arkansas Razorbacks baseball All-Americans The Razorbacks have also produced 24 Freshmen All-Americans. Source: Arkansas Razorbacks baseball Freshmen All-Americans 54 former Razorbacks have played at least one game in
3250-548: The Major League Baseball Detroit Tigers . Upon his departure, he predicted, "In the next five years, school presidents will completely confuse intercollegiate athletics directors, then they'll dump it back to athletics directors and say, 'You straighten this out.' About 2000, it may be back on track." Presidential turnout for the January 1990 meeting was good and many who did not attend sent
3375-613: The Sam Houston State Bearkats twice and Rice once to advance to the Waco, Texas , Super Regional against Baylor . The Razorbacks dropped the first game to Baylor, 8–1. Facing elimination, Arkansas won game 2 after consecutive hit by pitches with the bases loaded gave the Hogs the tying and winning runs. Arkansas won game 3 when Jake Wise drove in Brian Anderson with a double in the 10th inning, pushing across
3500-495: The Southeastern Conference . The University of Texas began varsity competition in baseball in 1894. Texas is the winningest NCAA Division I college baseball program of all time in terms of win percentage, with an all-time win–loss record of 3774–1442–32 (.722) as of the end of the 2024 season, including a 3604–1294–28 (.734) record versus collegiate opponents. The Longhorns rank second in all-time wins, behind
3625-812: The "death penalty" and requiring an annual financial audit of athletic departments. All proposals passed overwhelmingly. Many presidents who did not attend sent a vice-president rather than their athletic director. University of Florida President Marshall Criser stated that "the ultimate responsibility must be assumed by the CEOs because we don't have enough NCAA cops to solve all of the problems." The regular NCAA meeting in January 1986 presented proposals in regard to college eligibility, drug testing, and basketball competition limits. All passed but matters regarding acceptable academic progress, special-admissions and booster club activities were ignored. Many presidents did not attend and it appeared that athletic directors controlled
3750-518: The 1967 season and was succeeded by one of his former players, Cliff Gustafson . During his time in Austin, Gustafson led the Longhorns to 22 conference titles, 11 conference tournament championships, and College World Series championships in 1975 and 1983 . Texas won 1,427 collegiate games during his tenure. In 1975, the school moved from the second Clark Field into the new Disch-Falk Field , which
3875-531: The 1990 NCAA annual meeting. Proposals were developed to shorten spring football and the basketball season; grant financial aid based on need to academically deficient athletes; and reporting of graduation rates. Chancellor Martin Massengale of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln was then chairman of the PC insisted that graduation rate data was needed to preclude "further need for federal legislation" that
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4000-517: The 2012 season with high expectations, including a consensus top ten ranking and D. J. Baxendale, Nolan Sanburn, Dominic Ficociello, and Ryne Stanek receiving preseason All-America honors. The team began the season playing well in non-conference games, and finished with a 16–14 SEC record. After a quick two losses at the SEC tournament, it was announced the Hogs would play in the Houston Regional, hosted by Rice University . Arkansas defeated
4125-486: The AIAW discontinued operation, and most member schools continued their women's athletics programs under the governance of the NCAA. By 1982 all divisions of the NCAA offered national championship events for women's athletics. A year later in 1983, the 75th Convention approved an expansion to plan women's athletic program services and pushed for a women's championship program. Proposals at every NCAA Convention are voted on by
4250-579: The Association needed to find more effective ways to curtail its membership. Postseason football games were multiplying with little control, and member schools were increasingly concerned about how the new medium of television would affect football attendance. The NCAA engaged in a bitter power struggle with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). The complexity of those problems and the growth in membership and championships demonstrated
4375-463: The Association, and a national headquarters was established in Kansas City, Missouri , in 1952. A program to control live television of football games was approved, the annual Convention delegated enforcement powers to the Association's Council, and legislation was adopted governing postseason bowl games. As college athletics grew, the scope of the nation's athletics programs diverged, forcing
4500-761: The Big 12 from 1997 to 2011. Rice (1915–1996), SMU (1918–1996), and Houston (1971–1996) all competed in the Southwest Conference. Texas departed from the Big 12 after the 2024 season. *Through March 1, 2022. Information Source: 2018 Texas Longhorns Baseball Media Guide – All-Time Series Records section 2018 Season Results 2019 Season Results There have been 14 head coaches since the inaugural team in 1895. Since 1911 there have been only 7. Records through 2024 season The Longhorns enjoy spirited rivalries with Arkansas Razorbacks , Texas A&M , Oklahoma State , Oklahoma , Texas Tech , and Baylor among others. Texas's rivalry with Baylor dates back April 4, 1903, when
