1970 Texas Longhorns baseball team
University baseball team (1970)
The 1970 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1970 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 3rd season at Texas.
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing third, having split two games with eventual runner-up Florida State, a holding wins over Delaware and Ohio and a fourteen-inning loss to eventual champion Southern California.
Personnel
Roster
Schedule and results
Notes
Perfect game
On April 3, 1970 James Street shutout Texas Tech 4–0 over 7 innings in Lubbock, Texas to secure the first and only perfect game in Longhorn's history. This was also the only perfect game in the history of the Southwest Conference.
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