The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Baseball preview: 2005 NCAA College World Series
06.15.2005 | Baseball
Trivia question: This season marks the fourth straight year Texas has made it to the College World Series to compete for the National Championship. What is the longest stretch of consecutive CWS appearances for the Longhorns?
(updated June 26, 2005)
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES INSIDER
Total CWS Appearances: 32 (NCAA Record)
Total CWS Titles: 5 (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002)
All-Time CWS Record: 77-53 (.592); 73-52 in Omaha (.584)
First-Ever CWS Appearance: June 20, 1947 (10-9 Texas win over Oklahoma in Denver, Colo.)
First-Ever CWS Title: 1949 National Championship
Last CWS Appearance: June 25, 2005 (4-2 Texas win over Florida in CWS Championship Series opener)
Last CWS Win: see above
Garrido at CWS: 12 appearances (5 at Texas); 33-16 record (13-6 at Texas); 4 national titles (1 at Texas - 2002)
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
No. 7 seed Florida (48-22) vs. Texas (55-16)
When: June 25, 2005 at 6 p.m. CT; June 26, 2005 at 2 p.m. CT; June 27, 2005 at 6 p.m. CT (if necessary)
Where: Omaha, Neb. (Rosenblatt Stadium)
Media: 1300 AM "The Zone" in Austin
SERIES BREAKDOWN
All-Time Series: Texas leads 1-0.
Garrido vs. Florida: 1-0.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
June 26, 2005
Florida To Be Announced
Texas RHP Kyle McCulloch (11-4, 2.93 ERA)
TEXAS TERRITORY
• Texas is playing in the CWS Championship Series for its second-straight year and the third time in the last four seasons. UT has also finished first (2002), second (2004) and tied for third (2003) nationally in the past three seasons while reaching Omaha four consecutive times, including this year.
• With double plays in each of the first two innings on June 25, the Longhorns upped their school season record for double plays to 79.
• With a pair of two-out runs, UT has plated 187 of its 464 runs to date with two away (40%).
• The Horns played in their NCAA-record 130th CWS game on June 25 and hold a 77-53 all-time record in Omaha including the most wins by any one team in CWS history.
• Notably, Texas pitchers have allowed only five earned runs over 36 innings of work in Omaha to date for a team ERA of 1.25.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• Senior designated hitter Will Crouch has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 contests and reached base safely in 12 of those tilts. He has also recorded multi-hit outings in eight of his last 12 games - a span during which he is batting .511 (23-for-45) with 13 runs scored, 13 RBI and three home runs.
• Sophomore first baseman Chance Wheeless has hit safely in 14 of the last 15 games and is batting .400 (24-for-60) with 13 runs scored, a pair of home runs and 11 RBI to his credit over that stretch.
• Senior shortstop Seth Johnston, who now boasts a school-record 114 hits this season after hitting safely in 60 of 71 games this year, needs three more at bats in 2005 to surpass UT's current single-season mark of 302 set by Tim Moss in 2002. He also owns a team-best 171 total bases to his credit, which ranks sixth on the school season chart - 28 total bases behind Scott Bryant's 1989 record of 199.
• In nine career CWS games, Seth Johnston is a combined 13-for-40 (.325) with eight runs scored, two doubles, a pair of home runs and 10 RBI to his credit.
• Junior closer J. Brent Cox made his 105th career pitching appearance on June 25 to tie former Longhorn Huston Street's school career record of 105. He has also now made 12 CWS appearances during his three-year career, which is a series record. Notably, during his career in Omaha, Cox owns a 2-1 record to go along with a 2.70 ERA and 18 strikeouts over 23.1 innings of work.
• With his first career CWS save tonight, J. Brent Cox now also leads the nation with 18 saves on the season and is one shy of matching the school single-season saves record of 19 set by Charlie Thames in 2000.
• Center fielder Drew Stubbs has reached base safely in 64 of 71 games and hit safely in 56 of those contests.
• Senior Clayton Stewart and junior J. Brent Cox each need only one more appearance this year to tie the UT single-season appearance record of 42 set by Charlie Thames in 2000.
• Right fielder Nick Peoples owns hits in 15 of the last 17 games while batting .359 (23-for-64) with 20 runs scored and 11 RBI over that stretch.
• With one more start in 2005, sophomore Kyle McCulloch will tie the UT single-season record for starts set by Sam LeCure one year ago during the 2004 campaign.
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES TEAM QUICK FACTS
TULANE - 1st seed
Nickname: Green Wave
Head Coach: Rick Jones
2005 Record: 55-10
2005 Conference USA Record (Finish): 24-6 (lst)
NEBRASKA - 3rd seed
Nickname: Huskers
Head Coach: Mike Anderson
2005 Record: 56-13
2005 Big 12 Conference Record (Finish): 19-8 (tie-1st)
BAYLOR - 4th Seed
Nickname: Bears
Head Coach: Steve Smith
2005 Record: 44-22
2005 Big 12 Conference Record (Finish): 19-8 (tie-1st)
FLORIDA - 7th seed
Nickname: Gators
Interim Head Coach: Pat McMahon
2005 Record: 45-20
2005 Southeast Conference Record (Finish): 20-10 (1st)
OREGON STATE - 8th seed
Nickname: Beavers
Head Coach: Pat Casey
2005 Record: 46-10
2005 Pac 10 Conference Record (Finish): 19-5 (1st)
TENNESSEE
Nickname: Volunteers
Head Coach: Rod Delmonico
2005 Record: 46-19
2005 Southeast Conference Record (Finish): 18-11 (2nd)
ARIZONA STATE
Nickname: Sun Devils
Head Coach: Larry Hays
2005 Record: 39-23
2005 Pac 10 Conference Record (Finish): 15-9 (4th)
Trivia answer: Five straight years. The Longhorns made consecutive trips to the College World Series between 1981 and 1985. In that span, Texas finished third twice, second twice and earned one of their five national titles in 1983.