4625-527: The Board of Directors, which consists of school presidents, for final approval. The NCAA national office staff provides support by acting as guides, liaisons, researchers, and by managing public and media relations. The NCAA runs the officiating software company ArbiterSports , based in Sandy, Utah , a joint venture between two subsidiaries of the NCAA, Arbiter LLC and eOfficials LLC. The NCAA's stated objective for
4750-541: The College World Series again in 2004. The Hogs were picked to finish last in the SEC, but instead was the #1 seed in the SEC Tournament. The Diamond Hogs lost to Luke Hochevar and the Volunteers of Tennessee , 6–8 in 13 innings. Kyle Norrid of Tennessee hit a three-run double in the 12th inning, but the Hogs returned with four straight singles to keep the game going. Chris Kemp hit a game-winning double
4875-517: The Division I name), with Division I-A consisting of major teams who would continue to compete in bowl games and use various polls to decide its champion and Division I-AA consisting of smaller teams who would compete in the new NCAA Football Tournament to decide its champion. Division I schools without football teams were known as Division I-AAA. In 2006, Division I-A became the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), Division I-AA became
5000-539: The Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), and Division I-AAA became Division I non-football. The changes were in name only with no significant structural differences to the organization. For some less-popular sports, the NCAA does not separate teams into their usual divisions and instead holds only one tournament to decide a single national champion between all three divisions (except for women's ice hockey and men's indoor volleyball, where
5125-689: The Gamecocks of South Carolina in a 14 inning affair, 1–0, but Arkansas would lose to Mississippi State three days later, and fall to the loser's bracket. Facing elimination, the Razorbacks crushed Stanford 10–4, eliminating the Cardinal from the College World Series. Now a win away from the Championship series with Miami (Fl) , Arkansas had to face Southwest Conference rival Texas . Said Razorback third baseman Jeff King of Texas, "We figured we would meet them again." The Hogs were 4–1 against
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5250-508: The January 1988 annual meeting, and there was not a vote of confidence. However, a year later at the annual meeting, financial aid restrictions were proposed for specific Division I and II sports. Following extensive discussions, the measure was withdrawn and a Special Committee on Cost Reductions was formed to study the issue. Once again, a proposal from the PC was circumvented. The President's Commission met in October 1989 to prepare for
5375-486: The Longhorns after the announcement of Augie Garrido's resignation. Through 2018 Coach Pierce's teams have appeared in the NCAA baseball tournament in all seven years he has been a head coach (2012–2018), including 2017–2018 with the Longhorns. In 2018, the Texas Longhorns won the Big 12 Championship for the first time since 2011. In the 2018 NCAA tournament they advanced to and hosted an NCAA Super Regional for
5500-630: The Longhorns beat the Bears 13–1 in Austin. Since then, the schools have competed in an annual series, alternating between campuses as host. Texas's rivalry with Oklahoma dates back May 9, 1910, when the Longhorns beat the Sooners 3–2 in Austin. Oklahoma was part of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association and later the Southwest Conference until 1997, when both schools joined the Big 12, playing each other for one series every year from 1940 to 1972. often in
5625-494: The Longhorns in 1985, including two wins in the Southwest Conference Tournament. Arkansas lead the game 7–0, but the Longhorns battled back and sent the game to extra innings. Texas' Bill Bates hit a leadoff triple in the bottom of the tenth inning with the score tied 7–7. Arkansas coach Norm DeBriyn opted to intentionally walk the bases full and pull the infield in. Doug Hodo then hit a single past
5750-667: The Longhorns to 22 conference titles, with two in the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association and 20 in the Southwest Conference . This included a run of 10 consecutive conference titles from 1913 to 1922. Disch won 465 collegiate games during his tenure with the Longhorns. In 1928, the team moved to the second Clark Field , which was famous for its limestone cliff and goat path in left-center field. In 1940, former Longhorn baseball and major league outfielder Bibb Falk became
5875-606: The Longhorns were led by head coach Augie Garrido , who ranks second in total wins in NCAA baseball history behind former Florida State head coach Mike Martin . Texas plays its home games at UFCU Disch-Falk Field . The Longhorn baseball program has been remarkably stable over the last century. Over a 105-year period (1911–2016), it had only four full-time coaches— Billy Disch (1911–1939), Bibb Falk (1940–1967), Cliff Gustafson (1968–1996), and Augie Garrido (1997–2016). David Pierce , previously head coach at Tulane University ,
6000-821: The Majors. Source: Razorbacks baseball-Razorbacks in the Majors National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States , and one in Canada . It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports . The headquarters
6125-533: The NCAA Council, whose membership was mostly athletic officials, suggested a presidential commission with advisory powers. The Council's proposal may have been intended to block the presidential effort to gain control of the NCAA. The two proposals were voted on by the membership at the NCAA Convention in January 1984. The ACE proposal was defeated by a vote of 313 to 328. The Council proposal passed on
