Texas releases complete 2023 baseball schedule
Texas released its 2023 baseball schedule on Thursday as David Pierce’s program seeks its third Big 12 title and fourth trip to the College World Series during his tenure as head coach of the Longhorns.
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The 2023 Longhorns will look a lot different than the 2022 team in multiple senses. Pierce has three brand new assistant coaches. Many contributors, including Ivan Melendez, left via the MLB draft or the portal. Texas has half a squad of returning players, but also half a roster of newcomers.
The season will open in Arlington, Texas for the College Baseball Showdown on February 17-19. The Longhorns will play Arkansas, Missouri, and Vanderbilt at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers.
The first of 36 home games will take place on February 21 when Texas A&M-Corpus Christi comes to town. The opening weekend at UFCU Disch-Falk Field will be February 24-26 when the Indiana Hoosiers make their way south from Bloomington, Ind.
The Longhorns host perennial power LSU in a midweek matchup on March 28 before venturing to Fullerton, Calif. to face the Cal State-Fullerton Titans on March 3-5. Multiple events honoring former Titan and Longhorn head coach Augie Garrido are likely.
One of the few double-midweeks on the schedule arrives March 7 and March 8. Texas hosts Sam Houston State on the 7th before Mercer heads to Austin on the 8th. Manhattan then arrives for a weekend matchup from March 10-12.
During spring break, the North Dakota State Bison head to Austin on March 14-15 for another double-midweek before New Orleans arrives a few days later for the last weekend before conference play. Texas hosts Incarnate Word on on March 21.
Big 12 play opens with a visit from Texas Tech on March 24-26. Texas then heads to College Station for the annual rivalry matchup with the Texas A&M Aggies, who knocked the Longhorns out of the 2022 College World Series.
A trip to Stillwater, Okla. is next for the Longhorns’ first look at O’Brate Stadium. Texas will battle the Oklahoma State Cowboys from March 31 to April 2.
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Following the trip north of the Red River, Texas welcomes the Air Force Falcons back to Austin for another game between two programs who have found an affinity for each other following a double-midweek in 2022 and a matchup in the Austin regional. That takes place on April 4. Kansas State comes to town later that week on April 6-8.
The second midweek road game takes place on April 10 when Texas travels to San Marcos to face Texas State. The Bobcats head up IH-35 the next day for an April 11 contest.
Baylor hosts the Longhorns on April 14-16 in Waco. Texas then has a five-game homestand starting with Abilene Christian on April 19. 2022 national finalist Oklahoma heads to Austin for a series April 21-23. Texas then plays host to Texas Southern on April 25.
A six-game road trip follows. TCU hosts the Longhorns in Fort Worth from April 28 to April 30, followed by a trip to Lawrence, Kan. to face the Jayhawks May 5-7. On May 9, Texas hosts UT-Arlington.
Texas fills its opening in the Big 12 schedule with a series versus San Jose State on May 12-14. The final series of the regular season takes place May 18-20 when West Virginia arrives in Austin. The Big 12 tournament follows on May 24-28.
Pierce is entering his seventh season in Austin. He currently has a record of 219-116 as head coach of Texas, and a 416-225 record overall.
