The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
No. 1 Baseball announces Saturday TraDISCHion schedule
02.16.2022 | Baseball
The Longhorns will honor a series of program greats throughout the 2022 season.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 1 Texas Baseball will honor its history throughout the 2022 season as part of the new Saturday TraDISCHion series at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
Six former Longhorn greats and the 2002 National Championship team will all be celebrated, starting with former player and coach Tommy Harmon on Saturday, Feb. 19.
Harmon helped lead Texas to three-straight SWC Championships as an All-American catcher from 1968-70 and later served on the coaching staff from 1990-2012 and serving as associate head coach from 2004-12. In all, Harmon was a part of 13 conference championship teams, 12 College World Series teams and two National Championships. Inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in 1993, Harmon continues to serve as a Senior Director for the Longhorn Foundation.
Outfielder Calvin Murray, who will be recognized on Feb. 26, had a prolific career for the Horns as he finished with a .311 batting average, 197 runs, 14 triples and a school-record 139 stolen bases. From 1990-92, Murray was named a First Team All-American and helped lead Texas to two SWC Championships and a trip to the College World Series. Murray was inducted into the Hall of Honor in 2007.
Right-handed pitcher Jim Gideon, who will be honored on March 19, led Texas to three-straight SWC Championships and the 1975 National Championship while being named All-SWC, All-American and team MVP in 1974 and 1975. In his career on the mound, he recorded 40 wins and tossed eight shutouts. He posted a 19-2 record in 1974 and went 17-0 on the way to the 1975 national title. He was selected for the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in 1992.
Right-handed pitcher Taylor Jungmann, who will be recognized on April 9, won the 2011 Dick Howser Trophy as the best player in college baseball that season. He was also the 2011 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and a two-time First Team All-American. He finished his three-year career ranked in the top 10 in program history in ERA (1.85, 7th), strikeouts (356, 6th), wins (32, 10th), innings pitched (355.2, 6th) and opponent batting average (.188, 6th).
Texas will honor the 20th Anniversary of the 2002 National Championship Team on April 23. The 2002 Longhorns went 57-15, won the Big 12 Conference regular season and tournament championships and swept through the College World Series to win the program's fifth national title.
Second baseman Bill Bates, who will be recognized on April 30, helped lead Texas to the 1983 National Championship as a Freshman All-American second baseman. He was a two-time First Team All-American and led Texas to three SWC titles and three CWS appearances. He still holds the program record with 20 career triples and season records with 100 runs scored and 13 triples in 1985. He ranks in the top-10 at Texas in games played (223, 5th), runs scored (223, 2nd), doubles (54, 8th) and stolen bases (86, 4th). Bates was inducted into the Hall of Honor in 2000.
A member of two National Championship teams and four-straight College World Series teams, infielder Seth Johnston will be honored on Friday, May 20, to cap off the TraDISCHion schedule. After being selected in the seventh round of the 2004 MLB Draft, Johnston returned to the Forty Acres for the 2005 season to lead Texas to its sixth National Championship. He set a single-season program record with 115 hits, while leading the team with a .378 batting average and 66 RBI. He was inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in 2019.
TraDISCHion Schedule
Saturday, Feb. 19 vs. Rice – Tommy Harmon (coach/player)
Saturday, Feb. 26 vs. Alabama – Calvin Murray
Saturday, March 19 vs. Incarnate Word – Jim Gideon
Saturday, April 9 vs. TCU – Taylor Jungmann
Saturday, April 23 vs. Baylor – 2002 National Championship Team
Saturday, April 30 vs. Oklahoma State – Bill Bates
Friday, May 20 vs. Kansas – Seth Johnston