6250-552: The NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Texas's rivalry with Oklahoma State dates back May 1, 1913, when the Longhorns beat the Cowboys 4–1 in Austin. Oklahoma State, then known as Oklahoma A&M, was part of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association and later the Southwest Conference until 1925. Between 1919 and 1997, when both joined the Big 12, the schools played each other sporadically. When they did compete, it
6375-825: The NCAA began in July 1955 when its executive director, Kansas City, Missouri native Walter Byers , moved the organization's headquarters from the LaSalle Hotel in Chicago (where its offices were shared by the headquarters of the Big Ten Conference ) to the Fairfax Building in Downtown Kansas City . The move was intended to separate the NCAA from the direct influence of any individual conference and keep it centrally located. The Fairfax
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#17327987230186500-480: The NCAA generated $ 1.28 billion in revenue, $ 945 million (74%) of which came from airing rights to the Division I men's basketball tournament . Controversially, the NCAA substantially restricts the kinds of benefits and compensation (including paid salary) that collegiate athletes could receive from their schools. The consensus among economists is these caps for men's basketball and football players benefit
6625-529: The NCAA in district court in Oklahoma . The plaintiffs stated that the NCAA's football television plan constituted price fixing, output restraints, boycott, and monopolizing, all of which were illegal under the Sherman Act . The NCAA argued that its pro-competitive and non-commercial justifications for the plan – protection of live gate, maintenance of competitive balance among NCAA member institutions, and
6750-550: The NCAA moved its 300-member staff to its new headquarters in the White River State Park in a four-story 140,000-square-foot (13,000 m ) facility on the west edge of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana . Adjacent to the headquarters is the 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m ) NCAA Hall of Champions . The NCAA's Board of Governors (formerly known as the Executive Committee) is the main body within
6875-579: The NCAA split into two divisions for men's basketball only, with major programs making up the University Division and smaller programs making up the College Division . The names could be confusing, as some schools with "University" in their name still competed in the College Division while some with "College" in their name competed in the University Division. The split gradually took hold in other sports as well. Records from before
7000-402: The NCAA to create a structure that recognized varying levels of emphasis. In 1973, the association's membership was divided into three legislative and competitive divisions – I, II, and III. Five years later in 1978, Division I members voted to create subdivisions I-A and I-AA (renamed the Football Bowl Subdivision and the Football Championship Subdivision in 2006) in football. Until the 1980s,
7125-610: The NCAA, in 1910. For several years, the NCAA was a discussion group and rules-making body, but in 1921, the first NCAA national championship was conducted: the National Collegiate Track and Field Championships. Gradually, more rules committees were formed and more championships were created, including a basketball championship in 1939. A series of crises brought the NCAA to a crossroads after World War II. The "Sanity Code" – adopted to establish guidelines for recruiting and financial aid – failed to curb abuses, and
7250-566: The NCAA. This body elects the NCAA's president. The NCAA's legislative structure is broken down into cabinets and committees, consisting of various representatives of its member schools. These may be broken down further into sub-committees. The legislation is then passed on to the Management Council, which oversees all the cabinets and committees, and also includes representatives from the schools, such as athletic directors and faculty advisers. Management Council legislation goes on to
7375-631: The National College Baseball Hall of Fame, more than any other school. Source: The University of Texas has had 57 players named to first team All-American and more than 20 players to the first team Freshman All-American team. Over 45 players have been named to the All College World Series team. From 1922 until the conference dissolved in 1996, 352 Longhorns were named first team all Southwest Conference. From 1981 to 1996, 66 to
7500-465: The National Collegiate championship only features teams from Division I and Division II and a separate championship is contested for only Division III). The 11 sports which use the National Collegiate format, also called the single-division format, are women's bowling, fencing, men's gymnastics, women's gymnastics, women's ice hockey, rifle, skiing, men's indoor volleyball, women's beach volleyball, men's water polo, and women's water polo. The NCAA considers
7625-1046: The Overall and Collegiate Records are different, the Collegiate Record is listed in parentheses. National champions College World Series participants Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion *Through November 11, 2024. Information Source: 2018 Texas Longhorns Baseball Media Guide – All-Time Series Records section 2018 Season Results 2019 Season Results Colorado and Nebraska both competed in
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#17327987230187750-457: The Razorbacks 5–1 in Fayetteville , which was the Razorbacks' first game of the season. Arkansas lost 3–1 on June 2, and had to stave off elimination against North Carolina . The Tar Heels were eliminated, and Arkansas had another shot at the Shockers, who had lost to Florida State and was now fighting to remain in Omaha, as one more loss would eliminate them. Wichita State defeated Norm DeBriyn 's Razorbacks, 8–4, eliminating them. The finish
7875-407: The Razorbacks into an elimination game, beating them 5–3. Arkansas then faced No. 5 national seed Miami, and fell behind 2–0 when Jacob Heyward hit a 2-run shot off reliever Jackson Lowery, who had just been inserted for Keaton McKinney. The Razorbacks rallied twice to tie the game at 2–2 and 3–3, but lost 4–3 when Heyward hit a walk-off single. It was the first time since 2004 that they failed to win
8000-478: The Razorbacks on the national map. The Razorbacks won 49 games, lost 15, and finished second in the Southwest Conference (SWC) . The Hogs defeated George Washington , Florida , and Delaware twice to move out of the East Regional (played at Seminole Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida ). The Razorbacks then went to Omaha and defeated Pepperdine , 5–4 and an Arizona Wildcats club , with a young Terry Francona , 10–3. A match-up with SWC champion Texas loomed next for
8125-408: The Razorbacks score with a sacrifice fly . Scott Hode grounded out for out number three, and the rally fell short. The Gamecocks would win the championship by defeating Vanderbilt. Arkansas finished third in the SEC tournament. The Razorbacks began play in their home stadium in the Fayetteville Regional. Arkansas defeated Le Moyne first, but lost to Wichita State 4–1. The Razorbacks had not seen
8250-518: The Razorbacks. The Hogs had gone 1–4 against the Longhorns up to this point in the season. The Razorbacks prevailed, 9–4, and earned a contest with Cal State Fullerton for a championship. Texas was eliminated. Arkansas lost twice to the Titans, 13–10, and 2–1, to give the trophy to Cal State Fullerton. Freshman Kevin McReynolds was named to the all-tournament team as an outfielder, along with Steve Krueger at pitcher , Larry Wallace at shortstop , and Marc Brumble as an outfielder . Arkansas came into
8375-500: The South regional hot winning twelve straight games (last loss against fellow CWS team Mississippi State ), and winning the SWC tournament with the help of tourney- MVP Dave Patterson . A 20–13 victory over Eastern Kentucky started things off on the right foot for the Hogs. Wins against George Mason , hometown FSU , and Georgia Tech would push the Hogs to their second College World Series. Arkansas arrived in Omaha in as dramatic fashion as they left it. The Diamond Hogs defeated
8500-446: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the NCAA was not subject to that law, without reviewing the merits of the discrimination claim. Over the last two decades recruiting international athletes has become a growing trend among NCAA institutions. For example, most German athletes outside of Germany are based at US universities. For many European athletes, the American universities are the only option to pursue an academic and athletic career at
8625-572: The United States in 1852 when crews from Harvard and Yale universities met in a challenge race in the sport of rowing . As rowing remained the preeminent sport in the country into the late-1800s, many of the initial debates about collegiate athletic eligibility and purpose were settled through organizations like the Rowing Association of American Colleges and the Intercollegiate Rowing Association . As other sports emerged, notably football and basketball, many of these same concepts and standards were adopted. Football, in particular, began to emerge as
8750-477: The University Division/College Division split. Like with National Collegiate sports, schools that are otherwise members of Division III who compete in Division I for men's ice hockey are allowed to grant athletic scholarships for the sport. All sports used the National Collegiate format until 1957, when the NCAA was split into the University Division and College Division (which itself was split into Divisions II and III in 1973). The only sport that immediately saw
8875-510: The University of Oklahoma . (If the television contracts the NCAA had with ABC , CBS , and ESPN had remained in effect for the 1984 season, they would have generated some $ 73.6 million for the association and its members.) In 1999, the NCAA was sued for discriminating against female athletes under Title IX for systematically giving men in graduate school more waivers than a woman to participate in college sports. In National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Smith , 525 U.S. 459 (1999)
9000-461: The association did not govern women's athletics. Instead, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), with nearly 1,000 member schools, governed women's collegiate sports in the United States. The AIAW was in a vulnerable position that precipitated conflicts with the NCAA in the early-1980s. Following a one-year overlap in which both organizations staged women's championships,
9125-587: The athletes' schools (through rent-seeking ) at the expense of the athletes. Economists have subsequently characterized the NCAA as a cartel . In 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled that some of these NCAA restrictions on student athletes are in violation of US antitrust law . The NCAA settled a lawsuit in May 2024 allowing member institutions to pay Division I athletes who have played since 2016. Intercollegiate sports began in
9250-591: The championship game. Notable players on the team include Billy Bates , Mike Brumley , Mike Capel , Roger Clemens , Jeff Hearron , Bruce Ruffin , Calvin Schiraldi , Kirk Killingsworth and Jose Tolentino . Texas won their fifth National Championship in school history by defeating South Carolina 12–6 in the championship game. Notable players on the team include Brad Halsey , Omar Quintanilla , and Huston Street . Texas won their sixth National Championship in school history by defeating Florida 4–2 and 6–2 in
9375-492: The championship round. Notable players on the team include Taylor Teagarden , Drew Stubbs , and David Maroul . On May 30, 2009, the Longhorns and Boston College played in the longest game in college-baseball history—a 25-inning game, during the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship regional tournament at Austin, Texas . The Longhorns—who were designated the visiting team despite playing on their home field—won, 3–2. The game lasted seven hours and three minutes. When
9500-514: The creation of a more attractive "product" to compete with other forms of entertainment – combined to make the plan reasonable. In September 1982, the district court found in favor of the plaintiffs, ruling that the plan violated antitrust laws. It enjoined the association from enforcing the contract. The NCAA appealed all the way to the United States Supreme Court , but lost in 1984 in a 7–2 ruling NCAA v. Board of Regents of
9625-562: The end of the 2024 season. As such, Texas is often considered to be one of the greatest programs in college baseball history. Former Longhorns who have gone on to success in Major League Baseball include Roger Clemens , Calvin Schiraldi , Burt Hooton , Keith Moreland , Spike Owen , Mark Petkovsek , Greg Swindell , Brandon Belt , and Huston Street . Texas hired first-year head coach Jim Schlossnagle away from rival Texas A&M on June 25, 2024. From 1997 to 2016,
9750-606: The first game of the championship series 4–1, but Oregon State completed a comeback 5–3 win in game two thanks in large part to a dropped foul ball by Arkansas with two outs in the 9th inning. The Oregon State batter hit a home run two pitches later to win the game, and the Beavers would win decisively in game three, 5-0. The game two loss is considered one of the most heart-breaking losses in program history. Source: Razorbacks baseball History in NCAA and Conference Postseason Tournaments Source: Arkansas has produced two winners of
9875-504: The first school to repeat as champions of the College World Series. Notable players on the team include: Charlie Gorin , Kal Segrist , and Murray Wall . Texas won their third national championship in school history by defeating South Carolina 5–1 in the championship game. Notable players on the team include Jim Gideon , Don Kainer , Keith Moreland , Mickey Reichenbach , and Richard Wortham . Texas won their fourth national championship in school history by defeating Alabama 3–2 in
10000-554: The first time since 2008 by defeating Texas Southern, Texas A&M and Indiana University in the NCAA Austin regional. They defeated Tennessee Tech in three games to advance to the 2018 College World Series. Texas fired Pierce on June 24, 2024. The Longhorns finished 2024 with loss to Louisiana-Lafayette at the College Station Regionals setting their 2024 record to 36-24. The team under Pierce finished with
10125-424: The game with a 22-game postseason win streak. A Dominic Ficociello RBI in the first inning gave Arkansas a 1–0 lead, as they never trailed, winning a 2–1 pitcher's duel. Stanek pitched six innings, allowing just one run on three hits. Reliever Barrett Astin pitched the final three innings allowing no runs, and just one hit. Arkansas was not expected to make it to the College World Series in 2015, especially after
10250-504: The game's only run and sending the Hogs to Omaha. Arkansas won their first game of the 2012 College World Series, an 8–1 victory over Kent State Golden Flashes . D. J. Baxendale pitched into the seventh inning, with Joe Serrano, Brian Anderson, Bo Bigham, and Jake Wise all collecting multiple hits. Two nights later the Razorbacks faced SEC foe and two-time defending champion the South Carolina Gamecocks , who came into
10375-561: The games in the 2015 Super Regional series against Missouri State set the all-time stadium attendance mark at 12,167. The first game of the South Carolina Super Regional series had 11, 722 in attendance making it the 3rd highest attended game in Baum stadium history. Baum stadium was voted top ballpark in collegiate baseball by Baseball America, 20 years after claiming the top spot in a 1998 poll. In 2007, Arkansas led
10500-476: The head coach. Except for a three-year period from 1943 to 1945, during which the team was led by assistant football coach Blair Cherry , Falk coached the team until 1967. Under Falk's guidance, the Longhorns won 20 Southwest Conference titles; the Longhorns won two conference titles under Cherry. Under Falk, Texas won its first two College World Series championships (in 1949 and 1950 ). The Longhorns won 434 collegiate games during his tenure. Falk retired after
10625-571: The infielders, allowing Bates to score and the Horns to move on, 8–7 in ten innings. The situation was oddly similar to the last time the Hogs reached the College World Series, except Texas was 4–1 against the Hogs in 1979 (including two SWC tournament wins), and Arkansas prevailed in the 1979 CWS match up. Freshman third baseman Jeff King and junior outfielder Ralph Kraus were named to the All-College World Series team. Arkansas
10750-435: The institutional members of the NCAA. Each institutional member has one representative: the president/CEO or a representative designated by him/her. Attendance by the actual president/CEO was low; less than 30%. Southern Methodist University President A. Kenneth Pye commented, "In too many cases, presidents have not only delegated responsibility, they have abdicated it." Many presidents designated their athletic director as
10875-435: The institutional representative, something Pye compared to "entrusting a chicken coop to the supervision of a wolf and a fox." Beginning around 1980, a group of college presidents thought there was a crisis of integrity in collegiate sports and discussed ways to transform athletics to match the academic model. The American Council on Education (ACE) proposed a presidential board empowered to veto NCAA membership actions, while
11000-505: The job but resigned after only one day. DeBriyn inherited a program that played at a dilapidated stadium at the Washington County Fairgrounds, and whose paperwork was contained in a single manila folder. He immediately set about upgrading the program. Within three years, he had the Razorbacks in the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. He then persuaded athletic director Frank Broyles to build
11125-557: The last of the Shockers, though, and after a 10–7 win over Missouri, defeated them two times on June 6, 2004, to advance to the Super Regionals. Arkansas had to play Florida State twice to move on to Omaha , but the games were again at Baum Stadium . The Diamond Hogs prevailed, 7–4 and 4–2 and went on to Omaha. Arkansas was an eight seed in 2004, and for the fourth time in five Hog appearances, Arkansas' first game in Omaha
11250-423: The last three innings to win game 1, and Andrew Darr propelled the Hogs to the College World Series on his two-run walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth. The Razorbacks opened the College World Series in game 1 against #1 national seed Cal State Fullerton. Dallas Keuchel pitched well, with Zack Cox and Andy Wilkins both homering in a resounding 10–6 win. The win set a rematch with LSU, who had beaten Arkansas in
11375-619: The meeting in January. It was apparent that there was an open conflict between college presidents. The president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Ernest L. Boyer summarized the situation: "There are presidents whose institutions are so deeply involved in athletics that their own institutional and personal futures hang in the balance. They feel they must resist such change because athletics are bigger than they are." The PC sponsored no legislation at
11500-439: The meeting. A survey of 138 Division I presidents indicated that athletic directors did control collegiate sports. Despite a moratorium on extending the season of any sport in 1985, the extension of basketball and hockey seasons were approved. Indiana University president John W. Ryan , outgoing chairman of the PC commented, "If the moratorium is vacated, it's being vacated not by the commission, but by this convention." Following
11625-407: The nation in attendance, with 8,069 attendees per game, over 700 more per game than second-place LSU . Mississippi State , another SEC school, was third with an average of 6,795 per game. Before Baum Stadium was built, the Razorbacks played on the original George Cole Field from 1975 to 1995, named for former all-conference quarterback , shortstop and athletic director George Cole . The field
11750-454: The need for full-time professional leadership. Walter Byers , previously an assistant sports information director, was named executive director in 1951. The Harvard Crimson described Byers as "power-mad," The New York Times said that Byers was "secretive, despotic, stubborn and ruthless," The Washington Post described him as a dictator, and others described him as a "petty tyrant." ” Byers wasted no time placing his stamp on
11875-428: The next inning, and Craig Cobb retired the Razorbacks to earn the save. The game was the third of the day to extend into extra innings. The Hogs then defeated Ole Miss and Tennessee by the counts of 4–3 and 4–1 respectively, before losing to South Carolina, 2–3. Arkansas went into the ninth down 3–0, and loaded the bases with no outs. Jake Dugger drove in a run with a single. Following a strikeout, Brett Hagedorn added to
12000-424: The records for most appearances in the College World Series (38), most individual CWS games won (88), most overall NCAA Tournament games won (258), and most NCAA tournament appearances (63); the second-place programs in these categories have 25 CWS appearances ( Miami ), 74 CWS game wins (Southern California), 207 overall NCAA Tournament wins ( Florida State ), and 60 NCAA tournament appearances (Florida State), as of
12125-607: The reforms which had resulted, Chancellor Henry MacCracken of New York University organized a meeting of 13 colleges and universities to initiate changes in football playing rules; at a follow-on meeting on December 28, 1905, in New York, 62 higher-education institutions became charter members of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) . The IAAUS was officially established on March 31, 1906, and took its present name,
12250-541: The same time. Many of these students come to the US with high academic expectations and aspirations. In 2009, Simon Fraser University in Burnaby , British Columbia , Canada , became the NCAA's first non-US member institution, joining Division II. In 2018, Division II membership approved allowing schools from Mexico to apply for membership; CETYS of Tijuana , Baja California expressed significant interest in joining at
12375-646: The school's football coach, led the team. Four times, the team won a conference title, including one in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association and three in the Southwestern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The team played its home games in the first Clark Field during this time. In 1911, Billy Disch took over the reins of the program. Disch retired following the 1939 season. During this time, he led
12500-418: The session resumed, council members began criticizing the PC and quickly executed a parliamentary maneuver to refer the proposal to the NCAA Council. Many PC members were still at lunch when a roll call vote passed 170–150. University of Texas women's athletic director Donna Lopiano complained, "The President's Commission needs to do what it does best, and that is to macro-manage. Leave the micro-management to
12625-404: The size of coaching staffs; limiting how much time student-athletes can spend on their sports; and setting more demanding academic standards for Divisions I and II. By the 1980s, televised college football had become a larger source of income for the NCAA. In September 1981, the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Georgia Athletic Association filed suit against
12750-475: The size of the NCAA Board of Governors from 20 to 9, and guarantees that current and former athletes have voting representation on both the NCAA board and the governing bodies of each NCAA division. The new constitution was the first step in a reorganization process in which each division will have the right to set its own rules, with no approval needed from the rest of the NCAA membership. The modern era of
12875-425: The split were inherited by the University Division. In 1973 the College Division split up between teams that wanted to grant athletic scholarships (becoming Division II, which inherited the College Division's records and history) and teams that did not (becoming Division III), and the University Division was renamed to Division I. Division I split into two subdivisions for football only in 1978 (though both still under
13000-432: The tenth inning. A rematch with LSU sat on the horizon, and the drained Arkansas pitching staff struggled. Closer Stephen Richards started the game for the Hogs, who were losing 4–0 by the third inning. After an error and a wild pitch, the Razorbacks gave up runs in six separate innings, and lost 14–5. The Hogs finished tied with Arizona State (who Arkansas defeated twice in the regular season) for third place. Arkansas began
13125-419: The time. In 2014, the NCAA set a record high of $ 989 million in net revenue. Just shy of $ 1 billion, it is among the highest of all large sports organizations. During the NCAA's 2022 annual convention, the membership ratified a new version of the organization's constitution. The new constitution dramatically simplifies a rulebook that many college sports leaders saw as increasingly bloated. It also reduces
13250-481: The truth is, they really don't have time to be involved." Bo Schembechler was blunt, "Unfortunately, you're dealing with people who don't understand. We're trying to straddle the fence here because you still want me to put 100,000 (fans) in the stadium and the reason you want me to do it is because you're not going to help me financially at all." In 1990, the University of Michigan head football coach and athletic director resigned his college job to become president of
13375-687: The two finalists being Kansas City and Indianapolis. Kansas City proposed to relocate the NCAA back downtown near the Crown Center complex and would locate the visitors' center in Union Station . However, Kansas City's main sports venue Kemper Arena was nearly 23 years old. Indianapolis argued that it was in fact more central than Kansas City in that two-thirds of the members are east of the Mississippi River . The 50,000-seat RCA Dome far eclipsed 19,500-seat Kemper Arena. In 1999,
13500-656: The two schools have shared 10 of 15 regular season titles and 7 of 15 conference tournaments. After the 2012 season, Texas A&M left for the SEC . Texas's rivalry with Texas Tech dates back March 22, 1968, when the Longhorns beat the Red Raiders 7–5 in Lubbock . That was the year Texas Tech joined the Southwest Conference. Since then, the schools have competed each year in a three-game series. The Longhorns have had eight players, three coaches, and one veteran inducted into
13625-478: The various expert groups. We will bring back solutions." Numerous presidents were shocked, upset and angry, but the remaining PC members began their own lobbying and arm-twisting. An hour later, there was a sense that representatives who had voted against the direction of their respective presidents had reconsidered, and a motion was made to reconsider by Lattie F. Coor , president of Arizona State University . West Point Lieutenant General Dave Richard Palmer urged
13750-427: The venture is to help improve the fairness, quality, and consistency of officiating across amateur athletics. The NCAA had no full-time administrator until 1951, when Walter Byers was appointed executive director. In 1998, the title was changed to president. In 2013, the NCAA hired Brian Hainline as its first chief medical officer . Before 1957, all NCAA sports used a single division of competition. In 1957
13875-470: The vote, a delegate was quoted, "A lot of Athletic Directors figure they've successfully waited out the presidents...unless the presidents fight back, NCAA reform is flat-ass dead in the water." The PC proposed just one legislative issue at the January 1987 meeting: applying the minimum academic standards in Division I to Division II. It narrowly passed. The PC attempted to again push the reform of college athletics by calling another special convention which
14000-469: The vote, stating the NCAA needed "to make a mark on the wall...delay is the deadliest form of denial." Following discussion, compromise and voting on minor issues, the reconsideration motion passed, and the third proposal was adopted with a vote of 165–156. The President's Commission held hearings beginning on May 9, 1991, to develop stronger academic standards. The President's Commission lasted for 13 years and pushed through initiatives such as restricting
14125-638: The year. Limping into the 2009 SEC baseball tournament , the Hogs defeated Florida twice, but were bumped from the tournament by Vanderbilt. The Razorbacks were the #2 seed in the Norman Regional, hosted by the Oklahoma Sooners . The Hogs defeated Washington State in game 1 in Norman, setting up a match up with #9 Oklahoma, who the Hogs had beaten at home a month earlier on a Brett Eibner walk-off bases-loaded walk. Arkansas collected 20 hits in
14250-474: Was 51–16 in 1987, and finished in fifth place at the CWS. The Hogs finished second in both the SWC regular season and postseason tournament. The Regional was played in Huntsville, Alabama , and the Razorbacks defeated Middle Tennessee , West Virginia , and Clemson (twice) in order to play in Omaha. Texas, who Arkansas had gone a lowly 1–4 against during the season and now was ranked #1 nationally, loomed in
14375-481: Was a block from Municipal Auditorium which had hosted men's basketball Final Four games in 1940, 1941, and 1942. After Byers moved the headquarters to Kansas City, the championships would be held in Municipal Auditorium in 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, and 1964. The Fairfax office consisted of three rooms with no air conditioning. Byers' staff consisted of four people: an assistant, two secretaries, and
14500-570: Was against the Texas Longhorns . #1 Texas prevailed 13–2, and the Razorbacks were one loss from elimination. The Arizona Wildcats would bump the Razorbacks from Rosenblatt Stadium in their next game, 7–2. Arkansas began hot in 2009, starting the year at 10–2 including back-to-back wins over #1 Arizona State that set Baum Stadium attendance records. The Hogs luck changed entering SEC play, as they dropped series against Vanderbilt, Georgia, and LSU, and were swept by Alabama and Ole Miss to end
14625-488: Was being proposed by Representative Tom McMillen and Senator Bill Bradley . The proposals demonstrated that the PC was intent on regaining control of college athletics and the opposition was immediate. Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference Jim Delany responded, "They tend to want quick answers and you don't solve the complexities of intercollegiate athletics. Yes, presidents are involved, but
14750-473: Was dissatisfied with its Johnson County, Kansas suburban location, noting that its location on the southern edges of the Kansas City suburbs was more than 40 minutes from Kansas City International Airport . They also noted that the suburban location was not drawing visitors to its new visitors' center. In 1997, it asked for bids for a new headquarters. Various cities competed for a new headquarters with
14875-680: Was good for fifth place in the CWS. Wichita State would go on to win the National Championship, fighting off elimination three times more. Six of the 11 all-CWS team were members of the Wichita State Shockers, including Eric Wedge . Arkansas Razorbacks outfielder Troy Eklund was elected to the All-American team. Arkansas won the SEC Western Division, a portion of the SEC crown, and visited
15000-477: Was held in June 1987 to discuss cost-cutting measures and to address the overemphasis on athletics in colleges and universities. John Slaughter, Chancellor of the University of Maryland served as chairman. He stated, "This represents the second major thrust since our commission was formed three years ago. The first involved academics and infractions. This will be equally momentous and more sweeping. We want to achieve
15125-446: Was hired as Texas' fifth head coach on June 29, 2016. The Longhorns have won national titles in 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, and 2005. The Texas Longhorns baseball team started in 1894, with the first game in 1895. Records from the first two years are incomplete. The first collegiate victory was over Add-Ran College, what is today Texas Christian University , on April 21, 1897. Seven different managers, including some that were also
15250-474: Was named for Billy Disch and Bibb Falk. After Cliff Gustafson retired in 1996, Augie Garrido took over the helm at Texas. During his tenure, the school won seven Big 12 Conference titles, four conference tournament championships, and two national championships, in 2002 and 2005 . Garrido died on March 15, 2018. On June 29, 2016, it was announced that David Pierce (previously head coach at Tulane and Sam Houston State) would take over being head coach at
15375-452: Was next to John McDonnell Field , home of the outdoor track and field team, and has since been turned into the practice field for the football team. Arkansas first fielded a baseball team from 1897 to 1930. The modern era of Razorbacks baseball began in 1947, under Deke Brackett. Bill Ferrell led the team from 1950 to 1965, and Wayne Robbins took over from 1966 to 1969. In 1970, Cole hired 28-year-old Norm DeBriyn after another man took
15500-601: Was often in NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Longhorns rivalry with Texas A&M is part of the Lone Star Showdown . The baseball rivalry dates back to April 24, 1903, when the Longhorns defeated the Aggies 6–2 in College Station . The Longhorns and Aggies combined to win or share 75 of 81 Southwest Conference regular season championships and 13 of 19 conference tournaments. In Big 12 play,
15625-552: Was to veto the selection of Executive Director. The composition of the commission was 22 CEOs from Division I and 11 CEOs each from Divisions II and III. The true intent of the PC was to shift control of intercollegiate athletics back to CEOs. Graduation rates were an important metric to chancellors and presidents and became a focus of the PC. In June 1985 a special convention was held to review legislative proposals including academic integrity, academic-reporting requirements, differences in "major" and "secondary" violations including
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